Red Dead Redemption 2

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread desktop processor based on the Comet Lake architecture, built on Intel's 14 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, paired with a 12 MB shared L3 cache and a dual-channel DDR4 memory interface delivering 42.7 GB/s of bandwidth. In this Red Dead Redemption 2 configuration, the CPU's role is substantial but secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions. The processor's benchmark profile shows a 3DMark single-thread score of 688 and a max-thread score of 4735, while Cinebench R23 results show 1453 points single-core and 10297 points multi-core. Its PassMark multithread score of 12115 and single-thread score of 2541 place it in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs, indicating a solid mid-range performer that can feed frames efficiently without bottlenecking the graphics card in most scenarios, though the data suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution scales up.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture using a 12 nm process at TSMC, featuring 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its memory clock runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective), while the GPU core has a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz. The card packs 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, along with 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, delivering 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. In this game, the GPU is the dominant performance driver, as evidenced by the measured FPS scaling across resolutions. The card's PassMark G3D score of 18169 places it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rival by average benchmark score is the NVIDIA RTX A400, which is 0.5% behind. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the tested settings, but the data shows that Ultra settings at 4K push the card to its limits, producing an average FPS that dips below playable thresholds.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1028 out of 1687 tested combos in Red Dead Redemption 2. That places it in the lower-middle tier of the database, meaning roughly 61% of all tested configurations deliver higher average frame rates in this specific title. The ranking reflects the GPU's position relative to other graphics cards — the RTX 2070 SUPER is a capable but aging part, and the CPU, while competent, does not boost the combo into the upper echelons. The data indicates that this pairing is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can hold respectable frame rates, but it falls behind more modern combinations at 4K. The CPU's nearest rivals by average benchmark score include the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% higher), the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (0.8% lower), and the Intel Core i5-8500 (1.1% lower), showing that the processor is competitively positioned within its performance class.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo in Red Dead Redemption 2 shows clear performance tiers across resolutions and settings. At 1080p, the configuration delivers its best results: Low settings produce an average of 102 FPS, Medium settings achieve 79.5 FPS, and High settings reach 63.5 FPS. Ultra settings at 1080p drop to 45.3 FPS, which is still playable but shows the significant cost of maxed-out graphical features. Moving to 1440p, the averages fall to 77.5 FPS on Low, 54.7 FPS on Medium, 49.7 FPS on High, and 34.2 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results are the most demanding: Low settings yield 50.1 FPS, Medium drops to 37.9 FPS, High falls to 34.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 24.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens as resolution increases — at 1080p the spread is 56.7 FPS, at 1440p it is 43.3 FPS, and at 4K it narrows to 25.5 FPS, indicating that the GPU becomes increasingly saturated at higher resolutions, limiting the impact of settings changes.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the average FPS drops from 63.5 to 49.7, a reduction of 21.7%. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings, the average falls from 49.7 to 34.2, a further 31.2% decrease. The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings is 46.1%, meaning the card loses nearly half its frame rate when pixel count quadruples. This scaling behavior is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario, as the CPU has ample headroom to feed the graphics card at lower resolutions but cannot compensate for the raw pixel throughput demands of 4K. At Low settings, the trend is similar but less severe: 1080p produces 102 FPS, 1440p yields 77.5 FPS (a 24% drop), and 4K delivers 50.1 FPS (a 35.4% drop from 1440p). The fact that Low settings at 4K still cannot exceed 50 FPS confirms that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the binding constraint, as even reduced graphical loads cannot overcome the memory bandwidth and compute limitations at that resolution. The 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput are simply insufficient for 4K Ultra in this title, where the card falls to 24.6 FPS — below the 30 FPS threshold typically considered minimally playable. For users targeting smooth gameplay, the data supports 1080p or 1440p as the practical sweet spot, with High settings at 1440p offering a reasonable balance of visual quality and frame rate.