Ryzen 9 9950X3D + 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.

1080p176–176 fps · Mild CPU limit 1440p176–176 fps · Balanced pairing 4K124–124 fps · Mild GPU limit

1080p

Mild CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 176–176 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~176 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~226 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 22.3%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

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: 176–176 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~176 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~192 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 8.6% 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

Mild GPU limit

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

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~176 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5090ceiling ~124 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 29.2%: 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

Alan Wake 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Baldur's Gate 3 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Counter-Strike 2 — Mild GPU limit, 579–579 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — Mild CPU limit, 140–141 fps at 1440p
Elden Ring — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Balanced, 186–186 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Starfield — Mild GPU limit, 134–134 fps at 1440p

Sources for Marvel's Spider-Man 2

TechPowerUp

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