Fivem

# Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Fivem with the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER shows a steep performance drop as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo averages 122.1 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops that to 79.3 FPS, a 35% reduction. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls further to 44.3 FPS, which is roughly 64% below the 1080p Low result. This pattern is consistent across all settings tiers.

The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at High settings goes from 77.9 FPS to 49.2 FPS, a 37% loss. The jump from 1440p to 4K at High is even more punishing: 49.2 FPS down to 26.2 FPS, a 47% decline. This indicates that the GTX 1660 SUPER's 6 GB GDDR6 memory and 192-bit bus are being pushed hard at higher resolutions. The data suggests the GPU becomes the limiting component as pixel count rises, since the CPU's performance headroom (evident in its strong single-thread scores) cannot compensate for the GPU's bandwidth constraints.

At Ultra settings, the story is stark. 1080p Ultra yields 59.2 FPS, 1440p Ultra drops to 41.3 FPS, and 4K Ultra falls to 22.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is barely playable, sitting well below the 30 FPS threshold that most builders consider a minimum for smooth gameplay. The scaling between 1080p and 1440p Ultra (a 30% drop) is less severe than the 1440p-to-4K Ultra drop (45%), reinforcing that the GPU's memory bandwidth and raw throughput are the primary bottlenecks at high pixel densities.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Fivem with this combo for a balance of quality and smoothness?

A: Benchmark results show that 1920x1080 with High settings delivers 77.9 FPS, which is smooth for most gameplay. Dropping to Medium at 1080p raises that to 100.1 FPS, while Low hits 122.1 FPS. At 2560x1440, only Low (79.3 FPS) and Medium (67.2 FPS) approach playable territory; High and Ultra fall to 49.2 and 41.3 FPS respectively.

Q: Is this combo capable of 4K gaming in Fivem?

A: The data indicates marginal playability at best. 4K Low averages 44.3 FPS, which is playable but not smooth. 4K Medium drops to 35.3 FPS, High to 26.2 FPS, and Ultra to 22.7 FPS. Only Low settings at 4K approach a consistent 40+ FPS experience, and even that is below what most enthusiasts would call comfortable.

Q: How does the GTX 1660 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GTX 1660 SUPER's average benchmark score is 14286, placing it in the 55th percentile of all GPUs. It trails the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT by 0.7%, sits 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon Vega 11, and is 0.2% behind both the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 and Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics. These are very small deltas, indicating near-identical synthetic performance.

Q: What CPU performance level does the Ryzen 5 7500F offer relative to its rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F has an average benchmark score of 24993, ranking in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs. It is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11850H, 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, and 0.3% behind both the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F. These are negligible differences in aggregate scores.

Q: Does the CPU become a bottleneck at any resolution in Fivem?

A: Based on the FPS scaling, the GPU is the primary limiter at all resolutions above 1080p Low. The CPU's strong single-thread score of 3841 in Passmark and 3218 in Cinebench R23 suggests it has ample headroom. The fact that 1080p Low hits 122.1 FPS while 4K Low only reaches 44.3 FPS points to GPU-bound performance, not CPU limits.

Q: Is the GTX 1660 SUPER's 6 GB VRAM sufficient for Fivem at higher settings?

A: The data shows that frame rates drop consistently as settings increase at every resolution. At 1080p, the gap between Low (122.1 FPS) and Ultra (59.2 FPS) is over 50%, and at 1440p it's even larger (79.3 vs 41.3). While VRAM capacity isn't directly measured, the 6 GB GDDR6 configuration with 336.0 GB/s bandwidth appears strained at Ultra settings, particularly at 1440p and above.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture using the TU116 chip, manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It features 1408 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1530 MHz with a boost clock of 1785 MHz, and its 6 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 1750 MHz with a 192-bit bus, yielding 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Fivem, the GPU's role is clearly dominant based on the measured FPS data. The synthetic benchmark scores show this GPU sits in the 55th percentile, with a Passmark G3D score of 12699 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1278. Its nearest rivals—the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11, Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, AMD Radeon Vega 11, and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT—all have average scores within 0.7% of the GTX 1660 SUPER, meaning this GPU performs at the expected level for its class.

The VRAM capacity and bandwidth directly correlate with the FPS behavior seen in the benchmarks. At 1080p, the GPU can maintain playable frame rates across all settings, from 122.1 FPS at Low to 59.2 FPS at Ultra. At 1440p, the higher pixel count increases memory pressure, and the Ultra setting drops to 41.3 FPS. At 4K, the 6 GB frame buffer and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth become insufficient for smooth playback, with even Low settings only reaching 44.3 FPS.

The GPU's clock speeds—1530 MHz base and 1785 MHz boost—are modest by modern standards, and the 5.027 TFLOPS FP32 performance reflects that. This places the GTX 1660 SUPER firmly in the mid-range of GPUs from its era, which is consistent with its 55th percentile ranking. The pixel rate of 85.68 GPixel/s and texture rate of 157.1 GTexel/s are the physical limits that govern how quickly frames can be rendered, and the Fivem data shows these limits are hit hard at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results. Low settings average 122.1 FPS, which is smooth for competitive play. Medium settings drop to 100.1 FPS, still comfortable. High settings yield 77.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 59.2 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 62.9 FPS, indicating that the GPU has enough headroom at 1080p to accommodate a wide range of quality presets.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance takes a noticeable hit across the board. Low settings average 79.3 FPS, which is roughly 35% lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium settings produce 67.2 FPS, High drops to 49.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 41.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 38 FPS, narrower than at 1080p, suggesting the GPU is beginning to saturate.

At 3840x2160, the results are marginal. Low settings average 44.3 FPS, Medium falls to 35.3 FPS, High drops to 26.2 FPS, and Ultra sits at 22.7 FPS. None of these results are ideal for smooth gameplay, and only Low approaches a playable frame rate. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is just 21.6 FPS, confirming that the GPU is fully utilized and settings tweaks yield diminishing returns.

The pattern across all resolutions shows that the GTX 1660 SUPER's performance scales predictably with pixel count. At 1080p, the GPU can handle Ultra settings at nearly 60 FPS, but at 4K, even Low settings struggle to exceed 45 FPS. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming, with 1440p possible only at lower quality presets.

How This Combo Ranks

In the Fivem benchmark database, this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER ranks 1580th out of 1792 tested combos. This places it in the bottom 12% of all configurations tested in this game, which reflects the GPU's mid-range positioning relative to the broader hardware landscape.

The ranking is heavily influenced by the GTX 1660 SUPER's performance class. While the CPU is strong—the Ryzen 5 7500F sits in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs—the GPU's 55th percentile ranking drags the overall combo down. In a game like Fivem, which appears to be GPU-bound at higher resolutions based on the FPS scaling, the GPU's limitations are the primary factor in this low ranking.

The CPU's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmark scores—Intel Core i7-11850H (0.1% ahead), AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (0.4% ahead), AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (0.3% behind), and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (0.3% behind)—all perform within a fraction of a percent of each other. This suggests that swapping the CPU for any of these would not meaningfully change the Fivem ranking, since the GPU remains the constraint.

The combo's 1580th rank out of 1792 means that most other tested configurations deliver higher average FPS in Fivem. This is expected for a GPU from the GeForce 16-series, which is now end-of-life, paired with a modern mid-range CPU. The data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck, as evidenced by the significant FPS drops when resolution increases, which is a classic sign of GPU saturation.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, built on the Zen 4 architecture with the Raphael codename. It uses a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die. The base clock is 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, and it has a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, and it uses the AMD Socket AM5.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 7500F shows strong single-thread performance with a Passmark single-thread score of 3841 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3218. Its multi-thread results are equally impressive: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 22799, Geekbench multicore hits 12686, and Passmark multithread reaches 26825. The 3DMark single-thread score of 974 and 16-thread score of 6376 further confirm the CPU's balanced capability.

In Fivem, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with frame data. The measured FPS shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 122.1 FPS, which is likely close to the CPU's rendering limit in this game. However, as resolution increases, the FPS drops proportionally, indicating that the CPU is not the limiting factor. At 4K Low, the FPS falls to 44.3, a 64% reduction, which would not happen if the CPU were constrained.

The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 64 KB L1 cache per core provide low-latency access to frequently used data, which helps maintain consistent frame pacing. The 12 threads are sufficient for modern games, and the 5.00 GHz boost clock ensures that single-threaded workloads—common in multiplayer games like Fivem—are handled efficiently. The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking reflects its strong overall performance, but the GPU's 55th percentile ranking caps the achievable FPS in this game.

The launch MSRP for the Ryzen 5 7500F is $179, which positions it as a mid-range desktop processor. Its benchmark scores place it within 0.4% of several rival CPUs, indicating that in CPU-bound scenarios, this chip performs at parity with its peers. However, in Fivem, the GPU's limitations are the dominant factor, and the CPU's capabilities are underutilized at higher resolutions.