Road 96

The data for Road 96 with the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 shows a combination that is playable at most resolutions but demands careful settings management for a consistently smooth experience. This pairing places the system in the lower portion of tested configurations, with the benchmark results indicating that the GPU is the primary limiting factor as resolution increases.

FAQ

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo can achieve at 1080p?

A: The highest average FPS recorded at 1920x1080 is 155 FPS, which is achieved with the Low settings preset.

Q: Is this combo capable of 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest average FPS recorded is 52 FPS, which occurs on Low settings. The High preset yields an average of 31 FPS, while Ultra drops to 24 FPS.

Q: How does this system perform at 1440p with High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the combo produces an average of 58 FPS, which is just below the common 60 FPS target.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: The average FPS drops from 98 FPS on Low to 45 FPS on Ultra at 2560x1440, a reduction of 53 FPS.

Q: Does the game have a frame rate limit or is the minimum FPS data available?

A: The data shows no evidence of a frame rate limit. Minimum FPS data is only available for the Medium settings preset across all resolutions, with values of 96 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p, and 32 FPS at 4K.

Q: How does the RTX 2060's benchmark score compare to its nearest rival, the GTX 580?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 15290, while the GTX 580 scores 15283, a negligible delta of 0%.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture and features 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 render output units. Its memory configuration consists of 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, which provides a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz or 14 Gbps effective.

In Road 96, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution scales. At 1080p, the combo achieves 155 FPS on Low settings, indicating that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU sufficiently. However, at 4K Ultra, the average FPS plummets to 24, demonstrating that the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth are stretched to their limits. The GPU's 6 GB VRAM buffer is sufficient for this adventure title, but the data shows that the shader and texture throughput is the bottleneck at higher resolutions and quality presets. The RTX 2060's 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores are present, but the measured results indicate that standard rasterization performance, as reflected in its Passmark G3D score of 14111, is what drives the frame rates in this game.

Settings Recommendations

For a 60 FPS target, the data suggests that the Medium preset is the most balanced choice across resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium yields an average of 113 FPS with a minimum of 96 FPS, providing a comfortable margin above 60. At 2560x1440, Medium produces 72 FPS on average with a minimum of 61 FPS, which is right at the threshold. At 3840x2160, Medium drops to 38 FPS average and 32 FPS minimum, which falls short of a smooth experience.

For users prioritizing visual fidelity at 1080p, the High preset is viable at 91 FPS average, and even Ultra remains playable at 71 FPS. At 1440p, High settings are borderline at 58 FPS, while Ultra falls to 45 FPS, suggesting that Medium is the ceiling for a consistent 60 FPS experience. At 4K, the data shows that only Low settings are capable of exceeding 50 FPS, with an average of 52 FPS, while High and Ultra dip to 31 and 24 FPS respectively. The best experience per the measured rows is achieved by using Medium settings at 1080p or 1440p, as it offers the most stable frame times, evidenced by the recorded minimum FPS values.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings produces smooth results. The Low preset delivers the highest average at 155 FPS. Medium follows with 113 FPS average, with a minimum of 96 and a maximum of 130. High settings achieve 91 FPS, while Ultra bottoms out at 71 FPS. All presets at this resolution are well above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, performance scales down predictably. Low settings maintain a high average of 98 FPS. Medium provides 72 FPS average, with a minimum of 61 and a maximum of 83. High settings yield 58 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS target. Ultra drops further to 45 FPS average, indicating that this preset is best avoided at this resolution for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low settings are the only viable option, with an average of 52 FPS. Medium drops to 38 FPS average, with a minimum of 32 and a maximum of 44. High settings produce 31 FPS, and Ultra falls to 24 FPS. The data shows a substantial performance cliff between Low and Medium at this resolution, suggesting that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are insufficient for higher quality settings at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination ranks 2940 out of 3713 tested combos in Road 96. This places the system in the 21st percentile of all tested configurations, meaning that the majority of other combos achieve higher average frame rates in this game. This ranking is consistent with the GPU's overall performance percentile of 58, indicating that the RTX 2060 is a mid-range part, while the CPU's percentile of 90 is much higher.

The data suggests that the combo's rank is dragged down by the GPU's performance ceiling, as the CPU is capable of much more. The RTX 2060's average benchmark score of 15290 is nearly identical to its nearest rival, the GTX 580, which scores 15283 with a delta of 0%. Other close rivals include the AMD Radeon 680M with a score of 15270 and a 0.1% delta, and the RTX 3050 OEM with a score of 15199 and a 0.6% delta. This tight grouping indicates that the RTX 2060 is performing as expected for its class, but it is simply outclassed by the higher-end GPUs that populate the top ranks of this game's benchmark database.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14-core, 20-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. It features 24 MB of shared L3 cache and supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. The CPU's benchmark scores are substantial, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32544 and a single-core score of 4594, alongside a Geekbench multi-core score of 17085 and a single-core score of 2445.

In Road 96, the CPU's role is largely secondary to the GPU. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 155 FPS, which suggests that the CPU is not a bottleneck at this resolution and settings level. The CPU's high single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Passmark single-thread score of 4273, helps maintain high frame rates in less demanding scenes. However, the data shows that at 4K Ultra, the FPS drops to 24, which is clearly a GPU limitation rather than a CPU one. The CPU's percentile of 90 versus all CPUs indicates that it is a high-end part, and its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 with a delta of 0.3%, are similarly powerful. The measured results show that the CPU is not the limiting component in this game, as the frame rates scale primarily with resolution and GPU load.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 155 at 1080p to 98 at 1440p, a 37% reduction, and then to 52 at 4K, a further 47% reduction from the 1440p figure. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is heavily taxed as pixel count increases.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 113 FPS at 1080p, 72 FPS at 1440p, and 38 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 36% and 47% respectively. High settings follow the same trend, with 91 FPS at 1080p, 58 FPS at 1440p (a 36% drop), and 31 FPS at 4K (a 47% drop from 1440p). Ultra settings show 71 FPS at 1080p, 45 FPS at 1440p (37% drop), and 24 FPS at 4K (47% drop).

The consistent percentage drops across settings suggest that the GPU is the limiting component at all resolutions, as the CPU's performance headroom is not being fully utilized. The data indicates that the RTX 2060's memory bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s and its FP32 throughput of 6.451 TFLOPS are insufficient to maintain higher frame rates at 4K, particularly on higher quality presets. The transition from 1080p to 1440p has a relatively predictable impact, but the jump to 4K is more severe, confirming that this resolution is beyond the comfortable range for this GPU in Road 96.