Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination produces a clear performance hierarchy in Minimum, with the data indicating that the Medium preset at 1440p offers the most balanced experience. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 77.7 FPS, which is playable, but the step to High increases the average to 101.9 FPS, a substantial gain for a single settings tier. The Medium preset at 1440p achieves 78 FPS, nearly matching the 1080p Ultra result while rendering at a higher resolution. At 4K, the High preset drops to 36.6 FPS, which falls below the smoothness threshold for a third-person shooter, making 1440p Medium the optimal compromise between visual fidelity and frame rate.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows reveal that the Low preset is the only one capable of exceeding 60 FPS at 4K, with an average of 55.1 FPS. However, this comes at a significant visual cost. The Medium preset at 1440p provides the best overall experience, delivering 78 FPS, which is comfortably above 60 FPS and leaves headroom for demanding scenes. At 1080p, the High preset is the sweet spot, as it achieves 101.9 FPS, a 14.5% improvement over Medium’s 116.4 FPS is actually a decrease, but the jump from High to Ultra costs 24.2 FPS, dropping from 101.9 to 77.7. This suggests that the Ultra preset’s extra effects impose a heavy penalty on the RTX 2060’s 6 GB VRAM buffer. For users prioritizing frame rate, the Low preset at 1080p hits 153.6 FPS, but the data implies that High at 1080p or Medium at 1440p offers the best balance of image quality and performance for this specific hardware pairing.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060’s 6 GB of GDDR6 memory over a 192-bit bus, providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth, is the primary constraint at higher settings. The GPU’s boost clock of 1680 MHz and 1920 shading units are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results show a sharp decline. The 4K Ultra average of 27.4 FPS is less than half of the 4K Low average of 55.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU’s 48 ROPs and 201.6 GTexel/s texture rate are overwhelmed by the Ultra preset’s demands. The data also shows that the GPU’s average benchmark score of 16074 places it in the 58th percentile, with its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, scoring 0.5% higher. This suggests that the RTX 2060 is a mid-tier card that struggles with 4K Ultra settings in this title, but its 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores provide headroom for features that Minimum may not fully utilize.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is severe, revealing a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 153.6 at 1080p to 99.9 at 1440p, a 34.9% decrease, and then to 55.1 at 4K, a further 44.8% drop. This scaling pattern is typical of a graphics-limited workload, where the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are not the bottleneck. At High settings, the 1080p result of 101.9 FPS drops to 64.4 FPS at 1440p, a 36.8% reduction, and then to 36.6 FPS at 4K, a 43.2% further decline. The consistent percentage drops across different presets indicate that the RTX 2060’s memory bandwidth and shading throughput are the limiting factors, not the CPU. The fact that the 1440p Medium result of 78 FPS is higher than the 1080p Ultra result of 77.7 FPS further confirms that the GPU is the primary constraint, as the resolution increase is offset by the lower settings workload.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combo in Minimum?*

A: The data shows 1440p Medium as the best balance, delivering 78 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold and only 4.1 FPS less than the 1080p High result of 101.9 FPS, while offering a sharper image.

*Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Minimum?*

A: Yes, but only at Low settings, which achieves 55.1 FPS. Higher presets at 4K drop below 40 FPS, with Ultra at 27.4 FPS, making them less desirable for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest rival in this game?

A: The RTX 2060’s average benchmark score of 16074 is 0.5% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, which scores 15996. This indicates nearly identical performance, with the RTX 2060 holding a marginal lead.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game’s performance?

A: The resolution scaling data indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the FPS is 153.6, but at 4K Low it drops to 55.1, a 64.1% reduction, suggesting the RTX 2060’s capabilities are the limiting factor.

Q: What is the performance difference between Medium and Ultra at 1080p?

A: The Medium preset averages 116.4 FPS, while Ultra averages 77.7 FPS. This represents a 38.7 FPS difference, indicating that the Ultra preset’s additional effects significantly tax the GPU.

Q: How does the RTX 2060’s VRAM affect the results?

A: The 6 GB VRAM buffer appears sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results show a steep decline, especially at Ultra (27.4 FPS), suggesting that the memory capacity and bandwidth are strained at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination ranks 1405 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the 19th percentile of all configurations. This is a low ranking, indicating that the Ryzen 5 5600G and RTX 2060 are not a top-tier pairing for this title. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 19983 places it in the 78th percentile, while the GPU’s score of 16074 places it in the 58th percentile. The GPU’s lower relative performance likely drags down the overall combo ranking, as the game appears to be GPU-bound. The CPU’s nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-11600H with a deltaPct of 0.2% and the AMD EPYC 7713P with a deltaPct of -0.2%, show that the 5600G’s processing power is competitive, but the GPU’s mid-range standing limits the combo’s overall position.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600G, with 6 cores and 12 threads, boost clock of 4.40 GHz, and 16 MB of L3 cache, provides ample processing power for Minimum. The CPU’s single-thread benchmark scores, such as 2365 in Cinebench R23, indicate strong per-core performance, which is crucial for game logic and draw calls. However, the measured FPS data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the FPS is 153.6, which is high, but the drop to 4K Low (55.1 FPS) is entirely attributable to the GPU. The CPU’s multi-threaded performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16758, is more than sufficient for this game. The CPUs percentileVsAllCpus of 78 suggests it outperforms 78% of all CPUs, meaning its processing headroom is not fully utilized in this GPU-limited scenario.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 153.6 FPS, Medium hits 116.4 FPS, High reaches 101.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 77.7 FPS. The progression shows a 36.8 FPS gap between Low and Medium, and a further 14.5 FPS drop to High, with the Ultra preset costing an additional 24.2 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 99.9 FPS, Medium is 78 FPS, High is 64.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 46.8 FPS. The 1440p results show a similar pattern, with a 21.9 FPS decrease between Low and Medium, a 13.6 FPS drop to High, and a 17.6 FPS decline to Ultra. At 3840x2160, the Low preset is the only one above 50 FPS, averaging 55.1 FPS. Medium drops to 39.8 FPS, High to 36.6 FPS, and Ultra is at 27.4 FPS. The 4K data highlights the GPU’s limits, as even the Low preset struggles to maintain 60 FPS, and the Ultra preset’s average is less than half of the 1080p Low result.