Ryzen 7 3700X + RX 6900 XT 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.

1080p69–69 fps · Strong CPU limit 1440p69–69 fps · Strong CPU limit 4K69–69 fps · Mild CPU limit

1080p

Strong CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 69–69 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 3700Xceiling ~69 fps on its own

GPU RX 6900 XTceiling ~171 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 59.5%: 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 2 source measurements for these two parts.

1440p

Strong CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 69–69 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 3700Xceiling ~69 fps on its own

GPU RX 6900 XTceiling ~135 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 48.6%: 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 2 source measurements for these two parts.

4K

Mild CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 69–69 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 3700Xceiling ~69 fps on its own

GPU RX 6900 XTceiling ~77–97 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 20.5%: 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: LOW — based on 3 source measurements for these two parts.

CPUs measured in this game that clear this GPU:

Ryzen 7 7700 — ceiling ~92 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 — Mild GPU limit, 53–73 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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