Ryzen 9 9950X + RTX 5070 in Counter-Strike 2

Every figure below is a measurement aggregated from published review charts — the CPU's frame-rate ceiling and the frame rate the GPU delivers in this game, combined. The CPU figure is the highest frame rate that CPU sustained in this game with a flagship GPU installed — past that frame rate, the CPU is the limit. Settings: Highest settings (TechPowerUp RTX 5090 review suite), Ryzen 7 9800X3D. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, highest settings (TechPowerUp CPU suite), RTX 5090; Ryzen 5 5600X from Hardware Unboxed's AM4 revisit (Very High preset).

1080p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 430–430 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~650 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5070delivers ~430 fps in this game at 1080p

The GPU side is lower by about 33.9% in this game at 1080p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~430 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (650 − 430) ÷ 650 ≈ 33.9% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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: 294–294 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~650 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5070delivers ~294 fps in this game at 1440p

The GPU side is lower by about 54.7% in this game at 1440p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~294 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (650 − 294) ÷ 650 ≈ 54.7% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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: 157–157 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~650 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5070delivers ~157 fps in this game at 4K

The GPU side is lower by about 75.9% in this game at 4K. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~157 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (650 − 157) ÷ 650 ≈ 75.9% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

This pair in other games

• Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 73–73 fps at 1440p
• Baldur's Gate 3 — Mild CPU limit, 104–104 fps at 1440p
• Cyberpunk 2077 — Mild GPU limit, 89–89 fps at 1440p
• Elden Ring — Balanced, 154–154 fps at 1440p
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 102–102 fps at 1440p
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 99–99 fps at 1440p
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Mild GPU limit, 67–67 fps at 1440p
• Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 77–77 fps at 1440p

Sources for Counter-Strike 2

• Hardware Unboxed via TechSpot
• TechPowerUp

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