Spider-Man 2 Bottleneck Check: Ryzen 5 9600X + RX 9070 — SA Edition 2

Quick Answer

For Marvel's Spider-Man 2, the Ryzen 5 9600X and RX 9070 land close to balanced at 1440p. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is a fast traversal game where swinging through Manhattan streams assets quickly and leans on the CPU, so you may see short CPU-bound dips in the busiest scenes, but the RX 9070 (16GB) keeps the average frame rate high.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 at 1440p: how the RX 9070 behaves

The RX 9070 is a upper-mainstream card and a strong rasterisation card aimed squarely at high-refresh 1440p. 16gb of vram and fsr 4 give it real legroom at 1440p. In Marvel's Spider-Man 2 you can expect roughly 100-150 fps at 1440p with sensible high settings, depending on whether you lean on DLSS or FSR upscaling. Because Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is a fast traversal game where swinging through Manhattan streams assets quickly and leans on the CPU, the headroom you actually feel comes down to how hard the engine pushes each frame. At Evetech the RX 9070 currently sits around R13,500, which sets the budget anchor for a balanced build.

Does the Ryzen 5 9600X hold the RX 9070 back?

The Ryzen 5 9600X brings 6 cores and 12 threads of Zen 5 silicon with fast Zen 5 cores with strong per-core performance, and at around R6,500 it is a sensible partner for this class of GPU. The honest answer for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is broadly balanced with brief CPU spikes. A 6-core chip is most exposed in simulation-heavy or effect-dense scenes; in lighter moments it sits well within its limits and lets the RX 9070 run free. If you mostly chase smooth 1% lows rather than peak averages, keep an eye on background apps and fast DDR5 memory before blaming the CPU.

Getting the best out of this pairing in SA

For South African buyers, the practical wins are mundane but real: run 6000MT/s DDR5 in dual channel, keep the latest GPU driver installed, and turn on DLSS 4 or FSR 4 quality mode to lift frame rates without obvious image loss. Cap your frame rate a few frames under your monitor's refresh ceiling (a 165Hz panel pairs nicely here) so the Ryzen 5 9600X is not chasing pointless extra frames. With those basics sorted, this balanced setup handles Marvel's Spider-Man 2 confidently at 1440p.

FAQ

Is the Ryzen 5 9600X enough for the RX 9070 in Marvel's Spider-Man 2?

Yes for the vast majority of play. The result is broadly balanced with brief CPU spikes, so you get a balanced 1440p experience. The RX 9070 (16GB) stays the part that decides your settings in most scenes.

What frame rate can I expect at 1440p?

Plan for roughly 100-150 fps at high settings in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, shifting with upscaling and ray tracing. A 144Hz or 165Hz monitor is a good match for that range. Enabling DLSS or FSR quality mode adds a comfortable buffer.

Should I upgrade the CPU or the GPU first?

With this pairing already aligned, neither needs an urgent swap for Marvel's Spider-Man 2. If you later move to 4K, the RX 9070 works harder and the Ryzen 5 9600X matters less. If you chase 240Hz esports frame rates, a faster CPU helps more than a bigger GPU.