The Long Drive

# The Long Drive: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

This combo pairs AMD's 6-core Zen 4 desktop processor with NVIDIA's flagship Blackwell GPU, producing a system that ranks in the top 1.1% of tested configurations for The Long Drive. The data shows a CPU that sits at the 82nd percentile among all processors, paired with a GPU at the 94th percentile, creating a balanced pairing that delivers strong results across resolutions and settings. Benchmarks indicate the RTX 5090's massive 32 GB frame buffer and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth dominate at higher resolutions, while the Ryzen 5 7500F's 5.00 GHz boost clock keeps frame rates high at 1080p.

FAQ

*Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in The Long Drive?*

A: This configuration ranks 19th out of 1,734 tested combos, placing it well within the top 1% of all tested systems for this game.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 7500F compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F posts an average benchmark score of 24,993, which is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11850H and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX. It trails the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 8400F by 0.3% each.

Q: What is the best performance result at 4K with this combo?

A: At 3840x2160 with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 149.7 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 55.5 FPS, showing a steep scaling curve at 4K.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 5090 scores 84,306 on average, which is 0.1% above the RTX 5090 D and 0.2% above the RTX 5050 Mobile. It leads the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 by 1.3% but trails the NVIDIA CMP 40HX by 1.6%.

Q: What memory configuration does this system use?

A: The CPU supports dual-channel DDR5 with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, while the GPU carries 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivering 1.79 TB/s.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 Low, the combo hits 348.4 FPS, and moving from Low to Medium costs only 21.9 FPS, suggesting the CPU's single-thread performance (3,218 in Cinebench R23 single-core) handles the load well before GPU demands rise.

How This Combo Ranks

The rank of 19 out of 1,734 tested combos places this pairing in the 98.9th percentile of all configurations tested in The Long Drive. This is a strong result for a mid-range 6-core CPU paired with a flagship GPU, indicating the game's engine responds well to the combination of Zen 4 architecture and Blackwell 2.0 graphics.

The CPU's position at the 82nd percentile among all processors is respectable but not top-tier; its average benchmark score of 24,993 sits within 0.4% of four nearest rivals, showing a tightly clustered mid-high performance band. The GPU, however, sits at the 94th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84,306 that places it within 1.6% of its nearest competitors in either direction.

This rank suggests the pairing is well-matched for The Long Drive's driving simulation workload. The game appears to leverage the GPU's strengths at higher resolutions while still benefiting from the CPU's 6-core, 12-thread configuration and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The combo outperforms the vast majority of the 1,734 tested systems, with only 18 configurations achieving higher frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent scaling pattern across resolutions. At Low settings, the combo delivers 348.4 FPS at 1080p, dropping to 272.4 FPS at 1440p (a 21.8% reduction), and further to 149.7 FPS at 4K (a 57.0% reduction from 1080p). This scaling curve indicates the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises.

At Ultra settings, the pattern shifts: 150.9 FPS at 1080p drops to 97.3 FPS at 1440p (35.5% lower) and 55.5 FPS at 4K (63.2% lower). The larger percentage drops at Ultra suggest the game's highest preset introduces effects that scale heavily with pixel count, likely including advanced shading and post-processing that stress the GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K at High settings shows a 46.2% performance reduction, while the same resolution jump at Medium costs 44.5% of performance. This consistent ~45% penalty across Medium and High presets points to the GPU's 32 GB frame buffer and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth being fully utilized at 4K, with the RTX 5090's 176 ROPs and 680 TMUs handling the increased pixel and texture loads.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its highest frame rates. Low settings yield 348.4 FPS average, while Medium reaches 326.5 FPS — a modest 6.3% penalty for improved visuals. High settings deliver 209.5 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 150.9 FPS. The gap between Medium and High (117 FPS) is notably larger than between Low and Medium (21.9 FPS), indicating a significant visual feature tier activates at the High preset.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance hierarchy remains but compresses. Low settings produce 272.4 FPS, Medium 222.8 FPS, High 139.1 FPS, and Ultra 97.3 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 175.1 FPS, compared to 197.5 FPS at 1080p, showing tighter scaling as resolution increases. At 1440p, even Ultra settings maintain above 60 FPS, making this resolution a strong option for high-refresh monitors.

At 3840x2160, the results split into two tiers. Low settings achieve 149.7 FPS and Medium 123.6 FPS, both comfortably above 60 FPS. High settings drop to 74.8 FPS, still playable, while Ultra falls to 55.5 FPS — the only preset below 60 FPS in the entire test suite. The 4K results show a 94.2 FPS difference between Low and Ultra, with the steepest drop occurring between Medium and High (48.8 FPS).

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this pairing, as evidenced by the resolution scaling data. Its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which proves critical for The Long Drive's 4K Ultra preset — the only configuration that drops below 60 FPS. The GPU's boost clock of 2407 MHz and base clock of 2017 MHz, combined with 21,760 shading units, allow it to maintain high frame rates even at demanding settings.

The GPU's FP32 throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s explain why Medium and Low presets at 4K remain above 120 FPS. The RTX 5090's 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6, making it compatible with the game's rendering requirements. The GPU's 94th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84,306, places it within 1.6% of its nearest rivals, though none of those rivals appear in the measured FPS data for this game.

The GPU's pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and ROP count of 176 are particularly relevant at 4K, where the 8.3 million pixels per frame demand substantial fill rate. The measured data shows the GPU handles 3840x2160 Low at 149.7 FPS, which equates to over 1.2 billion pixels processed per second — a workload that the 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth and 512-bit bus manage without bottlenecking. At Ultra settings, the 55.5 FPS result suggests the game's highest preset introduces effects that push the GPU's capabilities, likely involving memory-intensive operations that utilize the full 32 GB frame buffer.