Ryzen 9 9950X3D + RX 5700 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.

1080p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 84–84 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~169 fps on its own

GPU RX 5700 XTceiling ~84 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 50.3%: 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.

1440p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 61–61 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~169 fps on its own

GPU RX 5700 XTceiling ~61 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 63.7%: 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: 35–47 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~169 fps on its own

GPU RX 5700 XTceiling ~35–47 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 75.8%: 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 7900 XTX — ceiling ~176 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, 20–20 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 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Strong GPU limit, 28–28 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 27–37 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

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