Fivem

Fivem is a multiplayer modification platform built on the GTA V engine, and this benchmark pair combines the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D. The measured data places this configuration at the top of the tested combos, with a combo rank of 1 out of 3,005. This pairing produces frame rates that range from a low of 72 FPS at 4K Ultra to a high of 402 FPS at 1080p Low, showing the extreme performance headroom available at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D achieves the number one position in Fivem, ranking first among 3,005 tested combos. This top placement indicates that the pairing produces the highest measured average frame rates across the tested resolution and settings matrix. The CPU itself sits in the 81st percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 92nd percentile among all graphics cards, suggesting both components contribute meaningfully to the overall result.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 29,713, which places it extremely close to several rivals. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE scores 29,656, a delta of 0.2 percent ahead of the 9600X. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29,868, putting the 9600X 0.5 percent behind. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT scores 29,879, a 0.6 percent gap. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS scores 29,955, which is 0.8 percent higher. These are all single-digit percentage differences, meaning the 9600X is effectively in the same performance tier as these rivals in general compute workloads, yet the Fivem-specific results still push the combo to the top of the chart.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 77,712, with nearest rivals showing a similar clustering. The AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT scores 76,904, which is 1.1 percent ahead of the RTX 5090 D. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78,940, putting the RTX 5090 D 1.6 percent behind. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79,396, a 2.1 percent gap. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79,605, which is 2.4 percent higher. Despite these mixed general benchmark deltas, the Fivem combo rank demonstrates that the specific interaction between these two parts yields the best measured outcome in this game.

The rank of 1 out of 3,005 is not a marginal victory; it is a definitive statement that this configuration outperforms all other tested pairings in Fivem. The data shows that the combination benefits from both the 9600X's strong single-thread performance and the RTX 5090 D's massive memory bandwidth and compute resources. In a game like Fivem, which is known for its multiplayer server loads and CPU-heavy scripting, this pairing appears to strike the right balance, as the measured frames per second are consistently higher than what the individual component percentiles might suggest.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC, with a die size of 750 mm² and 92,200 million transistors. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2,017 MHz and boosts to 2,407 MHz, with memory clocked at 1,750 MHz for 28 Gbps effective. The memory subsystem is substantial: 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus delivers 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This is paired with 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, 176 raster output units, 170 ray tracing cores, and 680 tensor cores.

The pixel rate is 423.6 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 1,636.8 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance at 104.8 TFLOPS and FP16 at the same 104.8 TFLOPS due to a 1:1 ratio. The GPU's power target is 575 W, with a dual-slot cooler and a single 16-pin power connector, and the suggested power supply is 950 W. The card measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 48 mm in width, and it uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface. Display outputs include one HDMI 2.1b and three DisplayPort 2.1b connectors.

In Fivem, the GPU's role is heavily dependent on resolution and settings. At 1080p Low, the RTX 5090 D delivers 402 FPS, which is the highest measured figure in the entire dataset. At 4K Ultra, that number drops to 72 FPS, a five-fold reduction. The 32 GB of VRAM is far beyond what Fivem requires at any tested setting, so memory capacity is not a limiting factor. Instead, the raw compute and bandwidth of the GPU become relevant only when resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, where the pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth start to matter.

At 4K High, the GPU delivers 93 FPS, while at 4K Medium it reaches 116 FPS with a minimum of 99 and maximum of 133. At 4K Low, the GPU pushes 147 FPS. These numbers show that the RTX 5090 D is capable of maintaining high frame rates even at 4K, but the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 75 FPS, indicating that the settings preset has a profound impact on GPU load. The GPU's benchmark scores, including a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14,326 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 376,915, reflect its high-end positioning, but Fivem's engine does not scale perfectly with that raw compute, as evidenced by the relatively modest FPS at 4K Ultra compared to the card's theoretical peak.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 9000 series, built on the Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename. It has a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU is manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with 8,315 million transistors on a 70.6 mm² die. Cache includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3. Memory support is dual-channel DDR5 with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth, and ECC memory is supported. The socket is AMD Socket AM5, with PCIe Gen 5 providing 24 lanes from the CPU. Integrated Radeon Graphics are present, and the CPU has an unlocked multiplier. The launch MSRP is $279.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong single-thread performance relative to its multi-thread capability. The 3DMark single-thread score is 1,253, while the 2-thread score is 2,456, the 4-thread score is 4,649, the 8-thread score is 6,726, and the max-thread score is 7,590. The 16-thread test scores 7,585, which is nearly identical to the max-thread result, indicating that the 12-thread processor is already saturated. Cinebench R23 scores are 2,183.5 for single-core and 17,528.5 for multi-core. Geekbench scores are 2,923 single-core and 14,438 multi-core. PassMark single-thread is 4,570, with multi-thread at 30,027.

In Fivem, the CPU's influence is most apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 402 FPS, which is the highest score in the dataset. This suggests that the 9600X's boost clock of 5.40 GHz and its strong single-thread performance are sufficient to feed the RTX 5090 D at high frame rates. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1,253 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,183.5 indicate that the processor excels at the kind of lightly threaded workloads that Fivem's server-side scripts and game logic often produce.

The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are not a limitation in Fivem's measured results, as the frame rates at 1080p exceed 250 FPS even at Ultra settings. The multi-core scores, such as Cinebench R23 multi-core at 17,528.5 and PassMark multi-thread at 30,027, show that the CPU can handle more demanding loads, but the game's frame rates are more closely tied to single-thread performance. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth also contribute to maintaining consistent frame delivery, particularly at 1440p and 4K where the CPU must coordinate with the GPU's high memory throughput.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are consistently high across all settings. Low settings produce 402 FPS, which is the highest figure in the entire dataset. Medium settings yield 317 FPS, with a minimum of 270 and maximum of 365. High settings deliver 254 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 197 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 205 FPS, showing that settings have a significant impact even at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain impressive but show a clear step down. Low settings achieve 265 FPS. Medium settings reach 209 FPS, with a minimum of 178 and maximum of 240. High settings produce 167 FPS. Ultra settings fall to 130 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 135 FPS, which is a smaller absolute gap than at 1080p but still substantial.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to feel the load more heavily. Low settings deliver 147 FPS. Medium settings hit 116 FPS, with a minimum of 99 and maximum of 133. High settings produce 93 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 72 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 75 FPS, which is the smallest absolute difference across the three resolutions, indicating that the GPU is becoming the primary limiter at this resolution.

Looking at the Medium settings row, which includes min and max FPS data, the 1080p Medium result shows a minimum of 270 and maximum of 365, for an average of 317. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 178 and maximum is 240, with an average of 209. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 99 and maximum is 133, with an average of 116. The min-to-max range tightens as resolution increases, which suggests that frame pacing becomes more consistent when the GPU is more heavily utilized.

The Ultra settings at each resolution provide a clear picture of the performance ceiling. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 197 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it is 130 FPS. At 4K Ultra, it is 72 FPS. These numbers show that even at the highest settings, the combo remains playable at all resolutions, with 4K Ultra being the only configuration that dips below 100 FPS. The High settings row shows 254 FPS at 1080p, 167 FPS at 1440p, and 93 FPS at 4K, which demonstrates a roughly 60 percent drop from 1080p to 1440p and another 44 percent drop from 1440p to 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and reveals the limiting component at each stage. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 402 at 1080p to 265 at 1440p to 147 at 4K. That is a 34 percent drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 45 percent drop from 1440p to 4K. The total drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 255 FPS, or 63 percent. This indicates that the GPU is scaling down as pixel count increases, but the CPU is still able to maintain high frame rates at 1440p.

At Ultra settings, the progression is from 197 FPS at 1080p to 130 FPS at 1440p to 72 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 67 FPS, or 34 percent, and the drop from 1440p to 4K is 58 FPS, or 45 percent. These percentages are nearly identical to the Low settings scaling, which suggests that the resolution scaling is uniform regardless of the preset. The limiting factor at 4K is clearly the GPU, as the RTX 5090 D's 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is being taxed by the 8.3 million pixels at 3840x2160.

At Medium settings, the measured min and max FPS values provide additional insight. At 1080p Medium, the average is 317 FPS with a range from 270 to 365. At 1440p Medium, the average is 209 FPS with a range from 178 to 240. At 4K Medium, the average is 116 FPS with a range from 99 to 133. The range as a percentage of the average is about 30 percent at 1080p, 30 percent at 1440p, and 29 percent at 4K. This consistency suggests that the frame time variance is proportional to the average frame rate, which is typical of GPU-bound scenarios at higher resolutions and CPU-bound scenarios at lower resolutions.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is the primary limiter, as the frame rates exceed 250 FPS even at Ultra, and the GPU has headroom that the CPU cannot fully utilize. At 1440p, the balance shifts, with the GPU becoming more involved, but the frame rates remain high enough that the CPU still plays a role. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, as the frame rates drop below 150 FPS even at Low settings, and the CPU's single-thread performance is no longer the deciding factor.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience per the measured rows, the Medium preset offers the most balanced performance across all resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the average is 317 FPS with a minimum of 270, which is well above any display refresh rate. At 1440p Medium, the average is 209 FPS with a minimum of 178, providing a smooth experience for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 4K Medium, the average is 116 FPS with a minimum of 99, which is still above 60 FPS and offers a good balance between visual quality and performance.

The High preset is a viable alternative for users who prioritize visual fidelity over maximum frame rates. At 1080p High, the average is 254 FPS, which is still very high. At 1440p High, the average is 167 FPS, which is excellent. At 4K High, the average is 93 FPS, which is suitable for 90 Hz displays or for users who prefer higher settings over higher frame rates. The High preset provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium, particularly in shadow quality and draw distances, without a dramatic performance penalty at 1080p and 1440p.

The Ultra preset is only recommended for users with 1080p or 1440p displays who want the absolute highest visual quality. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 197 FPS, which remains playable and smooth. At 1440p Ultra, the average is 130 FPS, which is still above 120 Hz. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 72 FPS, which is below the 90 FPS threshold that many users consider ideal for action games. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration in the dataset that falls below 100 FPS, so users with 4K displays should stick to High or Medium settings to maintain higher frame rates.

The Low preset is not recommended for most users, as it sacrifices visual quality for marginal frame rate gains. At 1080p Low, the average is 402 FPS, but that is only 85 FPS higher than Medium and 148 FPS higher than High. At 1440p Low, the average is 265 FPS, which is 56 FPS higher than Medium. At 4K Low, the average is 147 FPS, which is 31 FPS higher than Medium. The visual downgrade from Medium to Low is noticeable, and the frame rate gains are not proportional at higher resolutions.

The best experience per the measured rows is the Medium preset at 1440p, which delivers 209 FPS average with a minimum of 178 FPS. This combination offers high frame rates, good visual quality, and a consistent frame pacing that is suitable for competitive multiplayer. For 4K users, the Medium preset at 116 FPS is the recommended choice, as it stays above 90 FPS and provides a smooth experience without the need to drop to Low settings. The data clearly shows that the RTX 5090 D and Ryzen 5 9600X combo has enough headroom to run Fivem at Medium or High settings at any resolution, with Ultra being reserved for users who prioritize image quality over frame rate.