Ryzen 5 2600 + RTX 2080 Ti 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.

1080p53–53 fps · Strong CPU limit 1440p53–53 fps · Strong CPU limit 4K53–53 fps · Balanced pairing

1080p

Strong CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 53–53 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 2600ceiling ~53 fps on its own

GPU RTX 2080 Ticeiling ~126 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 57.8%: 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 2 source measurements for these two parts.

1440p

Strong CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 53–53 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 2600ceiling ~53 fps on its own

GPU RTX 2080 Ticeiling ~94 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 43.5%: 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 2 source measurements for these two parts.

4K

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 53–53 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 2600ceiling ~53 fps on its own

GPU RTX 2080 Ticeiling ~55–68 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 13.1% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

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

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

CPUs measured in this game that clear this GPU:

Ryzen 5 3600 — ceiling ~66 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 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Counter-Strike 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 27–46 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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