Fivem

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER delivers a playable but heavily GPU-bound experience in Fivem, with performance scaling that clearly favors lower resolutions and settings. The data shows a system that can handle competitive frame rates at 1080p but struggles to maintain smooth gameplay at higher fidelity presets.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and reveals that the GTX 1660 SUPER is the primary limiting component in this combo. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 74.8 at 1920x1080 to 51.1 at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 32%. Moving further to 3840x2160, the average plummets to 26.3, which is a 65% loss compared to the 1080p result. This steep decline indicates that the GPU’s compute and memory bandwidth are being saturated as pixel count increases.

The pattern holds across all settings. At Low, the system manages 125.1 FPS at 1080p but only 79.8 at 1440p and 47.1 at 4K. The Medium preset shows a similar trajectory: 94.7 FPS at 1080p, 62.8 at 1440p, and 35.4 at 4K. Ultra is the most punishing, with 61.4 FPS at 1080p dropping to 40.6 at 1440p and just 19.9 at 4K. These numbers suggest that the Ryzen 7 5700’s eight cores and sixteen threads are not the bottleneck; the GPU’s 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for high-resolution rendering.

Interestingly, the scaling from 1440p to 4K is less severe than from 1080p to 1440p, percentage-wise. For instance, at High settings, the drop from 1440p to 4K is about 48%, while the drop from 1080p to 1440p is about 32%. This indicates that the GPU is already operating near its limits at 1440p, and the additional pixels at 4K yield diminishing returns in terms of frame rate degradation. The data points to a classic GPU-bound scenario where the CPU has ample headroom, but the graphics card cannot keep pace with increasing resolution demands.

Settings Recommendations

For players prioritizing smoothness, the Low preset at 1920x1080 is the clear winner, delivering an average of 125.1 FPS. This is the only configuration in the measured data that exceeds 120 FPS, making it ideal for fast-paced multiplayer scenarios where response time matters. The Medium preset at 1080p also offers a solid experience at 94.7 FPS, providing a good balance between visual fidelity and performance.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset remains viable at 79.8 FPS, but the Medium preset drops to 62.8 FPS, which is still playable for most users. High at 1440p yields 51.1 FPS, which is borderline for competitive play but acceptable for casual sessions. The Ultra preset at 1440p, at 40.6 FPS, is likely too choppy for a multiplayer title like Fivem, where consistent frame pacing is crucial.

At 3840x2160, the data strongly advises against anything above Low. The Low preset achieves 47.1 FPS, which is marginal, while Medium drops to 35.4 FPS and High falls to 26.3 FPS. Ultra at 4K is essentially unplayable at 19.9 FPS. The recommendation is to stick with 1080p for the best experience, with Medium being the sweet spot for visual quality without sacrificing too much speed. If resolution is non-negotiable, Low settings are the only viable option at 1440p or above.

How This Combo Ranks

In the broader database of tested combinations, this pairing ranks 1595 out of 1792 combos for Fivem. This places it in the lower percentile of tested systems, indicating that it is not well-suited for this particular game’s demands. The rank is a reflection of the GTX 1660 SUPER’s limitations, as the GPU’s percentile versus all GPUs is 55, meaning it sits just above the median. The CPU, by contrast, is much stronger, with a percentile of 84 versus all CPUs.

The disparity between the CPU and GPU performance classes is stark. The Ryzen 7 5700’s average benchmark score of 27220 places it in close competition with the Intel Core i9-9900K, which scores 27043, a delta of 0.7%. It also edges out the Intel Core i7-12700H (27006, delta 0.8%) and the Intel Core i7-1370P (26991, delta 0.8%). The AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 trails slightly at 26909, a 1.2% delta. This shows the CPU is a high-performing part that can handle heavy multi-threaded workloads.

On the GPU side, the GTX 1660 SUPER’s average benchmark score of 14286 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 scores 14314 (a -0.2% delta), the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics scores 14315 (-0.2%), and the AMD Radeon Vega 11 scores 14352 (-0.5%). The AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT leads the group at 14389 (-0.7%). These near-identical scores indicate that the GTX 1660 SUPER is performance-tiered with these integrated and entry-level discrete GPUs, which explains the low combo rank. The bottleneck is unequivocally the graphics card, and the CPU’s strength is wasted in this configuration.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its best results. Low settings produce an average of 125.1 FPS, which is the highest recorded across all tests. Medium follows at 94.7 FPS, High at 74.8 FPS, and Ultra at 61.4 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is roughly 51%, showing that the GPU has some headroom at this resolution but is still stressed by the highest preset.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 79.8 FPS for Low, 62.8 FPS for Medium, 51.1 FPS for High, and 40.6 FPS for Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to about 49%, but the absolute values are noticeably lower. At 3840x2160, the performance collapses further: Low averages 47.1 FPS, Medium 35.4 FPS, High 26.3 FPS, and Ultra 19.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 58%, indicating that the GPU is increasingly unable to handle the pixel throughput, even with reduced settings.

The data shows a consistent pattern where each step up in settings costs roughly 20-25% of the frame rate at a given resolution. The only exception is the jump from High to Ultra at 1080p, where the cost is only 18%. This suggests that the Ultra preset at 1080p is less demanding relative to the others, likely because the CPU can feed frames fast enough to keep the GPU busier.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU116 chip, manufactured on a 12 nm process. It features 1408 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1530 MHz and a boost clock of 1785 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The 6 GB of GDDR6 memory runs across a 192-bit bus, providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

These specifications directly explain the measured FPS results. The 6 GB frame buffer is adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the capacity and bandwidth become limiting factors. The pixel rate of 85.68 GPixel/s and texture rate of 157.1 GTexel/s are modest by modern standards, which is why the GPU struggles to maintain high frame rates at higher resolutions. The FP32 performance of 5.027 TFLOPS is also entry-level for a discrete card.

The GPU’s benchmark scores reinforce its mid-range positioning. It scores 12699 in Passmark G3D and 5076 in Passmark GPU Compute, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1278. These numbers place it in the 55th percentile versus all GPUs, meaning half of the tested graphics cards are faster. The near-parity with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 and Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics in average benchmark score (14314 and 14315, respectively) confirms that the GTX 1660 SUPER is not a high-end part. In Fivem, this translates to a GPU-bound experience where the Ryzen 7 5700’s processing power is left largely untapped. The 125 W TDP and 300 W suggested PSU are modest, but they do not compensate for the lack of raw rendering power needed for 4K gaming.