Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 remains one of the most demanding titles in the benchmark database, and the pairing of the Intel Core i5-14400F with the Intel Arc B580 produces a specific set of trade-offs. The data shows a configuration that is heavily constrained by the graphics card at higher resolutions, yet capable of delivering playable frame rates when settings and resolution are managed carefully. This analysis breaks down the measured performance to clarify where this combo excels and where it struggles.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep, confirming that the Intel Arc B580 is the primary limiting factor in this configuration. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 47.5 at 1920x1080 to 33.3 at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 30%. Moving from 1440p to 4K (3840x2160) at High settings drops the average further to 20.9 FPS, representing another 37% decline. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is being saturated well before the CPU becomes a bottleneck.

The Low settings data reinforces this conclusion. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo produces 84.5 FPS average, which drops to 61.5 at 2560x1440 and 41.2 at 3840x2160. The fact that even at Low settings the 4K result remains below 45 FPS demonstrates that the Arc B580’s rendering throughput, not the processor, is dictating performance. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution also widens as resolution increases, which is the classic signature of a GPU-bound scenario. At 1080p, the spread from Low (84.5) to Ultra (41.4) is about 43 FPS, but at 4K the spread shrinks to roughly 19 FPS (41.2 Low vs 22.0 Ultra), showing that pixel fill rate becomes the dominant constraint.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Cyberpunk 2077, this specific CPU-GPU pairing ranks 1323 out of 1710 combos. That places it in the bottom quarter of all tested configurations, which is consistent with the measured frame rates that struggle to maintain 60 FPS at 1080p except on Low settings. The ranking reflects the Arc B580’s position in the GPU hierarchy more than the CPU’s capabilities. The i5-14400F sits in the 88th percentile among all CPUs, while the Arc B580 lands in the 66th percentile among all GPUs, and this gap explains why the combo’s overall standing is modest.

Looking at the GPU’s nearest rivals in the benchmark database, the Arc B580’s average benchmark score of 23021 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon 760M (22999, delta 0.1%) and the NVIDIA P106-100 (22950, delta 0.3%). It trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (23181) by only 0.7%, meaning the B580 is competitive with that card in synthetic tests. However, in this game’s measured results, the B580’s 12 GB VRAM and 192-bit memory bus are not enough to overcome the demands of 4K Ultra, as the data confirms.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture using a 5 nm process from TSMC, featuring 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die. Its boost clock is fixed at 2670 MHz, which is the same as the base clock, indicating a card that runs at a steady frequency under load. Memory runs at 2375 MHz, translating to 19 Gbps effective, across a 192-bit bus for 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 12 GB GDDR6 frame buffer is adequate for 1080p and 1440p in this title, but the 4K results show it is insufficient for maintaining playable rates.

The GPU’s raw compute metrics—13.67 TFLOPS FP32 and a pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s—are modest by modern standards. In Cyberpunk 2077, this translates to the measured averages: 41.4 FPS at 1080p Ultra, 34.1 at 1440p Ultra, and 22.0 at 4K Ultra. The card’s texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s helps at lower resolutions, but the 80 ROPs become a bottleneck as pixel count rises. The data suggests that the B580 is best treated as a 1080p card for this game, with 1440p possible only if settings are reduced to Medium or Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results. Low settings produce an average of 84.5 FPS, which is smooth for most displays. Medium settings yield 63.3 FPS, still comfortably playable. High settings drop to 47.5 FPS, which is acceptable for slower-paced exploration but may feel less responsive in combat. Ultra settings fall to 41.4 FPS, below the 60 FPS target that many players prefer.

At 2560x1440, the picture changes. Low settings still manage 61.5 FPS, which is playable. Medium settings produce 47.5 FPS, a noticeable step down. High settings average 33.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 34.1 FPS—the slight inversion where High and Ultra are nearly identical is likely due to specific rendering paths in the game engine. Neither High nor Ultra at 1440p reaches a comfortable threshold for action gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the results are mostly for reference. Low settings average 41.2 FPS, which is borderline. Medium drops to 29.6 FPS, High to 20.9 FPS, and Ultra to 22.0 FPS. The 4K data indicates that this combo is not viable for 4K gaming in Cyberpunk 2077 unless the player is willing to accept sub-30 FPS averages, which is generally not recommended for a game with fast-paced sequences.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F provides the computational backbone for this combo. It features 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. This processor is built on the Raptor Lake architecture using Intel’s 10 nm process, with a 20 MB shared L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 21914 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3093 in single-core, placing it in the 88th percentile among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 32508 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513, delta 0%) and edges out the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446, delta 0.2%).

In Cyberpunk 2077, the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution tested. Evidence for this comes from the scaling pattern: frame rates drop consistently as resolution increases, which would not happen if the processor were the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 84.5 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra it falls to 41.4 FPS, a change driven entirely by GPU load. The CPU’s 65W TDP and dual-channel memory support (DDR4 or DDR5) are sufficient for this game’s AI and physics calculations, but the data shows that upgrading the GPU would yield far larger gains than upgrading the CPU for this title.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Cyberpunk 2077 at 60 FPS?

A: Only at 1080p with Low settings, where the average is 84.5 FPS. At 1080p Medium, the average drops to 63.3 FPS, and at 1080p High, it falls to 47.5 FPS. No 1440p or 4K setting reaches 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU pairing?

A: 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the combo consistently delivers playable frame rates. At Medium settings, it averages 63.3 FPS, and at Low settings, 84.5 FPS. 1440p is only viable at Low settings with a 61.5 FPS average.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to the RTX 4060 in this game?

A: The database shows the B580’s average benchmark score (23021) is 0.7% lower than the RTX 4060 (23181). In the measured FPS for Cyberpunk 2077, the B580’s performance is what the data reflects, with no direct comparison numbers available for the RTX 4060 in this specific game.

Q: Is the i5-14400F holding back the Arc B580?

A: No. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K shows the GPU is the limiting component. The CPU’s 88th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21914, indicates it has ample headroom for this game.

Q: What settings should be used for 1440p gameplay?

A: Low settings are the only option that maintains a playable average (61.5 FPS). Medium settings drop to 47.5 FPS, and High settings fall to 33.3 FPS. For a smoother experience, reducing resolution to 1080p would be more effective.

Q: Is 12 GB of VRAM sufficient for this game?

A: The data shows it is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p at most settings, but at 4K Ultra the average FPS drops to 22.0, indicating the memory bandwidth (456.0 GB/s) and capacity are not enough to maintain performance at that resolution.