Roblox

Roblox, as a sandbox title, often behaves differently from traditional AAA benchmarks, yet the measured FPS data for this Intel Core i3-12100F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination reveals a clear and consistent scaling pattern. The delta between resolution presets provides insight into which component governs performance at each setting level. This analysis breaks down those measured results to contextualize the CPU and GPU contributions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS demonstrates that this combo scales with resolution in a predictable manner, but the degree of the drop is unusually steep, indicating a shift in bottleneck behavior. At 1080p with Low settings, the average FPS is 281.9. Moving to 1440p Low reduces that figure to 188, a substantial 33% decrease. Pushing to 4K Low yields 103.8 FPS, which is another 45% drop from the 1440p figure. This scaling pattern suggests that while the system is capable of very high frame rates at lower resolutions, the demands of increasing pixel count rapidly outpace the capabilities of the RTX 2060.

The trend is consistent across all settings. For High settings, the progression from 223.1 FPS at 1080p to 147.7 FPS at 1440p represents a 34% reduction, and then a further 42% reduction to 85 FPS at 4K. The consistency of these percentage drops across different settings is a strong signal that the limiting factor is resolution-bound. It is not a case of the CPU becoming saturated at a certain FPS; rather, the GPU's rendering throughput is being consumed by the higher pixel counts. The data shows that the gap between the 1440p and 4K results is consistently larger than the gap between 1080p and 1440p, indicating that the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading capacity are being taxed more severely as the resolution approaches 4K.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a 4-core, 8-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its benchmark results, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11912 and a single-core score of 1681, position it as a capable entry-level desktop part. In the context of Roblox, the CPU's role appears to be providing a sufficient foundation for high frame rates, but it is not the primary constraint in most scenarios.

The data supports this by showing that even at 1080p Low, where the CPU has the least amount of GPU work to wait for, the FPS is 281.9. This is high, but it is not an outlier that suggests a CPU bottleneck, as the frame rate is still scaling with resolution. If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect the FPS to plateau at a similar value regardless of resolution. The 3dmark single-thread score of 893 and the passmark single-thread score of 3444 indicate strong per-core performance, which is often more critical for game logic and draw calls. The CPU's performance relative to other tested parts is solid, as it sits in the 72nd percentile of all CPUs, and its average benchmark score of 13516 is within 0.6% of the Intel Core i3-10105 and 1.8% ahead of the Intel Core i7-7700K, per the nearestRivals data.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the dominant factor in this combination's Roblox performance. With 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, it offers a memory bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. Its boost clock of 1680 MHz and FP32 performance of 6.451 TFLOPS are modest by modern standards, but they are the primary drivers of the frame rates observed here. The GPU's average benchmark score is 16074, placing it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S and AMD Radeon Pro W5500, are within 0.5% and 1.8% of its score, respectively, indicating that it sits in a competitive mid-range tier.

The measured FPS data clearly shows the GPU being overwhelmed at 4K. The drop from 1440p Ultra at 122.4 FPS to 4K Ultra at 67.6 FPS is a 45% reduction. This is the most significant relative drop in the entire dataset, reinforcing that the RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM and compute resources are insufficient to maintain high frame rates at 4K with Ultra settings. Conversely, at 1080p, the GPU is able to deliver exceptionally high frame rates, with the Ultra setting still achieving 184.4 FPS. This suggests that for most 1080p gaming, the RTX 2060 is more than adequate, but its limitations become starkly apparent as resolution increases.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i3-12100F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is ranked 1495 out of 1800 tested combos for Roblox. This places it in the lower 17% of all combinations, which is a surprisingly low ranking given the high FPS numbers recorded. This discrepancy indicates that the database includes many other pairings with significantly more powerful components that achieve much higher frame rates, likely pushing the average score up. The combo's rank is not a reflection of poor performance in absolute terms, but rather a statement about its position relative to a field dominated by high-end hardware.

The rank suggests that while this combo is playable and often smooth, it is not a top-tier performer for Roblox. The data shows that the system is capable of exceeding 60 FPS at 4K on High settings, which is a solid result. However, the 1495th rank indicates there are 304 other combinations that perform better. This is likely due to the RTX 2060 being outpaced by newer GPUs with higher memory bandwidth and more shading units. The CPU, while not a bottleneck, is also not a high-end part, and its 4-core/8-thread configuration may limit performance in scenarios with many active physics objects or complex user-generated scripts.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following section presents the exact measured average FPS values for each resolution and settings combination, as recorded in the data.

At 1920x1080, the results are as follows:

• Low: 281.9 FPS
• Medium: 252.6 FPS
• High: 223.1 FPS
• Ultra: 184.4 FPS

The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 97.5 FPS, which is a 34.6% performance penalty for enabling the highest settings. This demonstrates that the GPU has enough headroom to absorb the extra load of Ultra settings without dropping below the 144 Hz refresh rate territory for the High preset.

At 2560x1440, the measured FPS is:

• Low: 188 FPS
• Medium: 168.3 FPS
• High: 147.7 FPS
• Ultra: 122.4 FPS

The drop from 1080p to 1440p is significant across all settings, with the Low preset losing 93.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p still maintains an average of 122.4 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS standard and suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 3840x2160, the results decline further:

• Low: 103.8 FPS
• Medium: 93.4 FPS
• High: 85 FPS
• Ultra: 67.6 FPS

At 4K, the combo is still capable of delivering playable frame rates, but the Ultra setting is the only one that dips below 70 FPS. The data shows that the High preset at 4K is a viable option, with an 85 FPS average. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 36.2 FPS, which is a smaller absolute gap than at lower resolutions, but a similar relative penalty of about 35%. This consistency suggests a uniform scaling behavior across the resolution spectrum, with the GPU's performance ceiling being the primary limiting factor at all settings.