Road 96

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination delivers a solid 1080p experience in Road 96, with frame rates that remain playable even at 4K Ultra. The data shows a system where the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s strong single-thread performance ensures high frame rates at lower settings. This pairing ranks in the 57th percentile of all tested combos for this game, placing it firmly in the mid-range tier.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 198.9 FPS, which is an exceptionally high ceiling. Moving to 1440p Low drops the average to 127.4 FPS, a reduction of 36%, while 4K Low yields 65.5 FPS, a further 49% decline from the 1440p figure. This steep drop-off from 1080p to 4K indicates that the rendering workload is scaling heavily with pixel count, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario.

The trend continues across all quality presets. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 118.7 FPS at 1080p to 76.4 FPS at 1440p, and then to 37.3 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result is notably below the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting that users targeting 4K will need to compromise on quality. At Ultra settings, the situation is more pronounced: 92.1 FPS at 1080p, 60.2 FPS at 1440p, and a marginal 31.6 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra figure is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result, demonstrating that the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus are strained by the combination of high resolution and maximum detail.

The scaling between Medium and High is relatively consistent, but the jump from High to Ultra at each resolution imposes a significant penalty. At 1080p, the difference between High and Ultra is 26.6 FPS, while at 1440p it is 16.2 FPS, and at 4K it is 5.7 FPS. This diminishing absolute difference at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is becoming fully saturated, and the quality preset has less relative impact on the final frame rate. The limiting component at 4K is unequivocally the GPU, as the CPU’s performance headroom is ample for this adventure title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and utilizes the AD107 chip on a 5 nm process from TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz. The memory configuration consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. These specifications place the card in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23181.

In Road 96, the GPU’s role is critical, particularly at higher resolutions. The 4K Ultra result of 31.6 FPS is a clear indicator that the card is overwhelmed by the pixel throughput required at this setting. The texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the 4K workload exceeds the card’s comfortable operating range. The 8 GB VRAM is adequate for this game’s asset sizes at 1080p and 1440p, but the data suggests that at 4K Ultra, memory capacity may also be a contributing factor to the low frame rate.

The RTX 4060’s nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, has an average score of 23321, which is 0.6% higher. The Intel Arc B580 is 0.7% lower, and the AMD Radeon 760M is 0.8% lower. These margins are negligible, indicating that the RTX 4060 is competitively positioned within its performance class. The GPU’s FP32 throughput of 15.11 TFLOPS and 3072 shading units provide the raw compute necessary for the game’s rendering, but the card’s 115 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest it is a mainstream part, not a high-end solution.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p High settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and RTX 4060 combination achieves an average of 118.7 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings.

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

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops to 31.6 FPS, which is below the commonly accepted 60 FPS playability threshold.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the average frame rate ranges from 127.4 FPS on Low to 60.2 FPS on Ultra, a difference of 67.2 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the data shows high frame rates across all settings, with a peak of 198.9 FPS on Low. This suggests that the GPU is the primary limiter, as the CPU has sufficient headroom to feed the graphics card.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 975th out of 1684 tested combinations, which places it in the 57th percentile.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rival, the RX 6600M?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 23181, which is 0.6% lower than the RX 6600M’s score of 23321.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and RTX 4060 combination ranks 975th out of 1684 tested combos in Road 96, placing it in the 57th percentile. This rank indicates that the system is slightly above average, but not a top-tier performer. The ranking is influenced by both the CPU and GPU, though the GPU’s 66th percentile score is lower than the CPU’s 83rd percentile, suggesting that the graphics card is the weaker link in this pairing.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 26617 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals, with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D scoring 26574 (0.2% lower) and the Intel Core i9-12900HK scoring 26672 (0.2% higher). This indicates that the Ryzen 5 7600 is exceptionally well-matched to its competition in general compute tasks. However, in this specific game, the GPU’s performance ceiling is what ultimately determines the ranking. The 4K Ultra result of 31.6 FPS is a significant drag on the overall ranking, as many combos with higher-tier GPUs will achieve higher frame rates at that resolution.

The rank of 975 out of 1684 means that roughly 57% of tested combos perform better, while 43% perform worse. This is a reasonable result for a mid-range system, and the data shows that the combo is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with acceptable performance at 4K on lower settings. The GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus are the primary constraints, limiting the system’s ability to compete with higher-end configurations at maximum settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Raphael. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. This processor is built on a 5 nm process from TSMC and is part of the 7000 series, released in January 2023 with a launch MSRP of $229.

In Road 96, the CPU’s role is less demanding than the GPU’s, as the game’s frame rates are consistently high at 1080p, even on Ultra settings where the average is 92.1 FPS. The 3DMark single-thread score of 999 and the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3246 indicate strong per-core performance, which is beneficial for the game’s main thread. The multi-threaded performance is also robust, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22992, but the game does not appear to scale significantly with additional cores beyond the 6 available.

The CPU’s percentile rank of 83rd among all CPUs shows that it outperforms the majority of processors on the market. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-12900HK, has an average score of 26672, which is only 0.2% higher, demonstrating that the Ryzen 5 7600 is highly competitive in both single-thread and multi-thread workloads. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6499 and max-thread score of 6503 indicate that the processor is well-utilized in synthetic benchmarks, but in Road 96, the frame rate data suggests that the CPU is not the bottleneck at any resolution or setting.

The combination of high clock speeds and 12 threads provides ample performance for this adventure title, ensuring that the GPU is the limiting factor in most scenarios. The CPU’s 6 cores are sufficient for the game’s logic and physics, and the 32 MB L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, contributing to the smooth frame pacing observed in the measured results. Overall, the Ryzen 5 7600 is a capable partner for the RTX 4060, and its performance headroom means that users could potentially upgrade the GPU in the future without experiencing a significant CPU bottleneck.