The Medium

Best Settings per Resolution

The recorded data for AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with Intel Arc B570 in The Medium shows that only the Low preset clears the 60 FPS threshold, and only at 1080p and 1440p. At 4K, no settings combination reaches 60 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the best playable setting is Low, delivering an average of 78 FPS. This is the only preset at this resolution that stays at or above 60 FPS; Medium drops to 49 FPS average, High to 35 FPS, and Ultra to 28 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the best playable setting is also Low, with an average of 66 FPS. This barely clears the 60 FPS line. The next step up, Medium, falls to 41 FPS average, which is well below the playable threshold.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The highest recorded average is 52 FPS at Low, followed by 32 FPS at Medium, 23 FPS at High, and 18 FPS at Ultra. The verdict data confirms that 4K has no playable settings for this combination.

The pattern is clear: this hardware pairing is playable only on the lowest quality preset, and only when resolution stays at or below 1440p. The jump from Low to Medium costs roughly 29 FPS at 1080p and 25 FPS at 1440p, which is a steep penalty for one quality tier.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run The Medium at 1080p with 60 FPS?

A: Yes, but only on the Low preset. The measured average is 78 FPS at 1920x1080 Low. Medium drops to 49 FPS average, which fails the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p?

A: Low is the only playable preset at 2560x1440, with an average of 66 FPS. Medium averages 41 FPS, High averages 29 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: No. The verdict by resolution lists no playable settings at 3840x2160. The best average is 52 FPS at Low, which still falls short of the 60 FPS requirement. Medium, High, and Ultra average 32, 23, and 18 FPS respectively.

Q: How much performance is lost when going from Low to Medium at 1080p?

A: The average FPS drops from 78 to 49, a difference of 29 FPS. The minimum FPS also falls from an unspecified value to 41, with a maximum of 56.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum FPS at Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum is 41 FPS and the maximum is 56 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 35 FPS and the maximum is 47 FPS. At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum is 27 FPS and the maximum is 37 FPS.

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

A: It ranks 2999 out of 3724 tested combos, placing it in the lower portion of the database results. This is consistent with the limited playability observed in the measurements.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database contains measured FPS values for four presets across three resolutions. All readings are from actual benchmark runs with this specific CPU and GPU pairing.

3840x2160

• Ultra: 18 FPS average
• High: 23 FPS average
• Medium: 32 FPS average, with a minimum of 27 FPS and a maximum of 37 FPS
• Low: 52 FPS average

At 4K, the performance curve is steep. Ultra and High are effectively slideshows, while Medium at least maintains a 27 FPS floor. Low approaches playability but still misses the 60 FPS mark by 8 FPS.

2560x1440

• Ultra: 23 FPS average
• High: 29 FPS average
• Medium: 41 FPS average, with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 47 FPS
• Low: 66 FPS average

1440p shows a similar pattern but with a higher ceiling. Low clears the playable threshold by 6 FPS. Medium is close to the 40 FPS range but remains unplayable. High and Ultra stay in the 20s.

1920x1080

• Ultra: 28 FPS average
• High: 35 FPS average
• Medium: 49 FPS average, with a minimum of 41 FPS and a maximum of 56 FPS
• Low: 78 FPS average

1080p is the only resolution where Low provides comfortable headroom above 60 FPS, with an 18 FPS margin. Medium reaches 49 FPS average, which is still short of the threshold. The gap between Low and Medium is substantial, suggesting the Medium preset places significantly heavier load on the Arc B570.

The data shows no min or max values recorded for Low, High, or Ultra presets at any resolution. Only Medium settings include frame time variance data, which reveals that 1080p Medium has a 15 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, while 1440p Medium has a 12 FPS spread, and 4K Medium has a 10 FPS spread.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals in the database provide context for what other hardware would behave similarly in this game.

CPU comparisons: The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has an average benchmark score of 17035. The Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17007, which is 0.2% lower. The Intel Core i5-11400 scores 17067, 0.2% higher. Two AMD EPYC server chips, the 7573X and 7742, also land within 0.2% of this CPU's score. In practical terms, all four alternatives would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in The Medium. The Ryzen 5 3600 sits at the 71st percentile among all CPUs, meaning it outperforms roughly 71% of tested processors, but the game's demands are clearly not CPU-limited here given the GPU's frame rate ceilings.

GPU comparisons: The Intel Arc B570 has an average benchmark score of 20556. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20534, 0.1% lower. The Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, 0.1% higher. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M scores 20480, 0.4% lower, and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X scores 20662, 0.5% higher. The Arc B570 ranks at the 65th percentile among all GPUs. The closest match is the Arc A750, which is the same architecture family and would likely produce nearly identical FPS numbers in The Medium. The RTX 3070 Mobile is a laptop part, so its desktop counterpart would presumably perform better, but the database only records the mobile variant's score. The Quadro M4000M and R9 M390X are older mobile and desktop parts respectively, and their proximity in score suggests they would also produce similar frame rates, though neither would be expected to exceed the Arc B570's limited playability envelope.

For owners considering swaps, the data indicates that moving to an Arc A750 would not meaningfully change the playable settings list. The 0.1% score difference is within measurement noise. A CPU change to any of the four listed rivals would also have negligible impact, as the bottleneck in The Medium at these settings is the GPU, not the processor.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with Intel Arc B570 combination ranks 2999 out of 3724 tested combos for The Medium. This places it in the 20th percentile of all configurations in the database, meaning roughly 80% of tested systems achieve better performance in this specific game.

This low ranking is consistent with the measured FPS data. The combination only achieves playable frame rates at Low settings in 1080p and 1440p, and fails to reach 60 FPS at 4K entirely. The GPU's 65th percentile standing among all GPUs and the CPU's 71st percentile standing among all CPUs do not translate into strong game-specific performance, which indicates that The Medium is particularly demanding on this hardware pairing.

The rank also suggests that many lower-spec or differently-balanced systems outperform this combo in this title. The Arc B570's 10 GB of memory, 160-bit bus, and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth may be contributing factors, as may the game's reliance on certain rendering features that this GPU handles inefficiently. The recorded FPS numbers show a consistent pattern where even medium settings at 1080p fail to maintain 60 FPS, which is unusual for a GPU in the 65th percentile.

Within the context of the database, this combo is firmly in the lower quartile for The Medium. Users with this hardware should expect to play at reduced quality settings, and the verdict data confirms that only Low is viable at mainstream resolutions.

The Verdict

The database verdict for this combination is clear: the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with Intel Arc B570 can run The Medium, but only at Low settings and only at 1080p or 1440p.

At 1920x1080, the system is playable with Low settings, producing 78 FPS average. This is the strongest result in the entire measurement set, with comfortable headroom above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra all fail to reach 60 FPS, averaging 49, 35, and 28 FPS respectively.

At 2560x1440, Low settings remain playable with 66 FPS average, but the margin is slim. Medium drops to 41 FPS, High to 29 FPS, and Ultra to 23 FPS. Any attempt to raise quality above Low will result in a clearly unplayable experience.

At 3840x2160, there are no playable settings. The best case is Low at 52 FPS average, which still misses the 60 FPS requirement by 8 FPS. Medium averages 32 FPS, High 23 FPS, and Ultra 18 FPS.

The practical conclusion is that this hardware is suitable for playing The Medium at 1080p Low, which is the recommended configuration based on recorded data. Players wanting higher quality presets would need more powerful hardware. The 1440p Low option exists but offers only 6 FPS of headroom, which may cause dips below 60 FPS in demanding scenes. Given that the measured minimum at 1080p Medium is 41 FPS, and no min/max data exists for Low, the 78 FPS average at 1080p Low carries some uncertainty about frame pacing, but the average itself clears the threshold comfortably.

For a game released in 2021, this performance profile places the combo at the lower end of contemporary expectations. The Arc B570's 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 18 ray tracing cores are not enough to handle The Medium at higher settings, likely due to the game's fixed-camera rendering style and heavy use of volumetric effects. Users seeking 60 FPS at Medium or above should consult the database for higher-ranked combinations.