Revolution Idle

Revolution Idle, an idle game released in 2023, has been benchmarked with an Intel Core i5-10400F and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. The measured data includes average FPS at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets. The combo ranks 280th out of 1774 tested combinations, placing it in the upper tier of the database. This analysis breaks down the performance characteristics, settings recommendations, and component roles based solely on the provided measurements.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 280 out of 1774 indicates that it outperforms the majority of tested configurations. The CPU sits at the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14168. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7552 (14115, 0.4% lower), the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (14277, 0.8% higher), the Intel Core i5-8500 (14332, 1.1% higher), and the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 (14336, 1.2% higher). The GPU, meanwhile, is at the 91st percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 66473. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (66733, 0.4% higher), the Tesla P40 (66127, 0.5% lower), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (67097, 0.9% higher), and the Quadro P6000 (67320, 1.3% higher). The gap between the GPU's high percentile and the combo's rank suggests that the CPU may be the limiting factor in this title, as the GPU is near the top of its class while the CPU is only moderately above the median. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and boost of 4.30 GHz, are adequate for an idle game, but its synthetic scores—such as Cinebench R23 multi-core 10297 and single-core 1453—place it well below the GPU's relative standing. The combo rank of 280 out of 1774 means that 1494 other combinations are slower, but the GPU's 91st percentile suggests that many of those faster combos likely pair the RTX 4090 with a stronger CPU.

Settings Recommendations

At 1080p, all four presets deliver average FPS above 100: Low 140.7, Medium 125.7, High 123.1, and Ultra 101.7. The difference between Low and High is 17.6 FPS, so High offers a substantial visual upgrade with a modest FPS cost. At 1440p, Low and Medium exceed 120 FPS (122.2 and 106.4 respectively), High is 106.5, and Ultra is 78.1. All presets remain above 60 FPS. At 4K, the situation changes: Low is 89.2, Medium 64, High 64.6, and Ultra 41.9. Only Low and Medium stay above 60 FPS, while High is just above the threshold and Ultra falls below. For a consistent 60 FPS experience at 4K, Low or Medium are the recommended presets. At 1080p and 1440p, any preset meets a 60 FPS target, with High providing a higher visual quality while still maintaining a high frame rate. The data shows that the performance gap between Low and High is relatively small at 1080p (17.6 FPS) and 1440p (15.7 FPS), but widens at 4K (24.6 FPS). This suggests that the GPU becomes more stressed at higher resolutions, making the choice of preset more impactful at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

Examining the FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts. For High settings, the average FPS goes from 123.1 at 1080p to 106.5 at 1440p, a drop of 16.6 FPS, and then to 64.6 at 4K, a further drop of 41.9 FPS. The larger drop between 1440p and 4K indicates that the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions. In contrast, the modest drop from 1080p to 1440p suggests that the CPU is still able to keep up at lower resolutions. The same pattern appears across all presets: Low goes from 140.7 to 122.2 to 89.2; Medium from 125.7 to 106.4 to 64; Ultra from 101.7 to 78.1 to 41.9. The data consistently shows that the 4K resolution imposes a significant performance penalty, while the 1440p step is relatively gentle. This is consistent with a system where the CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p and 1440p, and the GPU becomes the bottleneck at 4K. The FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 13-15% across presets, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 40-50% or more, highlighting the GPU's increased workload at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 64.6 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 89.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 64 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 41.9 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 106.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 122.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 106.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 78.1 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 123.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 140.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 125.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 101.7 |

The table lists all measured average FPS values. No minimum or maximum FPS data is provided, so only averages are considered. At 1080p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 39 FPS (140.7 to 101.7). At 1440p, the spread is 44.1 FPS (122.2 to 78.1). At 4K, the spread is 47.3 FPS (89.2 to 41.9). The increasing spread with resolution indicates that the GPU's performance headroom is more fully exercised at higher settings and resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 brings a substantial amount of hardware to this idle game. It features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 2235 MHz, with a boost clock of 2520 MHz, and memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The GPU also includes 16384 shading units, 512 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 128 RT cores, and 512 tensor cores. Its pixel rate is 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate is 1,290.2 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 82.58 TFLOPS. Despite this, the measured FPS at 4K Ultra is only 41.9, indicating that the game does not heavily stress the GPU at lower settings. The GPU's benchmark scores include a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 9223, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 317684, and a Vulkan score of 270615. Its Passmark G3D score is 38194, and its compute score is 26613. The GPU sits at the 91st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 66473. The launch MSRP is 1,599 USD. The data suggests that the GPU's capabilities are not fully utilized in this title, as the CPU appears to be the limiting factor at most resolutions. The 24 GB VRAM and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth are far beyond what an idle game would require, yet the FPS at 4K Ultra remains below 60, reinforcing the notion that the game's engine is not GPU-bound at lower settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's rank in Revolution Idle?

A: The combo ranks 280th out of 1774 tested combinations.

Q: Which settings preset yields the highest average FPS at 1080p?

A: Low settings at 1080p produce 140.7 FPS, the highest among the four presets.

Q: At 4K, which presets maintain an average FPS above 60?

A: Low (89.2) and Medium (64) exceed 60 FPS; High is 64.6, which is also above 60, but Ultra drops to 41.9.

Q: How does the CPU's average benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The CPU's average score is 14168, which is 0.4% higher than the AMD EPYC 7552 and 0.8% lower than the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth?

A: The GPU has a memory bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s.

Q: What is the GPU's launch MSRP?

A: The launch MSRP is 1,599 USD.