Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT delivers a performance profile in Minimum that is heavily dictated by resolution and preset. At 1080p, the combination is exceptionally fast, but the scaling to 4K reveals a system that transitions from a CPU-bound state at lower resolutions to a GPU-bound state at higher ones. The measured average frame rates show a clear hierarchy across the four presets, with the data indicating that the RX 6800 XT is the primary limiting factor as pixel count increases.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 is substantial across all settings, but the magnitude of the drop varies significantly by preset. At the Low preset, the average frame rate falls from 260.9 FPS at 1080p to 87.5 FPS at 4K, a reduction of 173.4 FPS. This steep decline suggests that at 1080p Low, the system is heavily CPU-bound, as the Ryzen 7 7700X’s strong single-thread performance is able to push frame rates far beyond what the GPU can sustain at higher resolutions.

The scaling pattern changes when moving to the Ultra preset. Here, the average drops from 127.9 FPS at 1080p to 43.7 FPS at 4K, a reduction of 84.2 FPS. While the absolute drop is smaller, the relative performance loss is severe, with 4K Ultra delivering only about one-third of the 1080p frame rate. This indicates that at Ultra settings, the RX 6800 XT is the clear bottleneck, as the increased shader and memory demands of the preset overwhelm the GPU’s capabilities at 4K.

The Medium and High presets occupy the middle ground. At Medium, the 1080p score of 198.8 FPS falls to 70.3 FPS at 4K, while High drops from 164.9 FPS to 57.7 FPS. The fact that the 4K scores for Medium (70.3 FPS) and High (57.7 FPS) are closer to each other than their 1080p counterparts suggests that the GPU’s rendering limits begin to dominate even at these moderate settings. The data shows that the CPU’s advantage at 1080p is largely neutralized by 1440p, and completely erased at 4K, where the delta between Low and Ultra narrows to a 43.8 FPS gap.

How This Combo Ranks

Among the 1,733 tested combinations in Minimum, this pairing achieves a rank of 606. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all combos, though not near the top of the leaderboard. The percentile position is noteworthy given the hardware’s specifications: the Ryzen 7 7700X sits in the 89th percentile against all CPUs, and the RX 6800 XT is in the 87th percentile against all GPUs. The combo ranking being lower than either component’s individual percentile suggests that the game’s engine does not fully leverage the potential of this pairing, likely due to the CPU’s strong performance being underutilized at higher resolutions where the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

The CPU’s nearest rivals provide context for its standalone performance. The Intel Core i5-13500 is only 0.4% behind in average benchmark score, while the Intel Core i7-12800HX trails by 0.5%. The AMD EPYC 4244P and Intel Core Ultra 7 165H are both 0.8% ahead. These are all extremely close margins, indicating that the 7700X is not an outlier in CPU-centric workloads. For the GPU, the Intel Arc A550M is 0.5% ahead, while the NVIDIA RTX A1000 is 1.7% behind. The NVIDIA CMP 50HX is 1.9% ahead, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 2.6% behind. These rival deltas show that the RX 6800 XT sits in a tight performance cluster, with no single competitor holding a decisive advantage.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K gaming, the data shows that the Low preset is the only viable option for smooth gameplay, delivering 87.5 FPS average. The Medium preset at 70.3 FPS is playable, but the High preset at 57.7 FPS is borderline, and Ultra at 43.7 FPS falls below the threshold for comfortable action in a third-person shooter. The 4K results indicate that the GPU’s 16 GB of VRAM and 512.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to handle the Ultra preset’s demands without significant frame rate degradation.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves considerably. The High preset delivers 106.4 FPS, which is ideal for competitive play, while the Medium preset at 127.4 FPS offers a slight advantage in frame rate at the cost of visual fidelity. The Ultra preset at 82.6 FPS remains playable, but the Low preset’s 168.7 FPS is excessive for most users, suggesting that the CPU is being underutilized at this resolution with lower settings. The best experience at 1440p is achieved with the High preset, as it balances visual quality with a frame rate that exceeds 100 FPS.

At 1920x1080, all presets are playable, with even the Ultra preset reaching 127.9 FPS. The Low preset’s 260.9 FPS is far beyond what most displays can show, making the Medium preset at 198.8 FPS the most sensible choice for users with high refresh rate monitors. The High preset at 164.9 FPS is also an excellent option, offering a better visual experience while still maintaining frame rates above 160 FPS. For maximum visual quality at 1080p, the Ultra preset’s 127.9 FPS is more than adequate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are as follows: Low preset 260.9 FPS, Medium preset 198.8 FPS, High preset 164.9 FPS, and Ultra preset 127.9 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a consistent drop of roughly 30-40 FPS per preset step, with all values being well above the 60 FPS threshold. This indicates that the CPU and GPU combination is well balanced at this resolution, with neither component being a clear bottleneck.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates are: Low 168.7 FPS, Medium 127.4 FPS, High 106.4 FPS, and Ultra 82.6 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is significant, with the Low preset losing 92.2 FPS and the Ultra preset losing 45.3 FPS. The relative performance loss is greater for lower settings, confirming that the CPU’s advantage diminishes as resolution increases. The High preset’s 106.4 FPS is the standout value here, providing a substantial improvement over the Ultra preset’s 82.6 FPS while maintaining a comfortable margin above 100 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates are: Low 87.5 FPS, Medium 70.3 FPS, High 57.7 FPS, and Ultra 43.7 FPS. The Low preset is the only one that exceeds 60 FPS, while the High and Ultra presets fall below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 43.8 FPS, which is smaller than at lower resolutions, demonstrating that the GPU is the limiting factor across all settings at this resolution. The data clearly shows that 4K gaming with this combo requires compromising on settings to maintain playable frame rates.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6800 XT’s 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is sufficient for the game’s demands at 1080p and 1440p, where the frame rates remain high even at Ultra settings. However, at 4K, the Ultra preset’s 43.7 FPS average suggests that the GPU’s shading units and texture units are overwhelmed, rather than the memory bandwidth being the sole constraint. The GPU’s 4608 shading units, 288 TMUs, and 128 ROPs are responsible for the pixel and texture rates of 288.0 GPixel/s and 648.0 GTexel/s, respectively.

The clock speeds of the RX 6800 XT are notable: a base clock of 1825 MHz, a game clock of 2015 MHz, and a boost clock of 2250 MHz. The boost clock is only 11.7% higher than the base clock, indicating that the GPU operates within a narrow frequency range under load. The memory clock of 2000 MHz translates to 16 Gbps effective, which is standard for this class of GPU. The FP32 performance of 20.74 TFLOPS is the raw compute capability, and the benchmark results show that this is sufficient for high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but not for 4K Ultra.

The GPU’s 300 W TDP and suggested 700 W PSU are consistent with a high-end card, and its dual-slot design with 2x 8-pin power connectors is typical for this performance tier. The RT Cores (72) and RDNA 2.0 architecture support DirectX 12 Ultimate, but the game’s measured results do not indicate that ray tracing is a significant factor. The data shows that the GPU’s role is dominant at 4K, where the frame rates drop to 43.7 FPS at Ultra, and becomes less critical at 1080p, where the CPU’s single-thread performance pushes the Low preset to 260.9 FPS.