Road 96

FAQ

Q: How does this CPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17181. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, scores 17189, a delta of 0%. The Intel Core i7-1260P and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U both trail by 0.2%, while the Intel Core i5-1240U leads by 0.2%. This places the i5-11400F in a tightly contested mid-range performance band.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile and closest competition?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 achieves the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20258. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, scores 20146 (0.6% higher). The AMD Radeon RX 460 scores 20088 (0.8% higher), while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile trails by 1.3% and the Intel Arc B570 trails by 1.5%.

Q: What frame rates can this combo achieve at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS ranges from 77.0 on Ultra settings to 171.6 on Low. Medium settings deliver 126.8 FPS, and High settings produce 102.6 FPS. The data shows a clear scaling pattern, with Low nearly doubling the Ultra frame rate.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: This specific combination of Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Radeon RX 7600 ranks 1136 out of 1684 tested combos in Road 96. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the database, suggesting it is a functional but not top-tier pairing for this adventure game.

Q: Does the game scale well with resolution?

A: Yes, but with diminishing returns. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 171.6 at 1080p to 108.9 at 1440p (a 36.5% reduction) and then to 57.7 at 4K (a 47.0% reduction from 1440p). The pattern is consistent across all settings, indicating a resolution-dependent workload.

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

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It has 12 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 33 chip produced on a 6 nm process. It carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. The GPU's base clock runs at 1720 MHz, with a boost clock of 2655 MHz and a game clock of 2250 MHz. Memory operates at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed.

In Road 96, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution climbs. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 171.6 FPS, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently. However, at 4K Ultra, the frame rate plummets to 29.6 FPS, indicating the GPU's 8 GB frame buffer and 128-bit memory interface are strained by the higher pixel count. The 2048 shading units and 64 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s, which should be sufficient for this adventure title's visual complexity.

The GPU's 32 ray accelerators support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), but Road 96's stylized aesthetic likely doesn't rely heavily on ray tracing. The measured data shows the GPU's performance ceiling is reached at 4K Ultra, where average FPS falls below 30, making the experience borderline unplayable. This suggests the RX 7600 is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F + AMD Radeon RX 7600 combo ranks 1136 out of 1684 tested configurations in Road 96. This places it in the 32nd percentile of all combos, meaning roughly two-thirds of tested systems perform better. The rank suggests this pairing is adequate for the game but not exceptional.

The CPU's 75th percentile standing among all CPUs contrasts sharply with the GPU's 63rd percentile, indicating the processor is relatively stronger than the graphics card. This imbalance explains why the combo's overall rank is lower than the CPU's percentile would suggest — the GPU becomes the limiting factor, especially at higher resolutions. The GPU's nearest rival, the RX 7600 XT, scores only 0.6% higher on average, yet that small margin could translate to meaningful FPS differences in demanding scenes.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings deliver 77.0 FPS, which is playable, but High settings at 102.6 FPS offer a smoother experience with only a modest visual downgrade. Medium at 126.8 FPS provides an even better balance, while Low at 171.6 FPS is ideal for competitive play or high-refresh-rate displays.

For 2560x1440, High settings at 64.2 FPS are the sweet spot, keeping the experience above 60 FPS. Medium at 78.6 FPS is also viable, but Ultra drops to 51.3 FPS, which may introduce noticeable stutter. Low at 108.9 FPS is excellent for players prioritizing frame rate over visuals.

At 3840x2160, only Low settings (57.7 FPS) approach playability. Medium (42.8 FPS) and High (35.2 FPS) are marginal, while Ultra (29.6 FPS) falls below acceptable thresholds. For 4K, the data suggests using Low settings or lowering the resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the average FPS scales predictably with settings: Low 171.6, Medium 126.8, High 102.6, Ultra 77.0. The gap between Low and Medium is 44.8 FPS, while Medium to High is 24.2 FPS, and High to Ultra is 25.6 FPS. This suggests each settings tier imposes a similar performance cost.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low 108.9, Medium 78.6, High 64.2, Ultra 51.3. The delta between Low and Medium is 30.3 FPS, Medium to High is 14.4 FPS, and High to Ultra is 12.9 FPS. The diminishing returns at higher settings are evident, with Ultra only 12.9 FPS below High.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low 57.7, Medium 42.8, High 35.2, Ultra 29.6. The Low-to-Medium gap is 14.9 FPS, Medium to High is 7.6 FPS, and High to Ultra is 5.6 FPS. At 4K, the GPU is clearly saturated, and settings changes have less impact on frame rate.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Rocket Lake architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process. Its base clock of 2.60 GHz boosts to 4.40 GHz, and it carries 12 MB of shared L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 14372 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2029 in single-core, with a PassMark multithread score of 16908.

In Road 96, the CPU's role is less prominent than the GPU's. The 1080p Low result of 171.6 FPS suggests the CPU can handle the game's logic and physics without bottlenecking, given that the frame rate scales smoothly with resolution. The 3DMark results — 5619 for 16 threads and 868 for single-thread — indicate balanced multi-threaded and single-threaded performance.

The CPU's 75th percentile ranking means it outperforms three-quarters of all processors, yet the combo's overall rank is lower. This implies the CPU is not the limiting component in most scenarios. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration is sufficient for Road 96's adventure gameplay, which likely doesn't demand heavy multi-threading. The dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s is adequate for feeding the GPU at 1080p.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU as the primary bottleneck. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 171.6 at 1080p to 108.9 at 1440p (a 36.5% reduction) and then to 57.7 at 4K (a 47.0% reduction from 1440p). At Ultra settings, the drop is from 77.0 to 51.3 (33.4%) and then to 29.6 (42.3% from 1440p).

The scaling pattern shows that pixel count increases disproportionately affect frame rate. Moving from 1080p to 1440p increases pixels by 77.8%, while the FPS drops by roughly 33-37%. From 1440p to 4K, pixel count increases by 125%, but FPS drops by 42-47%. This suggests the GPU's memory bandwidth and fill rate are the limiting factors, not the CPU.

The CPU's performance remains relatively constant across resolutions, as evidenced by the consistent FPS deltas between settings tiers at each resolution. If the CPU were bottlenecking, we'd expect the FPS to plateau at lower resolutions, but instead it continues to climb. The data confirms that the RX 7600's 8 GB VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are the constraining resources, particularly at 4K where Ultra settings push the GPU to its limits.