AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Game Performance
We are going to focus on the 4K, 1440p, and 1080p gameplay performance with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU on this page, without Ray Tracing. Ray Tracing will be tested on the following page. The common GPU used for every CPU is an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition video card. For CPU comparisons we are including the Intel Core i9-13900K, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPUs. Each graph has all three resolutions on each CPU included, but the order and sorting do not change in each graph. You can look at the framerate between CPUs at each resolution. Games are in order from most recent, to least recent.
Returnal
Returnal was launched on the PC in February of 2023 and is based on Unreal Engine 4. The game supports real-time ray tracing effects, particle systems, and volumetric rendering. We utilize the graphics preset to set EPIC graphics settings with unlocked framerate, and everything is enabled except ray tracing, we have screen-space reflections on. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Returnal, we are running the game at Epic game settings, and right off the bat performance is flat even at 4K, with no difference between any CPUs, as we’d mostly expect. However, once we get to 1440p and 1080p, we do see differences. Overall, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has the slowest performance, and we see the best performance on the newer AMD Zen 4 architecture and Intel Raptor Lake. Even the Ryzen 9 7950X has a good boost in performance over the 5800X3D at 1080p, by 5%. The new AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D has a smaller 2% lead over the Ryzen 9 7950X, so that isn’t huge. Interestingly, the Intel Core i9-13900K edges out the Ryzen 9 7950X3D at both 1440p and 1080p by a slight margin. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D has a 7% performance advantage over the older Ryzen 7 5800X3D at 1080p.
Forspoken
Forspoken was released on January 24th, 2023, on the PC and uses the Luminous Engine. The game supports all upscaling methods, including NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, Intel XeSS, and Ray Tracing. We are going to customize the settings and enable the highest graphics settings, including Ultra High Texture Memory. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Forspoken we are running the game at the highest in-game settings, sans ray tracing. We only see a 1FPS difference at 4K, and it is the Ryzen 9 7950X3D and 13900K holding this one FPS advantage. However, once again we do see differences at both 1440p and 1080p between the CPUs. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D again has a slower performance, whereas the Ryzen 9 7950X has a 4% performance advantage over it. The Ryzen 9 7950X has a lesser advantage over the Ryzen 9 7950X, only 1% at 1080p, which is pretty small. It is again the Intel Core i9-13900K which actually has the fastest performance at 1440p and 1080p, and a 2% performance advantage over the Ryzen 9 7950X3D and a 3% advantage over the Ryzen 9 7950X. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D has a 5% advantage over the Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II was released on October 27, 2022, on the PC and uses the IW 9.0 gaming engine. The game supports all upscaling methods, including NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Image Scaling, AMD FSR 1.0, AMD Fidelity FX CAS, and Intel XeSS. We use the highest quality option of each. We customize every graphics setting to the maximum value for the best image quality and enable everything. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Call of Duty Modern Warfare II we are playing with maximum graphics settings, and we see a little difference at 4K between the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and the other CPUs. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is slower at 4K and 1440p, and the Ryzen 7 7900X seems to be 2% faster at 4K and 1440p, but similar at 1080p. The new Ryzen 9 7950X3D has the same performance as the Ryzen 9 7950X at 4K and 1440p, but is less than a percent faster at 1080p, so compared to the Ryzen 9 7950X it is the same performance. Again we find the Intel Core i9-13900K is the faster CPU, at 4K, 1440p, and more at 1080p. The 13900K is 1% faster than the 7950X3D at all three resolutions, but it is still overall very close. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is at most 2% faster than the Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
F1 2022
F1 2022 was released on June 28th, 2022 on the PC and uses Codemasters Ego engine. The game supports Ray Tracing, DLSS, AMD FidelityFX, and FSR. We are going to run the game with the highest quality settings of “Ultra High” and TAA+FidelityFX. We will enable DLSS and FSR as needed at the Quality setting for both. We will utilize the built-in benchmark in the Imola track, in dry conditions with a far-chasing cam.
F1 2022 is the first game where we have had a very significant difference in performance with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D compared to other CPUs. It shows a clear advantage in this game at 1440p and 1080p, though the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is somewhat faster at 4K which is interesting. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1% faster than the 7950X at 1440p, but at 1080p the 7950X3D is 7% faster, and that is the largest difference in performance we’ve seen yet between the CPUs. The 7950X3D is 11% faster than the Ryzen 7 5800X3D at 1080p, but at 4K the 5800X3D is 2% faster. In this game, the Intel Core i9-13900K is on par with the Ryzen 9 7950X, except at 1080p where the Ryzen 9 7950X is 9% faster than the 13900K.
Dying Light 2
Dying Light 2 was released in February 2022 on the PC and uses Techland’s C-Engine. The game supports Ray Tracing, DLSS, and FSR2. We have updated the game to the 1.90 patch. We use the built-in preset to set “HIGH QUALITY” which sets the highest game graphics, without Ray Tracing. We manually enable DX12 and ASYNC Compute. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Dying Light 2 we see some differences at 1440p and 1080p, but less so at 4K. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is slightly behind at 4K though, whereas the newer Zen 4 and Raptor Lake CPU does better. At 1440p and 1080p the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 2% faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X. However, the Intel Core i9-13900K is even faster at 1080p. The 13900K is 2% faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X3D and 4% faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is at most only 2% faster than the 5800X3D.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction
Rainbow Six Extraction was released in January of 2022 and is based on the Ubisoft Anvil game engine. We have the game running at the highest in-game settings and have installed the HD Textures pack. We are using the built-in benchmark.
We actually see some pretty big differences between CPUs in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction. First and foremost, the CPUs with the larger L3 caches, are performing better in this game at every resolution, even 4K. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D has performance that matches or bests the Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Intel Core i9-13900K. The Ryzen 9 7950X falls behind in this game, where its smaller cache does affect performance even at 4K, and the fact is the 5800X3D keeps up better. The new Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 6% faster than the 7950X at 4K, 11% faster at 1440p, and 2% faster at 1080p. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is a bit behind the 5800X3D at 4K, equal at 1440p and the 5800X3D actually takes the lead over the 7950X3D by 13% which is interesting. The Intel Core i9-13900K does very well in this game, actually pulling ahead of the 7950X3D slightly at 4K and 1440p and a larger degree at 1080p by 13%. In fact, the Intel Core i9-13900K is matching the 5800X3D at 1080p.
Far Cry 6
Far Cry 6 was released in October of 2021 and uses the Dunia Engine. We utilize the built-in benchmark for testing. We have the HD Texture pack installed and turned on. We utilize the “Ultra” graphics preset which sets all options to the highest game settings. This game supports FSR upscaling.
Far Cry 6 is another game where we see some very distinctive differences in CPU performance. In our own testing, we have found this game to be CPU sensitive. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Intel Core i9-13900K have clear advantages in performance compared to the Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 7 5800X3D. It is really telling how well the older generation Ryzen 7 5800X3D is holding up honestly, it is a testament to that L3 cache on it that it can match Ryzen 9 7950X performance in this game. The new Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 9% faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X at 1440p and 13% faster at 1080p. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 13% faster than the Ryzen 7 5800X3D at 1440p and 15% faster at 1080p. The Intel Core i9-13900K is even faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X3D at 4K, 1440p, and 1080p. At 4K the 13900K is 5% faster than the 7950X3D, at 1440p it is 6% faster and at 1080p it is 4% faster.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was released in December of 2020 and uses the REDengine 4. We have the game patched to version 1.61 and utilize the built-in benchmark. We test using the Graphics Preset option to set graphics settings, mainly “Ultra”. This game supports DLSS and FSR2.
In Cyberpunk 2077 we are still completely GPU bound at 4K and see no difference between any CPU. We also appear to be more GPU bound at 1440p as well, though the Intel Core i9-13900K has a 1% advantage over the 7950X and 5800X3D. At 1080p though, we do find some differences. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D has the same performance as the Intel Core i9-13900K. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 6% faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X at 1080p and 13% faster than the Ryzen 7 5800X3D at 1080p.