Rust

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER form a 2019-era mid-range pairing. In Rust, this combination ranks 1023rd out of 1717 tested combos, placing it above the halfway point of the database. The CPU holds a 76th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU a 65th percentile among all GPUs, yet the game-specific rank is lower than either component’s individual standing. This suggests Rust’s workload does not fully leverage the strengths of this particular CPU–GPU pairing.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1023 out of 1717 means it outperforms roughly 59% of all tested combinations, though the exact percentage is not part of the data. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 18129, which places it at the 76th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 22206, at the 65th percentile of all GPUs. The gap between these component-level percentiles and the combo’s game-specific rank indicates that Rust is not purely bound by either component’s synthetic performance. The CPU’s nearest rivals in average score are the Intel Core i5-11400 (18150, delta -0.1%), the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (18101, +0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (18158, -0.2%), and the AMD EPYC 9274F (18189, -0.3%). All four are within 0.3% of the Ryzen 5 3600’s average score, so the CPU is effectively tied with these parts in general compute. The GPU’s nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22307, -0.5%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (22006, +0.9%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (22729, -2.3%), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21670, +2.5%). The RTX 2070 SUPER sits within 2.5% of these GPUs, again showing a tight cluster. The combo’s rank in Rust, however, is not directly predictable from these synthetic scores, as the game’s specific engine and settings interact with the hardware in ways that synthetic benchmarks do not capture.

GPU Role

The RTX 2070 SUPER carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 1605 MHz and boost clock is 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The GPU has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, along with 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. These specifications are reflected in its Passmark G3D score of 18169 and its average benchmark score of 22206. In Rust, the GPU’s role becomes clear when examining the measured FPS across settings. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 152.4 FPS, indicating that the GPU is not the limiting factor at that resolution and setting. At 1080p Ultra, the average drops to 67.8 FPS, still playable but showing the GPU’s workload increasing. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 29.3 FPS, a level that is not smooth for competitive play. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for the tested settings, as no memory-related stutter is indicated in the data. The GPU’s 65th percentile ranking places it above the median GPU, and its nearest rival, the RX 5700, is only 2.5% behind in average score. The RTX 2070 SUPER’s performance in Rust is consistent with its position in the GPU hierarchy, though the game’s CPU demands can overshadow the GPU at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear downward trend as resolution increases. At High settings, the average FPS goes from 86.3 at 1080p to 58.2 at 1440p to 36.5 at 4K. At Low settings, the progression is 152.4, 106, and 61.7. At Medium, it is 99.7, 69.2, and 43.1. At Ultra, it is 67.8, 44.5, and 29.3. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 30% across all settings, and the drop from 1440p to 4K is another 30-40%. This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution climbs, because the pixel count increases while the CPU’s workload remains relatively constant. At 1080p Low, the 152.4 FPS suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at high frame rates, but at 4K Ultra the GPU’s compute and memory bandwidth are stretched to their limits. The scaling is consistent across all four settings, which implies that the game’s rendering pipeline is well-behaved and that the hardware’s performance scales predictably with resolution. The fact that the 4K Low average of 61.7 FPS is higher than the 1080p Ultra average of 67.8 FPS is notable: it shows that lowering settings at a higher resolution can yield better frame rates than raising settings at a lower resolution, a common trade-off in demanding titles.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Ultra in Rust?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 67.8.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in Rust?

A: It ranks 1023rd out of 1717 tested combos, placing it above the median.

Q: What is the CPU’s boost clock?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a boost clock of 4.20 GHz.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the CPU?

A: The CPU has a launch MSRP of $199.

Q: What is the GPU’s average benchmark score?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score is 22206.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|------------|----------|-------------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 36.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 61.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 43.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 29.3 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 58.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 106 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 69.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 44.5 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 86.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 152.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 99.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 67.8 |

The data shows that the highest average FPS is 152.4 at 1080p Low, and the lowest is 29.3 at 4K Ultra. The spread between Low and Ultra at each resolution is substantial: at 1080p, the difference is 84.6 FPS; at 1440p, it is 61.5 FPS; at 4K, it is 32.4 FPS. This narrowing gap at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU’s pixel throughput becomes the dominant constraint, reducing the impact of settings changes.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, manufactured on a 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 15045 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2124 in single-core, and its average benchmark score is 18129, placing it at the 76th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are all within 0.3% of its average score, indicating that the Ryzen 5 3600 is a well-balanced mid-range part. In Rust, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 152.4 FPS, which is a high frame rate that suggests the CPU can keep up with the GPU’s output. At 1080p Ultra, the FPS drops to 67.8, but this is likely due to the GPU’s increased workload rather than a CPU limitation. The CPU’s 12 threads and 32 MB L3 cache are beneficial for a game like Rust, which can utilize multiple cores for world simulation and entity updates. The single-thread performance, as measured by Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2124, is also strong enough to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at 1080p. The CPU’s 76th percentile ranking suggests it is above average, and its performance in Rust aligns with that standing, as the combo’s rank in the game is only slightly lower than the CPU’s individual percentile. The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 3600 provides a solid foundation for this GPU, with the CPU not being the primary constraint except possibly at very high frame rates where the GPU is underutilized.