Red Dead Redemption 2

# Red Dead Redemption 2 with AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D + Intel Arc B370

The combination of an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor and an Intel Arc B370 integrated GPU produces severely constrained frame rates in Red Dead Redemption 2, with the measured data indicating this pairing ranks 2670th out of 2902 tested combinations. The Arc B370's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 5800X3D sits in the 80th percentile of all CPUs, creating an extreme imbalance where the graphics solution is the dominant bottleneck across every tested configuration.

FAQ

Q: What is the best average frame rate achievable with this combo?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 47, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Medium settings the same resolution yields 35 FPS, while High and Ultra produce 29 and 21 FPS respectively.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in Red Dead Redemption 2?

A: The measured data places this pairing at rank 2670 out of 2902 tested combos, putting it in the bottom 8% of all configurations. This reflects the GPU's 5th percentile standing among all GPUs.

Q: What is the difference between the CPU and GPU benchmark percentiles?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores in the 80th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 27896, while the Intel Arc B370 scores in the 5th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 1184. This 75-percentile-point gap indicates the GPU is overwhelmingly the limiting factor.

Q: Does the Arc B370 have dedicated VRAM?

A: No. The GPU uses System Shared memory for both capacity and bandwidth, with memory clocks listed as "System Shared" and bandwidth described as "System Dependent." This means performance relies entirely on the host system's memory subsystem.

Q: What is the lowest frame rate recorded in the measured data?

A: The minimum FPS values are only provided for Medium settings across all three resolutions. At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum is 15 FPS; at 2560x1440 Medium, it is 22 FPS; and at 1920x1080 Medium, it is 30 FPS.

Q: How does the Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370's 3DMark score of 1184 is 0.2% behind the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186), 0.5% behind the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190), 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192), and 1.4% ahead of the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168).

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rate data presents a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and playability. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 47 FPS average, which is the only configuration in the entire dataset that approaches standard 60 FPS expectations for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset at the same resolution drops to 35 FPS average with a minimum of 30 FPS, and the High preset falls to 29 FPS. Ultra at 1080p produces only 21 FPS.

For 1440p, the Low preset yields 35 FPS average, while Medium drops to 26 FPS with a minimum of 22 FPS. High produces 22 FPS, and Ultra falls to 16 FPS. At 4K, even the Low preset only manages 23 FPS average, with Medium at 17 FPS, High at 14 FPS, and Ultra at 10 FPS.

The data suggests that the Low preset at 1080p is the only viable configuration for reasonably fluid gameplay, as it is the sole setting combination that exceeds 40 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p, with its 30 FPS minimum, represents the boundary of playability — anything below this threshold will exhibit noticeable frame pacing issues. Given the GPU's 5th percentile performance standing, the recommendation is to prioritize frame rate over visual quality. The 47 FPS at Low/1080p is still below the ideal 60 FPS target, indicating that even the lowest settings cannot fully overcome the GPU's limitations in this title.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated GPU based on the Xe3-LPG architecture with a 3 nm process node from Intel. It operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, though its memory configuration is entirely System Shared, meaning there is no dedicated VRAM. The memory bus width, memory type, and memory bandwidth are all listed as "System Shared" or "System Dependent," which means the GPU's memory performance is contingent on the host system's DDR4 memory configuration.

The GPU's compute resources include 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output pipelines, along with 10 ray tracing cores. The pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s, texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s, and the FP32 performance is 6.144 TFLOPS. The GPU's power envelope is 25 W TDP, which reflects its integrated nature with no power connectors required.

In Red Dead Redemption 2, the GPU's limitations are starkly evident. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places the Arc B370 in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals are all legacy or low-end parts: the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000. The measured frame rates confirm this classification — the GPU cannot maintain playable performance even at 1080p with Low settings, where it produces 47 FPS. At 4K, the frame rates fall to between 10 and 23 FPS depending on settings, making the game essentially unplayable at that resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Arc B370 ranks 2670th out of 2902 tested combinations in Red Dead Redemption 2, placing it in the bottom 8.0% of all configurations. This ranking is entirely consistent with the GPU's performance class — the Arc B370's 5th percentile standing among all GPUs dominates the combo's overall position, despite the CPU's much stronger 80th percentile ranking.

The massive disparity between the two components' benchmark standings creates a situation where the CPU contributes almost nothing to the combo's rank. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D's average benchmark score of 27896 places it near the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (27887, 0% delta), Intel Core i9-10900K (27872, 0.1% delta), AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (27932, -0.1% delta), and Intel Core i5-12600KF (27799, 0.3% delta). These are all capable processors, but the Arc B370's score of 1184 sits alongside the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, -0.2% delta), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, -0.5% delta), AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, -0.7% delta), and AMD FirePro M2000 (1168, 1.4% delta).

The 2670th rank out of 2902 combos indicates that the overwhelming majority of tested configurations deliver better performance in this game. The data shows that this pairing is only suitable for the most undemanding use cases, and even then, only at the lowest settings and resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Vermeer) with a 7 nm process node from TSMC. It operates at a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz, with a TDP of 105 W. The processor features a 96 MB shared L3 cache, which is its defining characteristic, along with 64 KB L1 cache per core and 512 KB L2 cache per core. Memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel configuration and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. The CPU uses AMD Socket AM4 with PCIe Gen 4 (20 lanes from CPU).

In standard benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 14317, Geekbench multicore scores 11765, and Passmark multithread scores 28309. Single-thread performance is also solid, with Cinebench R23 singlecore at 1452, Geekbench singlecore at 2017, and Passmark single-thread at 3234. The CPU's 80th percentile standing among all CPUs confirms its capability as a gaming processor.

However, in Red Dead Redemption 2, the CPU's role is largely academic because the GPU cannot translate CPU capability into frame rate. The measured FPS data shows virtually no resolution scaling behavior that would indicate CPU limitation — instead, the frame rates drop dramatically as resolution increases, which is the hallmark of GPU-bound performance. The CPU's strong multi-threading (3DMark 16-thread score of 7299, max-thread score of 7285) and cache architecture are effectively wasted in this configuration, as the Arc B370's 5th percentile performance caps the entire system well below what the CPU could otherwise support.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides 12 distinct frame rate measurements across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 47 FPS average, which is the highest score in the entire dataset. The Medium preset at 1080p produces 35 FPS average with a minimum of 30 FPS and maximum of 40 FPS. The High preset drops to 29 FPS average, and the Ultra preset falls to 21 FPS average.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 35 FPS average. The Medium preset produces 26 FPS average with a minimum of 22 FPS and maximum of 30 FPS. The High preset yields 22 FPS average, and the Ultra preset produces 16 FPS average.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset achieves 23 FPS average. The Medium preset produces 17 FPS average with a minimum of 15 FPS and maximum of 20 FPS. The High preset yields 14 FPS average, and the Ultra preset produces 10 FPS average.

The data reveals a consistent pattern: each step up in settings costs roughly 6-8 FPS at 1080p, 6-9 FPS at 1440p, and 3-7 FPS at 4K. The transition from Low to Medium is the smallest drop in most cases, while the transition from High to Ultra is the steepest. The minimum FPS values, where recorded, show that the Medium preset maintains a floor of 30 FPS at 1080p, 22 FPS at 1440p, and 15 FPS at 4K, which illustrates diminishing playability as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K provides clear evidence of GPU-bound performance. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 (47 FPS) to 2560x1440 (35 FPS) represents a 25.5% drop, and the further transition to 3840x2160 (23 FPS) represents a 34.3% drop from 1440p. The total drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 51.1%.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 35 FPS at 1080p drops to 26 FPS at 1440p (a 25.7% reduction), then to 17 FPS at 4K (a 34.6% reduction from 1440p). The total reduction from 1080p to 4K at Medium is 51.4%. At High settings, the pattern continues: 29 FPS at 1080p to 22 FPS at 1440p (24.1% drop), then to 14 FPS at 4K (36.4% drop from 1440p), for a total reduction of 51.7%. At Ultra settings, 21 FPS at 1080p drops to 16 FPS at 1440p (23.8% drop), then to 10 FPS at 4K (37.5% drop from 1440p), for a total reduction of 52.4%.

The near-consistent ~50% total reduction from 1080p to 4K across all settings presets strongly indicates that the GPU is the sole limiting component. A CPU-bound scenario would show minimal frame rate differences across resolutions, but here the frame rates scale almost exactly with pixel count (4K has 4x the pixels of 1080p, yet the frame rate only drops by roughly half, which is typical of memory-bandwidth-limited integrated graphics). The Arc B370's System Shared memory configuration means that at higher resolutions, the memory subsystem becomes increasingly strained, explaining the proportional frame rate losses. The CPU's 80th percentile standing provides ample headroom that is never utilized in this configuration.