Ryzen 9 9950X + GeForce RTX 3080 Ti in Baldur's Gate 3

Neither a measured verdict nor a direct benchmark covers every figure on this page, so the pair figures below are labelled estimates: calculated from this game's measured results (the measured CPU ceilings and GPU results on the Baldur's Gate 3 benchmarks page), each with its confidence level and the measured parts it is interpolated between. Estimates are badged and styled differently from measured verdicts, and are never presented as measurements. 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.

1080p~104–104 fps · estimate1440p~104–104 fps · estimate4K~99–104 fps · estimate

1080p Estimate — not a measurement

Estimated: Strong CPU limit

Estimated frame rate: ~104–104 fps (calculated range, not a measured one).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~104 fps on its own (measured)
GPU GeForce RTX 3080 Tiestimated delivery ~155–198 fps in this game at 1080p

On the estimated figures, the CPU side is lower by about 41.1% in this game at 1080p. The math, from the two figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~104 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (176 − 104) ÷ 176 ≈ 41.1% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts.

That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.

Estimate — calculated from 32 measured results in this game, not a direct measurement. Confidence: HIGH. The GPU figure is interpolated between RTX 5070 and RTX 3090 — the nearest measured GPUs in this game. If reviewers publish a benchmark for the estimated part, a measured verdict replaces this estimate. How estimates work.

1440p Estimate — not a measurement

Estimated: Strong CPU limit

Estimated frame rate: ~104–104 fps (calculated range, not a measured one).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~104 fps on its own (measured)
GPU GeForce RTX 3080 Tiestimated delivery ~122–190 fps in this game at 1440p

On the estimated figures, the CPU side is lower by about 33.3% in this game at 1440p. The math, from the two figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~104 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (156 − 104) ÷ 156 ≈ 33.3% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts.

That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.

Estimate — calculated from 32 measured results in this game, not a direct measurement. Confidence: LOW. The GPU figure is anchored on RTX 4070 Ti, the measured part at the same point on our performance index. If reviewers publish a benchmark for the estimated part, a measured verdict replaces this estimate. How estimates work.

4K Estimate — not a measurement

Estimated: Mild CPU limit

Estimated frame rate: ~99–104 fps (calculated range, not a measured one).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~104 fps on its own (measured)
GPU GeForce RTX 3080 Tiestimated delivery ~99–155 fps in this game at 4K

On the estimated figures, the CPU side is lower by about 18.1% in this game at 4K. The math, from the two figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~104 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (127 − 104) ÷ 127 ≈ 18.1% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts.

That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.

Estimate — calculated from 47 measured results in this game, not a direct measurement. Confidence: LOW. The GPU figure is interpolated between RTX 4070 Ti and RX 9070 XT — the nearest measured GPUs in this game. If reviewers publish a benchmark for the estimated part, a measured verdict replaces this estimate. How estimates work.

CPUs measured in this game that clear this GPU:

The pairing figure these options are compared against is the estimate in the card above; every option listed is a measured part.

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