Rust

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Rust at 60 FPS or higher at 1920x1080?

A: Yes, but only at the Low preset. The recorded data shows an average of 66 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings, which clears the 60 FPS playability threshold. All other presets at this resolution fall below 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: There is no playable setting at 2560x1440. The highest average FPS recorded at this resolution is 46 FPS on Low settings, which fails to reach the 60 FPS playability threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra all score lower.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600F scores 36,945 in the average benchmark. Its closest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225, scores 36,938, a delta of 0%. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D scores 37,018 (0.2% higher), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 scores 37,093 (0.4% higher), and the Intel Core i9-12900T scores 37,112 (0.5% higher). The CPU effectively trades blows with these processors.

Q: What is the GPU's benchmark standing relative to its nearest competitors?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 28,766. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6800M, scores 28,874, which is 0.4% higher. The AMD Radeon R9 M295X scores 28,580 (0.7% lower), the AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28,996 (0.8% higher), and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 scores 28,421 (1.2% lower). The differences are minimal across all four rivals.

Q: Are there any resolutions where the combo achieves 60 FPS at High settings?

A: No. The highest average FPS at High settings is 38 FPS at 1920x1080. At 2560x1440, High yields 26 FPS, and at 3840x2160, High yields only 15 FPS. The combo only reaches the 60 FPS threshold at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What does the combo's rank in the game's database indicate?

A: The combo ranks 3,553 out of 3,723 tested combinations in Rust. This places it in the lower portion of the database, indicating that most other tested hardware configurations achieve higher frame rates in this specific game.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The highest average is 27 FPS at Low, followed by 18 FPS at Medium, 15 FPS at High, and 12 FPS at Ultra. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS does not exist at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similar. Low settings produce 46 FPS, Medium produces 31 FPS, High produces 26 FPS, and Ultra produces 20 FPS. No preset clears the 60 FPS threshold, so there is no recommended preset for this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 66 FPS average, which is the only setting combination that meets or exceeds 60 FPS. Medium averages 44 FPS, High averages 38 FPS, and Ultra averages 29 FPS. The best playable setting at this resolution is Low, with a recorded average of 66 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data across resolutions and presets reveals a significant frame rate drop as resolution increases, which points to the GPU being the dominant constraint. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo averages 66 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops the average to 46 FPS, a reduction of 20 FPS. Moving further to 3840x2160 Low drops the average to 27 FPS, another 19 FPS reduction. This steep scaling with pixel count strongly indicates that the AMD Radeon RX 570 is the primary limiting factor, as CPU load typically remains constant when resolution changes.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent when comparing presets at a fixed resolution. At 1920x1080, increasing from Low to Medium reduces the average from 66 FPS to 44 FPS, a 22 FPS drop. Going from Medium to High reduces it further to 38 FPS, and from High to Ultra to 29 FPS. These preset changes affect both CPU and GPU work, but the GPU's limited 4 GB memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth likely struggle with the increased texture and shading demands.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats with smaller absolute numbers: Low at 46 FPS, Medium at 31 FPS, High at 26 FPS, and Ultra at 20 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 15 FPS, which is a smaller drop than at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is already saturated at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance collapses further: Low at 27 FPS, Medium at 18 FPS, High at 15 FPS, and Ultra at 12 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is only 9 FPS, indicating that even the lowest preset is too heavy for the GPU at 4K.

The CPU, with a PassMark single-thread score of 2,872 and a multithread score of 19,236, is unlikely to bottleneck at 1080p Low where the GPU is still delivering 66 FPS. The CPU's percentile rank of 85 among all CPUs places it well above the GPU's percentile rank of 74 among all GPUs, suggesting the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing for Rust.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks all perform within 0.5% of the Ryzen 5 5600F. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 is the closest with a 0% delta, meaning identical average benchmark scores. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D is 0.2% faster, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 is 0.4% faster, and the Intel Core i9-12900T is 0.5% faster. In Rust, these processors would likely produce nearly identical frame rates when paired with the same GPU.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals show a similar clustering. The AMD Radeon RX 6800M is 0.4% faster, the AMD Radeon R9 M295X is 0.7% slower, the AMD Radeon RX 470 is 0.8% faster, and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 is 1.2% slower. Any of these GPUs paired with the Ryzen 5 5600F would produce frame rates within a few percent of the RX 570's results in Rust.

The practical implication is that a system with a Ryzen 5 5600F and any of these GPUs would hit the same 66 FPS at 1080p Low, and would still fall short of 60 FPS at higher resolutions or presets. The differences among these alternatives are small enough that they would not change the playability verdict at any resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 3,553 out of 3,723 tested combinations in Rust. This places it in the 4th percentile of all tested hardware, meaning that 95.5% of tested combos achieve higher frame rates in this game. The rank is driven primarily by the GPU's modest capabilities relative to the rest of the database, as the CPU's 85th percentile ranking is comparatively strong.

The rank of 3,553 out of 3,723 indicates that this is a low-performance combination for Rust specifically. The game's demanding rendering and simulation load at higher presets makes the RX 570's 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput insufficient for smooth gameplay beyond 1080p Low. The CPU, while competent in general benchmarks, cannot compensate for the GPU's limits.

The Verdict

The recorded data shows that this PC can run Rust at 1920x1080 with Low settings, achieving an average of 66 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. At this resolution with Medium settings, the average drops to 44 FPS, which is below the playable threshold. At 2560x1440 and 3840x2160, no settings preset reaches 60 FPS; the best averages are 46 FPS at 1440p Low and 27 FPS at 4K Low, respectively.

The verdict by resolution is: 1920x1080 playable at Low only, 2560x1440 not playable at any setting, and 3840x2160 not playable at any setting. For players wanting smoother visuals at 1080p, the Ultra preset is not viable at 29 FPS, and the High preset at 38 FPS still falls short of the 60 FPS target.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160:

• Low: 27 FPS average
• Medium: 18 FPS average, 15 FPS minimum, 21 FPS maximum
• High: 15 FPS average
• Ultra: 12 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 46 FPS average
• Medium: 31 FPS average, 26 FPS minimum, 35 FPS maximum
• High: 26 FPS average
• Ultra: 20 FPS average

1920x1080:

• Low: 66 FPS average
• Medium: 44 FPS average, 38 FPS minimum, 51 FPS maximum
• High: 38 FPS average
• Ultra: 29 FPS average

The minimum and maximum values are only recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 3840x2160 Medium, the frame time variance is tight, with a 15 FPS minimum and 21 FPS maximum. At 2560x1440 Medium, the range is 26 to 35 FPS. At 1920x1080 Medium, the range is 38 to 51 FPS. The absence of min/max data for the other presets limits the depth of analysis, but the averages alone show a consistent pattern: the combo is only playable at 1080p Low, and even then with a narrow margin above the 60 FPS threshold.