Ryzen 5 5600X3D + RTX 3090 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.

1080p116–116 fps · Strong CPU limit1440p116–116 fps · Balanced pairing4K82–94 fps · Mild GPU limit

1080p

Strong CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 116–116 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 5600X3Dceiling ~116 fps on its own
GPU RTX 3090ceiling ~176 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 33.8%: 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

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 116–116 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 5600X3Dceiling ~116 fps on its own
GPU RTX 3090ceiling ~136 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 14.7% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

4K

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 82–94 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 5600X3Dceiling ~116 fps on its own
GPU RTX 3090ceiling ~82–94 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 24.2%: 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 3 source measurements for these two parts.

This pair in other measured games

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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