Road 96

# Road 96 CPU/GPU Benchmark Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination delivers a broad range of performance across resolutions and settings in Road 96, an adventure title that scales from highly playable at 1080p to demanding at 4K Ultra. With measured average frame rates spanning from 35.3 FPS at 4K Ultra to 215.7 FPS at 1080p Low, this pairing shows a clear GPU-bound pattern at higher resolutions while maintaining strong CPU headroom. The combo ranks 825th out of 1684 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database.

FAQ

Q: What is the best performance this combo achieves in Road 96?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 215.7 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At High settings, 1080p still delivers 125.5 FPS, showing the combo can easily handle competitive frame rates at the most common resolution.

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

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rates range from 35.3 FPS at Ultra settings to 73.7 FPS at Low settings. High and Medium settings produce 42.5 FPS and 52.4 FPS respectively, indicating that 4K Ultra is below the 60 FPS threshold.

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

A: The combo ranks 825th out of 1684 total combinations tested in the database, which places it in the 49th percentile of all tested systems.

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

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X has an average benchmark score of 27606, which is 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (score 27535) and 0.4% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (score 27708). It trails the Intel Core i5-12600KF (score 27827) by 0.8%.

Q: What is the GPU's performance relative to its nearest competitors?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 has an average benchmark score of 30109. It is essentially tied with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (score 30097, 0% delta) and sits 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 570 (score 30158, -0.2% delta).

Q: Is the combo more limited by CPU or GPU in this game?

A: The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K indicates the GPU is the primary limiter. At High settings, performance drops from 125.5 FPS at 1080p to 77.9 FPS at 1440p and 42.5 FPS at 4K, a scaling pattern typical of GPU-bound workloads.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. This CPU, built on TSMC's 7 nm process with 4,150 million transistors, has an L3 cache of 32 MB and supports DDR4 memory across a dual-channel bus with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. The processor's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded capabilities: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 23571, while the single-core test reaches 3327. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7586 and max-thread score of 7578 indicate consistent scaling across thread counts.

For Road 96, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU based on the measured frame rates. The 1080p Low result of 215.7 FPS demonstrates that the 5800X can feed the RTX 5060 far beyond typical display refresh rates. The CPU's PassMark multithread score of 27732 and single-thread score of 3445 place it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, showing it has ample headroom for adventure game workloads. The 5800X's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800, scores 27535 on average (0.3% lower), while the Intel Core i7-13700H scores 27716 (0.4% higher), indicating the 5800X sits in a tightly contested performance band.

At 4K Ultra, where the combo drops to 35.3 FPS, the CPU is unlikely to be the limiting factor. The gap between 1080p Low (215.7 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (100.6 FPS) suggests that even at the same resolution, settings changes have a larger impact than CPU capability. The processor's 3DMark 2-thread score of 1846 and 4-thread score of 3543 show reasonable lighter-thread performance for game logic, though Road 96's adventure genre typically does not stress CPU cores heavily.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB206 chip, manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process with 21,900 million transistors. It features 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2280 MHz with a boost clock of 2497 MHz, and its memory runs at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The card includes 3840 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores. Its FP32 compute throughput is 19.18 TFLOPS, and it achieves a pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 299.6 GTexel/s.

In Road 96, the RTX 5060's performance scales predictably with resolution and settings. At 1080p, the GPU delivers 100.6 FPS at Ultra and 125.5 FPS at High, dropping to 157.8 FPS at Medium and 215.7 FPS at Low. Moving to 1440p, the averages fall to 61.1 FPS at Ultra, 77.9 FPS at High, 96.3 FPS at Medium, and 133.1 FPS at Low. At 4K, the GPU is clearly stressed: Ultra produces 35.3 FPS, High 42.5 FPS, Medium 52.4 FPS, and Low 73.7 FPS. This pattern shows that the RTX 5060's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming but become limiting factors at 4K.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its mid-range positioning. The PassMark G3D score of 20891 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 120785 place it in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, scores 30097 (0% delta), while the AMD Radeon RX 570 scores 30158 (0.2% higher), showing the RTX 5060 is tightly grouped with these competitors in synthetic tests.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 ranks 825th out of 1684 tested combos in Road 96, placing it almost exactly at the median of the database. This rank reflects the GPU's mid-range positioning rather than any CPU bottleneck, as the 5800X's 84th percentile CPU score is notably higher than the GPU's 73rd percentile. The data indicates that in this adventure title, the RTX 5060's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory interface constrain performance more than the CPU's capabilities.

The rank of 825 out of 1684 means roughly half of all tested combinations perform better in Road 96. This is consistent with the GPU's nearest rival comparisons: the RTX 5060's average benchmark score of 30109 is nearly identical to the RX 7700 XT (30097) and RX 570 (30158), suggesting these cards would produce similar frame rates in this game. The CPU's position among rivals — with the 5800X scoring 27606 versus 27535 for the 5800 and 27827 for the i5-12600KF — implies that swapping the processor within this same GPU pairing would yield minimal FPS differences.

The combo's ranking is also reflected in its 4K performance. At 4K Ultra, the 35.3 FPS result falls below the 40 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for playable adventure games. At 1440p, the combo hits 61.1 FPS at Ultra, which is above 60 FPS and represents a more reasonable target. The 1080p Ultra result of 100.6 FPS shows the combo is well-suited for high-refresh-rate displays at the standard resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates across resolutions reveal a clear GPU-bound profile. At High settings, the combo produces 125.5 FPS at 1080p, 77.9 FPS at 1440p, and 42.5 FPS at 4K. This represents a 37.9% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a further 45.4% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is consistent with the GPU's 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8 GB VRAM capacity, which become increasingly stressed as pixel count rises.

At Low settings, the pattern is similar but with higher absolute values: 215.7 FPS at 1080p, 133.1 FPS at 1440p, and 73.7 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result being above 60 FPS indicates that even at the highest resolution, the combo can achieve playable frame rates if settings are reduced. The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution: at 1080p, the difference is 115.1 FPS (215.7 vs 100.6), while at 4K it narrows to 38.4 FPS (73.7 vs 35.3). This compression at 4K suggests that the GPU's compute and memory resources are saturated regardless of settings.

The resolution scaling data indicates that the RTX 5060 is the limiting component in this pairing. The CPU's 3DMark 8-thread score of 6035 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23571 provide more than enough processing power for Road 96's adventure game logic. The 1080p Low result of 215.7 FPS is likely near the engine's frame rate ceiling, as even with minimal GPU load, the CPU does not push higher. For players targeting 4K, the Ultra setting at 35.3 FPS is below playable thresholds, but High at 42.5 FPS and Medium at 52.4 FPS offer incremental improvements, with Low achieving 73.7 FPS for smooth gameplay.