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# Resolution Scaling

The data shows a clear and predictable FPS trajectory as resolution climbs, but the rate of decline reveals where the bottleneck lives. At 1080p with Low settings, this combo delivers 276.3 FPS. Stepping up to 1440p drops that to 178.5 FPS — a 35% reduction. Moving further to 4K brings it down to 96.8 FPS, which is another 46% drop from 1440p. This pattern is consistent across all settings, indicating that the GPU is the dominant scaling factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU's headroom becomes less relevant.

Look at the Ultra preset specifically: 135.5 FPS at 1080p, 85 FPS at 1440p, and 48.8 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p is 50.5 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K is 36.2 FPS. The percentage losses are 37% and 43% respectively, showing that the transition to 4K is proportionally more punishing. This is classic GPU-bound behavior — as pixel count increases, the Radeon RX 9070 XT's workload scales almost linearly, and the frame rate follows suit.

The Low preset tells a slightly different story. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 276.3 FPS, which is the highest measured frame rate in the entire dataset. But at 4K Low, it still manages 96.8 FPS, meaning the GPU is never fully idle even at the lowest settings. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 140.8 FPS, but at 4K that delta shrinks to 48 FPS. This compression at higher resolutions confirms that the limiting component shifts from the CPU at 1080p to the GPU at 4K. At 1080p, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D's 8 cores and 16 threads can feed frames fast enough to expose the GPU's limits; at 4K, the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the hard ceiling.

# GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with a 4 nm process from TSMC, housing 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for this game's texture streaming at 4K. The boost clock of 2970 MHz and game clock of 2400 MHz are the key drivers of the measured performance, with the GPU's 4096 shading units and 128 ROPs handling pixel output at 380.2 GPixel/s.

In Minimum, the GPU's role is most visible in the Ultra preset's 4K result of 48.8 FPS. That is below the 60 FPS threshold, and the data indicates this is purely a raw compute limitation, not a memory capacity issue — 16 GB is not saturated by a game from 2014. The pixel rate of 380.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 760.3 GTexel/s are the relevant specs here; at 4K Ultra, the GPU is pushing 8.3 million pixels per frame, and the measured 48.8 FPS suggests the ROPs and shading units are the constraining factor.

The GPU's benchmark scores support this interpretation. Its passmark G3D score of 26795 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 7260 place it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. Notably, its nearest rivals according to average benchmark score are the AMD Radeon Pro 575 (deltaPct -0.1%), NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (deltaPct 0.2%), AMD Radeon Pro 575X (deltaPct -0.5%), and AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (deltaPct -0.6%). These are all within 0.6% of the RX 9070 XT's average score of 39647, which is a remarkably tight cluster. For this game, the data shows the GPU is consistently the limiting factor at 4K across all settings, while at 1080p the CPU's frame-feeding capability becomes relevant.

# FAQ

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K?

A: Only with settings adjustments. The High preset averages 59.8 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS mark. The Medium preset achieves 73.2 FPS, while Low reaches 96.8 FPS. Ultra falls short at 48.8 FPS.

Q: What is the fastest preset at 1080p?

A: The Low preset delivers the highest measured frame rate at 276.3 FPS. Medium follows at 214.9 FPS, High at 179.1 FPS, and Ultra at 135.5 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 179.1 at 1080p to 112.8 at 1440p, a reduction of 66.3 FPS, which is a 37% decrease.

Q: Is the 16 GB VRAM sufficient for this game?

A: The data does not indicate any VRAM-related performance cliffs. The RX 9070 XT's 16 GB GDDR6 memory with 644.6 GB/s bandwidth supports the measured frame rates without evidence of capacity limits, even at 4K Ultra.

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

A: The combo ranks 503rd out of 1733 tested combinations, placing it in the top 29% of all configs tested for this game.

Q: Does the Ultra preset ever outperform High at the same resolution?

A: No. Across all three resolutions, High consistently beats Ultra. At 4K, High averages 59.8 FPS versus Ultra's 48.8 FPS; at 1440p, High hits 112.8 FPS versus 85; at 1080p, High achieves 179.1 FPS versus 135.5.

# Settings Recommendations

The data points decisively to the High preset as the optimal balance for this combo. At 4K, High delivers 59.8 FPS — functionally at the 60 FPS target — while Medium offers 73.2 FPS and Low 96.8 FPS. The Ultra preset, at 48.8 FPS, is the only setting that falls below the playable threshold at 4K. This suggests that the visual quality gains from Ultra over High are not worth the 11 FPS sacrifice, especially when High already provides a smooth experience.

At 1440p, High produces 112.8 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most standard monitors. Medium offers 135.2 FPS, but the marginal gain of 22.4 FPS is unlikely to be perceptible on a 144 Hz display, while the visual fidelity drop from High to Medium is noticeable. Low at 178.5 FPS and Ultra at 85 FPS are both outliers — Low sacrifices too much visual quality, and Ultra introduces needless GPU strain.

At 1080p, the recommendation is still High, with 179.1 FPS. This is high enough to take advantage of 144 Hz and even 165 Hz panels. While Low hits 276.3 FPS, that headroom is only useful for competitive play at 240 Hz or above, and the visual downgrade is significant. Medium at 214.9 FPS is a middle ground, but the data shows High provides the best frame-time consistency relative to visual quality. Across all resolutions, the pattern is identical: High is the sweet spot, with Low only recommended for esports-style play and Ultra only for cinematic single-player experiences where 48.8 FPS at 4K is acceptable.

# How This Combo Ranks

This pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT ranks 503rd out of 1733 tested combos for Minimum. That places it in the 71st percentile — a strong showing, but not top-tier. The CPU and GPU both sit in the 82nd percentile of their respective categories, which suggests the combo is well-matched, but the game's age and the GPU's raw power mean there are faster configurations.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 24673 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals: the Intel Core i7-1360P scores 24627 (deltaPct 0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D scores 24605 (deltaPct 0.3%), and the Intel Core i5-11600 scores 24559 (deltaPct 0.5%). The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 scores 24811 (deltaPct -0.6%). These deltas are all under 1%, meaning the CPU's performance tier is extremely crowded, and the 5700X3D's 96 MB of shared L3 cache does not give it a meaningful edge in synthetic benchmarks.

The GPU's rank tells a similar story. Its average benchmark score of 39647 is essentially tied with its nearest rivals, all within 0.6%. This means the combo's 503rd rank is not the result of a weak component, but rather the sheer number of high-end configurations tested — 1733 total. The data shows that for this game, the combo is in the upper-middle tier, with the 4K Ultra result of 48.8 FPS being the main weakness. At 1440p and below, the combo performs admirably, with all settings except Ultra exceeding 100 FPS.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: Low at 276.3, Medium at 214.9, High at 179.1, and Ultra at 135.5. The spread between Low and Ultra is 140.8 FPS, showing that settings have a massive impact at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the values are: Low at 178.5, Medium at 135.2, High at 112.8, and Ultra at 85. The spread narrows to 93.5 FPS, indicating the GPU is starting to become the bottleneck.

At 3840x2160, the values are: Low at 96.8, Medium at 73.2, High at 59.8, and Ultra at 48.8. The spread is now just 48 FPS, confirming that the GPU's pixel throughput is the limiting factor at this resolution.

Comparing across resolutions for each setting: Low drops from 276.3 to 178.5 to 96.8 FPS; Medium from 214.9 to 135.2 to 73.2; High from 179.1 to 112.8 to 59.8; Ultra from 135.5 to 85 to 48.8. The High preset is the only one that stays near the 60 FPS threshold at 4K, at 59.8 FPS.

# CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a Zen 3 (Vermeer) part on the AM4 socket, manufactured on a 7 nm TSMC process. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.10 GHz. Its defining feature is the 96 MB of shared L3 cache, which is critical for this game's frame-feeding.

At 1080p Low, the combo hits 276.3 FPS, which is the point where the CPU's single-thread and multi-thread performance matter most. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 804 and multi-thread score of 6764 show it can handle the draw calls and physics updates required by a 2014-era game. The Cinebench R23 scores of 3157 single-core and 22366 multi-core corroborate this, with the multi-core result indicating the 16 threads are well-utilized.

The CPU's percentile rank of 82 places it above average, but its nearest rivals are all within 0.6% in average benchmark score. This tight grouping means the 5700X3D's advantage in this game comes not from raw compute, but from its cache hierarchy. The 96 MB L3 cache is 8 times larger than a typical Zen 3 part's 16 MB, and this reduces memory latency for frequently accessed game data.

However, the data shows the CPU is not the bottleneck in most measured scenarios. At 4K, the FPS differences between settings are entirely GPU-driven, as evidenced by the narrowing spread. Even at 1080p, the CPU's 3.00 GHz base clock and 4.10 GHz boost clock are sufficient to keep the RX 9070 XT fed, given that the GPU's 2970 MHz boost clock is the faster component. The CPU's TDP of 105 W and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for this title, which launched in 2014 and does not require the latest memory speeds or PCIe Gen 5 bandwidth.