Fivem

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER produces a distinctive performance profile in Fivem, where the CPU’s strong multi-threaded capabilities meet a GPU that is now firmly in the lower half of the performance distribution. The measured data reveals a system that is clearly bound by the graphics card at higher resolutions, yet shows surprising headroom at 1080p where the processor can push frame rates to highly playable levels.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression across resolutions tells a clear story about system balance. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 123 FPS, which drops to 81 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 45 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 34% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and another 44% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The scaling pattern indicates that at 1080p, the system has enough graphics throughput to let the CPU stretch its legs, but the GTX 1660 SUPER’s 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth become increasingly strained as pixel count rises.

The High preset shows an even steeper decline: 77 FPS at 1080p, 51 FPS at 1440p (a 34% drop), and 28 FPS at 4K (a 45% drop from 1440p). This consistent pattern across presets suggests that the GPU’s raw shading power, measured at 5.027 TFLOPS FP32, is the limiting factor once resolution increases. At 4K Ultra, the system falls to 22 FPS, which is barely interactive. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 23 FPS (45 versus 22), while at 1080p that same gap is 63 FPS (123 versus 60). The widening delta at lower resolutions confirms that the CPU can feed the GPU effectively at 1080p, but the graphics card simply cannot translate that data into frames at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 2569th out of 3005 tested combinations in Fivem, placing it in the 15th percentile of all tested systems. This is a low position, but it must be interpreted with context. The Ryzen 5 5500X3D itself sits in the 85th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37018, while the GTX 1660 SUPER sits in the 53rd percentile among GPUs with an average score of 12986. The CPU is clearly not the bottleneck in this pairing — the GPU’s mid-pack standing drags the overall combo ranking down.

The nearest CPU rivals show how close the 5500X3D is to its peers. It scores 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F (36945) and the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938), while sitting 0.2% below the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093) and 0.3% below the Intel Core i9-12900T (37112). These are marginal differences, meaning the 5500X3D is performance-neutral against its direct competition. For the GPU, the nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile at 12940 (0.4% above the 1660 SUPER) and the AMD Radeon RX 580 at 12928 (0.4% above). The NVIDIA Tesla M2090 is 0.7% higher at 13075, while the AMD Radeon 740M is 0.9% lower at 12870. The 1660 SUPER is thus tightly clustered with its contemporaries, and none of these rivals would meaningfully change the combo’s ranking in Fivem.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for optimal settings. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 97 FPS average with a minimum of 82 FPS and a maximum of 111 FPS. This is the sweet spot: it offers a 26% improvement over High (77 FPS) and a 62% improvement over Ultra (60 FPS), while remaining well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The Low preset at 123 FPS is faster but sacrifices visual quality for a gain that most players will not need at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, Medium again proves to be the best choice, delivering 64 FPS average with a minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 73 FPS. The minimum frame rate dips below 60, but the average remains playable. High at 51 FPS is borderline, while Ultra at 40 FPS is noticeably stuttery. Low at 81 FPS is smooth but visually sparse. For 4K, the situation is grim: Medium produces 35 FPS average with a minimum of 30 FPS, which is technically playable but far from ideal. Low at 45 FPS is the only preset that approaches acceptable smoothness, while High at 28 FPS and Ultra at 22 FPS are not recommended for any interactive use.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings spectrum shows: Low averages 123 FPS, Medium averages 97 FPS with a range of 82 to 111 FPS, High averages 77 FPS, and Ultra averages 60 FPS. The 1080p resolution is where this combo shines, with all presets except Ultra exceeding 60 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers compress: Low averages 81 FPS, Medium averages 64 FPS with a range of 54 to 73 FPS, High averages 51 FPS, and Ultra averages 40 FPS. The Medium preset remains viable, but the margin for error shrinks considerably.

At 3840x2160, performance collapses: Low averages 45 FPS, Medium averages 35 FPS with a range of 30 to 41 FPS, High averages 28 FPS, and Ultra averages 22 FPS. No preset at 4K achieves the 60 FPS target, and even the Low preset struggles to maintain smooth motion. The data shows a clear ceiling: this combo is designed for 1080p gaming, with 1440p as a stretch goal only at Medium or lower settings.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of 60 FPS at 1080p?

A: Yes, at 1080p the combo exceeds 60 FPS on all presets except Ultra. Low averages 123 FPS, Medium averages 97 FPS, High averages 77 FPS, and Ultra averages exactly 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p?

A: Medium is the only preset that maintains an average above 60 FPS at 2560x1440, delivering 64 FPS average with a minimum of 54 FPS. High drops to 51 FPS and Ultra falls to 40 FPS.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming?

A: The data indicates no. At 3840x2160, the highest average frame rate is 45 FPS on Low settings, with Medium at 35 FPS, High at 28 FPS, and Ultra at 22 FPS. None of these are smooth enough for most players.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500X3D scores 37018 on average, which is 0.2% above the Ryzen 5 5600F (36945) and the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938), and 0.2% below the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093) and 0.3% below the Intel Core i9-12900T (37112).

Q: What is the GPU’s standing relative to other graphics cards?

A: The GTX 1660 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 12986, placing it 0.4% below the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (12940) and the RX 580 (12928), 0.7% below the Tesla M2090 (13075), and 0.9% above the Radeon 740M (12870).

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at any resolution?

A: At 1080p, the combo’s frame rates scale strongly with settings, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU adequately. At 1440p and above, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as evidenced by the steep frame rate drops that exceed the CPU’s performance headroom.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, built on TSMC’s 7 nm process with a 74 mm² die size. It runs at a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with a TDP of 105 W. The processor features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache. This large cache is particularly relevant for multiplayer games like Fivem, which often involve complex world streaming and many concurrent entities.

The CPU’s benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: a Passmark multithread score of 20363, an integer math score of 60033, and a floating point math score of 34511. Single-thread performance is also solid at 2941 in Passmark’s single-thread test. The data compression score of 230392 and encryption score of 13967 indicate robust general-purpose compute capabilities. With a percentile ranking of 85 among all CPUs, this processor is well above the median and should not be the bottleneck in most gaming scenarios.

The nearest rivals demonstrate that the 5500X3D is competitively positioned. It is virtually identical in average score to the Ryzen 5 5600F and Intel Core Ultra 5 225, both within 0.2%. The margin to the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 and Intel Core i9-12900T is similarly narrow at 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. In Fivem, where the CPU handles physics, AI, and network synchronization, the 5500X3D’s 96 MB L3 cache likely contributes to the solid 1080p frame rates observed in the data.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture using TSMC’s 12 nm process, with a die size of 284 mm² and 6,600 million transistors. It operates at a base clock of 1530 MHz and a boost clock of 1785 MHz, with 1408 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. The GPU is equipped with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its compute capabilities include 5.027 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 10.05 TFLOPS of FP16 performance.

The GPU’s benchmark scores reveal its mid-range positioning. It achieves a Passmark G3D score of 12699, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 52490, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 57102. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1278, while DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 Passmark scores are 104 and 50 respectively. With a percentile ranking of 53 among all GPUs, the 1660 SUPER is squarely average in the current landscape. Its nearest rivals are all within 1% of its average score, indicating that no single competitor offers a meaningful advantage.

In Fivem, the GPU’s limitations become apparent at higher resolutions. The 6 GB VRAM is sufficient for 1080p and even 1440p at Medium settings, but the 4K data shows the card running out of headroom. The 336.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is a particular constraint at 4K, where texture bandwidth demands increase exponentially. The pixel rate of 85.68 GPixel/s and texture rate of 157.1 GTexel/s are adequate for 1080p but struggle to maintain frame rates when pixel count quadruples. The data confirms that this GPU is the primary limiting factor in the combo, especially at resolutions above 1080p.