The Long Drive

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for The Long Drive shows how this Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination scales across resolutions. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo delivers 283 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops that to 182.6 FPS, a reduction of roughly 35%. At 3840x2160, the average falls further to 100.7 FPS. This scaling pattern indicates that at lower resolutions, the system is pushing very high frame rates that outpace display refresh capabilities, while at 4K the workload becomes more balanced.

The High settings preset tells a similar story. At 1080p, the average is 145.8 FPS. At 1440p, it drops to 97.1 FPS. At 4K, it falls to 54.4 FPS. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is about 33%, and from 1440p to 4K is about 44%. This steeper decline at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as pixel count increases.

Ultra settings amplify this trend. The 1080p Ultra average is 99.5 FPS, which drops to 64 FPS at 1440p and then plummets to 35.9 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is below the 60 FPS threshold that many displays target, indicating that this preset at maximum resolution is demanding for the RTX 4070. Low settings at 4K still manage 100.7 FPS, showing that the GPU has headroom when graphical effects are reduced.

The data reveals that resolution scaling in The Long Drive is not linear. The gap between Low and Ultra presets widens as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 183.5 FPS. At 1440p, that spread narrows to 118.6 FPS. At 4K, it shrinks to 64.8 FPS. This compression at higher resolutions indicates that the pixel fill rate becomes the bottleneck, limiting how much the CPU can compensate.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC. The GPU contains 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. Its base clock is 1920 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The memory subsystem consists of 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz, which translates to 21 Gbps effective.

With 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units, the RTX 4070 has a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s. The FP32 performance is 29.15 TFLOPS. These specifications position the GPU at the 81st percentile among all GPUs tested in the database. Its average benchmark score is 37283, which puts it within 0.6% of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (scoring 37507) and within 1.9% of the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A (scoring 38008).

In The Long Drive, the GPU's role becomes apparent when comparing settings presets. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 35.9, while at 4K Low it reaches 100.7. This difference of 64.8 FPS demonstrates how much the graphical settings affect the rendering load. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the game's demands across all tested presets, as no memory-related stutters appear in the measured data. The RTX 4070's boost clock of 2475 MHz allows it to sustain high throughput during extended sessions, though the data does not track clock behavior over time.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K belongs to the Raptor Lake refresh generation, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It has 14 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor draws 125 W TDP and uses the Intel Socket 1700.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-14600K scores 32881 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4642 in single-core. Its Geekbench scores are 15846 multi-core and 2803 single-core. The PassMark multithread score is 38682, with a single-thread score of 4270. The CPU sits at the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49166. Its nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, which scores 49062, just 0.2% lower. The Intel Core i5-14600KF scores 49367, 0.4% higher.

In The Long Drive, the CPU's influence is most visible at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the primary constraint. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 283 FPS, and at 1080p Medium it reaches 231.2 FPS. These high frame rates suggest that the 14-core processor with 20 threads can feed the GPU efficiently. The boost clock of 5.30 GHz helps maintain responsiveness in a driving simulation where physics calculations and world streaming occur continuously. The dual-channel memory support with DDR4/DDR5 compatibility provides adequate bandwidth for the game's data flow.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of this Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 429th out of 1734 tested combos in The Long Drive. This places the pairing in the upper quartile of all configurations in the database. The rank of 429 means that roughly 75% of tested combos achieve lower performance in this game. This is a strong showing for a mid-range to upper-mid-range desktop setup.

The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking and the GPU's 81st percentile ranking combine to produce a balanced system. The CPU is relatively stronger than the GPU in the broader benchmark landscape, but in The Long Drive the game's optimization appears to favor this pairing. The 429th rank out of 1734 combos indicates that the system sits comfortably above the median, which would be around the 867th position. Performance headroom exists in the CPU, as evidenced by its higher percentile, but the GPU's contribution keeps the combo competitive.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 99.5 FPS.

Q: How much faster is Low settings compared to Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low settings achieve 100.7 FPS average, while Ultra settings achieve 35.9 FPS average, making Low approximately 2.8 times faster.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations?

A: This combo ranks 429th out of 1734 tested combos in The Long Drive.

Q: What is the CPU's single-core Cinebench R23 score?

A: The Intel Core i5-14600K scores 4642 in Cinebench R23 single-core.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s.

Q: How does the GPU compare to the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56?

A: The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37283, which is 0.6% lower than the RX Vega 56's score of 37507.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low settings deliver 283 FPS, Medium settings deliver 231.2 FPS, High settings deliver 145.8 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 99.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 51.8 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 85.4 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra is 46.3 FPS. This resolution demonstrates the widest spread between presets, with Low being 183.5 FPS faster than Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the measured average FPS values are: Low settings deliver 182.6 FPS, Medium settings deliver 150 FPS, High settings deliver 97.1 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 64 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 32.6 FPS. Medium to High drops by 52.9 FPS. High to Ultra drops by 33.1 FPS. The total spread from Low to Ultra is 118.6 FPS, narrower than at 1080p. The Medium preset at 1440p achieves exactly 150 FPS, which is a notable round number in the data.

At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS values are: Low settings deliver 100.7 FPS, Medium settings deliver 82.9 FPS, High settings deliver 54.4 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 35.9 FPS. Low to Medium drops by 17.8 FPS. Medium to High drops by 28.5 FPS. High to Ultra drops by 18.5 FPS. The total spread at 4K is 64.8 FPS, the smallest across all resolutions. This compression indicates that at 4K, the GPU's fill rate limits performance regardless of settings, and the CPU has less influence on the final frame rate. The 4K Ultra result of 35.9 FPS is the lowest measured value across the entire dataset, while the 1080p Low result of 283 FPS is the highest.