Hard West

Hard West is a turn-based tactics title released on 2015-11-17. The measured configuration is the Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070. The dataset contains measured average FPS values for the preset ladder at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, with no minFps or maxFps entries. In Hard West, this combo is listed at rank 291 out of 1699 tested combos.

Resolution Scaling

| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |

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

| 1920x1080 | 275.5 | 227.5 | 175.5 | 131.4 |

| 2560x1440 | 176.3 | 144.8 | 109.1 | 82.3 |

| 3840x2160 | 91.7 | 77.5 | 56.6 | 45.6 |

The measured rows form a consistent ordering: at every preset, 1920x1080 is fastest, 2560x1440 is slower, and 3840x2160 is slowest. The Low preset runs 275.5 FPS at 1080p, 176.3 FPS at 1440p, and 91.7 FPS at 4K. Medium runs 227.5, 144.8, and 77.5. High runs 175.5, 109.1, and 56.6. Ultra runs 131.4, 82.3, and 45.6.

This resolution scaling is steep. At Low, the 1440p result is 176.3, while the 4K result is 91.7. At High, the 1440p result is 109.1, while the 4K result is 56.6. The same pattern appears at Medium and Ultra. Since the preset names are identical across resolution rows, the variable being changed is the rendering resolution, and the data shows a clear penalty when moving to 3840x2160.

The shape of the results suggests that the GPU becomes the limiting component as resolution rises. Even at Low, the 4K row is almost 100 FPS below the 1080p row in absolute terms, which indicates that the higher resolution is imposing a substantial rendering cost. At High, the 4K figure of 56.6 is less than the 1440p figure of 109.1, and at Ultra the 4K figure of 45.6 is far below the 1440p figure of 82.3. The turn-based tactics genre means that the data set is measuring frame rate rather than reaction-time pressure, but the only frame metrics available here are average FPS values, and those values show a strongly resolution-dependent curve.

The data also shows the range of preset impact at each resolution. At 1080p, the spread runs from 275.5 at Low to 131.4 at Ultra. At 1440p, the spread runs from 176.3 to 82.3. At 4K, the spread runs from 91.7 to 45.6. The 4K range is compressed into lower average FPS values, which is consistent with the rendering pipeline being the main limiter at that resolution.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070 in this configuration is a GeForce 50-series GPU built around the GB205 chip. The architecture is Blackwell 2.0 on a 5 nm process, with a transistor count of 31,100 million and a die size of 263 mm². The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, with 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Memory clock is listed at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective data rate. The base clock is 2325 MHz and the boost clock is 2512 MHz. The compute array consists of 6144 shading units, 192 texture units, and 80 ROPs, plus 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores. Pixel rate is 201.0 GPixel/s, texture rate is 482.3 GTexel/s, and FP32 throughput is 30.87 TFLOPS.

These specifications form the GPU context for the measured FPS values. The 12 GB frame buffer is the memory pool available for the 4K rows, including the 56.6 FPS High result and the 45.6 FPS Ultra result. The 672.0 GB/s bandwidth is the memory bandwidth available for the render targets at 3840x2160. The 2512 MHz boost clock is the maximum listed clock for the card, and the measured average FPS values were generated within that clock context.

The dataset does not include VRAM usage or per-frame GPU clocks during Hard West, so the exact buffer headroom cannot be quantified. Still, the measured rows show that the GPU is being pushed harder at 4K: the High preset produces 56.6, Medium produces 77.5, and Low produces 91.7. At 1080p, the same GPU reaches 175.5 on High and 275.5 on Low. The GPU's own average benchmark score is 41687, with percentileVsAllGpus of 83, which places it in the upper part of the GPU benchmark distribution. The game data does not break out GPU utilization, but the resolution scaling is the clearest indication of GPU workload in the measured set.

How This Combo Ranks

In Hard West, the combo rank is 291 out of 1699 tested combos. That rank is the game-specific comparison for this CPU/GPU pair. It places the combination ahead of most of the tested field, though not at the very top of the database. The component-level data provides additional context. The Intel Core i9-14900K has percentileVsAllCpus of 97 and an average benchmark score of 79824. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 has percentileVsAllGpus of 83 and an average benchmark score of 41687.

The CPU's nearest rivals by average benchmark score are listed as the AMD EPYC 7413 with 80041 and deltaPct -0.3, the Intel Core i9-14900KF with 79245 and deltaPct 0.7, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF with 79240 and deltaPct 0.7, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K with 79102 and deltaPct 0.9. The GPU's nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 with 41610 and deltaPct 0.2, the NVIDIA Tesla M40 with 41897 and deltaPct -0.5, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 with 41441 and deltaPct 0.6, and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X with 41991 and deltaPct -0.7.

These nearest-rival values are component benchmark scores rather than Hard West FPS, so they should not be read as in-game comparisons. They do show that the CPU sits very high in its own benchmark distribution, while the GPU sits above the midpoint but below the CPU's relative standing. The game-specific result, 291 of 1699, is the more direct measurement for Hard West. It reflects the combined performance of this CPU and GPU in the actual measured rows, placing the pair in the upper segment of the database.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows show a clean setting hierarchy at every resolution: Low is fastest, Medium is next, High is slower, and Ultra is slowest. At 1080p, the values are 275.5 for Low, 227.5 for Medium, 175.5 for High, and 131.4 for Ultra. At 1440p, the values are 176.3, 144.8, 109.1, and 82.3. At 4K, the values are 91.7, 77.5, 56.6, and 45.6.

Medium is the strongest measured balance between frame rate and visual quality. It delivers 227.5 FPS at 1080p, 144.8 FPS at 1440p, and 77.5 FPS at 4K. The Low preset is faster, but it uses the lowest quality tier in the dataset. The High preset at 4K drops to 56.6 FPS, and Ultra at 4K drops to 45.6 FPS. Medium at 4K, by contrast, remains above the High and Ultra figures by a wide margin while also being the highest preset that stays close to the 4K Low result of 91.7.

For users who prioritize visual quality over average FPS, High at 1440p produces 109.1, and High at 1080p produces 175.5. Ultra at 1080p still reaches 131.4, and Ultra at 1440p reaches 82.3. At 4K, the only measured row above the Medium result is Low at 91.7. Because the dataset has no minFps or maxFps values, the recommendation is based on average FPS only; frame-time consistency cannot be assessed from the available rows. Within the measured data, Medium is the recommended preset for the best mix of quality and average frame rate.

FAQ

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

A: The Intel Core i9-14900K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combo ranks 291 out of 1699 tested combos.

Q: Which measured setting gives the highest average FPS?

A: The highest measured row is Low at 1920x1080, with 275.5 FPS. The lowest measured row is Ultra at 3840x2160, with 45.6 FPS.

Q: How does the i9-14900K compare with its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i9-14900K has an average benchmark score of 79824. The AMD EPYC 7413 scores 80041 with deltaPct -0.3, the Intel Core i9-14900KF scores 79245 with deltaPct 0.7, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF scores 79240 with deltaPct 0.7, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K scores 79102 with deltaPct 0.9.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare with its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 5070 has an average benchmark score of 41687. The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 scores 41610 with deltaPct 0.2, the NVIDIA Tesla M40 scores 41897 with deltaPct -0.5, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 scores 41441 with deltaPct 0.6, and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X scores 41991 with deltaPct -0.7.

Q: What are the RTX 5070's memory specifications?

A: It has 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, with 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 1750 MHz, listed as 28 Gbps effective.

Q: Are the FPS values measured?

A: The dataIsMeasured field is true. The rows contain avgFps values, and minFps and maxFps are null.