Rust

Rust, the 2018 survival game, stresses both processor and graphics card in ways that show up clearly in measured frame rates. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (launch MSRP $299) paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (launch MSRP 379 USD) produces a resolution-dependent FPS profile, and the combination ranks 1257 out of 1717 tested combos in this game. The data below walks through resolution scaling, settings behavior, and the GPU's role.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS at 1080p Low is 136.3, at 1440p Low it is 92.6, and at 4K Low it is 54.4. The same pattern holds at Medium: 89.8 at 1080p, 63.8 at 1440p, 39.7 at 4K. At High, the values are 75.8, 56.3, and 29.6. At Ultra, they are 61.9, 41.1, and 27. In every preset, the 4K result is the lowest, and the 1080p result is the highest. The gap between 1080p and 4K is large: for example, the 4K Ultra result of 27 is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result of 61.9. This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting component as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the 136.3 FPS suggests the CPU can feed high frame rates, but the GPU's workload scales with pixel count, and the 4K results fall to 27-54.4 depending on preset. The consistency of the drop across presets — the 4K values are always the lowest — points to a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. The 1440p results sit between the two extremes, with Low at 92.6, Medium at 63.8, High at 56.3, and Ultra at 41.1. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is less severe than from 1440p to 4K, but the data does not isolate the exact cause; it only shows that the frame rate declines monotonically with resolution at every preset. The 1080p Low result of 136.3 is the only value above 100 in the entire set, while the 4K Ultra result of 27 is the only value below 30. The 1440p Low result of 92.6 is the only 1440p value above 90, and the 4K Low result of 54.4 is the only 4K value above 50.

Settings Recommendations

At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 61.9 FPS, which is above 60. High delivers 75.8, Medium 89.8, and Low 136.3. Since Ultra is the highest preset that stays above 60, it is the recommended preset at 1080p. At 1440p, Medium delivers 63.8 FPS, the only preset above 60; High is 56.3 and Ultra is 41.1. So Medium is the recommended preset at 1440p. At 4K, no preset reaches 60. Low is 54.4, Medium 39.7, High 29.6, and Ultra 27. Low is the only preset above 30, so it is the only playable option at 4K. The step from Low to Medium at 1080p reduces FPS from 136.3 to 89.8, a large drop, while the step from Medium to High reduces from 89.8 to 75.8, and High to Ultra from 75.8 to 61.9. The Low-to-Medium transition is the most costly in terms of FPS. At 1440p, the step from Medium to High drops from 63.8 to 56.3, crossing below 60, which is why Medium is the ceiling for a smooth experience at that resolution. At 4K, even the Low preset at 54.4 is below 60, so the user must accept a sub-60 frame rate or lower the resolution. The data shows that the 1080p Ultra result of 61.9 is the only Ultra preset above 60 across all resolutions, and the 1440p Medium result of 63.8 is the only 1440p preset above 60.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1257 out of 1717 tested combinations in Rust. That places it in the lower portion of the field. The CPU alone is in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU in the 71st percentile of all GPUs. The combo's rank is therefore lower than either component's individual percentile would suggest. The CPU's nearest rivals include the Intel Core i9-11900KF (avgScore 26196, deltaPct 0.1), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (avgScore 26262, deltaPct -0.2), the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT (avgScore 26161, deltaPct 0.2), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (avgScore 26272, deltaPct -0.2). The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (avgScore 27956, deltaPct 0.1), the AMD Radeon R9 M395X (avgScore 27883, deltaPct 0.4), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (avgScore 28238, deltaPct -0.9), and the AMD FirePro S7150 (avgScore 28409, deltaPct -1.5). These deltas are small, so the low combo rank is not explained by component weakness relative to peers; it is specific to Rust's performance profile. The CPU's average benchmark score is 26214, and the GPU's is 27985, but the game-specific rank of 1257 out of 1717 shows that these aggregate scores do not translate directly to Rust performance. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score is 22620 and single-core is 3193, while the GPU's Passmark G3D score is 16461; these are strong aggregate numbers, yet the combo still lands in the lower third of Rust results.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |

| 1920x1080 | 136.3 | 89.8 | 75.8 | 61.9 |

| 2560x1440 | 92.6 | 63.8 | 56.3 | 41.1 |

| 3840x2160 | 54.4 | 39.7 | 29.6 | 27 |

At 1080p, the range is from 136.3 at Low to 61.9 at Ultra. At 1440p, the range is from 92.6 at Low to 41.1 at Ultra. At 4K, the range is from 54.4 at Low to 27 at Ultra. The 1080p Low result of 136.3 is the highest measured value in the entire set, while the 4K Ultra result of 27 is the lowest. The 1440p Medium result of 63.8 is the only 1440p value above 60, and the 4K Low result of 54.4 is the only 4K value above 30. The data shows a clear ordering: for any given preset, FPS decreases as resolution increases, and for any given resolution, FPS decreases as settings increase. The only exception to the monotonic settings ordering is that the 4K High result of 29.6 is close to the 4K Ultra result of 27, but the ordering is still preserved. The 1080p Medium result of 89.8 is the second-highest value in the set, and the 1440p Low result of 92.6 is the third-highest. The 4K Medium result of 39.7 and the 4K High result of 29.6 are the only values between 30 and 40.

GPU Role

The RX 6600 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 1968 MHz, boost clock 2589 MHz, and game clock 2359 MHz. The memory clock is 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective. The GPU has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 RT cores, with FP32 performance of 10.60 TFLOPS. Its TDP is 160 W. These specifications place it in the 71st percentile of all GPUs. In Rust, the 4K results are the weakest: Low 54.4, Medium 39.7, High 29.6, Ultra 27. The 8 GB VRAM and 256.0 GB/s bandwidth are the specs most relevant to resolution scaling. The data shows that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 4K, where no preset reaches 60 FPS. The boost clock of 2589 MHz is the highest clock listed, but it does not prevent the 4K Ultra result of 27 FPS. The GPU's average benchmark score is 27985, and its nearest rival, the RTX 3070, has a deltaPct of -0.9, meaning the 6600 XT trails by a small margin in aggregate benchmarks, yet in Rust the 4K results are consistently low across all presets. The pixel rate of 165.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 331.4 GTexel/s are the throughput figures that correspond to the 4K workload; the 4K Low result of 54.4 is the only 4K value that approaches playable territory.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest preset that maintains 60+ FPS at 1080p?

A: Ultra, with an average of 61.9 FPS.

Q: Can this combo reach 60 FPS at 4K?

A: No. The highest 4K result is Low at 54.4 FPS; Medium, High, and Ultra are 39.7, 29.6, and 27 FPS respectively.

Q: How does the CPU compare to the Ryzen 5 7600X?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600X has an average score of 26272 with a deltaPct of -0.2.

Q: How does the GPU compare to the RTX 3070?

A: The RTX 3070 has an average score of 28238 with a deltaPct of -0.9.

Q: What is the combo's rank in Rust?

A: It ranks 1257 out of 1717 tested combinations.

Q: What is the FPS at 1440p Medium?

A: 63.8 FPS average.