Rust

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti delivers a versatile 1080p and 1440p gaming experience in Rust, with performance scaling predictably as resolution and settings increase. This combination demonstrates a clear balance between the six-core Zen 4 processor and the Pascal-based GPU, with benchmark results showing the CPU capable of pushing high frame rates at lower resolutions while the GPU becomes the primary constraint at 4K. Data indicates this combo ranks in the 56th percentile of tested configurations for this game, positioning it as a mid-tier performer that prioritizes high refresh rates at mainstream resolutions over maximum visual fidelity at 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Rust?

A: The 1920x1080 Low preset produces the highest average frame rate at 155 FPS, while 2560x1440 Low achieves 107 FPS, and 3840x2160 Low drops to 63 FPS. For a balance of visual quality and performance, 2560x1440 Medium at 72 FPS provides a strong experience, but 1080p remains the optimal resolution for maximizing frame rates.

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

A: This pairing ranks 2103 out of 3723 tested combos in Rust, placing it in the 56th percentile overall. This indicates it performs better than a majority of tested systems, though it is not among the top-tier configurations.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 155 FPS while the Ultra preset averages 67 FPS, representing a 132% performance increase from Ultra to Low. The Medium preset sits between at 104 FPS, and High achieves 88 FPS.

Q: Is the GTX 1080 Ti capable of 4K gaming in Rust?

A: At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages only 27 FPS, while High reaches 36 FPS and Medium achieves 42 FPS. The Low preset is the only playable option at 4K with 63 FPS, but the data suggests 1440p or 1080p are the practical resolutions for this GPU in Rust.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to the Ryzen 5 7500F?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25005, which is just 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F's 24964 score. This places them as effectively equivalent performers in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The minimum FPS values are only recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p the min is 89 FPS, at 1440p it is 61 FPS, and at 4K it is 36 FPS. The average FPS for these settings are 104, 72, and 42 respectively.

Settings Recommendations

The data provided for this combination shows a consistent pattern across all three resolutions: the Low preset delivers the highest frame rates, while the Ultra preset produces the lowest. For players targeting high refresh rate displays, the 1920x1080 Low preset is the clear choice, achieving 155 FPS on average. This is the only configuration in the entire dataset that exceeds 150 FPS, making it suitable for 144Hz monitors. The Medium preset at 1080p drops to 104 FPS, which is still sufficient for high refresh rates but represents a 33% reduction in performance compared to Low.

For those prioritizing visual quality over raw frame rate, the High preset at 1440p offers a strong middle ground at 61 FPS, which provides a decent experience on 60Hz displays. The 4K resolution is only viable with the Low preset, as it is the only setting that maintains an average above 60 FPS at 63 FPS. However, the 1440p Medium preset at 72 FPS is arguably the most balanced configuration in the entire dataset, offering a resolution and quality compromise that keeps the frame rate above the 60 FPS threshold.

The Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution for this combo, as it produces the lowest frame rates across the board: 67 FPS at 1080p, 46 FPS at 1440p, and 27 FPS at 4K. While 1080p Ultra at 67 FPS is technically playable, the substantial performance cost for visual fidelity is not justified when the Medium preset at the same resolution delivers over 100 FPS. The data strongly suggests that Medium settings at 1080p or 1440p provide the best overall experience for this hardware combination.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ranks 2103 out of 3723 tested configurations in Rust, placing it in the 56th percentile of all systems. This means the combo outperforms more than half of the tested setups, but it is not among the top performers. The ranking reflects a hardware pairing that is capable of delivering solid frame rates at mainstream resolutions but lacks the power to excel at 4K Ultra settings.

The CPU component itself is well-regarded, with the Ryzen 5 8400F achieving a percentile rank of 77 among all CPUs in synthetic benchmarks. In comparison, the GTX 1080 Ti holds a percentile rank of 58 among all GPUs, indicating the processor is relatively stronger than the graphics card in this pairing. This disparity suggests that the GPU is more likely to be the bottleneck in this game, especially at higher resolutions where the graphics card's limitations become more apparent.

The combo's performance in Rust can be evaluated against the individual component benchmarks. The CPU's average benchmark score of 25005 is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, which helps contextualize its capability in CPU bound scenarios. The GPU's average benchmark score of 15548 is 1.7% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, a more modern card, but 0.8% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro W5500. These differences are small, indicating that the GTX 1080 Ti remains competitive with more recent mid-range GPUs in synthetic tests.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the performance varies significantly across the four presets. The Low preset achieves the highest average frame rate at 155 FPS, followed by the Medium at 104 FPS, the High at 88 FPS, and the Ultra at 67 FPS. The Medium preset has a recorded minimum of 89 FPS and a maximum of 120 FPS, showing a 31 FPS range. This resolution provides the best performance, with the Low preset nearly doubling the frame rate of the Ultra preset.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern emerges but with lower overall frame rates. The Low preset averages 107 FPS, the Medium 72 FPS, the High 61 FPS, and the Ultra 46 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution has a minimum of 61 FPS and a maximum of 83 FPS, which is a narrower range of 22 FPS compared to 1080p. The 1440p data suggests that the GPU begins to take on a larger role in determining performance, as the frame rate drops are more pronounced than at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop significantly across all presets. The Low preset averages 63 FPS, the Medium 42 FPS, the High 36 FPS, and the Ultra 27 FPS. The Medium preset has a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 49 FPS, which is a 13 FPS range. At 4K, the Low preset is the only one that maintains an average above 60 FPS, highlighting the GPU's limitation at this resolution. The data clearly shows a progressive decline in frame rates as resolution increases, with the gap between Low and Ultra widening from 88 FPS at 1080p to 36 FPS at 4K.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a key component in this configuration, with its 11 GB of GDDR5X memory and 352-bit memory bus providing a bandwidth of 484.4 GB/s. This memory capacity is substantial for Rust, a game that can be memory-intensive due to its large open world and base building mechanics. The GPU's 3584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 88 raster operations pipelines contribute to its 11.34 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is sufficient for the game's graphical demands.

The GPU's clock speeds, with a base of 1481 MHz and a boost of 1582 MHz, are modest compared to modern cards, but the data shows it remains capable in this game. The benchmark results for the GTX 1080 Ti in synthetic tests show a passmark G3D score of 18600, placing it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, has a score that is 1.7% lower, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 is 0.8% higher.

In Rust, the GPU's role becomes increasingly important as the resolution rises. At 1080p, the CPU is often the primary constraint, as evidenced by the high frame rates across all presets. However, at 4K, the GPU's rendering workload becomes more significant, and the frame rates drop accordingly. The GTX 1080 Ti's 11 GB of VRAM is likely sufficient for the game's textures, but its aging architecture struggles to maintain high frame rates at higher resolutions. This is the reason the 4K Ultra preset only achieves 27 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Phoenix) manufactured on a 4 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 65 W TDP and support for DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. The CPU's 16 MB of shared L3 cache is modest compared to some desktop processors, but the Zen 4 architecture's performance per clock is strong.

In the data, the CPU's single-thread performance is highlighted by a Cinebench R23 score of 2943, which is a high score for a desktop CPU. The multi-core score of 20851 in Cinebench R23 demonstrates the 12 threads are well-utilized in demanding workloads. The CPU's average benchmark score of 25005 places it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, making it a strong performer for its price point.

In Rust, the CPU role is most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p, the frame rate difference between the Low and Medium presets is 51 FPS, indicating that the CPU can handle the game's simulation and physics without being a major constraint. The CPU's performance in this game is likely sufficient for the game's server-side and client-side physics calculations, as the game is not known for being heavily CPU-bound. However, the data shows that the CPU's influence diminishes as the resolution increases, shifting the bottleneck to the GPU.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, with the Low preset being the most stable. At the Low preset, the average frame rate drops from 155 FPS at 1080p to 107 FPS at 1440p, a 31% decrease, and then to 63 FPS at 4K, a further 41% decrease from 1440p. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 64%, indicating that the GPU is increasingly the limiting component at higher resolutions.

The Medium preset shows a similar trend but with a less severe drop. At 1080p the average is 104 FPS, at 1440p it is 72 FPS, and at 4K it is 42 FPS. This represents a 31% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 42% drop from 1440p to 4K. The High preset follows the same pattern, with 88 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p, and 36 FPS at 4K.

The Ultra preset shows the most severe scaling, with the average dropping from 67 FPS at 1080p to 46 FPS at 1440p, and then to 27 FPS at 4K. The data indicates that the GPU is the main factor in the frame rate drops as resolution increases, while the CPU's contribution remains constant. The frame rate differences between resolutions are proportionally larger than the performance differences between presets, confirming that the GPU becomes the bottleneck at 4K. This is supported by the fact that the CPU's performance rank is higher than the GPU's, suggesting that the GPU is more likely to limit performance in resolution-heavy scenarios.