To The Core

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination in To The Core reveal a workload that scales predictably with resolution, but with a notable sensitivity to quality settings. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 310.8 FPS average, which drops to 266.7 FPS at Medium, 229.4 FPS at High, and 183.5 FPS at Ultra. This progression shows a 41% reduction in frame rate from Low to Ultra at 1080p, indicating that the graphics pipeline is heavily engaged even at the lowest resolution tested.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings yield 208.3 FPS, Medium delivers 180.5 FPS, High produces 151.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 121.7 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1440p is approximately 42%, nearly identical to the 1080p scaling. This consistency suggests that the rendering load scales uniformly with quality settings, regardless of resolution.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes more dramatically. Low settings still manage 117.8 FPS, Medium drops to 104.1 FPS, High yields 88.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 71.6 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap here is roughly 39%, slightly narrower than at lower resolutions. More importantly, the resolution scaling from 1080p Low (310.8 FPS) to 4K Low (117.8 FPS) represents a 62% performance drop, while from 1080p Ultra (183.5 FPS) to 4K Ultra (71.6 FPS) the drop is 61%.

The limiting component becomes clearer when comparing the 4K Ultra result of 71.6 FPS against the 1080p Ultra result of 183.5 FPS. The RTX 4060, with its 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus delivering 272.0 GB/s bandwidth, appears to be the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The GPU's 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 118.1 GPixel/s pixel rate are adequate for 1080p but become increasingly stressed as pixel count quadruples at 4K. The CPU, with 8 cores and 16 threads boosting to 4.80 GHz, maintains sufficient headroom, as evidenced by the relatively smooth scaling between settings at each resolution.

FAQ

Q: What frame rate can this combo achieve at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 Ultra is 183.5 FPS. This is comfortably above the 144 Hz refresh rate common in gaming monitors, indicating the combo handles maxed-out settings at 1080p without difficulty.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals in aggregate benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 23181, placing it 0.7% ahead of the Intel Arc B580 (23021) and 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon 760M (22999). It trails the AMD Radeon RX 6600M by 0.6% (23321) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti by 0.7% (23338).

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck for this game at 4K?

A: Based on the data, the CPU does not appear to be the limiting factor at 4K. The Ryzen 7 5800XT's 3DMark scores — 7683 with 16 threads and 959 single-thread — suggest ample processing power. The GPU's workload increases disproportionately at 3840x2160, making it the more likely constraint.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 208.3 FPS while Ultra produces 121.7 FPS. This represents a 71.2% performance advantage for Low over Ultra, a substantial margin that highlights the visual quality trade-off.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 1019th out of 1756 tested combinations in To The Core, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the distribution. This ranking reflects the mid-range positioning of both the CPU (86th percentile) and GPU (66th percentile).

Q: What is the CPU's multithreaded performance relative to its closest competitor?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800XT has an average benchmark score of 29774, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (29740) and 0.3% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (29682). It trails the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS by 0.3% (29856) and the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H by 0.3% (29868).

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 serves as the primary graphics processor in this configuration, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD107 chip fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process. The GPU houses 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output pipelines, along with 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores. These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s, figures that directly influence the game's rendering throughput.

The memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, operating at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective) for a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. This configuration is notable for being relatively narrow compared to the GPU's compute capabilities. The 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is substantial, but the memory bandwidth becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions where larger framebuffers and more texture data must be moved. The measured FPS data supports this interpretation: at 1080p, where memory bandwidth demands are lower, the GPU delivers 310.8 FPS at Low settings; at 4K, the same settings yield only 117.8 FPS, a 62% reduction that correlates with the 4x increase in pixel count.

The GPU's clock behavior also matters. The base clock of 1830 MHz boosts to 2460 MHz under load, and this dynamic range determines how quickly the GPU can process frames. The boost clock is 34% higher than the base clock, providing meaningful headroom for transient workloads. However, the 115 W TDP and dual-slot design with a single 12-pin power connector indicate that this is a power-efficient part, not an unrestricted performance monster. The suggested PSU of 300 W further underscores this positioning.

Benchmark results place the RTX 4060 at the 66th percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 23181. Its nearest rivals — the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321, 0.6% higher), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338, 0.7% higher), Intel Arc B580 (23021, 0.7% lower), and AMD Radeon 760M (22999, 0.8% lower) — all cluster within a 1.5% band, indicating that the RTX 4060 sits in a tightly contested performance tier. This competitive positioning is reflected in the game's measured FPS, where the GPU manages to keep frame rates high at 1080p but falls below 100 FPS at 4K Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 achieves a rank of 1019 out of 1756 tested combos in To The Core. This places the pairing in the 42nd percentile of all combinations, meaning 58% of tested systems outperform it in this specific game. Given that the CPU ranks in the 86th percentile among all processors and the GPU in the 66th percentile among all graphics cards, the combo's overall rank is dragged down by the GPU's relatively modest positioning.

The rank disparity is instructive. The CPU is a high-performer in its class — its average benchmark score of 29774 puts it within 0.3% of the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. The GPU, conversely, sits in a crowded mid-range segment where the RX 6600M and GTX 780 Ti are effectively performance equals. In To The Core, which the FPS data suggests is GPU-bound at higher resolutions, the combo's rank primarily reflects the RTX 4060's capabilities rather than the CPU's.

The gap between the combo's rank and the individual component percentiles indicates that the game does not heavily utilize the CPU's strengths. The Ryzen 7 5800XT's 8 cores and 16 threads are largely idle during gameplay, as evidenced by the relatively small FPS differences between 1080p and 1440p at the same settings. The GPU, by contrast, shows significant scaling with resolution, which is consistent with a graphics-bound workload. For users seeking higher ranks in this game, upgrading the GPU would yield more substantial gains than upgrading the CPU, based on the data available.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is a desktop processor from the 5000 series, built on the Zen 3 Vermeer architecture using TSMC's 7 nm process. It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration is well-suited for multithreaded workloads, as reflected in its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23794 and single-core score of 3359.

The CPU's 3DMark results provide insight into its gaming performance characteristics. The single-thread score of 959 and 2-thread score of 1879 indicate strong per-core performance, which is typically more important for games than raw thread counts. The 8-thread score of 6141 and 16-thread score of 7683 show that scaling is not perfectly linear — adding threads beyond 8 yields only a 25% improvement, suggesting diminishing returns for this processor's architecture. In the context of To The Core, where the FPS data shows the GPU becoming the bottleneck at higher resolutions, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the graphics pipeline without becoming a constraint.

The 105 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) represent the platform's limits. The CPU supports PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes, which is sufficient for the RTX 4060's PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. The launch MSRP of $249 positions it as a mid-range offering, and its 86th percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms its competitive standing. Its nearest rivals — the Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (0.1% higher), Ryzen 7 6800HS (0.3% lower), Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (0.3% higher), and Ryzen 7 7840H (0.3% lower) — all fall within a 0.6% performance band, indicating that the 5800XT is squarely in the middle of its performance tier.

In To The Core specifically, the CPU's contribution is best understood through the FPS data at 1080p Low, where the combo achieves 310.8 FPS. This high frame rate suggests that the CPU can sustain very high instruction throughput when not limited by the GPU. The fact that 4K Ultra produces only 71.6 FPS, while 1080p Ultra produces 183.5 FPS, reinforces that the CPU is not the limiting factor — the GPU's rendering workload dominates at higher resolutions and settings. The CPU's 16 threads and high boost clock provide ample headroom for the game's logic and physics, but the data indicates that the RTX 4060's memory bandwidth and pixel throughput are the determining factors for final frame rates.