Road 96

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination delivers a wide range of frame rates in Road 96, an adventure game released on August 15, 2021. Measured data shows that this combo ranks 384th out of 1684 tested combinations, with the CPU in the 82nd percentile and the GPU in the 83rd percentile of their respective categories. The following analysis breaks down the performance across resolutions and settings, using only the measured values and benchmark scores provided.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured average FPS in the dataset?

A: The highest average FPS is 299.6, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the RTX 5070's average benchmark score compare to the RTX 3090?

A: The RTX 5070 scores 41687, while the RTX 3090 scores 41441, a delta of 0.6% in favor of the RTX 5070.

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread configuration?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz.

Q: What is the GPU's memory size and bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5070 has 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

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

A: The combo ranks 384th out of 1684 tested combinations.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the CPU?

A: The CPU has a launch MSRP of $170.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and features 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 2325 MHz, boost clock is 2512 MHz, and memory clock is 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The GPU also includes 6144 shading units, 48 RT cores, and 192 tensor cores, with a pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s. These specifications directly influence the measured frame rates in Road 96.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 41687, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, scores 41441, a delta of 0.6%, indicating near-parity in raw performance. The GPU's launch MSRP is 549 USD. In Road 96, the GPU's performance is evident in the scaling from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 299.6, the highest in the dataset, suggesting that the GPU is not a bottleneck at that setting. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 47.4, the lowest measured value, indicating that the GPU is heavily stressed at that resolution and quality level.

The 12 GB VRAM and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to maintain playable frame rates at 4K High, where the average is 60.8 fps. However, the Ultra setting pushes the GPU to its limits, as the 4K Ultra average of 47.4 fps is below the 4K High figure. The GPU's memory bandwidth is a key factor in sustaining performance at higher resolutions, as seen in the 4K Medium average of 73.1 fps. The GPU's compute capabilities, including its FP32 throughput of 30.87 TFLOPS, support the rendering demands of the game across all settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a consistent reduction as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 to 3840x2160. At Low settings, the average FPS is 299.6 at 1080p, 189.1 at 1440p, and 98.6 at 4K. At Medium settings, the values are 220.8, 141.2, and 73.1 respectively. At High settings, the values are 178.9, 111.3, and 60.8. At Ultra settings, the values are 136.3, 86.8, and 47.4.

The drop from 1080p to 4K is more pronounced at higher settings. For example, the Ultra setting shows a reduction from 136.3 fps at 1080p to 47.4 fps at 4K, while the Low setting shows a reduction from 299.6 to 98.6. This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the frame rate declines sharply when pixel count increases. At 1080p Low, the FPS of 299.6 is likely constrained by the CPU's ability to feed the GPU, since the GPU is not fully utilized at such a low resolution and quality. At 4K Ultra, the GPU is clearly the primary constraint, as the FPS drops to 47.4.

The scaling behavior also suggests that the game's rendering load scales with resolution, and the RTX 5070's memory bandwidth and compute resources are sufficient to maintain high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra setting exceeds the GPU's comfortable operating range. The CPU's strong single-thread performance, as indicated by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2943, supports the high FPS at lower resolutions, where the CPU is more likely to be the bottleneck.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below lists the measured average FPS for each resolution and settings combination.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 60.8 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 98.6 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 73.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 47.4 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 111.3 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 189.1 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 141.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 86.8 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 178.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 299.6 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 220.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 136.3 |

At 1080p, the FPS ranges from 136.3 at Ultra to 299.6 at Low. At 1440p, the range is 86.8 to 189.1. At 4K, the range is 47.4 to 98.6. The data shows that the game is playable at 4K High with 60.8 fps, but Ultra drops to 47.4. The combo's rank of 384 out of 1684 places it in the upper portion of the distribution, indicating that this system performs well relative to other tested combinations. The measured data is based on actual testing, not estimates, providing a reliable reference for expected performance.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It has 16 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory. Its average benchmark score is 25064, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, scores 25057, a delta of 0%, indicating essentially identical average performance. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 20851, and single-core score is 2943.

In Road 96, the CPU's role is most apparent at lower resolutions and settings, where the FPS is high. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 299.6, the highest in the dataset, suggesting that the CPU is capable of sustaining high frame rates. The CPU's boost clock of 4.70 GHz and 6 cores are sufficient for the game's logic, as the FPS at 1080p Medium is 220.8 and at 1080p High is 178.9. The CPU's launch MSRP is $170.

The CPU's performance in synthetic benchmarks aligns with its in-game behavior. The single-thread score of 2943 in Cinebench R23 indicates strong per-core performance, which is critical for games that rely on a few threads. The multi-thread score of 20851 shows that the CPU can handle parallel workloads, though Road 96's adventure genre likely does not heavily utilize all 12 threads. The CPU's 16 MB L3 cache and 4.70 GHz boost clock contribute to its ability to maintain high frame rates at 1080p, where the GPU is not the limiting factor. At higher resolutions, the CPU's role diminishes, as the GPU becomes the primary constraint, as evidenced by the FPS drop to 47.4 at 4K Ultra.