Fivem

Fivem, a multiplayer modification platform built on Grand Theft Auto V, presents a unique performance profile with the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. The measured data shows a system that scales predictably with settings and resolution, with the RTX 4060 acting as the primary bottleneck at higher graphical loads. This analysis walks through the measured FPS rows to determine optimal settings, component roles, and overall ranking.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for this combination reveals a clear hierarchy across the four presets: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 189 FPS, which is the highest measured value for this combo. Medium follows at 149 FPS, High at 119 FPS, and Ultra drops to 92 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p represents a 97 FPS drop, indicating that each settings tier has a significant impact on performance.

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p is the only option that exceeds 180 FPS. However, the Medium preset at 149 FPS offers a more balanced experience, with the measured minimum of 127 FPS and maximum of 171 FPS showing stable performance within a 44 FPS range. The High preset at 119 FPS remains above the 100 FPS threshold, making it a viable choice for those who want better visual fidelity without dropping below triple-digit averages.

At 2560x1440, the performance curve steepens. Low delivers 124 FPS, Medium 98 FPS, High 78 FPS, and Ultra 61 FPS. The Medium preset here is the only one that maintains an average above 90 FPS, with a measured range of 83 to 113 FPS. The High preset at 78 FPS is still playable but shows a 46 FPS reduction from the Low setting, demonstrating that the GPU is beginning to struggle with the increased pixel count.

The 3840x2160 results show a system under significant load. Low yields 69 FPS, Medium 54 FPS, High 44 FPS, and Ultra 34 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K has a measured minimum of 46 FPS and maximum of 63 FPS, which is the only 4K setting that stays consistently above 45 FPS. The Ultra preset at 34 FPS is the lowest measured value across all resolutions and settings.

The data suggests that the Medium preset provides the best experience-per-measured-row across all three resolutions. At 1080p it offers 149 FPS, at 1440p 98 FPS, and at 4K 54 FPS. This preset maintains the most consistent relationship between visual quality and performance, with the measured min/max ranges (127-171 at 1080p, 83-113 at 1440p, 46-63 at 4K) showing the narrowest fluctuation relative to the average. The High preset is acceptable for 1080p and 1440p but falls below 50 FPS at 4K, while Ultra is only recommended for 1080p where it still achieves 92 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this CPU-GPU combo in Fivem?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 189, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low settings preset. This is the only configuration in the measured data that exceeds 180 FPS.

Q: How does the 1440p Medium preset compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: The 1440p Medium preset delivers an average of 98 FPS with a range of 83 to 113 FPS, while 1080p Ultra achieves 92 FPS. The 1440p Medium setup provides both higher average FPS and a higher minimum (83 vs. no measured minimum for 1080p Ultra) despite rendering more pixels.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this combination?

A: The data shows 4K performance ranging from 34 FPS at Ultra to 69 FPS at Low. The Medium preset at 54 FPS (46-63 FPS range) is the only 4K setting that maintains an average above 50 FPS, making 4K playable only with reduced settings.

Q: What settings preset shows the largest FPS drop when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: The Low preset drops from 189 FPS at 1080p to 69 FPS at 4K, a 120 FPS reduction. This is the largest absolute drop among all presets, though the Ultra preset shows the largest percentage drop at 63% (92 to 34 FPS).

Q: Does the CPU hold back performance at any resolution?

A: Benchmark results indicate that the CPU is not the limiting factor in the measured data. The FPS scales consistently with resolution and settings, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU's strong multi-core and single-core benchmark scores (6656 in Cinebench R15 multi-core, 354 in single-core) support this interpretation.

Q: How stable is performance at the Medium preset?

A: The Medium preset shows the most consistent measured ranges: 127-171 FPS at 1080p, 83-113 FPS at 1440p, and 46-63 FPS at 4K. The spread between minimum and maximum is 44 FPS at 1080p, 30 FPS at 1440p, and 17 FPS at 4K, indicating tighter frame pacing as resolution increases.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is a 24-core, 24-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake Refresh architecture, manufactured on a 3 nm process by TSMC. It features a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, with a 36 MB shared L3 cache. The processor's benchmark results place it in the 96th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 93785.

In Fivem, the CPU's role is primarily to maintain a stable frame delivery pipeline. The measured FPS data shows that the system scales almost linearly with resolution changes, which is a hallmark of GPU-bound performance. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 189 FPS, which suggests the CPU can feed frames well above the 144 Hz refresh rate that many monitors use. The multi-threaded performance of this CPU, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44253, provides ample headroom for the game's simulation and network code that Fivem's multiplayer servers require.

The single-core performance is equally important for Fivem, as the game's engine has traditionally favored strong single-thread performance. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2439 and PassMark single-thread score of 5068 indicate that the CPU can handle the game's primary game thread efficiently. However, the data shows that at higher resolutions and settings, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as evidenced by the FPS dropping from 189 at 1080p Low to 69 at 4K Low, a 63% reduction that cannot be attributed to CPU limitations.

The processor's 24 cores and 24 threads provide substantial parallel processing capability, which is beneficial for Fivem's multiplayer environments where many entities and scripts run concurrently. The PassMark multi-thread score of 68574 and the data compression score of 804322 suggest strong performance in tasks that involve handling large amounts of game state data, which is common in populated Fivem servers.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 1579 out of 3005 tested combos in Fivem. This places it in the 52.5th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning it performs better than a slight majority of systems but is far from top-tier.

This ranking is somewhat surprising given the CPU's strong benchmark position. The processor alone sits in the 96th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 93785. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon 6520P at 93786 (0% delta), AMD EPYC 4564P at 95183 (-1.5% delta), AMD EPYC 9175F at 95615 (-1.9% delta), and AMD EPYC 4565P at 95764 (-2.1% delta). The CPU's performance is essentially identical to the Xeon 6520P and within 2% of the three EPYC processors.

The GPU, however, is the weaker link. The RTX 4060 sits in the 61st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17639. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon HD 7790 at 17666 (-0.2% delta), AMD Radeon 780M at 17588 (+0.3% delta), AMD Radeon Pro 560 at 17551 (+0.5% delta), and AMD Radeon Pro 460 at 17509 (+0.7% delta). This places the GPU in a very tight cluster of mid-range performance, with all rivals within a 0.7% delta.

The mid-pack ranking of 1579 out of 3005 reflects this imbalance. The CPU is capable of much higher performance, but the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus limit the system in a game like Fivem, which can be demanding on both GPU compute and memory bandwidth at higher settings. The ranking suggests that many combos with weaker CPUs but stronger GPUs outperform this system in Fivem, as the game's performance is more dependent on GPU capabilities than CPU raw power.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 to 3840x2160. At the Low preset, FPS drops from 189 at 1080p to 124 at 1440p to 69 at 4K. This represents a 34% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 44% further drop from 1440p to 4K, for a total 63% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

The Medium preset shows a similar trend: 149 FPS at 1080p, 98 FPS at 1440p, and 54 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 34% from 1080p to 1440p and 45% from 1440p to 4K, totaling 64% overall. The High preset follows the pattern with 119, 78, and 44 FPS respectively, representing a 34% drop to 1440p and a 44% drop to 4K, for a 63% total reduction.

The Ultra preset shows the steepest scaling: 92 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p, and 34 FPS at 4K. This represents a 34% drop to 1440p and a 44% drop to 4K, totaling 63% overall. The consistency of these percentage drops across all four presets is notable, with the 1080p-to-1440p drop always being 34% and the 1440p-to-4K drop always being 44-45%.

This consistent scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at all settings and resolutions. The pixel count increases by 78% from 1080p to 1440p and by 125% from 1440p to 4K. The FPS drops of 34% and 44% respectively are less than the pixel count increases, suggesting that the game's rendering workload does not scale purely with pixel count, but the GPU is nonetheless the primary constraint. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see FPS remain relatively flat across resolutions at lower settings, which is not the case here.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 189 FPS average
• Medium: 149 FPS average, 127 FPS minimum, 171 FPS maximum
• High: 119 FPS average
• Ultra: 92 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 124 FPS average
• Medium: 98 FPS average, 83 FPS minimum, 113 FPS maximum
• High: 78 FPS average
• Ultra: 61 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 69 FPS average
• Medium: 54 FPS average, 46 FPS minimum, 63 FPS maximum
• High: 44 FPS average
• Ultra: 34 FPS average

The data shows that at 1080p, all settings presets deliver playable frame rates above 90 FPS. The Low and Medium presets are particularly strong, with Medium offering a 22 FPS advantage over High and a 57 FPS advantage over Ultra. The 1080p Medium preset's minimum of 127 FPS indicates that even in demanding scenes, the frame rate stays well above 120 FPS.

At 1440p, the Low preset remains above 120 FPS at 124 FPS, but Medium drops to 98 FPS and High to 78 FPS. The Ultra preset at 61 FPS is the only 1440p setting that falls below 60 FPS. The 1440p Medium preset's range of 83 to 113 FPS shows that while the average is 98 FPS, there is a 30 FPS spread that could be noticeable in fast-paced gameplay.

At 4K, only the Low preset achieves an average above 60 FPS at 69 FPS. The Medium preset at 54 FPS is the only other setting above 50 FPS, with a minimum of 46 FPS that approaches the edge of playability. The High preset at 44 FPS and Ultra at 34 FPS are both below the 45 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for acceptable gameplay. The 4K Medium preset's range of 46 to 63 FPS shows a 17 FPS spread, which is the narrowest relative to its average among all measured configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using the AD107 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It features 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores. The GPU has a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's benchmark results place it in the 61st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17639. Its PassMark G3D score of 19545 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 95057 indicate solid mid-range performance. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2302 provides a modern gaming workload reference.

In Fivem, the GPU's role is the primary determinant of frame rate across all measured settings and resolutions. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the game's textures and geometry at 1080p and 1440p, but the measured FPS drops at 4K suggest that the memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s becomes a limiting factor. The 128-bit memory bus is narrow compared to higher-tier GPUs, which explains the significant FPS reduction when moving to 4K.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 15.11 TFLOPS and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s provide adequate compute for the game's rendering workloads. The pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s is consistent with the measured performance at 1080p, where the GPU can achieve 189 FPS at Low settings. However, at 4K, the pixel rate becomes insufficient to maintain high frame rates, as evidenced by the 34 FPS result at Ultra settings.

The RTX 4060's position relative to its nearest rivals in the benchmark database shows it is closely matched with much older or integrated GPUs, including the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (-0.2% delta), AMD Radeon 780M (+0.3% delta), and AMD Radeon Pro 560 (+0.5% delta). This clustering indicates that while the RTX 4060 is capable for 1080p gaming, its performance ceiling in Fivem is limited by its memory subsystem and compute throughput, particularly at higher resolutions where the measured FPS drops below 60.