Core i9-14900K + RTX 4090 in Counter-Strike 2

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: Highest settings (TechPowerUp RTX 5090 review suite), Ryzen 7 9800X3D. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, highest settings (TechPowerUp CPU suite), RTX 5090.

1080p597–597 fps · Balanced pairing 1440p451–451 fps · Mild GPU limit 4K229–229 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 597–597 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-14900Kceiling ~597 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~623 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 4.2% 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

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 451–451 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-14900Kceiling ~597 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~451 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 24.4%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

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.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 229–229 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-14900Kceiling ~597 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~229 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 61.7%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

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.

No GPU measured in this game at 1440p fully clears this CPU - the strongest measured option:

RTX 5090 — ceiling ~579 fps (still the limiting side, but the highest measured ceiling) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 117–117 fps at 1440p
Baldur's Gate 3 — Strong CPU limit, 123–123 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — Balanced, 168–168 fps at 1440p
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Mild GPU limit, 159–159 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Balanced, 159–159 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Balanced, 88–88 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 78–114 fps at 1440p

Sources for Counter-Strike 2

TechPowerUp

Full data: Counter-Strike 2 benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.