Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 4080 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.

1080p165–165 fps · Mild CPU limit 1440p165–165 fps · Balanced pairing 4K112–126 fps · Mild GPU limit

1080p

Mild CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 165–165 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9800X3Dceiling ~165 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4080ceiling ~216 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 23.8%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range feeds a 165 Hz or faster monitor — this is high-refresh territory in this game.

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

1440p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 165–165 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9800X3Dceiling ~165 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4080ceiling ~186 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 11.3% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

That range feeds a 165 Hz or faster monitor — this is high-refresh territory in this game.

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

4K

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 112–126 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9800X3Dceiling ~165 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4080ceiling ~112–126 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 27.7%: 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 3 source measurements for these two parts.

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 93–93 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 349–349 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — Balanced, 176–176 fps at 1440p
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 124–124 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 127–127 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Mild GPU limit, 84–84 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 59–99 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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