Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the AMD Radeon RX 580 is a combination that struggles severely in Minimum, placing in the bottom 9% of all tested combos. The data shows a system where the GPU is the overwhelming bottleneck, and the experience is largely defined by resolution and settings choices that can push the frame rate from playable to nearly static.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and reveals a system that is almost entirely GPU-limited. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 58 FPS at 1920x1080 to 38 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 20 FPS. Moving to 3840x2160 at High settings yields just 20 FPS, which is a 65% drop from the 1080p result. This steep decline indicates that the RX 580's compute and memory bandwidth are saturated quickly as pixel count increases.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings presets. At Low settings, the system produces 91 FPS at 1080p, which drops to 59 FPS at 1440p and then to 32 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result is less than half of the 1080p Low result, showing that even the least demanding preset cannot overcome the GPU's limitations at higher resolutions. The Medium preset follows the same trajectory: 70 FPS at 1080p, 45 FPS at 1440p, and 24 FPS at 4K.

This scaling behavior points directly to the GPU as the limiting component. The Ryzen 7 5800XT, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is not the constraint here; the RX 580's 8 GB of GDDR5 memory and 256-bit bus are clearly insufficient for 4K rendering in this title. The 4K Ultra setting produces only 15 FPS, which is essentially unplayable and confirms that this resolution is out of reach for this hardware combination. The gap between 1440p and 4K is notably larger than the gap between 1080p and 1440p, indicating a non-linear scaling penalty as the GPU exhausts its resources.

How This Combo Ranks

The ranking data is stark: this combo sits at rank 3383 out of 3712 tested combinations. That places it in the bottom 9th percentile, meaning over 91% of all tested CPU-GPU pairings deliver better performance in Minimum. This is a low ranking that reflects the age and tier of the RX 580, which was released in 2017, relative to the much newer Ryzen 7 5800XT from 2024.

The CPU alone is a strong performer, with an average benchmark score of 29879 and a percentile ranking of 81 against all CPUs. This puts it ahead of 81% of all processors, and its nearest rivals — the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H and AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS — show a delta of 0%, meaning they score nearly identically. The Ryzen 7 5800XT even edges out the Ryzen 7 8845HS by 0.3% and the Ryzen 5 9600X by 0.6% in average benchmark score. This is a top-tier CPU in terms of raw processing power.

In contrast, the GPU's percentile ranking is 53, placing it just above the median of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 12928 puts it in a dead heat with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (delta -0.1%) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (delta -0.4%). The massive disparity between the CPU's 81st percentile ranking and the GPU's 53rd percentile explains why the overall combo ranking is so low: the CPU is being held back by a GPU that cannot keep pace. The data suggests this is a mismatched pairing for Minimum, where the GPU's age becomes the deciding factor in overall performance.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is built on the Polaris 20 chip using the GCN 4.0 architecture and a 14 nm process from GlobalFoundries. It features 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs, with a base clock of 1257 MHz and a boost clock of 1340 MHz. The memory configuration is 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth and an effective memory speed of 8 Gbps.

These specifications directly correlate with the measured frame rates in Minimum. The 8 GB frame buffer is adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K the pixel workload overwhelms the 32 ROPs and the 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The texture rate of 193.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 42.88 GPixel/s are simply not enough to maintain fluid motion at higher resolutions. The GPU's FP32 performance of 6.175 TFLOPS is modest by modern standards, and this is reflected in the 4K results where even Low settings only yield 32 FPS.

The GPU's benchmark scores corroborate its mid-range standing. Its Passmark G3D score is 8813, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1005. In Geekbench, it scores 45235 in Metal, 45173 in Vulkan, and 37453 in OpenCL. These numbers place it in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs, directly between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile and the AMD Radeon 740M. The GPU's end-of-life production status and 185 W TDP are consistent with its performance profile — it is a capable 1080p card that struggles beyond that resolution in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of what to expect at each resolution and settings combination. At 1920x1080, the results are mostly playable. Low settings deliver an average of 91 FPS, which is smooth and responsive. Medium settings drop to 70 FPS, with a minimum of 59 FPS and a maximum of 80 FPS, indicating some frame time variance but still a solid experience. High settings produce 58 FPS, which is borderline for competitive play. Ultra settings fall to 45 FPS, which is the first sign of strain at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the performance degrades noticeably. Low settings average 59 FPS, which is acceptable but no longer high-refresh territory. Medium settings average 45 FPS, with a minimum of 38 FPS and a maximum of 52 FPS, showing that frame pacing becomes less consistent. High settings drop to 38 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 29 FPS. These numbers indicate that 1440p is playable only at Low or Medium settings, and even then, the experience is not consistently smooth.

At 3840x2160, the results are largely unplayable. Low settings average 32 FPS, which is below the threshold for comfortable gameplay. Medium settings average 24 FPS, with a minimum of 21 FPS and a maximum of 28 FPS, making the frame rate highly variable and prone to stutter. High settings average 20 FPS, and Ultra settings average just 15 FPS. At 4K, the RX 580 is simply out of its depth, and no settings preset can bring the frame rate to a playable level.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the only viable experience is at 1920x1080. The data shows that Low settings at 1080p provide the best frame rate at 91 FPS, but this comes at the cost of visual fidelity. For a balance between performance and image quality, Medium settings at 1080p are the sweet spot. The 70 FPS average is smooth, and the minimum of 59 FPS ensures that the frame rate rarely dips below a playable threshold. This is the recommended preset for a consistent experience.

High settings at 1080p are also acceptable, with an average of 58 FPS, but the lack of a reported minimum frame rate suggests potential inconsistency. Ultra settings at 1080p should be avoided, as the 45 FPS average is too low for a game that benefits from responsive controls. At 1440p, the recommendation is to stick with Low settings, which yield 59 FPS, but even this is a marginal experience. Medium settings at 1440p provide 45 FPS, which is below the ideal threshold for a smooth experience given the 38 FPS minimum.

The 4K resolution is not recommended under any settings preset. The highest average at 4K is 32 FPS at Low settings, which is below the 30 FPS minimum for playability in many cases, and the frame rate will often dip lower. The data clearly indicates that this combination should be used exclusively at 1080p, with Medium settings offering the best trade-off between visual quality and frame rate stability.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is a Zen 3 architecture processor built on a 7 nm TSMC process, with a codename of Vermeer. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This is a desktop CPU with a 105 W TDP, supporting dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 23794, and its single-core score is 3359. The Passmark multi-thread score is 28053, with a single-thread score of 3535. The 3DMark results show scaling from 1879 at 2 threads to 7683 at 16 threads, indicating good scaling across core counts. The CPU's average benchmark score of 29879 places it in the 81st percentile of all CPUs.

However, in Minimum, the CPU's role is diminished by the GPU bottleneck. The game's frame rates are constrained by the RX 580, not the Ryzen 7 5800XT. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for this title, and the high boost clock of 4.80 GHz ensures that even single-threaded workloads are handled efficiently. The data shows no evidence of CPU limitation, as frame rates scale with resolution changes in a manner consistent with GPU-bound rendering. The CPU's 3DMark 2-thread score of 1879 and 4-thread score of 3603 indicate strong per-core performance, which is more than adequate for the game's engine.

The conclusion is that the CPU is not a factor in this combination's low ranking. The Ryzen 7 5800XT is a high-end processor that is being held back by a mid-range GPU from several generations prior. If the GPU were upgraded, the CPU would likely support significantly higher frame rates in Minimum, but as tested, the RX 580 remains the definitive bottleneck across all resolutions and settings.