Ryzen 7 9800X3D + 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.

1080p194–194 fps · Balanced pairing1440p196–196 fps · Balanced pairing4K185–185 fps · Balanced pairing

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 194–194 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9800X3Dceiling ~198 fps on its own
GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~194 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 2.2% 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

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 196–196 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9800X3Dceiling ~198 fps on its own
GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~196 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 1.1% 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.

4K

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 185–185 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 7 9800X3Dceiling ~198 fps on its own
GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~185 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 6.8% 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.

This pair in other measured games

Sources for Elden Ring

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