Fivem

Fivem on the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 shows a substantial bottleneck from the processor, yet the combination still delivers excellent frame rates. The data indicates that this pairing is best used with high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors, as the CPU limits performance at 1080p, while the GPU handles the resolution scaling to 4K gracefully.

Settings Recommendations

The optimal experience for this combination in Fivem is the High preset at 2560x1440, delivering 157.6 FPS. This setting provides the best balance between visual fidelity and performance, as the jump to Ultra only increases visual quality marginally while reducing the frame rate by 33.5 FPS to 124.1. At 1920x1080, the High preset produces 239.9 FPS, but the Ultra preset still achieves 187.4 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth multiplayer gameplay.

For users with 4K displays, the Medium preset at 3840x2160 is the recommended choice, yielding 107.8 FPS. The High preset at 4K drops to 88.2 FPS, which is still playable, but Medium maintains a healthier margin above 60 FPS. The Low preset at 4K produces 141.3 FPS, but the visual hit is severe for only a 23.5% improvement over Medium. The Ultra preset at 4K, at 68.1 FPS, is borderline and not recommended for competitive play. The measured data shows that the High preset at 1440p offers the best overall experience, as it stays well above 144 Hz while maintaining substantial visual quality.

FAQ

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 in Fivem?

A: Yes, the data strongly indicates this. At 1920x1080, the frame rate only drops from 280.1 FPS (Low) to 187.4 FPS (Ultra), a 33.1% difference. This small spread suggests the CPU is the limiting factor, as a GPU-bound scenario would show a much larger performance gap between these settings.

Q: Should I play at 1080p or 1440p with this combo?

A: The 1440p resolution is the better choice. The High preset at 2560x1440 produces 157.6 FPS, which is still excellent and only 34.3% lower than the 1080p High score of 239.9 FPS. Given the CPU bottleneck at 1080p, moving to 1440p provides more visual detail with a relatively modest FPS cost.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Fivem?

A: Yes, it can. The Medium preset at 3840x2160 achieves 107.8 FPS, and even the High preset maintains 88.2 FPS. This shows the RTX 5090 has enough headroom to drive 4K, though the requirement to lower settings to Medium indicates that the CPU is preventing the GPU from fully stretching its legs.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600G compare to its closest rivals in general benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600G has an average benchmark score of 19983, placing it in the 78th percentile of all CPUs. It is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-11800H, which scores 20024, a 0.2% difference, and the AMD EPYC 7713P, also at 20024. It is 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX.

Q: What is the performance impact of switching from High to Ultra settings?

A: The impact varies by resolution. At 1080p, Ultra is 21.9% slower than High (187.4 vs 239.9 FPS). At 1440p, the drop is 21.3% (124.1 vs 157.6 FPS). At 4K, the drop is 22.8% (68.1 vs 88.2 FPS). The consistent percentage loss suggests the overhead is uniform across resolutions.

Q: How does the RTX 5090's benchmark standing affect its Fivem performance?

A: The RTX 5090 is in the 94th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84306. Despite this top-tier standing, the Fivem results show it is not the primary bottleneck, as the FPS scaling with resolution is more pronounced than the scaling with settings, which points to the CPU as the constraint.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 53rd out of 1792 tested combos in Fivem. This places it in the top 3% of all configurations tested. The high rank is notable because the CPU is a mid-range part, while the GPU is a flagship model. The ranking suggests that Fivem is not heavily dependent on raw CPU power, allowing the powerful GPU to boost the overall score.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 19983 puts it near its rivals, but the ranking in Fivem is likely helped by the GPU's exceptional performance. The RTX 5090's percentile of 94 indicates it is far above average, and its pairing with a weaker CPU means the combo's rank is largely a signal of the GPU's ability to maintain high frame rates despite the processor's limitations. The 53rd position out of 1792 is a strong result, but it also highlights that other combos with more balanced CPU-GPU pairings can outperform this setup in Fivem.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are: Low at 280.1 FPS, Medium at 259 FPS, High at 239.9 FPS, and Ultra at 187.4 FPS. The gap between Low and High is just 14.3%, which is narrow for a settings range, confirming the CPU bottleneck.

At 2560x1440, the scores are: Low at 240.6 FPS, Medium at 201.1 FPS, High at 157.6 FPS, and Ultra at 124.1 FPS. Here, the spread between Low and High is 34.5%, which is more pronounced than at 1080p. This indicates the GPU is starting to become more relevant as the resolution increases, but the CPU is still a significant factor.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low at 141.3 FPS, Medium at 107.8 FPS, High at 88.2 FPS, and Ultra at 68.1 FPS. The difference between Low and High is 37.6%, showing that the GPU is now the dominant factor. The progression from 1080p to 4K shows a clear shift from a CPU-limited scenario to a more balanced GPU-bound one.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows that FPS scales with resolution in a way that reveals the system's bottleneck. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings drops the frame rate from 239.9 to 157.6 FPS, a 34.3% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings drops the frame rate from 157.6 to 88.2 FPS, a 44.0% reduction.

The scaling is not linear. The 1080p to 1440p drop is smaller than expected for a purely GPU-bound system, which would typically see a ~44% reduction (from 2.07 million to 3.69 million pixels, a 1.78x increase). The fact that the drop is only 34.3% indicates the CPU is holding back performance at 1080p. Conversely, the 1440p to 4K drop is closer to the expected pixel scaling (3.69 to 8.29 million pixels, a 2.25x increase), suggesting the GPU is becoming the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

This pattern confirms that the Ryzen 5 5600G is the primary constraint at 1080p, while the RTX 5090 is able to assert its dominance at 4K. For users wanting to maximize the GPU's potential, higher resolutions are actually more efficient in terms of utilising the hardware.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It has a 16 MB L3 cache and a 65W TDP. In general benchmarks, it scores 16758 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2365 in single-core, with an average benchmark score of 19983 and a 78th percentile ranking.

The benchmark results indicate that the CPU is a solid mid-range performer, but it is clearly not fast enough to feed the RTX 5090 at lower resolutions. The passmark single-thread score of 3177 and the 3DMark single-thread score of 872 show that while it is decent, it lacks the raw single-core performance required to push Fivem to its absolute limits. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5451 and max-thread score of 5455 suggest that multi-threaded performance is consistent, but Fivem's reliance on single-thread performance is where the bottleneck emerges.

The CPU's performance is nearly identical to its nearest rivals, with the Intel Core i7-11600H being 0.2% faster and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX being 0.3% slower. This data reinforces that the 5600G is a mainstream part, and its pairing with a flagship GPU is inherently unbalanced.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a flagship GPU with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz. It features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. It has 21760 shading units and 680 tensor cores, with a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s. Its average benchmark score is 84306, placing it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs.

The GPU's role in this pairing is to provide massive headroom at higher resolutions. The 32 GB VRAM is ample for Fivem, and the high bandwidth ensures that texture streaming is not a bottleneck. The benchmark scores show it is a top-tier part, with a passmark G3D score of 39650 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 14411. However, the Fivem results show that this power is largely untapped at 1080p, where the CPU limits the frame rate.

The RTX 5090's performance is closely matched by its nearest rivals, with the RTX 5090 D being 0.1% faster and the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 being 1.3% slower. Despite this, the GPU's capability is evident in the 4K results, where it still maintains playable frame rates at high settings. The combination of a high pixel rate and large memory pool makes it an excellent choice for 4K gaming, but its full potential is only realised when paired with a more capable CPU.