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The measured FPS rows for Rust with this AMD Ryzen 5 2600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER pairing show a clear pattern: the Low preset delivers the highest average frame rates at every resolution, but the gap between presets narrows considerably as resolution drops. At 4K, Low produces 96.3 FPS versus 66.3 FPS on High and 52.7 FPS on Ultra—a spread of roughly 44 FPS between the lowest and highest quality tiers. At 1440p, Low hits 115.8 FPS while High achieves 94.5 FPS and Ultra trails at 87.9 FPS. At 1080p, Low reaches 132.4 FPS, High manages 107.8 FPS, and Ultra still delivers a playable 96.2 FPS.

The data suggests that Medium is the most balanced choice for this combination. At 4K, Medium yields 76.5 FPS, which is 10.2 FPS above High and 23.8 FPS above Ultra, while retaining substantially better visuals than Low. At 1440p, Medium produces 98.1 FPS, nearly matching High's 94.5 FPS and only 17.7 FPS behind Low. At 1080p, Medium's 111 FPS sits comfortably between Low's 132.4 FPS and Ultra's 96.2 FPS, indicating the preset scales well without collapsing performance.

For players prioritizing smoothness over fidelity, Low at 1080p offers the highest measured average at 132.4 FPS, which is 20.6 FPS ahead of Medium at the same resolution. However, the performance cost of moving from Low to Medium at 1440p is only 17.7 FPS (from 115.8 to 98.1), which is a modest penalty for the visual upgrade. At 4K, the drop from Low to Medium is 19.8 FPS (96.3 to 76.5), still within acceptable range for most displays. The Ultra preset appears poorly optimized for this pairing, as it delivers the lowest scores across all resolutions and provides diminishing returns over High.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for smooth gameplay at 1440p with this CPU-GPU combo?

A: Medium at 2560x1440 yields 98.1 FPS average, which is only 17.7 FPS below Low's 115.8 FPS but 10.2 FPS above High's 94.5 FPS. This makes Medium the strongest balance of quality and performance at that resolution.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K on the High preset?

A: The average FPS drops from 107.8 at 1920x1080 to 94.5 at 2560x1440, then further to 66.3 at 3840x2160. This represents a 41.5 FPS reduction from 1080p to 4K, or roughly a 38.5% decrease in frame rate.

Q: Does the Ultra preset ever outperform High in this game?

A: No. Across all three measured resolutions, Ultra consistently delivers lower average FPS than High. At 1080p, Ultra scores 96.2 FPS versus High's 107.8 FPS; at 1440p, 87.9 versus 94.5; at 4K, 52.7 versus 66.3.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER the limiting factor at 1080p Low?

A: The data suggests otherwise. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches 132.4 FPS, which is the highest measured score in the entire dataset. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600's single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 score of 1579) likely constrains further gains, as the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution and preset.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Rust?

A: The combo ranks 576th out of 1717 tested combinations, placing it in the 66th percentile. This indicates it outperforms roughly two-thirds of all recorded setups while trailing the top third.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K?

A: Low at 3840x2160 averages 96.3 FPS, while Ultra averages 52.7 FPS—a difference of 43.6 FPS. This gap widens as resolution increases, suggesting the GPU's capabilities are more fully utilized at higher settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how this system scales across resolutions. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on the Low preset drops the average from 132.4 to 115.8 FPS—a 16.6 FPS reduction. From 1440p to 4K on the same preset, the average falls further to 96.3 FPS, another 19.5 FPS loss. The High preset shows a steeper decline: 107.8 at 1080p, 94.5 at 1440p, and 66.3 at 4K, meaning the 4K figure is just 61.5% of the 1080p score.

This scaling pattern indicates the RTX 4080 SUPER is the primary driver of performance at higher resolutions. The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 4K textures, yet the frame rate still drops by 30 FPS from 1080p to 4K on High. Conversely, the relatively modest decline on Low (36.1 FPS from 1080p to 4K) suggests that CPU limitations emerge at lower settings and resolutions, where the Ryzen 5 2600's 6 cores and 12 threads become the bottleneck.

The data implies that at 1080p, the CPU is holding back the GPU. The 132.4 FPS ceiling on Low at 1080p is remarkably close to the 115.8 FPS at 1440p, indicating that pixel count alone is not the sole constraint. At 4K, however, the GPU's workload dominates, and the FPS differences between presets become more pronounced—Ultra at 52.7 FPS is nearly half of Low's 96.3 FPS, a pattern not observed at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

Among all tested combinations in Rust, this pairing of an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER achieves rank 576 out of 1717 total combos. This position places it in the upper third of the database, though not near the top. The percentile equivalent is roughly 66.5%, meaning about 33.5% of tested configurations deliver higher average FPS in this game.

The ranking reflects a mismatch in component tiers. The RTX 4080 SUPER sits in the 88th percentile among all GPUs, with a Passmark G3D score of 34245 and an average benchmark score of 53610—just 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. Meanwhile, the Ryzen 5 2600 ranks in the 77th percentile among CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19616, placing it near the Intel Core i5-1345U (deltaPct -0.4%) and AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (deltaPct 0.6%). This CPU is not a top-tier part, yet it is paired with a GPU that outperforms 88% of all graphics cards.

The 576th rank out of 1717 suggests that many combos with more balanced CPU-GPU pairings achieve better Rust performance. The data implies that the Ryzen 5 2600's single-core performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1579) limits the system's ability to fully exploit the RTX 4080 SUPER's power, particularly at lower resolutions where CPU-bound scenarios are more common. At 4K, the combo's rank might improve relative to others, as the GPU becomes the dominant factor, but the overall rank reflects performance across all tested conditions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. Its architecture is Zen, built on a 12 nm process, and it features 16 MB of shared L3 cache. Benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11186 and a single-core score of 1579, indicating solid multi-threaded capability but modest single-thread performance relative to modern CPUs.

In Rust, the CPU's role appears significant at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 132.4 FPS, but this is only 16.6 FPS higher than at 1440p Low (115.8 FPS). The small gain from reducing pixel count suggests the CPU is near its limit in driving the game's simulation and physics. The Passmark physics score of 673 and single-thread score of 2239 reinforce this interpretation—Rust's single-threaded workload likely saturates one or two cores, and the 3.90 GHz boost clock cannot compensate for the older architecture.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s and dual-channel DDR4 support may also affect performance, though the data does not directly measure this. The Ryzen 5 2600's 65W TDP and 12 nm node indicate an older design, and its average benchmark score of 19616 places it just 0.7% above the Intel Core i7-10700F, suggesting it competes with mid-range CPUs from several generations. For Rust, the implication is that upgrading the CPU would yield higher FPS at 1080p and 1440p, particularly on Low and Medium presets, while the GPU remains underutilized.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS values are: Low 96.3, Medium 76.5, High 66.3, and Ultra 52.7. The progression shows a consistent decline of roughly 10-20 FPS per preset step, with the largest single drop between Medium and High (10.2 FPS) and between High and Ultra (13.6 FPS). At this resolution, Low is the only preset that exceeds 90 FPS, while Ultra falls below 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the values are: Low 115.8, Medium 98.1, High 94.5, and Ultra 87.9. The spread narrows compared to 4K—only 27.9 FPS separates Low from Ultra. Notably, High and Medium are close (94.5 versus 98.1, a 3.6 FPS difference), suggesting diminishing returns from Medium to High at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the values are: Low 132.4, Medium 111, High 107.8, and Ultra 96.2. The gap between Low and Medium is 21.4 FPS, while Medium and High differ by just 3.2 FPS. Ultra remains the weakest option at 96.2 FPS, which is still playable but 36.2 FPS behind Low.

Across all resolutions, Low delivers the highest FPS, and the gap between Low and Ultra widens with resolution: 36.2 FPS at 1080p, 27.9 FPS at 1440p, and 43.6 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra value of 52.7 FPS is the lowest measured score, indicating that this setting combination is not recommended for smooth gameplay.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a high-end graphics card with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2550 MHz, and it houses 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. The GPU's Passmark G3D score of 34245 places it in the 88th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 53610, nearly matching the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (deltaPct 0.2%).

In Rust, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions and settings. At 4K Ultra, the combo delivers only 52.7 FPS, indicating the GPU is heavily loaded. Yet even at 4K Low, the 96.3 FPS result shows the GPU can handle high frame rates when settings are reduced. The 16 GB VRAM is ample for Rust's textures, and the 736.3 GB/s bandwidth supports 4K rendering without memory bottlenecks.

The GPU's 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 80 RT cores suggest it is overqualified for Rust's current rendering demands, but the measured data shows that at 1080p Low, the CPU prevents the GPU from reaching its full potential. The RTX 4080 SUPER's 320W TDP and triple-slot design indicate a power-hungry part, yet the benchmark results show it delivers consistent performance across presets. The GPU's nearest rival, the RX 6900 XT, scores nearly identically (deltaPct 0.2%), implying that Rust performance would be similar with either card when paired with this CPU.