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FAQ

Q: How does this CPU compare to its closest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D posts an average benchmark score of 24673. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-1360P, scores 24627, which puts the AMD part 0.2% ahead. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D trails by 0.3%, while the Intel Core i5-11600 is 0.5% behind.

Q: What is the GPU's standing among all tested graphics cards?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 sits at the 43rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 8713. Its closest competitor, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, scores 8746 — a 0.4% difference favoring the mobile part. The AMD Radeon 550X also leads by 0.4%, while the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 trails this card by 0.5%.

Q: At which resolution and settings does this combo achieve its highest average frame rate?

A: The best measured result is at 1920x1080 with Low settings, where the average FPS reaches 83.3. This is the only configuration in the dataset that exceeds 80 FPS. The next-best is 65.1 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium settings.

Q: What is the lowest average frame rate recorded for this combination?

A: The worst performance occurs at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, producing an average of 15.8 FPS. The High preset at 4K is marginally better at 16.5 FPS, and Medium at 4K reaches 21.2 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank overall among all tested combinations in this game?

A: This pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 ranks 1648 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum. That places it in the lower 5% of all configurations measured for this title.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the GPU provide, and how does the CPU's cache configuration compare?

A: The GTX 1650 offers 128.1 GB/s of memory bandwidth over a 128-bit bus with 4 GB of GDDR5. The CPU features 96 MB of shared L3 cache, with 64 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 per core, alongside dual-channel DDR4 memory support delivering 51.2 GB/s.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data shows a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate for this combination. At 1920x1080, dropping from Ultra to Low settings yields a 42.1 FPS improvement — from 41.2 to 83.3 average FPS. The Medium preset at 65.1 FPS represents a 23.9 FPS gain over Ultra while remaining visually superior to Low.

For players prioritizing smooth gameplay at 1080p, the Medium preset offers the best balance. It delivers 65.1 FPS, which is 57% higher than Ultra's 41.2 FPS, while retaining more detail than Low's 83.3 FPS result. The jump from Medium to Low adds 18.2 FPS, but the visual cost of minimal settings is substantial for a third-person shooter where environment readability matters.

At 2560x1440, the situation becomes more constrained. Medium produces 41.6 FPS, which is playable but below the 60 FPS threshold. Low at 51.7 FPS is the only 1440p setting that approaches smoothness, while High (32.3 FPS) and Ultra (25.6 FPS) fall into marginal territory. For 1440p, Low is the recommended choice — it sacrifices detail but maintains 51.7 FPS versus Medium's 41.6 FPS.

At 3840x2160, no setting achieves playable frame rates. Low reaches 30.4 FPS, Medium 21.2 FPS, High 16.5 FPS, and Ultra 15.8 FPS. The data indicates that 4K is not viable with this hardware for Minimum, regardless of quality settings. The GTX 1650's 4 GB VRAM and 128.1 GB/s bandwidth cannot sustain adequate throughput at this resolution.

The optimal experience across all measured configurations is 1920x1080 with Medium settings. This delivers 65.1 FPS, which is 57% higher than Ultra's 41.2 FPS, while remaining visually superior to Low's 83.3 FPS result. The jump from Medium to Low adds 18.2 FPS, but the visual cost of minimal settings is substantial for a third-person shooter where environment readability matters.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 is built on the TU117 chip using a 12 nm process at TSMC, containing 4,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die. Its 896 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs operate at a base clock of 1485 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The card delivers 2.984 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 5.967 TFLOPS of FP16 via a 2:1 ratio.

Memory configuration plays a critical role in this game's results. The 4 GB of GDDR5 runs at 2001 MHz (8 Gbps effective) across a 128-bit bus, yielding 128.1 GB/s of bandwidth. This limited capacity and bandwidth explain the dramatic frame rate drops at higher resolutions. At 3840x2160, the card averages 16.5 FPS on High and 15.8 FPS on Ultra — both below playable thresholds. The pixel rate of 53.28 GPixel/s and texture rate of 93.24 GTexel/s are insufficient for 4K workloads in this title.

The GPU's PCIe 3.0 x16 interface and 75 W TDP indicate a modest power envelope, with no power connectors required and a suggested PSU of 250 W. The card supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, ensuring API compatibility with Minimum. However, the lack of ray tracing cores and tensor cores means no hardware acceleration for those features.

The 43rd percentile ranking among all GPUs places this card in the lower half of the performance distribution. Its nearest rivals — the RTX 3050 A Mobile, Radeon 550X, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 — all score within 0.5% of the GTX 1650, indicating that this card sits at a dense performance cluster. The measured FPS data confirms that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at 1440p and 4K, while the CPU's 8-core, 16-thread configuration is sufficient for the game's CPU demands.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 83.3 FPS average, Medium reaches 65.1 FPS, High achieves 53.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 41.2 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 42.1 FPS, with each step down from Low costing approximately 18.2, 11.9, and 12.0 FPS respectively. This resolution is the only one where any preset exceeds 60 FPS, with Low and Medium both clearing that threshold.

At 2560x1440, performance degrades substantially. Low settings average 51.7 FPS, Medium 41.6 FPS, High 32.3 FPS, and Ultra 25.6 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 26.1 FPS. None of these settings reach 60 FPS, and only Low approaches playable smoothness for fast-paced action. The 1440p results show a 37.9% reduction from the 1080p Low figure, demonstrating the GPU's bandwidth limitations at higher pixel counts.

At 3840x2160, the card struggles to maintain playable rates. Low averages 30.4 FPS, Medium 21.2 FPS, High 16.5 FPS, and Ultra 15.8 FPS. The performance cliff between 1440p and 4K is severe — even Low at 4K (30.4 FPS) is 41.2% slower than Low at 1440p (51.7 FPS). Ultra at 4K (15.8 FPS) is 38.3% slower than Low at 4K, showing that the GPU is completely overwhelmed at this resolution regardless of settings.

The data reveals that resolution scaling is not linear. Moving from 1080p Low (83.3 FPS) to 1440p Low (51.7 FPS) costs 31.6 FPS, while moving from 1440p Low to 4K Low (30.4 FPS) costs another 21.3 FPS. The 4K to 1080p ratio at Low settings is 2.74x, indicating that pixel count increases outpace the GPU's ability to fill frames at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration ranks 1648 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the bottom 4.9% of all measured systems. This low position reflects the combination of a high-end 8-core CPU with an entry-level GPU that scores at the 43rd percentile of all graphics cards. The CPU's average benchmark score of 24673 places it at the 82nd percentile of all processors, but the GPU's 8713 average score anchors the overall gaming performance.

The CPU's nearest rivals — Intel Core i7-1360P (0.2% ahead), AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D (0.3% ahead), and Intel Core i5-11600 (0.5% ahead) — all score within half a percentage point. This indicates that the processor is not the limiting factor in this combo's rank. The GPU's rivals similarly cluster tightly: RTX 3050 A Mobile (0.4% ahead), Radeon 550X (0.4% ahead), and Quadro P2200 (0.5% behind) all sit within 0.5% of the GTX 1650's score.

The 1733 total combos span a wide range of hardware configurations. Ranking 1648 means that only 85 combinations perform worse than this pairing. The measured FPS data confirms this placement — at 1080p Ultra, the combo averages 41.2 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for competitive play. At 1440p, even Low settings only reach 51.7 FPS. The 4K results are uniformly below 31 FPS, rendering that resolution unusable.

The data indicates that this combo's rank is driven almost entirely by GPU performance. The CPU's 82nd percentile standing provides ample headroom, but the GTX 1650's 43rd percentile score creates a bottleneck that limits the system to 1080p Medium or Low for acceptable frame rates. The 15.8 FPS minimum at 4K Ultra and 25.6 FPS at 1440p Ultra demonstrate that high-fidelity settings are beyond this hardware's capabilities in Minimum.