Fivem

# Fivem: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile delivers a decisively GPU-bound experience in Fivem at higher resolutions, while the CPU's 24 threads and 5.40 GHz boost clock keep frame rates exceptionally high at 1080p. This combination ranks 826th out of 3,707 tested combos in Fivem, placing it in the top 22% of all configurations. The measured data shows a clear pattern: at 4K Ultra, the system averages just 47 FPS, but dropping to 1080p Low yields 262 FPS — a 5.6x performance spread that highlights how resolution and settings govern the experience more than raw component headroom.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is heavily constrained by pixel throughput at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 165 at 1920x1080 to 109 at 2560x1440 (a 34% reduction), then falls further to 60 at 3840x2160 (a 64% reduction from 1080p). This scaling curve is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario — the RTX 4090 Mobile's 32.98 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 576.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are being saturated as resolution increases.

The story becomes even more pronounced at Ultra settings. The 4K Ultra average of 47 FPS represents a 63% drop from the 128 FPS achieved at 1080p Ultra. Meanwhile, at Low settings, the system scales from 262 FPS at 1080p down to 172 FPS at 1440p and 96 FPS at 4K. The Low-setting data points are particularly telling: even at 4K Low, the system maintains nearly 100 FPS, suggesting that the CPU can feed the GPU adequately but the GPU's fill rate becomes the bottleneck as resolution climbs.

At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 134 FPS (262 vs 128), indicating that settings have a massive impact at lower resolutions. At 4K, that same Low-to-Ultra gap narrows to 49 FPS (96 vs 47), which means the GPU is so saturated at 4K that even reducing settings from Ultra to Low cannot fully compensate for the pixel workload. The 1440p Medium result of 136 FPS with a minimum of 116 FPS shows that this resolution strikes a balance where the RTX 4090 Mobile still has enough headroom to maintain smooth gameplay, whereas 4K Medium dips to 75 FPS with a 64 FPS minimum — approaching the threshold where frame pacing becomes noticeable.

The scaling pattern strongly indicates that at 1080p, the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is the limiting component in certain scenarios — the 262 FPS Low result is near the upper bounds of what many CPUs can sustain in a multiplayer environment like Fivem. However, once resolution increases to 1440p and beyond, the RTX 4090 Mobile's role as the primary bottleneck becomes unambiguous, as evidenced by the steep and consistent FPS declines.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Fivem?

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 262, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only setting/resolution combination that exceeds 250 FPS, with 1080p High following at 165 FPS.

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

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K Medium, the combo averages 75 FPS with a 64 FPS minimum, which is playable. However, 4K Ultra drops to 47 FPS average, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold typically desired for smooth multiplayer gameplay. 4K High sits at exactly 60 FPS average.

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

A: The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX has an average benchmark score of 67,469, placing it within 0.7% of the Intel Xeon 6515P (67,006) and 0.3% behind the Intel Xeon w5-3525 (67,673). It trails the AMD EPYC 4484PX by 0.5% and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX by 0.6%.

Q: What is the frame time consistency like at Medium settings?

A: The Medium preset is the only one with min/max data recorded. At 1080p, the average is 207 FPS with a range of 176 to 238 FPS. At 1440p, the average drops to 136 FPS with a 116 to 156 FPS range, and at 4K, the average is 75 FPS with a 64 to 87 FPS spread. The narrow ranges relative to the averages indicate stable frame pacing.

Q: How does the RTX 4090 Mobile rank against other GPUs?

A: The GPU holds an 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 43,667. It performs within 0.9% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43,268) and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43,262), while trailing the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (44,075) by 0.9%.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more impactful on Fivem performance at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the data shows a GPU-dominated scenario. The High preset averages 109 FPS, which is 36% lower than the 172 FPS at Low settings. This 63 FPS gap from settings alone indicates the GPU's workload scaling is the primary factor, as the CPU's 24 threads and 5.40 GHz boost clock can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them at this resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is a 24-core, 24-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake-HX architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 3 nm process. Its base clock of 2.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz, combined with 36 MB of shared L3 cache, provide substantial single-thread and multi-thread headroom. In Fivem, a multiplayer modification of Grand Theft Auto V, the CPU's role is twofold: it must handle the game's simulation logic and also manage the network and entity processing inherent to multiplayer environments.

The benchmark data confirms the CPU's capability. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35,589 and single-core score of 2,204 place it in the 94th percentile among all CPUs. The PassMark single-thread score of 4,713 and multi-thread score of 55,759 further substantiate its high-end positioning. These synthetic results translate to Fivem performance where the CPU is rarely the limiting factor, as evidenced by the 262 FPS result at 1080p Low — a frame rate that suggests the CPU can sustain high entity counts and physics calculations without bottlenecking the GPU.

However, the CPU's thermal design power of 55 W and dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s represent potential constraints in sustained multiplayer sessions. The 24 threads are all physical cores (no hyper-threading), which can be advantageous for consistent scheduling but means the processor relies on its high boost clock for single-threaded tasks. In Fivem, which has traditionally favored higher clock speeds over core counts, the 5.40 GHz boost is likely more impactful than the core count itself.

The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score — the Intel Xeon w5-3525 (67,673), AMD EPYC 4484PX (67,822), and Intel Xeon 6515P (67,006) — are all within 0.7% of the Ultra 9 275HX's 67,469 average. This clustering indicates that the Ultra 9 275HX delivers performance on par with enterprise-class workstation processors, which is reflected in Fivem's 1080p results where the CPU can push frame rates toward the 262 FPS ceiling.

The integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU is present but irrelevant for gaming performance when the discrete RTX 4090 Mobile is active. The CPU's PCIe Gen 5 interface with 20 lanes ensures ample bandwidth for the GPU and storage, though the RTX 4090 Mobile itself uses PCIe 4.0 x16, which does not bottleneck the 576.0 GB/s memory bandwidth of the GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. The Low preset averages 262 FPS, which is the peak measured performance in the entire dataset. Medium settings reduce this to 207 FPS (with a 176 to 238 FPS range), High yields 165 FPS, and Ultra drops to 128 FPS. The step-down from Low to Medium is 55 FPS (21% reduction), while the Medium-to-High transition costs 42 FPS (20% reduction), and High-to-Ultra costs 37 FPS (22% reduction). This relatively uniform percentage drop across presets indicates that each settings tier imposes a similar incremental load on the GPU at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the performance hierarchy remains consistent but with larger absolute gaps. Low averages 172 FPS (34% below 1080p Low), Medium averages 136 FPS (34% below 1080p Medium, with a 116 to 156 FPS range), High averages 109 FPS (34% below 1080p High), and Ultra averages 84 FPS (34% below 1080p Ultra). The uniform 34% reduction across all settings at 1440p strongly suggests that resolution scaling is linear and GPU-bound, with the RTX 4090 Mobile's pixel throughput being the determining factor.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates fall to more modest levels. Low averages 96 FPS (63% below 1080p Low), Medium averages 75 FPS (64% below 1080p Medium, with a 64 to 87 FPS range), High averages 60 FPS (64% below 1080p High), and Ultra averages 47 FPS (63% below 1080p Ultra). The consistency of the 63-64% reduction across all settings at 4K confirms that the GPU is the sole bottleneck at this resolution, regardless of quality preset. The 4K Medium minimum of 64 FPS is noteworthy — it is the only 4K preset with a recorded minimum above 60 FPS, indicating that Medium is the only 4K setting that guarantees a smooth experience.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data across all three resolutions, providing insight into frame time consistency. At 1080p, the 176-238 FPS range represents a 1.35x spread; at 1440p, the 116-156 FPS range is a 1.34x spread; and at 4K, the 64-87 FPS range is a 1.36x spread. This remarkably consistent ratio suggests that frame time variability scales proportionally with average FPS, and the system does not exhibit instability at any resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile ranks 826th out of 3,707 tested combos in Fivem, placing it in the top 22.3% of all configurations. This rank reflects the system's ability to deliver high frame rates, but the percentile position is lower than the individual component percentiles (CPU at 94th, GPU at 84th) would suggest. The discrepancy is likely due to Fivem's specific performance characteristics, where the game's multiplayer nature and engine limitations can cap frame rates or create bottlenecks that pure hardware benchmarks do not capture.

The combo's rank of 826 out of 3,707 means that 2,881 other combos perform better in Fivem, which is a substantial number given the high-end nature of these components. This is not a reflection of weak hardware — the measured FPS data shows exceptional performance, particularly at 1080p — but rather indicates that Fivem may favor configurations with even higher single-threaded performance or specific GPU architectures. The RTX 4090 Mobile's 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it below the absolute top-tier desktop GPUs, which likely occupy the higher combo ranks.

The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Xeon w5-3525, has a nearly identical average benchmark score (67,673 vs 67,469, a 0.3% difference), and the AMD EPYC 4484PX is 0.5% ahead. These rivals are all workstation or server processors, which suggests that the Ultra 9 275HX's performance profile is comparable to enterprise silicon. In Fivem, however, the game's optimization may not fully utilize the 24 cores, which could explain why the combo rank (826th) is lower than the CPU's individual percentile (94th) — a high core count does not necessarily translate to proportional gains in a game that may be limited by single-thread performance or GPU geometry throughput.

The RTX 4090 Mobile's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A6000, which scores 0.9% higher on average (44,075 vs 43,667). The fact that a workstation GPU like the RTX A6000 outperforms the RTX 4090 Mobile in synthetic benchmarks but the combo rank in Fivem is still 826th suggests that Fivem's performance is influenced by factors beyond raw GPU compute — such as driver optimization for the game's specific rendering paths or CPU-GPU synchronization overhead.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 is the optimal choice for this combo. The measured 136 FPS average with a 116 FPS minimum provides a substantial margin above the 60 FPS threshold, while the 1440p resolution offers significantly more detail than 1080p. The 116 FPS minimum ensures that even during intense multiplayer scenes, frame rates will not drop to uncomfortable levels.

At 4K, the Medium preset is the only viable option for consistent smoothness. The 75 FPS average with a 64 FPS minimum keeps the experience above 60 FPS at all times, whereas High dips to 60 FPS average (with no recorded minimum, suggesting potential drops below 60) and Ultra falls to 47 FPS average. Users prioritizing resolution over frame rate should select 4K Medium, as it delivers the best of both worlds: 4K clarity with playable performance.

For competitive play at maximum frame rates, 1080p Low provides the 262 FPS average that can take advantage of high-refresh-rate displays. This setting is recommended for players who prioritize responsiveness and input latency over visual fidelity. The 1080p High preset at 165 FPS is a reasonable middle ground for those who want better visuals without sacrificing the high refresh rate experience.

The 1440p High preset at 109 FPS is a strong alternative for users with 1440p 120Hz+ monitors. It offers better visual quality than Medium while maintaining frame rates above the 100 FPS mark. However, the 1440p Ultra preset at 84 FPS is not recommended, as it approaches the 60 FPS threshold during demanding scenes and the visual improvement over High is marginal.

The 4K High preset at 60 FPS is borderline — it meets the minimum standard for smooth gameplay but leaves no headroom for frame drops. Given that 4K Medium provides a 75 FPS average with a 64 FPS minimum, the additional visual fidelity of High does not justify the risk of sub-60 FPS dips. Similarly, 4K Ultra at 47 FPS is not recommended for any scenario, as it falls below the playable threshold for most users.

Overall, the data supports a settings strategy that prioritizes the Medium preset across all resolutions, with 1440p Medium as the standout recommendation for general play, 1080p Medium (207 FPS) for high-refresh-rate gaming, and 4K Medium for maximum resolution with acceptable performance.