Rust

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Rust with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 reveals a steep performance curve as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 123.1 FPS on average. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings drops that figure to 84.8 FPS, a reduction of roughly 31%. Pushing further to 3840x2160 at Low yields 49 FPS, which is approximately 60% below the 1080p result. This scaling pattern indicates that the RTX 2060 becomes the dominant limiting factor as pixel count increases, since the CPU's compute headroom is less relevant at higher resolutions.

The data shows a similar trajectory across all settings presets. At Medium settings, the frame rate falls from 85.4 FPS at 1080p to 58.8 FPS at 1440p, then to 31.6 FPS at 4K. The High preset follows the same shape: 69.6 FPS at 1080p, 49.8 FPS at 1440p, and 26.3 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset demonstrates the most severe drop, moving from 56.7 FPS at 1080p to 37.7 FPS at 1440p and finally 20.4 FPS at 4K.

The ratio between 1080p and 4K performance is telling. At Low settings, the 4K result is just 39.8% of the 1080p result. At Ultra settings, the 4K result is 36.0% of the 1080p figure. This consistency across presets suggests that resolution scaling is largely independent of graphical complexity in this title, at least for this hardware combination. The GPU is clearly the bottleneck at 4K across all settings, while the CPU's 12 cores and 24 threads are more than adequate to feed frames at lower resolutions.

Notably, the gap between 1440p and 4K is larger than the gap between 1080p and 1440p. For example, at High settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p costs 19.8 FPS, while moving from 1440p to 4K costs 23.5 FPS. This non-linear scaling reinforces that the RTX 2060's 192-bit memory bus and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are stretched thin at 4K, where the pixel throughput demands exceed what this Turing-based card can deliver.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 16074. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 7600S at 15996 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M at 16351 (1.7% higher), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at 15786 (1.8% lower). This placement indicates the RTX 2060 is a mid-range part, and the Rust data reflects that positioning.

The GPU's 6 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 192-bit interface provides 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Rust, the 4K Ultra result of 20.4 FPS suggests the memory subsystem is overwhelmed at that resolution and quality level. The card's boost clock of 1680 MHz and base clock of 1365 MHz are modest by current standards, and the 1920 shading units must process the game's geometry and lighting effects. The measured DirectX 12 score of 53 in Passmark hints at the card's API performance, while the DirectX 11 score of 110 shows better results in older API paths.

The RTX 2060's 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores are present in the architecture, but Rust does not heavily leverage ray tracing features in these measured settings. The FP32 throughput of 6.451 TFLOPS is the raw compute figure that drives the rasterization workload. At 1080p Low, the card achieves 123.1 FPS, which is a strong result for this GPU. However, the 4K Low figure of 49 FPS demonstrates that even at minimal graphical settings, the pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth become limiting factors.

The data indicates that the RTX 2060 performs best when resolution is kept at 1080p or 1440p. At 1440p Medium, the 58.8 FPS average is playable, while 1440p High at 49.8 FPS is borderline. The 4K results across all settings are below 50 FPS, confirming that this GPU is not suited for 4K gaming in Rust under any preset. The card's Passmark G3D score of 14111 and compute score of 5488 provide additional context for its overall capability relative to other parts in the database.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 4 Raphael architecture, built on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It boosts to 5.60 GHz with a base clock of 4.70 GHz, and its 64 MB of shared L3 cache provides substantial on-die storage. The CPU's benchmarks are strong: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 43695, while single-core reaches 6168. The 3DMark max-threads score is 12536, and the single-thread score is 1093. These figures place the 7900X at the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 50556.

The nearest CPU rivals in the database are the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 at 50598 (0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT at 50738 (0.4% higher), the Intel Core i7-13850HX at 50827 (0.5% higher), and the Intel Core i9-13980HX at 50944 (0.8% higher). The 7900X trails these parts by less than 1% in aggregate benchmark scores, indicating that this CPU is not the limiting component in the Rust results.

In Rust, the CPU's role is most visible at 1080p, where the GPU has less work per frame. The 1080p Low result of 123.1 FPS demonstrates that the 7900X can feed the RTX 2060 to a high frame rate. The 1080p Ultra result of 56.7 FPS shows that even at maximum settings, the CPU maintains a playable frame rate. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 10972 and 8-thread score of 7798 confirm that the processor has ample multi-threaded capacity for Rust's simulation and entity-update workloads.

The Geekbench multi-core score of 17830 and single-core score of 2952 further validate the CPU's capability. The Passmark physics score of 3060 is relevant for game physics calculations, while the integer math score of 169273 handles general game logic. The 7900X's DDR5 memory support with dual-channel bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s ensures that memory access is not a bottleneck in this configuration. Given that the nearest CPU rivals are within 1% in aggregate scores, the data suggests that swapping the 7900X for a comparable part would yield negligible differences in Rust performance at these settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear picture of which preset offers the best balance at each resolution. At 1920x1080, Low settings deliver 123.1 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth gameplay. Medium settings at 1080p produce 85.4 FPS, still a very playable figure. High settings at 1080p yield 69.6 FPS, while Ultra drops to 56.7 FPS. For 1080p users, the data indicates that High settings at 69.6 FPS is the optimal choice for visual quality without sacrificing framerate stability.

At 2560x1440, the situation changes. Low settings produce 84.8 FPS, which is excellent. Medium settings at 58.8 FPS remain playable for most users. High settings at 49.8 FPS are on the edge of smoothness, while Ultra at 37.7 FPS dips below comfortable playability. The recommendation here is Medium settings at 1440p, since the jump from 58.8 FPS to 84.8 FPS at Low may not justify the visual downgrade for many players.

For 3840x2160, none of the presets reach a fully smooth experience. Low settings at 49 FPS is the only option above 30 FPS. Medium at 31.6 FPS is marginal, High at 26.3 FPS is below playable thresholds, and Ultra at 20.4 FPS is not viable. The data suggests that 4K gaming with this combo requires Low settings at best, and even then, the experience will be limited. The 4K Low result of 49 FPS is the only preset at that resolution that approaches acceptable performance.

The overall recommendation based on the measured rows is to run Rust at 1080p High (69.6 FPS) or 1440p Medium (58.8 FPS). These configurations provide the best compromise between visual fidelity and frame rate. The Ultra preset at any resolution below 1080p yields diminishing returns relative to the frame rate cost, as seen in the 56.7 FPS result at 1080p Ultra versus 69.6 FPS at 1080p High.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 1418 out of 1717 tested combos in Rust, placing it in the lower third of all configurations in the database. This ranking is consistent with the GPU's mid-range standing (58th percentile) and the CPU's high-end standing (93rd percentile). The data indicates that this combo is heavily GPU-limited in Rust, as the CPU's strong benchmark results cannot compensate for the RTX 2060's constraints at higher resolutions.

The combo's rank reflects that many other tested configurations outperform it, likely due to more powerful GPUs paired with comparable or lesser CPUs. The 1418th position out of 1717 means that roughly 82.6% of tested combos achieve higher frame rates in Rust. This is not surprising given that the RTX 2060 is an older Turing part, while many tested combos in the database feature newer GPUs.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 93 versus the GPU's percentile of 58 highlights the imbalance in this pairing. For Rust specifically, the measured FPS data shows that the GPU is the binding constraint across all resolutions and settings. The combo's rank in this game aligns with the GPU's overall standing more closely than the CPU's, confirming that Rust is a GPU-bound title for this hardware combination.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low settings produce 123.1 FPS, Medium produces 85.4 FPS, High produces 69.6 FPS, and Ultra produces 56.7 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 66.4 FPS, representing a 54% reduction in frame rate when moving from minimal to maximum settings. The step from Medium to High costs 15.8 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 12.9 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low at 84.8 FPS, Medium at 58.8 FPS, High at 49.8 FPS, and Ultra at 37.7 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 47.1 FPS, a 55.5% reduction. The gap between Medium and High at 1440p is 9.0 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 12.1 FPS. Compared to 1080p, each preset loses roughly 30-35% of its frame rate at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low at 49 FPS, Medium at 31.6 FPS, High at 26.3 FPS, and Ultra at 20.4 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 28.6 FPS, a 58.4% reduction. The step from Low to Medium at 4K costs 17.4 FPS, which is the largest single-preset drop in the entire dataset. Medium to High costs 5.3 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 5.9 FPS.

The data shows that the performance gap between Low and Medium is largest at 4K (17.4 FPS) and smallest at 1080p (37.7 FPS). This suggests that the Medium preset introduces rendering features that disproportionately impact the GPU at higher resolutions. The Low preset at 1080p is the only configuration that exceeds 120 FPS, while the Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration below 25 FPS. All measured values are average FPS figures; no minimum or maximum FPS data was recorded for any row.