The Medium

Measured FPS data for The Medium, a horror game released on 2021-01-27, is available for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090. The CPU is a 16-core, 32-thread Zen 5 part with a 5.70 GHz boost clock and 128 MB shared L3 cache, while the GPU is a Blackwell 2.0 card with 32 GB GDDR7 memory. In The Medium, this pairing is listed as rank 2 of 1689 tested combos, with the CPU at the 96th percentile and the GPU at the 94th percentile.

Resolution Scaling

Resolution scaling has a clear effect on average FPS in The Medium. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo records 200.5 FPS; at 2560x1440 Low, it records 181.8 FPS; and at 3840x2160 Low, it records 142.6 FPS. The same downward pattern appears on Medium settings: 139.6 FPS at 1080p, 113.1 FPS at 1440p, and 91.9 FPS at 4K. High settings run 99.1 FPS at 1080p, 81.2 FPS at 1440p, and 66.1 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings run 79.7 FPS at 1080p, 66.3 FPS at 1440p, and 51.8 FPS at 4K.

The frame-rate reduction tracks with pixel workload rather than remaining flat. The CPU configuration does not change between these runs, but the average FPS still falls heavily as resolution climbs. This indicates the GPU is the more significant limiting component at higher resolutions. The 4K Ultra result of 51.8 FPS is the lowest measured value in the dataset, while the 1080p Low result of 200.5 FPS is the highest. Across all settings, the progression from 1080p to 1440p to 4K is consistent: every setting loses average FPS at each resolution step, and higher quality presets show the largest absolute gap between 1080p and 4K.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 200.5 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest Low results are 181.8 at 2560x1440 and 142.6 at 3840x2160.

Q: What is the lowest measured average FPS?

A: The lowest measured average FPS is 51.8 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. For comparison, 4K High runs 66.1 FPS, 4K Medium runs 91.9 FPS, and 4K Low runs 142.6 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among tested systems in The Medium?

A: The combo is ranked 2 out of 1689 tested combinations. The CPU sits at the 96th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU sits at the 94th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: What is the CPU’s average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D has an average benchmark score of 71660. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 with 71056, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 70420, the Intel Xeon 6517P with 73050, and the Intel Core i7-14700KF with 70104.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory configuration?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. Its memory clock is 1750 MHz / 28 Gbps effective, with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz.

Q: Are the FPS values measured or estimated?

A: The data is marked as measured, with the `dataIsMeasured` field set to true.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090 is built on the GB202 chip with the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and is manufactured by TSMC at 5 nm. The die measures 750 mm² and contains 92,200 million transistors. The GPU has 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, 176 ROPs, 170 RT cores, and 680 tensor cores. These resources place the GPU at the 94th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84306.

The memory subsystem is a major part of the GPU role in this game. The card uses 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth. Clocks are set to 2017 MHz base and 2407 MHz boost, with memory at 1750 MHz / 28 Gbps effective. In The Medium, these specifications correspond to measured average FPS values ranging from 51.8 at 4K Ultra to 142.6 at 4K Low. The same GPU configuration sustains 66.1 FPS at 4K High and 91.9 FPS at 4K Medium.

Synthetic GPU results also show a strong compute profile. The RTX 5090 scores 14411 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 380114 in Geekbench OpenCL, 379571 in Geekbench Vulkan, and 39650 in PassMark G3D. In the game-specific data, the frame-rate ordering by settings is strict: Low produces the highest average FPS, followed by Medium, High, and Ultra at every resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is listed as rank 2 of 1689 tested combos in The Medium. That places this pairing as the second-fastest entry in the game’s measured combo list.

The CPU contributes to that position with an average benchmark score of 71660 and a percentile of 96. Its nearest listed rivals are the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 at 71056, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X at 70420, the Intel Xeon 6517P at 73050, and the Intel Core i7-14700KF at 70104. The listed deltaPct values are 0.9, 1.8, -1.9, and 2.2 respectively. Among these, the 9950X3D’s 71660 average is above the 71056, 70420, and 70104 scores, while the Intel Xeon 6517P records a higher 73050.

The GPU’s average benchmark score is 84306, with a percentile of 94. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D at 84241, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 84171, the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 at 83209, and the NVIDIA CMP 40HX at 85637. The deltaPct values are 0.1, 0.2, 1.3, and -1.6 respectively. The RTX 5090’s 84306 average is above the 84241, 84171, and 83209 scores, while the CMP 40HX is higher at 85637.

The game-specific rank 2 of 1689 confirms that the synthetic standing of both components translates into near-top measured performance in The Medium.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below lists every measured average FPS value from the dataset. Minimum FPS and maximum FPS fields are null for this game.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 200.5 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 139.6 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 99.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 79.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 181.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 113.1 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 81.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 66.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 142.6 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 91.9 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 66.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 51.8 |

At 1080p, the order from fastest to slowest settings is Low at 200.5 FPS, Medium at 139.6 FPS, High at 99.1 FPS, and Ultra at 79.7 FPS. At 1440p, that order is Low at 181.8 FPS, Medium at 113.1 FPS, High at 81.2 FPS, and Ultra at 66.3 FPS. At 4K, the same order holds with Low at 142.6 FPS, Medium at 91.9 FPS, High at 66.1 FPS, and Ultra at 51.8 FPS. Every resolution and settings combination in the measured data follows the same ranking, with no overlap between the four quality presets within a given resolution.