Road 96

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 in Road 96?

A: This combination ranks 1348 out of 1684 tested combos in the database for Road 96, placing it in the lower portion of the field.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X scores 27606 on average. It is 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27708) and Intel Core i7-13700H (27716), though those two are technically ahead.

Q: What is the best FPS result for this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest measured average at 1920x1080 is 154 FPS on Low settings. The High preset delivers 91.6 FPS, and Ultra delivers 71.8 FPS.

Q: How much of a performance drop occurs when moving from 1440p to 4K on High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 High, the average is 58.7 FPS. At 3840x2160 High, it drops to 33.4 FPS, a decline of 25.3 FPS (roughly 43% lower).

Q: Does the GPU hold up well against its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 2060 scores 16074 on average. It sits 0.5% above the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (15996) and 1.8% above the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15786), but trails the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon Pro 5700, both at 16351 (-1.7%).

Q: What is the highest playable setting at 4K based on the data?

A: At 3840x2160, only Low settings reach a playable average of 53.6 FPS. Medium averages 39.9 FPS, High 33.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 26.5 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the primary driver of frame rate in Road 96, given the game's Adventure genre and the modest demands of its stylized visuals. The GPU features 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 1365 MHz, boosting to 1680 MHz, with a pixel rate of 80.64 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 201.6 GTexel/s. The card's 1920 shading units and 120 TMUs handle the rendering workload, while 48 ROPs manage output to the display.

In benchmark results, the RTX 2060 places in the 58th percentile among all GPUs, indicating it is a mid-range performer. Its average benchmark score of 16074 is narrowly above the AMD Radeon RX 7600S by 0.5%, but a slight 1.7% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon Pro 5700. The GPU's VRAM allocation of 6 GB is sufficient for Road 96 at the resolutions tested, as the game does not appear to exceed this capacity in the measured rows; the bottleneck shifts from memory capacity to raw compute at higher presets.

The measured FPS data shows the GPU's role clearly. At 1080p Low, the RTX 2060 produces 154 FPS, indicating headroom. At 1080p Ultra, the average falls to 71.8 FPS, a reduction of 82.2 FPS (53% lower) as the GPU's shading units and texture units are tasked with extra effects. The GPU's Turing architecture, with 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, provides features that Road 96 may not heavily utilize, but the raw FP32 performance of 6.451 TFLOPS remains the limiting factor at higher settings. The data shows the GPU is the dominant component in determining frame rates, as the CPU's strong single-thread score of 3327 in Cinebench R23 is unlikely to bottleneck at these frame levels.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS across resolutions reveals a consistent pattern of scaling. At Low settings, the average frame rate at 1920x1080 is 154 FPS, dropping to 97.9 FPS at 2560x1440 (a 36% reduction), and further to 53.6 FPS at 3840x2160 (a 65% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline indicates the GPU is heavily taxed as pixel count increases.

For Medium settings, 1080p yields 115.7 FPS, 1440p yields 74.5 FPS (36% lower), and 4K yields 39.9 FPS (66% lower). High settings show 91.6 FPS at 1080p, 58.7 FPS at 1440p (36% lower), and 33.4 FPS at 4K (64% lower). Ultra settings produce 71.8 FPS at 1080p, 47.2 FPS at 1440p (34% lower), and 26.5 FPS at 4K (63% lower).

The proportional drops from 1080p to 4K are nearly identical across all presets, hovering around 63-66%. This uniformity suggests that the limiting component is the GPU's fill rate and shading throughput, not the CPU or memory bandwidth. The Ryzen 7 5800X, with 8 cores and 16 threads running at a base of 3.80 GHz and boost of 4.70 GHz, provides ample processing power; its 3DMark single-thread score of 943 and multi-thread score of 7578 indicate it is not the constraint. The RTX 2060's 336.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 80.64 GPixel/s pixel rate are the factors that scale with resolution, and the data confirms this by showing consistent percentage drops.

At 1440p, the frame rates are playable across all presets, with even Ultra averaging 47.2 FPS. At 4K, only Low settings exceed 60 FPS, and Medium falls below 40 FPS, indicating the GPU's limits. The scaling pattern points to a GPU-bound scenario at all resolutions above 1080p, with the CPU having little influence on the final FPS numbers.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 1348 out of 1684 combos tested in Road 96, placing it in the 20th percentile of the database. This rank reflects the GPU's mid-range standing; the RTX 2060 sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU is stronger at the 84th percentile among all CPUs. The pairing of a high-percentile CPU with a lower-percentile GPU results in a system that is imbalanced for this game, with the GPU being the constraining factor.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 5800X's average score of 27606 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535, deltaPct 0.3%) and the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27708, deltaPct -0.4%). This means swapping to a similar CPU would yield negligible performance differences in Road 96, as the frame rates are GPU-limited. The GPU's nearest rivals show a tighter cluster: the RTX 2060's 16074 average is 0.5% above the RX 7600S and 1.8% above the W5500, but 1.7% below the Pro 5600M and Pro 5700. These small deltas suggest that any of these GPUs would produce similar FPS in Road 96.

The combo rank of 1348 out of 1684 indicates that most tested combinations outperform this setup. However, the data shows that the frame rates are still playable at 1080p and 1440p for most presets. The rank is dragged down by the GPU's 4K performance, where only Low settings remain fluid. In the context of the database, this combo is positioned for 1080p gaming, with 1440p being a stretch at High settings (58.7 FPS). The CPU's headroom is unused, as evidenced by its high percentile compared to the GPU, suggesting that a stronger GPU would boost this combo's rank significantly.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear picture of the best experience across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 91.6 FPS, which is an excellent balance of visual quality and smoothness. Medium offers 115.7 FPS for players prioritizing frame rate, while Ultra drops to 71.8 FPS—still playable but with diminishing returns. The data shows that High is the sweet spot at 1080p, as it remains above 90 FPS while providing more visual detail than Medium.

At 2560x1440, High settings yield 58.7 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS threshold but acceptable for an Adventure game. Medium at 74.5 FPS is a safer choice for maintaining fluidity, while Low at 97.9 FPS maximizes performance. Ultra at 47.2 FPS is borderline, and the data suggests avoiding it unless visual fidelity takes priority over smoothness.

At 3840x2160, the options are limited. Low settings average 53.6 FPS, which is the only preset that approaches playability. Medium drops to 39.9 FPS, and High falls to 33.4 FPS, both of which are likely to feel stuttery. Ultra at 26.5 FPS is not recommended. For 4K users, the data indicates that Low settings are the only viable option, and even then, the frame rate is below 60 FPS.

Overall, the best experience for this combo in Road 96 is at 1080p with High settings, yielding 91.6 FPS. For 1440p, Medium at 74.5 FPS provides the best balance. At 4K, Low at 53.6 FPS is the maximum playable preset. The GPU's 6 GB VRAM is sufficient for these settings, as no data suggests memory-related stutters. The CPU's strength ensures that frame times remain consistent, but the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. Players should adjust settings based on their display resolution, with 1080p and 1440p offering the most flexibility.