Core i9-14900K + RTX 5060 Ti 8GB in Elden Ring

Every figure below is a measurement aggregated from published review charts — the CPU's frame-rate ceiling and the frame rate the GPU delivers in this game, combined. The CPU figure is the highest frame rate that CPU sustained in this game with a flagship GPU installed — past that frame rate, the CPU is the limit. 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.

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 150–150 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-14900Kceiling ~168 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~150 fps in this game at 1080p

The CPU ceiling and the GPU's delivered rate sit within 11.1% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other. The gap is measured between the two figures above: (faster − slower) ÷ faster.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

1440p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 111–111 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-14900Kceiling ~168 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~111 fps in this game at 1440p

The GPU side is lower by about 34.2% in this game at 1440p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~111 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (168 − 111) ÷ 168 ≈ 34.2% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 62–62 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-14900Kceiling ~168 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~62 fps in this game at 4K

The GPU side is lower by about 63.1% in this game at 4K. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~62 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (168 − 62) ÷ 168 ≈ 63.1% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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.

This pair in other games

• Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 55–55 fps at 1440p
• Baldur's Gate 3 — Mild GPU limit, 104–104 fps at 1440p
• Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 205–205 fps at 1440p
• Cyberpunk 2077 — Mild GPU limit, 77–77 fps at 1440p
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 74–74 fps at 1440p
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 57–57 fps at 1440p
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Strong GPU limit, 49–49 fps at 1440p
• Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 58–58 fps at 1440p

Sources for Elden Ring

• TechPowerUp

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