Ryzen 9 9950X + RTX 4090 in Marvel's Spider-Man 2

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: Max preset, no ray tracing, upscaling off. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, highest settings (TechPowerUp CPU suite), RTX 5090.

1080p165–165 fps · Mild CPU limit 1440p163–163 fps · Balanced pairing 4K98–98 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Mild CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 165–165 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~165 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~202 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 18.4%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

1440p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 163–163 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~165 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~163 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 0.8% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

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: 98–98 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~165 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~98 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 40.8%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

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 measured games

Alan Wake 2 — Strong GPU limit, 117–117 fps at 1440p
Baldur's Gate 3 — Strong CPU limit, 104–104 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — Mild GPU limit, 451–451 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — Mild CPU limit, 155–155 fps at 1440p
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Mild GPU limit, 159–159 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Mild CPU limit, 81–81 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Mild GPU limit, 78–114 fps at 1440p

Sources for Marvel's Spider-Man 2

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