Core i7-14700K + RTX 4090 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

Strong CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 118–118 fps (measured range across sources).

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

GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~217 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 45.6%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

1440p

Strong CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 118–118 fps (measured range across sources).

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

GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~216 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 45.2%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

4K

Mild CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 118–118 fps (measured range across sources).

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

GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~151–160 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 23.9%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

CPUs measured in this game that clear this GPU:

Ryzen 7 9800X3D — ceiling ~165 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 — ceiling ~178 fps (strongest measured) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 117–117 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — Mild GPU limit, 451–451 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — Mild CPU limit, 162–162 fps at 1440p
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Balanced, 159–159 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Balanced, 154–154 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Balanced, 87–87 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 78–114 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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