Fivem

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 in Fivem produces a dataset that clearly illustrates a CPU-bound configuration at lower resolutions, with the GPU taking over as the primary limiter only at 4K Ultra settings. Measured results show the combo achieving 196.8 FPS at 1080p Low, but this figure scales modestly to 86.9 FPS at 4K High, revealing a performance curve that is heavily influenced by the six-core processor's capabilities.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial but not uniform across settings. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 166.6 FPS at 1920x1080 to 145.6 FPS at 2560x1440, then to 86.9 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 47.8% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is a significant decline but less severe than what a purely GPU-limited system might exhibit. The scaling pattern suggests that at 1080p, the Ryzen 5 2600 is constraining performance, as the RTX 4090 is capable of far higher frame rates in most scenarios.

At Low settings, the resolution scaling is even more telling. The 1080p Low result of 196.8 FPS drops to 174.1 FPS at 1440p and 135.2 FPS at 4K. The relatively small gap between 1080p and 1440p (22.7 FPS) indicates that the CPU is the limiting factor at these lower resolutions, as the GPU has ample headroom. The 4K Low result of 135.2 FPS is still high, but the drop from 1440p is 38.9 FPS, showing that the GPU begins to matter more as pixel count increases.

Ultra settings produce the most dramatic scaling. The 1080p Ultra result of 154.7 FPS falls to 119.8 FPS at 1440p and 66.5 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra figure is the lowest in the entire dataset, and the 53.3 FPS drop from 1440p to 4K demonstrates that the RTX 4090 is finally being pushed to its limits when combined with maximum quality settings. This pattern indicates that Fivem's Ultra preset imposes a heavy GPU load, and the 4090's raw compute power is the deciding factor at this resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 brings 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock of 2520 MHz and base clock of 2235 MHz are the highest in the GeForce 40-series lineup, and the 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is exceptional. In Fivem, these specifications translate to strong performance at 4K, where the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading units are fully utilized.

The 4K Ultra result of 66.5 FPS is the only sub-100 FPS figure in the dataset, and it highlights the GPU's role as the bottleneck at maximum settings. The 24 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for Fivem's requirements, and the 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and draw calls are handled without stutter. The GPU's 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores are not directly relevant to Fivem's rendering workload, but the 16,384 shading units provide the raw pixel throughput needed for high-resolution rendering.

The RTX 4090's benchmark scores reinforce its position. Its Passmark G3D score of 38,194 places it in the 91st percentile of all GPUs, and its average benchmark score of 66,473 is within 0.4% of the NVIDIA Tesla T4's 66,733. This indicates that the 4090 is a top-tier GPU, and the Fivem results reflect that capability, particularly at 4K where the GPU is the primary limiter.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 2600 and RTX 4090 ranks 323rd out of 1,792 tested combos in Fivem, placing it in the top 18% of all configurations. This ranking is notable because the CPU is a mid-range 2018 processor, while the GPU is a flagship 2022 model. The high rank suggests that Fivem is not particularly demanding on the CPU, allowing the RTX 4090 to carry the combo to a strong position.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 19,616 places it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i5-1345U (19,691, -0.4% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (19,508, +0.6% delta). These rivals are all newer, more efficient processors, yet the Ryzen 5 2600 holds its own in synthetic benchmarks. In Fivem, the combo's rank of 323 out of 1,792 indicates that the 4090's GPU power compensates for the CPU's age, but the processor still limits performance at lower resolutions.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 66,473 places it in the 91st percentile, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (66,733, -0.4% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (67,097, -0.9% delta). These are professional-grade GPUs, and the 4090's consumer-focused design delivers comparable or better performance in Fivem. The combo's rank reflects the GPU's dominance, but the CPU's limitations are evident in the 1080p results.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 196.8 FPS on Low settings, 182.4 FPS on Medium, 166.6 FPS on High, and 154.7 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 42.1 FPS, which is relatively narrow and indicates that the CPU is the limiting factor at this resolution. The 1080p Low result of 196.8 FPS is the highest in the entire dataset, but it falls short of what the RTX 4090 could achieve with a stronger processor.

At 2560x1440, the results are 174.1 FPS on Low, 159.9 FPS on Medium, 145.6 FPS on High, and 119.8 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 22.7 FPS at Low settings, 22.5 FPS at Medium, 21.0 FPS at High, and 34.9 FPS at Ultra. The larger drop at Ultra settings suggests that the GPU is beginning to play a more significant role, but the CPU still has some influence.

At 3840x2160, the results are 135.2 FPS on Low, 104.2 FPS on Medium, 86.9 FPS on High, and 66.5 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 38.9 FPS at Low, 55.7 FPS at Medium, 58.7 FPS at High, and 53.3 FPS at Ultra. These larger drops confirm that the GPU is the primary limiter at 4K, with the RTX 4090's performance being the deciding factor.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on the Zen+ architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. Its 16 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support are adequate for Fivem, but its single-thread performance is modest. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1,579 and multi-core score of 11,186 place it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, but these figures are well below what modern processors achieve.

In Fivem, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p, where the frame rates are capped at 196.8 FPS on Low settings. This is a high figure, but it is not the 300+ FPS that the RTX 4090 could theoretically produce with a more powerful processor. The 1080p Ultra result of 154.7 FPS is also lower than the 1440p Low result of 174.1 FPS, which is counterintuitive and suggests that the CPU is struggling to feed the GPU at higher settings.

The CPU's Passmark single-thread score of 2,239 and multithread score of 13,160 indicate that it is a capable mid-range processor, but its age is showing. The nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i5-11600KF (19,740, -0.6% delta) and the Intel Core i7-10700F (19,485, +0.7% delta), are all newer and faster. In Fivem, the CPU's limitations are masked at 4K, where the GPU is the bottleneck, but at 1080p, the processor's single-thread performance is the limiting factor. The data shows that this combo is best suited for 4K gaming, where the RTX 4090 can fully express its capabilities, while the Ryzen 5 2600 holds back performance at lower resolutions.