Game FPS

Rust on GeForce RTX 5080

The GeForce RTX 5080 runs Rust at about 121 FPS at 1080p High (high refresh), 112 FPS at 1440p and 85 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	14175	13974	12667
Medium	12968	12365	10053
High	12164	11260	8545
Ultra	11460	10455	7741
High + DLSS Quality	12164	11360	8746

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

Best settings

For 60+ FPS: 4K · Ultra ~77 FPS
For 120+ FPS: 4K · Low ~126 FPS

Video memory

At 1440p Ultra the game uses about 9 GB and the card has 16 GB: enough memory.

Is the processor holding it back?

With a Ryzen 5 7600 at 1080p High: about 89 FPS (with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 121).

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.