Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 5060 Ti 8GB in Starfield

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, native rendering, no upscaling, no frame generation. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, Low preset (reviewers' CPU-isolation method), flagship GPU.

1080p

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 74–74 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 5600Xceiling ~78–101 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~74 fps in this game at 1080p

The GPU side is lower by about 17.1% in this game at 1080p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~74 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (90 − 74) ÷ 90 ≈ 17.1% 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: LOW — based on 3 source measurements for these two parts.

1440p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 58–58 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 5600Xceiling ~78–101 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~58 fps in this game at 1440p

The GPU side is lower by about 34.8% in this game at 1440p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~58 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (90 − 58) ÷ 90 ≈ 34.8% 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: LOW — based on 3 source measurements for these two parts.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 37–37 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 5600Xceiling ~78–101 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5060 Ti 8GBdelivers ~37 fps in this game at 4K

The GPU side is lower by about 59.1% in this game at 4K. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~37 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (90 − 37) ÷ 90 ≈ 59.1% 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 3 source measurements for these two parts.

This pair in other games

• Alan Wake 2 — only your GPU has a figure there so far.
• Baldur's Gate 3 — Mild CPU limit, 82–82 fps at 1440p
• Counter-Strike 2 — Mild GPU limit, 205–205 fps at 1440p
• Cyberpunk 2077 — Strong GPU limit, 77–77 fps at 1440p
• Elden Ring — only your GPU has a figure there so far.
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 74–74 fps at 1440p
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 57–57 fps at 1440p
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — only your GPU has a figure there so far.

Sources for Starfield

• Gamers Nexus
• Gamers Nexus Mega Charts (CPU)
• Gamers Nexus Mega Charts (GPU)
• Hardware Unboxed via TechSpot
• TechPowerUp

Full data: Starfield benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.