Hard West

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Hard West with the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 reveals a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K. At Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops from 129 FPS at 1920x1080 to 82 FPS at 2560x1440, then further to 43 FPS at 3840x2160. That is a 47% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 48% reduction from 1440p to 4K — the game becomes progressively more demanding on the GPU as resolution climbs. At Low settings, the trend is similar but less severe: 188 FPS at 1080p, 161 FPS at 1440p, and 91 FPS at 4K. The gap between Low and Ultra widens with resolution, from a 59 FPS difference at 1080p to a 48 FPS difference at 4K, suggesting that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU may be more relevant at lower ones.

The data implies that the RTX 5070, with its 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and 192-bit bus width, is capable of handling high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra preset pushes it to just 43 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. At 4K Medium, the average rises to 74 FPS, indicating that a moderate settings reduction can restore playability. The scaling from High to Ultra at 4K is substantial: 57 FPS to 43 FPS, a 25% drop, while the jump from Low to Medium is less steep (91 to 74 FPS, a 19% drop). This suggests that the higher presets introduce effects that disproportionately impact GPU load at 4K, such as increased texture detail or anti-aliasing, which are not fully mitigated by the GPU's memory bandwidth.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: The average FPS is 175, with a minimum of 149 and a maximum of 201, based on the measured data for the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and RTX 5070 combination.

Q: Does the game run at 60 FPS or above at 4K Ultra?

A: No, the average FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra is only 43, which is below 60. The High preset at 4K achieves 57 FPS, and Medium reaches 74 FPS, so lowering settings is necessary for smooth 4K gameplay.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 4600G has an average benchmark score of 17507, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17482) and 0.6% higher than the Intel Core 7 150U (17395), but 0.6% lower than the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE (17614) and 0.8% lower than the Intel Core i3-14100T (17648).

Q: What is the GPU's memory size and type?

A: The RTX 5070 has 12 GB of GDDR7 memory, with a 192-bit bus width and a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s, as listed in the FACT PACK.

Q: How does the GPU's single-thread performance score impact this game?

A: The GPU's passmark_single_thread score is 2653, which is a measure of its computational capability; however, the game's FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the average is 188 FPS, suggesting the CPU is not the bottleneck at low resolutions.

Q: What is the combo's rank among tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 1012 out of 3722 tested combinations, which puts it in the 27th percentile of all combos, indicating it is above average for this game.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is a 5 nm Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU from TSMC, with 31,100 million transistors and a die size of 263 mm². Its base clock is 2325 MHz, boost clock is 2512 MHz, and memory clock is 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The 12 GB of GDDR7 memory, paired with a 192-bit bus and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth, provides ample capacity for High and Ultra settings at 1080p and 1440p. Benchmark results show a passmark_g3d score of 29137, which is a measure of 3D rendering performance, and the GPU's percentile vs. all GPUs is 82, meaning it is in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs tested.

The GPU's 6144 shading units and 192 texture mapping units (TMUs) contribute to its rendering capability, while the 80 raster operation units (ROPs) handle pixel processing. The pixel rate is 201.0 GPixel/s and texture rate is 482.3 GTexel/s, which are high enough to support the frame rates seen at 1080p and 1440p. At 4K Ultra, the game only achieves 43 FPS, which is likely due to the GPU's FP32 performance of 30.87 TFLOPS, which is used for physics and simulation tasks, but the game is not heavily physics-based, so other factors like memory bandwidth and shading unit count may be more critical.

The GPU's TDP is 250 W, with a suggested PSU of 600 W, and it connects via PCIe 5.0 x16. The launch MSRP is 549 USD, which is a single mention, but the measured FPS data indicates that the GPU is strong at lower resolutions but struggles at 4K, suggesting that the 12 GB memory may be insufficient for the highest settings at that resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 5070 delivers high averages across all presets: Low runs at 188 FPS, Medium at 175 FPS, High at 159 FPS, and Ultra at 129 FPS. The Medium preset has a minimum of 149 FPS and a maximum of 201 FPS, showing a consistent performance on the low end of the spectrum. The difference between Low and Ultra is 59 FPS, which is the largest gap at this resolution, indicating that Ultra settings impose a significant GPU load, but the CPU still manages to keep the frame rate above 120 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low at 161 FPS, Medium at 142 FPS (min 121, max 163), High at 109 FPS, and Ultra at 82 FPS. The reduction from 1080p is noticeable — a 14% drop for High, a 13% drop for Medium, and a 16% drop for Low. The Ultra preset at 1440p is still above 60 FPS, but the gap to 1080p Ultra is 47 FPS, showing that resolution scaling is steep. At 4K, the averages are 91 FPS for Low, 74 FPS for Medium (min 63, max 86), 57 FPS for High, and 43 FPS for Ultra. The Medium preset at 4K is the only one that hits a minimum of 63 FPS, which is just above 60, but the High preset falls to 57 FPS, which is below the threshold.

The data shows a clear pattern: the game is CPU-bound at 1080p, where the GPU is not fully utilized, but at 4K, the GPU is the bottleneck. The 4K Ultra preset's 43 FPS average is the lowest in the entire dataset, and the drop from 1440p Ultra (82 FPS) is 39 FPS, a 48% reduction. The scaling from High to Ultra at 4K is 57 to 43 FPS, which is a 14 FPS difference, and the Low preset at 4K is 91 FPS, which is the only 4K preset above 60 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 achieves a rank of 1012 out of 3726 tested combos in Hard West. This rank places it in the 27th percentile of all combinations, meaning it outperforms about 73% of the tested combos. The CPU's percentile vs. all CPUs is 71, and the GPU's percentile vs. all GPUs is 82, so the combo is slightly lower than the GPU's percentile, indicating that the CPU is a relative bottleneck in some scenarios. The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (avg score 17482, delta 0.1%), AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE (17614, -0.6%), Intel Core 7 150U (17395, 0.6%), and Intel Core i3-14100T (17648, -0.8%). The GPU's nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40318, 0.1%), AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40063, 0.8%), AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40870, -1.2%), and NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39568, 2%). The combo's rank is higher than the CPU's rank relative to all CPUs, suggesting that the GPU's high performance helps offset the CPU's mid-tier status.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured FPS, the recommended preset depends on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, any preset is playable, but Ultra at 129 FPS is above 120 FPS, so it's the best choice for visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness. At 1440p, High is 109 FPS, which is above 60 FPS, but Ultra at 82 FPS is also viable; Medium at 142 FPS is the best for high refresh rate monitors, as it stays above 120 FPS. At 4K, only the Low preset averages 91 FPS, which is above 60, while Medium is 74 FPS, which is also above 60, but the minimum is 63 FPS, which is just above the threshold. High is 57 FPS and Ultra is 43 FPS, so for 4K, Medium is the recommended choice for a balance of visuals and performance, as it provides a minimum of 63 FPS and a maximum of 86 FPS. The data shows that the Medium preset at 4K is the only one that stays above the 60 FPS minimum threshold, so it is the safest option.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 4000 series, built on the Zen 2 (Renoir) architecture with a 7 nm process node by TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with 9,800 million transistors and a die size of 156 mm². The CPU's cache includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 8 MB shared L3. Its multi-threaded performance is evident in the 3dmark_16_threads score of 4863 and cinebench_r23_multicore score of 13593, while single-thread scores are lower, such as 3dmark_single_thread at 726. The benchmark scores show that the CPU has a percentile of 71 vs. all CPUs, which is above average, but its nearest rivals have similar avg scores, with the Intel Core i3-14100T being 0.8% higher. In Hard West, the CPU's role is to manage the turn-based tactics logic and AI, but the game's FPS at 1080p is high (188 FPS at Low), indicating the CPU is not the bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, so the CPU's performance is less critical. The CPU's TDP is 65 W, and it has a launch MSRP of $154, but the FPS data shows that it is sufficient for the game at all resolutions, as the GPU is the primary constraint.