Red Dead Redemption 2

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 combination delivers a performance curve in Red Dead Redemption 2 that clearly illustrates the shifting balance between CPU and GPU workload as resolution changes. The data shows a substantial performance drop when moving from 1440p to 4K, while the jump from 1080p to 1440p is comparatively modest. At 1080p High settings, the combo produces 79.7 FPS, which falls to 60.3 FPS at 1440p High—a 24.3% reduction. The decline from 1440p to 4K High is steeper, with the average FPS dropping from 60.3 to 36.0, a 40.3% decrease. This pattern indicates that the RTX 3070 becomes the primary limiting factor as pixel count rises, with the 8-core processor retaining enough headroom to feed the GPU adequately at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data across three resolutions and four quality presets reveals a consistent scaling pattern that points to a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 125.3 FPS, which represents the peak performance in the dataset. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 94.6 FPS, a 24.5% decline, while 4K Low yields 62.0 FPS, a further 34.5% reduction. The scaling at Medium settings shows a similar trajectory: 96.1 FPS at 1080p, 70.6 FPS at 1440p, and 48.6 FPS at 4K—with the 1080p-to-1440p drop being 26.5% and the 1440p-to-4K drop being 31.2%. The High preset follows the same trend: 79.7 FPS at 1080p, 60.3 FPS at 1440p, and 36.0 FPS at 4K.

The Ultra preset presents the most severe scaling, with 53.8 FPS at 1080p, 45.1 FPS at 1440p, and 28.7 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p decline here is 16.2%, while the 1440p-to-4K decline reaches 36.4%. This pattern suggests that at Ultra settings, even 1080p begins to tax the GPU heavily, and the additional pixel workload at 4K overwhelms the 8 GB frame buffer. The data indicates that the RTX 3070's compute throughput and memory bandwidth are the dominant constraints at 4K across all quality levels, while the CPU's contribution to frame time becomes more apparent only at 1080p Low and Medium settings where FPS exceeds the 100-frame threshold. The 62.0 FPS at 4K Low versus the 36.0 FPS at 4K High demonstrates that texture quality and shading complexity have a outsized impact on this GPU's 4K performance, with the lower preset nearly doubling the frame rate.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip manufactured on an 8 nm process at Samsung. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1725 MHz, paired with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The memory runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective transfer rate. With 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output pipelines, the GPU delivers 20.31 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores are present but their impact on this specific game's measured results is not isolated in the data.

The benchmark results show that the RTX 3070's 8 GB VRAM capacity becomes a critical factor at 4K resolution. The transition from 1440p to 4K at High settings produces a 40.3% FPS drop, which is larger than the 24.3% drop from 1080p to 1440p. This disproportionate decline suggests that the GPU is hitting memory capacity or bandwidth limits at 4K, forcing the renderer to manage data more aggressively. At Ultra settings, the 4K result of 28.7 FPS is only 53.3% of the 1440p Ultra result of 45.1 FPS, further emphasizing the VRAM constraint. The GPU's pixel rate of 165.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 317.4 GTexel/s are substantial, but the data indicates that Red Dead Redemption 2's open-world rendering demands exceed what the 8 GB buffer can comfortably hold at 4K Ultra. The RTX 3070 holds a 72nd percentile ranking among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 28238. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, scores 27985, a delta of 0.9% in favor of the RTX 3070, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti trails by 1.0% with a score of 27956.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 ranks 743rd out of 1687 tested combos in Red Dead Redemption 2, placing it in the 44th percentile of all configurations. This mid-pack ranking reflects the RTX 3070's position as a capable but not top-tier GPU relative to the full spectrum of tested hardware. The CPU component of this combo, the Ryzen 7 5800XT, holds an 86th percentile ranking among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 29774, indicating that the processor is significantly stronger relative to its peers than the GPU is relative to its own peer group.

The Ryzen 7 5800XT's nearest CPU rivals show it is tightly clustered with several mobile and low-power parts. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE scores 29740, a mere 0.1% delta, while the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS scores 29856, a 0.3% gap in favor of the rival. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 scores 29682, also 0.3% behind, and the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29868, matching the 6800HS at 0.3% ahead. This tight grouping suggests that the 5800XT's 8-core, 16-thread configuration delivers performance that is highly competitive with other 8-core parts across different market segments, but the combo's overall rank in this game is dragged down by the GPU's more modest standing. The combo rank of 743 out of 1687 means that a substantial number of configurations with higher-tier GPUs outperform this pairing, even though the CPU is well above average. This underscores that Red Dead Redemption 2's performance is heavily influenced by GPU capability, particularly at higher resolutions where the data shows the most significant FPS drops.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The combo produces 79.7 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Q: How much does performance drop when moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings?

A: The average FPS falls from 60.3 at 2560x1440 to 36.0 at 3840x2160, a 40.3% reduction.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K resolution?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary constraint at 4K, as the 8-core Ryzen 7 5800XT has ample headroom while the RTX 3070's 8 GB VRAM and compute throughput struggle with the higher pixel count.

Q: What is the best performance result recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS in the dataset is 125.3, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT?

A: The RTX 3070 has an average benchmark score of 28238, which is 0.9% higher than the RX 6600 XT's score of 27985.

Q: What rank does this CPU+GPU combination hold among all tested combos in this game?

A: The combo ranks 743rd out of 1687 tested combinations, placing it in the lower half of configurations.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is a desktop processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It features 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. The CPU has a 32 MB L3 cache, with 64 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 per core, and supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The processor carries a 105 W TDP and fits the AMD Socket AM4. Its benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 23794, while single-core hits 3359. PassMark multithread scores 27988 and single-thread 3538. The 3DMark 16-thread test yields 7683, while 2-thread scores 1879, and 8-thread reaches 6141.

The CPU's role in this game's performance is evident when examining the scaling across resolution and settings. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 125.3 FPS, which is high enough that frame times become short enough for CPU overhead to matter. The fact that the Ryzen 7 5800XT can sustain this level of performance indicates that its single-thread performance is adequate for the game's main thread, while its 8-core, 16-thread configuration provides ample headroom for background tasks and rendering threads. The 3DMark single-thread score of 959 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3359 demonstrate strong per-core capability, which is essential for maintaining high frame rates at lower resolutions where the GPU is less burdened. The CPU's 86th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 29774, places it well above the median, and its nearest rivals—all within 0.3% delta—confirm it is a competitive 8-core part. The data shows that at 4K, the CPU's contribution diminishes as the GPU becomes the bottleneck, but at 1080p Low and Medium, the processor's ability to feed the GPU quickly is what enables the 125.3 and 96.1 FPS results respectively.