Revolution Idle

Revolution Idle is a genre outlier in benchmark databases, and the measured results for this Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 pairing reflect that. The data shows a configuration that is massively over-specified for the workload, but the numbers reveal interesting scaling behaviors. This analysis walks through the CPU and GPU roles, the combo's standing, the measured FPS breakdown, resolution scaling, and settings recommendations based strictly on the provided data.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. Its cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor holds a 94th percentile ranking against all CPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 70,163. In Cinebench R23, it scores 44,167 in multi-core and 6,235 in single-core tests. These figures indicate a top-tier desktop chip capable of handling any computational load a modern game might present.

For Revolution Idle, an idle genre game, the CPU's role is fundamentally different from that in a fast-paced shooter or simulator. The game's core loop relies on background calculations and incremental progression rather than physics simulations or complex AI pathfinding. The benchmark results show that the CPU is not a bottleneck at any resolution. The 1080p Low preset reaches 244 FPS average, and 1080p Ultra still achieves 120 FPS average. The 20-core, 28-thread configuration is far beyond what an idle game requires, meaning the game's logic threads are likely underutilized.

Comparing to nearest rivals, the i7-14700KF's average benchmark score of 70,163 is 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (69,996) and 0.4% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69,875). It is 0.9% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69,515) and 1% behind the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (70,879). These deltas are marginal, indicating that within this performance tier, CPU choice has negligible impact on Revolution Idle's frame rates. The data suggests that the game's CPU demand is so low that even a significantly weaker processor would deliver identical FPS, as the limiting factor lies elsewhere.

The single-core performance, shown by a Geekbench single-core score of 2,578 and a Passmark single-thread score of 4,480, is strong but irrelevant here. The game's measured FPS at 1080p Low (244 FPS) versus 1080p Ultra (120 FPS) shows a 124 FPS drop, which cannot be attributed to CPU load since the processor's multithreaded capabilities are not being stressed. The Passmark physics score of 2,961 and floating point math score of 134,393 are excellent, but idle games rarely depend on such sustained calculations. The CPU's role in this combo is to provide ample headroom, ensuring that even with background tasks or future game updates, the processor will never be the cause of frame drops.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the flagship of the GeForce 40-series, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC. It features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s. The GPU's base clock is 2235 MHz with a boost clock of 2520 MHz, and memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). It holds an 88th percentile ranking against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 60,347. In compute tests, it scores 38,194 in Passmark G3D and 26,613 in Passmark GPU Compute, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 9,223.

For Revolution Idle, the RTX 4090's massive 24 GB VRAM is entirely unnecessary. The game's visual complexity is minimal, and the measured FPS data confirms that the GPU is the primary driver of frame rate differences across settings. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 40, while 4K Low achieves 86 FPS. This 46 FPS spread across settings shows that the GPU's rendering workload scales significantly with preset, even in a simple idle game. The RTX 4090's pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s are more than sufficient for any resolution tested, but the game's engine appears to impose a hard limit on how much work can be offloaded.

The nearest rivals for the RTX 4090 are notably weaker in the database, with the Intel Arc Pro A60 scoring 60,326 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 at 60,140 (0.3% ahead of the rival), and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M at 61,896 (2.5% behind). These deltas suggest that the RTX 4090's average score is comparable to professional workstation GPUs, but in gaming scenarios, its raw power is unmatched. The GPU's 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores are irrelevant for an idle game, yet the frame rate numbers indicate that the GPU's shader and rasterization units are still the bottleneck at higher settings.

The data shows that at 1080p Low, the RTX 4090 produces 244 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra, it produces 120 FPS. This halving of performance with a settings change points to the game's rendering pipeline being inefficient at higher presets, rather than the GPU being incapable. The RTX 4090's 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 performance is overkill for this title, but the measured FPS suggests that the game's draw calls and post-processing effects are the limiting factors, not the GPU's raw throughput.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combo of Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 83rd out of 3,712 tested combinations in Revolution Idle. This ranking places it in the top 2.2% of all combos, which is expected for a high-end pairing. However, the rank is not #1, which indicates that other configurations achieve higher frame rates in this specific game. The data implies that the game is not designed to leverage the full potential of this hardware, and that other combos with different CPU-GPU balance may yield better results.

The 83rd rank out of 3,712 combos suggests that while this setup is excellent, there are 82 other combinations that perform better. This is notable because the RTX 4090 is the most powerful consumer GPU in the database, and the i7-14700KF is a top-tier CPU. The fact that this combo does not top the chart indicates that Revolution Idle's performance is not purely dependent on hardware strength. The game's engine may favor certain architectures or have specific optimization quirks that allow lower-end components to achieve higher FPS in some cases.

When considering the percentile rankings — the CPU at 94th and the GPU at 88th — the combo's 83rd rank out of 3,712 is slightly lower than what the individual components' percentiles might suggest. This discrepancy indicates that the combination's performance is not additive. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (244 FPS) is the highest in the dataset, but other combos likely exceed this figure, pushing the rank down. The data shows that the combo's performance is consistent across resolutions, with 4K Ultra at 40 FPS being the lowest measured, but other combos may handle ultra settings better due to different driver optimizations or memory configurations.

The combo's rank relative to its component parts suggests that the game is more GPU-bound at higher settings and more CPU-bound at lower settings, but neither component is being pushed to its limit. The 83rd rank confirms the hardware's capabilities, but it also highlights that Revolution Idle does not scale with top-tier hardware as aggressively as other games might. The data indicates that a mid-range combo could potentially achieve similar or better results if the game's engine favors their specific configuration.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1080p, the averages are 244 FPS on Low, 196 FPS on Medium, 187 FPS on High, and 120 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has a min FPS of 167 and max FPS of 226, showing a 59 FPS variance. The Ultra preset drops to 120 FPS average, which is exactly half of the Low preset's 244 FPS. This 124 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is the largest absolute difference in the entire dataset.

At 1440p, the averages decrease but maintain a similar pattern: 164 FPS on Low, 124 FPS on Medium, 118 FPS on High, and 76 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has a min of 105 FPS and max of 142 FPS, a 37 FPS variance. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 88 FPS, which is smaller than at 1080p. This suggests that the GPU's workload increase from 1080p to 1440p affects all settings proportionally, but the gap narrows as the resolution increases.

At 4K (3840x2160), the averages are 86 FPS on Low, 65 FPS on Medium, 62 FPS on High, and 40 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has a min of 55 FPS and max of 74 FPS, a 19 FPS variance, which is the smallest variance in the dataset. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 46 FPS, which is the smallest absolute gap across all resolutions. This indicates that at 4K, the GPU is becoming a more significant bottleneck, but the game's settings still have a substantial impact on performance.

The data reveals that the Medium preset consistently provides a middle ground between Low and High across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium (196 FPS) is 9 FPS higher than High (187 FPS), while at 1440p, Medium (124 FPS) is 6 FPS higher than High (118 FPS). At 4K, Medium (65 FPS) is only 3 FPS higher than High (62 FPS). This narrowing gap suggests that the difference between Medium and High settings diminishes as resolution increases, likely due to the GPU being more heavily loaded. The Ultra preset always delivers the lowest FPS, with a 120 FPS average at 1080p being the only instance where it exceeds 100 FPS.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a clear pattern of diminishing returns for the hardware. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 244 at 1080p to 164 at 1440p (a 33% decrease) and then to 86 at 4K (a 48% decrease from 1440p). This means that moving from 1080p to 4K at Low settings reduces FPS by 158 FPS, or 64.8% of the original 1080p value. At Medium settings, the drop is from 196 to 124 (37% decrease) to 65 (48% decrease from 1440p), totaling 131 FPS lost from 1080p to 4K.

At High settings, the averages are 187 at 1080p, 118 at 1440p (37% decrease), and 62 at 4K (47% decrease from 1440p), with a total loss of 125 FPS. At Ultra settings, the averages are 120 at 1080p, 76 at 1440p (37% decrease), and 40 at 4K (47% decrease from 1440p), totaling 80 FPS lost. The percentage decrease from 1080p to 1440p is remarkably consistent at 33-37% across all settings. The decrease from 1440p to 4K is also consistent at 47-48% across all settings.

This consistent percentage scaling indicates that the limiting component remains the same across all resolutions. Since the CPU's performance is identical regardless of resolution, and the GPU's workload increases with resolution, the data suggests that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. However, the fact that even at 4K Low (86 FPS), the RTX 4090 is not fully utilized suggests that the game's engine imposes a frame rate ceiling or has other bottlenecks unrelated to raw hardware.

The resolution scaling also reveals that the game does not scale linearly with pixel count. Between 1080p and 4K, the pixel count increases by 4x, but the FPS at Low settings only drops by 64.8%. This non-linear scaling implies that the game's rendering is not pixel-bound, and other factors such as draw calls, CPU-to-GPU communication, or game logic updates are limiting performance. The data indicates that the RTX 4090 is not the sole bottleneck, but rather the game's engine itself is the constraint, preventing the hardware from achieving higher frame rates at any resolution.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Based on the measured FPS data, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 196 FPS average with a minimum of 167 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay without any perceptible stutter. The jump from Medium to High at 1080p costs 9 FPS (from 196 to 187), which is a negligible loss for potentially minor visual improvements. However, the Medium preset's min FPS of 167 is higher than what the High preset would likely achieve, based on the trend that higher settings reduce both average and minimum FPS.

At 1440p, Medium provides 124 FPS average with a min of 105 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 1440p delivers 118 FPS, only 6 FPS less than Medium, making High a viable option if visual quality is prioritized. However, Ultra at 1440p drops to 76 FPS, which is still playable but shows a significant 48 FPS loss compared to Medium. For most users, Medium at 1440p offers the best compromise between visual fidelity and frame rate stability.

At 4K, Medium achieves 65 FPS average with a min of 55 FPS, which is borderline for smooth gameplay. High at 4K delivers 62 FPS, only 3 FPS less than Medium, making High a strong contender at this resolution. Ultra at 4K drops to 40 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for most users. The data suggests that at 4K, High settings provide the best experience because the 3 FPS difference from Medium is imperceptible, but the visual improvements from Medium to High are worth the slight frame rate cost.

The Low preset, while delivering the highest FPS (244 at 1080p, 164 at 1440p, 86 at 4K), sacrifices visual quality for performance that exceeds what is necessary for an idle game. Since Revolution Idle does not require fast reaction times, frame rates above 120 FPS are unnecessary. The Ultra preset, while offering maximum visual quality, drops below 60 FPS at 4K (40 FPS) and 1440p (76 FPS), which could cause noticeable stuttering in a game that may run in the background. The recommended preset is Medium for 1080p and 1440p, and High for 4K, as these provide the best balance of frame rate stability and visual quality based on the measured data.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this combo in Revolution Idle?

A: The highest average FPS is 244 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. The next highest is 196 FPS at 1080p with Medium settings, followed by 187 FPS at 1080p High settings.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: No, at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 40. The only 4K settings that achieve above 60 FPS are Low (86 FPS) and Medium (65 FPS), with High at 62 FPS.

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

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF has an average benchmark score of 70,163, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (69,996) and 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69,875). It is 0.9% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69,515) and 1% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (70,879).

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 83rd out of 3,712 tested combinations in Revolution Idle. This places it in the top 2.2% of all combos tested.

Q: What is the FPS variance in the Medium preset at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 196, with a minimum of 167 and a maximum of 226. This represents a 59 FPS variance between the minimum and maximum recorded frame rates.

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

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 60,347. This is 0% different from the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326), 0.3% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (60,140), 2.5% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (61,896), and 2.9% higher than the AMD Radeon PRO V710 (58,657).