Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination delivers a smooth experience in Minimum, though the margin of performance varies dramatically with resolution and quality settings. At 1080p Low, the pairing produces 204.5 FPS, which drops to 131.7 FPS at High settings. Moving to 1440p, the frame rate at High falls to 84.7 FPS, and at 4K High, it settles at 48 FPS. These figures indicate a system that is well-balanced for high-refresh-rate 1080p play while remaining capable at higher resolutions, provided settings are moderated.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a clear and predictable pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. From 1080p High to 1440p High, the average frame rate drops from 131.7 FPS to 84.7 FPS, a reduction of 47 FPS. This substantial decline suggests that the GPU is becoming the primary bottleneck as pixel count rises. The trend continues from 1440p High to 4K High, where the frame rate falls to 48 FPS, another 36.7 FPS reduction. This consistent drop indicates that the RTX 4060's 8 GB of VRAM and 128-bit memory bus are sufficient for the game's demands at 1440p, but the 4K resolution pushes the rendering pipeline to its limits.

The scaling from Low to Ultra settings at each resolution further illuminates the GPU's role. At 1080p, the gap between Low (204.5 FPS) and Ultra (102.1 FPS) is 102.4 FPS, showing that the GPU has ample headroom at lower resolutions to handle increased graphical complexity. At 1440p, the difference between Low (129.1 FPS) and Ultra (62.1 FPS) narrows to 67 FPS, indicating that the GPU is starting to feel the load. At 4K, the spread between Low (71.3 FPS) and Ultra (33.2 FPS) is 38.1 FPS, a much smaller absolute delta, which confirms that at 4K, even Low settings cannot fully escape the GPU's performance ceiling. The limiting component at 4K is unequivocally the graphics card; the CPU has sufficient headroom to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, but at 4K, the render output units and shading units are saturated.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 provides a solid foundation for this game. With 6 cores and 12 threads, the CPU handles the game's logic and draw calls without becoming a limiting factor at most settings. The base clock of 3.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz are typical for a modern desktop processor, and the 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps reduce memory latency. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 5,659 in 3DMark Max Threads and 882 in 3DMark Single Thread, indicating strong multi-threaded scaling and adequate single-core performance for gaming workloads.

The benchmark results suggest that the CPU is not the primary constraint in Minimum. At 1080p Low, the frame rate of 204.5 FPS is exceptionally high, and while it is possible that the CPU could limit frame rates at this level on other systems, the data here shows that the Ryzen 5 5600 is capable of pushing the RTX 4060 to very high output. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5,641 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18,309 indicate that the processor has substantial throughput for game engine tasks. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node also mean it operates efficiently, but this does not directly impact frame rates in the measured data. The role of the CPU is to maintain a high enough floor that the GPU is the deciding factor in performance scaling, which is exactly what the resolution scaling data shows.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 4060 ranks 976th out of 1,733 combos for Minimum. This places it in the middle of the pack, which is a reasonable position given the hardware's age and market segment. The CPU itself sits at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU is at the 66th percentile among all GPUs. This suggests that the CPU is relatively stronger than the GPU in this pairing, which is consistent with the observation that the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions.

The CPU's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmark scores are the Intel Xeon D-1746TER, which is 0.6% faster, and the AMD EPYC 9554P and EPYC 9534, which are 0.6% slower. The Intel Core i7-11700F is 0.9% slower than the Ryzen 5 5600. These small deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600 is competitively positioned within its performance class, though none of these competitors are typical gaming processors. For the GPU, the nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, which is 0.6% faster, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, which is 0.7% faster. The Intel Arc B580 is 0.7% slower, and the AMD Radeon 760M is 0.8% slower. The 976th rank out of 1,733 combos reflects that while this hardware is not top-tier, it is also not at the bottom, and it is more than capable for the game's requirements.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with High settings?

A: The average frame rate at 1920x1080 with High settings is 131.7 FPS.

Q: How does the performance drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings?

A: At 1440p High, the average frame rate is 84.7 FPS, while at 4K High, it drops to 48 FPS, a reduction of 36.7 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the primary bottleneck at 4K resolution?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K, as the frame rate drops to 48 FPS at High settings and 33.2 FPS at Ultra, while the CPU has sufficient headroom.

Q: What is the highest frame rate recorded for this combination?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 204.5 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested combinations?

A: This combo ranks 976th out of 1,733 tested combinations for Minimum, placing it in the middle of the performance distribution.

Q: What is the launch MSRP for the GPU?

A: The launch MSRP for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 299 USD.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the defining component in this system's gaming performance. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, the GPU features 3,072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 render output units. The boost clock of 2460 MHz allows for high throughput, and the 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is adequate for Minimum at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results show that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are stretched thin.

The GPU's benchmark scores reveal its overall capability. It scores 19,545 in Passmark G3D and 23,181 in the average benchmark score, placing it at the 66th percentile of all GPUs. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,302 indicates solid DirectX 12 performance. In the context of Minimum, the GPU's role is clear: at 1080p, it can produce frame rates well above 100 FPS at most settings, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 1440p, it remains playable, with High settings yielding 84.7 FPS. At 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, with High settings producing 48 FPS and Ultra settings dropping to 33.2 FPS. The data shows a GPU that is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but not for 4K at high quality settings. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this title, but the 128-bit bus limits memory bandwidth, which is a key reason for the steep performance drops at 4K. The RTX 4060's 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power is ample for the game's shader work, but the render output units are the bottleneck at higher resolutions.