Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT delivers a solid 1080p experience in Minimum, but the data indicates that 4K gaming is beyond its comfort zone. This combination ranks in the 73rd percentile of all tested combos for this title, placing it in the upper-middle tier of systems.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a steep performance drop as resolution increases. At 1080p with High settings, the combo achieves 108.6 FPS. Moving to 1440p reduces this to 71 FPS, a 34.6% decrease. The jump to 4K is even more punishing, with the average frame rate falling to 36.1 FPS—a 66.8% drop from 1080p. This pattern clearly indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count grows.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K is particularly revealing. High settings at 1440p produce 71 FPS, but 4K High drops to 36.1 FPS, nearly halving performance. This steep decline suggests the Radeon RX 6600 XT’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 256.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to feed the 3840x2160 resolution at High fidelity. The data shows that 4K is only playable at Low settings, where the average FPS reaches 59.9, barely crossing the 60 FPS threshold.

For players targeting 1440p, the situation is more favorable. Low settings yield 107.4 FPS, while Medium and High produce 81.4 FPS and 71 FPS respectively. This makes 1440p a viable sweet spot for this hardware combination, provided settings are moderated. At 1080p, the combo has ample headroom, with even Ultra settings delivering 83.2 FPS, indicating the CPU can keep the GPU fed at lower resolutions.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a Navi 23 chip. Its base clock is 1968 MHz, with a game clock of 2359 MHz and a boost clock of 2589 MHz. The GPU features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units, with 32 ray tracing cores. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory operates at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) across a 128-bit bus, providing 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The benchmark results position this GPU in the 71st percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 27985 places it near the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which scores 27956 (0.1% difference), and the AMD Radeon R9 M395X at 27883 (0.4% difference). Interestingly, it trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 by 0.9% and the AMD FirePro S7150 by 1.5% in average score, despite the RTX 3070 being a more modern competitor.

The GPU’s performance in Minimum aligns with its benchmark standing. The 4K Ultra result of 32.1 FPS highlights the memory bandwidth limitation, as the 256.0 GB/s throughput struggles with the high-resolution textures. At 1080p, however, the GPU shows its strength, with the 170 FPS result at Low settings demonstrating that the shading units and TMUs can process frames quickly when not bottlenecked by memory bandwidth.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne codename), manufactured on TSMC’s 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache. It supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

In CPU benchmarks, the 5700G scores 20755 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2930 in single-core. Its average benchmark score of 25626 places it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. The nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (25706, -0.3% difference), Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25532, 0.4% difference), Intel Core 5 210H (25490, 0.5% difference), and AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (25485, 0.6% difference).

In Minimum, the CPU’s role becomes apparent at lower resolutions. The 1080p Low settings result of 170 FPS suggests the processor can handle high frame rates, with its 8 cores and 16 threads providing sufficient processing power for the game’s engine. The 3DMark scores support this: 6629 for 16 threads and 899 for single-thread, indicating balanced multi-threaded and single-threaded performance. The 16 MB of L3 cache helps maintain consistent frame delivery, which is evident in the stable FPS figures across different settings at 1080p.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 5700G and Radeon RX 6600 XT ranks 1257 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum. This places the system in the 27.5% bottom tier of configurations, which might seem low given the individual component performance. However, this ranking reflects the entire system’s capability at all tested resolutions and settings, and the 4K results drag down the overall standing.

The CPU’s 83rd percentile and GPU’s 71st percentile individually suggest strong components, but their pairing is not optimized for high-resolution gaming. The CPU’s performance relative to rivals is tight—within 0.6% of its closest competitors—indicating that the processor is not a bottleneck. The GPU, while comparable to the GTX 980 Ti and RTX 3070, lacks the memory bandwidth needed for 4K in this title.

This ranking indicates that for 1080p and 1440p gaming, the combo performs admirably, but for 4K, it falls short of what higher-ranked systems achieve. The data suggests that users seeking 4K performance would need to consider a GPU with more memory bandwidth, while those satisfied with 1080p or 1440p will find this pairing more than adequate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 170 FPS, Medium yields 130.2 FPS, High reaches 108.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 83.2 FPS. These figures show a clear progression where each settings tier reduces performance by approximately 20-25%, with the gap between Low and Ultra being 86.8 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance declines across all settings. Low settings achieve 107.4 FPS, Medium produces 81.4 FPS, High reaches 71 FPS, and Ultra falls to 51.7 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 36.8% reduction at Low settings and a 37.9% reduction at Ultra settings, indicating consistent GPU-bound scaling.

At 3840x2160, the results are markedly lower. Low settings hit 59.9 FPS, Medium drops to 48.2 FPS, High falls to 36.1 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 32.1 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K is severe: Low settings lose 44.3% of their frame rate, while Ultra loses 37.9%. This demonstrates that the GPU’s 256.0 GB/s bandwidth is the primary constraint at 4K.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Minimum at 4K with playable frame rates?*

A: Only at Low settings, where the average FPS is 59.9. Medium settings drop to 48.2 FPS, and High/Ultra fall below 40 FPS, making them less playable.

Q: What is the best resolution for this hardware combination?

A: 1080p is the sweet spot, with all settings above 80 FPS. At 1440p, Low and Medium settings are playable, but Ultra drops to 51.7 FPS.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The RX 6600 XT scores 27985, which is 0.1% above the GTX 980 Ti (27956) and 0.4% above the R9 M395X (27883). It trails the RTX 3070 by 0.9% and the FirePro S7150 by 1.5%.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G’s 8-core/16-thread configuration and 4.60 GHz boost clock allow it to reach 170 FPS at 1080p Low settings, indicating it is not the limiting factor at this resolution.

*Q: What is the combo’s overall ranking in Minimum?*

A: It ranks 1257 out of 1733 tested combinations, placing it in the 73rd percentile of systems tested for this game.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the frame rate drops from 108.6 FPS at 1080p to 36.1 FPS at 4K, representing a 66.8% decrease in average FPS.