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Across all four tested presets, the data shows a consistent hierarchy at every resolution. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 205.8 FPS, which is the lowest of the four settings but still far beyond display refresh-rate needs for most monitors. Low delivers 320.2 FPS, Medium 291.2 FPS, and High 257.9 FPS. The gap between Ultra and Low at 1080p is 114.4 FPS, indicating that the visual quality trade-off for the lowest preset is substantial but the frame-rate headroom is enormous.

Moving to 1440p, the pattern remains identical. Ultra produces 141.6 FPS, High 170.5 FPS, Medium 195.9 FPS, and Low 215 FPS. The delta between Ultra and Low narrows to 73.4 FPS, suggesting that the GPU begins to take on more work as pixel count rises. At 2160p, the spread compresses further: Ultra yields 79.4 FPS, High 95.2 FPS, Medium 112.7 FPS, and Low 120.6 FPS. The difference between Ultra and Low at 4K is only 41.2 FPS.

For the best experience per the measured rows, the High preset stands out as the optimal balance. At 1080p it delivers 257.9 FPS, which is 52.1 FPS above Ultra while still retaining most visual fidelity. At 1440p, High reaches 170.5 FPS, comfortably above the 141.6 FPS of Ultra. At 4K, High maintains 95.2 FPS, which is playable on high-refresh displays, whereas Ultra drops to 79.4 FPS. The data indicates that High consistently outperforms Ultra by 15.8 FPS at 4K, 28.9 FPS at 1440p, and 52.1 FPS at 1080p, making it the most reliable preset for maintaining high frame rates without sacrificing the visual features that Ultra adds.

Medium is a viable alternative for users targeting maximum frame rates on lower-end displays, but the measured deltas show that High provides a more significant visual upgrade for a relatively modest FPS cost compared to the jump from High to Ultra. The Ultra preset appears to impose a steep performance penalty that is not justified by the measured frame-rate data, especially when High already exceeds 95 FPS at 4K.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 33 chip, fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory operates across a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. The memory clock is rated at 2250 MHz, which translates to 18 Gbps effective. The GPU's base clock is 1980 MHz, with a boost clock of 2755 MHz and a game clock of 2470 MHz.

The VRAM capacity of 16 GB is substantial for a game like Roblox, which typically does not exhibit high memory pressure. The benchmark data shows that the GPU is not the limiting factor at 1080p, where even the Ultra preset achieves 205.8 FPS. However, the role of the GPU becomes more apparent as resolution increases. At 4K, the Ultra preset drops to 79.4 FPS, indicating that the rendering load at that pixel count begins to strain the GPU's compute resources.

The RX 7600 XT's 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation processors deliver a pixel rate of 176.3 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 352.6 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput is 22.57 TFLOPS, which is sufficient for Roblox's relatively simple geometry but becomes more relevant at higher resolutions. The GPU's percentile ranking of 63 among all GPUs places it in the mid-range tier, and its average benchmark score of 20146 is within 0.6% of the AMD Radeon RX 7600 and 1.9% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER.

The clock speeds play a direct role in the measured results. The boost clock of 2755 MHz is the maximum attainable under load, and the game clock of 2470 MHz represents the sustained frequency during typical gaming workloads. The data suggests that the GPU can maintain high clocks in Roblox, as evidenced by the 120.6 FPS at 4K Low settings. The 16 GB VRAM is likely underutilized in this title, but it provides headroom for future updates or more demanding sandbox content.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest average FPS at 1920x1080 is 320.2, achieved with the Low settings preset.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High delivers 170.5 FPS, which is 28.9 FPS higher than the Ultra preset's 141.6 FPS.

Q: Is the combo capable of 4K gaming?

A: Yes, the data shows playable frame rates at 3840x2160 across all presets, with Low at 120.6 FPS, Medium at 112.7 FPS, High at 95.2 FPS, and Ultra at 79.4 FPS.

Q: What is the performance delta between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: Low outperforms Ultra by 114.4 FPS at 1920x1080, with 320.2 FPS versus 205.8 FPS.

Q: Which preset provides the best balance of visual quality and frame rate?

A: The High preset delivers 257.9 FPS at 1080p, 170.5 FPS at 1440p, and 95.2 FPS at 4K, making it the most consistent option across all resolutions.

Q: Does the GPU or CPU limit performance more at higher resolutions?

A: The data shows that FPS drops are more pronounced from 1440p to 4K (e.g., High drops from 170.5 to 95.2 FPS), indicating the GPU becomes the limiting component at higher pixel counts.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT ranks 1153 out of 1800 tested combos in Roblox, placing it in the 64th percentile of all configurations. This rank reflects the mid-range positioning of both components. The CPU, with a percentile of 73 against all CPUs, is slightly stronger than the GPU, which holds a percentile of 63 against all GPUs. The combo's rank suggests that while it is not at the top tier, it sits comfortably above the median.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 14168 puts it within 0.4% of the AMD EPYC 7552 and 1.1% ahead of the Intel Core i5-8500. The GPU's average score of 20146 places it 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7600 and 1.9% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER. In the context of Roblox, where frame rates are generally high, this combo's rank of 1153 indicates that it delivers strong performance for the majority of users, though it is not among the top 10% of configurations.

The rank of 1153 out of 1800 also suggests that there are 647 combos that perform better, likely featuring higher-end CPUs or GPUs. However, the measured FPS data shows that this combo already exceeds 200 FPS at 1080p on High settings, meaning that for most practical purposes, the rank is more a reflection of raw benchmark potential than real-world playability in Roblox.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the FPS drops from 257.9 at 1080p to 170.5 at 1440p, a reduction of 87.4 FPS, and then further to 95.2 at 4K, a reduction of 75.3 FPS from 1440p. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 162.7 FPS, which represents a 63.1% decrease.

At Low settings, the scaling is similar but with higher absolute values: 320.2 FPS at 1080p, 215 FPS at 1440p, and 120.6 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 105.2 FPS, and from 1440p to 4K is 94.4 FPS, for a total decrease of 199.6 FPS (62.3%).

The pattern indicates that the limiting component shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the extremely high frame rates (exceeding 300 FPS on Low) suggest that the CPU may be the bottleneck, as the GPU is likely not fully saturated. As resolution increases, the GPU's workload grows, and the FPS drops more steeply relative to the pixel count increase. The transition from 1440p to 4K represents a 2.25x increase in pixel count, yet the FPS drop for High settings is only 44.1% (from 170.5 to 95.2), indicating that the GPU is scaling reasonably well but not linearly.

The data suggests that the i5-10400F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, has sufficient single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1453) to keep up with the RX 7600 XT at lower resolutions. However, at 4K, the GPU becomes the primary limiter, as evidenced by the fact that even the Low preset cannot exceed 120.6 FPS, which is a relatively modest frame rate for such a simple game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of presets shows a clear hierarchy. Low delivers an average of 320.2 FPS, Medium 291.2 FPS, High 257.9 FPS, and Ultra 205.8 FPS. The spread between the lowest and highest presets is 114.4 FPS, with each step up in quality costing a measurable amount of performance. The jump from Low to Medium costs 29 FPS, from Medium to High costs 33.3 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 52.1 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a disproportionate penalty relative to its visual upgrade.

At 2560x1440, the same ordering holds. Low achieves 215 FPS, Medium 195.9 FPS, High 170.5 FPS, and Ultra 141.6 FPS. The spread narrows to 73.4 FPS. The step costs are 19.1 FPS from Low to Medium, 25.4 FPS from Medium to High, and 28.9 FPS from High to Ultra. The more even distribution suggests that the GPU is becoming more involved, but the CPU still provides ample headroom.

At 3840x2160, the presets yield Low at 120.6 FPS, Medium at 112.7 FPS, High at 95.2 FPS, and Ultra at 79.4 FPS. The spread compresses to 41.2 FPS. The step costs are 7.9 FPS from Low to Medium, 17.5 FPS from Medium to High, and 15.8 FPS from High to Ultra. At this resolution, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, as even the Low preset cannot break past 120.6 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls below the 80 FPS threshold that many users consider the minimum for smooth gameplay.

The data across all resolutions shows that the High preset is the most consistent performer, never falling below 95.2 FPS even at 4K, while still providing a significant visual improvement over Medium and Low. The Ultra preset, while technically playable at 4K, offers the worst frame-rate efficiency, and the measured deltas suggest that it is best reserved for users with displays that can leverage the higher visual fidelity without needing extreme frame rates.