Red Dead Redemption 2

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this combo in Red Dead Redemption 2 at 1080p High settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers an average of 96.1 FPS at 1920x1080 on High settings.

Q: Which resolution yields the highest frame rate for this pairing?

A: The highest measured average is 154.9 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This drops to 44.6 FPS at 3840x2160 on High settings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600X has an average benchmark score of 20,680, which is 0.3% below the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT (20,740) and 0.5% below the Intel Core i5-12490F (20,794).

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile relative to all tested GPUs?

A: The RTX 4070 ranks in the 81st percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 37,283.

Q: Does the combo's rank in this game reflect a top-tier position?

A: The combo ranks 413 out of 1,687 tested combinations in Red Dead Redemption 2, placing it in the top 25% of all tested system pairings.

Q: What memory configuration does the CPU support?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600X supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X brings six cores and 12 threads to this pairing, built on the Zen 3 architecture (codename Vermeer) using a 7 nm process from TSMC. The chip's base clock of 3.70 GHz can boost up to 4.60 GHz, providing the computational backbone for Red Dead Redemption 2's simulation and AI workloads. Its 32 MB of L3 cache, split across the core complex, helps maintain responsive frame pacing in the game's open-world environments.

Single-threaded performance is a strong suit here. The CPU scores 917 in 3DMark's single-thread test and 2,622 in Cinebench R23 single-core, which are critical for a game that relies heavily on a few primary threads for gameplay logic. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1,793 indicates that even lightly threaded scenes benefit from the chip's high boost clocks. In the context of this game, the data shows that the 5600X has enough headroom to feed the RTX 4070 at lower resolutions, where the GPU is less likely to become the sole bottleneck.

Multi-threaded performance is respectable but not class-leading. The CPU produces a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18,578 and a Geekbench multicore score of 8,673. Compared to its nearest rivals, the 5600X trails the Intel Core i7-10700 and the Ryzen 5 5600GT by 0.3% in average benchmark score, while leading the Intel Xeon 6325P by 0.7%. These margins are negligible, meaning the 5600X sits in a tight performance cluster where no single rival holds a decisive advantage in synthetic workloads.

The CPU's 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (with ECC capability) make it a straightforward desktop component. Its PCIe Gen 4 interface with 20 lanes provides ample bandwidth for the GPU. In Red Dead Redemption 2, benchmark results indicate that the 5600X maintains consistent frame delivery across all tested settings, with the largest performance swings correlating with resolution changes rather than CPU-bound scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is the dominant component in this pairing, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC. The GPU houses 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation processors, along with 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory operates across a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth—a configuration that proves more than sufficient for Red Dead Redemption 2's texture-heavy environments.

Clock speeds are substantial: the base clock runs at 1920 MHz, boosting to 2475 MHz. This translates to a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s, with FP32 compute reaching 29.15 TFLOPS. The GPU's 200 W TDP and dual-slot design are typical for this performance class, and its PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensures no bandwidth limitations.

In the benchmark database, the RTX 4070 ranks in the 81st percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 37,283. Its nearest rivals show tight competition: the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37,507 (0.6% higher), while the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 38,008 (1.9% higher). The RTX 4070 leads the AMD Radeon RX 5300M by 2.5%. These narrow deltas suggest that the 4070 is positioned near a performance plateau, where architectural differences matter more than raw score gaps.

For Red Dead Redemption 2 specifically, the GPU's role becomes increasingly critical as resolution climbs. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 96.1 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it falls to 33.9 FPS—a 64.7% reduction. The GPU's VRAM capacity and bandwidth are the primary factors driving these results, as the game's draw distances and texture detail scale heavily with memory throughput.

How This Combo Ranks

The Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 4070 combination holds the 413th position out of 1,687 tested combos in Red Dead Redemption 2. This places the pairing in the top 24.5% of all tested system configurations, which is a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with an upper-mid-range GPU. The rank reflects the balance between the 5600X's capable six-core design and the RTX 4070's substantial graphics horsepower.

Within the context of this game, the combo's rank indicates that it outperforms roughly 75% of all tested pairings, but it does not crack the top tier. The data shows that systems ranked above this combo typically feature higher-core-count CPUs or more powerful GPUs, which provide additional headroom in the most demanding scenes. The 5600X's 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs (average score 20,680) and the RTX 4070's 81st percentile among all GPUs (average score 37,283) combine to produce a result that is greater than the sum of its parts, thanks to efficient scaling.

The rank also suggests that this combo is well-matched for 1440p gaming, where it achieves between 49 FPS (Ultra) and 110.5 FPS (Low). At 4K, the pairing falls into the 33.9–77.6 FPS range depending on settings, which places it in the lower tier of playable frame rates for demanding titles. The measured data confirms that the combo behaves consistently with its rank, offering predictable performance scaling across settings and resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution-dependent performance. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 154.9 FPS on Low, 113 FPS on Medium, 96.1 FPS on High, and 68.1 FPS on Ultra. Moving to 2560x1440, these figures drop to 110.5, 87.4, 70.9, and 49 FPS respectively. At 3840x2160, the numbers fall further to 77.6, 58.7, 44.6, and 33.9 FPS.

The percentage drops from 1080p to 4K are telling. For Low settings, the 4K average (77.6 FPS) is 49.9% lower than the 1080p average (154.9 FPS). For Medium, the drop is 48.1% (from 113 to 58.7 FPS). High settings show a 53.6% reduction (from 96.1 to 44.6 FPS), and Ultra shows a 50.2% decline (from 68.1 to 33.9 FPS). These consistent drops of roughly 50% across all settings indicate that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU's workload does not scale with pixel count in the same way.

The scaling behavior also reveals that the RTX 4070's 12 GB VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth become strained at 4K, particularly at Ultra settings where the 33.9 FPS average falls below the 30 FPS threshold that many consider the minimum for playable frame rates. At 1440p, the combo hits a sweet spot: High settings produce 70.9 FPS, which is smooth for most players, while Medium delivers 87.4 FPS. The 1080p results are consistently high, with even Ultra settings exceeding 60 FPS.

This resolution scaling pattern confirms that the RTX 4070 is the dominant factor in determining frame rates as resolution increases, while the Ryzen 5 5600X provides sufficient compute to avoid becoming a bottleneck at lower resolutions. The data shows a near-linear relationship between pixel count and performance, with the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading throughput being the constraining resources at 4K.