The Medium

The Medium presents a unique challenge with its dual-reality rendering, and this combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER shows a clear performance curve across its four presets. The data indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER handles the game's heavy visual load with authority at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K Ultra remains a demanding target.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play The Medium with this hardware?

A: The data shows 2560x1440 as the sweet spot. At High settings it delivers 65.3 FPS, while Medium reaches 87 FPS, offering a solid balance between visual fidelity and smoothness. The 1920x1080 results are higher (73.3 FPS High, 101.5 FPS Medium) but the visual jump to 1440p is substantial.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in The Medium?

A: Yes, but only with settings adjustments. At 3840x2160, Low settings produce 109.4 FPS, and Medium yields 71.7 FPS, both playable. However, High drops to 46.6 FPS and Ultra falls to 37.6 FPS, which makes those presets less ideal for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the CPU influence performance in this game?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is not a bottleneck here. The benchmark scores show a Cinebench R23 multi-core result of 20755 and a 3DMark 16-thread score of 6629, indicating robust multi-threading that supports the game's simultaneous rendering of two worlds.

Q: What is the upgrade path for this CPU?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G uses the AMD Socket AM4 platform with PCIe Gen 3. It is a Zen 3 (Cezanne) part on a 7nm process. This is an active production status CPU, and the platform supports DDR4 memory, meaning any upgrade would require a new motherboard and potentially new RAM.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 SUPER a strong GPU for this game?

A: Yes. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4627 and Passmark G3D score of 29995 place it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs. The data shows it drives 1080p High at 73.3 FPS and 1440p High at 65.3 FPS, which are strong results for a horror title.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings?

A: The gap is significant. At 1920x1080, the jump from Low (140.2 FPS) to Ultra (61.6 FPS) represents a 128% increase in frame time demand. At 3840x2160, the difference is even more pronounced, with Low hitting 109.4 FPS and Ultra dropping to 37.6 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The data reveals a clear hierarchy in The Medium's presets. For a 60 FPS target, the Medium preset is the most reliable choice across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 101.5 FPS, well above the threshold, while at 2560x1440 it hits 87 FPS. Even at 3840x2160, Medium maintains 71.7 FPS, making it the only preset other than Low to clear 60 FPS at 4K.

The High preset offers a visual upgrade but comes with a measurable cost. It produces 73.3 FPS at 1080p, 65.3 FPS at 1440p, and 46.6 FPS at 4K. For users with 144Hz monitors at 1080p, High is playable but not fully smooth. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, with 61.6 FPS at 1080p, 51.5 FPS at 1440p, and 37.6 FPS at 4K.

For the best balance of image quality and performance, the Medium preset is the recommended starting point. It provides a 38% performance uplift over High at 1080p (101.5 vs 73.3 FPS) and a 33% uplift at 1440p (87 vs 65.3 FPS). The visual differences between Medium and High in this game are less impactful than the frame rate gains, particularly in a title that relies on atmosphere and smooth camera movement. If a user has a high refresh rate display, Low settings at 1440p (128.8 FPS) or 1080p (140.2 FPS) are viable for maximum fluidity, though the graphical compromise is noticeable.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the primary driver of The Medium's performance. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for the game's tendency to load large textures for its dual-reality sequences. The Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5nm process at TSMC, contains 7168 shading units and 80 ROPs.

The GPU's clock behavior is notable. The base clock is 1980 MHz with a boost of 2475 MHz, and the memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). These clocks translate to a pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance of 35.48 TFLOPS provides ample compute headroom, as evidenced by the 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 4627.

The data shows the GPU is the limiting factor at higher settings. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 37.6 FPS, which is a 66% reduction from 1080p Ultra (61.6 FPS). This scaling indicates that the 12 GB VRAM is sufficient but the rendering load at 4K Ultra exceeds what the GPU can sustain. The Passmark DirectX 12 score of 110 is lower than the DirectX 11 score of 273, which is an unusual pattern that suggests the game's DX12 path may have specific driver or engine quirks.

In the context of rival GPUs, the RTX 4070 SUPER's average benchmark score of 42576 places it just 0.2% behind the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE. This proximity in synthetic benchmarks aligns with the measured FPS being consistently playable at Medium settings across all three resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the performance envelope is broad. Low settings produce 140.2 FPS, Medium reaches 101.5 FPS, High delivers 73.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 61.6 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is a 27.6% reduction in frame rate, while the step from Medium to High is a 27.8% reduction.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern remains consistent but with a 10-15% performance penalty across all presets. Low hits 128.8 FPS, Medium reaches 87 FPS, High produces 65.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 51.5 FPS. The relative scaling is similar to 1080p, indicating that the GPU is handling the increased pixel count without hitting a memory bandwidth wall.

At 3840x2160, the results show a steeper decline. Low still manages 109.4 FPS, but Medium falls to 71.7 FPS, High to 46.6 FPS, and Ultra to 37.6 FPS. The gap between 1440p and 4K at Medium settings is 15.3 FPS (87 vs 71.7), while the gap at Ultra is 13.9 FPS (51.5 vs 37.6). This suggests that the GPU's memory subsystem and compute resources are being taxed more heavily at 4K, particularly at the higher presets.

The data shows that the jump from High to Ultra is the most costly in relative terms. At 1080p, it is a 16% drop (73.3 to 61.6 FPS), at 1440p a 21% drop (65.3 to 51.5 FPS), and at 4K a 19% drop (46.6 to 37.6 FPS). This indicates that Ultra settings introduce rendering features that have a disproportionate impact on frame time, making Medium or High the more practical choices for consistent performance.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Ryzen 7 5700G and RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 320 out of 1689 tested combos for The Medium. This places it in the top 19% of all configurations in the database, which is a strong result for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU.

The rank is influenced by the CPU's position in the overall hierarchy. The Ryzen 7 5700G sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25626. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (25706, -0.3% delta) and the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25532, +0.4% delta), showing that the 5700G is competitive with both mobile and server parts in synthetic tests.

The GPU's 84th percentile ranking (average score 42576) is slightly higher than the CPU's, suggesting that the RTX 4070 SUPER is the stronger component in this pairing. The measured FPS data supports this, as the GPU is able to push high frame rates even at 1440p, while the CPU's 8-core/16-thread configuration provides sufficient headroom for the game's logic.

The rank of 320 out of 1689 is notable because it indicates that many other combinations outperform this one, likely those with higher-end CPUs. However, the data shows that for The Medium specifically, the GPU is the bottleneck at higher settings, so the CPU's rank does not limit the experienced performance in a meaningful way.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is a Zen 3 (Cezanne) processor on the 7nm TSMC process. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The 65W TDP and unlocked multiplier make it a flexible part for various system configurations.

In The Medium, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and manage the game's physics and AI. The benchmark data shows strong multi-threaded performance: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20755 and a 3DMark max-threads score of 6627. The 3DMark 8-thread score of 5648 is close to the max-threads score, indicating that the CPU scales well up to 8 threads but gains little beyond that.

The single-thread performance is adequate but not exceptional. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2930 and the 3DMark single-thread score of 899 are lower than what newer CPUs achieve, but they do not appear to bottleneck the RTX 4070 SUPER in this game. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (140.2 FPS) shows that the CPU can handle high frame rates without becoming the limiting factor.

The CPU's cache configuration includes 16 MB of L3 cache, with 512 KB of L2 per core. This is a modest amount for a modern CPU, but the game's data shows that it does not cause performance issues at the tested settings. The DDR4 memory support with dual-channel access provides 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the CPU's needs in this title.

The integrated Radeon Vega 8 graphics are present but not used in this configuration, as the RTX 4070 SUPER handles all rendering duties. The CPU's PCIe Gen 3 lanes are a potential limitation for the GPU, but the measured FPS indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER is not bandwidth-starved in this scenario. The data suggests that users with this CPU should focus on GPU settings to improve performance, as the CPU provides a stable foundation across all tested resolutions and presets.