Fivem

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT combination delivers a strong, balanced experience in Fivem, with the data showing a clear shift from CPU-bound performance at 1080p to GPU-bound performance at 4K. The system ranks in the 49th percentile (1535th out of 3005 tested combos), indicating a solid mid-pack performer that excels at high refresh rates in lower resolutions but struggles to maintain smooth framerates at 4K Ultra. The 12 GB VRAM buffer is more than sufficient for this title, and the processor's large 96 MB shared L3 cache proves beneficial for the game's multi-player workloads.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The combination produces an average of 120 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings, making it well-suited for high-refresh-rate monitors in this configuration.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500X3D has an average benchmark score of 37018, which is 0.2% higher than the Ryzen 5 5600F's score of 36945. This places the two processors in a statistical tie in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile relative to all tested GPUs?

A: The Radeon RX 6700 XT sits at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27425.

Q: Is the 12 GB VRAM sufficient for 4K gaming in Fivem?

A: Yes, the data indicates the 12 GB GDDR6 memory is sufficient, as the bottleneck at 4K appears to be raw GPU compute rather than memory capacity. The card delivers 44 FPS at 4K High and 34 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Q: What is the boost clock of the Ryzen 5 5500X3D?

A: The processor has a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, paired with a base clock of 3.00 GHz across its 6 cores and 12 threads.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested system combinations?

A: This specific CPU-GPU pairing ranks 1535th out of 3005 tested combinations in Fivem, placing it just below the median of the tested pool.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is the primary driver of performance at higher resolutions in Fivem, and the measured FPS data clearly demonstrates this role. The GPU operates with a boost clock of 2581 MHz and a game clock of 2424 MHz, built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with 2560 shading units. The 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves ample for this multi-player title.

At 1920x1080, the GPU is not the limiting factor. The difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p is 98 FPS (191 FPS vs 93 FPS), which is a substantial gap but still leaves the system in playable territory across all settings. The GPU's compute capability of 13.21 TFLOPS FP32 is sufficient to push well over 100 FPS at this resolution when settings are kept at High or below. The transition from Low to Medium at 1080p costs 40 FPS (191 to 151), while the jump from Medium to High costs another 31 FPS (151 to 120). The largest single drop occurs from High to Ultra, losing 27 FPS to reach 93 FPS average.

At 2560x1440, the GPU's workload increases significantly, and the data shows a similar pattern but with lower absolute numbers. The card maintains 126 FPS at Low, 99 FPS at Medium, and 79 FPS at High, before dropping to 62 FPS at Ultra. This resolution represents the sweet spot for this GPU, as it can still deliver high-refresh-rate experiences at moderate settings while maintaining reasonable performance at higher quality presets.

The 4K results reveal the GPU's limitations. At 3840x2160, the card delivers 70 FPS at Low, 55 FPS at Medium, 44 FPS at High, and only 34 FPS at Ultra. The scaling from 1440p to 4K demonstrates that the RX 6700 XT is not designed for native 4K gaming at high quality settings in Fivem, as the pixel throughput demands exceed the card's 165.2 GPixel/s pixel rate and 413.0 GTexel/s texture rate capabilities.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases, revealing the shift in bottleneck from CPU to GPU. At 1080p High, the system achieves 120 FPS, which drops to 79 FPS at 1440p High and further to 44 FPS at 4K High. This represents a 34% decrease from 1080p to 1440p, and a 44% decrease from 1440p to 4K.

The scaling at Low settings is even more pronounced, highlighting the CPU's strong performance. At 1080p Low, the system hits 191 FPS, which is likely near the engine's ceiling or the CPU's single-thread limit. Dropping to 1440p Low reduces this to 126 FPS, a 34% reduction, while 4K Low yields 70 FPS, a 44% drop from 1440p. The large absolute values at 1080p Low suggest that the Ryzen 5 5500X3D with its 4.00 GHz boost clock and 96 MB L3 cache is capable of feeding the GPU with frames at very high rates.

The Medium settings data includes min and max FPS values, providing insight into frame time consistency. At 1080p Medium, the system averages 151 FPS with a minimum of 128 FPS and maximum of 173 FPS, showing a tight 45 FPS range. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 99 FPS with a range of 84 to 114 FPS (30 FPS spread), indicating improved consistency at lower framerates. The 4K Medium result shows 55 FPS average with a 47 to 63 FPS range, which is a 16 FPS spread—the narrowest of any resolution, suggesting that at 4K the GPU is consistently saturated and producing stable frame pacing.

The scaling factor from 1080p to 4K at each setting is consistent: Low drops by 63% (191 to 70), Medium by 64% (151 to 55), High by 63% (120 to 44), and Ultra by 63% (93 to 34). This uniform scaling indicates that the game's rendering pipeline scales linearly with pixel count, and the bottleneck remains the GPU across all settings once the resolution increases. The CPU does not appear to constrain performance at 4K, as the FPS drops are proportional to the pixel count increase.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its strongest performance, well-suited for competitive play. Low settings produce an average of 191 FPS, Medium yields 151 FPS (min 128, max 173), High delivers 120 FPS, and Ultra drops to 93 FPS. The 98 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p indicates that the GPU has significant headroom even at maximum quality settings, and the CPU is capable of maintaining high frame delivery.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains robust but shows the GPU beginning to work harder. Low settings average 126 FPS, Medium produces 99 FPS (min 84, max 114), High achieves 79 FPS, and Ultra falls to 62 FPS. This resolution offers the best balance for high-refresh-rate gaming with High settings, as the 79 FPS average is still smooth, while Ultra at 62 FPS approaches the threshold where some players might prefer lower settings for competitive advantage.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low settings yield 70 FPS, Medium averages 55 FPS (min 47, max 63), High drops to 44 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 34 FPS. These numbers indicate that 4K gaming is only viable at Low or Medium settings, and even then, the framerates are marginal for a fast-paced multi-player experience. The 4K Ultra result of 34 FPS is below the threshold for smooth gameplay, suggesting that players targeting 4K should either reduce settings significantly or consider a more powerful GPU.

The data also reveals that the gap between settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low and High is 71 FPS, while at 4K, the same comparison shows only a 26 FPS difference. This compression of performance at higher resolutions further confirms that the GPU is the bottleneck at 4K, while at 1080p, the CPU's ability to feed frames becomes more relevant.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT ranks 1535th out of 3005 tested combinations in Fivem, placing it at approximately the 51st percentile of all tested systems. This mid-pack ranking is consistent with the hardware's specifications: the CPU is a solid mid-range part, and the GPU is a capable 1440p performer but not a flagship card.

The ranking suggests that in the broader context of all tested systems, this combo is competitive but not exceptional. The 85th percentile CPU performance (relative to all CPUs) does not translate to a top-tier gaming ranking because the GPU's 72nd percentile performance limits the overall system. The pairing is well-balanced for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but systems ranked higher likely pair stronger GPUs with similar or better CPUs.

Given the CPU's performance relative to its rivals—it is statistically tied with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, and Intel Core Ultra 5 225, while being 0.3% slower than the Intel Core i9-12900T—the processor is not the limiting factor in this combo's ranking. The GPU, while 0.5% slower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 in average benchmark scores, is the more significant contributor to the overall system ranking in Fivem, as the game's demands scale heavily with GPU workload at higher resolutions.

The combo's rank indicates that it sits in the upper half of tested configurations, meaning it should provide a satisfying experience for most Fivem players, particularly those gaming at 1080p or 1440p. Players seeking higher rankings (i.e., better performance) would need to invest in a more powerful GPU, as the CPU has sufficient headroom to support faster graphics cards.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D plays a crucial role in delivering high framerates at 1080p, as evidenced by the 191 FPS result at Low settings. This processor, based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename), features 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and boost clock of 4.00 GHz. The standout feature is the 96 MB shared L3 cache, which is significantly larger than typical processors and likely beneficial for Fivem's multi-player workloads with many entities and scripts.

The CPU's synthetic benchmark results provide context for its gaming performance. It scores 2941 in single-thread tests and 20363 in multi-thread tests, with a PassMark average of 37018. The single-thread score is particularly relevant for Fivem, as game logic and network code often rely on single-thread performance. The processor's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates it outperforms the majority of desktop processors in general computation.

The 1080p FPS data suggests that the CPU can sustain very high frame rates when the GPU is not the bottleneck. The 191 FPS at Low settings is likely approaching the engine's frame delivery limit or the CPU's capacity to process game logic and submit draw calls. This is supported by the fact that the CPU's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s (dual-channel DDR4) is not a limiting factor at these resolutions.

At higher resolutions, the CPU's role diminishes as the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The 4K results show 70 FPS at Low settings, which is less than half the 1080p Low result, indicating that at 4K, the GPU's pixel processing capability constrains performance rather than the CPU's ability to feed frames. The 12 threads and 6 cores are sufficient for Fivem's multi-player demands, and the processor does not appear to cause any stuttering or frame pacing issues in the measured data.

The CPU's 105 W TDP and AM4 socket compatibility make it a reasonable choice for a gaming system, though the data does not include any thermal or power measurements. Its performance relative to rivals—being 0.2% faster than the Ryzen 5 5600F and 0.2% faster than the Intel Core Ultra 5 225—indicates it is a well-positioned mid-range processor that pairs effectively with the RX 6700 XT for this game.