Road 96

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER lands at rank 1027 out of 1684 tested combinations for Road 96. That places this pairing in the lower-middle portion of the field, which is curious given the hardware's individual credentials. The CPU sits at the 79th percentile against all processors, while the GPU holds the 65th percentile against all graphics cards. Neither component is weak on paper, yet the combo's overall standing suggests that Road 96's demands interact with this specific pairing in a way that does not reward raw component strength.

Benchmark results indicate the CPU's average benchmark score of 21765 places it within a tight cluster of rivals. It trails the AMD EPYC 9534 by 0.6% and the EPYC 9554P by the same margin, while edging out the Intel Xeon D-1746TER by 0.6% and the Intel Core i7-11700F by 0.9%. These deltas are minuscule, meaning the Ryzen 5 5600 is effectively performance-equivalent to a broad range of server and desktop parts in synthetic workloads. The GPU's average benchmark score of 22206 sits similarly close to its nearest rivals, with the NVIDIA RTX A400 just 0.5% ahead and the GeForce GTX TITAN Z 0.9% behind. The RTX 4060 Mobile leads by 2.3%, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 trails by 2.5%.

What does this mean for Road 96 specifically? The combo rank of 1027 out of 1684 indicates that roughly 39% of tested pairings outperform this one, while 61% fall behind. For an adventure game with measured frame rates reaching 187.5 FPS at 1080p Low, the ranking feels lower than the raw FPS numbers might suggest. The data implies that other combinations achieve higher frame rates or better consistency, likely due to factors beyond just CPU and GPU compute potential. The gap between this combo's theoretical standing and its actual rank highlights how game-specific optimization can shuffle the order significantly.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in Road 96?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1027 out of 1684 tested combinations for this game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the field.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600's average benchmark score of 21765 is within 0.9% of all four nearest rivals. It outperforms the Intel Xeon D-1746TER by 0.6% and the Intel Core i7-11700F by 0.9%, while trailing the AMD EPYC 9554P and EPYC 9534 by 0.6% each.

Q: What is the best measured FPS result for this combo?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 187.5 FPS at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. The lowest is 28.3 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have and does it matter here?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The measured FPS data shows playable results across all tested settings, indicating that VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in Road 96.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER sits at the 65th percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 22206. It closely matches the NVIDIA RTX A400 (0.5% slower) and GTX TITAN Z (0.9% faster).

Q: What CPU architecture does this combo use?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 uses the Zen 3 architecture with the Vermeer codename, built on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It features 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER's role in Road 96 becomes clear when examining the measured FPS across different settings and resolutions. The GPU's base clock of 1605 MHz and boost clock of 1770 MHz, combined with 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs, deliver the frame rates observed in the data. The memory configuration of 8 GB GDDR6 at 14 Gbps effective on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for this title even at 4K Ultra.

The GPU's Turing architecture with 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores suggests ray tracing capability, but Road 96's measured results show a more conventional workload. The FP32 performance of 9.062 TFLOPS drives the rasterization tasks, while the 113.3 GPixel/s pixel rate and 283.2 GTexel/s texture rate handle the game's visual output. At 1080p High, the combo produces 112 FPS average, but this drops to 36.9 FPS at 4K High — a 67% reduction that demonstrates the GPU working progressively harder as pixel count rises.

The GPU's 65th percentile standing against all GPUs positions it above the median but not at the top tier. Its nearest rival comparisons show the RTX 2070 SUPER essentially tied with the RTX A400 and GTX TITAN Z, while trailing the RTX 4060 Mobile by 2.3% and leading the RX 5700 by 2.5%. These margins indicate the GPU is a solid mid-to-upper performer, yet the measured results in Road 96 suggest the game does not fully stress this GPU until reaching 4K Ultra, where the 28.3 FPS average becomes the only sub-30 result in the entire dataset.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 187.5 FPS on Low, 139.8 FPS on Medium, 112 FPS on High, and 86.9 FPS on Ultra. Moving to 2560x1440, the results drop to 119.8 FPS on Low, 87.8 FPS on Medium, 69.3 FPS on High, and 52.9 FPS on Ultra. At 3840x2160, the frame rates fall further to 64.7 FPS on Low, 44.5 FPS on Medium, 36.9 FPS on High, and 28.3 FPS on Ultra.

The delta between Low and Ultra settings grows with resolution. At 1080p, Ultra is 53.7% slower than Low. At 1440p, the gap widens to 55.8%. At 4K, Ultra is 56.3% slower than Low. This increasing spread indicates that the GPU becomes more of a bottleneck as both resolution and settings rise simultaneously. The 1080p Low result of 187.5 FPS shows the combo's ceiling, while the 4K Ultra result of 28.3 FPS reveals its floor.

Resolution transitions also show predictable scaling. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, FPS drops from 112 to 69.3, a 38.1% reduction. From 1440p to 4K at the same settings, the drop goes from 69.3 to 36.9, a 46.8% reduction. The data shows that each step up in resolution exacts a larger toll at higher settings, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound workload where pixel throughput becomes the limiting factor.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K tells a clear story about which component limits performance in Road 96. At Low settings, the combo produces 187.5 FPS at 1080p, 119.8 FPS at 1440p, and 64.7 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36.1%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 46.0%. At Ultra settings, the progression is 86.9 FPS at 1080p, 52.9 FPS at 1440p, and 28.3 FPS at 4K, representing drops of 39.1% and 46.5% respectively.

These percentage drops are remarkably consistent across settings, suggesting that resolution scaling is governed primarily by pixel count rather than graphical complexity. The 4K resolution contains exactly four times the pixels of 1080p, yet the FPS does not drop to one-quarter. At Low, 4K achieves 34.5% of the 1080p frame rate; at Ultra, it achieves 32.6%. This sub-linear scaling indicates that the CPU provides enough headroom to partially compensate for the increased GPU workload.

The data implies the CPU is not the primary bottleneck in this game. The Ryzen 5 5600 with 6 cores and 12 threads at up to 4.40 GHz boost clearly keeps pace with the GPU's output across all tested configurations. The consistent scaling pattern points to the RTX 2070 SUPER as the limiting component, particularly at 4K where even Low settings produce only 64.7 FPS — a solid result but far from the 187.5 FPS seen at 1080p Low. The GPU's 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8 GB VRAM appear sufficient, but the raw compute throughput of 9.062 TFLOPS caps performance at higher pixel counts.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best experience in Road 96. At 1920x1080, all four settings produce playable frame rates, with Ultra achieving 86.9 FPS and Low reaching 187.5 FPS. The sweet spot appears to be High at 112 FPS, which delivers a 28.9% improvement over Ultra while maintaining visual quality that most players would find acceptable. Medium at 139.8 FPS offers even more headroom for high-refresh-rate displays, but High strikes the best balance between fidelity and smoothness.

At 2560x1440, the recommendation shifts slightly. Ultra drops to 52.9 FPS, which remains playable but falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. High at 69.3 FPS clears that bar comfortably, while Medium at 87.8 FPS provides substantial margin. For 1440p users, High is the recommended preset, as it maintains 60+ FPS while preserving the visual improvements over Medium.

At 3840x2160, the options narrow considerably. Ultra at 28.3 FPS will feel choppy, and High at 36.9 FPS remains below 40 FPS. Medium at 44.5 FPS approaches playability, while Low at 64.7 FPS delivers the only 60+ FPS result at 4K. For 4K displays, Low is the only preset that provides a consistently smooth experience, though players with lower refresh-rate monitors might accept Medium. The data shows that this combo cannot sustain 60 FPS at 4K High or Ultra, making those presets impractical for most users.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 plays a supporting but essential role in this combo's Road 96 performance. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, this processor provides the computational foundation for the game's logic and scene management. The 32 MB shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth ensure that data flows efficiently to the GPU, while the 3.50 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock handle single-threaded workloads that many games still depend on.

The CPU's benchmark results suggest it has ample headroom for Road 96. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18309 and single-core score of 2584 indicate strong performance across both multi-threaded and single-threaded tasks. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 882 in single-thread to 5659 in max-threads, demonstrating that the 12 threads are utilized effectively when needed. PassMark results reinforce this picture, with a multithread score of 21541 and single-thread score of 3256.

The resolution scaling analysis already indicated that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck, and the measured FPS data supports this conclusion. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 187.5 FPS, which is high enough that CPU overhead could become a factor, yet the result stays strong. The consistent FPS drops across resolutions suggest the GPU limits performance well before the CPU's capabilities are exhausted. The Ryzen 5 5600's 79th percentile standing among all CPUs, combined with its 21765 average benchmark score, confirms it provides more than enough processing power for this adventure title, leaving the RTX 2070 SUPER as the determining factor in frame rate delivery.