Ryzen 9 9950X3D + RTX 4070 Ti 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.

1080p169–169 fps · Balanced pairing 1440p156–156 fps · Balanced pairing 4K86–100 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 169–169 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~169 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4070 Ticeiling ~197 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 14.2% 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.

1440p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 156–156 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~169 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4070 Ticeiling ~156 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 7.9% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 86–100 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~169 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4070 Ticeiling ~86–100 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 45.0%: 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 3 source measurements for these two parts.

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 78–78 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 281–281 fps at 1440p
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, 103–103 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 100–100 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Mild GPU limit, 70–70 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 44–85 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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