Ryzen 7 5700X3D + Radeon RX 7800 XT 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

Mild CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 92–92 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 5700X3Dceiling ~92 fps on its own
GPU Radeon RX 7800 XTceiling ~132 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 29.9%: 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.

1440p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 76–89 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 5700X3Dceiling ~92 fps on its own
GPU Radeon RX 7800 XTceiling ~76–89 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 11.1% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.

Confidence: LOW — based on 3 source measurements for these two parts.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 41–41 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 5700X3Dceiling ~92 fps on its own
GPU Radeon RX 7800 XTceiling ~41 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 55.7%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range sits under a smooth 60 in this game at the tested preset — expect to trade settings for frame rate.

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

This pair in other measured games

Sources for Cyberpunk 2077

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