The Medium

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and AMD Radeon RX 580 combination delivers a strictly low-performance experience in The Medium, with the data showing that playable frame rates are largely out of reach even at 1080p. The combo ranks at 2654 out of 2911 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom tier of the database for this title. The measured results consistently point to the GPU as the dominant constraint, while the CPU’s modern architecture provides ample headroom that the aging graphics card cannot exploit.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the Zen 4 (Raphael) architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The processor features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and a shared 32 MB L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 7400F posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21765 and a single-core score of 3072. Its PassMark multithread score is 25645, with a single-thread score of 3689. The processor’s average benchmark score is 32750, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-14600T (average score 32707, delta 0.1%), the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (32697, delta 0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (32812, delta -0.2%), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (32662, delta 0.3%). These deltas are all within 0.3% of the 7400F’s score, indicating a tight cluster of similar CPU performance.

Despite this strong CPU showing, the measured FPS in The Medium suggests the processor is not the limiting factor. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 49 FPS average; dropping to Medium yields 31 FPS, High yields 22 FPS, and Ultra yields 17 FPS. The relatively small performance gap between Low and Ultra at the same resolution points to a GPU bottleneck, as a CPU-limited scenario would typically show smaller differences across quality presets. The Ryzen 5 7400F’s 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient for the game’s rendering workload, but the RX 580’s compute capacity caps the output.

The CPU’s single-core performance, reflected in the Cinebench R15 single-core score of 309 and R20 single-core score of 1290, further supports the notion that it can feed the GPU adequately. The game’s horror genre often involves scripted sequences and fixed camera angles, which can be CPU-light, but the data does not indicate any CPU-related stutter or frame pacing issues. Instead, the FPS drops are consistent with GPU saturation.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

*Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves in The Medium?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 49, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This is the only configuration that comes close to a playable frame rate.

Q: How does the RX 580 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 580’s average benchmark score is 12928, placing it in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, scores 12940 (delta -0.1%), while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER scores 12986 (delta -0.4%). The AMD Radeon 740M scores 12870 (delta 0.5%), and the AMD FirePro W5100 scores 12847 (delta 0.6%). All rivals are within 0.6% of the RX 580, showing near-identical overall performance.

Q: What is the FPS difference between 1080p Low and 1080p Ultra?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings produce an average of 49 FPS, while Ultra settings produce an average of 17 FPS. This represents a 32 FPS drop, or approximately a 65% reduction in frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest quality preset.

Q: Does the combo ever reach 60 FPS in any tested configuration?

A: No. The data shows no measured configuration reaches 60 FPS. The maximum average FPS recorded is 49 at 1080p Low, and all other settings and resolutions produce lower averages.

Q: How does the CPU’s nearest rival compare in terms of average score?

A: The Intel Core i5-14600T has an average score of 32707, which is 0.1% higher than the Ryzen 5 7400F’s 32750. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H scores 32812, which is 0.2% higher. These differences are negligible in real-world gaming scenarios.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 2654 out of 2911 combinations, placing it in the bottom 9% of all tested systems for The Medium. This rank reflects the GPU’s limitations rather than the CPU’s capabilities.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data shows a clear and consistent decline as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound system. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 49 at 1920x1080 to 41 at 2560x1440 and 32 at 3840x2160. This represents a 16.3% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 34.7% drop from 1080p to 4K. At Medium settings, the averages are 31 FPS at 1080p, 26 FPS at 1440p, and 20 FPS at 4K, with corresponding drops of 16.1% and 35.5%. High settings show 22 FPS at 1080p, 18 FPS at 1440p, and 14 FPS at 4K, dropping 18.2% and 36.4% respectively. Ultra settings produce 17 FPS at 1080p, 15 FPS at 1440p, and 11 FPS at 4K, with drops of 11.8% and 35.3%.

The scaling pattern is nearly linear across resolutions, with each step up in resolution costing a similar percentage of performance. This behavior is typical of a GPU that is fully saturated at all tested resolutions. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the FPS would remain relatively flat as resolution increases, because the processor’s workload would not change significantly. Instead, the RX 580’s pixel throughput, texture rate, and memory bandwidth are being taxed progressively harder. The GPU’s 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 6.175 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are insufficient for the game’s rendering demands at higher resolutions.

The fact that even 1080p Low only reaches 49 FPS further confirms the GPU limitation. A CPU-bound scenario would typically allow for higher frame rates at lower resolutions, but the RX 580’s raw performance caps the output regardless of resolution. The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 7400F has significant headroom, as the same GPU would likely produce similar FPS with a slower processor in this title.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and AMD Radeon RX 580 ranks 2654 out of 2911 tested combos in The Medium. This places the system in the 8.8th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning roughly 91% of tested combos perform better in this game. The rank is heavily influenced by the GPU, as the RX 580’s average benchmark score of 12928 is in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU’s average score of 32750 is in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs.

The disparity between the CPU and GPU percentiles is telling. The Ryzen 5 7400F is a modern, high-performing processor that sits well above the median in synthetic tests, but the RX 580 is a much older part (released in 2017) that sits just above the median for GPUs. In a game like The Medium, which has demanding visual effects and fixed camera angles, the GPU’s limits become the deciding factor. The combo’s rank of 2654 suggests that most other systems, even those with weaker CPUs, outperform this pairing because they have more capable graphics cards.

Looking at the nearest rival GPUs, the RX 580’s performance is nearly identical to the GTX 1660 SUPER and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, with deltas of -0.4% and -0.1% respectively. This means that swapping the RX 580 for one of these cards would not meaningfully change the rank in The Medium. However, the rank is still low because the absolute performance level is insufficient for the game’s requirements. The combo’s position in the bottom 10% of tested systems is a direct consequence of the GPU’s age and compute limitations, not the CPU’s capabilities.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is built on the Polaris 20 chip using the GCN 4.0 architecture on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1257 MHz and a boost clock of 1340 MHz, with memory running at 2000 MHz (8 Gbps effective). It has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs, yielding a pixel rate of 42.88 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 193.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 6.175 TFLOPS, with FP16 at the same rate (1:1). The card has a 185 W TDP and is end-of-life, having been released in 2017.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RX 580 scores 8813 in PassMark G3D and 3488 in PassMark GPU Compute. Its DirectX 11 score is 60, while DirectX 12 scores 43, indicating that the architecture is better suited for older API workloads. The average benchmark score is 12928, placing it in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (12940, delta -0.1%), GTX 1660 SUPER (12986, delta -0.4%), Radeon 740M (12870, delta 0.5%), and FirePro W5100 (12847, delta 0.6%).

The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for The Medium at 1080p and 1440p, but the GPU’s compute power is the limiting factor. The game’s measured FPS at 1080p Low is 49 FPS, which is just below the threshold of smooth gameplay. At higher settings, the FPS drops steeply because the GPU’s shading units and ROPs cannot handle the increased pixel workload. The 32 ROPs are particularly limiting at high resolutions, as the pixel rate of 42.88 GPixel/s is insufficient for 4K rendering, where the combo only manages 32 FPS at Low and 11 FPS at Ultra. The memory bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s is also a constraint, though it is less critical than the compute units given the game’s visual complexity.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of the combo’s performance across all tested configurations. At 1920x1080, the Low preset yields an average of 49 FPS, Medium yields 31 FPS (with a minimum of 26 and maximum of 35), High yields 22 FPS, and Ultra yields 17 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop to 41 FPS for Low, 26 FPS for Medium (min 22, max 30), 18 FPS for High, and 15 FPS for Ultra. At 3840x2160, the Low preset produces 32 FPS, Medium produces 20 FPS (min 17, max 23), High produces 14 FPS, and Ultra produces 11 FPS.

The data shows a consistent pattern: each increase in resolution reduces FPS by roughly 15-20% at the same settings, and each increase in quality preset reduces FPS by a similar margin. The only configuration with a recorded minimum and maximum FPS is Medium, at all three resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the range is 26 to 35 FPS; at 1440p Medium, the range is 22 to 30 FPS; and at 4K Medium, the range is 17 to 23 FPS. This suggests that Medium settings produce the most variable frame times, likely due to the GPU being stressed but not completely overwhelmed.

The gap between Low and Ultra at the same resolution is substantial. At 1080p, the difference is 32 FPS (49 vs 17). At 1440p, the difference is 26 FPS (41 vs 15). At 4K, the difference is 21 FPS (32 vs 11). The relative drop from Low to Ultra is roughly 65% at 1080p, 63% at 1440p, and 66% at 4K, showing that the GPU’s performance ceiling does not change the scaling behavior across resolutions.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Based on the measured FPS data, the only configuration that approaches playable frame rates is 1080p with Low settings, which delivers 49 FPS average. This is the clear recommendation for anyone using this combo, as it is the only setting that stays above 30 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p yields 31 FPS average, which is borderline playable but may suffer from noticeable stutter, given the recorded minimum of 26 FPS. The High and Ultra presets at 1080p, at 22 and 17 FPS respectively, are not recommended for gameplay.

At 1440p, the Low preset produces 41 FPS, which is playable but with a significant visual quality trade-off. The Medium preset at 1440p yields 26 FPS, which is below the playable threshold. At 4K, all presets produce averages below 32 FPS, with Ultra at 11 FPS, making this resolution unsuitable for this combo. The data suggests that players should prioritize resolution over settings: 1080p Low provides the best balance of frame rate and visual clarity, while 1440p Low is a secondary option for those with higher-resolution displays.

The Medium preset’s measured minimum and maximum FPS values indicate that it is the most inconsistent setting. At 1080p, the range from 26 to 35 FPS shows significant frame time variance, which can cause a juddery experience even if the average is 31 FPS. In contrast, the Low preset’s higher average of 49 FPS likely provides a smoother experience despite the lack of recorded min/max values. For the best experience, the data points to 1080p Low as the only viable option, with 1440p Low as a compromise for users who cannot accept the lower resolution. All other settings and resolutions should be avoided due to sub-30 FPS averages.