Roblox

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Roblox with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti shows a clear pattern of performance scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 434.7 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops this to 290.1 FPS, a reduction of roughly 33%. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 162.9 FPS, representing another substantial drop of about 44% from the 1440p figure. This scaling behavior indicates that at lower resolutions, the system is heavily CPU-bound, as the frame rates are extraordinarily high and the GPU is not the primary constraint.

When examining the High preset specifically, the scaling pattern is similar but with a slightly different shape. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 349.8 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 234.7 FPS, a 33% reduction. At 4K High, the average is 130.8 FPS, a 44% drop from 1440p. The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that resolution scaling is relatively uniform, but the absolute numbers reveal where the bottleneck shifts. At 4K, the GPU begins to take on more responsibility, yet the frame rates remain very high for a game like Roblox.

The Ultra preset tells a more interesting story. At 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 282.6 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it drops to 190 FPS, a 33% reduction. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 108.5 FPS, a 43% drop from 1440p. The Ultra settings impose a heavier load on the GPU, and the data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains over 100 FPS. This suggests that while the GPU is clearly engaged at higher resolutions, the combination of the Ryzen 5 5500's six cores and the RTX 3070 Ti's capabilities keeps performance well above typical display refresh rates.

The limiting component analysis is revealing. At 1080p Low, the difference between Low and Ultra is 152.1 FPS (434.7 vs 282.6). At 4K, the gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 54.4 FPS (162.9 vs 108.5). This narrowing indicates that at lower resolutions, CPU performance sets the ceiling, while at higher resolutions, the GPU becomes more influential in determining final frame rates. The data shows that Roblox is not particularly demanding on either component, but the scaling pattern is consistent with a game that responds well to both CPU and GPU improvements.

How This Combo Ranks

The Ryzen 5 5500 and RTX 3070 Ti combination ranks 716th out of 1800 tested combos in Roblox, placing it in the upper tier of systems that have been benchmarked for this game. This percentile position, roughly in the 60th percentile of all combos, reflects a system that delivers strong but not top-tier performance in Roblox specifically. The rank is notable because it shows that many other combinations of CPUs and GPUs outperform this pairing in this particular title, despite the RTX 3070 Ti being a high-end graphics card in absolute terms.

The CPU's overall benchmark average score is 20875, which places it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs tested. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-12500 with an average score of 20897, showing a delta of -0.1%, meaning the Ryzen 5 5500 is essentially tied with that Intel part. Similarly, the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE scores 20900, also a -0.1% delta. The AMD EPYC 7J13 scores 20845, a +0.1% delta in favor of the Ryzen 5 5500. These tiny deltas indicate that the CPU's performance is right at the median of its peer group, which helps explain why the combo rank is not higher.

For the GPU, the RTX 3070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 30849, placing it in the 74th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME at 30755 (+0.3% delta in favor of the RTX 3070 Ti), the AMD Radeon RX 6700 at 31112 (-0.8% delta), the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 at 31142 (-0.9% delta), and the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q at 31220 (-1.2% delta). The GPU's percentile ranking is slightly lower than the CPU's, suggesting that the graphics card is relatively weaker compared to its peers than the processor is. This combination of a mid-tier CPU and a high-tier GPU results in the 716th rank, which is respectable but not exceptional for Roblox.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, using the Cezanne codename on a 7 nm process from TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Its cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache. This configuration is well-suited for games that benefit from multiple threads, and Roblox is one such title that can utilize the available cores.

In Roblox, the CPU's role is significant at lower resolutions where frame rates are extremely high. At 1080p Low, the 434.7 FPS figure is far beyond what most displays can show, indicating that the CPU is generating frames faster than the GPU needs to render them. The Ryzen 5 5500's single-thread performance, as measured by a 3DMark single-thread score of 836 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2319, is solid for its class. Multi-threaded performance is also respectable, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16429 and a 3DMark max-threads score of 5411.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 20875 places it just 0.1% below the Intel Core i5-12500, which is a comparable six-core part. This near parity explains why the combo rank does not change dramatically when paired with different GPUs. The data shows that the Ryzen 5 5500 provides enough processing power to avoid being a bottleneck in Roblox at most settings, but at 1080p Low, where frame rates exceed 400 FPS, the CPU is clearly the limiting factor. The PassMark multi-thread score of 19330 and single-thread score of 3058 confirm that the CPU handles both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded workloads competently.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured FPS across settings is consistently high. Low settings produce an average of 434.7 FPS, Medium produces 398.9 FPS, High produces 349.8 FPS, and Ultra produces 282.6 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 152.1 FPS, showing that settings have a meaningful impact even at 1080p. The step from Low to Medium is 35.8 FPS, from Medium to High is 49.1 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 67.2 FPS. Each successive settings tier imposes a larger penalty, which is typical for games where Ultra presets enable more demanding visual effects.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 290.1 FPS for Low, 264.3 FPS for Medium, 234.7 FPS for High, and 190 FPS for Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 100.1 FPS, which is smaller than at 1080p but still substantial. The step from Low to Medium is 25.8 FPS, Medium to High is 29.6 FPS, and High to Ultra is 44.7 FPS. The relative penalties are similar to 1080p, but the absolute frame rates are lower, confirming that resolution is the primary driver of reduced performance.

At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 162.9 FPS for Low, 152.6 FPS for Medium, 130.8 FPS for High, and 108.5 FPS for Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 54.4 FPS, which is the smallest absolute difference of any resolution. This indicates that at 4K, the GPU is more heavily loaded, and the settings differences have less impact on frame rates because the rendering resolution is the dominant factor. The step from Low to Medium is 10.3 FPS, Medium to High is 21.8 FPS, and High to Ultra is 22.3 FPS.

Across all resolutions, the Ultra preset at 4K produces the lowest average at 108.5 FPS, while 1080p Low produces the highest at 434.7 FPS. The data shows that this combo can handle even the most demanding configuration in Roblox with frame rates well above 60 FPS, and at 1080p, it delivers performance that would exceed the refresh rate of most high-end gaming monitors.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA104 chip, manufactured on an 8 nm process from Samsung. It has 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, along with 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1575 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, with 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus providing 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1188 MHz, which translates to 19 Gbps effective. The card has a TDP of 290 W and requires a 600 W power supply.

In Roblox, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions and settings. At 4K Ultra, the 108.5 FPS average demonstrates that the RTX 3070 Ti is capable of handling the game's most demanding configuration without dropping below playable levels. The GPU's memory capacity of 8 GB is sufficient for Roblox's texture and geometry requirements, as the game does not appear to be VRAM-limited in these measurements. The pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s provide ample fill rate for the game's relatively simple visual style.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 30849 places it in the 74th percentile of all GPUs, which is lower than the CPU's 79th percentile ranking. This suggests that the RTX 3070 Ti is slightly less impressive relative to its peers than the Ryzen 5 5500. The nearest rival data shows the GPU is within 1.2% of several other cards, including the AMD Radeon RX 6700 and the NVIDIA Quadro M5000. In Roblox specifically, the GPU's performance is more than adequate, as evidenced by the fact that even at 4K Ultra, the frame rate remains above 100 FPS. The FP32 compute performance of 21.75 TFLOPS and the DirectX 12 Ultimate support ensure compatibility with modern rendering features, even if Roblox does not heavily utilize them.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Roblox?

A: The highest average FPS is 434.7, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS this combo achieves in Roblox?

A: The lowest average FPS is 108.5, achieved at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5500 compare to its nearest CPU rival?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500 has an average benchmark score of 20875, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i5-12500's score of 20897, making them essentially equal in performance.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 Ti compare to its nearest GPU rival?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 30849, which is 0.8% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6700's score of 31112, indicating the RX 6700 is slightly faster on average.

Q: At which resolution and settings does the combo drop below 200 FPS?

A: The combo drops below 200 FPS at 2560x1440 with Ultra settings (190 FPS), and at 3840x2160 with all settings (162.9 FPS Low, 152.6 FPS Medium, 130.8 FPS High, 108.5 FPS Ultra).

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in Roblox?

A: The combo ranks 716th out of 1800 tested combinations, placing it in the upper portion of the tested pool.