Fivem

Fivem, the multiplayer modification framework built on Grand Theft Auto V, remains a demanding and idiosyncratic title in 2025. The measured performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 reveals a configuration that is overwhelmingly powerful, yet heavily constrained by the game's engine and server-side simulation logic. The dataset shows a system capable of triple-digit frame rates at nearly every setting, but the scaling patterns expose where the bottlenecks truly lie.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and telling. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 242.0 at 1920x1080 to 159.5 at 2560x1440, and finally to 86.6 at 3840x2160. This represents a 64.2% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K, which is a steep decline that points directly at the GPU becoming the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The RTX 5090, with its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, is clearly being pushed hard by the 4K pixel count.

However, the scaling pattern changes character when looking at lower settings. At Low settings, the 1080p result of 372.0 FPS drops to 253.5 at 1440p and then to 137.2 at 4K. The 4K Low result is 63.1% lower than the 1080p Low result, which is a similar proportional drop to High settings. This consistency suggests that even at Low settings, the sheer pixel throughput at 4K overwhelms the GPU's capabilities.

The most interesting observation comes from the Medium and Ultra presets. At Medium, the 4K average of 108.1 FPS is 63.8% lower than the 1080p result of 299.1 FPS. At Ultra, the 4K average of 65.1 FPS is 65.3% lower than the 1080p result of 187.7 FPS. The fact that the percentage drop is nearly identical across all four settings presets (ranging from 63.1% to 65.3%) indicates that the resolution scaling is purely GPU-bound, with no meaningful CPU interference at any quality level.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Raphael. It operates on the AMD Socket AM5 platform with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. In synthetic benchmarks, this CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 43,695 and a single-core score of 6,168, placing it in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs tested.

In Fivem, the CPU's role is primarily about maintaining a stable frame delivery floor, particularly in multiplayer scenarios where server-side scripts and player interactions can cause frame time spikes. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system hits 372.0 FPS, which is a remarkably high number that likely saturates the game's engine limits. The 7900X's strong single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Geekbench single-core score of 2,952 and PassMark single-thread score of 4,238, is what enables such high frame rates in a game that is notoriously dependent on single-threaded performance.

The CPU's 64 MB of shared L3 cache and DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth also contribute to smooth data flow, which is critical in Fivem's open-world environment where assets stream in continuously. The 170W TDP and 5 nm process node from TSMC indicate a high-performance part that does not appear to throttle in this workload, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale consistently with resolution changes.

How This Combo Ranks

In the grand scheme of tested combinations, this specific pairing of the Ryzen 9 7900X and RTX 5090 ranks 11th out of 1,792 total combos in Fivem. This top-1% placement is expected given the caliber of both components, but the rank is not first, which suggests that other configurations may be better optimized for this particular game.

The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 235, has an average benchmark score of 50,598, which is a 0.1% delta from the 7900X's average score of 50,556. This is within the margin of error and indicates that the 7900X is essentially tied with that processor in overall CPU performance. Similarly, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT scores 50,738 (0.4% higher) and the Intel Core i7-13850HX scores 50,827 (0.5% higher), all of which are effectively equivalent in raw compute.

For the GPU, the RTX 5090's average benchmark score of 84,306 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D at 84,241 (0.1% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 84,171 (0.2% delta). The AMD Radeon PRO W6600 trails by 1.3% with a score of 83,209, while the NVIDIA CMP 40HX is 1.6% higher at 85,637. This clustering around the 84,000-85,000 mark suggests that the RTX 5090 is performing exactly as expected for its class.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full measured FPS dataset for this combo is detailed below, showing average frame rates across all resolution and settings combinations:

1920x1080:

• Low: 372.0 FPS
• Medium: 299.1 FPS
• High: 242.0 FPS
• Ultra: 187.7 FPS

2560x1440:

• Low: 253.5 FPS
• Medium: 198.0 FPS
• High: 159.5 FPS
• Ultra: 123.9 FPS

3840x2160:

• Low: 137.2 FPS
• Medium: 108.1 FPS
• High: 86.6 FPS
• Ultra: 65.1 FPS

At 1080p, even the Ultra preset maintains 187.7 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. The Low preset at 372.0 FPS is exceptionally high and likely approaches the engine's internal frame rate cap. Moving to 1440p, the Low preset still delivers 253.5 FPS, while Ultra drops to 123.9 FPS, which remains highly playable. At 4K, the Ultra preset falls to 65.1 FPS, which is the only result below the 60 FPS threshold, while Low still manages 137.2 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU built on the GB202 chip using TSMC's 5 nm process node. It features 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 render output units, with 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, delivering 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance.

The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is crucial for 4K gaming with high-resolution textures. In Fivem, the GPU's role becomes dominant at 4K resolution, where the frame rate drops by roughly 64% compared to 1080p regardless of the settings preset. This consistent scaling pattern across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings confirms that the GPU is the sole bottleneck at 4K, with the CPU providing more than enough headroom.

The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 39,650 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14,411 place it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 5090's nearest rival, the RTX 5090 D, scores 84,241 on average (0.1% delta), showing that this card is performing at the top of its class. The only sub-60 FPS result in the entire dataset occurs at 4K Ultra (65.1 FPS), which is still a very playable experience for a game that is not known for being graphically intensive. The GPU's 575W TDP and dual-slot design indicate a high-power part that delivers exceptional performance, but the data confirms that at 4K, even this flagship GPU is pushed to its limits by the combination of resolution and the game's inefficient rendering pipeline.