Fivem

Fivem, a multiplayer modification framework built on Grand Theft Auto V, presents a unique performance profile where the interaction between the CPU and GPU is heavily dependent on the chosen settings and resolution. The measured data for the Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT combination reveals distinct performance tiers, with the game’s engine showing strong scaling across different presets. This analysis walks through the measured FPS rows to determine the optimal configuration and explains the underlying hardware dynamics.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this combination shows that the "High" preset provides the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions, delivering high frame rates without the steep performance cost of the "Ultra" preset. At 1920x1080, the High settings achieve an average of 144 FPS, which is a substantial 28 FPS advantage over the Ultra preset’s 116 FPS. This gap widens dramatically at higher resolutions, where the Ultra preset becomes increasingly demanding.

At 2560x1440, the High preset maintains a smooth 91 FPS average, while the Ultra preset drops to 73 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution produces 129 FPS, but the visual fidelity loss may not justify the 38 FPS gain over High. The data suggests that High is the sweet spot, offering a 25% performance increase over Ultra at 1440p while presumably retaining most of the visual enhancements.

For 4K gaming, the High preset is the only viable option for a consistently playable experience, delivering an average of 48 FPS. The Medium preset at 3840x2160 averages 67 FPS, but the Low preset jumps to 107 FPS, indicating that the game’s engine scales linearly with settings at this resolution. The Ultra preset at 4K falls to 38 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay on most displays.

The measured minimum FPS values for the Medium preset provide additional context. At 1080p, the Medium preset shows a minimum of 174 FPS and a maximum of 235 FPS, suggesting a wide variance in frame times during gameplay. This variance is less pronounced at 1440p, where the Medium preset ranges from 110 FPS to 148 FPS. The High preset’s lack of min/max data makes it harder to assess frame pacing, but the average scores indicate a stable experience.

Based on the measured rows, the High preset is recommended as the default for this hardware combination. It provides the best compromise between visual quality and performance, particularly for users with high-refresh-rate displays at 1080p or 1440p. For 4K users, the Medium preset offers a more playable experience than High, but the 67 FPS average suggests that the GPU is nearing its limits at this resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for this CPU and GPU combo at 1440p?

A: The High preset delivers 91 FPS on average at 2560x1440, which is the recommended balance between visual quality and smoothness. The Ultra preset drops to 73 FPS, while the Medium preset offers 129 FPS but with reduced graphical fidelity.

Q: How does the performance at 4K compare to 1080p for the High preset?

A: The High preset at 1920x1080 achieves an average of 144 FPS, while at 3840x2160 it drops to 48 FPS. This represents a 66.7% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Is the Ultra preset ever worth using with this hardware?

A: The Ultra preset produces 116 FPS at 1080p and 73 FPS at 1440p. For competitive play at 1080p, this may be acceptable, but the 28 FPS difference between High and Ultra at 1080p suggests that High is often the better choice.

Q: Why does the Low preset show such a large FPS increase at 1440p?

A: The Low preset at 2560x1440 produces 204 FPS, which is more than double the High preset’s 91 FPS. This indicates that the game’s engine is heavily dependent on GPU load for this setting, and reducing it frees up significant performance headroom.

Q: What are the frame time characteristics of the Medium preset?

A: The Medium preset shows a minimum of 174 FPS and a maximum of 235 FPS at 1080p. At 1440p, the range narrows to 110 FPS minimum and 148 FPS maximum, showing tighter frame pacing at higher resolutions.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested systems?

A: This combination ranks 1025 out of 3707 tested combos, placing it in the top 27.6% of all systems tested for Fivem.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700K features 12 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The CPU’s benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 19784 and a single-core score of 1850.5. In Fivem, which is an multiplayer mod that often relies on server-side scripting and physics calculations, the CPU’s role is significant at lower resolutions and settings.

At the Low preset, the CPU becomes the primary bottleneck. The 1080p Low setting produces 276 FPS, while the 1440p Low setting reaches 204 FPS. The fact that 4K Low still achieves 107 FPS suggests that the GPU is handling the rendering load, but the CPU’s thread management is crucial for maintaining high frame rates. The 20 threads allow for efficient distribution of the game’s various simulation tasks, which is evident in the linear scaling from 1080p to 1440p.

The CPU’s percentile rank of 84 among all processors indicates it is well above average for this title. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-13600T with an average score of 35305 (0.1% lower), the Intel Core i7-12700KF at 35365 (0.2% lower), and the Intel Core i7-13700T at 35403 (0.3% lower). These marginal differences suggest that the 12700K is precisely positioned in the performance hierarchy for this game.

The integrated UHD Graphics 770 is present but irrelevant for this dedicated GPU configuration. The CPU’s dual-channel memory support for DDR4 and DDR5, along with its 25 MB of shared L3 cache, contributes to its ability to feed the GPU efficiently. In Fivem, the CPU’s single-thread performance, demonstrated by the Geekbench single-core score of 2308, is critical for the game’s main thread, which handles player input and world interactions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT achieves a rank of 1025 out of 3707 tested combinations in Fivem. This places the system in the 72.4th percentile of all tested hardware configurations, meaning it outperforms approximately 72% of other CPU-GPU pairings in this specific game.

This ranking is notable because the GPU’s standalone benchmark percentile is only 55, while the CPU’s is 84. The discrepancy suggests that Fivem’s performance is more heavily influenced by CPU capability than GPU raw power. The GPU’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Radeon 660M with an average score of 13812 (0.5% lower), the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile at 13821 (0.5% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 570X at 13871 (0.9% lower). The RX 9070 XT is 1.5% higher with an average score of 13543.

The combo’s strong ranking is supported by the measured FPS data. At 1080p High, the system produces 144 FPS, which is well within the range expected for high-end hardware. The 4K Ultra score of 38 FPS, while low, is consistent with the Ultra preset’s demanding nature across most GPUs. The ranking of 1025 out of 3707 indicates that there are many systems that perform worse, but also a significant number that perform better, likely with more recent high-end CPUs.

The data shows that this combo is well-balanced for Fivem, with the CPU’s strong multi-threading capabilities complementing the GPU’s substantial 20 GB of VRAM. The fact that the combo ranks higher than the GPU’s percentile suggests that the CPU is doing more of the heavy lifting in this title, which is typical for games with complex simulation layers like Fivem’s roleplay servers.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals critical information about which component is limiting performance at each resolution. At the Low preset, the scaling is nearly linear: 276 FPS at 1080p, 204 FPS at 1440p (a 26.1% drop), and 107 FPS at 4K (a 47.5% drop from 1440p). This pattern indicates that the GPU is not the bottleneck at lower settings, and the CPU’s frame generation capability is the primary constraint.

The High preset shows a different scaling pattern. From 1080p (144 FPS) to 1440p (91 FPS), there is a 36.8% drop, and from 1440p to 4K (48 FPS), there is a 47.3% drop. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is 66.7%, which is larger than the Low preset’s 61.2% drop. This suggests that as settings increase, the GPU becomes more involved, but the CPU still plays a significant role.

At the Medium preset, the scaling is as follows: 204 FPS at 1080p, 129 FPS at 1440p (a 36.8% drop), and 67 FPS at 4K (a 48.1% drop). The consistency of these drops across Medium and High presets indicates that the game engine has a predictable workload per pixel at these settings. The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling: 116 FPS at 1080p, 73 FPS at 1440p (a 37.1% drop), and 38 FPS at 4K (a 47.9% drop).

The limiting component analysis shows that at 1080p, the CPU is the primary bottleneck, as evidenced by the Low preset’s 276 FPS ceiling. As resolution increases to 4K, the GPU load increases, but the CPU still manages to keep up, as shown by the Low preset’s 107 FPS at 4K. The GPU’s 20 GB of memory and 800.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 4K textures, as the High preset’s 48 FPS at 4K is a playable, if not ideal, experience.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a clear progression across settings. The Low preset achieves an average of 276 FPS, making it the highest performance option. The Medium preset delivers 204 FPS with a minimum of 174 FPS and a maximum of 235 FPS, showing a 30 FPS variance. The High preset produces 144 FPS, which is a 29.4% reduction from Medium. The Ultra preset drops to 116 FPS, a 19.4% reduction from High.

The 2560x1440 resolution shows similar scaling but with lower absolute values. The Low preset reaches 204 FPS, while Medium averages 129 FPS with a range of 110 to 148 FPS. High settings produce 91 FPS, and Ultra drops to 73 FPS. The percentage drop from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 64.2%, compared to 58.0% at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops significantly. The Low preset averages 107 FPS, which is the only setting that maintains triple-digit frame rates. Medium produces 67 FPS with a range of 57 to 78 FPS. High falls to 48 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 38 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 69 FPS, representing a 64.5% reduction, which is the largest relative drop across all resolutions.

The complete table of measured results is as follows:

• 1080p Low: 276 FPS
• 1080p Medium: 204 FPS (min 174, max 235)
• 1080p High: 144 FPS
• 1080p Ultra: 116 FPS
• 1440p Low: 204 FPS
• 1440p Medium: 129 FPS (min 110, max 148)
• 1440p High: 91 FPS
• 1440p Ultra: 73 FPS
• 4K Low: 107 FPS
• 4K Medium: 67 FPS (min 57, max 78)
• 4K High: 48 FPS
• 4K Ultra: 38 FPS

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT features 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus, providing 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s boost clock is 2394 MHz, with a game clock of 2025 MHz and a base clock of 1387 MHz. The RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process, includes 5376 shading units and 84 ray tracing cores. The GPU’s FP32 performance is 51.48 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 459.6 GPixel/s.

In Fivem, the GPU’s role becomes increasingly important as resolution and settings increase. The measured data shows that at 1080p Low, the GPU is not the bottleneck, as the CPU can generate frames faster than the GPU can render them. However, at 4K High, the GPU’s workload becomes substantial, as evidenced by the 48 FPS average. The GPU’s 20 GB of memory is more than sufficient for this game, which is based on a 2017 title but with custom assets.

The GPU’s benchmark scores show a passmark G3D score of 29009, which places it in the 55th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Radeon 660M (0.5% lower), the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile (0.5% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 570X (0.9% lower). The RX 9070 XT is 1.5% higher. These scores suggest that while the GPU is capable, it is not at the top of the performance hierarchy.

The GPU’s memory bandwidth of 800.0 GB/s is critical for 4K textures, which can consume large amounts of memory. The measured 4K High performance of 48 FPS indicates that the GPU is managing the memory load effectively, but the frame rate is low enough to suggest that the GPU’s compute units are the limiting factor at this resolution. The GPU’s 192 ROPs and 336 TMUs provide adequate fill rates for the game’s geometry, but the 51.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is what drives the pixel shader workload.

The GPU’s end-of-life production status and launch MSRP of 899 USD are noted, but this does not affect its measured performance. The GPU’s role in this combo is to provide a high level of visual fidelity at 1440p and to enable playable frame rates at 4K with medium settings. The data confirms that for this game, the GPU is well-matched with the CPU, with neither component being a clear bottleneck across all settings.