Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 combination delivers a highly playable experience across all tested presets in Minimum, but the data reveals a clear sweet spot. The benchmark results show this pairing is capable of exceeding 60 FPS at 4K, but the most balanced experience, considering both frame rate and visual fidelity, is found at the High preset. At 1080p, the High preset achieves 147 FPS, while at 1440p it reaches 95 FPS, both of which are smooth and leave headroom for gameplay. The Ultra preset, while visually superior, drops performance significantly at higher resolutions, making it a less practical choice for consistent high-refresh-rate play.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data indicates that the High preset offers the best overall balance between image quality and performance for this combination. At 1920x1080, High yields 147 FPS, which is 35 FPS higher than the Ultra preset's 112 FPS. This gap widens at 2560x1440, where High produces 95 FPS compared to Ultra's 72 FPS, a difference of 23 FPS. At 3840x2160, the High preset maintains an average of 51 FPS, which is still playable, whereas Ultra dips to 39 FPS, which may feel less fluid.

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset is the clear winner. It delivers 229 FPS at 1080p, 148 FPS at 1440p, and 79 FPS at 4K. This preset is ideal for competitive play or high-refresh-rate monitors, as it maximizes the GPU's output. However, the visual trade-off is significant, as the data shows a substantial jump in performance from Low to Medium is not as pronounced as the jump from Medium to High, suggesting that Medium provides a better visual foundation.

The Medium preset serves as a middle ground, offering 175 FPS at 1080p, 113 FPS at 1440p, and 61 FPS at 4K. Notably, this is the only preset with recorded minimum and maximum FPS values, showing a range of 149-201 at 1080p, 96-130 at 1440p, and 52-70 at 4K. This data suggests that Medium provides a stable frame pacing experience, making it a reliable choice for users who want a mix of quality and performance without the extremes of Low or Ultra.

The Ultra preset, while the most demanding, still achieves playable frame rates at 1080p (112 FPS) and 1440p (72 FPS). At 4K, the 39 FPS average is below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that this setting is not recommended for 4K gaming with this hardware. Overall, the data strongly suggests that High is the optimal preset for this GPU-CPU combo, as it provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining frame rates that are well above playable thresholds at all resolutions except 4K, where it still remains viable.

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured data shows an average of 95 FPS for the High preset at 2560x1440, making it a very smooth experience for most gaming scenarios.

Q: Is the Ultra preset playable at 4K with this hardware?

A: At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 39 FPS. While this is technically playable, it is below the 60 FPS threshold that many consider the standard for a fluid experience, so users may prefer a lower preset for 4K.

Q: How much performance is gained by dropping from High to Low settings at 1080p?

A: Dropping from High to Low at 1920x1080 increases the average frame rate from 147 FPS to 229 FPS, a substantial gain of 82 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate displays.

Q: Which preset shows the most consistent frame times?

A: The Medium preset is the only one with reported minimum and maximum FPS values. At 1440p, it shows a range of 96 to 130 FPS, suggesting a stable frame pacing that could translate to a consistent feel during gameplay.

Q: Does the RTX 3070's 8 GB VRAM become a limiting factor in this game?

A: The benchmark data does not indicate any VRAM-related stutters or failures. The game's performance scales consistently with resolution and settings, suggesting that the 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for the tested configurations of Minimum.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combination ranks 1589 out of 3712 tested combos, placing it in the upper half of all tested systems for this game, indicating a solid, above-average performance level.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is the primary driver of the frame rates observed in Minimum. The GPU's specifications, including its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, provide a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. This bandwidth is crucial for handling the texture and geometry data at higher resolutions, which is reflected in the performance scaling from 1080p to 4K. The GPU's boost clock of 1725 MHz and its 5888 shading units are the core components that process the game's graphics workload.

The data shows that the GPU is the dominant factor in performance, as frame rates scale inversely with resolution. For example, at High settings, the average FPS drops from 147 at 1080p to 95 at 1440p and then to 51 at 4K. This pattern is consistent across all settings, indicating that the GPU's fill rate and compute power are being taxed more heavily as the pixel count increases. The GPU's 96 ROPs and 184 TMUs handle the final pixel output and texture mapping, respectively, and their performance is directly reflected in the measured results.

The RTX 3070's position in the market is reinforced by its benchmark scores, such as a Passmark G3D score of 22214 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 112821. Its average benchmark score of 17208 places it in the 61st percentile of all GPUs. Compared to its nearest rivals, it performs within a tight margin: it is 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and 1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690, while being 1.5% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K40c. This data suggests that the RTX 3070 is a well-balanced performer, capable of handling modern titles like Minimum with ease at mid-range resolutions.

The GPU's 8 GB of VRAM, while not the largest on the market, appears to be adequate for this game. The consistent frame rates without any reported memory-related issues in the data suggest that the VRAM capacity is not a bottleneck for the settings tested. The GPU's architecture, built on the 8 nm process, provides the necessary computational power, with a FP32 performance of 20.31 TFLOPS, to drive the high frame rates observed at 1080p and 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 combination achieves a rank of 1589 out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum. This places the system in the 57th percentile of all configurations tested, meaning it outperforms more than half of the other systems in the database. This is a strong showing, indicating that this pairing is well-suited for the game's requirements.

This rank is a holistic measure of the combined CPU and GPU performance. The CPU, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, provides the necessary processing power for game logic and physics, while the GPU handles the rendering. The fact that this combo ranks where it does suggests a good balance between the two components for this specific title. Since the game is a Third-Person Shooter, the demands on both the CPU and GPU are significant, but the data shows this pairing handles them effectively.

The rank also implies that there are 2123 other combos that perform worse, which includes systems with older or less powerful components. Conversely, there are 1588 combos that perform better, likely featuring more recent high-end CPUs and GPUs. The percentile ranking of the CPU (78th) and GPU (61st) individually is higher than the combo's overall rank, which suggests that the game may be more sensitive to a single component's performance, or that the combination of the two parts is not perfectly optimized in a way that would push it higher up the list. Nonetheless, the performance is solid, and the measured frame rates confirm that this is a capable gaming system for Minimum.

The data shows that this combo sits in the upper half of the field. For a user with this hardware, the experience will be smooth at 1080p and 1440p, and playable at 4K with adjusted settings. The rank is a useful indicator of the system's overall capability and serves as a benchmark against other popular hardware pairings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data from Minimum reveals a classic resolution scaling pattern, where performance decreases as the resolution increases. This is primarily a GPU-bound workload, as the RTX 3070's rendering load increases with the pixel count. The data shows that the scaling is not linear, with larger performance drops occurring between 1440p and 4K than between 1080p and 1440p.

For the High preset, the average FPS goes from 147 at 1080p to 95 at 1440p, a drop of 52 FPS (a 35% reduction). Moving from 1440p to 4K, the FPS drops from 95 to 51, a reduction of 44 FPS (a 46% decrease). This indicates that the 4K resolution is particularly demanding on the GPU, nearly halving the performance compared to 1440p. The pattern is similar for other settings; for example, the Low preset drops from 229 FPS at 1080p to 148 FPS at 1440p, and then to 79 FPS at 4K.

This scaling behavior strongly suggests that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions. The CPU, with its 16 threads, is likely capable of feeding the GPU with enough data at these frame rates. The fact that the FPS scales consistently with resolution, regardless of the settings preset, reinforces this conclusion. The GPU's 8 GB of VRAM and its memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s are crucial here, as higher resolutions require more memory and bandwidth to handle the increased texture and framebuffer sizes.

The data implies that for a 4K experience, users will need to make significant compromises in settings. The High preset at 4K yields 51 FPS, which is just on the edge of playability. The Medium preset at 4K achieves 61 FPS, which is more comfortable, but still requires a drop from the highest visual quality. At 1080p and 1440p, the GPU has ample headroom to produce high frame rates, demonstrating that it is well-suited for these resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 in Minimum is as follows:

At 1920x1080:

• Low: Average 229 FPS.
• Medium: Average 175 FPS, with a range of 149 to 201 FPS.
• High: Average 147 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 112 FPS.

At 2560x1440:

• Low: Average 148 FPS.
• Medium: Average 113 FPS, with a range of 96 to 130 FPS.
• High: Average 95 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 72 FPS.

At 3840x2160:

• Low: Average 79 FPS.
• Medium: Average 61 FPS, with a range of 52 to 70 FPS.
• High: Average 51 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 39 FPS.

This data shows a clear hierarchy across all resolutions. The Low preset consistently provides the highest frame rates, followed by Medium, then High, and finally Ultra. The performance gap between presets is not uniform. For example, at 1080p, the difference between Low and Medium is 54 FPS, while the difference between High and Ultra is 35 FPS. This suggests that the visual improvements from Medium to High are less computationally expensive than those from Low to Medium.

The frame ranges for the Medium preset are particularly informative. At 1080p, the range is 149-201 FPS, indicating a 52 FPS variance. At 1440p, the range narrows to 34 FPS (96-130), and at 4K, it is an 18 FPS variance (52-70). This shows that the frame pacing becomes more consistent as the resolution increases, likely because the GPU is more consistently saturated with work. The average FPS figures provide a solid baseline for expectations, but the minimum and maximum values for Medium offer insight into the potential for frame drops or bursts.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 plays a supporting role in this combo, providing the processing power to keep the GPU fed with data. With 8 cores and 16 threads, it is a capable multi-threaded processor. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz ensure strong single-threaded performance, which is often critical for game logic and physics calculations. The CPU's performance is quantified in various benchmarks, such as a single-thread score of 293 in Cinebench R15 and a multi-core score of 2082, which indicate robust processing capabilities.

In the context of Minimum, the CPU's role is less demanding than the GPU's. The frame rate scaling with resolution, as seen in the data, is a hallmark of a GPU-bound scenario. This means that the CPU is likely able to process the game's simulation and draw calls faster than the GPU can render the frames, especially at higher resolutions. The CPU's 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel memory support contribute to low latency data access, which is beneficial for maintaining consistent frame times.

The CPU's benchmark scores, such as its Passmark multithread score of 24303 and Geekbench multicore score of 9959, show it is a solid performer. Its percentile ranking of 78th among all CPUs indicates it is stronger relative to its peers than the GPU is relative to its own. This suggests that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck in this system. The nearest rivals to this CPU, such as the Intel Xeon D-2752TER and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, have average scores within 0.1% of the Ryzen 7 5700, confirming its competitive standing.

The data indicates that the CPU is more than sufficient for this game. The high frame rates achieved at 1080p (up to 229 FPS) show that the CPU can handle high draw call rates. Even in scenarios where the GPU is heavily loaded, such as at 4K Ultra (39 FPS), the CPU's performance does not appear to introduce any additional frame rate drops, suggesting it is not a limiting factor. The 65W TDP of the CPU also suggests it operates efficiently, allowing for stable performance without excessive heat generation.