Minimum

Minimum is a modest demand for a pairing like the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. The game, a third-person shooter released on June 25, 2014, is measured here on real hardware data, and the results show this combination clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold at every resolution with at least one preset — and at 1080p and 1440p, at every preset tested. This combo ranks 1589 out of 3712 CPU/GPU pairings benchmarked for this title, placing it in the upper half of measured configurations for a game of this vintage.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data is unambiguous. Low settings average 229 FPS, Medium averages 175 FPS with a minimum of 149 and a maximum of 201, High averages 147 FPS, and even Ultra holds a 112 FPS average. The Medium-tier frame range never dips below 149 FPS, meaning frame-time consistency at 1080p is effectively a solved problem for this hardware.

At 2560x1440, the numbers scale down but remain comfortably playable across the board. Low averages 148 FPS, Medium averages 113 FPS with a minimum of 96 and a maximum of 130, High averages 95 FPS, and Ultra averages 72 FPS. Even the most demanding preset sits a full 12 frames above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 3070's 8 GB of GDDR6 across a 256-bit bus finally starts to feel the load of a 4K framebuffer. Low averages 79 FPS, Medium averages 61 FPS with a minimum of 52 and a maximum of 70, High averages 51 FPS, and Ultra averages 39 FPS. Only Low and Medium clear 60 FPS here, and Medium does so by a single frame on average — with minimums recorded at 52, dips below the threshold are expected during heavier scenes.

The pattern across presets is steep and consistent. Dropping from Ultra to Low at 1080p more than doubles the average frame rate, from 112 to 229 FPS. At 1440p the same drop moves 72 to 148 FPS, also slightly more than double. At 4K it goes from 39 to 79 FPS. That kind of scaling — where each preset step buys roughly 20 to 30 percent more frames — indicates the game's settings levers remain effective at extracting performance on this GPU.

Best Settings per Resolution

The most demanding preset that holds at or above 60 FPS at each resolution:

• 1920x1080 — Ultra, 112 FPS average. Headroom is enormous; there is no reason to drop settings at this resolution.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra, 72 FPS average. The top preset still clears the threshold with room to spare, making 1440p the sweet spot for maximum image quality on this pairing.
• 3840x2160 — Medium, 61 FPS average. High (51 FPS) and Ultra (39 FPS) fall short at 4K. Medium is the ceiling, and given the 52 FPS minimum recorded at that preset, players sensitive to dips may prefer Low's 79 FPS average for a steadier experience.

In short: max everything at 1080p and 1440p, and compromise at 4K.

CPU and GPU Roles

The resolution scaling tells the story. Moving from 1080p Medium to 1440p Medium costs 62 FPS (175 down to 113), and moving again to 4K Medium costs another 52 FPS (113 down to 61). Frame rates falling this sharply as pixel count rises — a roughly 35 to 46 percent drop per step at a fixed preset — is the signature of GPU-bound behavior. The RTX 3070, sitting in the 61st percentile of all measured GPUs with an average benchmark score of 17208, is the component doing the heavy lifting and, at 4K, the component setting the ceiling.

The Ryzen 5 5600, by contrast, is more than sufficient. With six Zen 3 cores and twelve threads, a 4.40 GHz boost clock, and a single-thread Passmark score of 3256, it sits in the 74th percentile of all measured CPUs with an average benchmark score of 20468. At 1080p, where CPU limits usually appear first, the pairing still manages 229 FPS on Low — far beyond the game's demands — which indicates the processor is never the constraint for this title. Minimum is a 2014 release, and its engine simply does not tax a modern six-core the way contemporary shooters would.

The takeaway: at 1080p and 1440p this build is balanced, and at 4K it is GPU-limited. Anyone tuning for higher 4K frame rates should adjust GPU-side settings, not chase CPU upgrades.

FAQ

Q: Can the Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 3070 run Minimum at 4K?

A: Yes, but not at maximum settings. Only Low (79 FPS) and Medium (61 FPS) average at or above the 60 FPS threshold. High averages 51 FPS and Ultra averages 39 FPS, both short of playable.

Q: What is the highest setting that stays above 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: Ultra, at a 72 FPS average. Every preset — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — is playable at 2560x1440.

Q: How does the combo perform at 1080p on Ultra?

A: It averages 112 FPS, nearly double the playable threshold. Medium at 1080p averages 175 FPS with a recorded maximum of 201 FPS.

Q: Is frame-time stability a concern anywhere?

A: Only at 4K Medium. That preset averages 61 FPS but records a minimum of 52, meaning dips below 60 will occur. Every other playable configuration has substantial average headroom.

Q: How does this pairing rank against other combos measured for this game?

A: It ranks 1589 of 3712 measured CPU/GPU combinations, placing it in the upper half for Minimum.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck for this game?

A: No. The sharp frame-rate decline as resolution rises — 175 to 113 to 61 FPS at Medium — shows the game is GPU-bound on this build, and the 1080p Low result of 229 FPS confirms the Ryzen 5 5600 is not the limiter.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the Ryzen 5 5600's average score of 20468 is nearly identical to several rivals in the database. The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V averages 20454, just 0.1 percent behind; the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G averages 20425, 0.2 percent behind; and the AMD EPYC 9454P and EPYC 7713 land 0.2 and 0.5 percent behind respectively. Any of these processors would deliver effectively indistinguishable results in a GPU-bound title like Minimum.

On the GPU side, the RTX 3070's average score of 17208 has close neighbors in the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (17083, 0.7 percent behind), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (17037, 1 percent behind), and the AMD Radeon HD 7970M (17019, 1.1 percent behind). The NVIDIA Tesla K40c actually scores slightly higher at 17468, 1.5 percent ahead. Swapping in any of these GPUs would be expected to reproduce very similar frame rates, with the same 4K ceiling where only Low and Medium presets stay playable.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Minimum comfortably, with one caveat at 4K. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low to Ultra is playable, topping out at Ultra with a 112 FPS average. At 2560x1440, the same is true: all four presets clear 60 FPS, with Ultra delivering 72 FPS. At 3840x2160, the verdict narrows to Low and Medium only, with Medium averaging 61 FPS — playable, but with recorded minimums of 52 FPS, while High (51 FPS) and Ultra (39 FPS) fall short. For most players, 1440p at Ultra is the ideal operating point for this Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 3070 pairing: maximum image quality with a 20 percent cushion over the playable threshold.