Counter-Strike 2

# Counter-Strike 2 with AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050

This combination of an AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 produces a highly playable Counter-Strike 2 experience across all tested resolutions, with the data showing a clear pattern where frame rates remain competitive at 1080p and 1440p but begin to strain at 4K with higher settings. The pairing ranks 1731 out of 2870 tested combos for this game, indicating a mid-pack position that still delivers strong performance in a title known for favoring CPU throughput.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this CPU/GPU combo in Counter-Strike 2?

A: The combo ranks 1731 out of 2870 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the database for this specific game.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded with this combo?

A: The highest average FPS is 339, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 5050 have, and does it appear sufficient for Counter-Strike 2?

A: The RTX 5050 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 320.0 GB/s bandwidth. Given the game's measured frame rates across all settings, this capacity proves adequate at every resolution tested.

Q: What is the CPU's boost clock and core configuration?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It features 16 MB of shared L3 cache.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The lowest average FPS is 60, recorded at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the RTX 5050 compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5050 has an average benchmark score of 21035, while its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL, scores 21153, a delta of -0.6%.

How This Combo Ranks

The rank of 1731 out of 2870 tested combos places this pairing in the 60th percentile of all tested configurations for Counter-Strike 2. This positioning suggests that while the combo is not at the top tier, it outperforms a significant majority of tested systems. The data indicates a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other in this game. The CPU sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU ranks at the 66th percentile among all GPUs, showing the processor is relatively stronger than the graphics card when viewed in isolation.

The rank relative to total combos implies that many systems with higher-end GPUs or CPUs achieve better frame rates, but the 8400F and RTX 5050 together deliver a coherent experience. The CPU's average benchmark score of 25005 places it within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, which scores 24964, and 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-13620H at 24911. This tight clustering around the 25000 mark suggests the 8400F is well-matched with its direct competitors in synthetic tests. The GPU's average score of 21035 sits 1.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT at 20713, indicating the RTX 5050 holds a slight edge over that older card.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus width and 320.0 GB/s bandwidth, which is the foundation for handling Counter-Strike 2's texture and geometry workloads. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2317 MHz and boosts to 2572 MHz, with a memory clock of 2500 MHz effective 20 Gbps. Its 2560 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output pipelines process the game's visuals, while 20 ray tracing cores and 80 tensor cores provide additional capabilities that this title may leverage for enhanced effects.

The GPU's benchmark results show a passmark G3D score of 17326 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2502, which reflect its raw compute abilities. The 13.17 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 205.8 GTexel/s texture rate indicate that the card can handle the rendering demands of a competitive shooter at high frame rates. The 82.30 GPixel/s pixel rate is particularly relevant for a game like Counter-Strike 2, where pixel throughput directly impacts how quickly frames are drawn. The GPU's 66th percentile ranking among all GPUs, combined with its average benchmark score of 21035, shows it performs within a narrow band of its nearest rivals, with deltas ranging from -1.6% to 1.6% compared to cards like the RTX A4000 Mobile and RX 5600 XT.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals that Low settings at 1920x1080 produce an average of 339 FPS, which is exceptionally high and suitable for competitive play on high-refresh-rate monitors. Medium settings at the same resolution yield 282 FPS, still comfortably above 240 FPS, while High settings at 211 FPS remain viable for most players. Ultra settings at 1080p drop to 163 FPS, which is still playable but represents a significant reduction from the lower presets.

At 2560x1440, Low settings deliver 225 FPS average, Medium produces 187 FPS, and High achieves 139 FPS. Ultra at 1440p falls to 108 FPS, which is a notable step down. For 4K resolution, the data shows High at 78 FPS, Medium at 104 FPS, Low at 126 FPS, and Ultra at 60 FPS. The best experience for most users appears to be Medium settings, which provide a balance between visual quality and frame rate across all resolutions: 282 FPS at 1080p, 187 FPS at 1440p, and 104 FPS at 4K. The Medium preset also has the only recorded min and max FPS values in the dataset, with 240 min and 324 max at 1080p, 159 min and 215 max at 1440p, and 89 min and 120 max at 4K, indicating consistent frame pacing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the frame rates scale predictably with settings. Low settings achieve an average of 339 FPS, Medium delivers 282 FPS with a range of 240 to 324 FPS, High produces 211 FPS, and Ultra drops to 163 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 57 FPS, while the drop from Medium to High is 71 FPS, and High to Ultra is 48 FPS. This suggests that each settings tier has a meaningful impact on performance at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, Low settings average 225 FPS, which is a 114 FPS reduction from 1080p Low. Medium averages 187 FPS with a range of 159 to 215 FPS, High reaches 139 FPS, and Ultra falls to 108 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows reductions of 114 FPS for Low, 95 FPS for Medium, 72 FPS for High, and 55 FPS for Ultra, indicating that lower settings experience larger absolute frame rate drops when resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low settings produce 126 FPS, Medium averages 104 FPS with a range of 89 to 120 FPS, High achieves 78 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 60 FPS. The transition from 1440p to 4K brings reductions of 99 FPS for Low, 83 FPS for Medium, 61 FPS for High, and 48 FPS for Ultra. These numbers show that the combo maintains playable frame rates at 4K only with lower settings, while higher settings approach the minimum threshold for smooth gameplay.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture with a 4 nm process node, manufactured by TSMC with 25,000 million transistors on a 178 mm² die. Its base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz provide the single-threaded performance that Counter-Strike 2 relies heavily upon. The CPU's L3 cache is 16 MB shared, with 1 MB L2 cache per core and 64 KB L1 per core, which contributes to its responsiveness in game logic and physics calculations.

The CPU's benchmark scores reveal its capabilities: a 3DMark single-thread score of 951 and a max-thread score of 6165, with Cinebench R23 scores of 2943 single-core and 20851 multi-core. These results place the 8400F at the 77th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25005. The nearest rivals show extremely tight competition: the Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24964 (0.2% delta), the Core i7-11850H scores 24935 (0.3% delta), and the Core i7-13620H scores 24911 (0.4% delta), while the EPYC 9474F scores 25103 (-0.4% delta). This clustering indicates that the 8400F's performance is well within the expected range for its class.

In Counter-Strike 2, the CPU's role is critical because the game's engine processes player actions, projectile trajectories, and server-side calculations at high frequencies. The 4.70 GHz boost clock helps maintain high frame rates even in complex scenarios, and the 12 threads allow for efficient multitasking of game threads and background processes. The data suggests that at 1080p with Low settings, the CPU is likely the limiting factor at 339 FPS, since the GPU has more headroom at those settings and resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important characteristics about this combo's balance. At Low settings, the FPS drops from 339 at 1080p to 225 at 1440p (a 33.6% reduction) and then to 126 at 4K (a 44% reduction from 1440p). This steep decline indicates that even at Low settings, resolution significantly impacts performance, suggesting the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as pixel count increases.

For Medium settings, the scaling is 282 FPS at 1080p, 187 FPS at 1440p (33.7% drop), and 104 FPS at 4K (44.4% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across Low and Medium settings points to a GPU-limited scenario at higher resolutions. At High settings, the pattern continues: 211 FPS at 1080p, 139 FPS at 1440p (34.1% drop), and 78 FPS at 4K (43.9% drop from 1440p). Ultra settings show 163 FPS at 1080p, 108 FPS at 1440p (33.7% drop), and 60 FPS at 4K (44.4% drop from 1440p).

The uniformity of these scaling patterns across all settings is striking. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p hovers around 33-34% for every preset, and the drop from 1440p to 4K is consistently around 44%. This predictability indicates that the RTX 5050's rendering capabilities scale linearly with pixel count in this game, and the CPU's influence diminishes as resolution increases. The data implies that at 1080p, the combo achieves frame rates that exceed the refresh rates of most monitors, while at 4K, only Low and Medium settings maintain averages above 100 FPS, making the resolution choice a critical factor for competitive play versus visual fidelity.