Revolution Idle

Revolution Idle is not a typical graphics stress test, but the benchmark data for the Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 reveals a combo that is positioned solidly within the upper echelon of tested configurations. The combo ranks 488th out of 1,774 tested combinations, placing it in the top 27.5% of all systems evaluated for this title. This ranking is respectable, but the frame rate data suggests that the pairing is often constrained by the CPU's single-thread performance in this specific idle game, where background simulation ticks and UI updates dominate. The GPU's raw power is evident, but it is not always the primary driver of the final frame rate.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 488 out of 1,774 combos indicates a performance level that is above the median but not elite. The CPU itself, the Intel Core i5-12400F, holds a percentile rank of 77 against all CPUs in the database, meaning it performs better than 77% of all tested processors. Its average benchmark score of 19,221 places it in a tight cluster with rivals like the Intel Core i7-8700K, which scores 19,210, and the Intel Core i5-1335U, which scores 19,167. The delta percentages are minimal, with the i5-12400F being only 0.1% ahead of the i7-8700K and 0.3% ahead of the i5-1335U. This suggests that the CPU's computational power is nearly identical to those older and mobile parts, which is a key insight for understanding the bottleneck in Revolution Idle.

The GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, holds a percentile rank of 80 against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,787. Its nearest rivals are closely matched: the AMD Radeon Pro Duo is 0.2% slower, the AMD Radeon 880M is 0.4% faster, and the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE is 0.9% faster. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is 1% faster. These small deltas show that the RTX 3080 is still a highly competitive graphics card, but in this game, the overall combo rank is pulled down by the CPU's relatively modest single-thread performance, which is critical for the game's logic.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080 brings substantial specifications to the table that should theoretically make it an overkill for an idle game. It features 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s. The memory clock is listed at 1188 MHz, with an effective speed of 19 Gbps. The GPU's base clock is 1440 MHz, and its boost clock is 1710 MHz. These figures indicate a high-end card capable of handling the most demanding 3D workloads, yet the frame rates in Revolution Idle at 1080p High settings reach 127.1 FPS, which is far from a GPU-bound scenario.

The data suggests that the GPU's role is secondary. At 1080p Ultra, the average frame rate is 80.6 FPS, which is significantly lower than the 127.1 FPS at High settings. This drop is not due to the GPU's raw compute limits but rather the increased load on the CPU from simulating more complex game states. The GPU's FP32 performance is 29.77 TFLOPS, and it has 8,704 shading units, but these are not the limiting factors here. Instead, the RTX 3080 is effectively waiting on the CPU to feed it draw calls and update game logic, making its vast resources largely idle. The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is a capable partner, but its performance headroom is not being fully utilized in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear trend of performance scaling with resolution, which reveals the nature of the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 177.6 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low, the average drops to 112.5 FPS, a reduction of 36.7%. At 4K Low, the frame rate falls to 58.8 FPS, which is a 66.9% drop from the 1080p Low result. This steep decline as resolution increases indicates that the GPU is beginning to become a more significant factor at higher resolutions, but the CPU is still the primary limiter at 1080p.

For High settings, the scaling is similar but with lower absolute numbers. At 1080p High, the average is 127.1 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 82 FPS, a 35.5% decrease. At 4K High, the frame rate is 39.9 FPS, which is an 68.6% drop from 1080p. The pattern is consistent: the CPU limits performance at lower resolutions, but as the pixel count increases, the GPU's workload grows, and the frame rate drops more steeply. This is classic behavior for a system where the CPU is the bottleneck at 1080p, and the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor as resolution scales to 4K. The fact that the 4K Ultra setting yields only 25.1 FPS confirms that the GPU is being pushed hard at that extreme, but the overall experience is still constrained by the CPU's inability to maintain high frame rates even when the GPU has spare capacity.

FAQ

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

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 488th out of 1,774 tested combos for this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The i5-12400F scores 19,221, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-8700K and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i5-1335U, but 0.7% lower than the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average frame rate is 177.6 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: What is the lowest average frame rate recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest average frame rate is 25.1 FPS, achieved at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings.

Q: How much does the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: The average frame rate drops from 127.1 FPS at 1080p High to 39.9 FPS at 4K High, a decrease of 68.6%.

Q: Is the GPU or the CPU the primary bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data indicates the CPU is the primary bottleneck at 1080p, as the frame rate drops significantly when moving to higher resolutions, showing the GPU is not fully utilized at lower pixel counts.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo shows its highest performance. With Low settings, the average frame rate is 177.6 FPS. Medium settings yield 134 FPS, and High settings produce 127.1 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, brings the average down to 80.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 43.6 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 46.5 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a heavier load on the CPU's simulation logic.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates drop across all settings. Low settings average 112.5 FPS, Medium settings average 87 FPS, and High settings average 82 FPS. Ultra settings fall to 49.6 FPS. The delta between Low and Medium is 25.5 FPS, and between High and Ultra it is 32.4 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a reduction of 36.7% for Low, 35.1% for Medium, 35.5% for High, and 38.5% for Ultra, suggesting a consistent GPU load increase.

At 3840x2160, the performance is heavily taxed. Low settings average 58.8 FPS, Medium settings average 46.3 FPS, and High settings average 39.9 FPS. Ultra settings only manage 25.1 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial: 66.9% for Low, 65.5% for Medium, 68.6% for High, and 68.9% for Ultra. These numbers confirm that while the RTX 3080 can handle 4K, the combo is not able to maintain smooth frame rates at the highest settings, and the CPU's performance is a limiting factor even at 4K, as the relative drops are similar across all settings.