Core Ultra 7 265K + RTX 5070 in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

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: Ultra preset, upscaling disabled. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, highest settings (TechPowerUp CPU suite), RTX 5090; Ryzen 5 5600X from Gamers Nexus at its Medium CPU-isolation preset.

1080p145–145 fps · Mild GPU limit 1440p102–102 fps · Strong GPU limit 4K53–53 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 145–145 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core Ultra 7 265Kceiling ~175 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5070delivers ~145 fps in this game at 1080p

The GPU side is lower by about 16.9% in this game at 1080p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~145 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (175 − 145) ÷ 175 ≈ 16.9% 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.

1440p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 102–102 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core Ultra 7 265Kceiling ~175 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5070delivers ~102 fps in this game at 1440p

The GPU side is lower by about 41.8% in this game at 1440p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~102 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (175 − 102) ÷ 175 ≈ 41.8% 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: 53–53 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core Ultra 7 265Kceiling ~175 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5070delivers ~53 fps in this game at 4K

The GPU side is lower by about 69.5% in this game at 4K. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~53 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (175 − 53) ÷ 175 ≈ 69.5% 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 sits under a smooth 60 in this game at the tested preset — expect to trade settings for frame rate.

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

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

RTX 5090 — delivers ~186 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result

This pair in other games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 73–73 fps at 1440p
Baldur's Gate 3 — Mild CPU limit, 104–104 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 294–294 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — Mild GPU limit, 89–89 fps at 1440p
Elden Ring — Balanced, 139–139 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 99–99 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Mild GPU limit, 67–67 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 77–77 fps at 1440p

Sources for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Full data: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.