Ryzen 9 7950X + Arc A770 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.

1080p146–146 fps · Strong GPU limit 1440p104–104 fps · Strong GPU limit 4K56–56 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 146–146 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 7950Xceiling ~578 fps on its own

GPU Arc A770ceiling ~146 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 74.7%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

1440p

Strong GPU limit

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

CPU Ryzen 9 7950Xceiling ~578 fps on its own

GPU Arc A770ceiling ~104 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 82.1%: 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: 56–56 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 7950Xceiling ~578 fps on its own

GPU Arc A770ceiling ~56 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 90.3%: 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.

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

RTX 5090 — ceiling ~579 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 34–34 fps at 1440p
Baldur's Gate 3 — 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, 52–52 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 31–31 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Strong GPU limit, 30–30 fps at 1440p
Starfield — this pair is not both measured there yet.

Sources for Counter-Strike 2

TechPowerUp

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