Ryzen 9 9950X3D + RTX 3080 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

RTX 3080 was not measured at 1080p in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.

1440p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 74–79 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~140–141 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3080ceiling ~74–79 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 45.7%: 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 3 source measurements for these two parts.

4K

RTX 3080 was not measured at 4K in this game — no verdict here, and we don't estimate one.

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

RTX 5090 — ceiling ~182 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 65–65 fps at 1440p
Baldur's Gate 3 — Mild GPU limit, 124–124 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 257–257 fps at 1440p
Elden Ring — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 83–83 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 77–77 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Strong GPU limit, 57–57 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 35–68 fps at 1440p

Sources for Cyberpunk 2077

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