The Medium

# FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for The Medium at 1920x1080 with Medium settings on this hardware?

A: The recorded average FPS is 88, with a minimum of 75 and a maximum of 101 frames per second.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26324. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, scores 26274, which is 0.2% lower. The Ryzen 7 7435HS scores 26402, which is 0.3% higher.

Q: What is the GPU's VRAM capacity and memory bandwidth?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s.

Q: At which resolution and settings does the system achieve its highest average FPS?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 141, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the CPU's boost clock and core configuration?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with 6 cores and 12 threads.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested CPU-GPU combinations in The Medium?

A: The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and AMD Radeon RX 9070 ranks 1075 out of 3724 tested combos in this game.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with a Navi 48 chip manufactured on a 4 nm process. The GPU contains 3584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 128 raster operation pipelines. The silicon includes 56 ray tracing cores, which are relevant for The Medium's use of fixed-camera angles and volumetric effects. The GPU's compute power is rated at 36.13 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 operations, indicating a balanced throughput for the game's rendering workload.

Memory capacity plays a significant role in this title. The RX 9070 carries 16 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit bus. The memory clock runs at 2518 MHz, yielding an effective data rate of 20.1 Gbps and a total bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s. The Medium is a game that loads large textures for its dual-reality sequences, where two worlds are rendered simultaneously in split-screen fashion. The high bandwidth figure helps maintain consistent frame pacing when the engine switches between the two perspectives.

Clock speeds are another differentiator. The base clock is 1330 MHz, while the game clock is 2070 MHz and the boost clock reaches 2520 MHz. The gap between base and boost is substantial, allowing the card to scale up under sustained load. In The Medium, the recorded data shows that at 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 58, with a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 67. At the same resolution with High settings, the average drops to 42 FPS. This indicates that the GPU's thermal and power headroom, rated at a 220 W TDP, is sufficient for the game's demands at mid-range presets but becomes the limiting factor at Ultra settings, where the average falls to 33 FPS.

The pixel rate is 322.6 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 564.5 GTexel/s. These figures support the rendering of detailed surfaces and lighting effects that The Medium relies on for its horror atmosphere. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6, ensuring compatibility with the game's rendering API. The card uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, which provides ample bandwidth for data transfer from the CPU.

Compared to its nearest rivals in the database, the RX 9070's average benchmark score is 23877. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z scores 23736, which is 0.6% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 6800S scores 24063, which is 0.8% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile scores 23628, 1.1% lower, and the RTX 2080 SUPER scores 24170, 1.2% higher. These deltas show that the RX 9070 sits in a narrow performance band, yet its 16 GB VRAM and modern architecture give it an edge in memory-heavy scenes at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 uses the Zen 4 architecture on the Raphael codename, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The CPU has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. The thermal design power is 65 W, which is modest for a desktop processor, and it supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. The CPU also includes integrated Radeon Graphics, though the discrete RX 9070 handles the game rendering.

The cache hierarchy consists of 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This large L3 pool is useful for The Medium's streaming of assets during camera transitions. The CPU's memory bus is dual-channel, which matches the GPU's need for fast data delivery from system memory to VRAM. The processor supports PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes, allowing high-throughput communication with the RX 9070 over its PCIe 5.0 x16 interface.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 7600 achieves a single-thread score of 999 in 3DMark and 1852 in Cinebench R23 single-core. Multi-threaded scores include 6499 in 3DMark 16-thread, 12735 in Cinebench R23 multicore, and 13413 in Geekbench multicore. The PassMark multithread score is 27058, with a single-thread score of 3910. These numbers indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for The Medium's fixed-camera rendering, where the main thread often handles scene management and object culling.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 26324, and it ranks in the 78th percentile among all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, which scores 26274 (0.2% lower), and the Intel Core i9-11900KF, which scores 26212 (0.4% lower). The Ryzen 7 7435HS scores 26402 (0.3% higher), and the Ryzen 5 8540U scores 26187 (0.5% higher). This clustering shows that the 7600 delivers performance comparable to higher-tier mobile and older desktop parts, though its 6-core configuration is sufficient for this game.

In The Medium, the CPU's role is to maintain frame pacing during split-world scenes. The measured FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings reaches 141 average, which suggests the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower GPU loads. At 3840x2160 with Low settings, the average is 93 FPS, still high, indicating that the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The CPU's 12 threads allow background tasks like audio and physics to run without stealing cycles from the render thread.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data includes measurements at three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the system achieves an average of 141 FPS on Low, 88 FPS on Medium, 63 FPS on High, and 50 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 75 and a maximum of 101, indicating stable frame delivery. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 64.5% reduction in average FPS, from 141 to 50, which is a typical scaling curve for a GPU-bound title.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS drops to 119 on Low, 74 on Medium, 53 on High, and 42 on Ultra. The Medium preset records a minimum of 63 and a maximum of 85. The delta between Low and Ultra is 64.7%, nearly identical to the 1080p scaling. This suggests that the GPU's compute and memory resources scale linearly with resolution, and the CPU is not introducing a bottleneck at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS is 93 on Low, 58 on Medium, 42 on High, and 33 on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 67. The difference between Low and Ultra is 64.5%, again matching the other resolutions. This consistency indicates that the RX 9070's performance is predictable across the tested range, and the 16 GB VRAM is sufficient to avoid texture swapping even at 4K.

The gap between Medium and High is notable. At 1080p, the drop is from 88 to 63 FPS, a 28.4% reduction. At 1440p, the drop is from 74 to 53, a 28.4% reduction. At 4K, the drop is from 58 to 42, a 27.6% reduction. This consistent percentage suggests that High settings introduce a fixed increase in shading and lighting complexity that affects the GPU uniformly. The gap between High and Ultra is also consistent, with reductions of 20.6% at 1080p, 20.8% at 1440p, and 21.4% at 4K.

Low settings provide the highest headroom, with 141 FPS at 1080p, 119 FPS at 1440p, and 93 FPS at 4K. These numbers indicate that the system can handle high refresh rate monitors at lower resolutions, though the game's horror pacing does not require such high frame rates for a smooth experience. Medium settings offer a balanced compromise, with 88 FPS at 1080p, 74 FPS at 1440p, and 58 FPS at 4K, all above the traditional 60 FPS threshold except at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and AMD Radeon RX 9070 ranks 1075 out of 3724 tested combos in The Medium. This places the system in the 71.1th percentile of all configurations in the database for this game. The rank reflects the balance between CPU and GPU, where the 6-core processor provides enough throughput to feed the GPU without holding it back.

In the database's overall metrics, the CPU ranks in the 78th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 69th percentile among all GPUs. The combo's rank in this specific game is lower than the CPU's percentile but higher than the GPU's, suggesting that The Medium is somewhat more GPU-intensive than the average workload. The measured FPS at 1440p Medium (74 average) supports this interpretation, as it sits comfortably in the playable range.

The nearest rival combos in the database are not specified for this game, but the individual component rankings provide context. The CPU's closest rival, the Ryzen 9 6900HX, scores 0.2% lower on average, meaning the 7600 has a slight edge in synthetic tests. The GPU's closest rival, the GTX TITAN Z, scores 0.6% lower, while the RX 6800S scores 0.8% higher. These small deltas indicate that the RX 9070 is positioned in a tight performance cluster, yet its modern RDNA 4.0 architecture likely handles The Medium's specific features, such as ray-traced reflections and volumetric fog, more efficiently than older architectures.

The combo's rank of 1075 out of 3724 means there are 1074 configurations that achieve higher performance in this game, and 2649 that achieve lower. This places the system in the upper third of all tested combos, which is consistent with the mid-range positioning of the CPU and GPU. The data shows that for a 6-core, 16 GB VRAM setup, the performance is competitive, though high-end systems with more cores and faster GPUs will naturally rank higher.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the Medium settings preset delivers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average FPS is 88 with a minimum of 75, ensuring no significant frame drops below the refresh rate of standard 60 Hz monitors. At 2560x1440, the average is 74 with a minimum of 63, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. At 3840x2160, the average is 58 with a minimum of 50, which is playable but may show occasional stutter in demanding scenes.

For users with 1080p displays, the High preset is also viable, with an average of 63 FPS. This provides better visual fidelity while maintaining a frame rate above 60. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 50 FPS average, which is below the smooth threshold and may introduce noticeable judder during camera pans. The Low preset at 1080p reaches 141 FPS, which is useful for high refresh rate monitors, but the visual downgrade is significant for a horror game that relies on atmosphere.

For 1440p displays, the Medium preset is the recommended choice, with 74 FPS average and a minimum of 63. The High preset at 53 FPS is borderline, and the Ultra preset at 42 FPS is not ideal for this resolution. The Low preset at 119 FPS is smooth but sacrifices too much detail for the game's intended mood. The data suggests that Medium is the sweet spot for 1440p, balancing visual quality with frame pacing.

For 4K displays, the Medium preset is the only option that approaches playability, with 58 FPS average and a minimum of 50. The High preset at 42 FPS is below the 60 FPS target, and the Ultra preset at 33 FPS is not recommended for a smooth experience. The Low preset at 93 FPS is smooth, but the reduced texture quality and lighting effects detract from the horror experience. The recorded minimum of 50 FPS at 4K Medium indicates that the system can handle the game's dual-world rendering without severe dips.

The Low preset is best reserved for competitive or high refresh rate scenarios, where frame rate is prioritized over visuals. For The Medium, a slow-paced horror game, the Medium preset offers the best trade-off between image quality and performance. The data shows consistent scaling across resolutions, so users can expect predictable behavior when adjusting settings. The recorded minimums for Medium at all resolutions (75 at 1080p, 63 at 1440p, 50 at 4K) confirm that this preset provides the most stable frame delivery.