Revolution Idle

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Revolution Idle shows a clear and expected progression as resolution climbs from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, but the shape of that curve reveals important information about where the bottleneck sits. At 1080p with High settings, the combo delivers 145.6 FPS. Moving to 1440p drops that to 115.4 FPS, a reduction of roughly 21%. The jump to 4K cuts it further to 61.3 FPS, which is a 47% drop from the 1440p result and a 58% drop from 1080p.

This scaling pattern is typical of a system that starts to lean more heavily on the GPU as pixel count rises, but the magnitude of the 4K penalty is steep. The RTX 5080 is clearly capable at lower resolutions, but at 3840x2160 the frame rate falls below the 60 FPS threshold at High settings. The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is doing more of the work relative to the GPU, since the frame rate difference between Low and High settings at 1080p is only about 12% (165.4 vs 145.6 FPS). At 4K, the gap between Low and High widens to about 24% (80.7 vs 61.3 FPS), indicating the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

The Low settings results are telling. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 165.4 FPS, but at 4K Low it manages 80.7 FPS. That is still a very playable frame rate for an idle game, but it shows that even a high-end GPU like the RTX 5080 cannot fully overcome the pixel throughput demands of 4K. The Ultra settings at 4K tell a harsher story: 37.8 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target and likely reflects the game's heavier visual effects taxing the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth.

How This Combo Ranks

In Revolution Idle, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 achieves a combo rank of 150 out of 1774 tested combinations. That places it in the top 8.5% of all combos in the database for this game. It is a strong showing, but not a dominant one, which makes sense given the game's idle genre and relatively modest graphical demands compared to AAA shooters.

The CPU itself sits at the 75th percentile among all tested processors, with an average benchmark score of 17181. Its nearest rivals in raw CPU performance are the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189, delta 0%), the Intel Core i7-1260P (17212, delta -0.2%), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17215, delta -0.2%). The i5-11400F is effectively tied with these chips, within a fraction of a percent. This means the CPU is not the differentiator pushing this combo to rank 150; rather, it is a competent but not exceptional partner.

The GPU, by contrast, is a powerhouse. The RTX 5080 ranks at the 89th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 59188. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Arc A570M (58239, delta 1.6%) and the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60326, delta -1.9%). The GPU is clearly the stronger component in this pairing, and the combo rank reflects that imbalance. If the CPU were swapped for a higher-tier part, the combo would likely climb higher, but the data as measured shows a solid mid-to-upper-tier result.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the dominant piece of this pairing, and its specifications back that up. It comes with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2617 MHz, and the memory runs at 1875 MHz with 30 Gbps effective speed. The GPU has 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, along with 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores. Its FP32 performance is rated at 56.28 TFLOPS, and the pixel rate is 293.1 GPixel/s.

In Revolution Idle, these numbers translate into very high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results show the GPU's limits. At 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 37.8 FPS, which is a steep fall from the 118.2 FPS at 1080p Ultra. This suggests that the game's Ultra preset at 4K is pushing the GPU's shading and texture throughput to its ceiling. The texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s is substantial, but 4K resolution demands a massive amount of pixel work, and the ROP count of 112 becomes a limiting factor.

The GPU's percentile rank of 89% means it outperforms the vast majority of GPUs in the database, and its average benchmark score of 59188 is roughly 1.6% higher than the Intel Arc A570M and 2.5% higher than the Intel Arc A580. In practical terms, the RTX 5080 is overkill for an idle game at 1080p, but at 4K it is just barely enough for High settings without dipping below 60 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 145.6 FPS. This is a very smooth experience for an idle game.

Q: Is the RTX 5080 capable of running Revolution Idle at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160 with High settings, the combo averages 61.3 FPS. Ultra settings drop that to 37.8 FPS, so High is the realistic ceiling for a steady 60 FPS experience.

Q: How does the i5-11400F compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181, which is within 0.2% of the Intel Core i7-1260P and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U, and essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U.

Q: Does the GPU bottleneck the CPU at 1080p?

A: The data shows a small FPS gap between Low (165.4 FPS) and High (145.6 FPS) at 1080p, indicating the CPU is more involved at this resolution. The GPU is not fully saturated until higher resolutions.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in this game?

A: The combo ranks 150th out of 1774 tested combinations, placing it in the top 8.5% of all pairings tested for Revolution Idle.

Q: How much memory bandwidth does the RTX 5080 have?

A: The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results. Low settings hit 165.4 FPS, Medium reaches 149.9 FPS, High comes in at 145.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 118.2 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is about 29%, showing that even the heaviest preset at 1080p is well within the GPU's comfort zone.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but start to show more separation. Low settings average 137.6 FPS, Medium hits 119.7 FPS, High sits at 115.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 69.3 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p takes a significant hit compared to High, a 40% drop, which suggests that Ultra effects are disproportionately expensive at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes dramatically. Low settings average 80.7 FPS, Medium drops to 60.1 FPS, High is marginally better at 61.3 FPS, and Ultra plunges to 37.8 FPS. The Medium and High results are nearly identical, indicating a possible CPU or driver overhead limit around 60 FPS at 4K. Ultra is simply too heavy for smooth play, while Low provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Rocket Lake architecture, built on Intel's 14 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration, offering 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Its TDP is rated at 65 W.

In Revolution Idle, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p, where the frame rates are higher and the GPU is less taxed. The benchmark scores show a single-thread performance of 868 in 3DMark and 2981 in PassMark single-thread tests, which is adequate for an idle game that likely does most of its work on one or two threads. The multicore results, such as 14372 in Cinebench R23 and 16908 in PassMark multithread, show that the CPU has enough headroom for background tasks while the game runs.

The CPU's 75th percentile ranking means it is better than three-quarters of all processors tested, but its nearest rivals are all within 0.2% of its average score. This tells a clear story: the i5-11400F is a competent mid-range part, but it is not a standout. In this combo, the GPU is carrying the performance weight, and the CPU is simply keeping up without becoming a bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 4K, where frame rates drop below 100 FPS, the CPU has plenty of headroom, and the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor.