The Medium

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the Intel Arc B570 delivers a playable experience in The Medium primarily at 1080p with Medium settings, where it hits an average of 49 FPS with a minimum of 41 FPS. This is the sweet spot for this hardware combination. While Low settings at 1080p push the average to 78 FPS, the visual compromise is steep. High and Ultra presets at 1080p drop to 35 and 28 FPS respectively, which are below the smoothness threshold for a horror title that relies on atmosphere. At 1440p, Medium settings yield 41 FPS, which is acceptable if you prefer resolution over frame rate, but 4K is only viable on Low (52 FPS). The data suggests that Medium at 1080p offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, with the 41 FPS minimum ensuring the game remains responsive during intense scenes.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for The Medium clearly indicates that the Medium preset is the optimal choice for this CPU-GPU combination. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers an average of 49 FPS with a minimum of 41 FPS, providing a stable baseline above the 30 FPS playability threshold. Low settings at the same resolution jump to 78 FPS, but this comes at the cost of reduced texture quality and lighting effects, which are critical for the game's horror atmosphere. High settings at 1080p drop to 35 FPS, which is borderline, and Ultra falls to 28 FPS, making it the least desirable option even at the lowest resolution.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset maintains a playable 41 FPS average with a minimum of 35 FPS, making it a viable alternative for users with 1440p monitors. Low at 1440p reaches 66 FPS, but again sacrifices the visual immersion. High and Ultra at 1440p are not recommended, with averages of 29 and 23 FPS respectively. For 4K, the only acceptable setting is Low, which produces 52 FPS; Medium (32 FPS), High (23 FPS), and Ultra (18 FPS) are all below the playability threshold. The data points to Medium as the universal recommendation for 1080p and 1440p, while 4K users must accept Low or lower their resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support provide solid fundamentals for gaming. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12830.5 and a single-core score of 1494, indicating strong multi-threaded performance that suits modern game engines. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6629 and max-thread score of 6627 show consistent scaling across cores, which is relevant for The Medium, a game that loads multiple threads for its dual-reality rendering mechanic.

The CPU's percentile rank of 79 places it above 79% of all processors, and its average benchmark score of 27051 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i9-9900K (27097, -0.2% delta) and the Intel Core i5-14400T (27166, -0.4%). This means the 5700G is not a bottleneck in this system for The Medium, as the measured FPS drops align more with GPU limitations. At 1080p Low, the CPU can feed the GPU enough data to reach 78 FPS, but as settings increase, the frame rate drops, indicating the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The CPU's 65W TDP and unlocked multiplier allow for overclocking headroom, but the stock performance is sufficient to handle the game's demands without holding back the Arc B570.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture (Battlemage) with a 5 nm process, featuring 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. Its memory subsystem includes 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus, providing 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base and boost clock of 2500 MHz, with memory at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The card is rated at 150W TDP and requires a 450W power supply, which is modest for a modern GPU.

In terms of raw compute, the Arc B570 delivers 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 23.04 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1), with a pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s. These specs translate to a PassMark G3D score of 14195 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 96844. The GPU's percentile rank of 65 puts it ahead of 65% of all GPUs, and its average benchmark score of 20556 is virtually identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, +0.1%) and the Intel Arc A750 (20582, -0.1%). This positioning explains why the GPU is the primary limiter in The Medium: at 1080p Medium, the 49 FPS average is respectable, but the card's 10 GB VRAM and 160-bit bus are stressed at higher resolutions. The 4K Low result of 52 FPS shows the GPU can still perform when settings are reduced, but the 18 FPS at 4K Ultra highlights its inability to handle maxed-out settings at high pixel counts.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run The Medium at 4K with playable frame rates?*

A: Only with Low settings. At 3840x2160, Low produces an average of 52 FPS. Medium drops to 32 FPS, High to 23 FPS, and Ultra to 18 FPS, all below the 30 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combo?

A: 1920x1080 is the strongest resolution, with Medium settings delivering 49 FPS and Low reaching 78 FPS. 1440p Medium is also viable at 41 FPS, but 4K is limited to Low settings for playable performance.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 compare to its direct rivals?

A: The Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 is 0.1% higher than the RTX 3070 Mobile (20534) and 0.1% lower than the Arc A750 (20582). The AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662) is 0.5% ahead, while the Quadro M4000M (20480) is 0.4% behind.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700G a bottleneck for the Arc B570?

A: No. The CPU's average score of 27051 is within 0.6% of the Intel Core i7-1370P (26900), and it outperforms the Core i9-9900K by 0.2% in delta terms. The FPS drops at higher settings align with GPU limitations, not CPU constraints.

Q: What settings should I avoid at 1440p?

A: High and Ultra. At 2560x1440, High averages 29 FPS and Ultra averages 23 FPS, both below playable levels. Stick to Medium (41 FPS) or Low (66 FPS).

*Q: Is the 10 GB VRAM on the Arc B570 sufficient for The Medium?*

A: The data suggests yes, since the game runs on Medium at 1080p and 1440p without crashing. However, the significant FPS drop from Low to Ultra at 4K (52 to 18 FPS) indicates memory bandwidth or capacity constraints at high settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear scaling pattern across resolutions. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 49 at 1080p to 41 at 1440p (a decline of 16.3%) and further to 32 at 4K (a 34.7% drop from 1080p). This scaling is more severe than the pixel count increase would suggest, indicating that the GPU is the limiting component. For Low settings, the drop is from 78 FPS at 1080p to 66 FPS at 1440p (15.4% decline) and 52 FPS at 4K (33.3% decline from 1080p). The consistent percentage decreases across settings suggest the Arc B570's memory bandwidth (380.0 GB/s) and 160-bit bus are the primary constraints as resolution increases.

At High settings, the 1080p to 1440p drop is 29 to 35 FPS (a 17.1% decline), and 4K drops to 23 FPS (34.3% from 1080p). Ultra shows the steepest relative decline: 28 FPS at 1080p, 23 FPS at 1440p (17.9% drop), and 18 FPS at 4K (35.7% drop). The fact that all presets show similar percentage drops (roughly 15-17% from 1080p to 1440p and 33-36% from 1080p to 4K) points to a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU's performance is stable across resolutions, as evidenced by its consistent benchmark scores, so the frame rate loss at higher resolutions is entirely attributable to the GPU's pixel throughput and memory constraints.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings was tested. Low produces the highest average at 78 FPS, followed by Medium at 49 FPS (minimum 41, maximum 56). High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 28 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 50 FPS, showing a wide performance delta across presets.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 66 FPS, Medium averages 41 FPS (minimum 35, maximum 47), High averages 29 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS. The Medium preset maintains a minimum above 30 FPS, making it the only setting besides Low that is consistently playable at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 52 FPS, Medium averages 32 FPS (minimum 27, maximum 37), High averages 23 FPS, and Ultra averages 18 FPS. Only Low stays above the 30 FPS threshold, and even Medium dips below 30 FPS in some frames, as shown by the 27 FPS minimum.

The data shows that the Arc B570's performance ceiling is reached at 1440p Medium, beyond which frame rates become marginal. The 1080p Medium result of 49 FPS with a 41 FPS minimum is the most balanced configuration, offering both visual quality and smoothness for a horror game that relies on tension and atmosphere.