Hard West

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination was measured in Hard West, a turn-based tactics title released on 2015-11-17. The data set contains average FPS results across multiple resolutions and settings, along with synthetic benchmark scores for both components. The CPU is an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 5 part from the Ryzen 7 series, with a 4.70 GHz base clock, a 5.20 GHz boost clock, and 96 MB of shared L3 cache. The GPU is an Ampere-generation card with 8704 shading units, 10 GB of GDDR6X, and a 1710 MHz boost clock. The measured data places this combo at rank 508 out of 1699 tested combinations in Hard West.

Resolution Scaling

At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 247.2 on Low settings to 117.9 on Ultra settings. Medium produces 199.8 FPS and High produces 154.3 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the same settings yield 154.5 on Low, 125.6 on Medium, 96.4 on High, and 72.9 on Ultra. At 3840x2160, the values fall to 83.5 on Low, 68.6 on Medium, 49.4 on High, and 36.8 on Ultra.

The data shows a consistent and steep drop as resolution increases. The Low setting loses a large amount of frame rate when going from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, and again from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160. The High setting follows the same pattern, with 154.3 at 1920x1080, 96.4 at 2560x1440, and 49.4 at 3840x2160. At 2560x1440, Low produces 154.5 FPS, which is close to the 1920x1080 High result of 154.3 FPS; this illustrates how resolution and settings interact. The stepwise ordering by settings is preserved at every resolution, but the absolute frame rates shift downward.

This resolution sensitivity indicates that the rendering workload scales strongly with pixel count. Since the CPU has 16 threads and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, but the measured performance declines at every resolution step, the limiting component at higher resolutions is best explained by the GPU's rendering throughput. The data set does not include CPU or GPU utilization percentages, so this is an inference from the resolution curve rather than a direct measurement.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080 in this combination uses the GA102 chip on Samsung's 8 nm process. Its base clock is 1440 MHz and boost clock is 1710 MHz. The memory subsystem consists of 10 GB of GDDR6X on a 320-bit bus, with a memory clock of 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective) and bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s. The GPU also contains 272 texture mapping units, 96 ROPs, 68 ray tracing cores, and 272 tensor cores.

These specifications translate into a synthetic average benchmark score of 35787, which places the GPU at the 80th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals by average score are the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35860, deltaPct -0.2), the AMD Radeon 880M (35646, deltaPct 0.4), the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (36101, deltaPct -0.9), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (35435, deltaPct 1). The synthetic suite also includes a PassMark G3D score of 25086 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4407.

In Hard West, the GPU's role is visible in the spread between Low and Ultra settings. At 1920x1080, Low produces 247.2 FPS and Ultra produces 117.9 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low produces 83.5 FPS and Ultra produces 36.8 FPS. The 10 GB frame buffer is a fixed specification; the data set does not report VRAM usage, so the capacity's direct effect on Hard West cannot be confirmed from these measurements. The bandwidth figure of 760.3 GB/s is the memory characteristic most closely tied to the resolution-dependent frame rates observed.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank in Hard West is 508 out of 1699 tested combinations. This places it in the upper portion of the field, with rank 508 indicating that a large number of tested combos fall below it. The data set marks these results as measured, not estimated. The CPU sits at the 90th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37780, a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 34004, and a single-core score of 4800. The GPU sits at the 80th percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 35787. This pairing of a 90th-percentile CPU and an 80th-percentile GPU yields a mid-upper combo rank in Hard West.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database by average score are the Intel Xeon 6353P (37811, deltaPct -0.1), Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (37831, deltaPct -0.1), Intel Core i9-13900HK (38020, deltaPct -0.6), and Intel Core i5-13600KF (38028, deltaPct -0.7). These rival deltas are small, showing that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D sits in a tightly packed performance band. In the game-specific ranking, however, the combo's 508th position is the relevant metric; synthetic proximity to these CPUs does not by itself determine frame rates in Hard West.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 247.2 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 199.8 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 154.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 117.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 154.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 125.6 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 96.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 72.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 83.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 68.6 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 49.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 36.8 |

The table shows a consistent ordering at every resolution: Low is fastest, followed by Medium, High, and Ultra. The highest average FPS in the data set is 247.2 at 1920x1080 Low; the lowest is 36.8 at 3840x2160 Ultra. Min and max FPS are not reported for any of these measurements, so the stability of the frame rates cannot be assessed from this data set. The values remain ordered by settings at each resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's rank among tested combinations in Hard West?

A: The combo ranks 508th out of 1699 tested combinations, and the data is marked as measured.

Q: What average FPS does this combo produce at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 36.8.

Q: What are the GPU's memory specifications?

A: The RTX 3080 has 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, with a memory clock of 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective) and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How does the GPU compare with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 3080 has an average benchmark score of 35787, while the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE has 36101; the deltaPct is -0.9.

Q: Which resolution and setting combination produced the highest average FPS in the data set?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 247.2, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the CPU's 3DMark single-thread score?

A: The Ryzen 7 9800X3D scores 1212 in 3DMark single-thread.