Counter-Strike 2

Benchmark results for Counter-Strike 2 on an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 show a system that produces very high frame rates across the measured preset and resolution grid. The averages range from 90.8 FPS at 4K Ultra to 505.2 FPS at 1080p Low. The CPU sits in the 96th percentile of all tested CPUs, the GPU in the 80th percentile of all tested GPUs, and the combination ranks 469th out of 1632 tested CPU-GPU pairs.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS drops sharply as resolution increases. At High settings, the combo averages 312.1 FPS at 1080p, 208.7 FPS at 1440p, and 115.2 FPS at 4K. At Ultra settings, the result falls from 245.1 FPS at 1080p to 163.7 FPS at 1440p and then to 90.8 FPS at 4K. Low settings show the same trend: 505.2 FPS at 1080p, 336.8 FPS at 1440p, and 189.3 FPS at 4K. Medium follows with 421.8 FPS, 280.7 FPS, and 157.7 FPS respectively.

The scaling pattern indicates that resolution is the dominant factor driving the frame rate differences. At 1080p every preset is at or above 245.1 FPS. At 4K every preset is at or below 189.3 FPS. The large decreases between 1080p and 1440p, and again between 1440p and 4K, are consistent with the GPU becoming the primary limiting component as pixel count climbs. The CPU has enough headroom to push 1080p frame rates very high, but the 4K Ultra result settles at 90.8 FPS, the lowest average in the measured data set.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is a 16-core, 32-thread Zen 5 processor with a base clock of 4.30 GHz and a boost clock of 5.70 GHz. It has 128 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus. Its benchmark profile is strong across the board: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 59712, Cinebench R23 single-core scores 8430, and 3DMark single-thread scores 1292. The CPU also holds the 96th percentile among all tested CPUs.

In aggregate CPU benchmarks, the 9950X3D scores 71660. That is 0.9% above the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270's 71056, 1.8% above the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X's 70420, and 2.2% above the Intel Core i7-14700KF's 70104. It trails the Intel Xeon 6517P, which scores 73050, by 1.9%.

For Counter-Strike 2, the high boost clock and strong single-thread results are the most relevant CPU traits. The 1080p data shows extremely high frame rates on Low and Medium, 505.2 FPS and 421.8 FPS respectively. These are the presets where the GPU has the least work relative to the CPU, and the CPU still delivers enough throughput to avoid becoming the bottleneck. At higher resolutions the frame rate drops, indicating that the CPU is not the main constraint in this pairing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is built around the GA102 Ampere chip and has 8704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. Its base clock is 1440 MHz and its boost clock is 1710 MHz. The memory side is 10 GB of GDDR6X on a 320-bit bus, running at 1188 MHz / 19 Gbps effective, for 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth.

In aggregate GPU benchmarks, the RTX 3080 scores 35787 and sits in the 80th percentile of all tested GPUs. Its score is 0.4% above the AMD Radeon 880M's 35646 and 1% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's 35435. It is 0.2% below the AMD Radeon Pro Duo's 35860 and 0.9% below the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE's 36101.

The measured Counter-Strike 2 results show the GPU taking on more responsibility as resolution climbs. At 4K, changing from Ultra to High raises the average from 90.8 FPS to 115.2 FPS. Moving to Medium produces 157.7 FPS, and Low reaches 189.3 FPS. These swings are much larger at 4K than at 1080p, where the same preset progression spans only the range from 245.1 FPS on Ultra to 505.2 FPS on Low. This points to the GPU's compute and memory resources setting the ceiling at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 469th out of 1632 tested combinations in Counter-Strike 2. That places it in the upper portion of the tested field. The CPU's 96th percentile is meaningfully higher than the GPU's 80th percentile, which matches the measured behavior: the system has very high frame-rate potential, but the GPU is the component that limits 4K performance. The rank reflects a strong, high-percentile CPU paired with a capable but lower-percentile GPU.

FAQ

Q: What is the fastest measured preset at 1080p?

A: Low at 505.2 FPS, followed by Medium at 421.8 FPS, High at 312.1 FPS, and Ultra at 245.1 FPS.

Q: What is the slowest measured preset in the data set?

A: 4K Ultra at 90.8 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 9950X3D compare to the Ryzen 9 9950X in aggregate CPU score?

A: The 9950X3D scores 71660, which is 1.8% above the 9950X's 70420.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 compare to the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE in aggregate GPU score?

A: The RTX 3080 scores 35787, which is 0.9% below the RX 7900 GRE's 36101.

Q: Which resolution shows the largest distance between Low and Ultra average FPS?

A: 1080p, where Low averages 505.2 FPS and Ultra averages 245.1 FPS. At 1440p, Low averages 336.8 FPS and Ultra averages 163.7 FPS; at 4K, Low averages 189.3 FPS and Ultra averages 90.8 FPS.

Q: What is this combo's rank among tested combinations in Counter-Strike 2?

A: It ranks 469th out of 1632 tested combinations.

Settings Recommendations

Low is the fastest preset at every resolution, but it is not the best measured balance of frame rate and visual settings. At 1080p, High delivers 312.1 FPS, which is substantially above the 4K results and leaves Ultra at 245.1 FPS. High is the strongest measured choice at 1080p because it keeps the average very high while stepping up from Medium's 421.8 FPS and Low's 505.2 FPS.

At 1440p, Medium is the most balanced preset. It delivers 280.7 FPS, above High's 208.7 FPS and Ultra's 163.7 FPS, while remaining below Low's 336.8 FPS. This gives a large frame-rate advantage over the higher-quality presets without taking the full visual reduction of Low.

At 4K, Medium is the best measured compromise. It produces 157.7 FPS, comfortably above High's 115.2 FPS and Ultra's 90.8 FPS, and it is not far from Low's 189.3 FPS. The data suggests Medium is the preset where fidelity and frame rate best align for this combination at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All values below are average FPS measurements. The data set does not include min or max frame rates.

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|---|---:|---:|

| 3840x2160 | High | 115.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 189.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 157.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 90.8 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 208.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 336.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 280.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 163.7 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 312.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 505.2 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 421.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 245.1 |