Minimum

This combo pairs the 12-core AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with Intel's Arc B570, a 10 GB Battlemage GPU. The data shows a system that comfortably handles Minimum at 1080p and 1440p, but falls short of the 60 FPS threshold at 4K on every preset. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 71 FPS average, while 1440p tops out at 60 FPS on High settings. The 4K results are uniformly below the playability line, with the best case being 50 FPS on Low settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

1920x1080: The Ultra preset is the most demanding option that stays above 60 FPS, averaging 71 FPS. This gives you the full visual experience without dropping below the playability threshold. The High preset runs at 93 FPS, Medium at 111 FPS, and Low at 145 FPS, but Ultra is the sweet spot for maximum quality while maintaining smooth gameplay.

2560x1440: High settings deliver exactly 60 FPS on average, which is the minimum acceptable frame rate. This is the most demanding preset that clears the 60 FPS bar at this resolution. Medium runs at 72 FPS (with a 61 FPS minimum), Low hits 94 FPS, but Ultra drops to 46 FPS and is not playable.

3840x2160: No preset reaches 60 FPS. The best result is 50 FPS on Low settings, followed by 39 FPS on Medium, 32 FPS on High, and 25 FPS on Ultra. None of these meet the 60 FPS playability threshold, so 4K is not a viable option for this game with this hardware.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Ryzen 9 7900X is a high-end desktop processor with 12 cores and 24 threads, boosting up to 5.60 GHz. Its benchmark scores show strong single-thread performance (4238 in Passmark single-thread) and robust multi-thread capability (29300 in Cinebench R23 multi-core). The Arc B570 is a mid-range GPU that sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, with 2304 shading units and 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

Looking at the frame rate scaling, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor at higher resolutions. From 1080p Ultra (71 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (46 FPS), the drop is 35%. Moving from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra (25 FPS) represents a further 46% decline. This steep degradation points to the GPU being saturated as pixel count increases.

At 1080p, the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU efficiently — the difference between Low (145 FPS) and Ultra (71 FPS) is a 51% reduction, which is typical of GPU-bound scaling. The CPU's 12 cores and high boost clock ensure that even at 1080p Low with 145 FPS, the processor is not the bottleneck. The Ryzen 9 7900X's 24 threads provide substantial overhead for background tasks and game logic.

At 1440p and 4K, the GPU workload dominates. The Arc B570's 160-bit memory bus and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results show it lacks the raw fill rate needed. The 200.0 GPixel/s pixel rate translates to roughly 32 FPS at 4K High, confirming the GPU is the primary constraint at this resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Ryzen 9 7900X's nearest rivals in CPU benchmark scores include the AMD EPYC 7313P (0.2% higher average score), the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 (0.3% lower), the Intel Xeon 634 (0.6% higher), and the Intel Core i7-14700F (0.6% lower). The i7-14700F is the most relevant desktop comparison — it would behave nearly identically in Minimum, with the data showing less than 1% difference in aggregate CPU performance.

For the Arc B570, the closest GPU competitors are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (0.1% higher average score), the Intel Arc A750 (0.1% lower), the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (0.4% higher), and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X (0.5% lower). The Arc A750 is particularly noteworthy — it is the same architecture family and would deliver nearly identical frame rates in this game. The RTX 3070 Mobile, despite being a laptop part, scores within 0.1% of the B570, so you could expect similar 4K limitations.

These small deltas (all under 1%) mean that swapping the CPU or GPU for any of these alternatives would not change the playability verdict at any resolution. The 1080p Ultra 71 FPS result and the 4K failure would remain essentially unchanged.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum at 1080p and 1440p. The data shows that at 1920x1080, all four presets — Low (145 FPS), Medium (111 FPS), High (93 FPS), and Ultra (71 FPS) — clear the 60 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440, three presets are playable: Low (94 FPS), Medium (72 FPS), and High (60 FPS exactly). The best 1440p experience is High settings, which hits exactly 60 FPS average.

At 3840x2160, the system cannot maintain 60 FPS on any setting. The best case is 50 FPS on Low, which is 17% below the playability threshold. Medium (39 FPS), High (32 FPS), and Ultra (25 FPS) are all well under 60 FPS. If you have a 4K display, you would need to lower the resolution or accept sub-60 frame rates.

The verdict per resolution is straightforward: 1080p is fully playable with headroom, 1440p is playable at High settings (and Medium for extra margin), and 4K is not playable. For a third-person shooter from 2014, the 71 FPS average at 1080p Ultra provides a smooth experience, while 1440p High at exactly 60 FPS is acceptable but leaves no headroom for demanding scenes.

FAQ

*Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 60 FPS on 1080p?*

A: Yes. Every preset at 1920x1080 exceeds 60 FPS. The lowest result is Ultra at 71 FPS average, while Low reaches 145 FPS.

Q: What is the best 1440p setting for this combo?

A: High settings deliver exactly 60 FPS average, making it the most demanding playable option. Medium runs at 72 FPS with a 61 FPS minimum, which gives more safety margin.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: No. All four presets at 3840x2160 fall below 60 FPS. The highest average is 50 FPS on Low settings, which is still 17% under the playability threshold.

Q: How does the Arc B570 compare to the Arc A750?

A: The B570 scores 20556 in average benchmark score, while the A750 scores 20582 — a 0.1% difference. In practice, they would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Minimum.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more in this game?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The frame rate drops steeply from 1080p to 4K (71 to 25 FPS on Ultra), while the Ryzen 9 7900X's 24 threads provide ample CPU headroom even at 145 FPS on 1080p Low.

Q: What minimum FPS can I expect at 1440p Medium?

A: The measured minimum is 61 FPS, with an average of 72 FPS and maximum of 82 FPS. This keeps you above 60 FPS even in dips.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Arc B570 ranks 2984 out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum, placing it in the lower half of all systems tested. The percentile comparison shows the CPU sits in the 91st percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 65th percentile — the GPU is the weak link that drags down the overall ranking.

The rank of 2984 out of 3712 means roughly 80% of tested systems perform better in this game. This is consistent with the measured results: the system handles 1080p and 1440p well, but the 4K failure and the GPU's mid-range position cap its overall standing. The 12-core CPU delivers strong synthetic scores (29300 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, 51406 in Passmark multi-thread), but the Arc B570's 14195 Passmark G3D score and 20556 average benchmark score place it among mid-range GPUs.

For a 2014 third-person shooter, this rank reflects that the system is well above the minimum requirements but not optimized for high-resolution play. The 1080p results are strong — 145 FPS on Low and 71 FPS on Ultra — but the 4K results (25-50 FPS) pull the ranking down. If you are targeting 1080p or 1440p, this combo performs adequately; if you need 4K, the data suggests you would need a more powerful GPU to move up this ranking.