Ryzen 9 9950X + RX 6700 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.

1080p104–104 fps · Balanced pairing 1440p83–83 fps · Mild GPU limit 4K47–60 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 104–104 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~104 fps on its own

GPU RX 6700 XTceiling ~115 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 9.3% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

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

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 83–83 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~104 fps on its own

GPU RX 6700 XTceiling ~83 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 19.8%: 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

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 47–60 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~104 fps on its own

GPU RX 6700 XTceiling ~47–60 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 48.0%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

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 3 source measurements for these two parts.

GPUs measured in this game at 1440p that clear this CPU:

RX 6800 — ceiling ~106 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result
RTX 4090 — ceiling ~216 fps (strongest measured) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 39–39 fps at 1440p
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 — Strong GPU limit, 50–50 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 50–50 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Strong GPU limit, 35–35 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 31–45 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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