Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2 measured results for the Intel Core i5-12600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 place this configuration 76th out of 1632 tested combos. The measured FPS rows span from 715.4 at 1080p Low to 125.4 at 4K Ultra, so every setting/resolution pair averages at least 125.4 fps. The CPU is a 10-core, 16-thread Alder Lake part with a 4.90 GHz boost, while the GPU is a Blackwell 2.0 model with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and a 960 GB/s bandwidth. Across all measured rows, the Medium preset offers the best balance of frame rate and settings.

Settings Recommendations

Among the measured presets, Medium is the strongest default choice. It delivers 590.6 fps at 1920x1080, 389.7 fps at 2560x1440, and 217.6 fps at 3840x2160. These figures are much higher than High (444, 291.9, 162.2) and Ultra (343.8, 228.9, 125.4), while also representing a higher visual preset than Low. The Medium preset's 4K average of 217.6 is particularly notable because it leaves headroom over the 4K High average of 162.2. Low is the only preset that reaches 715.4 at 1080p, but it costs visual detail; for players who prioritize maximum possible frame rate, Low is the data-supported choice. High is still a viable option for 1440p users, but the table shows its averages are 291.9 at 1440p and 444 at 1080p, both below Medium. The gradient from Low to Ultra is consistent at every resolution: each step up in settings reduces the measured average. Because Medium's worst result (217.6 at 4K) is still above the 125.4 Ultra floor, it provides the most balanced measured experience.

GPU Role

The RTX 5080 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process, containing 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die. Its base clock is 2295 MHz and boost clock 2617 MHz, with 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. The memory subsystem is 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, with a memory clock of 1875 MHz and a 30 Gbps effective data rate, producing 960 GB/s bandwidth. The card is dual-slot with a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface.

These specifications are reflected in the game's measured results. At 4K Ultra, the combo still averages 125.4 fps, and at 4K High it averages 162.2. The VRAM capacity of 16 GB is not reported as a measured utilization in the data set, so the benchmark rows do not show whether the game approaches that limit. However, the memory bandwidth and the high boost clock are strong candidates for why the 4K Medium row can hold 217.6 fps. The GPU's percentileVsAllGpus is 89, meaning it ranks in the 89th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 59188.

How This Combo Ranks

In Counter-Strike 2, this CPU-GPU combination is ranked 76th among 1632 tested configurations. The data therefore places it ahead of the majority of the database's measured combos for this game. The component-level context supports that rank: the i5-12600KF sits at the 84th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 27827, and the RTX 5080 sits at the 89th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 59188. The CPU's nearest rivals are very tightly clustered: the Core i9-10900K scores 27829 with deltaPct 0, the Core i5-12600K scores 27851 with delta -0.1, the Core Ultra 5 125H scores 27872 with delta -0.2, and the Core i7-13700H scores 27716 with delta 0.4. The GPU's nearest rivals also show close results: the Intel Arc A570M scores 58239 with delta 1.6, the Intel Arc Pro A60 scores 60326 with delta -1.9, the Intel Arc A580 scores 57756 with delta 2.5, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X scores 57661 with delta 2.6. These synthetic averages indicate that the combo's 76th-place in-game rank is achieved with a GPU that is slightly above the Arc A570M and slightly below the Arc Pro A60 in average score, and a CPU that is effectively tied with the Core i9-10900K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 715.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 590.6 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 444 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 343.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 470.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 389.7 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 291.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 228.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 265.8 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 217.6 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 162.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 125.4 |

The table shows a monotonic relationship: for each resolution, Low is faster than Medium, Medium faster than High, and High faster than Ultra. At 1080p, the measured range spans 715.4 down to 343.8. At 1440p, it spans 470.7 down to 228.9. At 4K, it spans 265.8 down to 125.4. These are the only measured averages included in the data set, with no min or max FPS values reported.

Resolution Scaling

Moving from 1080p to 4K produces the largest measured differences on the Low preset: 715.4 at 1080p versus 265.8 at 4K. Medium drops from 590.6 to 217.6, High from 444 to 162.2, and Ultra from 343.8 to 125.4. At Low, the 1440p average is 470.7, between the 1080p 715.4 and the 4K 265.8. At Ultra, the 1440p average is 228.9, between the 1080p 343.8 and the 4K 125.4. In every settings tier, the 1440p result sits between the 1080p and 4K figures, which is the expected pattern for a GPU-driven render load. The fact that 1080p Low can reach 715.4 while 4K Low falls to 265.8 suggests the CPU is capable of feeding very high frame rates, but the GPU's workload expands as pixel count increases. The shape of scaling across all four presets points to the GPU as the primary limiter at 4K, while at 1080p the CPU is more often the component that bounds the maximum possible frame rate.

CPU Role

The i5-12600KF is an Alder Lake desktop processor with 10 cores and 16 threads. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, with a TDP of 125. Its cache layout is 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode and has 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes. In synthetic tests, the processor scores 23444 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3309 in single-core; Geekbench multi-core is 12373 and single-core is 2529; PassMark multithread is 27575 and single-thread is 3925.

These synthetic numbers line up with the game's measured FPS behavior. The 1080p Low row reaches 715.4 fps, which is the highest average in the entire data set, and the 1080p Medium row still produces 590.6 fps. Because the GPU is capable of producing the high averages in the table, the CPU must be able to supply frames quickly at lower resolutions, and the 4.90 GHz boost clock plus the single-core Cinebench score of 3309 indicate it does. The CPU's percentileVsAllCpus of 84 places it in the 84th percentile, and its average benchmark score of 27827 is almost identical to that of the Core i9-10900K. Among nearest rivals, the deltaPct values are within a narrow band: -0.1 against the Core i5-12600K, -0.2 against the Core Ultra 5 125H, and 0.4 against the Core i7-13700H.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS measured for this combo?

A: The highest average is 715.4 fps, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the combination's rank in Counter-Strike 2?

A: It ranks 76th out of 1632 tested combinations.

Q: Which preset offers the best balance of visual settings and frame rate?

A: Medium. It averages 590.6 fps at 1080p, 389.7 at 1440p, and 217.6 at 4K.

Q: How much memory bandwidth does the RTX 5080 have?

A: The memory subsystem is 16 GB GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus with a 1875 MHz memory clock and 960 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How does the i5-12600KF compare to the Core i9-10900K in average score?

A: The i5-12600KF scores 27827 and the Core i9-10900K scores 27829, a deltaPct of 0, so they are effectively tied.

Q: Does the 4K Ultra preset remain playable?

A: Yes, the 4K Ultra measured average is 125.4 fps, the lowest of all rows in the data set.