Minimum

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT paired with the Intel Core i5-12400F delivers a performance profile in Minimum that is heavily dictated by resolution and graphics preset. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 214.9 FPS, but this drops to 46.4 FPS at 4K with High settings. The scaling pattern reveals that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as resolution increases, while the CPU provides ample headroom at lower resolutions. This analysis breaks down the measured data across resolutions, settings, and the combo's standing among other tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K shows a clear and consistent pattern of diminishing returns as pixel count rises. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 214.9 at 1920x1080 to 136.3 at 2560x1440, representing a 36.6% drop, and then to 77 at 3840x2160, a 43.5% drop from the 1440p figure. This steep decline indicates that the RX 6750 XT's rendering throughput is increasingly saturated as resolution climbs, with the CPU's role shrinking correspondingly.

Moving to High settings, the same trend holds but with lower absolute numbers: 135.3 FPS at 1080p, 87.9 FPS at 1440p, and 46.4 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-4K delta here is 88.9 FPS, or roughly a 65.7% reduction. Medium settings produce 161.7 FPS at 1080p, 108.1 FPS at 1440p, and 58.7 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings, the most demanding preset, yield 106.4 FPS at 1080p, 69.6 FPS at 1440p, and 33.8 FPS at 4K.

The data indicates that at 1080p, even Ultra settings clear the 100 FPS mark, which suggests the i5-12400F's six cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU without becoming a bottleneck. At 4K, however, every preset sees a dramatic slowdown, with Ultra dipping below 34 FPS. This is a GPU-bound scenario where the RX 6750 XT's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth are stretched thin by the pixel workload. The 1080p Low result of 214.9 FPS versus the 4K Low result of 77 FPS highlights how the GPU's compute resources, not the CPU's 4.40 GHz boost clock, dictate high-resolution performance.

FAQ

Q: How does the combo perform at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 135.3, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and near the 144 Hz refresh rate that many gamers target. This result is 28.1% higher than the Ultra preset at the same resolution, indicating headroom for higher fidelity settings.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce an average of 136.3 FPS, while Ultra drops to 69.6 FPS. The difference is 66.7 FPS, or roughly 48.9% lower performance for Ultra, showing that the preset has a substantial impact on GPU load.

Q: Is the i5-12400F a limiting factor at 4K?

A: No, the data shows the opposite. At 3840x2160, the frame rate ranges from 33.8 FPS on Ultra to 77 FPS on Low, with the GPU being the primary constraint. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and multi-thread score of 5912 suggest it has ample headroom, but the GPU's rendering capacity caps performance.

Q: Which settings provide the best balance at 1080p?

A: High settings deliver 135.3 FPS, which is 28.9 FPS higher than Ultra (106.4 FPS) and only 26.6 FPS lower than Medium (161.7 FPS). Given the visual quality jump from Medium to High, the High preset offers the most competitive frame rate without sacrificing significant image fidelity.

Q: How does the RX 6750 XT's VRAM factor into these results?

A: The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS falls to 33.8, suggesting that memory bandwidth and capacity are stressed by the high-resolution textures, though the exact VRAM usage is not reported in the measured data.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking among tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 843 out of 1733 tested combinations, placing it in the middle of the distribution. This rank reflects its balanced performance across all resolutions and presets, with no single resolution showing an outlier result.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience at 1080p, the High preset is the recommended choice. It delivers 135.3 FPS, which is 28.9 FPS above Ultra's 106.4 FPS and only 26.4 FPS below Medium's 161.7 FPS. The visual improvement from Medium to High is typically more noticeable than the frame rate sacrifice, making High the sweet spot for smooth gameplay with good image quality. Ultra at 1080p is still playable at 106.4 FPS, but the marginal visual gains over High do not justify the 21.4% performance hit.

At 1440p, High settings are again the best pick, with 87.9 FPS providing a solid frame rate for most displays. Medium offers 108.1 FPS for players who prioritize refresh rate over fidelity, while Ultra's 69.6 FPS may cause noticeable dips in fast-paced action. Low settings at 1440p produce 136.3 FPS, but the visual compromise is likely too severe for a game that benefits from detail visibility.

At 4K, no preset achieves a fully smooth experience. High settings yield 46.4 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target, while Medium drops to 58.7 FPS and Low reaches 77 FPS. Given the data, Medium is the most reasonable compromise for 4K, offering a playable frame rate without the extreme degradation of Low. Ultra at 33.8 FPS is only suitable for screenshots or turn-based segments, as the frame rate is too low for responsive gameplay.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 843 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it just below the median. This rank is driven by the GPU's 79th percentile standing among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35327, while the CPU sits at the 77th percentile with an average score of 19221. The CPU's nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-8700K, which is 0.1% faster, and the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS, which is 0.7% slower, indicating that the i5-12400F is well-matched to its peers.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a tight cluster: the AMD Radeon RX 5600M is 0.2% faster, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is 0.3% slower, and the AMD Radeon 880M is 0.9% slower. This narrow delta means the RX 6750 XT's performance is highly consistent with its direct competitors, and the combo's rank is more influenced by the game's specific engine behavior than by any single component being an outlier. The 843rd rank out of 1733 suggests that while this setup is capable, there are many combinations that offer higher frame rates in this title, particularly those with more powerful GPUs.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is the dominant factor in Minimum's performance, particularly at higher resolutions. Its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p but becomes a limiting factor at 4K. The GPU's boost clock of 2600 MHz and game clock of 2495 MHz allow it to reach 13.31 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, yet the measured frame rates at 4K Ultra (33.8 FPS) indicate that raw compute is not enough to overcome the pixel fill requirements.

The GPU's RDNA 2.0 architecture with 2560 shading units and 64 ROPS delivers a pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s, which explains why 1080p performance remains high across all presets. At 4K, the texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s is likely saturated, leading to the steep drop from 77 FPS on Low to 33.8 FPS on Ultra. The VRAM capacity of 12 GB is not the bottleneck here, as even the highest preset at 4K would fit within that allocation, but the memory bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s becomes the constraining factor when moving from 1440p to 4K, as evidenced by the 46.4 FPS result at High settings.