Road 96

# Road 96 with AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers extraordinary performance in Road 96, ranking first out of 2,903 tested combos. This combination produces frame rates ranging from 67 FPS at 4K Ultra to 428 FPS at 1080p Low, with the GPU's massive 32 GB GDDR7 memory and the CPU's six Zen 4 cores working together to handle this adventure title with ease. The data shows a system that never dips below playable thresholds, even at the most demanding settings, making it a top-tier choice for this game.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling that highlights the GPU as the primary performance driver. At 1080p High, the system delivers 253 FPS, which drops to 161 FPS at 1440p High, and further to 85 FPS at 4K High. This represents a 36% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 47% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is consistent across settings, with the gap between resolutions widening as settings increase.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced. The system produces 428 FPS at 1080p, dropping to 272 FPS at 1440p (a 36% decrease), and then to 144 FPS at 4K (a 47% decrease from 1440p). This substantial drop at 4K indicates that the RTX 5090 D's rendering pipeline becomes increasingly taxed as pixel count rises, despite the game's relatively modest visual complexity for an adventure title.

The Medium settings data provides additional insight, with 313 FPS at 1080p, 200 FPS at 1440p, and 106 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops between resolutions are consistent with the other settings, suggesting that resolution, not graphical complexity, is the dominant factor in performance scaling. The min/max FPS values at Medium settings show a 266-360 FPS range at 1080p, 170-229 FPS at 1440p, and 90-121 FPS at 4K, indicating stable frame pacing across all resolutions.

The Ultra settings tell a similar story, with 198 FPS at 1080p, 126 FPS at 1440p, and 67 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the only point where the system falls below 70 FPS, but it remains comfortably playable. The scaling pattern suggests that Road 96 is not particularly demanding on the CPU, as the Ryzen 5 7500F's six cores appear sufficient to feed the GPU at all resolutions, with the bottleneck shifting entirely to the graphics card at higher pixel counts.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D plays the dominant role in these results, with its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This massive memory allocation is more than sufficient for Road 96's textures and assets at any resolution, even 4K Ultra. The GPU's 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output units work together to deliver the frame rates observed in the measured data.

The GPU's clock speeds show a base of 2017 MHz and a boost of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). These clocks, combined with the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, allow the RTX 5090 D to achieve a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s. In Road 96, these specifications translate to the high frame rates seen across all settings, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU has headroom to spare.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS is noteworthy, and the data shows that this compute power is leveraged effectively in Road 96. The game's adventure genre typically doesn't stress GPUs as heavily as fast-paced shooters, yet the RTX 5090 D still delivers 85 FPS at 4K High, indicating that the game's rendering engine can utilize the GPU's capabilities. The GPU's percentile ranking of 92 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712, places it well above most competitors.

Comparing to nearest rivals, the RTX 5090 D's average benchmark score of 77,712 is 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT's 76,904, and 1.6% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT's 78,940. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe variants score higher at 79,396 and 79,605, but these are workstation-oriented cards. The practical impact in Road 96 is that the RTX 5090 D provides frame rates that are consistently high, with the 32 GB VRAM ensuring no memory-related stutters even at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks first out of 2,903 tested combos in Road 96. This top ranking is a direct result of both components performing at their respective levels, with the CPU's strong single-thread performance complementing the GPU's raw throughput. The combo's rank indicates that no other tested pairing of CPU and GPU achieves higher frame rates in this game.

The Ryzen 5 7500F's contribution to this ranking is significant. Its average benchmark score of 24,964 places it in the 77th percentile among all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i7-11850H (24,935, 0.1% slower), AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (25,005, 0.2% faster), Intel Core i7-13620H (24,911, 0.2% slower), and Intel Core 5 210H (24,872, 0.4% slower). While the CPU's performance is competitive but not class-leading, its pairing with the RTX 5090 D creates a balanced system that doesn't bottleneck the GPU in Road 96.

The GPU's rank of 92nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712, is more impactful for this combo's overall position. When combined with the CPU's 77th percentile ranking, the system achieves the top spot in this game's combo leaderboard. The data suggests that Road 96 benefits from high-end GPUs more than high-end CPUs, making the RTX 5090 D's contribution to this first-place ranking more substantial than the Ryzen 5 7500F's.

The rank of 1 out of 2,903 combos means that no other tested configuration in the database outperforms this pairing in Road 96. This is notable given the wide range of CPUs and GPUs that have been tested, from budget to enthusiast tiers. The fact that this combo achieves the top ranking while using a mid-range CPU like the Ryzen 5 7500F, rather than a flagship processor, underscores the game's GPU-centric nature.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 428 FPS, Medium settings yield 313 FPS with a range of 266 to 360 FPS, High settings achieve 253 FPS, and Ultra settings reach 198 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the RTX 5090 D is not fully utilized, as the frame rates exceed what most displays can show, with the CPU potentially limiting performance at Low settings where the GPU has excess capacity.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the GPU beginning to work harder. Low settings produce 272 FPS, Medium settings achieve 200 FPS with a range of 170 to 229 FPS, High settings deliver 161 FPS, and Ultra settings maintain 126 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent, ranging from 32% to 36% depending on settings, which aligns with the increased pixel count putting more load on the GPU's rendering pipeline.

At 3840x2160, the system still delivers highly playable frame rates. Low settings achieve 144 FPS, Medium settings produce 106 FPS with a range of 90 to 121 FPS, High settings reach 85 FPS, and Ultra settings maintain 67 FPS. The 4K results show that even at the most demanding resolution and settings combination, the system never dips below 67 FPS, which is smooth for an adventure game. The min FPS data at Medium settings (90 FPS at 4K) confirms that frame pacing remains stable even under load.

The progression from 4K Low (144 FPS) to 4K Ultra (67 FPS) represents a 53% reduction in performance, which is a typical scaling for increasing graphical fidelity. The data shows that the RTX 5090 D's 32 GB VRAM is never a limiting factor, as even at 4K Ultra, the frame rates remain consistently high without any signs of memory bandwidth or capacity constraints.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F contributes to this combo's performance through its six cores and twelve threads, running at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. This Zen 4 architecture processor, built on a 5 nm process by TSMC with 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die, provides strong single-threaded performance that is crucial for Road 96's gameplay mechanics. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache, along with 64 KB L1 and 1 MB L2 cache per core, helps reduce memory latency and improve frame consistency.

The CPU's benchmark results demonstrate its capability. In Cinebench R23, it scores 22,799 multicore and 3,218 single-core. Geekbench shows 12,362 multicore and 2,374 single-core. These scores indicate that the Ryzen 5 7500F can handle the game's logic and physics without bottlenecking the GPU, even at high frame rates. The CPU's passmark multithread score of 26,825 and single-thread score of 3,841 further confirm its balanced performance profile.

In Road 96, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU, but still important. The data shows that at 1080p Low, where the GPU has the least work to do, the system achieves 428 FPS, suggesting that the CPU can keep up with the GPU's output. If the CPU were a bottleneck, we would expect to see frame rates plateau at lower resolutions, but the consistently high numbers across all settings indicate that the Ryzen 5 7500F provides adequate processing power.

The CPU's nearest rivals show a tight cluster of performance. The Intel Core i7-11850H scores 24,935 (0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F scores 25,005 (0.2% higher), the Intel Core i7-13620H scores 24,911 (0.2% lower), and the Intel Core 5 210H scores 24,872 (0.4% lower). This narrow delta means that swapping the Ryzen 5 7500F for any of these CPUs would likely produce minimal changes in Road 96's frame rates, as the GPU remains the primary performance determinant.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved with this combo in Road 96?

A: The highest average FPS is 428, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system delivers an average of 67 FPS, which remains playable for an adventure game.

Q: What is the combo's ranking among all tested configurations in Road 96?

A: This combination ranks first out of 2,903 tested combos in Road 96.

Q: What are the GPU's key memory specifications?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24,964 average, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i7-11850H, 0.2% lower than the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, 0.2% higher than the Intel Core i7-13620H, and 0.4% higher than the Intel Core 5 210H.

Q: What is the FPS range at 1440p Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the system produces an average of 200 FPS, with a minimum of 170 FPS and a maximum of 229 FPS.