Fivem

Measured FPS Breakdown

Fivem’s recorded frame rates for this Intel Core i5-9400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination show a clear scaling pattern across the three tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, the lowest settings produce an average of 215.9 FPS, while Medium pushes to 197.5 FPS, High drops to 177.5 FPS, and Ultra still holds at 166.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 49 FPS, which indicates that the GPU has ample headroom even when the preset is raised to its maximum.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 185.5 FPS on Low, 171.4 FPS on Medium, 156.2 FPS on High, and 122.5 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is modest for the lower presets, with Low losing 30.4 FPS and Medium losing 26.1 FPS, but the Ultra preset loses 44.4 FPS, suggesting that the higher pixel count begins to stress the rendering pipeline more noticeably at the top settings.

At 3840x2160, the curve steepens considerably. Low still averages 139.9 FPS, which is a strong result for 4K, but Medium falls to 108.7 FPS, High to 87 FPS, and Ultra to 65.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 74 FPS, nearly double the spread seen at 1080p. Every configuration in the database was measured with only average frame rates; minimum and maximum values were not recorded for any resolution or preset. All twelve data points exceed the playable threshold of 60 FPS, so none of the tested settings fall below that mark, but the Ultra 4K result sits only 5.9 FPS above it, leaving little margin for scene complexity spikes in multiplayer sessions.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU portion of this combo, the Intel Core i5-9400, ranks in the 47th percentile among all processors in the database. Its average benchmark score is 2254, which places it very close to several other chips. The Intel Core i7-1068NG7 scores 2259, a delta of -0.2 percent, meaning the i5-9400 is effectively tied with it. The Intel Core i7-10710U scores 2248, a delta of 0.3 percent, also within noise. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 scores 2246, a delta of 0.4 percent, and the Intel Core i3-10305 scores 2264, a delta of -0.4 percent. For Fivem, any of these four CPUs would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound behavior, so the choice between them would not alter the measured FPS by any meaningful amount.

The GPU side presents a different sort of comparison. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 sits in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79842. Its nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB with a score of 79605 and a delta of 0.3 percent, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB with 79396 and a delta of 0.6 percent, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT with 78940 and a delta of 1.1 percent, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X with 80959 and a delta of -1.4 percent. These deltas are all under 1.5 percent, so swapping the RTX 5090 for any of these cards would produce nearly identical frame rates in Fivem, assuming the CPU remains constant. Note that the Tesla P100 variants are data-center oriented products, but their raw benchmark scores align closely enough that game performance would be similar.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows that Fivem scales primarily with the GPU at higher resolutions, while the CPU becomes less of a limiting factor as pixel count increases. At 1920x1080, the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra is 49 FPS, from 215.9 down to 166.9. That is a 22.7 percent reduction from the lowest to the highest preset. At 2560x1440, the same comparison yields a 63 FPS gap, from 185.5 to 122.5, which is a 34 percent drop. At 3840x2160, the gap widens to 74 FPS, from 139.9 to 65.9, a 52.9 percent reduction.

This pattern indicates that the RTX 5090 is the dominant factor at 4K, where the GPU’s rendering load increases sharply with each preset tier. The i5-9400, with its 6 cores and 6 threads, can keep up with the GPU at 1080p, where the averages are high enough to suggest that the CPU is still feeding the graphics card adequately. However, the scaling from 1440p to 4K on the Ultra preset is telling: 122.5 FPS at 1440p falls to 65.9 FPS at 4K, a drop of 46.2 percent. That is a much larger relative decline than the resolution change alone would imply, which points to the GPU being the bottleneck at the highest settings.

Conversely, the Low preset shows less resolution sensitivity. Going from 1080p Low at 215.9 FPS to 1440p Low at 185.5 FPS is a 14.1 percent drop, and then to 4K Low at 139.9 FPS is another 24.6 percent drop. The CPU’s role is more visible at 1080p Low, where the frame rate approaches what the i5-9400 can plausibly produce for a multiplayer title, but the data does not include separate CPU and GPU utilization metrics. What is clear is that the RTX 5090 has enough headroom at 1080p and 1440p that the i5-9400 becomes the more likely constraint on peak FPS, whereas at 4K the GPU load dominates the performance curve.

The Verdict

This system can run Fivem at every resolution and preset combination recorded in the database. At 1920x1080, all four presets clear 60 FPS by a wide margin, with the lowest result being Ultra at 166.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra still averages 122.5 FPS, which is more than double the playable threshold. At 3840x2160, High averages 87 FPS, Medium 108.7 FPS, Low 139.9 FPS, and Ultra 65.9 FPS. The verdict by resolution is unambiguous: every single setting is playable at 60 FPS or above.

The only setting that approaches the threshold is 4K Ultra at 65.9 FPS. That leaves roughly 5.9 FPS of headroom, which could be consumed by heavy multiplayer scenes with many players, vehicles, or scripted events. The other 4K presets have more comfortable margins, with Medium at 108.7 FPS and High at 87 FPS. For users who prefer a stable frame rate over maximum visual quality, 4K High or Medium would be safer choices, but the hardware does not fail the 60 FPS test at any point in the measured data.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS this combo achieves in Fivem?

A: The highest recorded average is 215.9 FPS, which occurs at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

Q: Can this system run Fivem at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The measured average at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 65.9 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-9400 compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i5-9400 has an average benchmark score of 2254. The closest rivals are the Intel Core i7-1068NG7 at 2259 (0.2 percent lower), the Intel Core i7-10710U at 2248 (0.3 percent higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 at 2246 (0.4 percent higher), and the Intel Core i3-10305 at 2264 (0.4 percent lower).

Q: How does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 rank among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 5090 is in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 79842.

Q: What is the largest FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160, the difference is 74 FPS, with Low at 139.9 FPS and Ultra at 65.9 FPS.

Q: Are there any settings where the frame rate drops below 60 FPS?

A: No. All twelve measured combinations (three resolutions, four presets) produce averages above 60 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which runs at an average of 166.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra is also the best choice, with an average of 122.5 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra remains playable at 65.9 FPS, so it is the recommended maximum preset for that resolution as well. In all three cases, the highest visual quality option does not push the system below the playable threshold, so there is no need to compromise on settings to maintain 60 FPS.

For users who want additional headroom beyond the minimum threshold, the data suggests that 4K High at 87 FPS provides a more substantial buffer while still delivering high visual quality. Similarly, 1440p High at 156.2 FPS and 1080p High at 177.5 FPS are strong options if stability matters more than absolute maximum quality. However, based strictly on the 60 FPS criterion, Ultra is the best setting at every resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

This particular combination of the Intel Core i5-9400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 496th out of 3707 tested combos in Fivem. That places it in the top 13.4 percent of all configurations in the database for this game. The ranking reflects the fact that the RTX 5090 is a top-tier GPU (92nd percentile) paired with a mid-range CPU (47th percentile), and the game’s performance is strongly GPU-dependent at higher resolutions. The high rank is driven almost entirely by the graphics card’s ability to sustain very high frame rates at 4K, while the CPU’s lower percentile does not drag the overall result down because Fivem does not appear to be heavily CPU-limited in the measured scenarios.

Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing outperforms the vast majority of systems, which is expected given the GPU’s position in the 92nd percentile. The rank of 496 out of 3707 indicates that there are still 495 configurations that produce higher average FPS in Fivem, likely those that pair the RTX 5090 with a stronger CPU. But for the specific hardware in question, the recorded data shows that the system is well above the median and comfortably capable of running the game at maximum settings across all tested resolutions.