Core Ultra 9 285K + RTX 4080 Super 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.

1080p524–524 fps · Balanced pairing 1440p360–360 fps · Strong GPU limit 4K183–183 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 524–524 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core Ultra 9 285Kceiling ~600 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4080 Superceiling ~524 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 12.6% 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

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 360–360 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core Ultra 9 285Kceiling ~600 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4080 Superceiling ~360 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 39.9%: 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: 183–183 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core Ultra 9 285Kceiling ~600 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4080 Superceiling ~183 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 69.5%: 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 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Baldur's Gate 3 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — Mild CPU limit, 147–147 fps at 1440p
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Mild GPU limit, 126–126 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Mild GPU limit, 128–128 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Balanced, 84–84 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 101–101 fps at 1440p

Sources for Counter-Strike 2

TechPowerUp

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