The Medium

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Arc B570 combination delivers a strictly limited 60 FPS experience in The Medium, with playable performance confined to Low settings at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K remains out of reach across all tested presets. The data shows no configuration in this pairing reaches the 60 FPS threshold at 3840x2160, with even the fastest settings averaging just 52 FPS.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, but only on Low settings. The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings is 78 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings drop to 49 FPS average, so they fall short.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1440p?

A: Low settings are the only playable option at 2560x1440, producing an average of 66 FPS. The Medium preset averages 41 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: Is 4K gaming possible with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the best result comes from Low settings at 52 FPS average, which still misses the 60 FPS target. High settings average 23 FPS, Medium averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 18 FPS.

Q: How does the Arc B570 compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 places it 0.1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534) and 0.1% behind the Intel Arc A750 (20582). It also sits 0.4% above the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M and 0.5% below the AMD Radeon R9 M390X.

Q: What CPU performance class does the Ryzen 5 7600 belong to?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600's average benchmark score is 26324, placing it in the 78th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, scores 26274 — a 0.2% difference — while the Intel Core i9-11900KF trails by 0.4% at 26212.

Q: What is the FPS range on Medium settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the measured FPS ranges from a minimum of 41 to a maximum of 56, with an average of 49. This range stays consistently below the 60 FPS threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU in this combination each have closely matched rivals that would produce similar in-game behavior. For the AMD Ryzen 5 7600, the nearest performance equivalents are the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (0.2% higher average score), the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (0.3% lower), the Intel Core i9-11900KF (0.4% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (0.5% higher). These four processors bracket the 7600 within a half-percent performance band, meaning any of them would deliver statistically indistinguishable frame pacing in The Medium.

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B570's average score of 20556 places it in a tight cluster with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (0.1% higher), the Intel Arc A750 (0.1% lower), the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (0.4% lower), and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X (0.5% lower). System builders considering alternatives should expect the Arc A750 to perform nearly identically, while the RTX 3070 Mobile would offer a marginal improvement that would not change the verdict at any resolution. The data indicates that swapping to any of these near-identical parts would not alter which settings clear the 60 FPS threshold.

The practical implication is that this entire performance class — both CPU and GPU — lands in the same playability envelope. The bottleneck analysis points to the GPU as the limiting factor, since the CPU's 78th percentile ranking (26324 average) is far stronger than the GPU's 65th percentile (20556 average). Users upgrading from any of these rival components would see no meaningful change in The Medium's playable settings list.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data reveals a clear GPU-bound scenario across all resolutions and presets. The Ryzen 5 7600's benchmark profile — including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12735 and a single-core score of 1852 — suggests ample headroom for this title's requirements. The GPU's performance ceiling, however, dictates the outcome at every setting.

Resolution scaling confirms the GPU bottleneck. At 1920x1080 Low, the combination produces 78 FPS. Dropping to 2560x1440 Low yields 66 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Low the average falls to 52 FPS. This progression shows the Arc B570 losing roughly 15-20% performance with each resolution step upward, a pattern consistent with pixel-throughput limits rather than CPU-side constraints.

Preset scaling within a single resolution reinforces the GPU-bound interpretation. At 1080p, moving from Low (78 FPS) to Medium (49 FPS) cuts performance by 37%, and from Low to High (35 FPS) by 55%. At 1440p, the same Low-to-Medium transition drops from 66 FPS to 41 FPS (38% reduction), while at 4K the Low-to-Medium step falls from 52 FPS to 32 FPS (38% reduction). These consistent percentage drops across resolutions indicate the rendering load scales uniformly with settings, and the GPU saturates well before the CPU becomes relevant.

The CPU's role is effectively neutral in this configuration. With a 78th percentile ranking and a PassMark multi-thread score of 27058, the Ryzen 5 7600 sits far above the threshold needed to feed the Arc B570. Even the most demanding preset — 4K Ultra at 18 FPS — would not benefit from a faster processor, as the frame rate is already GPU-limited. The verdict would remain unchanged with any of the CPU's nearest rivals installed.

The Verdict

This PC can run The Medium, but only under strict conditions. The data shows playable performance — defined as maintaining at least 60 FPS average — is achievable at 1920x1080 Low (78 FPS) and 2560x1440 Low (66 FPS). No other settings at any resolution clear the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the combination fails entirely. The best 4K result is 52 FPS average on Low settings, which falls 8 FPS short of the playability target. High settings average 23 FPS, Medium averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 18 FPS — all firmly unplayable.

The practical verdict is that this is a 1080p and 1440p Low-settings machine for The Medium. Users who prioritize visual fidelity will need to accept sub-60 FPS performance, as Medium settings at 1080p average 49 FPS and at 1440p average 41 FPS. The combination ranks 2999 out of 3724 tested configurations, placing it in the lower 20% of systems for this specific title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K):

• Ultra: 18 FPS average (no min/max recorded)
• High: 23 FPS average (no min/max recorded)
• Medium: 32 FPS average, 27 FPS minimum, 37 FPS maximum
• Low: 52 FPS average (no min/max recorded)

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Ultra: 23 FPS average (no min/max recorded)
• High: 29 FPS average (no min/max recorded)
• Medium: 41 FPS average, 35 FPS minimum, 47 FPS maximum
• Low: 66 FPS average (no min/max recorded)

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Ultra: 28 FPS average (no min/max recorded)
• High: 35 FPS average (no min/max recorded)
• Medium: 49 FPS average, 41 FPS minimum, 56 FPS maximum
• Low: 78 FPS average (no min/max recorded)

The Medium settings at each resolution show the widest FPS spread, with the 1080p Medium range spanning 15 FPS (41-56) and the 1440p Medium range spanning 12 FPS (35-47). The 4K Medium range covers 10 FPS (27-37). These ranges indicate noticeable frame-time variance during gameplay, though none of the Medium presets approach the 60 FPS threshold even at their maximum recorded values.

Best Settings per Resolution

1920x1080: Low settings are the only playable preset, delivering 78 FPS average. This is the highest performance configuration available at this resolution, with 31% headroom above the 60 FPS target. Medium settings at 49 FPS represent the closest non-playable alternative, falling 11 FPS short.

2560x1440: Low settings again provide the only playable experience, averaging 66 FPS. This provides 10% headroom above the threshold. The step to Medium costs 25 FPS (from 66 to 41), making the preset jump particularly punishing at this resolution.

3840x2160: No playable settings exist. The best configuration is Low at 52 FPS, which misses the 60 FPS target by 8 FPS. Users attempting 4K must either accept sub-60 FPS performance or scale down to a lower resolution.

The data shows a consistent pattern: the Arc B570's performance headroom at Low settings shrinks from 18 FPS at 1080p to 6 FPS at 1440p, then disappears entirely at 4K. This leaves no margin for error at higher resolutions, and the Medium preset's minimum FPS values (41 at 1080p, 35 at 1440p, 27 at 4K) confirm that even the best-case frame times cannot sustain smooth gameplay outside the Low preset.