Pc Building Simulator

The AMD Radeon RX 570 paired with the Intel Core i5-12400 delivers a playable 1080p experience in Pc Building Simulator, but the data shows that the graphics card becomes the limiting factor as resolution climbs. The measured frame rates across four presets and three resolutions paint a clear picture of a mid-range GPU that still has merit at lower settings, though it struggles to maintain fluid motion at 4K. This analysis breaks down the optimal settings, the role of the GPU's specifications, resolution scaling behavior, and how this specific combination ranks against the broader field of tested hardware.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data shows a clear hierarchy of performance across the four available presets, with the Low setting providing the only truly high-refresh experience. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 105.9 FPS, which is more than double the 51.5 FPS recorded at Ultra. The Medium preset at 78.1 FPS offers a strong middle ground, delivering smooth gameplay while likely providing better visual fidelity than Low. For users prioritizing a consistent 60 FPS baseline, the High preset at 56.4 FPS falls slightly short, making Medium the recommended choice for balancing image quality and performance at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the story changes significantly. The Low preset drops to 70.9 FPS, which remains playable but no longer offers the headroom seen at 1080p. The Medium preset at 50.9 FPS is borderline, while High (34.2 FPS) and Ultra (34.6 FPS) are effectively tied for last place, indicating that the GPU is saturated. For 1440p users, the Low or Medium presets are the only viable options, with Low being the safest bet for maintaining frame times above 60 FPS.

The 4K results are uniformly poor, with no preset reaching even 34 FPS. The Low setting at 33.4 FPS is the best achievable, but this is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The data suggests that 4K is not a practical target for this combination, regardless of settings. The best experience per the measured rows is clearly the Medium preset at 1080p, delivering 78.1 FPS, which offers a significant visual upgrade over Low while maintaining frame rates well above the 60 FPS target.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is built on the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process by GlobalFoundries. Its specifications include 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1168 MHz with a boost clock of 1244 MHz, paired with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. These specifications place the card in the 74th percentile of all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 30158.

The 4 GB memory capacity is a critical factor in this game's results. While Pc Building Simulator does not appear to be memory-hungry at 1080p, the frame rate collapse at 4K suggests that the GPU's compute resources, rather than memory capacity, are the primary constraint. The pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s provide context for the card's throughput limits. The FP32 performance of 5.095 TFLOPS indicates a capable mid-range chip, but the measured FPS at higher resolutions shows that this computational headroom is insufficient for 4K workloads.

The GPU's proximity to much newer cards in the benchmark database is noteworthy. The nearest rivals by average score include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0.2% ahead), AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (0.2% ahead), and NVIDIA Tesla M60 (0.6% ahead). This suggests that the RX 570's raw compute metrics remain competitive in synthetic benchmarks, but the game-specific results show its architectural age, particularly at higher resolutions where fill rate and memory bandwidth become more important.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals a steep performance cliff that is characteristic of GPU-bound workloads. At the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 105.9 at 1080p to 70.9 at 1440p, a 33% reduction, and then to 33.4 at 4K, a further 53% reduction from 1440p. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the limiting component, as the CPU's performance headroom is not being taxed by this simulation title.

The High preset shows a similar degradation: 56.4 FPS at 1080p, 34.2 FPS at 1440p (a 39% drop), and 19.3 FPS at 4K (a 44% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across presets confirms that the RX 570 is the bottleneck. The Intel Core i5-12400, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, has more than enough computational power for this game, as evidenced by its strong synthetic scores including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15935 and a single-core score of 2249.

The data shows that the transition from 1440p to 4K is particularly punishing, with the Ultra preset falling from 34.6 FPS to 15.5 FPS, a 55% reduction. This non-linear scaling suggests that the GPU's 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 32 ROPs are overwhelmed by the pixel count at 4K. The 1080p results, in contrast, show that the card has sufficient resources for lower resolutions, with even the Ultra preset achieving 51.5 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 1668th out of 1769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the bottom 6% of all configurations. This low ranking is primarily attributable to the GPU's age, as the CPU itself performs admirably in isolation. The i5-12400 sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19850, placing it just 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-9700 and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-11600K.

The GPU's 74th percentile ranking among all GPUs does not translate to strong game performance, highlighting the importance of game-specific testing over synthetic benchmarks. The RX 570's average benchmark score of 30158 is nearly identical to that of the RTX 5060 (30109, with a deltaPct of 0.2%), yet the game results show that the older card cannot keep pace with modern titles at higher resolutions. The combo's rank of 1668 out of 1769 indicates that most tested combinations, even those with less capable CPUs, outperform this pairing in Pc Building Simulator.

The data suggests that users with this configuration should treat 1080p as the target resolution. The CPU's strong multi-threaded performance, evidenced by its PassMark multithread score of 18747 and 3DMark max threads score of 5890, provides a solid foundation, but the GPU's 4 GB memory and 150 W TDP limit its ability to drive higher resolutions. The combo's low rank relative to the field underscores that this is a last-generation pairing, best suited for esports titles or older games rather than demanding modern simulations.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for smooth gameplay at 1080p?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 delivers 78.1 FPS, which is the highest frame rate above the 60 FPS threshold. The Low preset is faster at 105.9 FPS, but Medium offers a better balance of visual quality and performance.

Q: Can this combination handle 4K gaming?

A: No. The highest average FPS at 3840x2160 is 33.4 FPS on the Low preset, with Ultra falling to 15.5 FPS. None of the four presets reach even 35 FPS at 4K, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158, placing it 0.2% behind both the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, and 0.6% behind the NVIDIA Tesla M60. Its percentile rank among all GPUs is 74.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-12400 the bottleneck in this configuration?

A: No. The CPU ranks in the 77th percentile of all processors with an average score of 19850, and its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-9700 (0.1% ahead) and Intel Core i5-11600K (0.4% behind). The GPU is the limiting component based on resolution scaling data.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 70.9 FPS, while the Ultra preset achieves 34.6 FPS. This represents a 51% reduction in frame rate, indicating that the Ultra preset is not viable at this resolution.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations in this game?

A: This combination ranks 1668th out of 1769 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 6% of all configurations. This low rank is primarily due to the GPU's limitations at higher resolutions.