Minecraft

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate for this combo at 1080p with High settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers an average of 509 FPS at 1920x1080 on High settings.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its closest rival in overall benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209, which is 0.1% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080's score of 54247. It also trails the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X by 1.1% and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB by 2.7%.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance relative to its multi-thread performance?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X scores 1574.5 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 15476 in multi-core, indicating strong per-core performance. In 3DMark, the single-thread score is 943, while the max-threads score is 7578.

Q: What is the largest FPS drop when moving from 1080p to 4K on Ultra settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 318 at 1920x1080 Ultra to 105 at 3840x2160 Ultra, a reduction of 213 FPS or approximately 67% lower performance at the higher resolution.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth and how does it relate to high-resolution gaming?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This high bandwidth supports the substantial frame rates observed at 4K resolutions in the measured data.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for Minecraft?

A: This CPU-GPU pairing ranks 298th out of 3710 tested combos for this game, placing it in the top 8% of all tested configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node from TSMC. The GPU features 10240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output pipelines. Its base clock is 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2550 MHz, and it includes 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. The memory configuration consists of 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Minecraft, the GPU's role becomes increasingly important as resolution and settings increase. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 648 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it drops to 105 FPS. The data shows that the RTX 4080 SUPER's raw compute power—measured at 52.22 TFLOPS FP32—is sufficient to push very high frame rates even at 4K, but the Ultra preset introduces enough rendering load to bring the average down significantly.

The GPU's memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s appears adequate for this game's texture and geometry demands at 4K, as evidenced by the 267 FPS result at 4K Low settings. The transition from Medium to High at 4K shows a drop from 212 to 168 FPS, indicating that the additional visual effects in High settings demand more from the GPU's shading units and memory system.

The RTX 4080 SUPER's benchmark scores reinforce its capability: it achieves 34245 in Passmark G3D and 219065 in Geekbench OpenCL. Its percentile ranking against all GPUs is 86, meaning it outperforms 86% of tested graphics cards. The closest rival, the RTX 4080, has a nearly identical average score (54247 vs 54209), confirming that the SUPER variant offers marginal gains in this specific workload.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals clear scaling patterns across resolutions. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 648 FPS at 1080p to 511 FPS at 1440p and 267 FPS at 4K. This represents a 21% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 48% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The scaling at High settings shows a similar trend: 509 FPS at 1080p, 321 FPS at 1440p, and 168 FPS at 4K—a 37% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 48% drop from 1440p to 4K.

The Medium settings row provides additional context with minimum and maximum FPS values. At 1080p Medium, the range is 507 to 685 FPS with an average of 596. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 344 to 466 FPS with an average of 405. At 4K Medium, the range is 180 to 243 FPS with an average of 212. The minimum FPS values scale proportionally with the averages, suggesting consistent frame pacing rather than sudden spikes.

Ultra settings show the most dramatic resolution scaling. The average FPS drops from 318 at 1080p to 201 at 1440p and 105 at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured in the entire dataset, indicating that this preset pushes the GPU to its limits at that resolution. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra is 37%, and from 1440p to 4K is 48%, matching the pattern seen at High settings.

The scaling behavior indicates that at 1080p, the system is likely CPU-limited in many scenarios, as even the lowest GPU workload (Low settings at 648 FPS) does not scale linearly with resolution changes. At 4K, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, particularly at High and Ultra settings where the frame rates are more constrained by the RTX 4080 SUPER's rendering capabilities.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: 648 on Low, 596 on Medium, 509 on High, and 318 on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 507 FPS and a maximum of 685 FPS, providing the only min/max data for this resolution. The gap between Low and Ultra is 330 FPS, with the Ultra preset costing approximately 51% of the Low preset's performance.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: 511 on Low, 405 on Medium, 321 on High, and 201 on Ultra. The Medium preset's minimum is 344 FPS and maximum is 466 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 310 FPS, with Ultra delivering 39% of Low's frame rate. The 1440p results show a consistent reduction from 1080p across all settings, with the largest percentage drop occurring at High settings (37% reduction).

At 3840x2160, the averages are: 267 on Low, 212 on Medium, 168 on High, and 105 on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 180 FPS and maximum of 243 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 162 FPS, with Ultra providing 39% of Low's performance—the same ratio as at 1440p. The 4K Medium result of 212 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that even at this high resolution, the combo maintains smooth gameplay on Medium settings.

The data reveals that the RTX 4080 SUPER maintains a playable experience even at the most demanding configuration tested (4K Ultra at 105 FPS). The measured results show no instances of frame rates dropping below 105 FPS in the average metric, and the minimum FPS values recorded (180 at 4K Medium, 344 at 1440p Medium, 507 at 1080p Medium) suggest that the system delivers consistent performance without major frame drops.

Settings Recommendations

For players targeting the highest possible frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p delivers 648 FPS, which is the maximum measured in this dataset. However, the Low preset sacrifices visual quality that Minecraft's sandbox gameplay often benefits from. The Medium preset at 1080p offers 596 FPS average with a minimum of 507 FPS, providing a substantial visual improvement over Low while maintaining frame rates far above any display refresh rate.

At 1440p, the Medium preset yields 405 FPS average with a 344 FPS minimum, which remains exceptionally high for this resolution. The High preset at 1440p drops to 321 FPS, still well above typical high-refresh monitors. For 4K displays, the Medium preset provides 212 FPS average with a 180 FPS minimum, making it the recommended choice for balancing visual quality and performance at this resolution. The High preset at 4K (168 FPS) is also viable, but the Ultra preset (105 FPS) may be preferable for players prioritizing graphics over raw frame rate.

The data suggests that the Medium preset offers the best balance across all resolutions: it maintains at least 180 FPS minimum even at 4K, while providing higher visual fidelity than Low. The Ultra preset, while visually the most demanding, still achieves 105 FPS at 4K and 201 FPS at 1440p, making it a reasonable choice for players with high-refresh displays who want maximum quality. However, for competitive play or maximum smoothness, the Low or Medium presets at 1080p or 1440p are the safest choices given the extremely high frame rates measured.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X features 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer), manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. Its base clock is 3.80 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and it has a 32 MB L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

In Minecraft, the CPU's role is evident in the resolution scaling data. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 648 FPS, which is remarkably high and suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at this resolution. The single-thread performance is particularly relevant for this game, as Minecraft's engine often relies on a primary thread for world simulation. The 5800X scores 1574.5 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 943 in 3DMark single-thread, indicating strong per-core performance.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities, measured at 15476 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 7586 in 3DMark 16-thread, support the game's chunk generation and entity processing. The 8-core/16-thread configuration provides ample parallelism for these workloads. The data shows that at 1080p, the frame rates are so high that the CPU is likely the limiting factor in some scenarios, as increasing GPU load through higher settings does not always produce proportional FPS changes.

The 5800X ranks in the 81st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29123. Its closest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H (0.1% higher score), Intel Xeon Phi 7210 (0.4% lower), and Intel Core i5-13500HX (0.5% lower). This places the CPU in a competitive position for gaming workloads, where single-thread performance often matters more than raw multi-core throughput.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 298th out of 3710 tested combos for Minecraft, placing it in the top 8% of all configurations in the database. This ranking reflects the combination's ability to deliver extremely high frame rates across all resolutions and settings, as demonstrated by the measured FPS data.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 86 among all GPUs and the CPU's percentile ranking of 81 among all CPUs both contribute to this strong overall position. The combo outperforms the vast majority of tested systems, with only 297 configurations achieving better results in this specific game. The ranking indicates that this pairing is well-suited for Minecraft, which benefits from both the CPU's strong single-thread performance and the GPU's massive rendering throughput.

The nearest rival comparisons for the CPU (Intel Core Ultra 5 135H at 0.1% higher score) and GPU (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 at 0.1% higher score) suggest that this combo is near the top of its performance class. The combination of a high-end CPU and GPU results in a system that can handle any Minecraft configuration tested, from 1080p Low at 648 FPS to 4K Ultra at 105 FPS, with no configuration dropping below 105 FPS average.