Pc Building Simulator

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the primary driver of frame rates in Pc Building Simulator, and its memory subsystem is the defining hardware characteristic here. The GPU carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. That is a substantial allocation for a simulation title that renders dense workshop scenes with many movable components, tool cabinets, and PC chassis. In this game, the RTX 2070 SUPER's boost clock of 1770 MHz and base clock of 1605 MHz provide the raw throughput, but the 8 GB VRAM capacity is what prevents texture thrashing at higher settings.

The data confirms the GPU scales cleanly with settings. At 2560x1440, the average frame rate moves from 153.6 FPS on Low to 111.2 FPS on Medium to 77.2 FPS on High to 72.8 FPS on Ultra. The step from Medium to High costs 34.0 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs only 4.4 FPS — indicating that the High preset is already hitting a point where the GPU's shading units (2560) and texture mapping units (160) are saturating. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 64 ROPs and 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are sufficient for this game's DirectX 12 workload, but the Ultra settings push pixel fill rates to their limit.

Notably, the GPU's direct benchmarks place it in the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 22206. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A400, scores 22307 (0.5% higher), while the GeForce GTX TITAN Z trails at 22006 (0.9% lower). In Pc Building Simulator specifically, the measured FPS results show the RTX 2070 SUPER holding its own — at 1080p High it delivers 125.1 FPS, which is comfortably above playable thresholds for a simulation where precision clicking matters more than twitch reflexes.

The 12 nm Turing architecture, with 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, does not appear to provide any special benefit for this title — the game's performance scaling follows traditional rasterization patterns. The real bottleneck at higher resolutions is the memory bandwidth relative to the pixel workload. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 38.3 FPS, which is barely playable, while 4K Low jumps to 84.3 FPS. That 46.0 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 4K demonstrates how VRAM pressure and fill rate constraints interact.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Pc Building Simulator?

A: At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 246.8 FPS on Low, 176.3 FPS on Medium, 125.1 FPS on High, and 116.4 FPS on Ultra. Every 1080p preset exceeds 100 FPS, making it the only resolution where all settings are fluid. At 2560x1440, only Low (153.6 FPS) and Medium (111.2 FPS) clear 100 FPS; High (77.2 FPS) and Ultra (72.8 FPS) fall below.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER's average benchmark score of 22206 places it slightly below the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22307, 0.5% higher) and the RTX 4060 Mobile (22729, 2.3% higher), but above the GTX TITAN Z (22006, 0.9% lower) and AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21670, 2.5% lower). Its 65th percentile ranking means it outperforms roughly two-thirds of all GPUs in general compute.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F has a passmark single-thread score of 3481 and a multithread score of 19433, placing it in the 77th percentile among CPUs. In Pc Building Simulator, which is not heavily threaded, the CPU's 2.50 GHz base and 4.40 GHz boost clocks are sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p — the 246.8 FPS Low result shows no CPU limitation. At 4K, the GPU becomes the clear limiter.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 High, the average is 125.1 FPS. At 2560x1440 High, it drops to 77.2 FPS (a 47.9 FPS reduction). At 3840x2160 High, it falls to 43.4 FPS. The 4K result is 81.7 FPS lower than the 1080p result — a 65.3% reduction in frame rate.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Ultra settings?

A: Yes, at 1080p Ultra the combo averages 116.4 FPS, and at 1440p Ultra it averages 72.8 FPS. Even at 4K Ultra, the game runs at 38.3 FPS, confirming the memory capacity is not exhausted. The performance drops are attributable to compute and fill rate limits rather than VRAM overflow.

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

A: The combo ranks 1081 out of 1769 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This rank reflects the RTX 2070 SUPER's 65th GPU percentile and the i5-12400F's 77th CPU percentile — a balanced pairing that is not at the top tier.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides six physical cores and twelve threads, operating at a 2.50 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock. This Alder Lake-S architecture chip uses a 10 nm process and has 18 MB of shared L3 cache. For Pc Building Simulator, a simulation title that does not heavily multi-thread, the CPU's single-core performance is what matters most. The 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2332 indicate strong per-core throughput, while the 16-thread 3DMark score of 5895 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16518 show that the chip can handle background tasks without interfering with frame pacing.

The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the Intel Core i7-8700K (19210, 0.1% lower), Intel Core i5-1335U (19167, 0.3% lower), AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (19364, 0.7% higher), and AMD EPYC 7773X (18979, 1.3% lower). The i5-12400F's average benchmark score of 19221 puts it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, meaning it outperforms three-quarters of the processors in the database. With a TDP of 65 W, it is also an efficient choice that does not generate excessive heat in a simulation game that can run for long sessions.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role becomes apparent when comparing 1080p Low (246.8 FPS) to 1440p Low (153.6 FPS). The 93.2 FPS drop is entirely attributable to the GPU's workload increasing, not CPU limitations — the CPU can still feed frames at over 200 FPS if the GPU keeps up. The 12 threads allow the game engine to manage simulation state (component temperatures, fan curves, case airflow) without competing with the render thread for resources. The 4.40 GHz boost clock ensures that single-threaded game logic remains responsive even when the GPU is saturated at 4K.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured data shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 246.8 FPS at 1080p to 153.6 FPS at 1440p (a 37.7% reduction) and then to 84.3 FPS at 4K (a 45.1% reduction from 1440p). This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor — the i5-12400F could theoretically push more frames if the GPU were faster, but the RTX 2070 SUPER's 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 9.062 TFLOPS compute cannot sustain higher throughput.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is similar but with a flatter curve at the top end: 116.4 FPS at 1080p, 72.8 FPS at 1440p, and 38.3 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop of 43.6 FPS is proportionally larger than the 1440p-to-4K drop of 34.5 FPS, suggesting that the GPU's fill rate and pixel throughput are being taxed more heavily at intermediate resolutions before hitting a hard ceiling at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 38.3 FPS is below the 40 FPS threshold that many players consider minimum playable, while 4K High (43.4 FPS) barely clears it.

The resolution scaling also reveals that the game is not VRAM-limited. The 8 GB GDDR6 capacity does not cause sudden frame drops or stuttering at 4K — the performance degrades smoothly and predictably. This is consistent with a simulation game that has moderate texture sizes but complex geometry and lighting calculations. The 256-bit memory bus provides enough bandwidth that memory access is not a bottleneck even at 4K Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This specific pairing of the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1081 out of 1769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. That places it in the 61st percentile of all tested combinations — better than most, but far from the top tier. The rank is consistent with the individual component percentiles: the CPU is in the 77th percentile, while the GPU is in the 65th percentile. The combo rank is pulled down by the GPU, which is the limiting component in this title.

The ranking context matters more than the raw number. A combo ranked 1081 of 1769 means that 688 tested combinations perform better in this game. Given that the RTX 2070 SUPER is an end-of-life product (released in 2019), and the i5-12400F is a mid-range 2022 CPU, this result is expected. The combo outperforms any pairing with a weaker GPU, but it cannot compete with systems using newer high-end cards. Within its own class — 1440p gaming with high refresh rates — the measured FPS results (77.2 FPS at 1440p High, 111.2 FPS at 1440p Medium) confirm that the rank is fair.

The delta between this combo and the top ranks is not shown in the data, but the 38.3 FPS at 4K Ultra versus the 246.8 FPS at 1080p Low illustrates the performance envelope. For players targeting 1080p, this combo is overqualified — every preset exceeds 100 FPS. For 1440p, it is adequate for Medium and Low settings but struggles with High and Ultra. For 4K, it is only playable on Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, producing twelve data points:

1920x1080:

• Low: 246.8 FPS
• Medium: 176.3 FPS
• High: 125.1 FPS
• Ultra: 116.4 FPS

2560x1440:

• Low: 153.6 FPS
• Medium: 111.2 FPS
• High: 77.2 FPS
• Ultra: 72.8 FPS

3840x2160:

• Low: 84.3 FPS
• Medium: 57.8 FPS
• High: 43.4 FPS
• Ultra: 38.3 FPS

The 1080p results show a tight band from 116.4 FPS to 246.8 FPS, with the Ultra-to-Low gap being 130.4 FPS. The Medium preset at 176.3 FPS is 50.0 FPS faster than High and 60.5 FPS faster than Ultra, indicating that Medium is the largest performance jump for the smallest visual compromise. At 1440p, the spread narrows to 80.8 FPS (from 153.6 FPS Low to 72.8 FPS Ultra), and at 4K it narrows further to 46.0 FPS (from 84.3 FPS Low to 38.3 FPS Ultra). This convergence at higher resolutions is classic GPU-bound behavior — the pixel workload dominates, and settings differences become less impactful because the GPU is already saturated.

The 1080p Medium result of 176.3 FPS versus 1440p Medium at 111.2 FPS shows a 65.1 FPS drop for a 33% increase in pixel count. The 1440p Medium to 4K Medium drop is 53.4 FPS for a 125% increase in pixel count. The diminishing returns indicate that the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading throughput are the limiting factors, not the CPU or VRAM capacity.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset provides the best experience — 116.4 FPS is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, and the visual fidelity bonus is free. The drop from High (125.1 FPS) to Ultra (116.4 FPS) is only 8.7 FPS, which is imperceptible in a simulation game where camera movement is deliberate. Players with 144 Hz monitors may prefer Medium at 176.3 FPS, but the difference between Medium and Ultra is 59.9 FPS — a significant margin that could justify the lower preset for competitive play, though this game does not require such responsiveness.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset at 111.2 FPS is the sweet spot. It delivers more than 100 FPS, which is smooth for a simulation, while High (77.2 FPS) and Ultra (72.8 FPS) drop below the 80 FPS threshold that many players find acceptable. The Low preset at 153.6 FPS is unnecessarily fast and likely sacrifices too much visual detail. If the player prefers maximum fidelity over raw speed, Ultra at 72.8 FPS is still playable, but the 38.4 FPS gap between Medium and Ultra suggests that Medium is the rational choice.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset at 84.3 FPS is the only setting that provides a consistently fluid experience. Medium at 57.8 FPS is borderline — acceptable for a simulation but not ideal. High (43.4 FPS) and Ultra (38.3 FPS) are below 45 FPS, which will produce noticeable judder during camera pans. For 4K players, Low is recommended, as the 46.0 FPS difference between Low and Ultra is too large to justify the visual upgrade. The overall best experience across all resolutions is 1080p Ultra at 116.4 FPS, which balances fidelity and performance without compromising either.