Fivem

Fivem with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT delivers a performance profile that is heavily dictated by resolution and graphics settings. The data shows a system that can push very high frame rates at 1080p, but which becomes increasingly GPU-limited as resolution climbs to 4K. This combination ranks 349th out of 1792 tested combos in this game, placing it in the top 20% of all configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, revealing a clear transition in bottleneck behavior. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 279.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 186.1 FPS at 2560x1440, then further to 102.2 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 63% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K, with the largest single drop occurring between 1440p and 4K.

At Ultra settings, the scaling pattern shows a similar shape but with lower absolute numbers. The average FPS goes from 139.7 at 1080p to 92.6 at 1440p, and finally to 47.7 at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is particularly telling—it drops below 60 FPS, indicating that the RX 7900 XT is being pushed to its limits by the combination of high resolution and maximum graphical fidelity.

The scaling between Medium and High settings is relatively linear, but the jump from High to Ultra at each resolution costs more performance than the jump from Medium to High. For example, at 1440p, the difference between Medium (147 FPS) and High (116.7 FPS) is 30.3 FPS, while the difference between High and Ultra (92.6 FPS) is 24.1 FPS. This suggests that Ultra settings introduce rendering effects that disproportionately tax the GPU.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is likely the limiting factor, as the frame rates are high enough that even a capable GPU like the RX 7900 XT is not fully saturated. At 4K, however, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, especially at Ultra settings where the frame rate nearly halves compared to High. For users targeting 4K, the difference between High and Ultra settings is the difference between a playable 63.4 FPS and a marginal 47.7 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Fivem?

A: At 1080p, the system delivers between 139.7 FPS (Ultra) and 279.5 FPS (Low), making it suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 1440p, frame rates range from 92.6 to 186.1 FPS, which is also strong. At 4K, only Low settings (102.2 FPS) and Medium settings (80.8 FPS) clear 60 FPS; High settings sit at 63.4 FPS, while Ultra falls below 60 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 9800X3D perform in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The CPU scores 34004 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 4800 in single-core, with a Geekbench multicore score of 18413 and single-core of 3341. It achieves a 3DMark 16-thread score of 10081 and a max-thread score of 10067, indicating strong multi-threaded performance that benefits games like Fivem.

Q: What is the VRAM capacity and memory bandwidth of the RX 7900 XT?

A: The GPU features 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 800.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 2500 MHz, which translates to 20 Gbps effective. This large VRAM pool is more than sufficient for Fivem at any tested resolution and settings.

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

A: The combination ranks 349th out of 1792 total tested combos in Fivem. This places it in the top 19.5% of all configurations, reflecting its strong overall performance across the tested resolutions and settings.

Q: What is the thermal design power of the CPU and GPU?

A: The Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a TDP of 120 W, while the Radeon RX 7900 XT has a TDP of 300 W. The GPU's suggested power supply is 700 W, and it uses two 8-pin power connectors.

Q: Is the CPU overclockable?

A: Yes, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has an unlocked multiplier. It also features a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, providing headroom for enthusiast tuning beyond its stock boost behavior.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 31 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 5376 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, and 192 render output units, along with 84 ray tracing cores. The GPU's compute power is rated at 51.48 TFLOPS for FP32 operations, with a texture rate of 804.4 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 459.6 GPixel/s.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base clock of 1387 MHz, a game clock of 2025 MHz, and a boost clock of 2394 MHz. These clocks, combined with the 20 GB of GDDR6 memory and 800.0 GB/s bandwidth, enable the card to handle heavy memory bandwidth demands. In Fivem, the 4K Ultra result of 47.7 FPS suggests that the GPU is fully saturated at that point, while the 1080p Low result of 279.5 FPS indicates that the GPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions.

The GPU's benchmark scores corroborate its gaming performance. It scores 5623 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 29009 in Passmark G3D, and 169834 in Geekbench OpenCL. Its average benchmark score is 38358, placing it in the 82nd percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in terms of average score include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile (0% delta), NVIDIA CMP 70HX (0.3% faster), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (0.6% faster), showing that the RX 7900 XT sits in a competitive performance tier.

The VRAM capacity of 20 GB is notably generous for a game like Fivem, which is a multiplayer modification of Grand Theft Auto V. Even at 4K Ultra settings, the memory bandwidth of 800.0 GB/s should be adequate, suggesting that the frame rate drop to 47.7 FPS is due to compute and rasterization limits rather than memory capacity constraints.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers high frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 279.5 FPS, which drops to 222.8 FPS at Medium, 177.7 FPS at High, and 139.7 FPS at Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra is 139.8 FPS, showing that settings have a substantial impact at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but begin to show the GPU's workload increasing. Low settings average 186.1 FPS, Medium averages 147 FPS, High averages 116.7 FPS, and Ultra averages 92.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 93.5 FPS, indicating that the GPU is starting to become more of a limiting factor.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops significantly. Low settings average 102.2 FPS, Medium averages 80.8 FPS, High averages 63.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 47.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 54.5 FPS, and notably, the gap between Medium and Ultra (33.1 FPS) is larger than the gap between Low and Medium (21.4 FPS), suggesting that Ultra settings at 4K impose a heavy penalty.

The data reveals that at 4K, only Low and Medium settings maintain average frame rates above 80 FPS. High settings stay above 60 FPS but barely, while Ultra falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many users consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. For 1440p users, Ultra settings still provide a comfortable 92.6 FPS, making it a viable option for high refresh rate displays.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT ranks 349th out of 1792 tested combos in Fivem. This places the setup in the top 19.5% of all configurations tested, indicating that it performs well above the median. The rank reflects the measured FPS across all resolutions and settings, with the system showing particular strength at 1080p and 1440p.

Given that the CPU is a high-end desktop part with a 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 82nd percentile among all GPUs, the combined rank of 349 is consistent with expectations. The system's strong showing is likely driven by the CPU's excellent single-threaded performance—it scores 4800 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 4430 in Passmark single-thread—which is critical for a game like Fivem that often has CPU-bound scenarios in multiplayer environments.

The rank also suggests that there are 348 combos that perform better, which likely include combinations with even more powerful GPUs or CPUs that are better suited to this specific game's engine. However, the 1443 combos ranked below this setup indicate that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RX 7900 XT pairing is a strong choice for users who want high frame rates at 1440p and playable performance at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge, and fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It features a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, with a TDP of 120 W. The CPU has a large 96 MB shared L3 cache, which is beneficial for gaming workloads that rely on data reuse.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 34004 and a Passmark multithread score of 40009. Its single-threaded performance is equally impressive, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4800 and a Geekbench single-core score of 3341. In 3DMark, the CPU scores 10081 with 16 threads and 8252 with 8 threads, indicating that its performance scales well with thread count.

In Fivem, the CPU's role is evident at 1080p, where the frame rates are high enough that the GPU is not fully saturated. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 279.5 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's limit for this game's engine. The fact that 1080p Ultra (139.7 FPS) is much lower than 1080p Low suggests that the GPU becomes more involved at higher settings, but the CPU still provides enough headroom to avoid being a severe bottleneck.

The CPU's nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score include the Intel Xeon 6353P (0.1% faster), Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (0.1% faster), Intel Core i9-13900HK (0.6% faster), and Intel Core i5-13600KF (0.7% faster). These deltas are small, indicating that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is competitively positioned against other high-end processors. The CPU's 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs underscores its capability, and its 16 threads ensure that it can handle not only Fivem but also other demanding applications that may run concurrently.