Core i7-14700K + RTX 3060 12GB in Baldur's Gate 3

Every figure below is a measurement aggregated from published review charts — the CPU's frame-rate ceiling and the GPU's frame-rate ceiling in this game, combined. Settings: Ultra preset, DX11, native rendering, no upscaling, no frame generation. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, Medium preset (reviewers' CPU-isolation method), flagship GPU, Act III.

1080p

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 85–85 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i7-14700Kceiling ~118 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3060 12GBceiling ~85 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 28.4%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.

Confidence: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.

1440p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 61–61 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i7-14700Kceiling ~118 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3060 12GBceiling ~61 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 48.6%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.

Confidence: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 36–44 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i7-14700Kceiling ~118 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3060 12GBceiling ~36–44 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 66.6%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range sits under a smooth 60 in this game at the tested preset — expect to trade settings for frame rate.

Confidence: MEDIUM — based on 3 source measurements for these two parts.

GPUs measured in this game at 1440p that clear this CPU:

RTX 4070 — ceiling ~122 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result
RTX 4090 — ceiling ~216 fps (strongest measured) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 33–33 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 128–128 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 42–42 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 40–40 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Strong GPU limit, 31–31 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 16–35 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

Full data: Baldur's Gate 3 benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.