AMD Ryzen 9 9900X + GeForce RTX 3090 Bottleneck
1440p16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Noticeable bottleneck
26.3%
bottleneck at 1440p
The graphics card sets the frame rate at 1440p. The processor has more power than this card can use. For more FPS, upgrade the GPU.
Which part is the limit?
Limit: GPU
← CPU is the limitBalancedGPU is the limit →
CPU est. usage in games 51%
GPU est. usage in games 99%
At other resolutions
Things to know
- 24 GB VRAM is enough for 1440p.
- 16 GB RAM won't limit games.
- The GPU sets your frame rate at 1440p. Upscaling (DLSS, FSR, XeSS) or lower settings give more FPS.
Spec comparison
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
- Cores
- 12
- Base / boost clock
- 4.4 GHz / 5.6 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 4,670
- CPU Mark
- 54,283
- TDP
- 120 W
- Socket
- AM5
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Jul 2024
- Price
- $330
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 3090
- VRAM
- 24 GB
- Core clock
- 1400 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 26,461
- G2D Mark
- 1,069
- TDP
- 350 W
- Bus
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Sep 2020
- Price
- $2,500
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