Frametime Analysis

We present a more in-depth analysis than just average FPS to show how the framerate changes over time, which helps highlight FPS drops. Minimum FPS at both the 95th and 99th percentile are reported in these charts, too. A second chart, a histogram, shows shape and spread for the frametime data—how tightly grouped the measurements are. The "IQR" result is called "Interquartile Range," which is an outlier-resistant statistical value that tells us the range in the middle of the frametime distribution.

In the following charts, we are comparing two retail memory kits. The sub-timings are based on the individual EXPO profiles and are not adjusted further. By doing so, these charts represent a direct comparison between 6000 MT/s and 5600 MT/s.

Tests are conducted with the following components:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (Locked All-Core 5.2 GHz)
GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 4090 XLR8 VERTO
Memory (1): Neo Forza MK5 DDR5-6000 (EXPO Profile) 40-40-40-77 - 1:1 Ratio
Memory (2): Neo Forza MK5 DDR5-5600 (EXPO Profile) 40-40-40-77 - 1:1 Ratio



Using low graphical settings helps to illustrate how sensitive AMD is to memory frequency and overall timings. It can affect the average frame-rate and the 1% lows. Both profiles are configured for maximum compatibility, if 6000 MT/s doesn't work for you're particular setup, no worries, 5600 MT/s isn't going to be a major loss in performance.



Once the graphical settings are increased, the frame gap shrinks even more.



Raising the game's resolution in Cyberpunk 2077 to 4K means the game becomes completely GPU bound, leaving the CPU often waiting on the graphics card to finish each calculation. At these settings even the best tuned memory kit becomes indistinguishable using an RTX 4090. We will have to wait for the next generation of graphics cards for a gap to appear.