Ryzen 9 9950X + RTX 5060 Ti 8GB in Cyberpunk 2077

Every figure below is a measurement aggregated from published review charts — the CPU's frame-rate ceiling and the frame rate the GPU delivers in this game, combined. The CPU figure is the highest frame rate that CPU sustained in this game with a flagship GPU installed — past that frame rate, the CPU is the limit. Settings: Ultra preset, raster, no ray tracing, no upscaling, no frame generation. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, flagship GPU (RTX 5090 FE / RTX 4090) - Tom's Hardware CPU reviews at Ultra preset; Ryzen 5 5600X from Gamers Nexus at its High CPU-isolation preset.

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 104–108 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~104–108 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~117 fps in this game at 1080p

The CPU ceiling and the GPU's delivered rate sit within 8.5% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other. The gap is measured between the two figures above: (faster − slower) ÷ faster.

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: 77–77 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~104–108 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~77 fps in this game at 1440p

The GPU side is lower by about 27.7% in this game at 1440p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~77 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (107 − 77) ÷ 107 ≈ 27.7% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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: 35–35 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~104–108 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~35 fps in this game at 4K

The GPU side is lower by about 66.9% in this game at 4K. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~35 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (107 − 35) ÷ 107 ≈ 66.9% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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 games

• Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 55–55 fps at 1440p
• Baldur's Gate 3 — Balanced, 104–104 fps at 1440p
• Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 205–205 fps at 1440p
• Elden Ring — Mild GPU limit, 111–111 fps at 1440p
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 74–74 fps at 1440p
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 57–57 fps at 1440p
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Strong GPU limit, 49–49 fps at 1440p
• Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 58–58 fps at 1440p

Sources for Cyberpunk 2077

• Gamers Nexus
• Hardware Unboxed
• Hardware Unboxed (via TechSpot)
• TechPowerUp
• Tom's Hardware

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