Red Dead Redemption 2

The measured FPS data for Red Dead Redemption 2 on an Intel Core i5-12600KF with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 covers Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160. The combo’s average-FPS result places it 40th out of 1,687 tested combos in this game.

Resolution Scaling

Moving from 1080p to 4K lowers the average FPS in every preset. At High settings, the average goes from 135.2 at 1920x1080 to 101.9 at 2560x1440 and then to 67.7 at 3840x2160. The Medium preset follows the same shape: 162 at 1080p, 119.3 at 1440p, and 77.4 at 4K. Low starts at 214.2, drops to 158.6 at 1440p, and reaches 108 at 4K. Ultra starts at 99.2, falls to 72.6 at 1440p, and ends at 45.4 at 4K.

The Low preset shows the largest absolute difference between 1080p and 4K in the dataset, from 214.2 down to 108. The Ultra preset shows a similarly large drop in relative terms, from 99.2 at 1080p to 45.4 at 4K. At every preset, the 1440p row sits between the 1080p and 4K rows, producing a consistent resolution scaling pattern.

The limiting component is not identical across all rows. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 214.2, the highest measured average in the entire dataset. That row is a low-resolution, low-settings scenario where the GPU has relatively little pixel work, so the CPU’s ability to feed frames is the more visible ceiling. At 4K Ultra, by contrast, the average is 45.4, a result that reflects the large render load placed on the GPU. Notably, 4K Low at 108 is faster than 1080p Ultra at 99.2, showing that preset selection can matter more than resolution in this measured set.

GPU Role

The GPU is an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 with the AD102 chip on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Its base clock is 2235 MHz and its boost clock is 2520 MHz. The memory clock is 1313 MHz / 21 Gbps effective, and the memory configuration is 24 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus with 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. The GPU also has 16,384 shading units, 512 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 128 RT cores, and 512 tensor cores.

The 24 GB frame buffer and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth are the memory-side facts most relevant to the 4K rows. The dataset shows 67.7 at 4K High, 77.4 at 4K Medium, and 108 at 4K Low, all with that same memory configuration. The boost clock of 2520 MHz is the throughput reference point for those frames. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 45.4, the lowest measured row; that is a heavy workload for even a GPU with 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 throughput. The 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores are present in the specification, but none of the measured FPS rows are labeled as ray-tracing results, so their direct influence cannot be separated from these figures.

In general synthetic benchmarks, this GPU sits at the 91st percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 66,473. Its nearest rivals in those synthetic scores are the NVIDIA Tesla T4 at 66,733 with a deltaPct of -0.4, the NVIDIA Tesla P40 at 66,127 with a deltaPct of 0.5, the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 at 67,097 with a deltaPct of -0.9, and the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 at 67,320 with a deltaPct of -1.3. Those are not game FPS scores, but they place the GPU in a high-performance class before considering RDR2-specific results.

Settings Recommendations

Low is the fastest preset at every resolution: 214.2 at 1080p, 158.6 at 1440p, and 108 at 4K. Among the non-Low presets, Medium is the fastest at every resolution: 162 at 1080p, 119.3 at 1440p, and 77.4 at 4K. High trails Medium at each resolution, with 135.2, 101.9, and 67.7. Ultra is the slowest preset at every resolution, with 99.2, 72.6, and 45.4.

The measured rows do not include a visual quality metric, so the recommendation is based on the FPS data alone. On that basis, the only row that averages below 67.7 is 4K Ultra at 45.4. Every other measured row averages above 67.7. If the goal is to stay in the non-Low presets, Medium provides the highest average FPS at each resolution. High remains a reasonable step with 135.2, 101.9, and 67.7, but it is slower than Medium in every corresponding row. Ultra offers the highest preset label but carries a large FPS cost, particularly at 4K where it drops to 45.4.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 214.2 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 162 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 135.2 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 99.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 158.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 119.3 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 101.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 72.6 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 108 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 77.4 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 67.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 45.4 |

The minFps and maxFps fields are null for every measured row, so the table reports averages only. The ordering Low > Medium > High > Ultra holds at every resolution, and every preset shows lower FPS as resolution increases.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame for this exact configuration is 40 out of 1,687 tested combos. This is a measured result rather than an estimate. The CPU sits at the 84th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 27,827, while the GPU sits at the 91st percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 66,473. Those general benchmark positions are separate from the RDR2-specific rank, but they provide a hardware-class context for the 40th-place result.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in general synthetic benchmarks are the Intel Core i9-10900K at 27,829 with a deltaPct of 0, the Intel Core i5-12600K at 27,851 with a deltaPct of -0.1, the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H at 27,872 with a deltaPct of -0.2, and the Intel Core i7-13700H at 27,716 with a deltaPct of 0.4. The GPU’s nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla T4 at 66,733 with a deltaPct of -0.4, the NVIDIA Tesla P40 at 66,127 with a deltaPct of 0.5, the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 at 67,097 with a deltaPct of -0.9, and the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 at 67,320 with a deltaPct of -1.3. These synthetic results sit close together, but the in-game rank shows that the i5-12600KF and RTX 4090 combination is one of the stronger pairings tested for this title.

FAQ

Q: What average FPS does this combo deliver at 4K Ultra?

A: The average is 45.4 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. At 4K High it is 67.7, at 4K Medium it is 77.4, and at 4K Low it is 108.

Q: Which preset gives the highest average FPS at 1440p?

A: Low gives 158.6 FPS at 2560x1440. Medium gives 119.3, High gives 101.9, and Ultra gives 72.6.

Q: What are the measured average FPS values at 1080p High and 1080p Medium?

A: At 1920x1080, High averages 135.2 FPS and Medium averages 162 FPS. Low averages 214.2 and Ultra averages 99.2.

Q: How many combos are ranked for Red Dead Redemption 2, and where does this combo place?

A: This combo ranks 40th out of 1,687 tested combos. The data is listed as measured.

Q: Does the dataset include minimum or maximum FPS values?

A: No. The minFps and maxFps fields are null for every measured row; only avgFps is provided.

Q: What are the GPU’s memory and clock specifications?

A: The RTX 4090 has 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth. Its base clock is 2235 MHz, its boost clock is 2520 MHz, and its memory clock is 1313 MHz / 21 Gbps effective.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF has 10 cores, 16 threads, a base clock of 3.70 GHz, and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. It is from the Core 12th Gen family, architecture Alder Lake, and socket Intel Socket 1700. The L1 cache is 80 KB per core, the L2 cache is 1.25 MB per core, and the L3 cache is 20 MB shared. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory over a dual-channel memory bus, with PCIe Gen 4 and 20 CPU lanes.

The CPU’s role in these measured results is most visible in the Low preset rows. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo reaches 214.2, the highest average in the dataset. At 2560x1440 Low it reaches 158.6, and at 3840x2160 Low it reaches 108. Those rows put less rendering burden on the GPU, so the CPU’s boost clock and thread count become the more relevant factors in how high the frame rate can go. The 4.90 GHz boost and 16 threads are the CPU-level facts that line up with that high-FPS behavior.

At Ultra presets, the GPU clearly carries more of the workload. The 1080p Ultra row is 99.2, the 1440p Ultra row is 72.6, and the 4K Ultra row is 45.4. The CPU remains the same across all of those rows, so the measured FPS decline is tied to the GPU’s increasing workload rather than a change in CPU capability. The dataset does not state which DDR4 or DDR5 memory type was used in the measured runs, so the CPU’s memory-support spec is noted but cannot be directly connected to these FPS values. Overall, the CPU’s positioning in general benchmarks, with an 84th percentile rank and an average score of 27,827, supports the idea that this processor is not the limiting factor in most of the measured rows, especially at higher resolutions and presets.