Ryzen 5 9600X + RTX 4070 Ti Super in Starfield

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

1080p

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 109–109 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 9600Xceiling ~120 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4070 Ti Superceiling ~109 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 9.3% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

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.

1440p

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 90–90 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 9600Xceiling ~120 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4070 Ti Superceiling ~90 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 24.9%: 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.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 60–60 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 9600Xceiling ~120 fps on its own

GPU RTX 4070 Ti Superceiling ~60 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 49.7%: 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.

GPUs measured in this game at 1440p that clear this CPU:

RTX 5090 — ceiling ~134 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result

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 — Strong GPU limit, 311–311 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — Balanced, 155–155 fps at 1440p
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 108–108 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Mild GPU limit, 111–111 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Balanced, 74–74 fps at 1440p

Sources for Starfield

Full data: Starfield benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.