Minimum

FAQ

Q: Can this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run Minimum at playable frame rates?

A: Yes. According to the recorded data, this combo clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at every tested resolution and preset. The lowest average frame rate recorded is 67.8 FPS at 4K Ultra settings, which remains above the 60 FPS line.

Q: What is the best settings preset to use at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 67.8 FPS, which is the most demanding preset that still stays above 60 FPS. The High preset runs at 91.5 FPS, Medium at 108.8 FPS, and Low at 142.6 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Minimum?

A: The combination ranks 401st out of 3,712 tested combos in the database for this game. This places it in the top tier of tested systems, with the GPU being a dominant factor in overall performance.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 205.5 FPS while Ultra averages 128.1 FPS. This represents a 77.4 FPS drop when moving from the least to most demanding preset, a reduction of approximately 38%.

Q: Which component is the bottleneck for this game at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU becomes more relevant at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080, frame rates range from 186.2 FPS at Ultra to 240.2 FPS at Low, showing significant scaling with settings. The Ryzen 5 2600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, appears to cap performance at very high frame rates, though all presets remain far above the playable threshold.

Q: Is the RTX 5090's performance consistent with its benchmark scores in this game?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 79,842, placing it in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. In Minimum, the frame rates reflect this high standing, with even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset delivering 67.8 FPS. The GPU's nearest rivals include the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB with a delta of only 0.3%, indicating very close overall compute performance.

Best Settings per Resolution

The database records show that every tested preset at every resolution stays above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS at each resolution is therefore the Ultra preset in all cases.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset runs at an average of 186.2 FPS. This is the maximum visual quality setting while still delivering a frame rate nearly three times the playable threshold. The Low preset at this resolution reaches 240.2 FPS, Medium at 215.3 FPS, and High at 203.3 FPS.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings produce an average of 128.1 FPS. The High preset delivers 168.3 FPS, Medium at 184.4 FPS, and Low at 205.5 FPS. All options provide a significant margin above the 60 FPS line, making 1440p Ultra a comfortable choice for high-refresh-rate displays.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 67.8 FPS. This is the tightest margin above the playable threshold in the entire dataset. The High preset runs at 91.5 FPS, Medium at 108.8 FPS, and Low at 142.6 FPS. While Ultra 4K is technically playable, the smaller headroom suggests that players seeking consistent frame pacing might prefer High settings, which offer 23.7 FPS more headroom.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded measurements reveal a clear pattern in how the CPU and GPU contribute to performance across resolutions. The Ryzen 5 2600, a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 2000 series, and the RTX 5090, a 32 GB GDDR7 GPU with a 512-bit memory bus, interact differently depending on resolution and preset.

At 1920x1080, the frame rates are extremely high across all presets, ranging from 186.2 FPS at Ultra to 240.2 FPS at Low. The relatively small gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution (54 FPS) suggests that the CPU is beginning to limit overall throughput. The Ryzen 5 2600's single-thread benchmark score of 2,239 (PassMark) and its 75th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicate that while it is not a weak processor, it does cap the maximum achievable frame rate in lighter CPU-load scenarios.

At 2560x1440, the scaling between presets becomes more pronounced. The difference between Low and Ultra is 77.4 FPS, larger than at 1080p. This indicates that the GPU is taking on more work as resolution increases, and the RTX 5090's massive compute resources (104.8 TFLOPS FP32) become the primary driver of performance. The transition from 1080p to 1440p shows average frame rate drops of 14.9% at Low, 10.3% at Medium, 17.2% at High, and 31.2% at Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's role becomes dominant. The frame rate at Low is 142.6 FPS, dropping to 67.8 FPS at Ultra. This 74.8 FPS spread demonstrates that the GPU is now the clear limiting factor. The CPU's influence diminishes as resolution increases, with the 4K results showing the RTX 5090's raw pixel throughput capabilities (423.6 GPixel/s) being exercised heavily.

The data indicates that for Minimum, the CPU is most relevant at 1080p where frame rates exceed 200 FPS, while the GPU dominates at 1440p and especially 4K. Players targeting high refresh rates at 1080p might notice CPU-related fluctuations, but at 1440p and above, the RTX 5090 is the primary performance driver.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals in the database provide context for how this specific CPU and GPU combination performs relative to other hardware.

For the AMD Ryzen 5 2600, the closest comparable processors by average benchmark score are the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V with a delta of 0.2%, the Intel Core i9-11900H at 0.5%, the Intel Xeon D-1746TER at -0.7%, and the AMD EPYC 9454 at 1.2%. This means the Ryzen 5 2600's overall compute performance is nearly identical to these four very different processors. The Core Ultra 5 228V and Core i9-11900H are both laptop-class chips, while the Xeon D-1746TER and EPYC 9454 are server parts. The tight clustering of scores (all within 1.2% of each other) suggests that for Minimum's CPU demands, these processors would deliver very similar frame rates at 1080p where the CPU matters most.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB with a delta of 0.3%, the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB at 0.6%, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at 1.1%, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X at -1.4%. Despite being from different generations and market segments (data center and mobile parts versus a flagship desktop GPU), their average benchmark scores are remarkably close. In Minimum, these GPUs would likely produce similar frame rates at 4K Ultra, where the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The Tesla P100's 16 GB memory configuration and the RX 6850M XT's mobile design would handle the game's rendering demands comparably to the RTX 5090, though the 5090's 32 GB VRAM and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provide additional headroom for future titles.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full dataset of measured frame rates shows consistent performance across all tested configurations.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 240.2 FPS average
• Medium: 215.3 FPS average
• High: 203.3 FPS average
• Ultra: 186.2 FPS average

The spread from lowest to highest preset is 54 FPS. All settings deliver more than three times the playable threshold of 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 205.5 FPS average
• Medium: 184.4 FPS average
• High: 168.3 FPS average
• Ultra: 128.1 FPS average

The spread here is 77.4 FPS. The Ultra preset still provides more than double the playable threshold.

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 142.6 FPS average
• Medium: 108.8 FPS average
• High: 91.5 FPS average
• Ultra: 67.8 FPS average

The spread at 4K is 74.8 FPS. This is the only resolution where any preset approaches the 60 FPS line, with Ultra being 7.8 FPS above the threshold.

The data shows no recorded minimum or maximum frame rate values, only averages. This means the frame time consistency cannot be fully assessed from the available data, but the averages suggest stable performance across all configurations.

The Verdict

The question of whether this PC can run Minimum is definitively answered by the verdict data: yes, at every resolution and preset combination tested.

At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, with Ultra delivering 186.2 FPS. This is more than sufficient for any display, including high-refresh-rate monitors. The best settings at this resolution are Ultra.

At 2560x1440, all four presets are also playable. Ultra runs at 128.1 FPS, which provides excellent visual quality with a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold. The best settings at this resolution are also Ultra.

At 3840x2160, all four presets remain playable, but Ultra is the only one with a relatively narrow margin. The 67.8 FPS average at Ultra is above the threshold but leaves only 7.8 FPS of headroom. The High preset at 91.5 FPS offers a more comfortable buffer for anyone who prefers consistent frame delivery over maximum visual fidelity. The database identifies Ultra as the best settings at this resolution since it stays above 60 FPS.

The Ryzen 5 2600's age (released in 2018) does not prevent playability in this 2014 title, and the RTX 5090's modern architecture (Blackwell 2.0, released in 2025) provides overwhelming GPU headroom even at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 401st out of 3,712 tested combos in the database for Minimum. This places it in the top 10.8% of all tested systems.

This ranking is notable because the CPU is a relatively modest processor by modern standards, ranking in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU, however, ranks in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. The combination's high overall rank in Minimum is primarily driven by the RTX 5090's exceptional performance, which compensates for the Ryzen 5 2600's more modest compute capabilities.

The nearest rival combos in the database are not directly listed, but the individual component rivals suggest that swapping the CPU for an Intel Core Ultra 5 228V or Core i9-11900H (both within 0.5% CPU score) would produce nearly identical results. Similarly, replacing the GPU with a Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (0.3% delta) would maintain similar frame rates.

The rank of 401 out of 3,712 indicates that this system outperforms the vast majority of tested configurations for Minimum, even though the CPU is not a top-tier part. This confirms how GPU-bound this game becomes at higher resolutions, and how the RTX 5090's enormous compute resources dominate the performance picture.