Road 96

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the Intel Core i5-13400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 in Road 96?

A: This combo ranks 1410 out of 1684 tested combinations, placing it in the lower portion of the database for this game.

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

A: The i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25236. It sits 0.1% above the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201) and 0.5% above the AMD EPYC 9474F (25103) and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25099). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365) by 0.5%.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The RTX 2060 is in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16074. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, scores 15996 (0.5% lower), while the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and Pro 5700 both score 16351 (1.7% higher).

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

A: The highest average FPS recorded at 1920x1080 is 156.8 FPS on Low settings. Medium settings yield 110.6 FPS, High settings yield 88.7 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 68.9 FPS.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 24.3, which is below the commonly accepted threshold for smooth gameplay. High settings at 4K produce 29.7 FPS, Medium produces 36.0 FPS, and Low produces 51.6 FPS.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance relative to its single-threaded performance?

A: The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 21279, while its single-core score is 3004. The 3DMark max-threads score of 7307 is nearly identical to the 16-thread score of 7314, indicating full scaling across the available threads.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. This processor supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong scaling from 2 threads to 16 threads. The 3DMark scores progress from 1880 with 2 threads, to 3459 with 4 threads, 5591 with 8 threads, and 7314 with 16 threads. The max-threads score of 7307 is nearly identical to the 16-thread score, meaning the processor is fully utilized beyond 16 threads without additional gains. The Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 8937 and single-core score of 1261 show a ratio of roughly 7:1, which is typical for a 10-core hybrid design.

The CPU sits at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25236. Compared to its nearest rivals, the i5-13400F is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-13620H (0.1% faster) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (0.5% slower). This places it in a competitive mid-range position. For Road 96, which is an adventure game with modest CPU demands, the processor's single-thread performance (Geekbench single-core 2301, Passmark single-thread 3634) is likely sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at most settings. At 1080p Low settings, where frame rates reach 156.8 FPS, the CPU's capability to feed the GPU becomes more relevant, but the data does not isolate CPU-bound scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is based on the TU106 chip using the Turing architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 12 nm process with 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. It features 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs, along with 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. The GPU has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 1365 MHz with a boost clock of 1680 MHz, and memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The TDP is 160 W, requiring a 450 W suggested PSU and a single 8-pin power connector.

The GPU's benchmark scores show a mixed profile: Passmark G3D scores 14111, while DirectX 12 performance scores only 53 in Passmark, and DirectX 11 scores 110. The Geekbench OpenCL score is 71278, and Vulkan scores 67425. The GPU's percentile among all GPUs is 58th, with an average benchmark score of 16074. Its nearest rivals are all AMD cards: the RX 7600S is 0.5% slower, the Pro 5600M and Pro 5700 are both 1.7% faster, and the Pro W5500 is 1.8% slower.

For Road 96, the GPU's VRAM capacity of 6 GB and memory bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s play a role at higher resolutions. The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern: at 4K Ultra, the combo manages only 24.3 FPS, which suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at that resolution and settings. At 1080p Low, the frame rate of 156.8 FPS indicates the GPU can handle the game easily when settings are reduced. The drop from Low to Ultra at each resolution is substantial, reflecting the GPU's computational limits rather than memory constraints, as even 4K Low produces 51.6 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 1410 out of 1684 tested combos in Road 96, placing it in the bottom 16% of the database. This rank is notably lower than what the individual component percentiles might suggest: the CPU is in the 82nd percentile and the GPU in the 58th percentile. The discrepancy indicates that this game's performance is not strictly tied to the average benchmark scores of the components; rather, the specific workload of Road 96 may place unusual demands on the system.

The rank of 1410 out of 1684 means there are 274 combos that perform worse. The data does not specify which combos surround this rank, but the implication is that many systems with lower-tier CPUs or GPUs outperform this pairing in this particular game. Given that the CPU's nearest rivals (i7-13620H, Ryzen 5 5600X3D) have nearly identical average scores, the CPU is unlikely to be the differentiator. The GPU, while in the 58th percentile, faces stiff competition from AMD cards in its immediate vicinity, and the game may favor certain architectures.

The measured FPS data shows that this combo can achieve playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p with adjusted settings, but struggles at 4K. The rank suggests that in the broader context of all tested combos, many other systems deliver higher average FPS in Road 96, likely due to more powerful GPUs. This is consistent with the observed scaling: the game is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions, and the RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are modest by current standards.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the combo scales from 1080p to 4K across four settings levels. At 1080p, the average frame rates range from 156.8 FPS (Low) down to 68.9 FPS (Ultra). Moving to 1440p, the same settings produce 100 FPS (Low), 72.9 FPS (Medium), 60.5 FPS (High), and 42.5 FPS (Ultra). At 4K, the numbers fall further to 51.6 FPS (Low), 36.0 FPS (Medium), 29.7 FPS (High), and 24.3 FPS (Ultra).

The relative drops from 1080p to 4K are substantial. On Low settings, the frame rate drops from 156.8 to 51.6 FPS, a reduction of approximately 67%. On Ultra settings, the drop is from 68.9 to 24.3 FPS, a reduction of approximately 65%. These consistent percentage drops across settings indicate that the GPU is the primary limiting factor, as the CPU's performance does not change with resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rates would remain similar regardless of resolution.

The data shows that at 1440p High, the combo achieves 60.5 FPS, which is a playable level for most users. At 4K, only Low settings manage above 50 FPS, and even Medium falls to 36 FPS. This pattern suggests that for smooth gameplay at 4K, users would need to accept Low settings, while 1440p offers a more balanced experience with Medium to High settings. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is less severe: on High settings, the drop is from 88.7 to 60.5 FPS (32% reduction), whereas the drop from 1440p to 4K is from 60.5 to 29.7 FPS (51% reduction), indicating that the GPU's memory bandwidth becomes increasingly strained at higher pixel counts.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 156.8 FPS on Low settings, making it highly responsive for fast-paced sections. Medium settings produce 110.6 FPS, High settings produce 88.7 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 68.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 87.9 FPS, showing that the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution when settings are lowered.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 100 FPS on Low, 72.9 FPS on Medium, 60.5 FPS on High, and 42.5 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p on Low settings is 56.8 FPS (from 156.8 to 100), while on Ultra settings the drop is 26.4 FPS (from 68.9 to 42.5). This suggests that at lower settings, the GPU is still capable of high frame rates, but at higher settings, the resolution increase has a more pronounced effect relative to the already-lower baseline.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are 51.6 FPS on Low, 36.0 FPS on Medium, 29.7 FPS on High, and 24.3 FPS on Ultra. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a narrowing of the gaps: Low to Medium is a 15.6 FPS difference, Medium to High is 6.3 FPS, and High to Ultra is 5.4 FPS. This compression indicates that the GPU is nearing its performance ceiling at 4K, and further settings increases yield diminishing returns. The difference between 1080p Low and 4K Low is 105.2 FPS, while the difference between 1080p Ultra and 4K Ultra is 44.6 FPS, confirming that the GPU's limits are more evident at lower settings where the CPU is not a factor, and at higher settings where the GPU is already saturated.

Across all resolutions, the data shows no minimum or maximum FPS values, so only average frame rates are available for analysis. The consistency of the scaling patterns—roughly 65-67% drops from 1080p to 4K across settings—points to a GPU-bound scenario throughout, with the RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth being the decisive factors.