Core i9-13900K + GeForce RTX 4090 in Cyberpunk 2077

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, raster, no ray tracing, no upscaling, no frame generation. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, Ultra preset, flagship GPU (RTX 5090 FE / RTX 4090), Tom's Hardware CPU reviews.

1080p

Strong CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 114–114 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-13900Kceiling ~114 fps on its own

GPU GeForce RTX 4090ceiling ~181 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 36.7%: 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

GeForce RTX 4090 was not measured at 1440p in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 75–75 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-13900Kceiling ~114 fps on its own

GPU GeForce RTX 4090ceiling ~75 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 34.5%: 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.

CPUs measured in this game that clear this GPU:

Ryzen 7 5700X3D — ceiling ~92 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result
Ryzen 7 9850X3D — ceiling ~148 fps (strongest measured) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Baldur's Gate 3 — Strong CPU limit, 122–122 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — Mild CPU limit, 166–166 fps at 1440p
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 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 78–114 fps at 1440p

Sources for Cyberpunk 2077

Full data: Cyberpunk 2077 benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.