The Medium

The Medium, a horror title, was measured with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. The measured FPS data shows the pairing produces high frame rates at lower settings and remains usable at 4K. At 1080p, average FPS runs 147 on Low, 96 on Medium, 65.9 on High, and 54.3 on Ultra. At 4K, it runs 99.9 on Low, 63.7 on Medium, 42.2 on High, and 36.5 on Ultra. The combo ranks 391st out of 1689 tested combinations in The Medium.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured average FPS for this combo in The Medium?

A: 147 fps at 1080p Low. The next highest values are 128.9 fps at 1440p Low and 99.9 fps at 4K Low.

Q: Can the RTX 4070 handle 4K in The Medium?

A: Yes, according to the measured data. 4K Medium averages 63.7 fps, 4K High 42.2 fps, 4K Ultra 36.5 fps, and 4K Low 99.9 fps.

Q: What memory configuration does the GPU bring to the game?

A: 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective).

Q: How does 1080p Ultra compare to 1440p High?

A: They produce the same average FPS: 54.3 at both settings, showing a direct resolution/settings tradeoff.

Q: What CPU resources are in this combo?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X has 8 cores, 16 threads, a base clock of 3.80 GHz, a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and 32 MB of L3 cache.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 uses the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip on a 5 nm process. Its 12 GB GDDR6X frame buffer is served by a 192-bit bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The GPU runs at 1920 MHz base and 2475 MHz boost; the memory clock is 1313 MHz, quoted as 21 Gbps effective. Compute resources include 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 46 RT cores, and 184 tensor cores, with FP32 throughput of 29.15 TFLOPS.

The settings ladder in The Medium reflects this configuration. At 4K, average FPS falls from 99.9 on Low to 63.7 on Medium, 42.2 on High, and 36.5 on Ultra. At 1080p, the same pattern runs from 147 on Low to 96 on Medium, 65.9 on High, and 54.3 on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured value, indicating the GPU is the heavy load-bearing component when settings are maximized.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 37283, placing it at the 81st percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are closely grouped: Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507, deltaPct -0.6), GeForce MX570 A (38008, deltaPct -1.9), RTX 4080 Mobile (38135, deltaPct -2.2), and Radeon RX 5300M (36371, deltaPct 2.5). These deltas place the RTX 4070 in a dense benchmark area.

Settings Recommendations

From the measured rows, the best experience at each resolution favors the preset that provides the highest settings level while maintaining a solid measured frame rate. At 1080p, High is the strongest recommendation: 65.9 fps, with Ultra at 54.3 and Medium at 96. Medium is faster but lowers visual quality; Ultra raises quality but drops below High's result. At 1440p, Medium is the clear choice: 79.6 fps, with High at 54.3 and Ultra at 43.8. Low reaches 128.9, but Medium retains higher visual quality while still producing a comfortable frame rate. At 4K, Medium again leads: 63.7 fps, followed by High at 42.2 and Ultra at 36.5. Low runs 99.9, but Medium is the higher-quality preset that avoids the steep drop seen at High and Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

The measured combo is ranked 391st out of 1689 tested combinations in The Medium. The pair therefore sits ahead of the majority of tested systems. The CPU is at the 84th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27606. The GPU is at the 81st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37283.

The CPU's nearest rivals, with average scores and deltaPct, are: AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535, 0.3), AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27708, -0.4), Intel Core i7-13700H (27716, -0.4), and Intel Core i5-12600KF (27827, -0.8). The GPU's nearest rivals are: AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507, -0.6), NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A (38008, -1.9), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38135, -2.2), and AMD Radeon RX 5300M (36371, 2.5). These benchmark relationships show that the CPU and GPU each sit near several close competitors, which is consistent with the overall rank of 391 out of 1689.

Resolution Scaling

Across the measured data, FPS declines as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the values are 65.9, 54.3, and 42.2 for 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. At Low settings, they are 147, 128.9, and 99.9. At Medium, they are 96, 79.6, and 63.7. At Ultra, they are 54.3, 43.8, and 36.5. The 4K values span a wide range, from 99.9 on Low to 36.5 on Ultra, which shows the settings preset influences FPS more than resolution alone at the lower settings. At Ultra, the 4K result of 36.5 is the lowest in the set, suggesting the GPU is the limiting component when both resolution and quality are maxed. At Low, the 4K result of 99.9 indicates the CPU side still has enough throughput to feed the GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS values are listed below. All values are averages; no minimum or maximum figures were reported.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 1920x1080 | Low | 147 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 96 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 65.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 54.3 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 128.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 79.6 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 54.3 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 43.8 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 99.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 63.7 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 42.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 36.5 |

The highest measured average is 147 fps at 1080p Low, and the lowest is 36.5 fps at 4K Ultra. A crossover appears at 1080p Ultra and 1440p High, where both average 54.3 fps. Another notable point is that 1440p Medium (79.6) exceeds 1080p High (65.9), so resolution and settings can be traded against each other in this game.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 5000 series. It uses Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer) on a 7 nm TSMC process. Its base clock is 3.80 GHz, boost clock 4.70 GHz, L3 cache 32 MB, L2 cache 512 KB per core, and L1 cache 64 KB per core. It supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth and uses AMD Socket AM4 with PCIe Gen 4 and 20 CPU lanes.

CPU benchmark data shows a strong profile: Cinebench R23 multicore 23571 and singlecore 3327; Cinebench R20 multicore 9899 and singlecore 1397; Geekbench multicore 10220 and singlecore 2194; PassMark multithread 27732 and singlethread 3445; 3DMark max threads 7578, 16 threads 7586, and single thread 943.

That profile lines up with the measured game results. At Low settings, the combo hits 147 fps at 1080p and 128.9 at 1440p. These values are high enough to suggest the CPU is not the limiting part at high-FPS, low-settings scenarios. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 36.5, where the GPU is handling the heavier load.