The Medium

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for The Medium with the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 shows a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 107.8 FPS average on Low settings, 72.4 FPS on Medium, 50.2 FPS on High, and 41.4 FPS on Ultra. The step from Low to Medium costs roughly one-third of the frame rate, while the jump from Medium to High drops another 22 FPS. Ultra is the most demanding preset at this resolution, and the average falls to 41.4 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds with lower absolute numbers. Low settings produce 97.4 FPS average, Medium drops to 60.4 FPS, High falls to 44.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 32.3 FPS. The Medium result is barely above the 60 FPS threshold, while High and Ultra are clearly not playable at this resolution. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Medium settings shows a reduction from 72.4 FPS to 60.4 FPS, a loss of 12 FPS. At High settings, the drop is smaller in absolute terms, from 50.2 FPS to 44.6 FPS.

At 3840x2160, only Low settings remain viable. The average at Low is 77.4 FPS, which is comfortably above the threshold. Medium drops to 47.4 FPS, High to 32.9 FPS, and Ultra to 29 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 30 FPS, the largest single-preset jump in the entire dataset. The Ultra preset at 4K is the worst recorded result for this combo, with an average of 29 FPS.

The database does not record minimum or maximum FPS values for any of these configurations. Only average FPS is available, so variance and frame-time spikes cannot be assessed from this data. The averages are consistent across the board, with no anomalies such as a preset outperforming a lower one at the same resolution.

Best Settings per Resolution

The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at each resolution is straightforward to identify. At 3840x2160, the only playable setting is Low, which delivers 77.4 FPS average. Medium falls to 47.4 FPS, so it misses the threshold by a wide margin. Low is therefore the best setting at 4K, and it does so with headroom of 17.4 FPS above the 60 FPS line.

At 2560x1440, Medium is the best playable preset, with an average of 60.4 FPS. This is a marginal result, only 0.4 FPS above the threshold. High is not playable at 44.6 FPS. Users who want more visual quality at 1440p would need to accept a frame rate below the playable line, as the data shows no other preset reaches 60 FPS.

At 1920x1080, Medium is also the best playable preset, with 72.4 FPS average. This is a more comfortable margin of 12.4 FPS above the threshold. High is not playable at 50.2 FPS, and Ultra is further behind at 41.4 FPS. The 1080p Medium result is the highest playable preset across all resolutions in this dataset.

The pattern shows that the RTX 5060 paired with the i5-10400F cannot handle High or Ultra presets at any resolution while maintaining 60 FPS. The best achievable visual quality at a playable frame rate is Medium at 1080p and 1440p, and Low at 4K.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals how the balance between CPU and GPU shifts across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are higher across all presets, which suggests the GPU has more headroom and the workload is less demanding. The drop from Low to Medium at 1080p is 35.4 FPS, while at 1440p the same preset change costs 37 FPS, and at 4K it costs 30 FPS. These similar deltas indicate that the preset scaling is consistent regardless of resolution, which points to the GPU being the primary limiting factor in all cases.

The resolution scaling tells a clearer story. At Low settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces the average from 107.8 FPS to 97.4 FPS, a 10.4 FPS drop. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Low reduces the average from 97.4 FPS to 77.4 FPS, a 20 FPS drop. At Medium settings, the 1080p to 1440p drop is 12 FPS, and the 1440p to 4K drop is 13 FPS. At High settings, the 1080p to 1440p drop is 5.6 FPS, and the 1440p to 4K drop is 11.7 FPS.

The resolution scaling is larger at lower presets, which is typical when the GPU is the bottleneck. When settings are low, the GPU can render more frames, and increasing resolution adds more pixel work, so the frame rate drops more steeply. At Higher settings, the GPU is already heavily loaded, so resolution changes have a smaller relative impact. This behavior indicates that the RTX 5060 is the dominant factor in this pairing across all three resolutions.

The CPU, a 6-core 12-thread Comet Lake part with a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, has enough headroom to keep up with the GPU at these settings. The data does not show any resolution where the frame rate stops scaling with GPU load, which would be a sign of CPU limitation. The i5-10400F scores 10283 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1451 in single-core, and these figures suggest it is not holding back the RTX 5060 in this title. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 20891 and its 72nd percentile ranking among all GPUs reinforce that it is the stronger component in this combo.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination ranks 1818 out of 3724 tested combos in the database for The Medium. This places it in the upper half of all recorded configurations, roughly at the 51st percentile. The rank reflects the measured FPS across all resolutions and presets, and it shows that this combo sits near the middle of the performance distribution for this game.

The CPU's percentile among all tested CPUs is 68, and the GPU's percentile among all tested GPUs is 72. Both components are above the median, but the combo rank of 1818 out of 3724 is slightly lower than what those individual percentiles might suggest. This could be because the game's performance is more sensitive to GPU load than to CPU throughput, and the RTX 5060, while capable, is not a top-tier card in the database.

The combo's position in the middle of the pack means that many other configurations deliver higher frame rates at the same settings. However, the measured results show that this combo can still achieve playable performance at Medium settings in 1080p and 1440p, and at Low settings in 4K. The rank is a summary across all tested scenarios, and it does not change the fact that the playable thresholds are met at the settings described above.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the CPU provide context for what other processors would behave similarly in this pairing. The Intel Xeon 6756E has an average benchmark score of 14163, which is 0.2% higher than the i5-10400F's average of 14185. The Intel Core 7 160UL scores 14232, which is 0.3% lower. The AMD EPYC 7552 scores 14115, 0.5% higher, and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C scores 14277, 0.6% lower. These deltas are all within 1% of the i5-10400F's average score, so any of these CPUs would likely produce nearly identical frame rates in The Medium when paired with the same GPU.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals show a similar cluster. The AMD Radeon 860M has an average score of 26401, which is 0.3% lower than the RTX 5060's 26331. The NVIDIA GeForce MX550 scores 26421, also 0.3% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary scores 26553, 0.8% lower, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT scores 26011, 1.2% higher. All of these GPUs are within roughly 1% of the RTX 5060's average benchmark score, so swapping to any of them would yield similar performance in this game.

It is important to note that these rival comparisons are based on average benchmark scores, not on measured FPS in The Medium specifically. The database does not provide per-game scores for these alternative components. The deltas are small enough that the playable settings and frame rates would likely be the same, but the exact FPS values listed for this combo are only valid for the i5-10400F and RTX 5060.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run The Medium at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, but only on Low settings. The measured average at 3840x2160 with Low settings is 77.4 FPS. Medium drops to 47.4 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: Medium settings deliver 60.4 FPS average, which is just above the 60 FPS threshold. High settings only reach 44.6 FPS, so they are not playable.

Q: Is 1080p Ultra playable with the Intel Core i5-10400F and RTX 5060?

A: No. The measured average at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 41.4 FPS. Medium is the highest playable preset at 72.4 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5060 compare to the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5060 has an average benchmark score of 26331, while the RX 6750 XT scores 26011. The RX 6750 XT is 1.2% higher in this metric.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations for The Medium?

A: The combo ranks 1818 out of 3724 tested combos, placing it in the upper half of all recorded configurations.

Q: Does the data include minimum or maximum FPS for any preset?

A: No. The database records only average FPS for each resolution and settings combination. No min or max values are available in the measured data.