Road 96

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Road 96 across three resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern, though with some nuance at the extremes. At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combo delivers 86.1 FPS average. Moving to 2560x1440 Ultra drops performance to 55.5 FPS, a reduction of roughly 35.5%. The jump to 3840x2160 Ultra further compresses the frame rate to 31.9 FPS, another 42.5% decline from the 1440p figure. This progressive degradation is consistent with the GPU's rendering load scaling faster than pixel count, indicating the RTX 2070 SUPER is the primary limiter at higher resolutions.

The Low settings preset tells a different story. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 187 FPS average, which suggests the CPU and memory subsystem can feed the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates. At 1440p Low, the average drops to 119.5 FPS, a 36.1% reduction. At 4K Low, the system still manages 62.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution is substantial: at 1080p, the difference is 100.9 FPS (187 vs 86.1), while at 4K it narrows to 30.6 FPS (62.5 vs 31.9). This tightening spread at higher resolutions reinforces that the RTX 2070 SUPER's compute and memory bandwidth become increasingly dominant constraints as pixel throughput demands rise.

Medium settings occupy a middle ground that highlights the scaling curve's shape. At 1080p Medium, the combo posts 136.4 FPS; at 1440p Medium, 86.7 FPS; and at 4K Medium, 46.1 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 49.7 FPS, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 40.6 FPS. This non-linear behavior suggests that at 1080p and even 1440p Medium, there is headroom in the GPU's shading units and texture throughput that gets consumed progressively as resolution climbs. The data indicates that for 4K gameplay, even Medium settings push the RTX 2070 SUPER close to its practical limit, with the 46.1 FPS average falling below the 60 FPS threshold commonly associated with smooth play.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, built on the Turing architecture with a 12 nm process, carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is a critical factor for Road 96's resolution scaling behavior. At 4K Ultra, the 31.9 FPS average suggests the GPU's 9.062 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 113.3 GPixel/s pixel rate are being saturated, while the 8 GB frame buffer likely accommodates the game's texture and geometry data without spilling to system memory. The boost clock of 1770 MHz and base clock of 1605 MHz are modest by current standards, but the 2560 shading units and 160 TMUs provide adequate fill for a stylized adventure game.

The GPU's 64 ROPs and 283.2 GTexel/s texture rate directly influence how settings presets scale. Low settings reduce shading complexity and texture sampling, which explains why the 2070 SUPER can push 187 FPS at 1080p Low — the workload becomes light enough that the GPU's fixed-function units are not the bottleneck. The 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present on the die but Road 96 does not appear to leverage ray tracing or DLSS in these measurements, so their contribution is indirect at best. The 14 Gbps effective memory speed and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth become more relevant as resolution increases, because larger frame buffers require more frequent memory transactions; the data shows this bandwidth is sufficient for 1440p High (68 FPS) but marginal for 4K Ultra (31.9 FPS).

The GPU's percentile ranking of 65 versus all GPUs places it in the upper-mid tier, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A400, scores within 0.5% in average benchmarks — essentially a statistical tie. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 2.5% advantage over the AMD Radeon RX 5700 in average score aligns with the observed 4K performance deltas, though the game-specific data shows the card is more than adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming in this title.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 2070 SUPER combo achieves 110.2 FPS average at 1920x1080 with High settings, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold and indicates smooth gameplay for most displays.

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

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 31.9, which is below the commonly desired 60 FPS mark. However, at 4K Low settings, the average rises to 62.5 FPS, making 4K playable only with reduced graphical fidelity.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26617, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26574) and 0.2% higher than the AMD EPYC 8024P (26555). It trails the Intel Core i9-12900HK by 0.2% (26672) and leads the Intel Core i9-11900K by 0.3% (26546).

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 256-bit bus width and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). This configuration is adequate for 1080p and 1440p in this title but shows strain at 4K Ultra.

Q: What is the difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings yield 119.5 FPS average, while Ultra settings produce 55.5 FPS average. This 64 FPS gap represents a 115% performance increase from Ultra to Low, highlighting the significant impact of quality presets on this GPU.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 1034 out of 1684 total tested combinations for Road 96, placing it in the middle-to-upper portion of the database. This rank reflects a balanced pairing where the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1034 out of 1684 tested configurations places this pairing in the 61st percentile of all tested combos for Road 96. This is a moderate ranking, suggesting that while the Ryzen 5 7600 and RTX 2070 SUPER form a coherent pairing, there are many stronger combinations in the database. The CPU's percentile of 83 against all CPUs is notably higher than the GPU's percentile of 65, indicating the processor has more headroom relative to its peers than the graphics card does. This asymmetry explains why the combo's overall rank is dragged down by the GPU's mid-tier standing.

The Ryzen 5 7600's nearest rival, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, scores within 0.2% in average benchmarks — a negligible difference that would not meaningfully alter game performance. Similarly, the RTX 2070 SUPER's closest competitor, the RTX A400, is within 0.5%. The GPU trails the RTX 4060 Mobile by 2.3% in average score, yet the desktop RTX 2070 SUPER still outperforms the mobile part in sustained workloads due to its 215 W TDP versus the mobile chip's power constraints. This rank context suggests that for Road 96, the combo is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p at most settings, but 4K Ultra is beyond its comfortable reach.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Resolution by resolution, the data paints a clear picture of capability:

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 187.0 FPS average — this is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo across all configurations.
• Medium: 136.4 FPS average — a 27% reduction from Low.
• High: 110.2 FPS average — still comfortably above 100 FPS, suitable for high-refresh displays.
• Ultra: 86.1 FPS average — the most demanding 1080p preset remains playable, with a 54% drop from Low.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 119.5 FPS average — a 36.1% reduction from 1080p Low, showing the resolution's impact.
• Medium: 86.7 FPS average — this is 36.5% lower than 1080p Medium.
• High: 68.0 FPS average — a 38.3% drop from 1080p High, landing just above the 60 FPS mark.
• Ultra: 55.5 FPS average — the 35.5% reduction from 1080p Ultra places this below the 60 FPS threshold.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 62.5 FPS average — the only 4K preset above 60 FPS, indicating that Low settings are required for smooth 4K.
• Medium: 46.1 FPS average — a 26.2% reduction from 1440p Medium, pushing into sub-60 territory.
• High: 40.0 FPS average — exactly 40 FPS, which is a 41.2% drop from 1440p High.
• Ultra: 31.9 FPS average — the lowest recorded score, representing a 42.5% reduction from 1440p Ultra.

The scaling from 1080p to 1440p ranges from 35.5% (Ultra) to 36.1% (Low) in FPS reduction, while scaling from 1440p to 4K ranges from 40.6% (Medium) to 42.5% (Ultra). This consistent pattern confirms that the GPU's rendering pipeline — its 160 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth — is the binding constraint as resolution increases. The Ryzen 5 7600's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, provide ample single-thread performance (3dmark single-thread score of 999) to avoid becoming a bottleneck even at 1080p Low where the GPU is fully utilized at 187 FPS.