Minimum

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 233rd out of 3,712 tested combinations in the database for Minimum. This places the pairing comfortably in the upper tier of all recorded configurations, roughly in the top 6% of tested combos. The ranking reflects a substantial imbalance: the RTX 5090 sits at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 4600G reaches only the 71st percentile among all CPUs. That gap matters because Minimum is a third-person shooter from 2014, and the recorded frame rates show the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution tested. The RTX 5090 delivers such commanding performance that even the modest six-core, twelve-thread Ryzen part keeps pace easily. The data indicates this combo is overbuilt for the game, but the rank still lands high because absolute performance dominates the ranking metric.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which records an average of 70.3 FPS. The database confirms all four tested presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) remain playable at 4K, with High reaching 92.9 FPS, Medium at 105.7 FPS, and Low at 140 FPS. Since Ultra clears the 60 FPS threshold with a 10.3 FPS margin, it is the recommended setting for maximum visual fidelity at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Ultra again is the best setting, delivering an average of 132 FPS. Every preset at 1440p stays well above the playability threshold: High records 168.5 FPS, Medium 198.8 FPS, and Low 245.9 FPS. The margin at Ultra is 72 FPS over the 60 FPS floor, so there is no reason to drop below the highest preset.

At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 199 FPS, making it the clear choice. Low reaches 280 FPS, Medium 254.3 FPS, and High 238.4 FPS. The 1080p results show the combo is nowhere near a bottleneck; even the heaviest preset produces nearly triple the playable threshold. In all three resolutions, the verdict is identical: run Ultra, because the hardware has ample headroom.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded FPS scaling between resolutions and presets reveals that the RTX 5090 dominates the performance profile, while the Ryzen 5 4600G provides sufficient support without becoming a constraint. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Ultra, average FPS drops from 199 to 132, a reduction of 67 FPS or about 34%. Moving again to 3840x2160 at Ultra, FPS falls to 70.3, another 47% drop. This steep decline as resolution increases is classic GPU-bound behavior: the render load scales with pixel count, and the CPU's work per frame stays roughly constant.

The preset scaling at a fixed resolution further confirms this. At 3840x2160, dropping from Ultra to Low raises FPS from 70.3 to 140, a 99% gain. At 2560x1440, the same preset change goes from 132 to 245.9, an 86% gain. At 1920x1080, Low reaches 280 versus Ultra's 199, a 41% gain. The diminishing returns at lower resolutions suggest that at 1080p the CPU begins to exert some influence, but even then the Ryzen 5 4600G sustains nearly 300 FPS on Low, so its role is still secondary. The data indicates the GPU is the primary performance driver at all tested resolutions, with the CPU contributing only at the lowest resolution and lowest preset, where its single-thread and multi-thread scores (Cinebench R23 single-core 1,919, multi-core 13,593) are more than adequate for a 2014 title.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database are the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE, AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE, Intel Core 7 150U, and Intel Core i3-14100T. The Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE scores 17,482 in average benchmark, a 0.1% delta from the Ryzen 5 4600G's 17,507. The Ryzen 3 8300GE scores 17,614, which is 0.6% higher, while the Intel Core 7 150U scores 17,395, 0.6% lower. The Intel Core i3-14100T scores 17,648, 0.8% higher. In gameplay, any of these CPUs would produce essentially identical frame rates in Minimum, since the RTX 5090 is the binding constraint. The 4600G's 71st percentile ranking among CPUs means it sits near these four alternatives in overall compute capability; swapping to any of them would not change the measured FPS in this title.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB, AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X. The Tesla P100 16 GB scores 79,605 average, a 0.3% delta from the RTX 5090's 79,842. The Tesla P100 12 GB scores 79,396, 0.6% lower. The RX 6850M XT scores 78,940, 1.1% lower, and the Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80,959, 1.4% higher. Given that the RTX 5090 already produces 199 FPS at 1080p Ultra, these rivals would all land within a few percent of that figure, meaning users with any of those GPUs paired with a similar CPU would see nearly identical performance in Minimum. The RX 6850M XT, being a mobile part, might show larger thermal variability, but the recorded average scores suggest parity in this specific game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded average FPS values are: Low 280, Medium 254.3, High 238.4, Ultra 199. The spread from Low to Ultra is 81 FPS, a 29% reduction at the highest preset. No minimum or maximum FPS values were recorded, so the analysis relies on averages only.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low 245.9, Medium 198.8, High 168.5, Ultra 132. The drop from Low to Ultra is 113.9 FPS, a 46% reduction. The step from High to Ultra is 36.5 FPS, the largest single preset jump at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low 140, Medium 105.7, High 92.9, Ultra 70.3. The reduction from Low to Ultra is 69.7 FPS, exactly half the 1080p spread in absolute terms but a 50% relative drop. The gap between Medium and High is 12.8 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 22.6 FPS, showing that Ultra carries a heavier penalty at 4K.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Ultra costs roughly 30% to 50% of the Low preset's frame rate, depending on resolution. The 1080p numbers are high enough that even the lowest recorded average (Ultra at 199 FPS) exceeds the refresh rate of most standard monitors, while the 4K Ultra figure of 70.3 FPS remains comfortably playable on high-refresh displays.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Minimum at 4K Ultra?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 70.3, which stays above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best setting for 1440p?

A: Ultra is recommended. It averages 132 FPS at 2560x1440, and all lower presets also exceed 60 FPS (High 168.5, Medium 198.8, Low 245.9).

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

A: At 1920x1080, Low averages 280 FPS while Ultra averages 199 FPS, a difference of 81 FPS or about 41% higher performance on Low.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 4600G a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 in this game?

A: The data does not show CPU limitation. FPS scales heavily with resolution and preset, which indicates GPU-bound performance. The CPU's 71st percentile ranking is sufficient for this 2014 title.

Q: Which GPU rivals perform similarly to the RTX 5090?

A: The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (0.3% lower average score), Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (0.6% lower), AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (1.1% lower), and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X (1.4% higher) are the closest matches in the database.

Q: What is the slowest recorded preset across all resolutions?

A: The lowest average FPS in the entire measurement set is 70.3 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra. Every other resolution and preset combination records higher averages, with 1080p Low reaching 280 FPS as the fastest.