Road 96

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Road 96 with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER reveals a clear pattern of performance scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers 189.6 FPS, which drops to 122 FPS at 1440p and further to 61.8 FPS at 4K. This represents a 67.4% reduction in frame rate from 1080p Low to 4K Low, indicating that the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as pixel count rises.

Looking at High settings, the scaling is similar: 112.4 FPS at 1080p, 68.7 FPS at 1440p, and 39.8 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 38.9%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 42.1%. This suggests that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the frame rate reduction closely tracks the increased pixel workload.

At Ultra settings, the pattern continues with 88.9 FPS at 1080p, 57.5 FPS at 1440p, and 30 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of exactly 30 FPS is notably low, indicating that this combination struggles to maintain playable frame rates at maximum settings on a 4K display. The data shows that 1080p is clearly the sweet spot for this pairing, with even Ultra settings producing nearly 90 FPS.

The scaling from Medium to Ultra at each resolution is also worth noting. At 1080p, Medium produces 134.9 FPS while Ultra drops to 88.9 FPS, a 34.1% penalty for the highest settings. At 1440p, the difference is 84.6 FPS versus 57.5 FPS, a 32% penalty. At 4K, Medium delivers 47.7 FPS while Ultra drops to 30 FPS, a 37.1% penalty. These consistent penalties suggest that the GPU's shading and memory resources are the primary constraints when pushing quality settings upward.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is a Turing-architecture GPU built on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It packs 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, along with 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1605 MHz and boosts to 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for a game like Road 96 that relies heavily on texture streaming and scene complexity.

The GPU's FP32 performance is rated at 9.062 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 113.3 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s. These specifications translate into strong performance at 1080p and 1440p, as evidenced by the measured frame rates. However, the 4K Ultra result of 30 FPS shows that the RTX 2070 SUPER's 8 GB of VRAM and 448 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for the highest settings at that resolution.

In the benchmark database, the RTX 2070 SUPER scores 18,169 in PassMark G3D and 7,557 in PassMark GPU compute, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its closest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A400 with an average score of 22,307 (0.5% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z at 22,006 (0.9% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile at 22,729 (2.3% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 at 21,670 (2.5% lower). These deltas show the RTX 2070 SUPER sits in a competitive mid-range position, though it is not a top-tier GPU by today's standards.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1012 out of 1684 tested combos in Road 96. This places the pairing in the 60th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning roughly 60% of combos tested perform better in this game. Given that the CPU is in the 79th percentile of all CPUs and the GPU is in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, the combo rank is slightly lower than either component's individual standing, suggesting that Road 96's performance is somewhat constrained by the interaction between the two.

The Ryzen 5 5500's nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-12500 (average score 20,897, 0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE (20,900, 0.1% higher), the AMD EPYC 7J13 (20,845, 0.1% lower), and the Intel Core i5-12600T (20,917, 0.2% higher). These negligible deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 5500 is extremely well-balanced against its direct competitors in general compute tasks. However, in Road 96 specifically, the combo rank of 1012 suggests that other pairings with slightly different CPU-GPU balances may yield better results.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Road 96?

A: The data shows 1080p is the strongest choice, with 189.6 FPS at Low settings and 88.9 FPS at Ultra. Even at 1440p, the combo delivers 122 FPS on Low and 57.5 FPS on Ultra, so 1440p remains viable for most settings.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Road 96?

A: At 4K, the combo produces 61.8 FPS on Low and 39.8 FPS on High, but drops to 30 FPS on Ultra. For smooth 4K gameplay, you would need to stick to Low or Medium settings, as Ultra is marginal.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER's average benchmark score of 22,206 is 0.5% lower than the RTX A400, 0.9% higher than the GTX TITAN Z, 2.3% lower than the RTX 4060 Mobile, and 2.5% higher than the RX 5700. These are very small differences in overall compute performance.

Q: What is the CPU's performance percentile?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20,875. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12500, scores 20,897, just 0.1% higher.

Q: How much does raising settings from Low to Ultra affect frame rate at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, the frame rate drops from 122 FPS on Low to 84.6 FPS on Medium, then to 68.7 FPS on High, and finally to 57.5 FPS on Ultra. That is a 52.9% reduction from Low to Ultra.

Q: Is the combo rank better or worse than the individual component percentiles?

A: The combo ranks 1012 out of 1684 (60th percentile), which is lower than the CPU's 79th percentile and the GPU's 65th percentile. This indicates the pairing is slightly less effective in Road 96 than either component's standalone performance would suggest.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: Low settings produce 189.6 FPS, Medium settings produce 134.9 FPS, High settings produce 112.4 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 88.9 FPS. The gap from Low to Ultra is 100.7 FPS, showing that settings have a massive impact at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low settings produce 122 FPS, Medium settings produce 84.6 FPS, High settings produce 68.7 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 57.5 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at each setting level is roughly 35-40%, which is consistent with the increased pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low settings produce 61.8 FPS, Medium settings produce 47.7 FPS, High settings produce 39.8 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 30 FPS. The 4K results are significantly lower, with even Low settings barely exceeding 60 FPS. The Ultra setting at 4K lands at exactly 30 FPS, which is the minimum for a console-like experience but far from ideal for a high-refresh-rate monitor.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at each setting level is: Low drops from 189.6 to 61.8 FPS (67.4% reduction), Medium drops from 134.9 to 47.7 FPS (64.6% reduction), High drops from 112.4 to 39.8 FPS (64.6% reduction), and Ultra drops from 88.9 to 30 FPS (66.3% reduction). These consistent reductions indicate that the GPU is the primary bottleneck as resolution increases, with the CPU maintaining adequate performance throughout.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne, built on TSMC's 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache. It supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 3.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 5500 scores 16,429 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2,319 in single-core. Its PassMark multi-thread score is 19,330, with a single-thread score of 3,058. The 3DMark results show 5,411 for max threads, 4,593 for 8 threads, 3,151 for 4 threads, and 1,645 for 2 threads. These numbers indicate a well-rounded processor that can handle both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded workloads.

For Road 96, an adventure game, the CPU's role is less demanding than in action-heavy titles. The Ryzen 5 5500's 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient to feed the RTX 2070 SUPER at 1080p, as shown by the high frame rates at Low settings (189.6 FPS). The fact that frame rates scale so consistently with resolution suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this game. Even at 4K Ultra, where the GPU is clearly struggling at 30 FPS, the CPU is likely still capable of producing more frames if the GPU could keep up.

The CPU's 79th percentile ranking and its near-identical performance to rivals like the Intel Core i5-12500 (0.1% difference) and the Intel Core i5-12600T (0.2% difference) confirm that the Ryzen 5 5500 is a solid mid-range choice. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and 4.20 GHz boost clock provide ample headroom for games like Road 96 that are not heavily multi-threaded, though the lack of PCIe Gen 4 support and smaller cache compared to higher-end Zen 3 chips could matter in other titles.