Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Radeon RX 9060 combination ranks 2179th out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. That rank is heavily influenced by the RX 9060’s 59th percentile standing among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5600 sits at the 74th percentile among CPUs. The pairing is competent but not exceptional; the data suggests this is a 1080p-focused setup that can handle higher resolutions only with settings compromises.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s position at 2179 of 3712 means roughly 41% of tested configurations perform better in Minimum. The CPU is the stronger component here — its average benchmark score of 20468 places it just ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (20454, +0.1%), the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (20425, +0.2%), the AMD EPYC 9454P (20422, +0.2%), and the AMD EPYC 7713 (20363, +0.5%). These deltas are negligible; any of these processors would deliver nearly identical frame pacing in this game.

The GPU is the limiting factor. The RX 9060’s average benchmark score of 16014 trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129, -0.7%) by a hair, while sitting just ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862, +1%), the AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15852, +1%), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679, +2.1%). The RX 9060’s 59th percentile GPU ranking confirms it is a mid-pack card. In Minimum, this means the GPU dictates performance ceilings at higher resolutions, while the CPU has enough headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck at 1080p.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data makes the division of labor clear. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are high enough (143 avg at Medium, 120 avg at High, 92 avg at Ultra) that neither component is saturated; the game runs well above the 60 FPS threshold even at Ultra settings. The scaling from Low (187 avg) to Ultra (92 avg) shows a 51% performance drop, which is a typical GPU-bound curve. The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU at these frame rates.

At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to assert itself. The drop from Low (121 avg) to Ultra (59 avg) is a 51% reduction, and the Ultra setting falls just under the 60 FPS playable threshold. Here, the RX 9060’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth become relevant; the game’s higher-resolution textures and effects push against the GPU’s limits. The CPU still has margin — the Ryzen 5 5600’s single-thread score of 2584 in Cinebench R23 and multi-thread score of 18309 indicate it can sustain frame delivery even when the GPU is the constraining factor.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is unambiguously the bottleneck. Ultra settings produce only 32 avg FPS, and even Medium drops to 50 avg. The Low preset (65 avg) is the only 4K option that clears 60 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is a 51% reduction, identical to the percentage drop at 1440p, which suggests the GPU’s compute resources scale linearly with resolution demand. The CPU’s role diminishes entirely at 4K; the data shows no scenario where the Ryzen 5 5600 holds back the RX 9060 at this resolution.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the clear choice. It delivers 92 avg FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold and provides the highest visual fidelity without performance sacrifice. The Medium preset (143 avg) and High preset (120 avg) are also viable, but Ultra offers the best experience with no downside.

At 2560x1440, the High preset is the most demanding option that stays playable, averaging 78 FPS. The Ultra preset dips to 59 avg FPS, just below the threshold, so it should be avoided unless the user tolerates occasional frame drops. Medium (92 avg) and Low (121 avg) are also playable, but High provides the best balance of quality and speed.

For 3840x2160, the Low preset is the only playable option, averaging 65 FPS. Medium (50 avg), High (42 avg), and Ultra (32 avg) all fall short of 60 FPS. This is a hard constraint: 4K playability requires dropping to Low settings, which significantly reduces visual quality. Users prioritizing 4K should consider this a last-resort scenario.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU’s nearest rivals all score within 0.5% of each other, meaning any of them would produce statistically identical results in Minimum. The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (20454), AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (20425), AMD EPYC 9454P (20422), and AMD EPYC 7713 (20363) are all interchangeable with the Ryzen 5 5600 for this game. The differences are within measurement noise; swapping to any of these would not change the FPS tables meaningfully.

On the GPU side, the RX 9060’s closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 16129 versus 16014 — a 0.7% gap. In practice, the RTX 3060 Ti would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Minimum. The AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862), AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15852), and AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679) are also within 2.1%, so users with any of these cards can expect similar behavior at each resolution and preset. The practical takeaway: the RX 9060 sits in a performance tier where small percentage differences do not translate to noticeable FPS changes in this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

| Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|----------|---------|---------|---------|

| Low | 187 | — | — |

| Medium | 143 | 122 | 165 |

| High | 120 | — | — |

| Ultra | 92 | — | — |

The 1080p results show a smooth degradation from Low to Ultra. The Medium preset’s min FPS of 122 and max of 165 indicate stable frame delivery with no severe dips. Ultra’s 92 avg is comfortable for high-refresh monitors.

2560x1440:

| Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|----------|---------|---------|---------|

| Low | 121 | — | — |

| Medium | 92 | 79 | 106 |

| High | 78 | — | — |

| Ultra | 59 | — | — |

At 1440p, the Medium preset shows a min FPS of 79, which is still above the playable threshold. The Ultra preset’s 59 avg is the only sub-60 result, and it lacks min/max data, suggesting the frame pacing is inconsistent enough that the test suite did not record stable extremes.

3840x2160:

| Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|----------|---------|---------|---------|

| Low | 65 | — | — |

| Medium | 50 | 42 | 57 |

| High | 42 | — | — |

| Ultra | 32 | — | — |

The 4K data shows the GPU’s limits clearly. The Medium preset’s min FPS of 42 and max of 57 reveal substantial frame-time variance; even the average of 50 is far below playable. Low is the only preset that stays above 60 FPS, and it does so with only 5 FPS of headroom.

The Verdict

The Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 9060 can run Minimum, but the experience depends heavily on resolution. At 1920x1080, the system clears 60 FPS at every preset, including Ultra at 92 avg FPS — this is the intended use case. At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 78 avg FPS and is fully playable; the Ultra preset at 59 avg FPS is borderline and should be left off unless the user accepts occasional sub-60 dips.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset (65 avg FPS) meets the 60 FPS threshold. Medium (50 avg), High (42 avg), and Ultra (32 avg) are all unplayable by the database’s standard. The verdict is straightforward: this combo is a 1080p performer with solid 1440p capability, but 4K requires significant visual compromises. The RX 9060’s 8 GB memory capacity and mid-range compute performance are the limiting factors, while the Ryzen 5 5600 provides ample CPU headroom across all tested scenarios. Users targeting 4K should look at higher-tier GPUs; everyone else can run Minimum with confidence at 1080p and 1440p.