Rust

FAQ

Q: What is the expected average FPS for this combo in Rust at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 159 at 1920x1080 on High settings.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 60347. Its nearest rival, the Intel Arc Pro A60, scores 60326 (a 0% delta), while the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M scores 61896 (a -2.5% delta, meaning the RTX 4090 trails by 2.5%). The AMD Radeon PRO V710 scores 58657 (a 2.9% delta, meaning the RTX 4090 leads by 2.9%).

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The data shows that at 3840x2160 Ultra, the average FPS is 56. At 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 137. The gap between resolutions suggests the GPU is heavily loaded at 4K, but the CPU's performance (Cinebench R23 multicore score of 17272) still allows for a playable frame rate at the highest preset.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain over 100 FPS on High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 High, the average FPS is 124. At 3840x2160 High, the average FPS drops to 73. Therefore, 1440p High is the highest resolution that maintains an average above 100 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to the Intel Core i5-12490F?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT has an average benchmark score of 20733. The Intel Core i5-12490F scores 20802, which is a delta of -0.3%, meaning the AMD CPU is effectively tied with the Intel rival in this metric.

Q: Does the RTX 4090's 24 GB of VRAM play a significant role in Rust's performance?

A: The GPU features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth. Benchmark results indicate that even at 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 56, suggesting that memory capacity is sufficient for the game's demands at this resolution and preset, as the bottleneck is more likely the GPU's compute load.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy for optimizing the experience in Rust. For a balanced experience prioritizing frame rate, the High preset at 2560x1440 is the sweet spot. It delivers an average of 124 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while still offering a substantial visual upgrade over the Medium preset. The Medium preset at 1440p yields 147 FPS, but the 19% increase in frame rate from Medium to High at 1440p (from 147 to 124 FPS) comes with a significant visual fidelity boost, making High the recommended choice for most users with capable displays.

For users with 1080p monitors, the High preset at 1920x1080 is the optimal recommendation. It achieves 159 FPS average, which is more than sufficient for high-refresh-rate displays. While the Low preset at 1080p reaches 196 FPS, the visual compromise is substantial, and the 37 FPS difference (from 159 to 196) is less impactful than the graphical detail lost. The Ultra preset at 1080p, at 137 FPS, is only 22 FPS lower than High, but the performance cost of Ultra may not justify the marginal visual gains in a survival game where visibility is key.

At 4K resolution, the High preset is the best balance, yielding 73 FPS. This is playable on a standard 60 Hz monitor, but the Low preset at 129 FPS is the only way to achieve a high-refresh experience at 3840x2160. The Medium preset at 4K offers 87 FPS, a modest 14 FPS improvement over High, but the gap between Medium and High is smaller than the gap between High and Ultra (56 FPS). Therefore, for 4K, High is the recommended preset for visual quality, while Low is the choice for competitive frame rates. The Ultra preset at any resolution is not recommended due to the significant FPS drop (e.g., 73 to 56 FPS at 4K) relative to High.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this pairing, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process. Its raw compute capabilities are staggering: 16384 shading units, 512 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, along with 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores. This translates to an FP32 performance of 82.58 TFLOPS. The GPU's role in Rust is primarily to handle the game's heavy rendering load, especially at higher resolutions and detail settings.

The benchmark data illustrates the GPU's scaling across settings. At 1080p, the RTX 4090 is not fully utilized, as the frame rates (137 to 196 FPS) are likely limited by the CPU in some scenarios. However, as resolution increases, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck. The difference between 1080p High (159 FPS) and 4K High (73 FPS) is a 54% reduction in frame rate, which aligns with the 4x increase in pixel count. The GPU's 24 GB of GDDR6X memory with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and high-resolution assets do not cause stuttering, even at 4K Ultra.

The RTX 4090's performance percentile of 88 vs all GPUs confirms its top-tier status. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 38194 in Passmark G3D and 255416 in Geekbench OpenCL. The GPU's boost clock of 2520 MHz and base clock of 2235 MHz are high for a large die, and the 450 W TDP is a testament to its power appetite. In Rust, the data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K, as the frame rate drops from 129 FPS on Low to 56 FPS on Ultra, a 57% decrease, while the CPU's workload remains relatively constant.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo shows a narrow performance band across settings. The Low preset achieves the highest average at 196 FPS. Medium follows at 169 FPS, with a recorded minimum of 143 FPS and a maximum of 194 FPS. High is next at 159 FPS, and Ultra is the lowest at 137 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 59 FPS, which is the smallest across all resolutions, indicating that the CPU is a more significant factor at this resolution. The Medium preset's variance (143-194 FPS) suggests some scenes are more demanding than others, but overall, the frame rates are consistently high.

At 2560x1440, the scaling becomes more pronounced. Low preset runs at 173 FPS average. Medium delivers 147 FPS, with a minimum of 125 FPS and a maximum of 169 FPS. High drops to 124 FPS, and Ultra is at 94 FPS. The performance gap between Low and Ultra is 79 FPS, showing a greater sensitivity to settings than at 1080p. The Medium preset at 1440p still maintains a high minimum (125 FPS), making it a viable option for high-refresh 1440p monitors, though High is also above the 120 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's load becomes evident. Low preset averages 129 FPS. Medium drops to 87 FPS, with a minimum of 74 FPS and a maximum of 100 FPS. High is at 73 FPS, and Ultra is at 56 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 73 FPS, but the jump from High to Ultra (73 to 56 FPS, a 23% reduction) is particularly steep. This suggests that Ultra settings introduce effects that are disproportionately expensive on the RTX 4090 at 4K. The Medium preset at 4K, with a minimum of 74 FPS, is the only preset besides Low that maintains a playable frame rate above 60 FPS at all times.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of an AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 248th out of 3723 tested combos in Rust. This places the combo in the top 6.7% of all tested systems, which is a strong showing. The ranking reflects that while the CPU is a mid-range part, the GPU's immense power propels the overall system performance to near the top of the database.

The rank suggests that the combo outperforms the vast majority of systems, but there is still headroom. The 3723 combos include many with higher-end CPUs like the Ryzen 7 or Core i7 series, which could unlock slightly higher frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios, particularly at 1080p. However, the data shows that at 4K, the GPU is the limiting factor, and the CPU's rank is less relevant. The combo's rank of 248 indicates that it is a very capable system for Rust, and the performance is primarily driven by the RTX 4090's position as the fastest consumer GPU in the database.

Compared to the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 5600GT's average benchmark score is 20733, which is virtually identical to the Intel Core i5-12490F (20802, -0.3% delta) and the Intel Xeon 6325P (20821, -0.4% delta). This means that in a CPU-limited scenario, the combo's performance would be nearly indistinguishable from those systems. The GPU's nearest rivals, however, are all professional or workstation cards (Arc Pro A60, Radeon Pro Vega 48), which are not typically used for gaming. This underscores the RTX 4090's dominance in the consumer gaming segment, as its nearest rivals in the database are not comparable gaming products.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne codename) on a 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and a total of 16 MB of L3 cache. Its memory support is dual-channel DDR4 with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. In Rust, the CPU's role is to manage game logic, physics, and draw calls, which are particularly demanding in a multiplayer survival game with many entities and players.

The CPU's benchmark scores show a solid mid-range performance. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 17272, and single-core is 2438. The Geekbench multicore score is 7986, and single-core is 1843. The Passmark multithread score is 20325, and single-thread is 3348. The CPU's percentile vs all CPUs is 74, placing it above the majority of processors. In Rust, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the RTX 4090 at most settings, but the data reveals some limitations.

At 1080p, the CPU is more likely to be the bottleneck. The difference between Low (196 FPS) and Ultra (137 FPS) at 1080p is 59 FPS, which is smaller than at higher resolutions. This indicates that as the GPU's workload decreases (at lower resolutions), the CPU's ability to process the game's simulation becomes the limiting factor. The CPU's 3.60 GHz base clock and 4.60 GHz boost clock provide adequate single-thread performance for Rust's engine, but the 16 MB of L3 cache may not be as large as some competitors, which could affect performance in large, entity-dense areas. However, at 1440p and 4K, the GPU takes over as the primary bottleneck, and the CPU's performance is sufficient to maintain the frame rates shown. The CPU's TDP of 65 W is modest, and it uses the AMD Socket AM4 platform with PCIe Gen 3, which is an older interface but does not significantly impact gaming performance with the RTX 4090.