Fivem

Fivem’s measured performance with the Intel Core i9-14900K and AMD Radeon RX 9060 shows a combination that scales predictably across resolutions, but with a clear ceiling at higher settings. The data set provides average, and in some cases minimum and maximum, FPS for four presets at three resolutions, offering a complete picture of this hardware pairing in a multiplayer context.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data suggests that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions, as it is the only setting tier that includes both minimum and maximum FPS values, indicating a stable frame delivery. At 1920x1080, Medium produces an average of 138 FPS, which is a substantial 52 FPS higher than High’s 111 FPS and only 37 FPS below the Low preset’s 175 FPS. The trade-off here is minor relative to the visual uplift, and the recorded minimum of 117 FPS ensures that frame pacing remains above common display refresh thresholds.

For users prioritizing smoothness over visual fidelity, the Low preset is the clear choice, delivering the highest average FPS at every resolution: 175 at 1080p, 115 at 1440p, and 64 at 4K. These figures represent the best possible headroom for competitive play, especially in a multiplayer game where response times matter. The jump from Low to Medium costs roughly 21% of performance at 1080p (from 175 to 138 FPS), which is a significant sacrifice if the display cannot take advantage of the higher frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the High preset’s 73 FPS average is playable but not exceptional, whereas Medium’s 91 FPS provides a more comfortable margin. The data shows that High at 4K drops to just 40 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay on most displays. Consequently, the Ultra preset is not recommended for any resolution in this configuration, as it yields only 86 FPS at 1080p, 56 FPS at 1440p, and an unplayable 31 FPS at 4K. The performance cost from High to Ultra is steep, averaging a 22-25% reduction in FPS across all resolutions, with no corresponding benefit in the measured data.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the primary performance limiter in this pairing, as evidenced by the steep FPS drops when increasing resolution. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for 1080p and 1440p but becomes strained at 4K Ultra settings. The card’s boost clock of 2990 MHz and game clock of 2400 MHz help sustain performance in lighter scenes, but the data shows that the GPU’s 1792 shading units cannot maintain high frame rates at 4K with demanding presets.

The GPU’s benchmark percentile ranks it at 59th among all GPUs, placing it in the mid-range tier, and its average benchmark score of 16014 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 16129 (a delta of -0.7%). This parity is reflected in the Fivem results, where the RX 9060 performs adequately at lower resolutions but struggles to keep up with the CPU’s potential at higher settings. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is a notable constraint; while it does not appear to bottleneck at 1080p Low (175 FPS), the combination of 4K resolution and Ultra settings (31 FPS) suggests the memory bandwidth or capacity is insufficient for the asset streaming demands of a multiplayer environment.

The GPU’s DirectX 12 Ultimate support and 12_2 feature level are present in the API list, but the measured FPS data does not show any advantage from these features in Fivem. The card’s PassMark G3D score of 17631 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 3322 indicate it is a capable mid-range part, but the results in this specific game confirm that it is the bottleneck when paired with the high-end CPU. The GPU’s nearest rivals, including the Radeon R9 370X and RX 7700, have similar average scores, yet none of these alternatives would change the fundamental resolution scaling pattern observed here.

FAQ

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

A: The data indicates that 1920x1080 is the optimal resolution, as it is the only one where all presets exceed 85 FPS on average. At 2560x1440, only the Low and Medium presets stay above 90 FPS, while 4K performance drops below 65 FPS even on Low settings.

Q: Does the Ultra preset ever provide acceptable performance?

A: No. The Ultra preset yields an average of 86 FPS at 1080p, 56 FPS at 1440p, and 31 FPS at 4K. While the 1080p result is playable, the 4K figure is well below smooth gameplay thresholds, and the 1440p result is marginal at best.

Q: How much faster is the Low preset compared to High at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 115 FPS on average, which is 42 FPS higher than the High preset’s 73 FPS. This represents a 57.5% improvement in frame rate when dropping from High to Low settings.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more responsible for the 4K performance drop?

A: The GPU is clearly the limiting factor at 4K. The CPU’s high single-thread and multi-thread scores (2262.5 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 39399.5 in multi-core) are more than sufficient for this game, but the GPU’s mid-range standing (59th percentile) cannot keep up with the increased pixel count, as shown by the 31 FPS Ultra result.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for the Medium preset?

A: The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum FPS values. At 1080p, the minimum is 117 FPS, at 1440p it is 77 FPS, and at 4K it is 43 FPS. These figures provide a measure of frame consistency that is absent for other presets.

Q: How does this combo rank overall in the benchmark database?

A: The combo ranks 1714th out of 3005 tested combinations, placing it in the lower half of all tested configurations. This ranking reflects the GPU’s mid-range performance relative to other pairings in the database.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages show a clear hierarchy: Low leads with 175 FPS, followed by Medium at 138 FPS, High at 111 FPS, and Ultra at 86 FPS. The Medium preset provides the only min/max data at this resolution, with a range of 117 to 159 FPS, indicating stable performance. The gap between Low and Ultra is 89 FPS, a 51% reduction, which demonstrates the significant cost of maxing out settings at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop to 115 FPS for Low, 91 FPS for Medium, 73 FPS for High, and 56 FPS for Ultra. The Medium preset again has the only min/max figures, ranging from 77 to 105 FPS. The relative spacing between presets narrows slightly, with Low being 26% faster than Medium, and High being 30% slower than Medium. The 1440p results show a 34% performance decrease from 1080p for the Low preset, but a 35% decrease for Ultra, suggesting the GPU becomes more of a factor as resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 64 FPS for Low, 50 FPS for Medium, 40 FPS for High, and 31 FPS for Ultra. The Medium preset has a min/max of 43 to 58 FPS, showing the tightest range relative to its average among all resolution settings. The drop from 1440p to 4K is severe: Low loses 44% of its frame rate (115 to 64 FPS), while Ultra loses 45% (56 to 31 FPS). These figures confirm that 4K is only viable with the Low preset, and even then, the 64 FPS average is below what many users would consider smooth for a multiplayer title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i9-14900K and AMD Radeon RX 9060 ranks 1714th out of 3005 tested combos in Fivem, placing it in the bottom 43% of all configurations. This ranking is primarily driven by the GPU’s performance ceiling, as the CPU is among the top performers in the database. The i9-14900K holds a 95th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79097, while the RX 9060 sits at the 59th percentile with an average score of 16014. This mismatch creates a bottleneck that limits the combo’s overall standing.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score include the RTX 3060 Ti (16129, -0.7% delta), Radeon R9 370X (15862, 1% delta), and RX 7700 (15852, 1% delta). The fact that the RX 9060 is within 1% of these cards suggests that any of them would produce similar Fivem results, and the combo’s rank would likely remain in the same range. On the CPU side, the i9-14900K is essentially tied with the i9-14900KF (79371, -0.3% delta) and Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (79574, -0.6% delta), confirming that the processor choice is not a differentiating factor in this game’s performance.

The combo’s rank of 1714 out of 3005 indicates that a majority of tested configurations outperform it in Fivem. This is surprising given the high-end CPU, but it underscores the game’s sensitivity to GPU capability. The measured FPS data shows that even at 1080p Low, the combo does not reach the 200+ FPS territory that some top-tier GPU pairings achieve, reinforcing the notion that the RX 9060 holds this build back in the rankings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i9-14900K provides an exceptionally strong foundation for Fivem, with 24 cores and 32 threads running at a base clock of 3.20 GHz and a boost clock of 6.00 GHz. Its benchmark results are top-tier: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 39399.5 and a single-core score of 2262.5, alongside a Geekbench multi-core score of 21697 and single-core score of 2655. These figures place the CPU in the 95th percentile of all processors, indicating that it is unlikely to be the limiting factor in any gaming scenario.

In Fivem, a multiplayer title that can be sensitive to CPU performance due to the number of connected players and server-side computations, the i9-14900K’s high single-thread performance is particularly relevant. The PassMark single-thread score of 4697 and the Cinebench R15 single-core score of 324.5 demonstrate that the CPU can handle the game’s physics and network code without issue. The 36 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache further support rapid data access, which is beneficial in a game that streams assets dynamically.

However, the measured FPS data shows that the CPU’s power does not translate into higher frame rates once the GPU becomes the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, where the GPU is least stressed, the combo achieves 175 FPS, but this is still below what the CPU alone could theoretically support. The fact that the FPS drops consistently across all settings when moving from 1080p to 4K confirms that the CPU is not the constraint; the GPU’s rasterization and memory bandwidth are. The CPU’s nearest rival, the i9-14900KF, performs within 0.3% of it, and the AMD EPYC 7413 is only 1.2% behind, suggesting that no other processor would materially change these results.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals a consistent pattern of performance loss that is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. For the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 175 at 1080p to 115 at 1440p (a 34% reduction), and then to 64 at 4K (a 44% reduction from 1440p). This steep decline indicates that the RX 9060’s rendering capabilities are being overwhelmed by the increasing pixel count, despite the CPU’s ability to feed it data.

The Medium preset shows similar scaling: 138 FPS at 1080p, 91 FPS at 1440p (a 34% drop), and 50 FPS at 4K (a 45% drop from 1440p). The High preset follows the same trend with 111 FPS, 73 FPS (a 34% drop), and 40 FPS (a 45% drop). The consistency of these percentage drops across presets is telling: it shows that the GPU’s performance ceiling is being hit at every resolution, and the settings only shift the absolute numbers, not the scaling behavior.

The Ultra preset exhibits the most dramatic scaling, going from 86 FPS at 1080p to 56 FPS at 1440p (a 35% drop) and then to 31 FPS at 4K (a 45% drop). The fact that the 4K Ultra result is below 40 FPS confirms that this resolution is unsuitable for this preset. The data suggests that the GPU’s 8 GB memory capacity and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for 4K with high texture loads, as the performance degradation accelerates at higher resolutions. The limiting component is unequivocally the GPU; the CPU’s benchmark scores show it could handle far higher frame rates if paired with a faster graphics card.