Ryzen 9 9950X + RX 9070 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

RX 9070 was not measured at 1080p in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.

1440p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 98–98 fps (measured range across sources).

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

GPU RX 9070ceiling ~98 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 8.3% 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.

4K

RX 9070 was not measured at 4K in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.

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 — Strong GPU limit, 94–94 fps at 1440p

Sources for Cyberpunk 2077

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