Red Dead Redemption 2

Measured data for Red Dead Redemption 2 pairs the Intel Core i5-12400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. The dataset covers Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160. This combination ranks 301st out of 1687 tested combos. The CPU sits at the 77th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 19221; the GPU sits at the 84th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 42576. The entry is marked as a measured result.

Resolution Scaling

At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 104.9 FPS at 1920x1080 to 79 FPS at 2560x1440 and then to 51.5 FPS at 3840x2160. At Ultra, the averages are 77.5 FPS, 59.1 FPS, and 39.3 FPS across the same three resolutions. Low settings produce the highest measured values: 170.4 FPS, 126 FPS, and 81.4 FPS. Medium settings land in between at 126.4 FPS, 92.1 FPS, and 59.9 FPS. Every resolution step reduces the average at every settings level.

The 3840x2160 Ultra average of 39.3 FPS is the lowest point in the dataset, while the 1920x1080 Low average of 170.4 FPS is the highest. This consistent downward scaling is evidence that the GPU becomes the limiting component as pixel count increases. If the CPU were the main constraint, changing resolution would have less effect on the measured averages. The data shows a large effect: the 3840x2160 High average of 51.5 FPS is far below the 1920x1080 High average of 104.9 FPS, and the same pattern holds for Low, Medium, and Ultra. At High, the 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 step brings the average from 79 FPS down to 51.5 FPS; at Ultra it falls from 59.1 to 39.3.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a Desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads. It is built on Alder Lake architecture using Intel's 10 nm process and fits the Intel Socket 1700. The base clock is 2.50 GHz and the boost clock is 4.40 GHz. Cache is listed as 80 KB L1 per core, 1.25 MB L2 per core, and 18 MB shared L3. The chip supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus, and it carries a 65 W TDP.

Benchmark results place the chip at the 77th percentile of all CPUs with an average score of 19221. In 3DMark, the chip scores 909 single-thread, 1699 with 2 threads, 3067 with 4 threads, 4779 with 8 threads, 5895 with 16 threads, and 5912 at max threads. Cinebench R23 scores are 2332 single-core and 16518 multi-core. Geekbench scores are 2221 single-core and 9138 multi-core.

The nearest CPU rivals by average score are the Intel Core i7-8700K at 19210 with a delta of 0.1%, the Intel Core i5-1335U at 19167 with a delta of 0.3%, the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS at 19364 with a delta of -0.7%, and the AMD EPYC 7773X at 18979 with a delta of 1.3%. The largest delta in that set is 1.3%, so the i5-12400F is effectively in the same aggregate performance class as those parts.

In Red Dead Redemption 2, the CPU's contribution shows up at 1920x1080 Low, where the combo reaches 170.4 FPS. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 81.4 FPS, so the processor has enough headroom to let the GPU become the deciding factor as resolution grows.

FAQ

Q: What average frame rates does this combo produce in Red Dead Redemption 2?

A: At High settings, the average is 104.9 FPS at 1920x1080, 79 FPS at 2560x1440, and 51.5 FPS at 3840x2160. At Ultra, it is 77.5 FPS, 59.1 FPS, and 39.3 FPS. Low settings produce 170.4 FPS, 126 FPS, and 81.4 FPS; Medium produces 126.4 FPS, 92.1 FPS, and 59.9 FPS.

Q: Which component limits performance in this game?

A: The measured frames per second fall consistently as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average is 39.3 FPS, while at 1920x1080 Low it is 170.4 FPS. That pattern points to the GPU as the limiting component in this pairing.

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

A: The i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19221 and sits at the 77th percentile of all CPUs. It is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-8700K (19210), 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i5-1335U (19167), 0.7% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (19364), and 1.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7773X (18979).

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

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 42576 and sits at the 84th percentile of all GPUs. It is 0.2% behind the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (42653), 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (42723), 1.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580X (41991), and 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla M40 (41897).

Q: What core specifications does the CPU bring?

A: The CPU has 6 cores, 12 threads, a 2.50 GHz base clock, a 4.40 GHz boost clock, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. It also has 80 KB L1 per core and 1.25 MB L2 per core.

Q: What memory specifications does the GPU bring?

A: The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. Its base clock is 1980 MHz and its boost clock is 2475 MHz.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 301st out of 1687 tested combos in Red Dead Redemption 2. That places it in the upper portion of the database. The CPU is at the 77th percentile and the GPU is at the 84th percentile, so the pairing sits below leading combinations but ahead of most tested systems.

Measured results at 1920x1080 High reach 104.9 FPS, and at 2560x1440 High the average is 79 FPS. At 3840x2160 High it drops to 51.5 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Ultra it is 39.3 FPS. This resolution behavior explains the rank: the combo is a strong 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 performer, while 3840x2160 Ultra is outside its high-refresh comfort zone.

Because the data is marked as measured, the 301st rank is based on actual collected frame rates rather than projections. The CPU's aggregate rival set is very tight, so the GPU's 84th percentile position is the larger factor separating this combo from the top of the 1687-entry list.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the AD104 chip using TSMC's 5 nm process. The die contains 35,800 million transistors on 294 mm². The GPU has 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, 80 ROPs, 56 RT cores, and 224 tensor cores. Its base clock is 1980 MHz and its boost clock is 2475 MHz. The memory configuration is 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The GPU also lists 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and a 554.4 GTexel/s texture rate, and it carries a 220 W TDP.

These specifications place it at the 84th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 42576. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (42653, delta -0.2%), the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (42723, delta -0.3%), the AMD Radeon Pro 580X (41991, delta 1.4%), and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 (41897, delta 1.6%).

In Red Dead Redemption 2, the GPU's role is visible in the settings scaling. At 1920x1080, the average moves from 170.4 FPS on Low to 77.5 FPS on Ultra. At 3840x2160, it moves from 81.4 FPS on Low to 39.3 FPS on Ultra. The 12 GB VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are the memory parameters behind all measured results. The 2475 MHz boost clock and 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 throughput are the compute figures that correspond to these frame rates.

The data indicates that the GPU is the main performance variable in this build, since frame rates track resolution and settings changes closely while the CPU remains effectively tied with its nearest rivals.