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.
RTX 2080 was not measured at 1080p in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.
RTX 2080 was not measured at 1440p in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.
Balanced pairing
Expected frame rate: 53–53 fps (measured range across sources).
The two measured ceilings sit within 6.2% 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: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.
Full data: Baldur's Gate 3 benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.