Minimum

# FAQ

Q: Can the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with the AMD Radeon RX 570 run Minimum at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, but only at 1920x1080 resolution with Low or Medium settings. The database records 82.1 FPS average at Low and 61.6 FPS average at Medium for 1080p. At 2560x1440 and 3840x2160, no preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1080p for this combo?

A: Medium settings deliver a 61.6 FPS average, which is the highest quality preset that stays above the 60 FPS playable threshold. Low settings run faster at 82.1 FPS, but Medium is the most demanding preset that remains playable.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest rivals in the database?

A: The RX 570's average benchmark score is 28,766. It sits 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6800M (28,874), 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 M295X (28,580), 0.8% behind the AMD Radeon RX 470 (28,996), and 1.2% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 (28,421). This places it in the 74th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 9950X3D compare to its closest rivals?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score is 75,779. It leads the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 (75,738) by 0.1%, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D (75,716) by 0.1%, the AMD EPYC 8224P (75,582) by 0.3%, and the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 (75,488) by 0.4%. The CPU sits in the 95th percentile of all tested processors.

Q: What frame rates does the combo achieve at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the recorded averages are 53.6 FPS at Low, 39.2 FPS at Medium, 33.6 FPS at High, and 27.6 FPS at Ultra. None of these reach the 60 FPS threshold, so the resolution is not playable by the database's standard.

Q: What frame rates does the combo achieve at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the recorded averages are 28.6 FPS at Low, 20.0 FPS at Medium, 18.6 FPS at High, and 12.4 FPS at Ultra. These figures are far below playable levels, confirming the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution.

# CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data for Minimum reveals a clear division of labor between the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the RX 570. The CPU is an exceptionally powerful processor, scoring 75,779 on average and ranking in the 95th percentile of all CPUs in the database. Its 16 cores and 32 threads, based on the Zen 5 architecture, deliver single-threaded performance of 1,292 in 3DMark and multi-threaded results of 17,184 at max threads. By contrast, the RX 570 is a mid-range GPU from the Polaris generation, with an average score of 28,766 and a 74th percentile ranking.

The frame rate scaling across resolutions demonstrates that the GPU dictates performance in this pairing. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 82.1 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings drops the average to 53.6 FPS, a 34.7% reduction. At 3840x2160, the Low preset average falls to 28.6 FPS, which is 65.2% below the 1080p figure. This steep decline with increasing pixel count is the signature of a GPU-bound scenario; the CPU's massive headroom cannot compensate for the GPU's limited fill rate and memory bandwidth.

The preset scaling reinforces this conclusion. At 1080p, raising settings from Low to Ultra reduces the average from 82.1 FPS to 41.2 FPS, a 49.8% loss. At 1440p, the same transition drops from 53.6 FPS to 27.6 FPS, a 48.5% loss. At 4K, the drop from Low to Ultra is from 28.6 FPS to 12.4 FPS, a 56.6% loss. The consistent magnitude of these drops across resolutions indicates that the GPU's shading units, texture units, and ROPs are saturated regardless of resolution. The RX 570's 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, paired with 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus delivering 224.0 GB/s, simply cannot keep pace with the CPU's capability.

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D's role is to ensure the GPU is never starved of data. Its 128 MB of L3 cache and 89.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth, combined with boost clocks up to 5.70 GHz, mean the GPU receives frames as fast as it can process them. In this game, a 2014 third-person shooter, the CPU's single-thread performance of 1,292 in 3DMark and 2,259 in Cinebench R23 single-core is far beyond what the title requires. The bottleneck is entirely on the GPU side, which is why the measured FPS values align so closely with what the RX 570's raw specifications would predict.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded measurements for this combo cover three resolutions and four quality presets each. At 1920x1080, the frame rates range from a playable 82.1 FPS average at Low settings to an unplayable 41.2 FPS average at Ultra. The Medium preset delivers 61.6 FPS, just above the 60 FPS threshold, while High settings yield 53.6 FPS. This progression shows a clear linear relationship between quality and performance at 1080p, with each step up in settings costing roughly 10 to 20 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the situation deteriorates. Low settings produce 53.6 FPS, which is below the playable threshold. Medium drops to 39.2 FPS, High to 33.6 FPS, and Ultra to 27.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 26 FPS, a narrower spread than at 1080p, suggesting the GPU is already nearing its limits even at the lowest quality preset. The 1440p Low setting matches the 1080p High setting at 53.6 FPS, indicating that the resolution increase consumes roughly the same GPU resources as a one-step quality increase at the lower resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results are uniformly poor. Low settings average 28.6 FPS, Medium averages 20.0 FPS, High averages 18.6 FPS, and Ultra averages 12.4 FPS. The differences between presets shrink further at 4K: the gap between Low and Ultra is only 16.2 FPS. This compression of frame rates at high resolutions is typical of a GPU that has exhausted its memory bandwidth and pixel throughput. The RX 570's 224.0 GB/s bandwidth and 39.81 GPixel/s pixel rate are insufficient for 4K rendering, even in a title from 2014.

The database does not record minimum or maximum FPS values for any resolution or preset, so the analysis relies solely on average frame rates. However, the consistency of the averages across multiple presets and resolutions provides a reliable picture of the combo's capabilities. The 1080p Medium result of 61.6 FPS is the only preset that both meets the 60 FPS threshold and offers a reasonable visual quality level. The 1080p Low result of 82.1 FPS is the fastest recorded average for this combo, but it comes with the visual compromises inherent to Low settings.

# The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: this PC can run Minimum, but only at 1920x1080 with Low or Medium settings. The verdict by resolution from the database confirms that 1080p is the sole playable resolution, with two presets clearing the 60 FPS bar. At 2560x1440, no settings achieve playable frame rates, and at 3840x2160, the results are far below any reasonable playability standard.

The 1080p Medium preset, at 61.6 FPS average, is the recommended configuration for this combo. It provides a 1.6 FPS margin above the 60 FPS threshold, which is slim but sufficient for a 2014 third-person shooter with no recorded minimum FPS data to indicate stutter risk. The 1080p Low preset, at 82.1 FPS, offers a more comfortable margin of 22.1 FPS above the threshold, making it the safer choice for users who prioritize smoothness over visual fidelity.

The 1440p results are close enough to warrant consideration. The Low preset at 53.6 FPS is only 6.4 FPS below the threshold, and some users might find this acceptable for a slower-paced game. However, the database's playability standard is strict: 60 FPS is the minimum, and the 1440p Low average does not meet it. Similarly, the 4K results, with the best case being 28.6 FPS at Low, are unequivocally unplayable by any modern standard.

The root cause is the RX 570's age and positioning. Released in 2017, the GPU is now end-of-life, and its 4 GB of VRAM and 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 performance place it far below modern requirements. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D, by contrast, is a 2025 flagship with 16 cores and a 95th percentile CPU ranking. This pairing represents an extreme CPU-to-GPU imbalance, where the processor has roughly 2.6 times the average benchmark score of the GPU's nearest rivals. The CPU is never the limiting factor in this game; the GPU's 74th percentile standing among all GPUs is the ceiling.

# Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the best settings that maintain 60 FPS or higher are Medium, with an average of 61.6 FPS. This is the only resolution in the database where a preset above Low achieves playable frame rates. The Medium preset uses the RX 570's 2,048 shading units and 128 TMUs to render the third-person shooter at a quality level that balances visual detail against the GPU's 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth. For users who require a larger frame rate cushion, Low settings at 82.1 FPS are the fallback option.

At 2560x1440, no settings meet the 60 FPS threshold, so there is no best playable setting. The closest option is Low at 53.6 FPS, which is 6.4 FPS short of playable. Users who insist on 1440p would need to accept sub-60 frame rates or reduce the resolution. The database does not record a best settings value for this resolution because no preset qualifies.

At 3840x2160, the situation is worse. The highest average recorded is 28.6 FPS at Low settings, which is 31.4 FPS below the threshold. No settings at 4K are playable, and the database records no best settings for this resolution. The RX 570's 32 ROPs and 39.81 GPixel/s pixel rate are fundamentally inadequate for 4K rendering, even for a 2014 game with modest graphical demands.

The pattern across resolutions is clear: the RX 570 can handle this game at 1080p with quality settings, but it cannot scale to higher resolutions. The 4 GB VRAM capacity, while sufficient for 1080p textures, becomes a constraint at 1440p and beyond, particularly with Ultra presets that increase texture memory usage. The 128-bit memory bus would not help, but the RX 570's 256-bit bus at 224.0 GB/s is the saving grace that allows 1080p Medium to remain playable.

# How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the RX 570 ranks 3,574 out of 3,712 tested combos in Minimum. This places the pairing in the bottom 3.7% of all combinations in the database. The rank reflects the severe imbalance between the CPU and GPU: the processor is in the 95th percentile of CPUs, while the GPU is in the 74th percentile of GPUs. In a game that is GPU-bound at every resolution, the CPU's strength contributes almost nothing to the final frame rate.

The rank is driven entirely by the GPU's performance ceiling. The RX 570's average benchmark score of 28,766 places it just 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6800M and 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 M295X. These are all mid-range or older GPUs, and their performance in Minimum is consistent with their specifications. The RX 570's nearest rivals, the RX 6800M at 28,874 and the RX 470 at 28,996, would likely produce similar frame rates in this game, given the narrow 0.8% score differences.

The CPU's ranking, by contrast, is elite. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D's 75,779 average score places it 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285. In a CPU-bound scenario, this combo would rank near the top of the database. But Minimum is not CPU-bound, and the measured FPS values prove it. The 1080p Ultra average of 41.2 FPS is only 21.4 FPS below the Medium result, a gap that would be much larger if the CPU were the constraint.

The practical implication is that this combo is massively overprovisioned on the CPU side. A user who owns this CPU would be better served by pairing it with a GPU in a higher percentile, as the RX 570 leaves most of the CPU's potential untapped. However, the database's role is to record what was measured, and the measurements show a playable 1080p experience with Medium settings. For a 2014 game with modest requirements, this is sufficient, but the 3,574th rank out of 3,712 combos makes clear that this pairing is far from optimal for Minimum.