There's no real way to know until Cyberpunk actually comes out, although it is being built up by the media as something that might cripple older PCs. Technically a 4770k can still achieve 60fps plus average in many games because it's a 4 core 8 thread CPU (at least at 1080p). CD Projekt Red's last big game The Witcher 3 was known as being very CPU-demanding at the time, but it was an open-world third-person title. I'd honestly just wait until Cyberpunk releases, but if you do decide to buy a high-end GPU first, you can always put it in the new PC if you find your current one is holding back.
Me personally? I went from an older i5 to a ryzen 3600 (4 cores 0 threads to 6 cores 12 threads) and it was worth the cost and effort, especially when it comes to minimum framerate. My average framerate increased approximately 80%. (A 3600 is close to an i7 7700k in gaming performance, although it outshines the latter when more cores are required.)
If you want benchmarks, here's some links showing how the i7 4770K performs compared to more recent CPU's (as in from the past few years). Both of these have either the 4770K or 4790K listed among the CPU's tested in the charts:
https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3412-intel-i7-2600k-revisit-2018-benchmarks-vs-9900k-ryzen-more
https://www.techspot.com/review/1546-intel-2nd-gen-core-i7-vs-8th-gen/
Edit: Is your CPU overclocked? You have a Z board. If it's at stock frequency, look up a basic guide to overclocking for your specific motherboard model and CPU.
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