Revolution Idle

# Revolution Idle with Intel Core i5-14600K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

The Intel Core i5-14600K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 delivers a playable but constrained experience in Revolution Idle, an idle game that nonetheless responds strongly to hardware changes. The measured data shows a system ranked 1408 out of 1774 combinations in this game, placing it in the lower half of tested configurations. The CPU is a strong performer—its avg benchmark score of 49166 sits at the 93rd percentile of all CPUs—while the GPU's 16074 avg score lands at the 58th percentile of all GPUs, suggesting the graphics card is the more limiting factor in this pairing.

FAQ

Q: What is the best measured performance this combo achieves in Revolution Idle?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 102.1 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At the same resolution with Ultra settings, the average drops to 49.5 FPS, showing a substantial settings impact.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The i5-14600K's average benchmark score of 49166 is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (49062) and 1% ahead of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (48698). It trails the Intel Core i5-14600KF (49367) by 0.4% and the AMD EPYC 4345P (49595) by 0.9%.

Q: What is the GPU's standing against its nearest competitors?

A: The RTX 2060's average benchmark score of 16074 is 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (15996) and 1.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15786). It trails the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon Pro 5700, both at 16351, by 1.7%.

Q: Does resolution scaling affect this game's FPS linearly?

A: No. At High settings, moving from 1920x1080 (75.8 FPS) to 2560x1440 (45.9 FPS) results in a 39.4% drop, while moving to 3840x2160 (24.2 FPS) yields a further 47.3% drop from 1440p. The scaling is steeper than a simple pixel-count ratio.

Q: Which settings preset provides the highest FPS at each resolution?

A: Low settings always produce the highest average FPS: 102.1 at 1080p, 65.5 at 1440p, and 34.9 at 4K. Medium settings are the next best at each resolution, followed by High, with Ultra always being the slowest.

Q: Is this system more CPU-bound or GPU-bound in this game?

A: The data suggests GPU-bound behavior. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 102.1 FPS, but at 4K Ultra it falls to 14.4 FPS—a 87.9% reduction. The CPU's 93rd percentile standing versus the GPU's 58th percentile indicates the graphics card constrains performance, especially at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture with a TU106 chip manufactured on TSMC's 12 nm process. It contains 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die, featuring 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units. The card's 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI workloads, while its FP32 performance is rated at 6.451 TFLOPS.

Memory configuration consists of 6 GB of GDDR6 across a 192-bit bus, delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective data rate. The base clock is 1365 MHz with a boost clock of 1680 MHz. The pixel rate reaches 80.64 GPixel/s and the texture rate hits 201.6 GTexel/s. The card carries a 160 W TDP with a dual-slot form factor and requires a single 8-pin power connector.

In Revolution Idle, the GPU's role is significant despite the game's idle genre. The measured FPS drops sharply as resolution increases, which is characteristic of GPU-bound rendering. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the RTX 2060 achieves 102.1 FPS, but at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the same GPU produces only 14.4 FPS. The 58th percentile ranking among all GPUs suggests moderate capability, and its nearest rivals—the AMD Radeon RX 7600S at 15996 and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at 15786—show that this card sits in a competitive mid-range segment.

The GPU's benchmark results provide context for gaming performance. Its PassMark G3D score of 14111 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1242 indicate decent DirectX 12 capability. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 71278 and Vulkan score of 67425 show strong compute performance. The card's 6 GB VRAM capacity becomes relevant at 4K, where higher resolution textures and buffers can tax memory bandwidth—the 336.0 GB/s figure appears adequate for the measured 24.2 FPS at 4K High but becomes strained at Ultra.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K is a Raptor Lake Refresh part built on Intel's 10 nm process, featuring 14 cores and 20 threads. The hybrid architecture combines performance and efficiency cores, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The 125 W TDP sits within the expected range for this desktop socket 1700 processor. Cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache.

The CPU's benchmark results illustrate its strong compute capabilities. Cinebench R23 multi-core score reaches 32881, while single-core hits 4642. Geekbench scores are 15846 multi-core and 2803 single-core. PassMark tests show 38682 multi-thread, 4270 single-thread, and 92794 floating point math. The data compression score of 482020 and integer math score of 125737 indicate robust general-purpose performance. The processor ranks at the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49166.

In Revolution Idle, the CPU's contribution is direct and measurable. The game's idle genre typically involves periodic calculations, resource accumulation, and UI updates, all of which benefit from strong single-thread performance. The i5-14600K's 5.30 GHz boost clock and 4642 Cinebench R23 single-core score provide the headroom needed for smooth interactions. The 14 cores and 20 threads handle background tasks without interfering with game performance.

The CPU's nearest rivals show how competitive this processor is. The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X scores 49062 (0.2% behind), while the Intel Core i5-14600KF scores 49367 (0.4% ahead). The AMD EPYC 4345P at 49595 leads by 0.9%, and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H at 48698 trails by 1%. These narrow margins indicate the i5-14600K sits in a tightly contested performance band.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its best results across all settings. Low settings produce 102.1 FPS, Medium reaches 80.1 FPS, High achieves 75.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 49.5 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 52.6 FPS, showing that settings have a substantial impact even at the lowest resolution tested.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance decreases across the board. Low settings yield 65.5 FPS, Medium hits 48.1 FPS, High manages 45.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 29.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 35.9 FPS, indicating that resolution itself begins to dominate the performance delta. The 1440p results are roughly 35-40% lower than their 1080p counterparts at matched settings.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain playable frame rates. Low settings produce 34.9 FPS, Medium achieves 26.9 FPS, High reaches 24.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 14.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 20.5 FPS, the smallest absolute gap across resolutions. Every setting at 4K falls below 35 FPS, suggesting the GPU is overwhelmed at this resolution regardless of visual quality.

The settings progression shows a consistent pattern: Low is always fastest, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra slowest. The relative penalty for Ultra versus Low grows with resolution—at 1080p, Ultra is 51.5% slower; at 1440p, it is 54.8% slower; at 4K, it is 58.7% slower. This indicates that Ultra settings impose a proportionally heavier load as pixel count rises, pointing to GPU resource exhaustion.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and consistent across settings. At Low settings, 1080p yields 102.1 FPS, 1440p yields 65.5 FPS, and 4K yields 34.9 FPS. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 36.6 FPS (35.8% reduction), while the 1440p to 4K drop is 30.6 FPS (46.7% reduction). The scaling is not linear; the 4K penalty is proportionally steeper.

At Medium settings, the progression is 80.1 FPS at 1080p, 48.1 FPS at 1440p, and 26.9 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 32.0 FPS (40.0% reduction), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 21.2 FPS (44.1% reduction). High settings show 75.8 FPS, 45.9 FPS, and 24.2 FPS respectively, with drops of 29.9 FPS (39.4%) and 21.7 FPS (47.3%). Ultra settings produce 49.5 FPS, 29.6 FPS, and 14.4 FPS, with drops of 19.9 FPS (40.2%) and 15.2 FPS (51.4%).

The pattern reveals that the GPU is the primary limiting component. Resolution scaling affects pixel throughput, which is a GPU-centric workload. The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking and high single-thread performance mean it is unlikely to bottleneck at any resolution. The GPU's 58th percentile ranking and the steep FPS declines at higher resolutions confirm that the RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth become insufficient as pixel count increases.

The data shows that 4K is not a viable option for this combination, with even Low settings producing only 34.9 FPS. The 1440p results offer a more balanced experience, with Low and Medium settings providing 65.5 and 48.1 FPS respectively. The 1080p results are the most comfortable, with all settings except Ultra exceeding 75 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal configuration depends on resolution priority. At 1920x1080, High settings with 75.8 FPS offer the best balance of visual quality and smoothness. This is well above the typical 60 FPS threshold and leaves headroom for occasional dips. Medium settings at 80.1 FPS provide a marginal safety margin, while the jump to Ultra at 49.5 FPS introduces a noticeable smoothness penalty without proportional visual gains.

At 2560x1440, Medium settings at 48.1 FPS provide the most consistent experience. Low settings at 65.5 FPS are smoother but sacrifice visual quality, while High at 45.9 FPS is nearly identical to Medium in performance. Ultra at 29.6 FPS falls below comfortable playability thresholds and is not recommended. The 1440p Medium configuration is the sweet spot for this resolution.

At 3840x2160, no setting achieves 60 FPS, and even Low settings at 34.9 FPS are marginal. Low is the only setting that approaches acceptable smoothness, with Medium at 26.9 FPS and High at 24.2 FPS being noticeably less fluid. Ultra at 14.4 FPS is effectively unplayable. For 4K, Low settings are the only viable choice, and even then, the experience will be stutter-prone.

The overall recommendation is to prioritize 1440p Medium as the best experience per the measured rows. This configuration delivers 48.1 FPS, which is playable for an idle game where absolute frame rates are less critical than in fast-paced genres. For users who prefer maximum smoothness, 1080p Low at 102.1 FPS provides the highest measured performance, while 1080p High at 75.8 FPS offers the best balance for those who want visual fidelity without sacrificing responsiveness. Avoid Ultra settings at all resolutions, as the performance penalty is substantial and the game's idle nature does not demand such high visual quality.