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Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers exceptional performance across all presets. The Low preset produces an average of 239 FPS, while the High preset reaches 204 FPS. Medium settings record an average of 217 FPS with a minimum of 184 FPS and a maximum of 249 FPS. The Ultra preset, the most demanding configuration, still achieves 184 FPS on average. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the combination never dips below the 60 FPS playable threshold, even under the heaviest graphical load.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain remarkably high. The Low preset averages 206 FPS, while High settings yield 176 FPS. Medium settings produce 187 FPS on average, with a recorded minimum of 159 FPS and a maximum of 215 FPS. Ultra settings at 1440p still deliver a strong 136 FPS average. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a modest reduction in performance, roughly 15 to 20 percent lower across presets, but the system remains far above the 60 FPS threshold in every configuration.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes more noticeably. The Low preset averages 149 FPS, while High settings drop to 96 FPS. Medium settings record an average of 114 FPS, with a minimum of 97 FPS and a maximum of 131 FPS. Ultra settings at 4K yield 73 FPS on average. This represents a substantial step down from the lower resolutions, but even at the most demanding preset, the system stays above the 60 FPS playable line. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 76 FPS, indicating that the GPU still has considerable headroom even when pushed to its limits.

The data shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 5090 D is the dominant factor in frame rate delivery, while the Ryzen 5 2600 provides sufficient CPU throughput to avoid bottlenecking at most settings. The only area where the CPU might become a limiting factor is at 1080p with Low settings, where the 239 FPS average suggests the GPU is being held back somewhat by the processor. However, this is irrelevant for practical gaming, as the frame rates are already far beyond what most displays can show.

Across all three resolutions, the Medium preset consistently shows the tightest min-max range relative to its average, suggesting a stable frame pacing. At 1080p Medium, the min is 184 FPS and the max is 249 FPS, a spread of 65 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the spread narrows to 56 FPS, and at 4K Medium, it narrows further to 34 FPS. This indicates that the system becomes more consistent as resolution increases, which is typical when the GPU workload grows and CPU variance becomes less impactful.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Minimum at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The recorded average FPS at 4K Ultra is 73, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The database lists Ultra as a playable setting at this resolution.

Q: What is the best preset to use at 2560x1440?

A: The Ultra preset is the best choice at 1440p, as it achieves an average of 136 FPS. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are listed as playable at this resolution, so the most demanding one can be selected without concern.

Q: How does the frame rate drop from 1440p to 4K on High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 High, the average is 176 FPS. At 3840x2160 High, the average drops to 96 FPS. This represents a reduction of 80 FPS, or roughly 45 percent lower, when moving from 1440p to 4K.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 2600 a bottleneck at 1920x1080 with Low settings?

A: The data suggests the GPU may be limited by the CPU at 1080p Low, where the average is 239 FPS. Compare this to 1440p Low, which averages 206 FPS, and 4K Low, which averages 149 FPS. The relatively small gap between 1080p and 1440p Low (33 FPS) compared to the gap between 1440p and 4K Low (57 FPS) indicates the CPU is constraining the GPU at the lowest resolution.

Q: What are the minimum recorded frame rates at each resolution with Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum is 184 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 159 FPS. At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum is 97 FPS. All of these are well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Does the system ever drop below 60 FPS in any tested configuration?

A: No. The lowest average FPS recorded across all resolutions and presets is 73, which occurs at 4K Ultra. The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 97, which occurs at 4K Medium. The system never approaches the 60 FPS playable threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results show a clear division of labor between the Ryzen 5 2600 and the RTX 5090 D. At 1920x1080, the CPU has a more prominent role because the GPU can render frames quickly enough that processor throughput becomes the limiting factor. The evidence lies in the scaling: moving from 1080p Low (239 FPS) to 1440p Low (206 FPS) costs only 33 FPS, while moving from 1440p Low to 4K Low (149 FPS) costs 57 FPS. This nonlinear drop indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is not feeding the GPU fast enough, and the GPU is waiting on the processor.

At 2560x1440, the balance shifts toward the GPU. The frame rates still remain very high, but the gap between Low and Ultra narrows compared to 1080p. At 1440p, Low averages 206 FPS and Ultra averages 136 FPS, a difference of 70 FPS. At 1080p, Low averages 239 FPS and Ultra averages 184 FPS, a difference of 55 FPS. The wider spread at 1440p suggests the GPU is becoming the primary driver of performance, as the higher resolution increases GPU workload and reduces the CPU’s influence.

At 3840x2160, the GPU dominates entirely. The difference between Low (149 FPS) and Ultra (73 FPS) is 76 FPS, the largest spread of any resolution. The CPU’s role diminishes further because the GPU is fully occupied with rendering 8.3 million pixels per frame. The Ryzen 5 2600’s six cores and 12 threads are sufficient to keep up with the GPU’s demands at this resolution, as evidenced by the fact that even the lowest preset at 4K stays above 140 FPS.

The preset scaling reinforces this interpretation. At 4K, moving from Low to Medium costs 35 FPS (149 to 114), and from Medium to High costs 18 FPS (114 to 96), and from High to Ultra costs 23 FPS (96 to 73). This pattern shows that each step up in settings imposes a meaningful GPU workload increase. At 1080p, the same steps cost 22 FPS (Low to Medium), 13 FPS (Medium to High), and 20 FPS (High to Ultra), but the absolute values are much higher, suggesting the CPU is masking some of the GPU’s capability.

In practical terms, the Ryzen 5 2600 is a capable pairing for the RTX 5090 D at 1440p and 4K, but at 1080p with lower presets, the processor leaves some performance on the table. Gamers targeting maximum frame rates at 1080p with Low settings would benefit from a faster CPU, but those playing at higher resolutions or with more demanding settings will see the GPU as the clear performance driver.

The Verdict

The database verdict is unambiguous: this system can run Minimum at all tested resolutions and presets, and it clears the 60 FPS threshold with substantial margin. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 184 FPS, which is more than three times the playable threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 136 FPS, still more than double the threshold. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 73 FPS, which is above 60 FPS but with less headroom.

The verdictByResolution data lists all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) as playable at each resolution. This means there is no configuration in the measured set where the system falls below 60 FPS. The best settings per resolution, according to the recorded data, are Ultra at all three resolutions, with average FPS of 73 at 4K, 136 at 1440p, and 184 at 1080p.

The 4K Ultra result is the most relevant for assessing the system’s limits. At 73 FPS average, the system has 13 FPS of headroom above the threshold. This is comfortable but not overwhelming. If future updates or additional in-game effects increase the workload, the system could potentially dip below 60 FPS at 4K Ultra. However, based on the current measurements, the system is fully capable of running the game at its highest settings on a 4K display.

For gamers with high refresh rate monitors, the 1080p and 1440p results are particularly strong. At 1080p Ultra, the 184 FPS average is suitable for 144Hz or 165Hz displays. At 1440p Ultra, the 136 FPS average is suitable for 144Hz displays as well. At 4K, the 73 FPS average is best suited for 60Hz displays, though it could also work on 120Hz panels with variable refresh rate technology.

The overall ranking of this combination in the database is 364 out of 3712 tested combinations, placing it in the top 10 percent of all CPU-GPU pairings for this game. This reflects that the RTX 5090 D’s raw power, combined with the Ryzen 5 2600’s adequate single-thread and multi-thread performance, creates a system that is overkill for Minimum at most settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Ryzen 5 2600, based on average benchmark scores, provide context for how this CPU compares to other options. The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V has an average score of 21440, which is 0.2 percent higher than the Ryzen 5 2600’s 21484 average. The Intel Core i9-11900H scores 21367, 0.5 percent lower. The Intel Xeon D-1746TER scores 21635, which is 0.7 percent higher. The AMD EPYC 9454 scores 21223, 1.2 percent lower. These deltas are all within roughly one percent, meaning that in real-world gaming performance, the Ryzen 5 2600 would behave nearly identically to these processors when paired with the same GPU.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D’s nearest rivals show similar clustering. The AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT has an average score of 76904, which is 1.1 percent higher than the RTX 5090 D’s 77712 average. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, 1.6 percent lower. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79396, 2.1 percent lower, and the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79605, 2.4 percent lower. These deltas indicate that the RTX 5090 D is in a performance tier where small differences in benchmark scores translate to negligible differences in frame rates.

In practice, a system with the Ryzen 5 2600 and any of these rival GPUs would produce very similar FPS numbers in Minimum. The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V or the Intel Core i9-11900H paired with the RTX 5090 D would likely show frame rates within one or two percent of the measured results. Likewise, the RTX 5090 D paired with any of the rival CPUs would maintain the same general performance profile, with the GPU still being the dominant factor at higher resolutions.

The closest overall alternative would be a system using the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V alongside the RTX 5090 D, since that CPU’s benchmark score is nearly identical to the Ryzen 5 2600’s. For a GPU swap, the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT is the nearest match, though its slightly higher benchmark score suggests it might edge out the RTX 5090 D by a small margin in certain scenarios. The Tesla P100 variants, while scoring higher in synthetic benchmarks, are data center parts and would not be a typical gaming choice.

These comparisons are based solely on aggregate benchmark scores, not on game-specific measurements. The database’s measured FPS data applies only to the exact CPU-GPU combination tested. However, given the small deltas, the frame rate results for these rival pairings would likely fall within a narrow band of the recorded numbers.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best choice, as it delivers an average of 184 FPS. This is the most demanding setting that remains well above the 60 FPS threshold. The Low preset at 239 FPS and Medium at 217 FPS are also playable, but they offer no visual benefit over Ultra given that the system can handle the highest settings without issue.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset again provides the best experience, with an average of 136 FPS. This is comfortably above the playable threshold and suitable for high refresh rate displays. The High preset at 176 FPS and Medium at 187 FPS are also viable, but Ultra provides the maximum visual quality without sacrificing playability.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 73 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold. This makes Ultra the recommended setting at 4K, despite having the smallest margin of the three resolutions. The High preset at 96 FPS and Medium at 114 FPS are also playable, but they offer lower visual fidelity for only modest gains in frame rate. The Low preset at 149 FPS is the highest performing option but is not necessary given that Ultra remains playable.

In summary, the database recommends Ultra settings at all three resolutions. The frame rate headroom at 1080p (184 FPS) and 1440p (136 FPS) is substantial, while at 4K the 73 FPS average still clears the threshold by 13 FPS. For gamers who prioritize frame rate stability over visual quality, dropping to High at 4K would provide an additional 23 FPS of headroom, but based on the measured data, Ultra is the optimal balance of performance and fidelity.