Neither a measured verdict nor a direct benchmark covers every figure on this page, so the pair figures below are labelled estimates: calculated from this game's measured results (the measured CPU ceilings and GPU results on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 benchmarks page), each with its confidence level and the measured parts it is interpolated between. Estimates are badged and styled differently from measured verdicts, and are never presented as measurements. Settings: Epic preset, render scale 100% (native, no upscaling). CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, highest settings (TechPowerUp CPU suite), RTX 5090.
Estimated: Mild GPU limit
Estimated frame rate: ~57–89 fps (calculated range, not a measured one).
On the estimated figures, the GPU side is lower by about 27.8% in this game at 1080p. The math, from the two figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~73 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (101 − 73) ÷ 101 ≈ 27.8% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts.
That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.
Estimate — calculated from 38 measured results in this game, not a direct measurement. Confidence: LOW. The GPU figure is interpolated between RX 7800 XT and RTX 5070 — the nearest measured GPUs in this game. If reviewers publish a benchmark for the estimated part, a measured verdict replaces this estimate. How estimates work.
Estimated: Strong GPU limit
Estimated frame rate: ~51–65 fps (calculated range, not a measured one).
On the estimated figures, the GPU side is lower by about 42.7% in this game at 1440p. The math, from the two figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~58 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (101 − 58) ÷ 101 ≈ 42.7% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts.
That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.
Estimate — calculated from 38 measured results in this game, not a direct measurement. Confidence: HIGH. The GPU figure is interpolated between RTX 3080 and RTX 5070 — the nearest measured GPUs in this game. If reviewers publish a benchmark for the estimated part, a measured verdict replaces this estimate. How estimates work.
CPU-only figure: with a flagship GPU installed, Ryzen 7 9800X3D tops out at ~101 fps in this game (measured CPU ceiling — it applies at every resolution). Radeon RX 9070 has no measurement and no supported estimate at 4K in this game, so there is no pair figure at this resolution.
GPUs measured in this game at 1440p that clear this CPU:
The pairing figure these options are compared against is the estimate in the card above; every option listed is a measured part.
Full data: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.