Game FPS

Rust on GeForce RTX 4090

The GeForce RTX 4090 runs Rust at about 123 FPS at 1080p High (high refresh), 118 FPS at 1440p and 97 FPS at 4K.

FPS by resolution and preset

Average FPS and 1% low without upscaling, Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, 32 GB of memory.

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
Low	14275	14074	13370
Medium	13069	12767	11159
High	12365	11863	9751
Ultra	11662	11058	8847
High + DLSS Quality	12365	11963	9852

average / 1% low · High preset, upscaler in Quality mode.

Best settings

For 60+ FPS: 4K · Ultra ~88 FPS
For 120+ FPS: 4K · Low ~133 FPS

Video memory

At 1440p Ultra the game uses about 9 GB and the card has 24 GB: enough memory.

Is the processor holding it back?

With a Ryzen 5 7600 at 1080p High: about 90 FPS (with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 123).

The estimate is checked against measurements of this game on real hardware; typical error about ±5%. FRAME LAB model estimate, not a recorded benchmark: real FPS depends on the driver, game version and scene.