Road 96

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 delivers a playable but constrained experience in Road 96, a 2021 adventure title. The data shows this combo ranks near the bottom of the database, at 1614 out of 1684 tested combinations, indicating that while the game runs, it requires significant settings sacrifices for smooth gameplay, especially at higher resolutions. The CPU and GPU are both older, end-of-life parts, but their benchmark scores remain respectable within their respective tiers, suggesting the bottleneck is primarily the graphics card in this specific title.

FAQ

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

A: The combo achieves an average of 80.6 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings, making it the only configuration in the measured data that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest rival in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The RX 570’s average benchmark score is 30158, which is essentially tied with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, which scores 30109 and has a deltaPct of 0.2%. This places the RX 570 in the 74th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is the Core i5-11400F a bottleneck for this game?

A: The CPU's multi-threaded performance is strong, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14372, placing it in the 75th percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, scores 17189 with a deltaPct of 0%, indicating a statistical tie. The frame rate scaling suggests the GPU is the limiting factor.

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 60 FPS target at 1440p?

A: None of the tested settings at 2560x1440 reach 60 FPS. The highest average is 49.9 FPS on Low settings, meaning a 60 FPS target is not achievable at this resolution without external scaling tools.

Q: How severe is the performance drop from Low to Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rate drops from 28.8 FPS on Low to just 13.7 FPS on Ultra, a reduction of more than half. This indicates the GPU is heavily saturated at this resolution.

Q: Does the data show this combo can handle the game at Ultra settings?

A: Yes, but only at 1080p, where it averages 39.9 FPS. At 1440p and 4K, Ultra settings yield averages of 26.7 FPS and 13.7 FPS respectively, which are below playable thresholds.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the primary driver of performance in Road 96, and its specifications dictate the frame rates seen across the board. The card features 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. Its core operates at a base clock of 1168 MHz with a boost clock of 1244 MHz. These specs, combined with 2048 shading units and 32 ROPs, give the card a pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s, resulting in a FP32 performance of 5.095 TFLOPS.

These figures are modest by modern standards, and the game's data reflects this. The VRAM capacity is sufficient for the game's art style, but the raw compute power limits the ability to push higher resolutions and settings. The GPU's benchmark percentile at 74% and its average score of 30158 show it is a capable mid-range part, but its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, has a deltaPct of only 0.2%, meaning performance is virtually identical in synthetic tests. However, in Road 96, the RX 570's older GCN 4.0 architecture appears to struggle with the game's rendering load, as evidenced by the steep drop in frame rates when settings are increased. The card's 150 W TDP and dual-slot design are typical for its era, but they don't offset the fact that it is the component holding this combo back from higher performance tiers.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo averages 80.6 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops that to 49.9 FPS, a reduction of 30.7 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it falls further to 28.8 FPS. This scaling indicates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are being taxed heavily at higher pixel counts. The RX 570’s 224.0 GB/s bandwidth and 39.81 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply not enough to maintain consistent performance as the number of pixels more than doubles from 1080p to 4K.

The drop from 1080p to 1440p is particularly sharp, showing a 38% reduction in FPS at Low settings. This suggests that even moderate resolution increases push the GPU past its comfort zone. The pattern holds across all settings; for example, at High settings, the average drops from 49.6 FPS at 1080p to 28.3 FPS at 1440p, and then to 18.6 FPS at 4K. This consistent halving of performance with each resolution step confirms that the RX 570 is the limiting component, as a CPU bottleneck would show less variation with resolution changes. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, provides enough headroom that it does not become the constraining factor until frame rates are already low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a comprehensive view of how this combo performs across twelve distinct configurations. At 1920x1080, the results are mixed but mostly playable. With Low settings, the average FPS is a smooth 80.6, making it the only setting that hits a high refresh rate territory. Medium settings yield 57.9 FPS, which is still acceptable for most players. High settings drop to 49.6 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 39.9 FPS, indicating that visual fidelity comes at a significant cost to smoothness.

At 2560x1440, the performance becomes more constrained. Low settings produce an average of 49.9 FPS, which is borderline playable but not ideal for fast-paced action. Medium settings drop to 38.9 FPS, High settings to 28.3 FPS, and Ultra settings to 26.7 FPS. The gap between Low and High is 21.6 FPS, showing that the GPU struggles to maintain frame rates even with moderate graphical demands. At 3840x2160, the combo is largely unplayable. Low settings average 28.8 FPS, Medium settings 19.8 FPS, High settings 18.6 FPS, and Ultra settings a meager 13.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 15.1 FPS, but both are far below the 30 FPS threshold that would be considered a minimum for a playable experience in a narrative-driven adventure.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database for Road 96, this specific combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 1614 out of 1684 tested combos. This places it in the bottom 5% of all systems tested, which is a poor showing for a game that is not particularly demanding by modern standards. The rank reflects the GPU's limitations, as the CPU is a solid performer in its own right. The i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181, placing it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, and its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, has a deltaPct of 0%, showing they are essentially equivalent in compute power.

The GPU, however, while in the 74th percentile, is still an older part. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, has a deltaPct of 0.2%, meaning they are statistically tied in synthetic benchmarks, but this does not translate to game performance. The low rank of 1614 indicates that the vast majority of other tested combos, likely including newer GPUs, achieve significantly better frame rates in Road 96. The data suggests that while this combo can technically run the game, it requires substantial compromises in settings and resolution to achieve a smooth experience, making it a poor choice for players who want to experience the game at its visual best without stutter.