GeForce RTX 5090

The slowest CPU that will not hold it back

Resolution	Minimum processor	Estimated FPS
1080p	Ryzen 9 9950X3D	199
1440p	Ryzen 7 9800X3D	198
4K	Ryzen 9 5900	133

Notice how the requirement drops as resolution rises. At 4K this card is working so much harder per frame that a far slower processor keeps up without trouble. The search starts at four cores and eight threads: below that a game stutters whatever the average frame rate says.

The processors it lands closest to

The 24 processors whose frame rate limit sits nearest this card's, fastest first. The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first. For any other combination, use the calculator.

Processor	1080p	1440p	4K
Ryzen 9 9950X3D	199 cpu	199 even	139 gpu
Ryzen 7 9800X3D	198 cpu	198 even	139 gpu
Core i9-14900KS	193 cpu	193 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 9 9900X3D	192 cpu	192 cpu	139 gpu
Core i9-13900KS	187 cpu	187 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 9 7950X3D	187 cpu	187 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 7 7800X3D	186 cpu	186 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 9 9950X	184 cpu	184 cpu	139 gpu
Core i9-14900K	182 cpu	182 cpu	139 gpu
Core i9-14900KF	182 cpu	182 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 9 7950X	182 cpu	182 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 9 9900X	181 cpu	181 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 9 7900X3D	181 cpu	181 cpu	139 gpu
Core i9-14900	180 cpu	180 cpu	139 gpu
Core i9-14900F	180 cpu	180 cpu	139 gpu
Core i9-13900K	180 cpu	180 cpu	139 gpu
Core i9-13900KF	180 cpu	180 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 9 7900X	179 cpu	179 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 7 7700X3D	178 cpu	178 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 7 9700X	176 cpu	176 cpu	139 gpu
Ryzen 5 7600X3D	176 cpu	176 cpu	139 gpu
Core Ultra 9 285K	175 cpu	175 cpu	139 gpu
Core i7-14700K	174 cpu	174 cpu	139 gpu
Core i7-14700KF	174 cpu	174 cpu	139 gpu

Written up in detail

• Ryzen 7 9800X3D with GeForce RTX 5090 at 4k

Specifications

Manufacturer	NVIDIA
Video memory	32 GB
Released	2025