Ryzen 9 9950X3D + Radeon RX 5700 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.

1080p68–68 fps · Strong GPU limit 1440pnot measured 4K17–17 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 68–68 fps (measured range across sources).

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

GPU Radeon RX 5700 XTceiling ~68 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 51.6%: 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 2 source measurements for these two parts.

1440p

Radeon RX 5700 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: 17–17 fps (measured range across sources).

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

GPU Radeon RX 5700 XTceiling ~17 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 87.9%: 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:

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, 20–20 fps at 1440p
Baldur's Gate 3 — Strong GPU limit, 61–61 fps at 1440p
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 — Strong GPU limit, 28–28 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 27–37 fps at 1440p

Sources for Cyberpunk 2077

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