Red Dead Redemption 2

# Red Dead Redemption 2: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Red Dead Redemption 2, though 4K Ultra settings push the combination to its limits. This pairing ranks 454th out of 1,687 tested combos for this game, placing it in the upper third of all configurations. The CPU, a 6-core/12-thread Zen 4 part with a 5.10 GHz boost clock, sits at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU, an Ada Lovelace chip with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, ranks at the 81st percentile among all GPUs. Benchmark results show a system that handles the game's demanding open world well at mainstream resolutions, but the data reveals clear scaling patterns that indicate where each component becomes the limiting factor.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo rank overall for Red Dead Redemption 2?

A: The combination ranks 454th out of 1,687 tested combos, placing it in the top 27% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the best performance this combo achieves?

A: At 1080p with Low settings, the average FPS reaches 151.2, which is the highest measured result across all tested resolution and settings combinations.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming?

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K with High settings, the average FPS is 48.2, which is playable. However, at 4K Ultra, the average drops to 34.1 FPS, indicating a heavy GPU bottleneck.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600's average benchmark score of 26,617 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26,574, a 0.2% difference) and the Intel Core i9-12900HK (26,672, a -0.2% difference).

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 4070 features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth.

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

A: At 1080p High, the average FPS is 96.8, while at 4K High it drops to 48.2. This represents roughly a 50% reduction in frame rate, highlighting the GPU's growing workload at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 454 out of 1,687 tested combinations places it firmly in the upper third of all configurations evaluated for Red Dead Redemption 2. This positioning reflects a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically outperforms the other in a way that would push the combo higher or lower in the rankings. The CPU's percentile ranking at 83 among all CPUs and the GPU's at 81 among all GPUs are remarkably close, suggesting a well-matched system where both components contribute proportionally to overall gaming performance.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals provides context for its contribution to this ranking. The Ryzen 5 7600's average benchmark score of 26,617 is within 0.3% of the Intel Core i9-11900K (26,546) and the AMD EPYC 8024P (26,555). The most interesting comparison is against the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, which scores 26,574 — a mere 0.2% difference. This indicates that for this game, the 6-core Zen 4 processor's architecture and clock speeds deliver performance nearly identical to the 3D V-Cache equipped chip, despite the latter's gaming-focused cache design.

The GPU side tells a similar story of tight competition. The RTX 4070's average benchmark score of 37,283 places it within 2.5% of the AMD Radeon RX 5300M (36,371) and within 2.2% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38,135). The fact that a desktop GPU is being compared against mobile parts in the nearest rivals list suggests that the RTX 4070 occupies a performance tier where desktop and mobile high-end GPUs converge.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, which is typical for a GPU-bound title like Red Dead Redemption 2. At High settings, the average FPS moves from 96.8 at 1080p, to 69.8 at 1440p, and finally to 48.2 at 4K. This represents a 28% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 31% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is not linear, with the 4K hit being proportionally larger, indicating that the GPU's rendering workload grows faster than the pixel count increase.

The Low settings data shows even more dramatic scaling. From 151.2 FPS at 1080p, performance drops to 114.7 at 1440p (a 24% reduction) and then to 74.6 at 4K (a 35% reduction from 1440p). The fact that even at Low settings, 4K performance is less than half of 1080p performance, suggests the GPU is the primary limiting factor across all settings. This is further confirmed by the Ultra settings results, which show 66.7 FPS at 1080p, 50.4 at 1440p, and 34.1 at 4K.

The scaling pattern also reveals something about the CPU's role. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 151.2 FPS, which is a high frame rate that could potentially be CPU-limited in some scenarios. However, the Ryzen 5 7600's strong single-thread performance, evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 999 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,246, appears sufficient to avoid becoming the bottleneck even at this high frame rate. The consistent frame rate drops across all settings as resolution increases point decisively to the GPU as the limiting component.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce an average of 151.2 FPS, Medium settings yield 112.1 FPS, High settings maintain 96.8 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 66.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is substantial at 84.5 FPS, showing that the RTX 4070 has significant headroom at this resolution even with the most demanding settings. The progression from Medium to High is relatively small (15.3 FPS), while the jump from High to Ultra is larger (30.1 FPS), suggesting that Ultra settings introduce effects that are disproportionately expensive.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably. Low settings average 114.7 FPS, Medium settings 85.6 FPS, High settings 69.8 FPS, and Ultra settings 50.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 64.3 FPS, indicating that the GPU is becoming more stressed at this resolution. Notably, the 1440p High result of 69.8 FPS is close to the 1080p Ultra result of 66.7 FPS, suggesting that the GPU's workload at these settings is similar.

At 3840x2160, the combo shows its limitations. Low settings achieve 74.6 FPS, which remains playable, but Medium settings drop to 54.1 FPS, High settings to 48.2 FPS, and Ultra settings to 34.1 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only sub-40 FPS average in the entire dataset, and even the High settings result of 48.2 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. The data suggests that 4K gaming is possible with this combo, but only with careful settings management.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070's role in this combo becomes increasingly dominant as resolution and settings increase. The GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for Red Dead Redemption 2's open-world assets at 1080p and 1440p. The 4K results, however, show that memory bandwidth and capacity become more critical, as the game requires more texture data to be loaded at higher resolutions.

The GPU's clock speeds — 1920 MHz base and 2475 MHz boost — contribute to its performance characteristics. The boost clock of 2475 MHz is notably high, and the data suggests that the GPU is able to maintain high clocks under load, as evidenced by the strong performance at 1080p where the GPU is less likely to be thermally constrained. The Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process, includes 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units, which collectively deliver the measured frame rates.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 29.15 TFLOPS is a strong indicator of its raw compute capability, and this is reflected in the gaming results. However, the GPU's percentile ranking at 81 among all GPUs, combined with its average benchmark score of 37,283, places it in a competitive tier where performance differences between adjacent products are small. The nearest rival data showing a -2.2% delta versus the RTX 4080 Mobile and a -1.9% delta versus the MX570 A underscores how close the desktop and mobile GPU markets have become at this performance level.

The VRAM capacity of 12 GB is sufficient for this game's needs, as the measured FPS data does not show any anomalous drops that would indicate memory exhaustion. However, the 4K Ultra result of 34.1 FPS suggests that at the highest settings, the GPU is struggling with both compute and memory bandwidth demands. The 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, while healthy for a 192-bit bus, is likely a limiting factor at 4K with Ultra settings where the game's draw distances and texture detail place heavy demands on memory throughput.