Core i9-13900K + RTX 5090 in Elden Ring

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

1080p166–166 fps · Balanced pairing 1440p166–166 fps · Mild CPU limit 4K166–166 fps · Balanced pairing

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 166–166 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-13900Kceiling ~166 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~194 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 14.1% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

That range feeds a 165 Hz or faster monitor — this is high-refresh territory in this game.

Confidence: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.

1440p

Mild CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 166–166 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-13900Kceiling ~166 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~196 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 15.1%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range feeds a 165 Hz or faster monitor — this is high-refresh territory in this game.

Confidence: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.

4K

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 166–166 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-13900Kceiling ~166 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~185 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 9.9% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

That range feeds a 165 Hz or faster monitor — this is high-refresh territory in this game.

Confidence: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.

CPUs measured in this game that clear this GPU:

Ryzen 7 7800X3D — ceiling ~188 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result
Ryzen 7 9800X3D — ceiling ~198 fps (strongest measured) · full result

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.
Cyberpunk 2077 — Strong CPU limit, 114–114 fps at 1440p
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 — Balanced, 134–134 fps at 1440p

Sources for Elden Ring

TechPowerUp

Full data: Elden Ring benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.