Roblox

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H paired with the AMD Radeon 8060S delivers a performance profile in Roblox that is heavily skewed toward high refresh rate play at mainstream resolutions, with a clear falloff at 4K Ultra that exposes the GPU as the primary limiter. The measured data shows this combination is capable of triple-digit frame rates across nearly every tested setting, making it a strong match for fast-paced sandbox gameplay, though the gap between Low and Ultra settings grows substantially as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is significant, but the pattern is not uniform across all settings presets. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 338 FPS at 1920x1080 to 226 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 112 FPS, and then to 128 FPS at 3840x2160, which is 210 FPS below the 1080p result. This represents a 62% decrease from the lowest resolution to the highest, indicating that even at Low settings the rendering load at 4K is substantial. The Medium preset shows a similar trend, with averages of 308 FPS at 1080p, 205 FPS at 1440p, and 116 FPS at 4K. The step from 1440p to 4K costs 89 FPS on Medium, which is a 43% drop, while the step from 1080p to 1440p costs 103 FPS, a 33% drop. This nonlinear scaling suggests that 4K places a disproportionately heavy burden on the GPU compared to 1440p.

High settings follow the same direction, with 272 FPS at 1080p, 182 FPS at 1440p, and 103 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result is 169 FPS lower than 1080p High, a 62% reduction. Ultra settings show the most dramatic scaling, starting at 221 FPS at 1080p, dropping to 147 FPS at 1440p, and then to 83 FPS at 4K. The difference between 1080p Ultra and 4K Ultra is 138 FPS, a 62% decline. Across all presets, the relative drop from 1080p to 4K is consistently around 60% to 62%, which points to a resolution-bound scenario where the GPU’s pixel throughput becomes the limiting factor.

The ratio between settings at each resolution reveals how much headroom exists. At 1080p, Low produces 338 FPS while Ultra produces 221 FPS, meaning Ultra is 65% of Low’s performance. At 1440p, Low gives 226 FPS and Ultra gives 147 FPS, so Ultra is 65% of Low. At 4K, Low gives 128 FPS and Ultra gives 83 FPS, again 65% of Low. This consistent ratio suggests that the performance penalty from increasing settings is proportional regardless of resolution, but the absolute cost of moving to 4K is the dominant factor. The data indicates that 1080p and 1440p are both well within the capability of this combo for smooth play, while 4K requires dropping to Medium or Low to maintain high frame rates.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 8060S is an integrated GPU based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, built on a 4 nm process at TSMC. Its chip, codenamed Strix Halo, has a die size of 308 mm² and is part of the Navi Mobile generation. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz, which is a substantial increase of 1605 MHz under load. This boost behavior is evident in the benchmark results, where the GPU achieves an average score of 55757 across its tested benchmarks, placing it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB with an average score of 55698 and a deltaPct of 0.1, meaning the 8060S is essentially tied with that discrete card. It also sits close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, which scores 56083 with a deltaPct of -0.6, indicating the 8060S is just 0.6% behind that high-end card in average benchmark score. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.7% behind, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is 2.8% behind.

In Roblox specifically, the GPU’s performance is reflected in the measured FPS. At 1080p Low, the 338 FPS average shows that the GPU is not a bottleneck at lower settings, likely because the game’s simple geometry and shading demands are easily handled by the 2560 shading units and 160 texture mapping units. The 64 ROPs provide a pixel rate of 185.6 GPixel/s, which helps at higher resolutions, but the 4K results tell a different story. At 4K Ultra, the 83 FPS average suggests that the GPU is saturated, as the pixel workload quadruples from 1080p. The texture rate of 464.0 GTexel/s and FP32 throughput of 14.85 TFLOPS are respectable for an integrated part, but they are not sufficient to maintain high frame rates at 4K with Ultra settings.

The memory configuration is system shared, meaning the GPU uses the same memory pool as the CPU. The memory bandwidth is listed as system dependent, which means it varies based on the installed RAM. This is a critical factor, as Roblox is a game that can be sensitive to memory bandwidth, especially at higher resolutions where larger textures and buffers are used. The fact that the 4K Medium preset yields 116 FPS with a minimum of 99 FPS and a maximum of 134 FPS indicates that even at 4K, the GPU can deliver playable performance if settings are moderated. The 8060S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so it is fully compatible with modern API features that Roblox may use. The GPU’s 40 ray tracing cores are present, but Roblox does not heavily utilize ray tracing, so their impact on this game’s results is minimal.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is a 16-core, 22-thread processor from the Core Ultra Series 1, based on the Meteor Lake architecture and built on a 7 nm process at Intel. Its base clock is 3.90 GHz, and it boosts to 5.10 GHz, which is a 1.20 GHz uplift. This high single-thread boost is important for Roblox, which is known to be largely single-threaded in its physics and game logic. The CPU’s L3 cache is 24 MB shared, with 2 MB per core of L2 cache and 112 KB per core of L1 cache. The memory support is DDR5, with a dual-channel bus and a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s, which is shared with the iGPU as mentioned earlier.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 185H scores 17984.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1810.5 in single-core, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Its average benchmark score is 35670, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 with a score of 35719 and a deltaPct of -0.1, meaning the 185H is 0.1% behind. The Intel Core 7 250H scores 35728 with a deltaPct of -0.2, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 scores 35802 with a deltaPct of -0.4, and the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X scores 35909 with a deltaPct of -0.7. This shows that the 185H is effectively on par with these rivals in overall CPU performance, with differences of less than 1%.

For Roblox, the CPU’s role is to handle game logic, physics, and draw calls. The high boost clock of 5.10 GHz is advantageous, as single-threaded performance is often the bottleneck in sandbox games with many objects. The measured FPS at 1080p Low of 338 FPS suggests that the CPU is not limiting at lower settings, as the GPU is capable of rendering frames quickly enough to keep up. However, at 4K Ultra, the 83 FPS average is more likely GPU-bound, as the CPU has more time to process game logic between frames. The 22 threads provide ample parallel processing for background tasks and any multi-threaded aspects of the game, but the data indicates that Roblox’s performance is more closely tied to the GPU once resolution and settings increase. The CPU’s 45 W TDP suggests it is a mobile part, but its performance is sufficient to avoid being a bottleneck in the tested scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and AMD Radeon 8060S ranks 1729 out of 3010 tested combos in Roblox. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the rankings, which is somewhat surprising given the individual performance of the CPU and GPU. The CPU’s percentile of 85 and the GPU’s percentile of 87 suggest that both components are above average, but the combo’s rank of 1729 out of 3010 indicates that many other combinations of hardware achieve higher frame rates in this specific game. This could be due to the fact that Roblox is a lightweight game that does not fully utilize the capabilities of high-end components, so combos with faster individual parts may not show a proportional benefit. Alternatively, the system-shared memory architecture of the 8060S might introduce latency or bandwidth limitations that affect Roblox’s performance compared to discrete GPU setups.

The rank of 1729 means that approximately 57% of tested combos perform better than this one in Roblox. This is noteworthy because the GPU’s nearest rivals include the RTX 5080 and RTX 4080, which are typically much faster in other games, but in Roblox the gap may be smaller due to the game’s low graphical demands. The combo’s performance is still strong in absolute terms, with all tested presets exceeding 83 FPS on average, but the relative ranking suggests that users prioritizing Roblox specifically might find better options among combos with different hardware. The data indicates that this combo is not a top-tier choice for Roblox, but it is far from inadequate, as the lowest measured average FPS is 83 at 4K Ultra, which is still playable for most users.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience per the measured rows, the Medium preset appears to offer the most balanced performance across all resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the average FPS is 308, with a minimum of 262 and a maximum of 354. This is only 30 FPS lower than Low’s 338 FPS, but it provides better visual quality. At 1440p Medium, the average is 205 FPS with a minimum of 175 and a maximum of 236, which is still well above 144 Hz for most monitors. At 4K Medium, the average is 116 FPS with a minimum of 99 and a maximum of 134, which means it can maintain a frame rate above 100 FPS on average, though the minimum of 99 suggests occasional dips below 100. This is the only preset at 4K that provides both a high average and a reasonable minimum, as Low gives 128 FPS but with no minimum data, and High gives 103 FPS with no minimum data.

If the user has a high refresh rate 1080p or 1440p display, Ultra settings are viable. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 221 FPS, which is still above 200 FPS, and at 1440p Ultra, the average is 147 FPS, which is suitable for a 144 Hz monitor. However, at 4K Ultra, the average drops to 83 FPS, which is below the 100 FPS threshold that many users consider smooth. For 4K users, Medium is the recommended preset, as it delivers 116 FPS on average and keeps the minimum above 95 FPS. Low at 4K gives 128 FPS, but the visual quality reduction may not be worth the 12 FPS gain over Medium. High at 4K gives 103 FPS, which is playable but with less headroom than Medium. The data suggests that Medium provides the best combination of visual fidelity and performance, especially at 4K where the GPU is most taxed.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results show a clear hierarchy across settings. Low settings produce the highest average FPS at 338, with no minimum or maximum values recorded. Medium settings yield 308 FPS on average, with a minimum of 262 FPS and a maximum of 354 FPS. High settings give 272 FPS on average, and Ultra settings give 221 FPS on average. The spread from Low to Ultra is 117 FPS, which indicates that the GPU has significant headroom at 1080p. The Medium preset’s minimum of 262 FPS means that even the worst-case frame rate is above 250 FPS, which is excellent for competitive play. The maximum of 354 FPS on Medium is close to the Low average, showing that Medium does not significantly compromise performance.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS values are lower but still high. Low settings average 226 FPS, Medium averages 205 FPS with a minimum of 175 FPS and a maximum of 236 FPS, High averages 182 FPS, and Ultra averages 147 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is most pronounced at Low, where the average falls from 338 to 226 FPS, a 112 FPS reduction. The Medium preset’s minimum of 175 FPS is still above 144 Hz, making it suitable for high refresh rate gaming. Ultra at 1440p gives 147 FPS, which is just above 144 Hz, so it is viable for those with 144 Hz displays. The data shows that 1440p is a sweet spot for this combo, as all presets except Ultra maintain averages above 180 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops significantly. Low settings average 128 FPS, Medium averages 116 FPS with a minimum of 99 FPS and a maximum of 134 FPS, High averages 103 FPS, and Ultra averages 83 FPS. The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum values, showing a range of 99 to 134 FPS. This indicates that the GPU is working harder at 4K, and the frame times are more variable. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 45 FPS, which is a smaller absolute gap than at 1080p (117 FPS) or 1440p (79 FPS). This suggests that at 4K, the GPU is approaching its limits, so the impact of settings is reduced. The 4K Low average of 128 FPS is still playable, but the 4K Ultra average of 83 FPS is the lowest measured value in the entire dataset. For users with 4K displays, Medium is the recommended choice, as it provides the best balance of average FPS and minimum FPS, with the latter being 99 FPS, which is just shy of 100 FPS. High at 4K gives 103 FPS on average, but without minimum data, so it is harder to guarantee smoothness. The measured data clearly shows that 4K Ultra is not ideal for this combo, but 4K Medium and Low are both viable options.