Fivem

Fivem, the multiplayer modification framework built on Grand Theft Auto V, presents a unique performance profile where server-side scripting and player density often dictate frame rates as much as raw graphics hardware. The benchmark data for the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 reveals a configuration that scales predictably with resolution and settings, with the CPU's six Zen 4 cores proving to be the primary governor in this specific multiplayer environment.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates across all presets indicate that the Ultra setting is only viable for users with high-refresh-rate 1080p displays who prioritize visual fidelity over competitive smoothness. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 185 FPS, which remains comfortably above the 144 Hz threshold but falls short of the 200+ FPS that competitive players often target. The data suggests that High settings provide the most balanced experience at 1080p, posting 238 FPS average while presumably reducing the draw call overhead that burdens the CPU in Fivem's dense urban environments.

For 1440p gaming, the High preset emerges as the clear recommendation, delivering 157 FPS average. This is a meaningful drop from the 1080p High figure, indicating that the GPU is beginning to take on more work while the CPU still maintains a solid frame pacing. The Medium preset at 1440p offers 196 FPS, but the jump to High only costs 39 FPS while likely providing substantial visual improvements. At 4K, the choice narrows to Medium as the practical ceiling, with 109 FPS average and a recorded minimum of 92 FPS. The High preset at 3840x2160 drops to 87 FPS, which risks dipping below 60 FPS in script-heavy Fivem servers, while Ultra plummets to 67 FPS average.

The Low preset, while producing the highest frame rates at every resolution (325 FPS at 1080p, 248 FPS at 1440p, 138 FPS at 4K), sacrifices too much visual clarity for a multiplayer title where spotting distant players is critical. The most compelling data point is the 4K Medium result: 109 FPS average with a 92 FPS minimum suggests that this CPU-GPU combo can hold near-100 FPS at 4K if the user accepts Medium graphics, which is a strong outcome for a game known to be CPU-sensitive.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is far beyond what Fivem requires even at 4K. The data confirms that VRAM capacity is not a bottleneck: the frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a GPU-bound pattern typical of a title that is not texture-heavy by modern standards. The GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 1,636.8 GTexel/s texture rate are effectively underutilized in Fivem's engine, as evidenced by the relatively modest FPS gains when dropping from High to Low settings.

The clock behavior is notable: the RTX 5090 boosts to 2407 MHz, and the benchmark results suggest that Fivem does not push the card to its thermal or power limits in most scenarios. The 575 W TDP and 950 W suggested PSU indicate a power-hungry part, but the measured performance in this title shows that the GPU is rarely the limiting factor. At 1080p, the gap between Low (325 FPS) and Ultra (185 FPS) is 140 FPS, which is a 75.7% performance swing driven entirely by GPU workload. However, the CPU's ceiling becomes apparent when comparing 1080p Low to 1440p Low: the drop from 325 to 248 FPS (23.7%) is larger than what a purely GPU-bound scenario would produce, signaling that the Ryzen 5 8400F's six cores are reaching their limit around the 300 FPS mark.

The GPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all tested GPUs and its avgBenchmarkScore of 79,842 align with its position as a flagship part. In Fivem, the RTX 5090's nearest rivals include the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (0.3% higher score) and the RX 6850M XT (1.1% higher), but these comparisons reflect synthetic benchmarks rather than real-world Fivem performance, where the 5090's advanced geometry and rasterization features are not fully exercised.

FAQ

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 8400F a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 in Fivem?

A: Yes, the data indicates CPU limitation at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 325 FPS, but dropping to 1440p Low only reduces this to 248 FPS (a 23.7% decrease), rather than the ~44% reduction that pure GPU-bound scaling would predict. This suggests the CPU's six cores hit a ceiling around 300-325 FPS in Fivem's multiplayer environment.

Q: What is the best resolution for competitive play with this combo?

A: The 1080p High preset delivers 238 FPS average, which provides enough headroom above 144 Hz to maintain smooth gameplay even during script-heavy moments. The Medium preset at 1080p offers 297 FPS for players with 240 Hz+ monitors, but the visual compromise may hamper target acquisition in a game where spotting enemies is critical.

Q: How does the 4K Medium result compare to lower resolutions?

A: At 4K Medium, the combo averages 109 FPS with a 92 FPS minimum. This is 55.8% lower than 1080p Medium (297 FPS), indicating that the GPU is now the main constraint. The 92 FPS minimum suggests that even in demanding scenes, the system stays comfortably above 60 FPS at 4K.

Q: Does the RTX 5090's 32 GB VRAM matter for Fivem?

A: The benchmark data shows no evidence of VRAM-related performance cliffs. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a consistent pattern, and the 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth is far more than Fivem's engine can utilize. The 32 GB capacity is future-proofing rather than a performance factor in this title.

Q: Is the Ultra preset ever worth using?

A: Only at 1080p, where it delivers 185 FPS average. At 1440p Ultra drops to 122 FPS, and at 4K Ultra falls to 67 FPS. For users with 144 Hz 1440p displays, the High preset at 157 FPS is strictly better than Ultra, which cannot maintain 144 FPS consistently.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 90th out of 3,707 tested combinations, placing it in the top 2.4% of all systems. This high ranking reflects the GPU's raw power, even though the CPU limits performance in Fivem's specific workload.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination holds the 90th position out of 3,707 tested combos, placing it in the 97.6th percentile of all configurations. This ranking is heavily weighted by the GPU's exceptional synthetic scores: the RTX 5090's avgBenchmarkScore of 79,842 and its 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs pull the combo upward, while the CPU's more modest 77th percentile ranking (avgBenchmarkScore of 25,005) tempers the overall position.

The CPU's nearest rivals illustrate the balance: the Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24,964 (0.2% higher), the Core i7-11850H scores 24,935 (0.3% higher), and the Core i7-13620H scores 24,911 (0.4% higher). These are all effectively identical in synthetic CPU performance, meaning the 8400F is not leaving substantial performance on the table versus its direct competitors. The GPU's rivals show a similar tight grouping: the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79,605 (0.3% higher), and the Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80,959 (1.4% higher), confirming that the RTX 5090 sits at the top of the GPU hierarchy.

In Fivem specifically, the 90th rank out of 3,707 combos suggests that most of the configurations ranked above this one likely feature higher-end CPUs (such as Ryzen 7 or 9 parts with more cores) paired with the same or similar GPUs. The data implies that in a CPU-bound multiplayer title, the 8400F's six cores are the limiting factor for achieving top-tier frame rates, even when paired with the most powerful consumer GPU available.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the classic transition from CPU-bound to GPU-bound behavior. At High settings, the progression is 238 FPS (1080p) → 157 FPS (1440p) → 87 FPS (4K), representing drops of 34.0% and 44.6% respectively. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is smaller than the 1440p-to-4K drop, indicating that the CPU still has headroom at 1440p but the GPU becomes the primary constraint at 4K.

For the Medium preset, the scaling is 297 FPS → 196 FPS → 109 FPS, with drops of 34.0% and 44.4%. This consistency across presets suggests that the resolution scaling factor is independent of graphics settings, which is a hallmark of a game where the render thread and GPU workload scale linearly with pixel count. The Low preset shows a steeper initial drop: 325 FPS → 248 FPS (23.7%) from 1080p to 1440p, then 248 → 138 FPS (44.4%) to 4K. The smaller first drop at Low settings reinforces the CPU ceiling theory: at 1080p Low, the CPU is maxed out, so moving to 1440p does not add enough GPU work to fully engage the RTX 5090.

The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling: 185 FPS → 122 FPS → 67 FPS, with drops of 34.1% and 45.1%. This consistent ~34% drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~44-45% drop from 1440p to 4K across all presets indicates that Fivem's rendering pipeline scales linearly with resolution, and the RTX 5090's compute resources are being utilized proportionally. The limiting component shifts from CPU at 1080p (where the 8400F cannot push beyond ~325 FPS) to GPU at 4K (where the 5090's raw performance determines the ceiling).

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset provides a clear picture of performance across all nine resolution-settings combinations:

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 325 FPS average
• Medium: 297 FPS average (253 min, 342 max)
• High: 238 FPS average
• Ultra: 185 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 248 FPS average
• Medium: 196 FPS average (166 min, 225 max)
• High: 157 FPS average
• Ultra: 122 FPS average

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 138 FPS average
• Medium: 109 FPS average (92 min, 125 max)
• High: 87 FPS average
• Ultra: 67 FPS average

The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum values, providing insight into frame pacing. At 1080p Medium, the minimum of 253 FPS and maximum of 342 FPS produce a frame time variance of 89 FPS, which is a 30.0% spread. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 59 FPS (166 to 225), a 30.1% spread. At 4K Medium, the range compresses to 33 FPS (92 to 125), a 30.3% spread. This consistent ~30% frame time variance across resolutions suggests that Fivem's server-side script execution creates periodic frame hitches regardless of resolution, and the faster the average FPS, the more noticeable these hitches become in absolute terms.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution: 140 FPS at 1080p, 126 FPS at 1440p, and 71 FPS at 4K. This narrowing gap at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU becomes the bottleneck at 4K, reducing the impact of settings changes. Conversely, at 1080p, the 140 FPS difference between Low and Ultra indicates that the GPU has ample headroom and the settings slider directly translates to frame rate, while the CPU's six cores maintain a consistent floor.