Road 96

Settings Recommendations

For Road 96, the measured data shows a clear hierarchy across the four available presets at each resolution. The High preset offers the most balanced experience, delivering 210.9 FPS at 1080p, 130.3 FPS at 1440p, and 70.1 FPS at 4K. These figures sit comfortably in the high-refresh-rate territory for 1080p and 1440p displays, while 4K remains playable above 60 FPS.

The Ultra preset, while visually superior, exacts a substantial performance cost. At 1080p it drops to 162 FPS, a 23% reduction from High. The gap widens at 1440p, where Ultra produces 101.3 FPS versus High's 130.3 FPS, a 22% penalty. At 4K, Ultra falls to 55.6 FPS, dipping below the 60 FPS threshold that many consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. For 4K users, High is the sensible choice, as it maintains 70.1 FPS while still providing solid visual fidelity.

The Medium preset represents a middle ground that sacrifices some visual quality for headroom. It delivers 260 FPS at 1080p, 165.3 FPS at 1440p, and 86.6 FPS at 4K. This preset is particularly well-suited for 1440p high-refresh-rate monitors, where it nearly matches the frame rates of High at 1080p. The Low preset, at 351.3 FPS at 1080p and 226.8 FPS at 1440p, is primarily useful for competitive play or for users with very high refresh rate displays, though the visual compromises are significant for an adventure title.

The optimal recommendation depends on the target display. For 1080p, High provides an exceptional experience with 210.9 FPS, leaving ample headroom for any demanding scenes. For 1440p, Medium at 165.3 FPS offers the best balance between visual quality and frame rate, though High at 130.3 FPS is still excellent. For 4K, High is the clear winner at 70.1 FPS, as Ultra's 55.6 FPS falls short of the smoothness most players expect.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER achieves a rank of 122 out of 1684 tested combinations in Road 96. This places it in the top 7.2% of all configurations tested, indicating that this pairing delivers strong performance for this title.

The CPU component, the Core i5-13400F, holds an 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs in the broader benchmark database. Its average benchmark score of 25236 places it in close competition with several notable rivals. The nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-13620H, scores 25201, a delta of just 0.1% — effectively a statistical tie. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D scores 25365, putting it 0.5% ahead, while the AMD EPYC 9474F and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 score 25103 and 25099 respectively, each 0.5% behind. This cluster of rivals within a 1% band demonstrates that the i5-13400F sits at a performance plateau where architectural differences and workload characteristics matter more than raw compute potential.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4080 SUPER ranks in the 88th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53610. Its nearest rivals show a similar clustering pattern. The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 53489, just 0.2% behind, while the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M trails by 0.4% at 53414. The AMD Radeon RX 7700S sits 2.1% behind at 52505, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is 2.9% behind at 52086. This positioning indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER is well ahead of the mid-range competition, though it does not dominate the high-end segment as decisively as its specs might suggest.

In the context of Road 96 specifically, the rank of 122 out of 1684 combinations suggests that this hardware pairing is more than sufficient for the game's demands. The measured frame rates at 4K Ultra, 55.6 FPS, represent the only configuration that struggles to maintain high performance, which is consistent with the game being relatively modest in its GPU requirements.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 4K gaming on this hardware?

A: The High preset is recommended for 4K, delivering 70.1 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 55.6 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

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

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

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1080p with Medium settings is 260 FPS. This is a substantial jump from High's 210.9 FPS and provides excellent headroom for high-refresh-rate displays.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER significantly faster than the RX 6900 XT?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 53610, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT at 53489. This difference is negligible in practice, indicating near-parity in overall performance.

Q: Does the Ultra preset at 1440p maintain high frame rates?

A: At 1440p, the Ultra preset delivers 101.3 FPS, which remains above 100 FPS and is suitable for most high-refresh-rate monitors. However, High at 130.3 FPS and Medium at 165.3 FPS offer smoother experiences.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations in Road 96?

A: This combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 122nd out of 1684 tested combinations, placing it in the top 7.2% of all configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, providing a comprehensive view of performance scaling. At 1920x1080, the results show a wide spread across settings. The Low preset achieves 351.3 FPS, which is the highest measured frame rate in the entire dataset. Medium produces 260 FPS, representing a 26% reduction from Low. High delivers 210.9 FPS, a 19% drop from Medium. Ultra brings the frame rate down to 162 FPS, a 23% decrease from High. The total range from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 189.3 FPS, demonstrating that settings choices can more than double the performance output.

At 2560x1440, the performance profile shifts downward but remains robust. Low produces 226.8 FPS, which is still above the 200 FPS mark. Medium achieves 165.3 FPS, a 27% reduction from Low. High reaches 130.3 FPS, down 21% from Medium. Ultra delivers 101.3 FPS, a 22% drop from High. The range from Low to Ultra is 125.5 FPS, showing that resolution scaling compresses the settings spread slightly compared to 1080p.

The 3840x2160 results reveal the most significant performance constraints. Low produces 117.9 FPS, barely crossing the 120 FPS threshold. Medium drops to 86.6 FPS, a 27% reduction. High falls to 70.1 FPS, a 19% decrease from Medium. Ultra bottoms out at 55.6 FPS, a 21% decline from High. The range from Low to Ultra is 62.3 FPS, indicating that at 4K, the GPU is becoming the limiting factor and settings have relatively less impact on absolute frame rates.

Across all resolutions, the pattern of percentage decreases between settings is remarkably consistent, typically falling between 19% and 27%. This consistency suggests that the game's rendering pipeline scales predictably with settings changes, regardless of resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p and then to 4K reveals important insights about the system's bottlenecks. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 210.9 FPS at 1080p to 130.3 FPS at 1440p, a 38% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K, High drops from 130.3 FPS to 70.1 FPS, a 46% reduction. The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K at High is 67%, meaning 4K produces less than one-third of the frame rate of 1080p.

The Low preset shows a similar scaling pattern. From 1080p to 1440p, the frame rate falls from 351.3 FPS to 226.8 FPS, a 35% reduction. From 1440p to 4K, it drops from 226.8 FPS to 117.9 FPS, a 48% reduction. The total decrease from 1080p to 4K is 66%, closely matching the High preset's scaling.

Medium settings exhibit slightly different behavior. The 1080p to 1440p transition sees a drop from 260 FPS to 165.3 FPS, a 36% reduction. The 1440p to 4K transition drops from 165.3 FPS to 86.6 FPS, a 48% reduction. The cumulative decrease is 67%, again consistent with the other presets.

Ultra settings show the most pronounced scaling at higher resolutions. From 1080p to 1440p, the frame rate drops from 162 FPS to 101.3 FPS, a 37% reduction. From 1440p to 4K, it falls from 101.3 FPS to 55.6 FPS, a 45% reduction. The total decrease from 1080p to 4K is 66%.

The consistency of these scaling patterns — with 1080p to 1440p reductions of 35-38% and 1440p to 4K reductions of 45-48% — indicates that the rendering load scales roughly with pixel count. The pixel count increases by 78% from 1080p to 1440p and by 125% from 1440p to 4K. The larger percentage drops at higher resolutions suggest that the RTX 4080 SUPER's memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s and its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory are sufficient, but the GPU's compute resources become progressively more stressed as resolution increases. The fact that even the Low preset at 4K only achieves 117.9 FPS, while the same preset at 1080p reaches 351.3 FPS, confirms that resolution scaling is the dominant factor in performance degradation, with the GPU being the primary limiting component at 4K.