Red Dead Redemption 2

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination delivers a robust 1080p and 1440p experience in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 4K performance proving playable only at reduced settings. The data shows a system where the GPU is the primary scaling factor across resolutions, but the CPU’s 8-core/16-thread configuration provides ample headroom to prevent bottlenecking at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 121 FPS average. Moving to 1440p at the same High preset drops the average to 90 FPS, a 25.6% reduction. The jump to 4K High yields 60 FPS average, representing a 33.3% decrease from the 1440p figure and a 50.4% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling curve indicates that the RTX 4080’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 716.8 GB/s bandwidth are being progressively saturated as pixel count rises.

The Low settings row further illustrates the GPU-bound nature of this title at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 194 FPS average, which falls to 145 FPS at 1440p Low (-25.3%) and 96 FPS at 4K Low (-33.8% from 1440p). The consistent percentage drops across settings presets strongly suggest that resolution scaling in Red Dead Redemption 2 is primarily a function of GPU fill rate and memory bandwidth, not CPU throughput. The RTX 4080’s pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 761.5 GTexel/s are the limiting factors at 4K, as evidenced by the 60 FPS High result being the lowest playable threshold in the dataset.

How This Combo Ranks

In the comprehensive database of tested CPU-GPU combinations for Red Dead Redemption 2, this pairing achieves a combo rank of 260 out of 3714 tested configurations. This places the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and RTX 4080 combination in the top 7% of all tested combos, a strong showing that reflects both the GPU’s raw compute capabilities and the CPU’s adequate multi-threaded performance. The CPU itself holds a percentile rank of 81 among all tested processors, while the GPU ranks at the 86th percentile among all graphics cards.

When examining the CPU’s nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 5800XT posts an average benchmark score of 29879, which is virtually identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H at 29868 (0% delta). The Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 7 7840HS both score 29955, putting them just 0.3% ahead, while the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X scores 29713, a 0.6% deficit. These negligible differences in synthetic benchmarks suggest that any of these processors would yield comparable frame rates in this game, reinforcing that the combo’s rank is driven more by the RTX 4080’s position. The GPU’s nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores 54209 versus the RTX 4080’s 54247, a 0.1% delta that puts the two effectively on par for gaming workloads.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide clear guidance on the optimal settings-to-performance tradeoffs for this hardware combination. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 145 FPS average with a minimum of 123 FPS and maximum of 167 FPS, providing a smooth experience well above the 60 FPS threshold. However, the High preset at 1080p still achieves 121 FPS average, making it the better choice for visual fidelity without sacrificing playability. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 87 FPS, which is acceptable for slower-paced action but introduces noticeable frame pacing concerns compared to the higher refresh rates available at lower presets.

For 2560x1440, the High settings row shows 90 FPS average, which is the recommended balance point for this resolution. The Medium preset at 1440p produces 108 FPS average with a minimum of 92 FPS, offering a 20% frame rate improvement over High at the cost of some visual detail. The Ultra preset at 1440p falls to 65 FPS, which remains playable but does not leverage the high refresh rate potential of this component pairing. At 3840x2160, the data makes the recommendation straightforward: Medium settings at 72 FPS average (with 61 FPS minimum and 82 FPS maximum) is the only viable preset for consistent 60+ FPS gameplay. The High preset at 4K averages exactly 60 FPS, which is technically playable but leaves no headroom for demanding scenes, while Ultra drops to 43 FPS, which falls below the playability threshold.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Red Dead Redemption 2?

A: The data indicates 2560x1440 with High settings provides the optimal experience, delivering 90 FPS average while maintaining visual quality. This resolution avoids the 4K performance penalty while still offering significantly more detail than 1080p.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Red Dead Redemption 2?

A: Yes, but only at Medium settings, which produce a 72 FPS average with a 61 FPS minimum. The High preset at 4K averages 60 FPS with no reported minimum, while Ultra drops to 43 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playability standard.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its closest rival in this game?

A: The RTX 4080’s average benchmark score of 54247 is 0.1% higher than the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 54209, indicating these two cards perform nearly identically in GPU-bound scenarios. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X trails by 1.1% with a score of 54828.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800XT a bottleneck for the RTX 4080 in this game?

A: The CPU’s benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23794 and single-core score of 3359, suggest it provides sufficient throughput. The 0% to 0.6% deltas against nearest rivals indicate CPU performance is not limiting the combo’s ranking.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p with this setup?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces 194 FPS average, Medium delivers 145 FPS, High achieves 121 FPS, and Ultra manages 87 FPS. All presets exceed the 60 FPS threshold, making 1080p a high-refresh-rate scenario for this hardware.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the frame rate drops from 121 FPS at 1080p to 60 FPS at 4K, a 50.4% reduction. The Low preset shows a similar pattern, falling from 194 FPS to 96 FPS, a 50.5% decrease.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 serves as the primary performance driver in this configuration, with its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus providing 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is critical for Red Dead Redemption 2’s open-world environments, which demand high texture throughput. The GPU’s boost clock of 2505 MHz and base clock of 2205 MHz, combined with its 9728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, deliver the raw compute power necessary to maintain high frame rates. The 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores provide additional headroom for advanced effects, though the measured data does not specifically isolate ray tracing performance.

The RTX 4080’s 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 761.5 GTexel/s texture rate directly correlate with the observed frame rates. At 4K Ultra, the 43 FPS average indicates that the GPU is fully saturated, as the 280.6 GPixel/s pixel rate cannot keep pace with the 8.3 million pixels per frame at 3840x2160. The GPU’s 86th percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 54247, places it in the upper echelon of available hardware. Its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores within 0.1%, confirming that this GPU is performing at the expected level for its class. The 320 W TDP and 700 W suggested PSU indicate this is a power-hungry component, but the performance data justifies the power draw for demanding titles like Red Dead Redemption 2.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT provides the computational foundation for this combo, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer). Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz deliver strong single-threaded performance, as evidenced by the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3359 and PassMark single-thread score of 3535. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 4,150 million transistors on a 7 nm TSMC process node contribute to the CPU’s ability to feed the RTX 4080 with game data without becoming a bottleneck.

In multi-threaded workloads, the 5800XT achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23794 and a PassMark multi-thread score of 28053, placing it at the 81st percentile among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 29879 is statistically indistinguishable from its nearest rivals, with the Ryzen 7 7840H matching at 29868 (0% delta) and the Ryzen 7 8845HS and 7840HS both at 29955 (-0.3% delta). These results indicate that the CPU provides consistent performance across a range of synthetic tests, from the 3DMark 16-thread score of 7683 to the PassMark integer math score of 93942. The 105 W TDP and DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth may appear modest compared to newer platforms, but the measured frame rates in Red Dead Redemption 2 show that the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution tested. The 0.6% delta to the Ryzen 5 9600X suggests that even a newer, potentially faster processor would yield only marginal gains in this specific game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset reveals the full performance envelope of this combo across twelve distinct configuration points. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 194 FPS average, the highest figure in the entire dataset. The Medium preset at 1080p produces 145 FPS average with a documented minimum of 123 FPS and maximum of 167 FPS, providing the most complete data point for frame time analysis. High settings at 1080p yield 121 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 87 FPS, showing a 44.8% reduction from Low to Ultra at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset delivers 145 FPS average, which matches the 1080p Medium result and highlights the GPU’s capability at this mid-range resolution. The Medium preset at 1440p shows 108 FPS average with a minimum of 92 FPS and maximum of 125 FPS, representing a 25.5% decrease from the 1080p Medium result. High at 1440p produces 90 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 65 FPS. At 3840x2160, the Low preset achieves 96 FPS average, Medium delivers 72 FPS with a minimum of 61 FPS and maximum of 82 FPS, High manages 60 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 43 FPS. The progression from 1080p Low (194 FPS) to 4K Ultra (43 FPS) represents a 77.8% reduction in frame rate, illustrating the extreme demands of 4K rendering on even the RTX 4080. The Medium presets across all three resolutions provide the only complete min/max data, with the 1080p Medium showing a 44 FPS spread (123-167), the 1440p Medium showing a 33 FPS spread (92-125), and the 4K Medium showing a 21 FPS spread (61-82), indicating tighter frame pacing at higher resolutions.