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Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers its strongest results. The Low preset reaches an average of 202 FPS, while Medium averages 155 FPS with a minimum of 131 FPS and a maximum of 178 FPS. High settings maintain an average of 130 FPS, and Ultra still clears the playable threshold comfortably at 99 FPS average. The spread from Low to Ultra is roughly a 50% reduction in average frame rate, but every preset at this resolution stays well above 60 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower headroom. Low averages 130 FPS, Medium averages 100 FPS (min 85, max 115), High averages 84 FPS, and Ultra drops to 64 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution is the closest call to the 60 FPS playable threshold, with only a 4 FPS margin. The minimum frame data for Medium shows 85 FPS, indicating that even worst-case dips remain playable.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes significantly. Ultra averages 34 FPS, which is far below the 60 FPS threshold. High averages 45 FPS, and Medium averages 54 FPS with a minimum of 46 FPS and a maximum of 62 FPS. Only the Low preset clears 60 FPS here, averaging 70 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is substantial — roughly a 36 FPS difference — and the Medium preset's minimum of 46 FPS shows that frame pacing can become inconsistent when the GPU is heavily loaded.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data indicates that this game at this resolution relies primarily on the GPU, with the CPU providing ample headroom. At 1920x1080, the jump from Low (202 FPS) to Ultra (99 FPS) is purely a GPU workload increase; the Ryzen 9 9950X3D's 16 cores and 32 threads are not the limiting factor at any preset. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 1292 and multi-thread score of 17184 suggest it can feed the RTX 4060 far beyond what the 4060 can render at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the same relationship holds. The RTX 4060's 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 272.0 GB/s memory bandwidth become the bottleneck as resolution increases. The CPU's role diminishes further because the GPU must rasterize more pixels per frame. The 9950X3D's 128 MB L3 cache and Zen 5 architecture provide consistent frame delivery, but the data shows that the GPU's fill rate (118.1 GPixel/s) and texture rate (236.2 GTexel/s) dictate the final FPS numbers.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is unquestionably the dominant component. The RTX 4060's 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus is the clear constraint, as evidenced by the steep drop from Medium (54 FPS) to Ultra (34 FPS). The CPU's role here is negligible — even a significantly weaker processor would likely produce similar results at 4K Ultra, since the GPU is saturated. The scaling from 1080p Low (202 FPS) to 4K Low (70 FPS) shows a 65% reduction in frame rate, which aligns with the pixel count increase of roughly 4x, indicating that the GPU is the primary limiter across all resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Minimum at 4K with playable performance?

A: Yes, but only on the Low preset. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 Low is 70 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium averages 54 FPS, High averages 45 FPS, and Ultra averages 34 FPS — all below the threshold.

Q: What is the best preset at 2560x1440 that stays above 60 FPS?

A: Ultra is the best preset that maintains playable performance, averaging 64 FPS. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) exceed 60 FPS at this resolution, with Low averaging 130 FPS and Medium averaging 100 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rivals in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score is 17639, which is 0.2% lower than the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17666), 0.3% higher than the AMD Radeon 780M (17588), 0.5% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17551), and 0.7% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 460 (17509). These deltas are within noise, making them functionally equivalent in synthetic tests.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 9950X3D overkill for this game at 1080p?

A: The benchmark data suggests yes. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo reaches 202 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of most displays. The CPU's 95th percentile ranking among all CPUs and its nearest rival deltas (0.1% to 0.4% against the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D, AMD EPYC 8224P, and Intel Core Ultra 9 285) indicate that a less powerful CPU would likely deliver similar FPS at 1080p, since the GPU is the limiting factor.

Q: What does the Medium preset's min/max FPS tell us at 1920x1080?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the measured range is 131 FPS minimum to 178 FPS maximum, with an average of 155 FPS. The 47 FPS spread between minimum and maximum indicates some frame-time variance, but the minimum is still more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold, so gameplay remains smooth.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 2000th out of 3712 tested combos, placing it in the upper half of all configurations. This ranking reflects the RTX 4060's mid-tier standing (61st percentile among all GPUs) combined with the top-tier CPU (95th percentile among all CPUs).

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D's nearest rivals are all within a 0.4% average benchmark score delta. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 scores 75738 (0.1% lower), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D scores 75716 (0.1% lower), the AMD EPYC 8224P scores 75582 (0.3% lower), and the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 scores 75488 (0.4% lower). Any of these processors would yield nearly identical frame rates in this game, since the GPU is the bottleneck at all tested resolutions.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon HD 7790, which scores 17666 (0.2% higher), the AMD Radeon 780M at 17588 (0.3% lower), the AMD Radeon Pro 560 at 17551 (0.5% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 at 17509 (0.7% lower). In practical terms, these GPUs would produce near-identical FPS in Minimum, meaning the 4K Low preset would hover around 70 FPS and the 1080p Ultra preset would land near 99 FPS for any of these alternatives.

The Verdict

The data shows that this PC can run Minimum at all three tested resolutions, but with important caveats. At 1920x1080, every preset — Low (202 FPS), Medium (155 FPS), High (130 FPS), and Ultra (99 FPS) — clears the 60 FPS threshold with substantial headroom. At 2560x1440, all four presets also clear the threshold, with Ultra just barely making it at 64 FPS average.

At 3840x2160, the verdict is mixed. The Low preset averages 70 FPS and is playable, but Medium (54 FPS), High (45 FPS), and Ultra (34 FPS) all fall below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The RTX 4060's 8 GB memory capacity and 128-bit bus limit its 4K performance, even with a top-tier CPU like the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Players seeking 4K performance above Low settings would need a stronger GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

Among all 3712 tested hardware combinations for Minimum, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 2000th. This position reflects the imbalance between the two components: the CPU sits at the 95th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 61st percentile among all GPUs. The ranking suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor in this configuration, and that pairing the same CPU with a stronger GPU would move the combo significantly higher in the rankings.

The rank also indicates that many other tested combos achieve higher average frame rates in this game, likely due to faster GPUs. However, the 9950X3D's raw compute capabilities (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 42018, Geekbench multi-core score of 26736) ensure that CPU-bound scenarios are not a concern.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 99 FPS. This provides the highest visual quality while maintaining a comfortable margin above the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is also the best playable preset, averaging 64 FPS. This is a narrow margin — only 4 FPS above the threshold — so players sensitive to frame dips may prefer High, which averages 84 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the best preset that clears 60 FPS is Low, averaging 70 FPS. Medium averages 54 FPS and is not recommended for playable performance, despite its 46 FPS minimum and 62 FPS maximum showing that some frames are smooth. For players who prioritize frame rate over visual fidelity, Low at 4K is the only viable option for this combo.