Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 combination delivers playable frame rates across most settings in Minimum, but the data clearly identifies a performance ceiling that shifts depending on resolution. At 1080p, the system is capable of exceeding 100 FPS on Medium and approaching 140 FPS on Low, indicating a setup that can handle competitive play. However, the Ultra preset demands significantly more from the GPU, and at 4K, even the Medium preset struggles to maintain smooth motion. The benchmark results suggest that the optimal experience balances visual fidelity with frame rate consistency, favoring Medium at 1080p and 1440p, while High remains viable at 1080p for those prioritizing image quality.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy of performance across the four available presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers the highest average frame rate at 138.9 FPS, which is 31.2% faster than the Medium preset’s 106.8 FPS. The High preset drops to 87.9 FPS, and Ultra falls further to 66.6 FPS. For a third-person shooter, where target acquisition and reaction time are critical, the Medium preset at 1080p offers the best compromise: it maintains an average above 100 FPS, which is sufficient for smooth gameplay, while providing a meaningful visual upgrade over Low. The High preset at 1080p, at 87.9 FPS, is still playable but shows a 17.7% reduction compared to Medium.

Moving to 2560x1440, the scaling pattern intensifies. Low produces 92.2 FPS, Medium drops to 71.8 FPS, and High falls to 56.1 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p yields only 42.7 FPS, which is below the threshold for comfortable play in a fast-paced shooter. The data indicates that Medium at 1440p is the recommended preset for this resolution, as it stays above the 60 FPS mark, whereas High and Ultra fall short. At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. Low averages 46 FPS, Medium 35.9 FPS, and High 32.6 FPS, while Ultra drops to 25.7 FPS. None of these reach 60 FPS, so the recommendation is to use Low at 4K if the user insists on this resolution, or to consider lowering the resolution for a better experience.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations for Minimum, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1465 out of 1733 combos. This places it in the lower percentile of tested systems, indicating that while it is functional, it is not a high-performance outlier. The rank reflects the GPU’s age and position in the market; the GTX 1070 sits at the 51st percentile among all GPUs, meaning it outperforms just over half of the tested graphics cards. The CPU, however, is a strong performer, ranking in the 84th percentile among all CPUs. This disparity suggests that the combination is heavily bottlenecked by the GPU in most scenarios, which aligns with the FPS data showing significant drops at higher resolutions and settings.

The combo’s rank of 1465 out of 1733 is a direct consequence of the GPU’s limitations. While the CPU provides ample headroom, the GPU cannot translate that into higher frame rates at demanding settings. The data shows that the system is capable of high FPS at low settings and low resolutions, but it falls behind more balanced or higher-end GPU pairings when pushed to Ultra or 4K. This ranking serves as a reference point for users who prioritize frame rate over visual fidelity, as the system’s strengths are most apparent in less demanding configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is the primary determinant of performance in Minimum, as evidenced by the FPS scaling across resolutions and settings. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s. Its base clock is 1506 MHz with a boost clock of 1683 MHz, and it contains 1920 shading units. These specifications position the GTX 1070 as a mid-range card from the Pascal architecture, and its benchmark results confirm this: it scores 13498 in Passmark G3D and 47490 in Geekbench OpenCL, placing it at the 51st percentile.

The GPU’s memory capacity of 8 GB is sufficient for Minimum at all tested resolutions, as the game likely does not exceed this limit even at 4K Ultra. However, the compute power is the limiting factor. The data shows that at 1080p, the GPU can handle Low preset at 138.9 FPS, but this drops to 66.6 FPS at Ultra, a reduction of 52%. This indicates that the GPU’s shading units and memory bandwidth are saturated by the higher graphical demands of the Ultra preset. At 4K, the GPU struggles to maintain even 30 FPS on High, with only the Low preset reaching 46 FPS. The GTX 1070’s performance is consistent with its position in the market, but it is clearly not designed for high-refresh-rate 4K gaming.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings. At 1920x1080, the system achieves 138.9 FPS on Low, 106.8 FPS on Medium, 87.9 FPS on High, and 66.6 FPS on Ultra. The incremental drops from Low to Ultra are 32.1 FPS, 18.9 FPS, and 21.3 FPS, respectively, showing that the largest performance hit occurs when moving from Low to Medium. This suggests that Medium introduces significant graphical effects that tax the GPU, while Ultra adds further strain but with diminishing returns in FPS loss.

At 2560x1440, the FPS values are 92.2 (Low), 71.8 (Medium), 56.1 (High), and 42.7 (Ultra). The drop from Low to Medium is 20.4 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the 1080p result. However, the Ultra preset at 1440p is only 42.7 FPS, which is a 53.7% reduction from Low. At 3840x2160, the system produces 46 FPS on Low, 35.9 FPS on Medium, 32.6 FPS on High, and 25.7 FPS on Ultra. The differences between settings at 4K are smaller in absolute terms, but the overall performance is below playable thresholds for most users, with even Low failing to reach 60 FPS. The data shows a consistent pattern: the GTX 1070 is capable of high frame rates at 1080p and moderate settings, but it degrades rapidly as resolution and settings increase.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals how the system scales from 1080p to 4K, highlighting the GPU as the primary bottleneck. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 138.9 at 1080p to 92.2 at 1440p, a 33.6% reduction, and then to 46 at 4K, a 66.9% reduction from 1080p. This scaling is more severe than what would be expected from pixel count alone, indicating that the GPU is becoming increasingly limited by its memory bandwidth and compute throughput. At Medium settings, the drop from 1080p (106.8 FPS) to 1440p (71.8 FPS) is 32.8%, and to 4K (35.9 FPS) is 66.4%. The High preset shows a similar trend: 87.9 FPS at 1080p, 56.1 FPS at 1440p (36.2% drop), and 32.6 FPS at 4K (62.9% drop).

The scaling pattern indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor, as the FPS drops are consistent with GPU-bound behavior. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, provides sufficient processing power to feed the GPU at all resolutions, but the GTX 1070 cannot maintain performance as the pixel count increases. The data suggests that for this system, 1080p is the sweet spot where the GPU can deliver high frame rates, while 1440p is viable for medium settings, and 4K is only playable at the lowest settings. This is a classic sign of a GPU-limited system, where the CPU’s capabilities exceed the GPU’s ability to render frames at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is a high-end desktop processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with 32 MB of L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 23571 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 3327 in single-core, placing it in the 84th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 with an average score of 27535 and a deltaPct of 0.3, and the Intel Core i5-12600KF with a score of 27827 and a deltaPct of -0.8, indicating that the 5800X is competitive with other mid-range and high-end processors.

In Minimum, the CPU’s role is to provide consistent frame pacing and avoid bottlenecks. The benchmark results show that the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution or setting tested. The FPS drops from 1080p to 4K are entirely attributable to the GPU’s workload. For instance, at 1080p Low, the system achieves 138.9 FPS, which is a high frame rate that requires significant CPU input. The 5800X’s single-thread performance, as evidenced by its 3327 score in Cinebench R23 single-core, ensures that it can handle the game’s logic and draw calls without becoming a bottleneck. The CPU’s 16 threads also provide headroom for background tasks, though the game likely does not utilize all of them. Overall, the CPU is well-matched to the GPU in this system, but its capabilities are underutilized due to the GTX 1070’s performance ceiling.