The Medium

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for The Medium on this AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Intel Arc B370 combination shows a consistent pattern of performance that struggles to reach playable levels at any resolution or settings preset. The benchmark results are measured across three resolutions (3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080) and four quality presets (Low, Medium, High, and Ultra). The playable threshold for this database is 60 FPS, and no tested configuration reaches that mark.

At 3840x2160, the results are the weakest in the entire dataset. The Low preset produces an average of 30 FPS, which is the highest average recorded at this resolution. The Medium preset drops to 19 FPS average, with a minimum of 16 FPS and a maximum of 22 FPS. The High preset yields 14 FPS average, and the Ultra preset falls to 11 FPS average. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 19 FPS, indicating that the graphics settings have a substantial impact on performance, but even the lowest settings remain far below the 60 FPS target.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance improves modestly but still remains firmly in unplayable territory. The Low preset delivers 39 FPS average, which is the best result at this resolution. Medium follows with 24 FPS average, a minimum of 21 FPS, and a maximum of 28 FPS. High drops to 17 FPS average, and Ultra bottoms out at 14 FPS average. The scaling from 3840x2160 to 2560x1440 shows an improvement of 9 FPS on the Low preset, 5 FPS on Medium, and 3 FPS on High, which suggests the GPU is the limiting factor rather than the CPU.

At 1920x1080, the best overall results appear. The Low preset reaches 46 FPS average, the highest number recorded in any configuration. The Medium preset delivers 29 FPS average, with a minimum of 24 FPS and a maximum of 33 FPS. The High preset produces 21 FPS average, and the Ultra preset yields 16 FPS average. Even at the lowest resolution and lowest settings, the combination falls 14 FPS short of the 60 FPS playable threshold. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 30 FPS, showing that preset selection has a significant effect, but no preset can bridge the gap to playability.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset is the only one with complete min and max data recorded. At every resolution, the spread between minimum and maximum frame rates is relatively narrow: 6 FPS at 3840x2160, 7 FPS at 2560x1440, and 9 FPS at 1920x1080. This narrow spread suggests the performance is consistently limited rather than exhibiting occasional spikes or drops.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the Intel Arc B370 is the dominant constraint in this pairing. The GPU's percentile ranking of 5 among all GPUs places it in the bottom tier of the database, and its average benchmark score of 1184 is extremely low. The nearest rivals to this GPU include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 with a score of 1186 (0.2% higher), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 with a score of 1190 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M with a score of 1192 (0.7% higher), and the AMD FirePro M2000 with a score of 1168 (1.4% lower). These are all legacy or low-end parts, which contextualizes the GPU's performance level.

The CPU, the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, is a much stronger component by comparison. Its percentile ranking of 77 among all CPUs and average benchmark score of 24964 place it well above the GPU's standing. The nearest CPU rivals include the Intel Core i7-11850H with a score of 24935 (0.1% lower), the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F with a score of 25005 (0.2% higher), the Intel Core i7-13620H with a score of 24911 (0.2% lower), and the Intel Core 5 210H with a score of 24872 (0.4% lower). These rivals are all within a narrow band of 0.4% to 0.2% of the 7500F's score, indicating the CPU is competitive with modern mid-range and upper-mid-range parts.

The resolution scaling in the measured FPS data reinforces the GPU-bound nature of this combination. When moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the Low preset drops from 46 FPS to 39 FPS, a 15% reduction. Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, it drops from 39 FPS to 30 FPS, a 23% reduction. The Medium preset follows a similar pattern: 29 FPS at 1080p, 24 FPS at 1440p, and 19 FPS at 4K. This consistent degradation as resolution increases is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario, since the CPU workload at a given preset would not increase proportionally with resolution.

The preset scaling also points to GPU limitation. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is 30 FPS, while at 3840x2160, the same preset gap is only 19 FPS. At higher resolutions, the GPU is already saturated, so raising settings has a diminished absolute impact. This pattern suggests that the GPU's fixed compute resources are the bottleneck, and the CPU has ample headroom that cannot be utilized.

The CPU's specifications support this interpretation. With 6 cores, 12 threads, and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, the Ryzen 5 7500F has sufficient single-thread and multi-thread capability for the game. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22799 and single-core score of 3218 are strong numbers. The GPU, by contrast, has only 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs, with a FP32 throughput of 6.144 TFLOPS. The GPU's memory is system shared, meaning bandwidth is system dependent, which could further constrain performance in a game like The Medium that relies on heavy asset streaming.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combination achieves in The Medium?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 46, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. No other configuration reaches above 39 FPS average.

Q: Does the Medium preset provide playable performance at any resolution?

A: No. The Medium preset averages 29 FPS at 1920x1080, 24 FPS at 2560x1440, and 19 FPS at 3840x2160. All of these fall below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370 has an average benchmark score of 1184. Its nearest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 at 1186 (0.2% higher), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 at 1190 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M at 1192 (0.7% higher), and the AMD FirePro M2000 at 1168 (1.4% lower). The performance differences are all within 1.4%.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the primary bottleneck in this game?

A: The GPU is the primary bottleneck. The Arc B370 ranks in the 5th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 7500F ranks in the 77th percentile among all CPUs. The FPS scaling across resolutions and presets is consistent with GPU limitation.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combination?

A: The minimum FPS values were only recorded for the Medium preset. The lowest minimum is 16 FPS at 3840x2160, followed by 21 FPS at 2560x1440, and 24 FPS at 1920x1080.

Q: How does this combination rank among all tested combinations in The Medium?

A: The combination ranks 3439 out of 3724 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom portion of the database.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: this PC cannot run The Medium at a playable level. The verdict by resolution lists no playable settings at any resolution. The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and the best recorded result is 46 FPS at 1920x1080 Low, which is 14 FPS short. At 2560x1440, the best result is 39 FPS (Low), and at 3840x2160, the best result is 30 FPS (Low). None of the twelve tested configurations reach the 60 FPS threshold.

The absence of any playable settings across all three resolutions and four presets means that no amount of setting adjustment will make this game run acceptably on this hardware. Even the lowest resolution paired with the lowest quality preset, which is typically the best-case scenario for a weak GPU, fails to reach playability. The GPU's low percentile ranking and the measured FPS data both point to the same conclusion: the Arc B370 does not have sufficient rendering power for The Medium.

This verdict applies regardless of the CPU's capabilities. The Ryzen 5 7500F is a capable processor in the database, with scores that place it near the Intel Core i7-13620H and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, but the GPU prevents the system from utilizing that headroom. For users considering this combination for The Medium, the benchmark results indicate that the game would be effectively unplayable at any settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database provide a sense of what other processors would behave similarly in this system. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F has an average benchmark score of 24964. The Intel Core i7-11850H scores 24935 (0.1% lower), the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F scores 25005 (0.2% higher), the Intel Core i7-13620H scores 24911 (0.2% lower), and the Intel Core 5 210H scores 24872 (0.4% lower). Any of these CPUs would be expected to produce nearly identical results when paired with the same GPU, since the differences are all under half a percent.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are much older and lower-performing parts. The Intel Arc B370 scores 1184 on its benchmark. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186 (0.2% higher), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% higher), and the AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168 (1.4% lower). These GPU alternatives would all deliver essentially the same frame rates in The Medium, within a margin of a few percent. The proximity of these scores indicates that the Arc B370 is operating in a performance class that predates modern gaming expectations.

The takeaway from these comparisons is that the CPU side has modern, competitive alternatives, while the GPU side is surrounded by legacy parts. This asymmetry reinforces the conclusion that the GPU is the limiting factor and that swapping the CPU for any of its nearest rivals would not meaningfully change the outcome in The Medium.

Best Settings per Resolution

Since no settings preset at any resolution reaches the 60 FPS playable threshold, there is no "best settings" recommendation in the traditional sense. The database records no playable settings for 3840x2160, no playable settings for 2560x1440, and no playable settings for 1920x1080. The best settings field is null for all three resolutions, and the average FPS at best settings is also null.

For context, the closest any configuration comes to playability is 1920x1080 Low at 46 FPS average. The next closest is 2560x1440 Low at 39 FPS, followed by 3840x2160 Low at 30 FPS. The Low preset is consistently the highest-performing option at every resolution, but it still falls short of the threshold. If a user were forced to select a configuration, the data suggests 1920x1080 Low would provide the smoothest experience, but it would not be playable by the database's standard.

The Medium preset, which is the only one with complete min and max data, provides 29 FPS average at 1920x1080 with a minimum of 24 FPS. This is 31 FPS below the playable threshold. At higher resolutions, the Medium preset falls to 24 FPS at 2560x1440 and 19 FPS at 3840x2160. The High and Ultra presets are even further from playability, with the worst case being 3840x2160 Ultra at 11 FPS average.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Intel Arc B370 combination ranks 3439 out of 3724 tested combinations in The Medium. This places it in the 92nd percentile of the ranking, meaning roughly 92% of tested combinations perform better. The combination is in the bottom 285 positions of the database for this game.

This low ranking is consistent with the GPU's overall performance class. The Arc B370's percentile of 5 among all GPUs puts it in the bottom 5% of all GPUs in the database, and its average benchmark score of 1184 is minimal. The CPU's percentile of 77 is substantially higher, but the overall combination ranking is dragged down by the GPU's limitations.

The ranking data, combined with the measured FPS results, tells a coherent story. The CPU is a mid-range or upper-mid-range part by the database's metrics, but the GPU is one of the weakest parts recorded. In a game like The Medium, which appears to be GPU-intensive based on the resolution scaling, the weak GPU dominates the outcome. The result is a combination that ranks near the bottom of the database for this specific game, with no path to 60 FPS at any tested setting.