Rust

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is a solid pairing for Rust, clearing the 60 FPS bar at 1080p on every preset including Ultra, and at 1440p on everything up to High. Only 4K forces real compromise: at that resolution just the Low preset sustains a playable average of 65.1 FPS. The data below, drawn from measured runs recorded in the database, shows a combo that ranks in the top half of all tested configurations for this game.

FAQ

Q: Can the i5-11400F + RX 6700 XT run Rust at 1080p?

A: Yes, comfortably. Every preset from Low to Ultra clears 60 FPS at 1920x1080. Low averages 166.4 FPS, Medium 109.3, High 95.3, and even Ultra holds a 69.1 FPS average.

Q: What about 1440p?

A: Mostly yes. Low, Medium, and High all exceed 60 FPS at 2560x1440 (113.4, 73.5, and 62.8 FPS respectively). Ultra drops to a 52.1 FPS average, which falls below the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: Is 4K playable at all?

A: Only barely, and only on Low settings, which averages 65.1 FPS. Medium falls to 45.8, High to 38.3, and Ultra to 28.5, all short of the threshold.

Q: What is the best settings combination overall?

A: At 1080p, Ultra at 69.1 FPS delivers the highest image quality while staying above 60 FPS. At 1440p, High at 62.8 FPS is the ceiling; at 4K, Low at 65.1 FPS is the only passing option.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested hardware in Rust?

A: It ranks 1979 out of 3723 tested combinations, placing it above the median but not near the top of the leaderboard.

Q: Is the CPU or the GPU the bottleneck here?

A: The measured data points to the GPU. Frame rates fall sharply as resolution rises (166.4 FPS at 1080p Low versus 65.1 at 4K Low), the classic signature of a graphics-limited configuration rather than a CPU-limited one.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the Core i5-11400F carries an average benchmark score of 17177, sitting at the 71st percentile of all CPUs in the database. Its closest rivals cluster remarkably tightly around it: the AMD EPYC 7H12 averages 17120 (a 0.3% gap), the Intel Core i5-12450H averages 17239 (0.4% ahead), the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G averages 17278 (0.6% ahead), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U averages 17074 (0.6% behind). Any of these processors would deliver near-identical aggregate CPU throughput, and in a game like Rust the differences between them should be negligible since the recorded data shows the configuration is GPU-limited at higher resolutions.

On the GPU side, the RX 6700 XT posts an average benchmark score of 27425 and sits at the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival by average score is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile at 27435, a dead heat at 0% delta. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 averages 27565, only 0.5% ahead, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell sits 1.1% behind at 27135 and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 is 1.5% ahead at 27839. Swapping in any of these cards should reproduce Rust performance within a small margin, with the RTX 3090 and Radeon Pro Vega 20 nominally the faster options of the group.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages scale cleanly with preset demand. Low settings deliver 166.4 FPS, the highest figure recorded for this combo in Rust. Medium lands at 109.3 FPS, High at 95.3 FPS, and Ultra at 69.1 FPS. The Ultra result matters most here: it is the only resolution in the dataset where the maximum-quality preset stays above the 60 FPS threshold, though with limited headroom.

At 2560x1440, Low still manages 113.4 FPS, a modest drop from the 1080p Low figure. Medium sits at 73.5 FPS and High at 62.8 FPS, both above the threshold. Ultra is where the combo finally gives way, averaging 52.1 FPS, roughly 8 FPS short of the playable line.

At 3840x2160, the RX 6700 XT is pushed to its limit. Low averages 65.1 FPS, a passing grade but with thin margin. Medium drops to 45.8 FPS, High to 38.3 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 28.5 FPS. The gap between 4K Low and 4K Medium, nearly 20 FPS, is the single largest settings-driven decline in the dataset.

The database did not record minimum or maximum frame rates for these runs, so the averages are the sole basis for verdicts here.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Rust, with the quality of the experience depending entirely on resolution. The verdict by resolution is unambiguous.

At 1920x1080, all four presets clear 60 FPS, and the recommended configuration is Ultra at 69.1 FPS. That makes 1080p the sweet spot: maximum fidelity with headroom to spare on lower presets if frame rate is prioritized over visuals.

At 2560x1440, three of four presets clear the bar: Low at 113.4 FPS, Medium at 73.5 FPS, and High at 62.8 FPS. The best playable setting is High. Ultra at 52.1 FPS is off the table for a smooth experience.

At 3840x2160, only Low clears 60 FPS, at 65.1 FPS. Every other preset fails, and even the passing result leaves little slack for demanding in-game moments.

Ranked 1979 of 3723 tested combos in Rust, this configuration is a mid-pack performer: dependable at mainstream resolutions, stretched at 4K.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data indicates Rust is graphics-bound on this combo at every tested resolution. Consider the Low-preset progression: 166.4 FPS at 1080p, 113.4 FPS at 1440p, and 65.1 FPS at 4K. Frame rate falls by roughly a third with each resolution step while CPU load conditions stay constant, which is the signature of GPU limitation. If the six-core, twelve-thread Core i5-11400F were the constraint, raising the pixel count would not depress frame rates this consistently.

The settings scaling reinforces that reading. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra costs 97.3 FPS (166.4 down to 69.1), an enormous penalty driven by render load on the RX 6700 XT's 2560 shading units and 12 GB of GDDR6. At 4K, the same settings sweep costs 36.6 FPS (65.1 down to 28.5). In both cases the GPU is the component absorbing the demand.

That said, the CPU is not irrelevant. Rust is a survival game with physics, AI, and world simulation, and the i5-11400F brings respectable throughput for those tasks: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14340, a single-core score of 2024, a Geekbench multi-core score of 7737, and a PassMark multithread rating of 16908. Its 71st percentile standing among all CPUs means it holds up its end. The practical conclusion: at 1080p the combo is GPU-limited at high presets, and at 1440p and 4K it is GPU-limited across the board. Upgrading the graphics card would move Rust frame rates; upgrading the processor first would not.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3723 hardware combinations tested in Rust, this pairing ranks 1979, which places it just above the midpoint of the leaderboard. That ranking is consistent with the component-level percentiles: the i5-11400F sits at the 71st percentile of all CPUs and the RX 6700 XT at the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, so a median-or-better combined showing is exactly what the numbers predict.

Context matters for interpreting the rank. Rust is a demanding open-world title, and the leaderboard includes configurations built around much faster graphics hardware, which explains why a combo that dominates at 1080p Ultra still sits mid-pack overall. Within the constraints of its 4K shortcomings, the pairing delivers a well-balanced profile: strong 1080p performance across every preset, playable 1440p up to High, and a marginal 4K experience on Low. For a survival game where sustained frame rates matter during combat and base raids, the 1080p and 1440p results are the ones that define this combo's real-world standing.