To The Core

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a measured performance profile for To The Core that spans 1080p, 1440p, and 4K across four quality settings. The RTX 4070 is a 40-series Ada Lovelace card with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, while the Ryzen 5 3600 is a six-core 12-thread Zen 2 processor with a boost clock of 4.2 GHz. The data shows consistent frame-rate scaling from low to high resolutions, and the combination places at rank 1014 out of 3725 tested combos in this game, which puts it ahead of about 73% of all systems tested.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS numbers reveal a clear pattern across resolution jumps. Starting at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average FPS is 392. At 2560x1440 Low, it drops to – no, wait, the fact pack says 290. Let’s use the real numbers: 392 → 290 → 166. That is a 26% drop from 1080p to 1440p (392 → 290) and another 43% drop from 1440p to 4K (290 → 166). For the High preset, the progression is 316 → 213 → 122, representing a 32.6% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 42.7% drop from 1440p to 4K. The Medium settings show 365 → 245 → 140, a 32.9% drop and then a 42.9% drop. Ultra yields 255 → 171 → 98, with the same relative steps: 32.9% and 42.7%.

The consistency across settings indicates that the GPU is the primary factor limiting performance when going from 1440p to 4K—the percentage reduction remains ~42–43% regardless of quality level. From 1080p to 1440p, the reduction is about 26–33%, which is also fairly uniform. This regularity suggests that resolution primarily sits on GPU load, not CPU. At 1080p, the average FPS reaches 392 on Low, which is extremely high, so the CPU is not falling behind at that resolution; it hits more than enough frames. Even at 4K, the lowest measurable average is 98 FPS on Ultra, which is well above 60. The card can handle 4K comfortably even on the highest settings. The data implies that if a player needs to boost FPS, dropping the resolution from 4K to 1440p will yield around a 42% speedup, and from 1440 to 1080 another ~33%.,

GPU Role

The GPU in this combo is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. It is based on the ADA Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process, and features 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The boost clock is 2475 MHz, with a base clock of 1920 MHz. It stores 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, giving a nominal bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The chip’s peak pixel rate is 158.4 GPixel/s and its texture rate sits at 455.4 GTexel/s. These hardware parameters directly impact the resolution results: the large 12 GB frame buffer is enough to hold 4K textures without run‑out, and the 504.2 GB/s bandwidth prevents a memory-bottleneck in scenes with high resolution.

The GPU’s general-performance metrics place it well within the upper tier: it holds an average benchmark score of 37648 across multiple tests, and its percentile is 20th among all GPUs. That indicates the 4070 outpaces roughly 80% of graphics cards on average. The benchmark scores for the GPU include DirectX 11 (220), DirectX 12 (103), and OpenCL (154858) values, but the key for gaming is the high raw tethe data confirms that in To The Core, the GPU does not become a limiting force until 4K Ultra. At 1080p Low, the FPS is 392, yet the GPU is still not max‑limited, so the frame cap is elsewhere. But with the observed scaling, a player targeting 1440p at high detail will see an average of 213 FPS, and 4K High yields 122 FPS—numbers that are comfortably smooth for a typical display. The 4070’s 12 GB VRAM is sufficient as the game likely fits; there is no sign of VRAM exhaustion in the data.

How This Combo Ranks

Among the 3725 CPU‑GPU combinations that have been measured in To The Core, this combination ranks 1014th. That places it in the top 27.2% of all tested pairings, meaning it surpasses 2711 other combinations. Since the rank is a combined metric—not just the importance of the two parts—the 4070 and the Ryzen 5 3600 together act above the median. The CPU alone is positioned at the 71st percentile among all CPUs (slightly below the 87th percentile of the GPU), indicating that the graphics card is the stronger contributor to the overall standing. In the game’s list, this combination is not an outlier; it is representative of a balanced mid‑range pairing that can handle high refresh-rate play at 1080p and high‑quality 4K.

FAQ

*Q: Does The Ryzen 5 3600 hold back the RTX 4070 in To the Core?*

A: The measured FPS at 1080p Medium is 365, and at 4K Medium it is 140. The drop from 1080p to 4K is 38% of the 1080p performance, which is typical of GPU-bound scaling. The CPU’s 6‑core 12‑thread design and 4.2 GHz boost are just enough to keep up. The minimum FPS recorded at 1440p Medium is 2.6, so the CPU is not failing to feed frames.

*Q: Is 12 GB VRAM enough for To the Core at 4K Ultra?*

A: The 12 GB GDDR6X fits the 4K Ultra setting, as the average FPS drops to only 98. There is no frame inconsistency in the data that would indicate VRAM congestion. The GPU’s 504.2 GB/s bandwidth also helps keep the memory subsystem in line.

Q: What is the performance at 1440p High?

A: With the High preset, 1440p yields an average of 213 FPS, and the medium setting gives 245 FPS average, with a min of 209 and max of 282. This is far above the refresh rate of common 1440p monitors like 165 Hz or 240 Hz.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Low compared to 4K Ultra?

A: The 1080p Low average is 392 FPS, whereas 4K Ultra is 98 FPS. That is a difference of 294 FPS, meaning the 4K Ultra gives only about 25% of the 1080p Low throughput.

Q: What is the CPU’s multi‑core score to compare with the GPU’s average score?

A: The Ryzen 5 3600 scores 15045 in Cinebench R23 multi‑core and 17700 in Passmark multi‑thread. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 37648. The CPU is not the bottleneck; its multi‑core performance is roughly half of the GPU’s average benchmark magnitude, but the real‑time frame data shows the CPU can produce 392 FPS at 1080p Low, which is beyond the CPU’s capacity to generate more frames.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists all 12 measured FPS averages for the combo, with min/max values available for Medium settings at each resolution.

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 1920×1080 | Low | 392 | — | — |

| 1920×1080 | Medium | 365 | 310 | 420 |

| 1920×1080 | High | 316 | – | – |

| 1920×1080 | Ultra | 255 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Low | 290 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Medium | 245 | 209 | 282 |

| 2560×1440 | High | 213 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 171 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Low | 166 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Medium | 140 | 119 | 161 |

| 3840×2160 | High | 122 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Ultra | 98 | – | – |

At 1080p Low, the average is 392 FPS, which is the highest across all settings. The Medium preset at the same resolution takes a small hit (365 FPS) but still stays above 300. Moving to 1440p, the values drop to between 290 (Low) and 171 (Ultra). At 4K, the GPU maintains at least a 98 FPS average even on Ultra, proving it is capable of 60+ FPS at all tested settings. The min FPS measured at 4K Medium is 119, so the card does not dip below the 60 FPS barrier in the recorded run.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6‑core, 12‑thread part base on the ZEN2 (Matisse) architecture, with a 3.6 GHz base and 4.2 GHz boost. Its 65 W TDP and 32 MB L3 cache provide a balanced platform for the RTX 4070. The CPU scores 15045 in Cinebench R23 multi‑core and 2124 single‑core, 15 and 21‑core results show strong single‑thread performance. In To the Core, the CPU's workload appears light because the frame values at 1080p are very high—even with Low settings, the system reaches 392 FPS, which is near the range where a CPU would top out. Nevertheless, the 4K FPS numbers are clearly GPU‑capped, since the resolution increase yields predictable frame‑rate decays, unlike the way a CPU bottleneck would flatten at all resolutions. The CPU also data rates from the PassMark, multiprocessing data compression of 219774, integer math at 48607, and floating point at 23807. Those are auxiliary. The CPU stands at the 71⁰ȝ3 percent CPU in all CPU benchmarks, and its nearest rivals are the Intel Core i7‑1260P and i5‑11400. It sits just 0.2% ahead of the 1260P in avg score. In this game, the 6‑core 12‑thread component combines with the 4070 to enable the measured 4K Ultra score of 98 FPS, which is a solid indicator that the CPU is a fit for the GPU. The CPU launch MSRP was $199, while the GPU's launch MSRP was $599 USD—two modest entrance points for a system that delivers the FPS data shown above.

In summary, the Ryzen 5 3600 + GeForce RTX 4070 serves well for To the Core across all resolutions and settings. The GPU dominates load at higher resolutions, the CPU provides enough headroom to keep 1080p at > 250 FPS, and the ranking places it 23% above average among the 3,725 tested combos. It is a reliable pairing for this game with many frames to spare.