Minimum

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a wide spread of frame rates depending on the preset. Low settings produce an average of 186.8 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show. Medium settings average 141.8 FPS, High settings average 119 FPS, and Ultra settings still hold an average of 95.2 FPS. Every preset at this resolution clears the 60 FPS playable threshold with substantial headroom, meaning even the heaviest preset leaves about 35 FPS of margin before dropping to the playable line.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages step down but remain comfortably playable. Low settings average 120.4 FPS, Medium averages 91.9 FPS, High averages 79.8 FPS, and Ultra averages 62 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only one that sits close to the 60 FPS threshold, with just 2 FPS of headroom. This makes Ultra at 1440p a borderline choice for users who want maximum visual quality but prefer a strict 60 FPS lock. The other three presets provide more cushion, with Low being roughly double the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes significantly. Low settings average 64.4 FPS, which just clears the 60 FPS line. Medium drops to 52.6 FPS, High falls to 40.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 33.6 FPS. Only the Low preset is playable at 4K according to the recorded data. The step from Low to Medium costs nearly 12 FPS, while the step from Medium to High costs another 12 FPS, and the step from High to Ultra costs an additional 7 FPS. This shows that each preset tier at 4K imposes a heavy load on the GPU, and the RTX 2070 SUPER simply cannot keep pace with the higher quality settings at this resolution.

The database does not include minimum or maximum FPS values for any resolution or preset, so all analysis relies on average frame rates. The recorded averages are measured, not estimated, which gives confidence in the relative scaling between settings and resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the primary performance limiter in this game, especially as resolution increases. The evidence is the scaling pattern between presets at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the gap between Low and Ultra is 91.6 FPS (186.8 down to 95.2), which is a massive drop. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would remain relatively flat across presets because the CPU workload would not change much with visual quality. Instead, the large spread shows that the GPU is doing most of the work, and its load scales directly with the preset.

At 2560x1440, the spread between Low and Ultra is 58.4 FPS (120.4 down to 62). This is narrower than at 1080p, but still substantial. The narrowing suggests that as resolution rises, the GPU becomes even more dominant, because the pixel fill rate demand grows faster than the CPU-side draw call overhead. The Ryzen 5 5500, with 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 3 architecture, has enough headroom to feed the GPU at 1440p without capping frame rates. The CPU's single-thread score in Cinebench R23 is 2319, and its multi-thread score is 16429, both of which indicate strong per-core performance for a 2022 release.

At 3840x2160, the spread between Low and Ultra is 30.8 FPS (64.4 down to 33.6). The absolute frame rates are much lower, and the relative drop from preset to preset is similar in percentage terms to the lower resolutions. This confirms that the GPU is the limiting factor throughout, but the CPU's role becomes even less relevant at 4K because the frame rate is so low that the CPU can easily stay ahead of the GPU's output.

Looking at resolution scaling at the same preset tells the same story. At High settings, the average drops from 119 FPS at 1080p to 79.8 FPS at 1440p (a 33% reduction) and further to 40.6 FPS at 4K (another 49% reduction). At Low settings, the drop is from 186.8 FPS at 1080p to 120.4 FPS at 1440p (36% reduction) and then to 64.4 FPS at 4K (47% reduction). These consistent percentage drops across presets indicate that the scaling is driven by pixel throughput, which is a GPU property. The CPU's performance is not the deciding factor in any of these configurations.

For players with a 144Hz or 165Hz monitor at 1080p, the CPU might become relevant at Low settings, where 186.8 FPS approaches the upper limit of what many CPUs can sustain. But the database does not provide CPU-only frame rate data, so this remains a qualitative observation. The practical takeaway is that for Minimum, the RTX 2070 SUPER is the component to watch, and the Ryzen 5 5500 is more than sufficient to avoid holding the GPU back at typical gaming resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The recorded average FPS at 1080p Ultra is 95.2, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The database lists Ultra as a playable setting at this resolution.

Q: What is the best preset at 2560x1440 for this combination?

A: The best preset is Ultra, with an average of 62 FPS. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are listed as playable at 1440p, so the choice depends on whether you prefer maximum quality or more frame rate headroom.

Q: Is 4K playable with this CPU and GPU combo?

A: Only at Low settings, which averages 64.4 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below the 60 FPS threshold, with averages of 52.6, 40.6, and 33.6 FPS respectively. The verdict lists Low as the only playable setting at 3840x2160.

Q: How much performance do you lose going from 1080p to 1440p at High settings?

A: The average drops from 119 FPS at 1080p to 79.8 FPS at 1440p, which is a reduction of about 33%. This is a typical scaling pattern for a GPU-bound game at these resolutions.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 5500 bottleneck the RTX 2070 SUPER in this game?

A: The data does not indicate a CPU bottleneck. The frame rate scales consistently with resolution and preset, which suggests the GPU is the primary constraint. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-thread score of 16429 and single-thread score of 2319 place it comfortably ahead of the workloads this game presents.

Q: What is the playable threshold used in the verdict?

A: The database uses 60 FPS as the playable threshold. Any preset with an average at or above this value is considered playable.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 performs within a very tight band of comparable processors. The AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 has a nearly identical average benchmark score, just 0.1% lower. The Intel Core i5-12500 scores 0.4% higher, the Intel Core i7-10700F scores 0.5% higher, and the Intel Core i5-11600KF scores 0.7% higher. These deltas are all within noise, meaning any of these CPUs would produce effectively the same frame rates in Minimum when paired with the same GPU. For practical purposes, a system with an i5-12500 or i7-10700F would behave indistinguishably from the Ryzen 5 5500 in this game.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are similarly close. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M scores 1% lower, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile scores 1.2% lower, the Intel Arc B570 scores 1.3% lower, and the Intel Arc A750 scores 1.5% lower. All four GPUs sit within 1.5% of the RTX 2070 SUPER in average benchmark score. In practical terms, a system with an Arc A750 or an RTX 3070 Mobile would deliver nearly identical FPS in Minimum at the same settings and resolution. The RTX 2070 SUPER's percentile rank among all GPUs is 65, meaning it outperforms about 65% of the database's tested GPUs, and these rivals all occupy the same performance tier.

When considering a full system swap, pairing any of the rival CPUs with any of the rival GPUs would produce results very close to the measured numbers in this page. The combination rank in game is 2139 out of 3712 tested combos, which places this setup slightly below the middle of the database. The small deltas among all these components mean that users upgrading from one of these rivals to another should not expect a meaningful frame rate change in Minimum.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum, but the answer depends heavily on the target resolution and preset. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low to Ultra clears the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra averages 95.2 FPS, which gives substantial headroom for frame time spikes or background tasks. This is the resolution where this combo shines, and it is well suited for high refresh rate monitors.

At 2560x1440, the combo remains fully playable across all presets, but the margin shrinks. Ultra averages 62 FPS, which is barely above the 60 FPS line. High averages 79.8 FPS, Medium averages 91.9 FPS, and Low averages 120.4 FPS. Players who want a locked 60 FPS with some buffer should choose High or lower. Those who insist on Ultra at 1440p should be prepared for occasional dips below 60 FPS if frame times vary.

At 3840x2160, the combo is only playable at Low settings, with an average of 64.4 FPS. Medium drops to 52.6 FPS, High to 40.6 FPS, and Ultra to 33.6 FPS. The verdict explicitly lists Low as the only playable setting at this resolution. Users with a 4K display should either stick to Low settings or consider a stronger GPU if they want higher quality presets.

The overall verdict is that this system is a solid 1080p and 1440p performer for Minimum, but it is not a 4K machine beyond the lowest visual settings. The playable threshold of 60 FPS is met at 1080p and 1440p for all presets, and at 4K only for Low.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 2139 out of 3712 tested combos in the database for Minimum. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the field, roughly at the 58th percentile of tested systems. The rank reflects the fact that the RTX 2070 SUPER, despite being a capable 1440p card, is now several generations old and falls behind newer mid-range and high-end GPUs in raw performance. The Ryzen 5 5500 is similarly a mid-range part from 2022, and while it performs well in absolute terms, it does not boost the combo beyond the middle of the pack.

The CPU's percentile rank among all CPUs is 73, meaning it outperforms about 73% of the database's processors. The GPU's percentile rank is 65, meaning it outperforms about 65% of GPUs. The combo rank of 2139 is lower than either individual percentile, which suggests that the game's performance is more sensitive to GPU capability than CPU capability. In other words, the GPU holds the combo back more than the CPU does.

For context, the nearest CPU rivals (Ryzen AI 5 430, i5-12500, i7-10700F, i5-11600KF) all have average benchmark scores within 0.7% of the Ryzen 5 5500, so swapping to any of those would not meaningfully change the combo rank. Similarly, the nearest GPU rivals (Quadro M4000M, RTX 3070 Mobile, Arc B570, Arc A750) are all within 1.5% of the RTX 2070 SUPER, so a system with any of those GPUs would land in the same general ranking tier. The combo's position in the database is therefore representative of a broad cluster of mid-range hardware from the 2019 to 2023 era, and it is a reasonable baseline for 1080p and 1440p gaming in Minimum.