Minecraft

Minecraft, released 2011-11-17, has measured FPS data for the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile. The dataset covers 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 at Low, Medium, High, and Ultra, and every row is flagged as measured rather than estimated. In the Minecraft combo ranking, this pairing sits at position 792 out of 3710 tested combinations.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured rows show a clear performance falloff as resolution rises. At Low, the average frame rate goes from 640 at 1920x1080 to 404 at 2560x1440, then to 211 at 3840x2160. Medium follows the same route: 507, then 320, then 167. High drops from 402 to 254 to 133. Ultra drops from 251 to 159 to 83. In every preset, the 3840x2160 average is dramatically below the 1920x1080 average, and the 2560x1440 average sits between the two.

The only preset with minimum and maximum frame data is Medium. At 1920x1080, Medium averages 507 FPS, with a minimum of 431 and a maximum of 583. At 2560x1440, Medium averages 320 FPS, with a minimum of 272 and a maximum of 368. At 3840x2160, Medium averages 167 FPS, with a minimum of 142 and a maximum of 192. The reported spread from minimum to maximum is smaller at higher resolutions, which is consistent with the picture becoming more GPU-heavy as resolution increases.

Reading the resolution scaling as a limiting-component indicator, the data shows that the combo is capable of extremely high frame delivery at 1920x1080. Reaching 640 FPS on Low and 402 FPS on High puts the load primarily on CPU-side throughput and memory/cache behavior. At 3840x2160, the same combo drops to 211 FPS on Low and 83 FPS on Ultra, indicating that the GPU is now carrying a much heavier per-frame workload. The scaling pattern is not a single sudden cliff; it is a steady decline from 1080p to 1440p to 2160p, with each step reducing the measured frame rate substantially.

FAQ

Q: Does this combo run Minecraft at 3840x2160?

A: Yes. The measured 3840x2160 rows show Low at 211 FPS, Medium at 167 FPS with a minimum of 142 and a maximum of 192, High at 133 FPS, and Ultra at 83 FPS.

Q: Which preset has the most frame-range information?

A: Medium is the only preset with both minimum and maximum FPS values in the measured dataset. At 1080p, Medium averages 507 FPS with a minimum of 431 and a maximum of 583. At 1440p, Medium averages 320 FPS with a minimum of 272 and a maximum of 368. At 3840x2160, Medium averages 167 FPS with a minimum of 142 and a maximum of 192.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 8945HX compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The CPU has an average benchmark score of 76212 and a percentileVsAllCpus of 95. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX with an average score of 76155 and deltaPct 0.1, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with an average score of 75779 and deltaPct 0.6, the AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P with an average score of 76492 and deltaPct -0.4, and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX with an average score of 76513 and deltaPct -0.4.

Q: How strong is the RTX 4090 Mobile relative to nearby GPUs?

A: The GPU has an average benchmark score of 43667 and a percentileVsAllGpus of 84. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A6000 with an average score of 44075 and deltaPct -0.9, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 with an average score of 43301 and deltaPct 0.8, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile with an average score of 43268 and deltaPct 0.9, and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB with an average score of 43262 and deltaPct 0.9.

Q: What is the fastest measured preset at 2560x1440?

A: Low at 2560x1440 averages 404 FPS. Medium averages 320 FPS, High averages 254 FPS, and Ultra averages 159 FPS.

Q: How does this pairing rank in the Minecraft test pool?

A: The combo rank in Minecraft is 792 out of 3710 tested combos, and the FPS data is marked as measured.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX is a 16-core, 32-thread processor with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. It uses the Zen 4 architecture built on a 5 nm process, with 64 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support carrying 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Those platform numbers are the context for the Minecraft results, where the CPU is clearly capable of feeding very high frame rates at lower resolutions.

The single-core benchmark numbers support that reading. The CPU scores 6030 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 2532 in Cinebench R20 single-core, and 3907 in PassMark single-thread. Its multi-core results are also strong: 42713 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, 17939 in Cinebench R20 multi-core, and 51405 in PassMark multithread. For a game running at 1920x1080, where the measured row hits 640 FPS on Low and 402 FPS on High, those per-core results matter more than raw core count.

The nearest CPU rivals are close in aggregate terms. The Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX has an average score of 76155 and deltaPct 0.1, while the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D has an average score of 75779 and deltaPct 0.6. Given that narrow neighbor band, the CPU-side differences in overall benchmark power are small. In the Minecraft measured data, the CPU still shows enough throughput to keep 1080p frame rates far above typical display refresh rates, while at 3840x2160 the frame rate is more constrained by the GPU workload.

The CPU's 16 cores and 32 threads mean there is no shortage of thread count for background tasks or heavily threaded workloads. In this game dataset, however, the 1920x1080 rows are the clearest evidence of single-thread performance: 640 FPS on Low, 507 FPS on Medium, 402 FPS on High, and 251 FPS on Ultra. The data does not isolate exactly which thread is the critical path, but the measured frame rates at low resolution show a processor that can deliver very high frame throughput without the GPU becoming the first bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The measured preset order is consistent across every resolution: Low is fastest, Medium is second, High is third, and Ultra is slowest. That order is unusual because Medium is faster than High at all measured resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium averages 507 FPS while High averages 402 FPS. At 2560x1440, Medium averages 320 FPS while High averages 254 FPS. At 3840x2160, Medium averages 167 FPS while High averages 133 FPS.

Medium also benefits from min/max data. Its minimum frame at 1920x1080 is 431, which is above the High preset's average of 402. At 2560x1440, Medium's minimum is 272, above High's average of 254. At 3840x2160, Medium's minimum is 142, above High's average of 133. In other words, the Medium preset produces a measured floor that is higher than the average of the next preset up in every resolution category.

Low is the fastest setting if maximum FPS is the goal. It reaches 640 at 1920x1080, 404 at 2560x1440, and 211 at 3840x2160. Ultra is the slowest setting, but it is still usable in the measured data: 251 at 1920x1080, 159 at 2560x1440, and 83 at 3840x2160.

Based on the measured rows, Medium is the strongest all-around preset for high frame rates. It provides the fastest non-Low results and the only min/max frame data in the dataset. High does not improve frame rate over Medium and is slower in every measured resolution, so it should be chosen only if its specific visual characteristics are desired. Low remains the option for extreme FPS, and Ultra is the option for maximum image quality when average FPS can be sacrificed.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank in Minecraft is 792 out of 3710 tested combos. That places this pairing closer to the front of the database than to the back, while leaving a large field of faster systems above it.

The individual component percentiles are also high. The CPU has a percentileVsAllCpus of 95, and the GPU has a percentileVsAllGpus of 84. Those aggregate positions do not translate directly into the Minecraft rank because the game's measured results depend on the specific engine, resolution, and preset. Still, the rank of 792 in a 3710-entry pool indicates that this pair is well above the middle of the tested field.

The nearest CPU rivals are separated by deltaPct values of 0.1, 0.6, -0.4, and -0.4, while the nearest GPU rivals are separated by deltaPct values of 0.8, 0.9, 0.9, and -0.9. The database does not provide measured Minecraft rows for those rival parts, so the in-game comparison cannot be extended beyond the aggregate benchmark context. For this combo, the Minecraft rank and FPS values are measured, not projected.

Measured FPS Breakdown

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

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

| 1920x1080 | Low | 640 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 507 | 431 | 583 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 402 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 251 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 404 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 320 | 272 | 368 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 254 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 159 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 211 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 167 | 142 | 192 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 133 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 83 | — | — |

The table shows a consistent ordering at every resolution: Low, Medium, High, Ultra. Medium is the only preset with min and max FPS values, so conclusions about frame spikes or 1% lows for the other presets cannot be drawn from this dataset. The measured average values are the direct comparison points, and they show a wide operating range from 640 FPS at 1920x1080 Low to 83 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra.