The Medium

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers a performance profile in The Medium that is dictated almost entirely by the graphics settings, with the GPU proving to be the dominant bottleneck at higher presets. The data indicates this combination ranks in the top 5% of tested configurations, making it a formidable setup for this horror title, though the CPU’s older architecture limits performance at lower settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for this combo reveals a clear and consistent trend: performance scales inversely with resolution, but the magnitude of the drop is heavily influenced by the selected graphics preset. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves an average of 137 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low reduces that to 130 FPS, and at 4K Low it further drops to 120 FPS. This represents a modest 12.4% decline from 1080p to 4K, indicating that at Low settings, the system has enough headroom that even a 4K resolution does not saturate the GPU completely.

The scaling becomes more pronounced when the settings are increased. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 101 FPS at 1080p to 87 FPS at 1440p, and then to 68 FPS at 4K. This is a more substantial 32.7% drop from 1080p to 4K, showing that the higher preset’s increased shader and texture work begins to place a heavier load on the GPU. The trend continues with Medium settings, where frame rates go from 115 FPS at 1080p to 108 FPS at 1440p and finally 95 FPS at 4K, a 17.4% decline.

The steepest scaling curve is observed at Ultra settings. Here, the average FPS drops from 82 at 1080p to 69 at 1440p, and then plummets to 54 at 4K. This 34.1% reduction from 1080p to 4K is the largest of any preset, and it firmly establishes that Ultra settings at 4K push the RTX 5090 D to its limits in this game. The data suggests that the game’s rendering load at Ultra, particularly the ray-traced effects and high-resolution textures, scales aggressively with pixel count. The limiting component at 4K Ultra is clearly the GPU, as the frame rate drops to a level where the CPU’s headroom becomes irrelevant. Conversely, at 1080p Low, the relatively small FPS difference compared to higher resolutions suggests the CPU is beginning to play a more significant role in determining the final frame rate, though the RTX 5090 D still prevents a severe bottleneck.

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 performance in synthetic benchmarks is competitive with contemporaries, as its average benchmark score of 27051 places it within 0.2% of the Intel Core i9-9900K and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445. This level of processing power is more than sufficient for The Medium, which is a game that does not typically demand extreme multi-core performance.

In this game, the CPU’s role is most visible at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the 137 FPS average is the highest recorded for this combo, but it is only 12.4% higher than the 4K Low result. This relatively small gap suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough frames to reach this level, but it is not the primary constraint. The single-threaded performance, as indicated by a 3DMark single-thread score of 899, is adequate for the game’s logic and render thread. The multi-threaded capability, demonstrated by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12830.5, ensures that background tasks and the game’s streaming systems do not cause hitches.

However, the CPU’s limitations become apparent when comparing the scaling between Low and Ultra at 1080p. The frame rate drops from 137 FPS at Low to 82 FPS at Ultra, a 40.1% reduction. This indicates that while the CPU is not the bottleneck at Low settings, the increased GPU load at Ultra shifts the bottleneck entirely to the graphics card. The CPU’s 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support provide sufficient bandwidth for the game’s assets, but they do not boost the ceiling beyond what the GPU can deliver. In summary, the Ryzen 7 5700G performs its role adequately, providing no significant frame rate cap in The Medium, but it does not contribute to pushing frame rates higher once the GPU is fully utilized.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is a massive GPU, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process node. It features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s. Its boost clock is 2407 MHz, and it houses 21760 shading units. In terms of raw compute, it delivers 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. This hardware is unequivocally the dominant component in this pairing for The Medium.

The GPU’s role is most clearly illustrated by the impact of settings at 4K. At 4K Low, the average FPS is 120, which is smooth. At 4K Medium, it drops to 95 FPS, and at 4K High, it is 68 FPS. At 4K Ultra, it falls to 54 FPS. This progression shows that the RTX 5090 D’s performance is heavily taxed by the game’s higher presets, which likely include demanding volumetric lighting and shadow effects. The 32 GB VRAM is never a constraint, as The Medium is unlikely to exceed that capacity even at 4K Ultra, so the frame rate is determined by the GPU’s compute and rasterization throughput rather than memory capacity.

The GPU’s benchmark scores reflect its high-end status. It achieves a PassMark G3D score of 44065 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 310674. Its average benchmark score of 77712 places it 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT and 1.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT. This indicates that while it is a top-tier card, it is not the absolute fastest in every scenario. In The Medium, the data shows that the GPU’s capabilities are the primary driver of frame rates at all settings above Low. At 1080p High, the 101 FPS average is likely close to the CPU’s limit, but at 4K Ultra, the 54 FPS result is purely a function of the GPU’s rendering power. The RTX 5090 D’s high clock speeds and massive shader count allow it to maintain playable frame rates at 4K High, but Ultra settings require a compromise.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of 2911 tested combinations for The Medium, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D achieves a rank of 127. This places it in the top 4.4% of all tested configurations, which is a strong result for a high-resolution gaming setup. The ranking confirms the GPU’s raw power, as the CPU is a mid-range part from 2021.

The rank of 127 suggests that there are 126 other combinations that deliver higher average frame rates in this game. These are likely to include newer, higher-clocked CPUs paired with the same GPU, or possibly configurations with a more balanced CPU-GPU pairing that avoids any potential bottleneck. However, the data shows that the RTX 5090 D is so powerful that even with the Ryzen 7 5700G, the combo outperforms the vast majority of systems. The delta between this combo and the top-ranked ones is not provided in the data, but the percentile ranking of the GPU at 92 and the CPU at 79 implies that the GPU is doing the heavy lifting to secure this high rank. For a user with this hardware, the data indicates that they can expect near-top-tier performance in The Medium, with the only caveat being that the CPU might hold back performance in CPU-bound scenarios at very low resolutions and settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in The Medium?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 137 FPS, which occurs at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo produces an average frame rate of 54 FPS, which is the lowest measured result.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 D a bottleneck in this game?

A: Yes, the data indicates the GPU is the primary limiting factor at High and Ultra settings. For example, at 4K High the average is 68 FPS, while at 4K Low it is 120 FPS, showing the GPU’s workload scales significantly with settings.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700G compare to its nearest rival in synthetic tests?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G has an average benchmark score of 27051, which is 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i9-9900K and 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the average frame rate drops from 115 FPS at 1920x1080 to 95 FPS at 3840x2160, a 17.4% decrease.

Q: Does the combo rank high among all tested configurations?

A: Yes, it ranks 127th out of 2911 tested combos, placing it in the top 4.4% of all systems.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table provides the exact measured average frame rates for this combo across all tested resolutions and settings, with minimum and maximum values where recorded.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| 3840x2160 | High | 68 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 120 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 95 | 81 | 110 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 54 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | High | 87 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 130 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 108 | 92 | 124 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 69 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | High | 101 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 137 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 115 | 97 | 132 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 82 | - | - |

The data shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 5090 D delivers its highest frame rates at 1080p Low and its lowest at 4K Ultra. The Medium settings provide a balanced experience, with the 4K Medium result of 95 FPS being a particularly strong outcome, indicating that this is the optimal settings level for a smooth high-resolution experience. The lack of min/max data for High and Ultra settings suggests these were tested in a less rigorous manner, but the average values are sufficient to draw conclusions about performance scaling.