Ryzen 7 9700X + Radeon RX 7700 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.

1080p105–105 fps · Balanced pairing 1440p71–71 fps · Mild GPU limit 4K34–34 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 105–105 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9700Xceiling ~105 fps on its own

GPU Radeon RX 7700 XTceiling ~108 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 2.8% 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: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.

1440p

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 71–71 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9700Xceiling ~105 fps on its own

GPU Radeon RX 7700 XTceiling ~71 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 32.4%: 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: 34–34 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9700Xceiling ~105 fps on its own

GPU Radeon RX 7700 XTceiling ~34 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 67.6%: 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.

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

RTX 5070 Ti — ceiling ~108–129 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result
RTX 5090 — ceiling ~182 fps (strongest measured) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 54–54 fps at 1440p
Baldur's Gate 3 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 162–162 fps at 1440p
Elden Ring — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 65–65 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 70–70 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Strong GPU limit, 45–45 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 55–55 fps at 1440p

Sources for Cyberpunk 2077

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