Hard West

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 pairing delivers a remarkably broad performance envelope in Hard West, scaling from a silky-smooth 183.6 FPS at 1080p Low to a barely-playable 29.3 FPS at 4K Ultra. This data reveals a system whose 8 GB VRAM and 6-core CPU are sufficient for the turn-based tactics genre, but whose ultimate ceiling is dictated by the RTX 4060's 128-bit memory interface and the 4600G's Zen 2 architecture. The benchmark results show a combo that ranks in the 1000th position out of 1699 tested configurations, placing it in the upper-middle tier of systems for this specific title.

FAQ

*Q: What is the single highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Hard West?*

A: The peak performance is 183.6 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This suggests the game becomes exceptionally lightweight when visual fidelity is minimized.

Q: Is the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM sufficient for 4K Ultra settings in this game?

A: The data indicates severe strain: the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 yields only 29.3 FPS, which is the lowest score across all measured configurations. This points to VRAM capacity or bandwidth being a limiting factor at this extreme resolution.

*Q: How does the combo rank among all tested systems for Hard West?*

A: It ranks 1000th out of 1699 total combos, placing it in the 58.9th percentile of all tested configurations. This is a solid mid-pack result, not a top-tier performer but far from a weak one.

Q: What is the performance difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 1080p High, the system achieves 119.7 FPS, whereas at 4K High it drops to 41.5 FPS. This represents a reduction of 78.2 FPS, or roughly a 65% performance decrease when moving to 4K.

Q: Does the CPU's integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics affect these discrete GPU results?

A: No, the measured FPS figures are from the RTX 4060 discrete GPU. The integrated Vega 7 is present on the 4600G but is not used for these benchmarks, as the system is configured with the dedicated graphics card.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node, featuring 3,072 shading units and 96 texture mapping units. Its base clock of 1830 MHz boosts to 2460 MHz, while the 8 GB of GDDR6 memory operates at an effective 17 Gbps across a 128-bit bus, yielding 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Hard West, this GPU configuration appears to be the principal driver of performance scaling, as evidenced by the clear FPS hierarchy across settings at each resolution.

The nearest rival data for the RTX 4060 shows it performing within 0.8% of the AMD Radeon 760M and 0.7% of the Intel Arc B580, while being 0.6% slower than the AMD Radeon RX 6600M. This tight clustering suggests the 4060 is well-matched to its immediate competitors in synthetic benchmarks. However, the game-specific results reveal that the 4060's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus become bottlenecks at 4K Ultra, where the 29.3 FPS result indicates the GPU is overwhelmed by the combination of high resolution and maximum settings. The pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K data shows a clear performance cliff.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, but the magnitude of the drop varies significantly by settings preset. At Low settings, the system delivers 183.6 FPS at 1080p, 115.5 FPS at 1440p, and 60.8 FPS at 4K. This represents a 68.1 FPS loss from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 54.7 FPS loss to 4K. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a 47.4% reduction in FPS, indicating that the GPU is becoming the limiting component at higher pixel counts.

At Ultra settings, the pattern is even more pronounced: 86.2 FPS at 1080p, 56.8 FPS at 1440p, and 29.3 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 27.5 FPS, a 48.4% reduction. This near-linear scaling with pixel count suggests that the RTX 4060 is fully utilized across all resolutions, with no evidence of a CPU bottleneck at lower resolutions. The 1080p Ultra result of 86.2 FPS indicates the GPU has headroom at this resolution, but the 4K Ultra result of 29.3 FPS shows the memory bandwidth constraint becoming critical.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its strongest performance. Low settings produce 183.6 FPS, Medium yields 152.5 FPS, High achieves 119.7 FPS, and Ultra drops to 86.2 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 97.4 FPS, showing that settings have a massive impact on frame rates at this resolution. All 1080p configurations exceed the 60 FPS threshold, with even Ultra maintaining a playable 86.2 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but begins to show strain. Low settings deliver 115.5 FPS, Medium hits 97.2 FPS, High reaches 72 FPS, and Ultra falls to 56.8 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result is the only sub-60 FPS reading at this resolution, suggesting that High settings is the sweet spot for smooth gameplay on a 1440p monitor.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles significantly. Low settings manage 60.8 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS target. Medium drops to 48.8 FPS, High falls to 41.5 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 29.3 FPS. The 4K results clearly show that this combo is not ideal for high-fidelity 4K gaming, with only the Low preset achieving a playable frame rate.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 1000th out of 1699 tested combos for Hard West. This places it in the upper 41.1% of all configurations, indicating a solid mid-range performance tier. The ranking suggests that while this system is not among the top performers, it outperforms a significant portion of the tested hardware combinations for this specific game.

The RTX 4060's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks are the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (0.6% faster), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (0.7% faster), Intel Arc B580 (0.7% slower), and AMD Radeon 760M (0.8% slower). These narrow margins in general benchmarks contrast with the game-specific results, where the 4060's performance in Hard West appears to be more strongly influenced by its 8 GB VRAM and memory bandwidth than its raw compute capabilities. The CPU ranking shows the 4600G at the 75th percentile of all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i3-14100T (0.8% faster) and Intel Core i3-13100F (1% faster).

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, codenamed Renoir, manufactured on a 7 nm process. It operates at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts to 4.20 GHz, with 8 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide a solid foundation for gaming, though its PCIe Gen 3 interface with 20 lanes is a generation behind current standards.

In Hard West, which is a turn-based tactics game, the CPU's single-threaded performance is more critical than multi-threaded capabilities. The 4600G scores 1,919 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 13,593 in multi-core, with a PassMark single-thread score of 2,653 and multithread score of 15,992. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 726 (single-thread) to 4,889 (max threads), indicating reasonably good multi-threading efficiency. For this game's AI calculations and turn processing, the 4600G provides ample compute headroom, as evidenced by the consistent FPS scaling across resolutions that would indicate a GPU-bound scenario rather than a CPU bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend heavily on the target resolution. For 1080p gaming, the High preset at 119.7 FPS offers an excellent balance of visual quality and performance, providing a significant improvement over Medium (152.5 FPS) while maintaining well above 100 FPS. The Ultra preset at 86.2 FPS is also viable for those prioritizing visual fidelity over frame rate.

For 1440p displays, the High preset at 72 FPS is the recommended choice, as it stays comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold while delivering better visual quality than Medium (97.2 FPS). The Ultra preset at 56.8 FPS dips below 60 FPS, so High is the better option for smooth gameplay.

At 4K resolution, the data presents a challenging scenario. Only the Low preset at 60.8 FPS achieves a playable frame rate, while Medium (48.8 FPS), High (41.5 FPS), and Ultra (29.3 FPS) all fall short of the 60 FPS target. For 4K gaming, users should either accept Low settings or consider lowering the resolution to 1440p for a better experience. The 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus of the RTX 4060 clearly limit high-fidelity 4K performance in Hard West.