Ryzen 7 9800X3D + Radeon RX 6900 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.

1080p130–130 fps · Balanced pairing1440pnot measured4K40–40 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 130–130 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9800X3Dceiling ~133–144 fps on its own
GPU Radeon RX 6900 XTceiling ~130 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 7.1% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

1440p

Radeon RX 6900 XT was not measured at 1440p in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 40–40 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9800X3Dceiling ~133–144 fps on its own
GPU Radeon RX 6900 XTceiling ~40 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 71.4%: 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.