Minimum

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, at 4K the combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 clears the 60 FPS threshold at High, Low, and Medium settings. The High preset averages exactly 60 FPS, Medium averages 71 FPS, and Low averages 93 FPS. The Ultra preset falls short at 45 FPS average.

Q: What is the best playable preset at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, all four presets are playable. The Ultra preset delivers an average of 84 FPS, which is the highest quality setting that maintains at least 60 FPS. Medium runs at 132 FPS average, High at 110 FPS, and Low at 172 FPS.

Q: How much faster is Low vs Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 267 FPS while Ultra averages 131 FPS. That means Low is roughly 104% faster than Ultra, or more than double the frame rate. Medium sits between them at 204 FPS average.

Q: Does the RTX 3080 bottleneck the Ryzen 5 4600G at any resolution?

A: The data suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor at 1080p, since the frame rates scale strongly with graphical settings. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 267 FPS average, which indicates the CPU can feed the GPU well above the 60 FPS target. At 4K Ultra, the GPU becomes the primary constraint with only 45 FPS average.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested systems?

A: This CPU and GPU combination ranks 1051 out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum. That places it in roughly the top 28% of all configurations in the database.

Q: What are the closest rivals to this CPU and GPU?

A: For the Ryzen 5 4600G, the nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (0.1% faster), AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE (0.6% faster), and Intel Core 7 150U (0.6% slower). For the RTX 3080, the closest competitors are the NVIDIA P106-100 (0.3% faster), AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 (0.3% faster), and AMD Radeon RX 6600M (0.4% faster).

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data for Minimum shows a clear pattern: the GPU dominates performance scaling as resolution and preset quality increase, while the CPU appears to have ample headroom even at the lowest settings. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 267 FPS average, a figure that strongly suggests the Ryzen 5 4600G is feeding the RTX 3080 with minimal constraint. If the CPU were the bottleneck, frame rates at Low settings would plateau regardless of resolution, but they do not.

Moving from 1080p to 1440p, the Low preset drops from 267 FPS to 172 FPS, a 36% reduction. The same preset at 4K falls to 93 FPS, another 46% reduction. This scaling indicates that the RTX 3080 is the component responding to the increased pixel load. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, remain sufficient across all tested configurations.

Preset scaling tells a similar story. At 4K, the jump from Low to Medium reduces the average from 93 FPS to 71 FPS, then High drops to 60 FPS, and Ultra falls to 45 FPS. Each step costs roughly 14 to 16 FPS. At 1440p, the same preset progression goes 172, 132, 110, and 84 FPS, with Ultra being the only preset that remains comfortably above 60 FPS. At 1080p, the progression is 267, 204, 171, and 131 FPS, keeping every preset far above the playable threshold.

The fact that the 1080p Ultra average of 131 FPS is still more than double the 4K Ultra average of 45 FPS reinforces that the GPU's rendering load scales heavily with resolution. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 13593 and a Geekbench multicore score of 6637, suggest it has enough compute throughput to avoid becoming the limiting factor in this title. Meanwhile, the RTX 3080's 10 GB of GDDR6X memory and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth provide the memory subsystem needed for high-resolution textures.

For players targeting 60 FPS, the data indicates that at 4K the GPU is the decisive component, with only the High preset landing exactly at the threshold. At 1440p and 1080p, the GPU has so much headroom that the CPU's performance becomes more relevant for pushing very high frame rates, particularly at Low settings where the system reaches 172 and 267 FPS respectively.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measurements show a tight band of playable results. The Low preset averages 93 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. Medium averages 71 FPS with a minimum of 60 FPS and a maximum of 82 FPS. High averages exactly 60 FPS. Ultra drops to 45 FPS average, below the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, all presets exceed 60 FPS. Low averages 172 FPS. Medium averages 132 FPS with a minimum of 112 FPS and a maximum of 151 FPS. High averages 110 FPS. Ultra averages 84 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 88 FPS, showing a wide performance range across quality settings.

At 1920x1080, the system delivers very high frame rates across the board. Low averages 267 FPS. Medium averages 204 FPS with a minimum of 174 FPS and a maximum of 235 FPS. High averages 171 FPS. Ultra averages 131 FPS. The minimum recorded at Medium, 174 FPS, is still far above what most displays can show, indicating the system is heavily GPU-bound at this resolution.

The only sub-60 result in the entire dataset is 4K Ultra at 45 FPS average. Every other preset and resolution combination clears the 60 FPS threshold with room to spare. The largest single gap between presets appears at 1080p, where switching from Low to Medium costs 63 FPS, and from Medium to High another 33 FPS.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum without issue at 1080p and 1440p, and it can handle 4K as long as the Ultra preset is avoided. The verdict data confirms that 1920x1080 supports all four presets with Ultra averaging 131 FPS, well above the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra also remains playable at 84 FPS average. At 3840x2160, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best preset at exactly 60 FPS average.

For a 60 FPS target, the system is overqualified at 1080p and 1440p. The weakest result, 4K Ultra at 45 FPS, is the only configuration that fails to meet the threshold. Players wanting maximum visual quality at 4K would need to accept the 45 FPS average or step down to High for a locked 60 FPS experience. The data shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 3080 paired with the Ryzen 5 4600G is a capable combination for this title, with the only compromise appearing at the highest resolution and preset combination.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Ryzen 5 4600G's nearest rivals in the database are all close in average benchmark score. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE scores 17482, just 0.1% lower than the 4600G's 17507 average. The AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE scores 17614, which is 0.6% higher. The Intel Core 7 150U scores 17395, 0.6% lower. The Intel Core i3-14100T scores 17648, 0.8% higher. Any of these CPUs would behave nearly identically in Minimum, with performance deltas well within 1%.

On the GPU side, the RTX 3080's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA P106-100 with an average score of 23249, 0.3% lower than the 3080's 23172. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 scores 23250, also 0.3% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 6600M scores 23273, 0.4% lower. The AMD Radeon R9 M290X scores 23276, 0.4% lower. These GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Minimum, meaning a system built with any of these alternatives would deliver the same playable presets at each resolution.

It is importantly the GPU rivals include both older and newer architectures, yet their benchmark scores cluster tightly around the RTX 3080's average. This suggests that for Minimum specifically, the game's rendering demands are well within the capabilities of all these GPUs, and the differences would be imperceptible in practice.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 1051 out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum. That places this configuration in the upper portion of the database, above roughly 72% of all tested systems. The rank reflects the balance of CPU and GPU performance, with the RTX 3080 contributing most of the graphics horsepower while the Ryzen 5 4600G provides solid multi-threaded performance.

Given that the system achieves playable frame rates at every resolution except 4K Ultra, the rank is consistent with the measured results. A rank of 1051 out of 3712 means there are 2661 combinations that perform worse in this game, and 1050 that perform better. The high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, combined with the exact 60 FPS result at 4K High, justify the position in the upper third of the ranking.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, with an average of 60 FPS. Medium also qualifies at 71 FPS average, but High offers better visual quality while still meeting the threshold. Ultra does not qualify at 45 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are Ultra at 84 FPS average. This is the highest quality preset available and it clears the 60 FPS target by a comfortable margin. All other presets also qualify, but Ultra provides the maximum visual fidelity without sacrificing playability.

At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra at 131 FPS average. The system has enough headroom at this resolution to run the game at maximum quality while maintaining more than double the 60 FPS threshold. Players with high refresh rate displays would still see smooth performance, and even the Medium preset's minimum of 174 FPS exceeds what most monitors can display.