Ryzen 9 7900X + RTX 5060 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.

1080p140–140 fps · Balanced pairing 1440p98–98 fps · Strong GPU limit 4K56–56 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 140–140 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 7900Xceiling ~158 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060delivers ~140 fps in this game at 1080p

The CPU ceiling and the GPU's delivered rate sit within 11.4% 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: 98–98 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 7900Xceiling ~158 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060delivers ~98 fps in this game at 1440p

The GPU side is lower by about 38.0% in this game at 1440p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~98 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (158 − 98) ÷ 158 ≈ 38.0% 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.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 56–56 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 7900Xceiling ~158 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060delivers ~56 fps in this game at 4K

The GPU side is lower by about 64.5% in this game at 4K. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~56 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (158 − 56) ÷ 158 ≈ 64.5% 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.

GPUs measured in this game at 1440p that clear this CPU:

RTX 4080 — delivers ~176 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result
RTX 4090 — delivers ~197 fps (strongest measured) · full result

This pair in other games

Alan Wake 2 — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~47–47 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
Baldur's Gate 3 — Estimated: Mild GPU limit, ~72–88 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
Counter-Strike 2 — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~189–189 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
Cyberpunk 2077 — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~62–62 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~63–63 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~52–52 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~44–44 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
Starfield — Estimated: Strong GPU limit, ~51–51 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)

Sources for Elden Ring

TechPowerUp

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