Fivem

Fivem is a multiplayer modification framework that stresses both CPU and GPU heavily, and the data for the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 shows a system capable of very high frame rates, but with interesting scaling characteristics depending on your resolution and quality preset. The measured FPS rows reveal that this combination is powerful enough to push past the 60 FPS mark at 4K, but the gap between Low and Ultra settings grows significantly as resolution increases, indicating where the performance ceiling truly lies.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear picture of how this combo behaves across different presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 262 FPS, which is an exceptional result for competitive play or high-refresh-rate monitors. However, the Medium preset still delivers a very high 207 FPS average, and the High preset at 165 FPS is still well above the threshold for most high-refresh displays. The Ultra preset at 1080p yields 128 FPS, which is still excellent. For users with 1080p panels, the High preset appears to be the optimal balance, as it offers a massive jump in visual fidelity over Low while maintaining a 165 FPS average that exceeds the refresh rate of most standard gaming monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the picture changes slightly. The Low preset produces 172 FPS, Medium drops to 136 FPS, and High comes in at 109 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 84 FPS. Here, the Medium preset stands out as the sweet spot because it retains a 136 FPS average, which is still well above the 120 Hz mark, while providing notably better visuals than Low. The High preset at 109 FPS is acceptable for 60 Hz displays but may not fully utilize a 144 Hz monitor. The data suggests that at 1440p, Medium is the best experience per the measured rows, as it keeps frame rates high enough for smooth motion while avoiding the steep performance cost of Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more demanding. The Low preset achieves 96 FPS, which is very playable, while Medium drops to 75 FPS with a minimum of 64 FPS. The High preset barely holds 60 FPS on average, and Ultra falls to 47 FPS. For 4K gaming, the Medium preset is clearly the recommended choice based on the data. It provides a 75 FPS average with a minimum of 64 FPS, ensuring that frame pacing stays above the 60 FPS threshold for most of the time. The High preset at 60 FPS is borderline, and the Ultra preset at 47 FPS is not ideal for a smooth experience. The Low preset at 96 FPS is technically viable, but the visual compromise is substantial for a GPU of this class.

Overall, the best experience across all resolutions is achieved by selecting Medium settings. At 1080p and 1440p, the Medium preset offers a strong balance of frame rate and visual quality, while at 4K, it is the only preset that consistently delivers above 60 FPS with a comfortable margin. The High preset is viable at 1080p and 1440p but struggles at 4K, and Ultra should be reserved for users who prioritize image quality over frame rate and are willing to accept lower averages.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average frame rate this combo can achieve in Fivem?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 262, which occurs at 1920x1080 with the Low settings preset.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, the data shows that at 3840x2160, the Medium preset delivers a 75 FPS average with a 64 FPS minimum, and the High preset achieves a 60 FPS average. The Ultra preset falls below this threshold at 47 FPS.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to Medium at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset produces an 84 FPS average, while the Medium preset delivers 136 FPS. This represents a significant 52 FPS difference, showing that Ultra carries a heavy performance penalty at this resolution.

Q: What is the lowest recorded average FPS in the measured data?

A: The lowest average FPS is 47, which occurs at 3840x2160 with the Ultra settings preset.

Q: Is the performance gap between Low and Medium consistent across resolutions?

A: No, the gap varies. At 1080p, the difference between Low (262 FPS) and Medium (207 FPS) is 55 FPS. At 1440p, it is 36 FPS (172 vs 136). At 4K, the gap narrows to 21 FPS (96 vs 75), indicating that the system becomes more GPU-bound at higher resolutions, reducing the relative impact of the CPU-bound Low preset.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at Medium settings?

A: The minimum FPS values are only provided for the Medium preset. At 1920x1080, the minimum is 176 FPS; at 2560x1440, it is 116 FPS; and at 3840x2160, it is 64 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications from the fact pack explain why it performs so strongly in Fivem. The GPU features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s. This massive memory allocation is far beyond what Fivem requires, even at 4K with Ultra settings, which means VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in any of the measured scenarios. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz, translating to 21 Gbps effective, which provides the raw throughput needed to feed the 16384 shading units.

The GPU's clock speeds are also a critical factor. The base clock is 2235 MHz, with a boost clock of 2520 MHz. These high clocks, combined with the Ada Lovelace architecture's efficiency, allow the RTX 4090 to sustain high frame rates even when the CPU is not fully saturated. However, the data shows that at lower resolutions like 1080p, the CPU (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H) becomes a larger factor in determining performance. The difference between Low (262 FPS) and Ultra (128 FPS) at 1080p is 134 FPS, which is a much larger absolute gap than at 4K, where the same comparison yields a 49 FPS difference (96 vs 47). This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is able to feed the GPU enough data to reach very high frame rates, but the GPU's raw power is still the bottleneck when settings are increased.

The RTX 4090's compute capabilities are substantial, with an FP32 performance of 82.58 TFLOPS and a pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s. These figures support the GPU's ability to handle the complex lighting and shadow calculations that Fivem's multiplayer environments can present. The 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores are present but are not specifically stressed by the measured FPS data, which likely reflects Fivem's reliance on traditional rasterization rather than ray tracing. The GPU's 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs and its average benchmark score of 60347 confirm that it is one of the most powerful consumer graphics cards available, and the measured FPS data in Fivem aligns with this high-end positioning.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a combo rank of 625 out of 3005 total combos in Fivem. This places the pairing in the top 21% of all tested systems, which is a strong result. The rank reflects the combined capability of the CPU and GPU, and the data shows that the RTX 4090 is doing most of the heavy lifting, as the CPU's own benchmark percentile is 83. The combination's rank is higher than the CPU's individual percentile, which indicates that the GPU's performance is boosting the overall result.

The CPU itself, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, has an average benchmark score of 32697 and sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-14600T (avg score 32707, deltaPct 0), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (avg score 32662, deltaPct 0.1), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F (avg score 32750, deltaPct -0.2). These deltas are all within 0.4% of the 155H's score, meaning the CPU's performance is essentially on par with its closest competitors. However, in Fivem, the combo rank of 625 out of 3005 suggests that the GPU is the primary driver of the system's high placement, as the CPU alone would not likely achieve such a high rank in a game that can be GPU-intensive at higher settings.

The GPU's own ranking is also notable. The RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 60347 and sits in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Arc Pro A60 (avg score 60326, deltaPct 0) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (avg score 60140, deltaPct 0.3), have nearly identical scores, but the RTX 4090's real-world Fivem performance is clearly far superior to those workstation-class cards. The combo rank of 625 reflects this, placing the system comfortably in the upper echelon of tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 262 at 1080p to 172 at 1440p, a 90 FPS decrease, and then to 96 at 4K, a further 76 FPS decrease. This represents a total drop of 166 FPS from 1080p to 4K, or a 63% reduction. This significant scaling indicates that the system is highly sensitive to resolution at Low settings, which is typical when the CPU is capable of feeding frames quickly but the GPU's workload increases with pixel count.

At the Medium preset, the scaling is similar but slightly less steep in absolute terms. The average FPS goes from 207 at 1080p to 136 at 1440p (a 71 FPS drop) and then to 75 at 4K (a 61 FPS drop). The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 132 FPS, or 64%. This pattern suggests that the GPU is becoming the primary limiting factor as resolution rises, because the CPU's workload does not scale with resolution, while the GPU's does. The fact that the percentage drop is nearly identical between Low and Medium implies that the CPU is not a bottleneck even at 1080p, as the frame rate drops proportionally with the GPU's workload.

The High preset shows a different scaling curve. At 1080p, the average is 165 FPS. At 1440p, it drops to 109 FPS (a 56 FPS decrease), and at 4K, it falls to 60 FPS (a 49 FPS decrease). The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 105 FPS, or 64%. This is consistent with the other presets. At the Ultra preset, the averages are 128 FPS at 1080p, 84 FPS at 1440p, and 47 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 44 FPS, and from 1440p to 4K is 37 FPS, for a total of 81 FPS, or 63%.

The consistency of the percentage drop (63-64%) across all presets strongly indicates that the GPU is the limiting component in this system across all resolutions and settings. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would not scale so linearly with resolution increases, and the gap between 1080p and 4K would be much smaller. The data shows that this is not the case, confirming that the RTX 4090's workload is the primary constraint. The CPU is likely capable of delivering even higher frame rates at 1080p, but the GPU's rendering demands cap the performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: Average FPS 262. This is the highest recorded frame rate in the entire dataset, indicating that the CPU and GPU combination can reach very high speeds when graphical load is minimal.
• Medium: Average FPS 207, with a minimum of 176 and a maximum of 238. This preset provides a 55 FPS reduction from Low but still offers excellent performance.
• High: Average FPS 165. The jump from Medium to High costs 42 FPS, which is a significant trade-off for improved visuals.
• Ultra: Average FPS 128. This is the lowest at 1080p, but still well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: Average FPS 172. This is a 90 FPS drop from the 1080p Low result, showing the impact of increased resolution.
• Medium: Average FPS 136, with a minimum of 116 and a maximum of 156. This preset maintains a high frame rate, with the minimum staying above 60 FPS.
• High: Average FPS 109. The drop from Medium to High is 27 FPS, which is less severe than at 1080p, but still noticeable.
• Ultra: Average FPS 84. This is a playable frame rate for most users, but it is 52 FPS below the Medium preset's average.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: Average FPS 96. This is the only preset at 4K that exceeds 90 FPS, making it the best option for high-refresh 4K displays.
• Medium: Average FPS 75, with a minimum of 64 and a maximum of 87. The minimum FPS of 64 ensures that the experience stays above 60 FPS for nearly all scenes.
• High: Average FPS 60. This preset sits exactly at the 60 FPS mark, which is acceptable for standard 60 Hz monitors but leaves no headroom for demanding scenes.
• Ultra: Average FPS 47. This is the lowest recorded average in the dataset and indicates that Ultra settings at 4K are too demanding for a consistently smooth experience.

The measured data provides a comprehensive view of the system's capabilities. At 1080p, the system is capable of exceeding 260 FPS at Low settings, making it ideal for competitive play. At 1440p, the Medium preset offers the best balance with 136 FPS. At 4K, the Medium preset is the only one that delivers a comfortable margin above 60 FPS, with a 75 FPS average and a 64 FPS minimum. These numbers confirm that the RTX 4090 is a powerful GPU, but even it cannot handle Ultra settings at 4K in Fivem without dropping below 50 FPS.