Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a versatile 1080p gaming experience in Minimum, with the data showing a clear sweet spot at Medium settings. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset achieves 142.2 FPS average, which is a substantial jump from the 94.2 FPS seen at Ultra while remaining well above the 60 FPS threshold. High settings at 1080p produce 118.8 FPS, but the incremental visual fidelity gained by stepping up from Medium does not justify the 23.4 FPS loss. For players prioritizing smoothness, Low settings yield 187.6 FPS, yet this comes at a significant cost to visual quality. The measured results indicate that Medium offers the best balance of fluidity and visual integrity for this combination.

Settings Recommendations

The data clearly shows that the Medium preset is the optimal choice for this pairing. At 1080p, Medium delivers 142.2 FPS, which is 48 FPS higher than Ultra and 23.4 FPS higher than High. This represents a 33.8% improvement over High settings, making it the most efficient setting for maintaining high refresh rates. While Low settings push the frame rate to 187.6 FPS, the difference between Low and Medium is a 45.4 FPS gap, suggesting that Medium provides substantially better visual quality without sacrificing playability.

At 1440p, the pattern holds with Medium achieving 93.4 FPS, which remains comfortably above 60 FPS. High at 1440p drops to 80.5 FPS, and Ultra falls to 58.1 FPS, dipping below the ideal smoothness threshold. For 4K gaming, Medium produces 52.7 FPS, which is playable but not ideal; Low at 4K hits 66.3 FPS, making it the only 4K preset in the measured data that maintains a consistent 60+ FPS experience.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G brings 6 cores and 12 threads to the table, with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This Zen 3 architecture processor, built on the 7 nm process, shows strong synthetic performance with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16758 and a single-core score of 2365. The processor’s 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support contribute to its gaming responsiveness.

The benchmark data indicates that this CPU is well-suited for the demands of Minimum. The 3dmark scores show scaling from 872 in single-thread to 5455 in max-threads, suggesting the processor handles both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded workloads effectively. The CPU’s 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19983, places it in close competition with the Intel Core i7-11800H, which scores 20024 with a deltaPct of -0.2%. This proximity in performance means the 5600G does not bottleneck the GPU in most scenarios, particularly at lower resolutions where frame rates are highest.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the primary driver of frame rates in this configuration. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, the card offers 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Its Turing architecture, built on the 12 nm process, includes 2560 shading units and 40 RT cores, with a boost clock of 1770 MHz. The GPU’s Passmark G3D score of 18169 and average benchmark score of 22206 place it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs.

The GPU’s performance characteristics directly influence the measured FPS across resolutions. The 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1651 indicates solid DirectX 12 performance, which is relevant for modern game titles. Compared to the NVIDIA RTX 4060 Mobile, which scores 22729 with a deltaPct of -2.3%, the RTX 2070 SUPER holds its ground despite being a previous generation part. The GPU’s 8 GB VRAM capacity is adequate for the settings tested, though the 4K Ultra preset at 32.9 FPS suggests that memory bandwidth becomes a limiting factor at extreme resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Ryzen 5 5600G and RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1059 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the bottom half of all tested configurations, which is notable given the individual components’ respectable standalone benchmarks. The CPU’s 78th percentile and GPU’s 65th percentile scores suggest that the pairing is not optimally balanced for this title.

The ranking indicates that while each component performs adequately on its own, the combination does not achieve the synergistic performance boost seen in higher-ranked pairings. The data suggests that the CPU may be the limiting factor at lower resolutions, where frame rates exceed 140 FPS, while the GPU becomes the bottleneck at 4K resolutions. This mid-pack ranking reflects a system that is capable but not exceptional for this specific game, with the measured FPS numbers confirming that the combo is best suited for 1080p Medium settings rather than pushing higher resolutions or quality presets.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals critical insights about the limiting component. At Medium settings, the frame rate drops from 142.2 FPS at 1080p to 93.4 FPS at 1440p, a 34.3% decrease, and further to 52.7 FPS at 4K, a 43.6% decrease from 1440p. This substantial drop indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the rendering load increases significantly with pixel count.

The Low settings scaling shows a similar pattern: 187.6 FPS at 1080p, 118.4 FPS at 1440p, and 66.3 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 64.7%, which is less severe than the Medium settings drop of 62.9%. This suggests that at lower quality settings, the CPU has more headroom to feed the GPU, but the GPU still becomes the limiting factor at 4K. The High settings show 118.8 FPS at 1080p, 80.5 FPS at 1440p, and 41.5 FPS at 4K, with the 4K figure being the lowest among all settings except Ultra. This data confirms that resolution scaling is primarily GPU-bound, with the RTX 2070 SUPER’s 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth becoming insufficient for 4K gaming at higher quality presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete FPS data for this combination shows a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the measured values are: Low 187.6 FPS, Medium 142.2 FPS, High 118.8 FPS, and Ultra 94.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 93.4 FPS, demonstrating the significant impact of quality settings on frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably: Low 118.4 FPS, Medium 93.4 FPS, High 80.5 FPS, and Ultra 58.1 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making it less desirable for smooth gameplay. The 1440p Medium preset at 93.4 FPS offers the best balance for higher-resolution monitors.

At 3840x2160, the data shows: Low 66.3 FPS, Medium 52.7 FPS, High 41.5 FPS, and Ultra 32.9 FPS. Only the Low preset maintains a playable frame rate above 60 FPS, while Ultra at 4K produces a mere 32.9 FPS, which is not suitable for competitive play. The 4K results highlight the GPU’s limitations, with even the Low preset barely achieving smooth performance. The overall pattern across all resolutions shows that Medium settings provide the most consistent experience, with 142.2 FPS at 1080p, 93.4 FPS at 1440p, and 52.7 FPS at 4K, making it the recommended preset for this hardware combination.