AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D + GeForce RTX 5090 Bottleneck
4K16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Noticeable bottleneck
24.1%
bottleneck at 4K
The graphics card sets the frame rate at 4K. 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 41%
GPU est. usage in games 99%
At other resolutions
Things to know
- 32 GB VRAM is enough for 4K.
- 16 GB RAM won't limit games.
- The GPU sets your frame rate at 4K. Upscaling (DLSS, FSR, XeSS) or lower settings give more FPS.
Spec comparison
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- Cores
- 16
- Base / boost clock
- 4.3 GHz / 5.7 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 4,737
- CPU Mark
- 70,112
- TDP
- 170 W
- Socket
- AM5
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Mar 2025
- Price
- $624
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 5090
- VRAM
- 32 GB
- Core clock
- 2017 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 39,001
- G2D Mark
- 1,409
- TDP
- 575 W
- Bus
- PCIe 5.0 x16
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Jan 2025
- Price
- $3,369
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