Minecraft

# Minecraft with AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a strong Minecraft experience across all tested resolutions, with frame rates ranging from 50 FPS at 4K Ultra to 389 FPS at 1080p Low. This combination ranks 2556th out of 3710 tested combos in Minecraft, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all possible pairings. The data indicates a system that handles the game comfortably at high refresh rates for most settings, though the Ultra preset at 4K pushes the hardware to its limits.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Minecraft?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 offers an excellent balance, with average FPS ranging from 97 at Ultra to 246 at Low. At 1920x1080, the system exceeds 245 FPS on every preset, while 3840x2160 drops to 50 FPS on Ultra, making it the weakest option.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700X3D compare to its closest rival in CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X3D has an average benchmark score of 24709, which is 0.1% lower than the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D (24728), 0.5% lower than the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (24822), 0.5% higher than the Intel Core i5-12450HX (24576), and 0.6% higher than the Intel Core i5-11600 (24563).

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the average FPS drops from 389 on Low to 153 on Ultra, representing a 60.7% decrease in frame rate when moving to the highest preset. Medium sits at 308 FPS and High at 245 FPS.

Q: Does this GPU outperform its nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18093, which is 0.4% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (18159), 0.5% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (18189), 1.5% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 460 (18373), and 1.6% lower than the Intel Arc A770M (18383).

Q: What are the CPU's key performance metrics for multithreaded workloads?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X3D scores 22366 in Cinebench R23 multicore, 9393 in Cinebench R20 multicore, and 26318 in PassMark multithread. Its 3DMark 16-thread score is 6764, while the max-thread score reaches 6755.

Q: How much VRAM does this GPU have and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, which translates to 14 Gbps effective.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is a Turing-architecture card built on a 12 nm process at TSMC, featuring 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units. Its base clock operates at 1470 MHz with a boost clock of 1650 MHz, delivering a FP32 performance of 7.181 TFLOPS. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory buffer with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth proves sufficient for Minecraft at all tested settings, as even the 4K Ultra preset consumes enough memory bandwidth to maintain playable frame rates.

The GPU's benchmark results place it in the 62nd percentile against all GPUs, with an average score of 18093. Its nearest rival comparison shows the RTX 2060 SUPER trailing the RTX 3060 Mobile by 0.4%, the Radeon Pro 5700 by 0.5%, and the Radeon RX 460 by 1.5%, while being 1.6% behind the Arc A770M. These small deltas indicate the card sits in a competitive performance band, though not at the top of its class.

In Minecraft specifically, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 50, suggesting the card's fill rate and memory bandwidth become limiting factors. Conversely, at 1080p Low, the system achieves 389 FPS, indicating the GPU has ample headroom when pixel throughput demands are lower. The measured data shows a clear trend: as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, particularly on the Ultra preset where the 1650 MHz boost clock works hardest.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a Zen 3 (Vermeer) architecture processor manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock runs at 3.00 GHz with a boost clock of 4.10 GHz, and it carries a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel configuration and a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong multithreaded capability: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 22366, Cinebench R20 multicore reaches 9393, and Geekbench multicore hits 11086. Single-thread performance is more modest, with Cinebench R23 singlecore at 3157 and Geekbench singlecore at 1849. The 3DMark results show scaling from 804 at single-thread to 6764 at 16 threads, with a max-thread score of 6755.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 24709 places it in the 77th percentile against all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Ryzen 5 7600X3D with a 0.1% higher score, the Ryzen 9 5900HX at 0.5% higher, the Core i5-12450HX at 0.5% lower, and the Core i5-11600 at 0.6% lower. The Ryzen 7 5700X3D's 96 MB L3 cache is particularly relevant for Minecraft, which relies heavily on game logic and world generation tasks that benefit from large caches.

In Minecraft, the CPU's impact is most visible at lower resolutions where the GPU is not saturated. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 389 FPS, and at 1080p High it still manages 245 FPS, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently even at high frame rates. The 8-core, 16-thread configuration with its large cache handles the game's simulation threads well, though the single-thread score of 804 in 3DMark indicates that heavily single-threaded sections could still create occasional bottlenecks.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination ranks 2556th out of 3710 tested combos in Minecraft, placing it in the 31st percentile of all system pairings. This ranking reflects a middle-tier position: the system is far from the top performers but comfortably ahead of the bottom quarter of tested configurations.

Relative to the CPU's standalone percentile of 77 and the GPU's standalone percentile of 62, the combo's Minecraft-specific rank is lower, indicating that this game does not fully leverage the strengths of either component. The CPU's strong multithreaded performance and large cache are somewhat underutilized, while the GPU's mid-range position becomes more apparent at higher settings. The 4K Ultra result of 50 FPS shows the combo's ceiling, while the 1080p Low result of 389 FPS demonstrates its floor is quite high.

The rank of 2556 out of 3710 means that roughly 31% of tested combos perform better in Minecraft, while 69% perform worse. This suggests that for a game like Minecraft, which can be CPU-bound at low resolutions and GPU-bound at high resolutions, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D's 3D V-Cache provides a measurable benefit, but the RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth limit the system's ability to maintain high frame rates at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. The Low preset averages 389 FPS, Medium averages 308 FPS with a minimum of 262 FPS and maximum of 355 FPS, High averages 245 FPS, and Ultra averages 153 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 236 FPS, representing a 60.7% drop in performance when moving to the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the results scale down proportionally. Low averages 246 FPS, Medium averages 195 FPS with a minimum of 165 FPS and maximum of 224 FPS, High averages 154 FPS, and Ultra averages 97 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings ranges from 36.7% at Low (389 to 246) to 37.1% at High (245 to 154), while Medium retains a 36.7% reduction (308 to 195) and Ultra drops by 36.6% (153 to 97).

At 3840x2160, the system's performance declines further. Low averages 128 FPS, Medium averages 102 FPS with a minimum of 86 FPS and maximum of 117 FPS, High averages 81 FPS, and Ultra averages 50 FPS. The transition from 1440p to 4K results in a 48.0% drop at Low (246 to 128), a 47.7% drop at Medium (195 to 102), a 47.4% drop at High (154 to 81), and a 48.5% drop at Ultra (97 to 50).

The Medium preset is the only one with complete minimum and maximum FPS data across all resolutions. At 1080p, the minimum of 262 FPS and maximum of 355 FPS show a 93 FPS variance; at 1440p, the range narrows to 59 FPS (165 to 224); and at 4K, the range tightens to 31 FPS (86 to 117). This suggests that frame time consistency improves as resolution increases, likely because the GPU becomes the limiting factor and produces more uniform output.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data indicates that the Medium preset offers the best overall experience for this combo. At 1080p, Medium averages 308 FPS with a minimum of 262 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay even during demanding scenes. At 1440p, Medium maintains 195 FPS with a minimum of 165 FPS, which is well above the threshold for high-refresh-rate monitors. Even at 4K, Medium achieves 102 FPS with a minimum of 86 FPS, making it the only preset that provides playable frame rates at all three resolutions.

The High preset is a viable alternative for users prioritizing visual quality over raw frame rates. At 1080p, High averages 245 FPS; at 1440p, it reaches 154 FPS; and at 4K, it drops to 81 FPS. While the 4K result is still playable, the margin for error is thinner than Medium's 86 FPS minimum at that resolution.

The Low preset maximizes performance, reaching 389 FPS at 1080p and 246 FPS at 1440p, but the visual downgrade may not be worthwhile for most players given that Medium provides substantial improvements in fidelity with only a 20.8% frame rate penalty at 1080p (389 to 308) and a 20.7% penalty at 1440p (246 to 195).

The Ultra preset should be avoided at 4K, where it averages only 50 FPS, but it remains usable at 1080p with an average of 153 FPS and at 1440p with 97 FPS. For users with 144 Hz monitors, Ultra at 1080p is the minimum recommended setting, while 1440p Ultra barely hits 97 FPS, which may be acceptable for slower-paced gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about the system's limiting components. Across all presets, the average frame rate drops by approximately 60-67% when moving from 1080p to 4K. Specifically, Low drops from 389 to 128 FPS (67.1% decrease), Medium from 308 to 102 FPS (66.9% decrease), High from 245 to 81 FPS (66.9% decrease), and Ultra from 153 to 50 FPS (67.3% decrease).

The near-uniform percentage drops across all settings indicate that the scaling is resolution-driven rather than setting-driven. When moving from 1080p to 1440p, the drop averages around 37%, and from 1440p to 4K, the drop averages around 48%. This scaling pattern is consistent with GPU-bound behavior: as pixel count increases, the RTX 2060 SUPER's fill rate and memory bandwidth become the dominant constraints.

The fact that the CPU-bound performance at 1080p Low (389 FPS) is not dramatically higher than at 1080p High (245 FPS) suggests that the Ryzen 7 5700X3D is capable of feeding the GPU even at high frame rates. The 96 MB L3 cache likely helps maintain consistent performance in Minecraft's world-gen and entity-update workloads, preventing CPU stalls that could otherwise limit FPS at lower resolutions.

At 4K, the system becomes clearly GPU-limited, as evidenced by the 50 FPS average on Ultra. The RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the game's textures and shaders, but the 1650 MHz boost clock and 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 throughput cannot sustain high frame rates at 4K resolutions. The data suggests that users targeting 4K should stick to Medium or Low settings, while those with 1080p or 1440p monitors can comfortably use High or Ultra presets.