Elden Ring — measured frame rates

Every number on this page was read from a published review benchmark chart — no estimates, no copied score tables. Ranges show the spread across sources.

GPU settings: Highest settings (TechPowerUp RTX 5090 review suite), framerate cap removed - the shipped game caps at 60 fps.
CPU: CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, highest settings (TechPowerUp CPU suite), RTX 4090, framerate cap removed.
Sources: TechPowerUp.

CPU ceilings — Elden Ring

The frame rate each CPU sustains in this game with a flagship GPU — the most any graphics card can get out of it. Measured at 1080p; CPU load per frame is roughly resolution-independent at fixed settings.

CPUMeasured fps rangeSources
Ryzen 7 9800X3D1981
Ryzen 7 7800X3D1881
Core i9-14900K1681
Core i9-13900K1661
Ryzen 9 7950X3D1661
Core i7-14700K1621
Core i7-13700K1611
Ryzen 9 7900X1581
Ryzen 9 7950X1551
Ryzen 9 9950X1551
Ryzen 9 9900X1551
Ryzen 7 9700X1551
Ryzen 5 9600X1551
Ryzen 7 5800X3D1521
Ryzen 7 7700X1511
Core i5-14600K1511
Ryzen 7 77001501
Core i5-13600K1501
Ryzen 5 7600X1491
Ryzen 9 79001481
Core Ultra 9 285K1471
Core i9-12900K1471
Core Ultra 7 265K1391
Core i7-12700K1391
Ryzen 9 5950X1321
Ryzen 9 5900X1301

GPU results — Elden Ring at 1080p

Frame rates with a flagship-class CPU, so the graphics card is the limit.

GPUMeasured fps rangeSources
RTX 40902021
RTX 4080 Super2001
RTX 40801981
RTX 50901941
RTX 4070 Ti Super1911
RTX 4070 Ti1871
RTX 3090 Ti1741
RX 7900 XTX1681
RTX 30901641
RX 7900 XT1551

GPU results — Elden Ring at 1440p

Frame rates with a flagship-class CPU, so the graphics card is the limit.

GPUMeasured fps rangeSources
RTX 40901971
RTX 50901961
RTX 4080 Super1781
RTX 40801761
RTX 4070 Ti Super1551
RTX 4070 Ti1441
RTX 3090 Ti1431
RX 7900 XTX1411
RTX 30901321
RX 7900 XT1251

GPU results — Elden Ring at 4K

Frame rates with a flagship-class CPU, so the graphics card is the limit.

GPUMeasured fps rangeSources
RTX 50901851
RTX 40901341
RTX 4080 Super1071
RTX 40801051
RTX 3090 Ti941
RTX 4070 Ti Super921
RX 7900 XTX911
RTX 3090851
RTX 4070 Ti821
RX 7900 XT771

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