Minimum

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for this AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination shows a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, the system delivers a wide spread from 213.6 FPS on Low settings down to 105.1 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset records 162.3 FPS, while High lands at 139.7 FPS. Every preset at this resolution clears the 60 FPS playability threshold by a substantial margin, with even the most demanding Ultra preset maintaining more than 100 FPS on average.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain comfortably high. Low settings produce 139.8 FPS, Medium drops to 104.8 FPS, and High settles at 89.7 FPS. Ultra at 1440p still holds 67.8 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold but noticeably closer to the line than the lower presets. The step from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 35% of the average frame rate across presets, a consistent scaling pattern that suggests resolution is a major factor in this game's GPU load.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes significantly. Low settings manage 76.6 FPS, which is playable, but Medium falls to 55.6 FPS and High drops to 47.7 FPS. Ultra at 4K records only 37.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is roughly 39 FPS, indicating that the higher presets impose a severe load on the GPU at this resolution. The data shows that only Low settings at 4K remain above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

The min and max frame rate fields are not populated in the recorded data, so the analysis relies on average FPS only. The absence of these values means the consistency of frame pacing cannot be assessed directly, but the average figures provide a solid basis for determining playability.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 1920x1080 with the highest settings?

A: Yes. The Ultra preset at 1920x1080 records an average of 105.1 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playability threshold. All four presets at this resolution clear 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable preset at 3840x2160?

A: Low is the only playable option at 4K. It averages 76.6 FPS. Medium drops to 55.6 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold, and High and Ultra are even lower at 47.7 FPS and 37.2 FPS respectively.

Q: Is the RTX 5060 the bottleneck at 2560x1440 Ultra?

A: The data indicates the GPU is handling the load well at this resolution. Ultra at 1440p averages 67.8 FPS, which is above the threshold. The CPU has headroom here, as the frame rate is high enough that the GPU is likely the limiting factor.

Q: How does the 4K Low preset compare to the 1080p Ultra preset?

A: 4K Low averages 76.6 FPS, while 1080p Ultra averages 105.1 FPS. The difference is 28.5 FPS, showing that resolution scaling has a larger impact on performance than the preset change from Low to Ultra.

Q: Which preset at 1920x1080 delivers the highest average frame rate?

A: Low settings produce the highest average at 213.6 FPS. Medium follows at 162.3 FPS, High at 139.7 FPS, and Ultra at 105.1 FPS.

Q: Is the 60 FPS threshold met at every resolution?

A: No. At 3840x2160, only Low exceeds 60 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below. At 2560x1440 and 1920x1080, every preset clears the threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low. The recorded average is 76.6 FPS. Medium is the next step up but falls to 55.6 FPS, which is below the playability threshold, so Low is the only viable option for 4K play.

At 2560x1440, all four presets clear 60 FPS, so the best setting is the most visually demanding one: Ultra. The average at Ultra is 67.8 FPS. This leaves only 7.8 FPS of headroom above the threshold, so players who want more margin could drop to High at 89.7 FPS, but Ultra is technically playable.

At 1920x1080, the best preset is also Ultra, with an average of 105.1 FPS. The margin here is substantial, more than 45 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold. This makes Ultra a safe choice at 1080p without sacrificing smoothness.

The Verdict

The recorded data shows that this PC can run Minimum at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 with full freedom to choose any preset. At 1080p, the lowest average is Ultra at 105.1 FPS, and at 1440p, the lowest average is Ultra at 67.8 FPS. Both resolutions clear the 60 FPS playability threshold across all settings, so the system is fully playable there.

At 3840x2160, the verdict is more limited. The system can run the game at 4K, but only with Low settings, which average 76.6 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 60 FPS: 55.6 FPS, 47.7 FPS, and 37.2 FPS respectively. Players targeting 4K will need to accept Low settings or lower the resolution to maintain smooth frame rates.

The overall verdict is that this combo is a strong performer for Minimum at mainstream resolutions. It handles 1080p and 1440p with ease, including Ultra presets, and offers a playable 4K experience only on Low. The data suggests that the system is well matched to the game's demands at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K Ultra is beyond its reach.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets indicates that the GPU is the dominant component for this game. At 1920x1080, the frame rate drops from 213.6 FPS on Low to 105.1 FPS on Ultra, a reduction of 108.5 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same preset change goes from 139.8 FPS to 67.8 FPS, a drop of 72 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low averages 76.6 FPS and Ultra averages 37.2 FPS, a difference of 39.4 FPS. The absolute frame rate decreases as resolution rises, which is a clear sign of GPU-bound behavior.

The CPU, a 6-core, 12-thread AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 3.90 GHz, has enough single-thread performance for this game based on the high frame rates at 1080p. The PassMark single-thread score is 2239, and the Cinebench R15 single-core score is 157.3. These numbers suggest the CPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions where the frame rates are very high.

As resolution increases, the GPU load grows, and the frame rates converge toward the GPU's limit. At 4K, even Low settings only reach 76.6 FPS, which is far below the 1080p Low figure of 213.6 FPS. This large gap between resolutions is typical of a GPU-limited scenario. The CPU's role diminishes at higher resolutions because the GPU is processing more pixels per frame.

The data also shows that the preset scaling is consistent across resolutions. The gap between Low and Ultra is largest at 1080p and narrowest at 4K, which makes sense: at 1080p, the GPU has headroom to render more effects, while at 4K, the pixel fill rate dominates and the preset changes have less relative impact.

Overall, the GPU is the primary factor determining performance in Minimum, especially at 1440p and 4K. The CPU provides sufficient throughput to avoid bottlenecking at 1080p, but the GPU's workload scales heavily with resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 ranks 1675 out of 3712 combos for Minimum. That places it in the top half of all tested systems, roughly in the 55th percentile. The ranking reflects the CPU's and GPU's individual positions: the CPU sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon 860M with an average score of 26401 and a delta of -0.3%, and the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 with an average score of 26421 and a delta of -0.3%. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary scores 26553 with a delta of -0.8%, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT scores 26011 with a delta of 1.2%. These deltas are small, meaning the RTX 5060 performs within about 1% of these cards in synthetic benchmarks.

The CPU's nearest rivals are the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V with an average score of 21440 and a delta of 0.2%, and the Intel Core i9-11900H with an average score of 21367 and a delta of 0.5%. The Intel Xeon D-1746TER scores 21635 with a delta of -0.7%, and the AMD EPYC 9454 scores 21223 with a delta of 1.2%. Again, the deltas are tight, indicating that the Ryzen 5 2600 is competitive with these processors in average benchmark scores.

The combo's rank of 1675 out of 3712 suggests that while neither component is a top-tier performer, their combination is well balanced for a game like Minimum. The high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p support this interpretation. The rank is not a measure of playability directly, but it correlates with the system's overall capability. Given that the system clears 60 FPS at all presets for 1080p and 1440p, the rank appears justified in the context of this game.