Ryzen 9 9900X3D + 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.

1080p119–119 fps · Balanced pairing 1440p76–89 fps · Mild GPU limit 4K41–41 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 119–119 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9900X3Dceiling ~119 fps on its own

GPU Radeon RX 7800 XTceiling ~132 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 9.8% 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

Mild GPU limit

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

CPU Ryzen 9 9900X3Dceiling ~119 fps on its own

GPU Radeon RX 7800 XTceiling ~76–89 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 31.0%: 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: 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 9 9900X3Dceiling ~119 fps on its own

GPU Radeon RX 7800 XTceiling ~41 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 65.6%: 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:

RX 9070 XT — ceiling ~109–131 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 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Baldur's Gate 3 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Counter-Strike 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — this pair is not both measured there yet.
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 — this pair is not both measured there yet.

Sources for Cyberpunk 2077

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