Fivem

# Fivem — Intel Core Ultra 7 265 + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT delivers a mid-pack combination for Fivem, ranking 1917th out of 3005 tested combos. The data shows a setup that can handle 1080p and 1440p gaming comfortably, but 4K Ultra remains beyond its reach. The CPU sits in the 93rd percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU lands in the 65th percentile against all GPUs — a strong processor paired with a mid-range graphics card, resulting in performance that scales predictably with resolution and settings.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo rank for Fivem?

A: This combination ranks 1917th out of 3005 tested combos for Fivem, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. The rank reflects the GPU's mid-range standing — the RX 6650 XT sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs — rather than the CPU, which ranks in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS ranges from 166 on Low settings to 81 on Ultra. Medium settings deliver 131 FPS average, while High produces 104 FPS average. The 1080p results show no minimum FPS recorded for Low, High, or Ultra, but Medium shows a minimum of 111 FPS and a maximum of 150 FPS.

Q: Is 1440p viable with this hardware?

A: Yes, 1440p is viable. At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 109 FPS average, Medium delivers 86 FPS (minimum 73, maximum 99), High achieves 69 FPS, and Ultra drops to 53 FPS. All four settings remain playable, though Ultra at 53 FPS is the weakest of the group.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Fivem?

A: 4K is possible but limited. At 3840x2160, Low settings achieve 60 FPS average, Medium produces 48 FPS (minimum 41, maximum 55), High drops to 38 FPS, and Ultra falls to 30 FPS. Only Low settings hit the 60 FPS target; anything above that requires accepting lower frame rates.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 has an average benchmark score of 64640, which is 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (64438) and 0.7% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7343 (64202). It trails the AMD EPYC 4464P by 0.3% (64823) and the AMD EPYC 9124 by 0.7% (65104). This places it in a tight cluster of competing processors.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has an average benchmark score of 19765. It sits 0.6% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K40m (19885), 0.7% behind the AMD FirePro W7000 (19905), and 0.7% and 0.8% ahead of the AMD FirePro D300 (19637) and NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (19602), respectively. These deltas are all under one percent, indicating near-identical overall benchmark performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1917 out of 3005 tested combinations places this setup in the 36th percentile of all tested Fivem configurations. This is a below-median result, driven primarily by the GPU's mid-tier standing. The RX 6650 XT's 65th percentile rank among all GPUs sounds respectable in isolation, but in the context of Fivem's tested combos, the pairing lands lower than that percentile suggests.

The discrepancy between the CPU's elite standing and the combo's middling rank tells a clear story. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a top-tier processor — its 93rd percentile rank against all CPUs confirms this — yet Fivem's performance ceiling here is set by the graphics card. The CPU's nearest rivals, including the AMD EPYC 4464P and EPYC 9124, all score within 0.7% of each other, meaning the processor is not a differentiator in this pairing.

What matters for Fivem specifically is the GPU's ability to push frames at the target resolution. The measured data shows this combo can deliver 166 FPS at 1080p Low but only 30 FPS at 4K Ultra — a 5.5x swing. The rank of 1917 reflects this limitation; many competing combos in the database pair stronger GPUs with similar or weaker CPUs, achieving higher frame rates in Fivem's CPU-light, GPU-bound scenarios.

The 3005-combo database includes a wide range of hardware pairings. At 1917, this setup sits in the lower half, but the 1080p results show it is far from the bottom. The gap between the 1080p and 4K results — 166 FPS versus 60 FPS at Low settings — demonstrates that this combo's rank is heavily influenced by resolution. At 1080p, the combo would rank much higher; at 4K, it falls significantly. The overall rank of 1917 is an average across all measured resolutions and settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 23 chip, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It contains 11,060 million transistors on a 237 mm² die, with 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The GPU features 32 ray tracing cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 280.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 2190 MHz (17.5 Gbps effective). The GPU's base clock is 2055 MHz, with a game clock of 2410 MHz and a boost clock of 2635 MHz. This translates to a pixel rate of 168.6 GPixel/s, a texture rate of 337.3 GTexel/s, and 10.79 TFLOPS of FP32 performance.

In Fivem, the GPU's role is decisive. The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern: as resolution increases, frame rates drop proportionally. At 1080p Low, the GPU produces 166 FPS average. At 1440p Low, that drops to 109 FPS. At 4K Low, it falls to 60 FPS. This scaling indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU has enough headroom to keep up at lower resolutions.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity becomes relevant at 4K. At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the combo produces 48 FPS average with a minimum of 41 FPS. At Ultra, it drops to 30 FPS. The 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p in Fivem, but 4K Ultra likely stresses the VRAM capacity alongside the raw compute limits.

The GPU's benchmark results place it at 17166 in Passmark G3D, with a Passmark GPU Compute score of 7532. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 1859. These synthetic benchmarks align with the measured Fivem results — the GPU is competent for 1080p and playable at 1440p, but 4K requires significant settings compromises.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured results show a steep drop-off as settings increase. Low settings produce 60 FPS average, which is the only 4K setting to hit the 60 FPS threshold. Medium delivers 48 FPS average with a minimum of 41 FPS and a maximum of 55 FPS. High drops to 38 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 30 FPS average. No minimum or maximum FPS values are recorded for Low, High, or Ultra at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the results improve substantially. Low settings deliver 109 FPS average, Medium produces 86 FPS with a minimum of 73 FPS and a maximum of 99 FPS, High achieves 69 FPS, and Ultra drops to 53 FPS. The 1440p results show a 56 FPS spread between Low and Ultra, indicating the GPU handles this resolution with more headroom. The Medium settings' minimum of 73 FPS shows consistency even during demanding moments.

At 1920x1080, the combo performs best. Low settings produce 166 FPS average, Medium delivers 131 FPS with a minimum of 111 FPS and a maximum of 150 FPS, High achieves 104 FPS, and Ultra drops to 81 FPS. The 1080p results reveal the combo's ceiling — 166 FPS at Low is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on modern monitors. Even Ultra at 81 FPS remains smooth for most players.

The pattern across resolutions is consistent. At each resolution, Low to Medium produces a significant jump, Medium to High produces a smaller drop, and High to Ultra produces the largest relative decline. At 4K, the Low-to-Ultra spread is 30 FPS (60 to 30); at 1440p, it is 56 FPS (109 to 53); at 1080p, it is 85 FPS (166 to 81). This widening spread at lower resolutions indicates the CPU can feed the GPU more frames when resolution drops, but the GPU's compute limits cap performance at higher resolutions.

The Medium settings rows include minimum and maximum FPS values, while other settings do not. At 1080p Medium, the minimum of 111 FPS and maximum of 150 FPS show a 39 FPS variance. At 1440p Medium, the minimum of 73 FPS and maximum of 99 FPS show a 26 FPS variance. At 4K Medium, the minimum of 41 FPS and maximum of 55 FPS show a 14 FPS variance. The narrowing variance at higher resolutions suggests the GPU becomes more consistently bottlenecked as resolution increases.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, built on a 3 nm process at TSMC. It features 17,800 million transistors on a 243 mm² die. The CPU has a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. It supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration with 102.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 cache per core, 3 MB of L2 cache per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU uses the Intel Socket 1851 and supports PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes. It includes integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics with 32 execution units. The processor launched with an MSRP of $394 and is currently in active production.

Benchmark results show strong multi-core performance. The CPU scores 42216 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 5960 in single-core. In Cinebench R20, it scores 6268 multi-core and 884 single-core. Passmark results include 49682 in multi-thread, 4689 in single-thread, 172776 in floating point math, and 134773 in integer math. The average benchmark score is 64640, placing it in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs.

For Fivem, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The measured FPS data shows the CPU is not the limiting factor at 1080p — the combo reaches 166 FPS at Low settings, which suggests the processor can push frames well beyond the GPU's capabilities. At 4K, the CPU has even more headroom since the GPU is clearly the bottleneck.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 4464P, which scores 64823 (0.3% higher), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F, which scores 64438 (0.3% lower). The AMD EPYC 7343 scores 64202 (0.7% lower), and the AMD EPYC 9124 scores 65104 (0.7% higher). These tight deltas mean the CPU's performance in Fivem would be nearly identical regardless of which of these processors is paired with the RX 6650 XT.

The 20-core, 20-thread configuration is overkill for Fivem, which is primarily a single-threaded game engine. The CPU's single-thread score of 5960 in Cinebench R23 and 4689 in Passmark single-thread indicate strong per-core performance, but Fivem's engine likely doesn't utilize all 20 cores. The 65 W TDP and 3 nm process node suggest efficient operation, but this efficiency doesn't translate to higher frame rates in Fivem beyond what the GPU can deliver.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimal settings. At 1920x1080, Medium settings deliver 131 FPS average with a minimum of 111 FPS, which is the best balance of visual quality and performance. High settings at 104 FPS average are also viable, but the 27 FPS drop from Medium to High is significant. Ultra at 81 FPS remains playable, but the visual improvement over High is marginal relative to the 23 FPS loss.

At 2560x1440, Medium settings are the recommended choice. The 86 FPS average with a 73 FPS minimum provides smooth gameplay, while High at 69 FPS is acceptable but approaches the lower bounds of what most players consider fluid. Ultra at 53 FPS is borderline — playable but with noticeable frame pacing issues during busy scenes. Low at 109 FPS is the best for competitive play, but Medium offers a better visual experience for most players.

At 3840x2160, the options are limited. Low settings at 60 FPS average is the only configuration that hits the 60 FPS target. Medium at 48 FPS average with a 41 FPS minimum is playable but inconsistent. High at 38 FPS and Ultra at 30 FPS are not recommended for a smooth experience. Players with 4K displays should prioritize 1080p or 1440p rendering over 4K with lower settings.

The best overall experience comes from 1080p Medium or 1440p Medium. Both deliver frame rates above 85 FPS average with minimums above 70 FPS. For players with 144 Hz monitors, 1080p Low at 166 FPS or 1080p Medium at 131 FPS will take advantage of the refresh rate. For players with 60 Hz monitors, 1440p Ultra at 53 FPS or 4K Low at 60 FPS are acceptable, but 1080p Ultra at 81 FPS provides the best visual quality within a 60 FPS frame budget.

The data suggests this combo should be paired with a 1080p or 1440p display. At 1080p, every setting is playable, with Medium and High offering the best balance. At 1440p, Medium is the sweet spot, with Low for competitive play and High for visual fidelity. At 4K, only Low settings provide a consistent 60 FPS experience, making it the least recommended resolution for this hardware.