Ryzen 9 9950X + RTX 5090 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 limit1440p165–165 fps · Balanced pairing4K124–124 fps · Mild 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 5090ceiling ~226 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 27.0%: 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: 165–165 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~165 fps on its own
GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~192 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 14.2% 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

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 124–124 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950Xceiling ~165 fps on its own
GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~124 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 24.6%: 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.

This pair in other measured games

Sources for Marvel's Spider-Man 2

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