Core Ultra 5 245K + RTX 5060 Ti 8GB in Baldur's Gate 3

Every figure below is a measurement aggregated from published review charts — the CPU's frame-rate ceiling and the frame rate the GPU delivers in this game, combined. The CPU figure is the highest frame rate that CPU sustained in this game with a flagship GPU installed — past that frame rate, the CPU is the limit. 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.

1080p101–101 fps · Mild CPU limit 1440p101–101 fps · Balanced pairing 4K54–54 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Mild CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 101–101 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core Ultra 5 245Kceiling ~101 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~142 fps in this game at 1080p

The CPU side is lower by about 28.7% in this game at 1080p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~101 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (142 − 101) ÷ 142 ≈ 28.7% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 101–101 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core Ultra 5 245Kceiling ~101 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~104 fps in this game at 1440p

The CPU ceiling and the GPU's delivered rate sit within 2.4% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other. The gap is measured between the two figures above: (faster − slower) ÷ faster.

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: 54–54 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core Ultra 5 245Kceiling ~101 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~54 fps in this game at 4K

The GPU side is lower by about 47.1% in this game at 4K. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~54 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (101 − 54) ÷ 101 ≈ 47.1% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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 2 source measurements for these two parts.

This pair in other games

Alan Wake 2 — only your GPU has a figure there so far.
Counter-Strike 2 — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~205–205 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
Cyberpunk 2077 — Mild GPU limit, 77–77 fps at 1440p
Elden Ring — Estimated: Mild GPU limit, ~111–111 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~74–74 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~57–57 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — only your GPU has a figure there so far.
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 58–58 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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