Rust

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 pairing delivers a distinctly mixed bag in Rust, with the data showing a configuration that excels at high-refresh 1080p play but struggles to maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra settings. The combo ranks 1756th out of 2953 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle tier of all possible pairings for this survival title. Benchmark results indicate that the system's performance is heavily dictated by the GPU's 8 GB VRAM capacity and the demanding nature of Rust's rendering engine, while the CPU's substantial 16-core/32-thread configuration ensures the processor is rarely the bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this setup in Rust?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 with Low settings delivers the highest average frame rate at 145 FPS, while 2560x1440 with Low settings achieves 100 FPS. For a balance of visual quality and performance, 1920x1080 at High settings produces 82 FPS, and 2560x1440 at High settings yields 57 FPS.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairings for Rust?

A: This specific combination ranks 1756th out of 2953 tested combos for Rust. This places it in the 59th percentile of all configurations, meaning roughly 41% of tested pairings deliver better performance in this game.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the limiting factor in Rust?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary limiting factor, particularly at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the average frame rate drops to 25 FPS, while the CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35314 indicates it has ample processing headroom. The GPU's 8 GB VRAM appears to be a constraint at higher settings.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum FPS figures recorded for this combo?

A: The only settings with recorded minimum and maximum values are Medium presets. At 1920x1080 Medium, the range is 83 to 112 FPS with an average of 98. At 2560x1440 Medium, the range is 57 to 77 FPS with an average of 67. At 3840x2160 Medium, the range is 34 to 46 FPS with an average of 40.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rivals in raw benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 17639 is nearly identical to its closest rivals. It is 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon HD 7790, 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon 780M, and 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 460. These delta percentages indicate performance parity among these GPUs.

Q: Does the CPU's integrated graphics affect the gaming performance?

A: The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 includes a Radeon 8060S integrated GPU, but the measured FPS data for this combo uses the discrete NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. The integrated graphics are not relevant to these benchmark results, as the system is configured to use the dedicated GPU for rendering.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 achieves a rank of 1756 out of 2953 tested configurations in Rust. This positioning places the combo firmly in the lower half of the performance distribution, though not at the very bottom. The rank suggests that while this pairing can handle the game at moderate settings, it falls short of the top-tier configurations that dominate the leaderboard. The CPU itself is a high performer, sitting in the 95th percentile of all processors with an average benchmark score of 77740, which puts it just 1.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX and 1.7% behind the Intel Core i9-14900K. However, the GPU's 61st percentile ranking among all graphics cards, with an average score of 17639, drags the overall combo performance down significantly.

The delta between the CPU's strong standing and the GPU's middling position explains the combo's overall rank. In Rust, which is known to be demanding on both processor and graphics hardware, the 4060's performance ceiling becomes the deciding factor. The data shows that the combo's rank is not a reflection of CPU weakness — the 16-core Zen 5 processor with a 5.10 GHz boost clock and 64 MB of L3 cache is more than capable — but rather the GPU's inability to push frame rates high enough at demanding settings. This is evident when comparing the 4K Ultra result of 25 FPS against the 1080p Low result of 145 FPS, a massive spread that highlights the GPU's limitations under load.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 plays a decisive role in determining Rust's playability. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory runs at 2125 MHz, with an effective speed of 17 Gbps. The card's architecture, Ada Lovelace on a 5 nm TSMC process, includes 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units. The boost clock is rated at 2460 MHz, with a base clock of 1830 MHz, delivering 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 performance.

In the context of Rust's measured results, the 8 GB VRAM capacity appears to be a critical constraint. At 4K Ultra settings, the average frame rate plummets to 25 FPS, which is only 38% of the 1080p Low performance. The step from 4K Medium at 40 FPS to 4K High at 33 FPS shows a 17.5% performance hit, suggesting that texture and shading demands are rapidly exceeding the available memory bandwidth and capacity. The GPU's 61st percentile ranking among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 17639, places it in the mid-range tier, but its nearest rivals — the AMD Radeon HD 7790 at -0.2% and the AMD Radeon 780M at +0.3% — are all within a 1% performance band, indicating that this GPU sits at a performance plateau.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce an average of 145 FPS, Medium settings yield 98 FPS with a range of 83 to 112, High settings achieve 82 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 63 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages fall to 100 FPS at Low, 67 FPS at Medium with a range of 57 to 77, 57 FPS at High, and 43 FPS at Ultra. At 3840x2160, the performance degrades substantially: Low settings average 59 FPS, Medium averages 40 FPS with a range of 34 to 46, High averages 33 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 25 FPS.

The progression from 1080p to 4K at each setting shows consistent scaling. At Low settings, the drop from 145 to 100 to 59 FPS represents a 31% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a further 41% reduction from 1440p to 4K. At High settings, the sequence is 82, 57, and 33 FPS, with a 30% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 42% drop from 1440p to 4K. The Ultra preset shows the most severe scaling, falling from 63 to 43 to 25 FPS across the three resolutions, with a 32% and 42% drop respectively. These figures indicate that the performance penalty for increasing resolution is roughly consistent regardless of quality preset.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data provides insight into the system's bottleneck characteristics. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops by approximately 31% across all settings, while from 1440p to 4K, the drop is approximately 41%. This steeper decline at higher resolutions is a classic indicator of GPU-bound performance. The CPU, with its 16 cores and 32 threads running at up to 5.10 GHz, is unlikely to be the limiting factor at these resolutions, as Rust's simulation and physics workloads are not extraordinarily demanding on thread counts.

The 4K results are particularly telling. At 4K Low, the system manages 59 FPS, but at 4K High, it drops to 33 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 25 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is a 58% reduction in frame rate. This dramatic scaling suggests that the GPU's 8 GB VRAM is being saturated at higher quality settings, causing the renderer to struggle with memory allocation. The 272.0 GB/s memory bandwidth, while adequate for 1080p, appears insufficient for 4K workloads in Rust. The data indicates that users seeking 4K playability would need to stick to Low settings to achieve near-60 FPS, while 1440p offers a more balanced experience with 100 FPS at Low and 57 FPS at High.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 provides substantial processing power that far exceeds what Rust requires for most scenarios. The 16-core, 32-thread Zen 5 processor, codenamed Strix Halo, operates with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. It features 64 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core, with an 80 KB L1 cache per core. The CPU's memory support includes quad-channel LPDDR5X with a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s, which aids in feeding the GPU with data. The 4 nm TSMC process keeps the TDP at 55 W, a modest figure for such a high-core-count design.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong performance. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35314 and single-core score of 2044 indicate robust multi-threaded capabilities and respectable per-core performance. The Geekbench multi-core score of 20992 and single-core score of 2464 reinforce this. The PassMark multi-thread score of 54934 and single-thread score of 4147 show balanced performance across different workloads. The CPU's 95th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 77740, places it in the top tier of available CPUs.

In Rust, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, entity updates, and server synchronization, which typically favor high single-thread performance. The 5.10 GHz boost clock and Zen 5 architecture should provide ample single-thread throughput. Given that the measured FPS scales consistently with resolution and settings, the data suggests the CPU is not the primary constraint. The fact that 1080p Low achieves 145 FPS while 4K Ultra only reaches 25 FPS points to GPU limitation rather than CPU bottleneck. The CPU's nearest rivals — the Threadripper PRO 9945WX at +1.6% and the Core i9-14900K at -1.7% — are all within a narrow performance band, confirming that the processor is not the weak link in this configuration.