Ryzen 7 9850X3D + RTX 5090 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.

1080pnot measured 1440pnot measured 4K165–165 fps · Balanced pairing

1080p

RTX 5090 was not measured at 1080p in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.

1440p

RTX 5090 was not measured at 1440p in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.

4K

Balanced pairing

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

CPU Ryzen 7 9850X3Dceiling ~165 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~168 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 1.6% 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.

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Counter-Strike 2 — Mild GPU limit, 579–579 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — Mild CPU limit, 148–148 fps at 1440p
Elden Ring — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Mild GPU limit, 186–186 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Balanced, 192–192 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Starfield — Mild GPU limit, 134–134 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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