Minecraft

Minecraft with the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers exceptionally high frame rates across all tested settings and resolutions. The data shows this combination is firmly in the upper echelon of tested systems, ranking 762nd out of 3710 combos, placing it in the top 21% of all configurations tested for this game. This pairing of a six-core Zen 2 processor with a high-end Ada Lovelace GPU produces results that are playable at every preset, even at 4K, making it a versatile option for Minecraft players who prioritize both visual fidelity and smooth gameplay.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for this specific hardware combination. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 296 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any display, including high-refresh-rate monitors. The High preset at this resolution pushes further to 421 FPS, but the visual difference between High and Ultra in Minecraft is often significant due to advanced rendering features, and the 125 FPS gap is unlikely to be perceptible on most screens. Therefore, at 1080p, Ultra is the recommended choice, as it maintains a frame rate well above the 144Hz threshold while providing the best image quality.

Moving to 1440p, the situation becomes more nuanced. The Ultra preset averages 186 FPS, which remains exceptionally smooth and is still above the refresh rate of most high-end 1440p monitors. The High preset at this resolution jumps to 298 FPS, but again, this headroom is wasted unless using a 240Hz or higher display. Given that the Ultra preset at 1440p still provides a 186 FPS average, this is the recommended setting for users with standard 144Hz monitors, as it maximizes visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness. The Medium preset at 376 FPS is an option for competitive players seeking maximum responsiveness, but the visual compromise is substantial.

At 4K, the choice becomes more critical. The Ultra preset drops to an average of 97 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced action or high-refresh-rate 4K displays. The High preset at this resolution averages 156 FPS, which represents a significant improvement and is the sweet spot for a 4K 144Hz display. The data indicates that High at 4K provides a 61% performance uplift over Ultra while still delivering a high level of visual quality. For 4K gaming, High is the recommended preset, as it balances the GPU's capabilities against the demanding pixel count, providing a smooth and visually rich experience. The Medium preset at 196 FPS is available for those who prioritize frame rate above all else, but the step down from High to Medium is less justifiable given the High preset's already excellent performance.

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 7nm process. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with 8 MB of shared L3 cache. Its synthetic benchmark scores show a balanced profile: the Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 13593, while the single-core score is 1919. This places the CPU in the 71st percentile of all CPUs, indicating it is a solid mid-range performer. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE and the Intel Core 7 150U, with scores within a narrow band, showing the 4600G is competitive with other mainstream options.

In the context of Minecraft, the CPU's role is significant, as the game's world generation and logic are heavily single-threaded, but modern versions also utilize multiple threads for chunk rendering and entity updates. The benchmark results for this combo show that at 1080p Low, the average FPS is 498, while at 1080p High, it is 421. This relatively small drop indicates that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data even at lower settings, and the performance ceiling at 1080p is likely dictated by the CPU's single-thread speed. The 4600G's single-core performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 score of 1919, is adequate for this task, but it is not a top-tier performer. The data suggests that as resolution increases, the frame rate drops, which is a classic sign that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU holds its own at lower ones. The 12 threads help ensure that background tasks and the game's multi-threaded components do not cause stutters, as indicated by the consistent average FPS figures.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is a powerful graphics card built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, featuring 8448 shading units and 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s. Its boost clock is 2610 MHz, and it has a substantial 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power. The GPU's synthetic benchmarks are strong, with a Passmark G3D score of 31811, placing it in the 76th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in terms of average score are the NVIDIA TITAN RTX and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, showing it is a high-end part.

The GPU's role in Minecraft is primarily to handle rendering distance, shaders, and texture resolution. The data shows a clear GPU scaling pattern: at 4K, the frame rate drops significantly compared to 1080p, which is expected given the increased pixel count. For instance, at High settings, the average FPS falls from 421 at 1080p to 156 at 4K, a reduction of 63%. This substantial drop indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is being fully utilized at higher resolutions, where its raw rendering power is the deciding factor. The 16 GB of VRAM is more than ample for Minecraft, even with high-resolution texture packs, ensuring that memory capacity is not a bottleneck. The GPU's high memory bandwidth is also beneficial for streaming large amounts of texture data at 4K. The performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K (248 FPS vs 97 FPS) further underscores the GPU's workload, as Ultra presets likely enable more demanding rendering features that heavily tax the graphics card.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER achieves a rank of 762 out of 3710 tested combos for Minecraft. This places it in the top 20.5% of all systems, indicating a highly capable configuration for this game. The ranking is a composite measure of the system's performance across all tested resolutions and settings. The high rank is primarily driven by the GPU's exceptional performance, as the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is a top-tier card capable of delivering high frame rates even at 4K.

The CPU, while not a flagship part, is sufficient to avoid being a significant bottleneck at most settings. The data shows that the combo's performance is not limited by the CPU until frame rates reach very high levels, such as the 498 FPS average at 1080p Low. To put this rank in perspective, it outperforms the vast majority of the 3710 tested configurations, many of which likely include less powerful GPUs or CPUs that create more significant bottlenecks. The rank suggests that this pairing is well-balanced for Minecraft, where the GPU's power is leveraged at higher resolutions, and the CPU's six cores and twelve threads provide enough processing headroom for the game's logic. The performance is not the absolute top, as higher-end CPUs with faster single-core speeds could push frame rates higher at 1080p, but the overall experience is excellent, with no resolution or settings combination falling below playable thresholds.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear trend in how performance scales with resolution for this combo. Starting from 1080p, the average FPS at High settings is 421. Moving to 1440p, the average FPS drops to 298, a reduction of 29.2%. At 4K, the average FPS further drops to 156, a 62.9% reduction from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering workload increases with pixel count, and the CPU's performance remains relatively constant.

The fact that the frame rate drops proportionally with resolution indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the limiting component at 1440p and 4K. At 1080p, the frame rates are so high that the CPU's single-thread performance likely becomes a limiting factor, preventing the GPU from reaching its full potential. For example, at 1080p Low, the average is 498 FPS, which is close to the CPU's maximum output capability for this game. However, at 1440p and 4K, the GPU's workload increases, and the frame rates are more indicative of its raw performance. The data shows that the GPU scales well with resolution, maintaining playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra (97 FPS). The drop from 1080p High to 4K High is significant, but the resulting 156 FPS at 4K is still a high-performance result, demonstrating the GPU's strength. This analysis suggests that users with 1080p high-refresh monitors will be limited by the CPU, while those with 1440p or 4K displays will be fully utilizing the GPU's capabilities.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table details the exact measured average frame rates, along with minimum and maximum figures where available, for each resolution and settings combination.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 498 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 458 | 389 | 526 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 421 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 296 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 427 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 376 | 320 | 432 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 298 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 186 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 248 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 196 | 167 | 226 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 156 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 97 | - | - |

At 1080p, the performance is exceptionally high across all settings. The Low preset achieves 498 FPS, while the Medium preset shows a minimum of 389 FPS and a maximum of 526 FPS, indicating stable frame pacing. The High preset averages 421 FPS, and the Ultra preset is still very fast at 296 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system has more than enough power for any competitive or casual play scenario.

At 1440p, the frame rates remain very high. The Low preset averages 427 FPS, while Medium shows a minimum of 320 and a maximum of 432. The High preset is at 298 FPS, and Ultra at 186 FPS. This shows a smooth degradation of performance as settings increase, with all presets remaining well above the 144 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

At 4K, the performance is more varied. Low averages 248 FPS, Medium averages 196 FPS with a minimum of 167 and maximum of 226. High averages 156 FPS, and Ultra drops to 97 FPS. This demonstrates that the GPU is capable of delivering a high-refresh experience at 4K with High settings, but Ultra will require a standard 60Hz display to be fully smooth. The data overall shows a consistent and predictable performance curve, with the GPU handling the resolution scaling effectively and the CPU providing sufficient headroom.