Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers a wide spread of frame rates in Minimum, depending on resolution and preset. At 1920x1080, the combination is overwhelmingly fast, with the Ultra preset producing 163 FPS average and the Low preset reaching 328.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains high; the Ultra preset still averages 103.2 FPS, while High settings hit 134.6 FPS. The most demanding scenario is 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which drops to 58.1 FPS average — just below the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 4K High, the average climbs to 75 FPS, and at 4K Medium it reaches 89.1 FPS. The data indicates that this hardware is capable of high-refresh-rate play at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K Ultra requires a slight settings reduction to stay fluid.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings tiers, with average frame rates only (no min or max values recorded). At 1920x1080, the scaling from Low to Ultra is substantial: Low averages 328.9 FPS, Medium 251.3 FPS, High 211.4 FPS, and Ultra 163 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 165.9 FPS, indicating that Ultra imposes roughly a 50% performance penalty relative to Low at this resolution. Even at Ultra, the 163 FPS average is far above the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting the GPU is not the primary limiter at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low averages 207.8 FPS, Medium 161.1 FPS, High 134.6 FPS, and Ultra 103.2 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 37% at Ultra (from 163 to 103.2 FPS), which is consistent with the increase in pixel count. The 1440p Ultra result of 103.2 FPS still clears 60 FPS by a comfortable margin, leaving headroom for demanding scenes or future patches.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more stratified. Low averages 112.1 FPS, Medium 89.1 FPS, High 75 FPS, and Ultra 58.1 FPS. The Ultra result is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 54 FPS drop (from 112.1 to 58.1), meaning Ultra costs nearly half the frame rate of Low. The 4K High setting at 75 FPS is the highest preset that maintains 60+ FPS, while 4K Ultra requires either a resolution reduction or settings compromise.

Across all resolutions, the RTX 4070 Ti demonstrates strong scaling: 1080p Low to 4K Low shows a 216.8 FPS drop (from 328.9 to 112.1 FPS), while 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra shows a 104.9 FPS drop (from 163 to 58.1 FPS). This indicates that the GPU is increasingly stressed at higher resolutions, but only 4K Ultra pushes it below the playable threshold.

FAQ

*Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 60 FPS in 4K?*

A: Yes, but not at Ultra settings. At 3840x2160, the High preset averages 75 FPS, Medium averages 89.1 FPS, and Low averages 112.1 FPS. Only Ultra falls short at 58.1 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 averages 103.2 FPS, which is the highest settings tier and still well above 60 FPS. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) remain playable at this resolution.

Q: How does the 1080p Ultra performance compare to 4K Ultra?

A: At 1920x1080 Ultra, the average is 163 FPS, while at 3840x2160 Ultra, it drops to 58.1 FPS. This represents a 104.9 FPS reduction, or roughly 64% lower performance when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same settings.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU may be a limiting factor at 1080p Low, where the average reaches 328.9 FPS. The CPU's single-thread benchmark score is 882 in 3dmark, and its percentile vs all CPUs is 74. At such high frame rates, the Ryzen 5 5600's six cores and twelve threads might cap performance, though the measured FPS remains exceptionally high.

Q: Which 4K preset should be chosen for a 60 FPS target?

A: The High preset at 3840x2160 averages 75 FPS, providing a 15 FPS buffer above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium offers 89.1 FPS, and Low offers 112.1 FPS. Ultra cannot sustain 60 FPS, averaging 58.1 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested configurations?

A: It ranks 483 out of 3712 tested combos, placing it in the top 13% of all combinations in the database. This indicates strong overall performance for this game.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the most demanding option that stays above 60 FPS, with an average of 163 FPS. This leaves substantial headroom, so players could even consider frame rate caps or additional visual modifications without falling below the threshold.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset again is the best choice, averaging 103.2 FPS. This is comfortably above 60 FPS, with a 43.2 FPS buffer. The High preset at 134.6 FPS would be an alternative for higher refresh rates, but Ultra is fully playable.

For 3840x2160, the High preset is the most demanding that maintains 60+ FPS, averaging 75 FPS. The Medium preset at 89.1 FPS and Low at 112.1 FPS are also options, but High offers the best visual quality while still clearing the threshold by 15 FPS. The Ultra preset at 58.1 FPS is not recommended for a 60 FPS target.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V with an average score of 20454 (0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G at 20425 (0.2% higher), and the AMD EPYC 9454P at 20422 (0.2% higher). These processors would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Minimum, with deltas of less than 1%. The AMD EPYC 7713 at 20363 is 0.5% lower in score, meaning it would be essentially indistinguishable in gameplay.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 Ti's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile with an average score of 45152 (0.8% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT at 45384 (1.3% higher), and the Intel Arc A730M at 45592 (1.7% higher). The NVIDIA RTX A6000 at 44075 is 1.6% lower. These GPUs would produce frame rates within a couple of percent of the RTX 4070 Ti, meaning a user swapping to any of these would see very similar FPS numbers in Minimum. The RTX 5090 Mobile and Radeon Pro 5500 XT would be marginally faster, while the RTX A6000 would be slightly slower.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks 483 out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the 87th percentile of all configurations tested, meaning it outperforms roughly 87% of other CPU-GPU pairs in this game. The top 13% of combos are faster, but this ranking confirms that the hardware is well above average for Minimum's demands.

Given that the game released in 2014, the high ranking is expected — modern mid-range to high-end hardware easily handles this title. The rank of 483 suggests there are 482 combos that deliver higher average FPS, but the differences may be marginal at high frame rates. The measured data shows 1080p Ultra at 163 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show (typically 144 Hz or 165 Hz), so the practical experience is smooth regardless of rank position.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum successfully across all tested resolutions, with the single exception of 4K Ultra. At 1920x1080, all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) exceed 60 FPS, with the lowest being Ultra at 163 FPS. At 2560x1440, all presets also clear 60 FPS, with Ultra at 103.2 FPS being the floor. At 3840x2160, Low (112.1 FPS), Medium (89.1 FPS), and High (75 FPS) are all playable, but Ultra at 58.1 FPS falls just below the 60 FPS threshold.

The verdict by resolution is clear: 1080p and 1440p allow maximum settings at 60+ FPS, while 4K requires High settings or lower. The 4K High result of 75 FPS provides a 15 FPS buffer, making it the recommended choice for 4K play. If a player insists on 4K Ultra, they would need to accept a 58.1 FPS average, which is marginally below the playability threshold but may still be acceptable depending on tolerance for frame dips.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals how the CPU and GPU divide responsibilities across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are extremely high (328.9 FPS at Low), which suggests the CPU is the primary limiter — the Ryzen 5 5600's 3dmark single-thread score of 882 and 2-thread score of 1737 indicate strong but not unlimited single-core performance. At such high FPS, the GPU is unlikely to be fully utilized, meaning the CPU's six cores and twelve threads are doing the heavy lifting.

As resolution increases to 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take on more of the load. The frame rates drop by roughly 37% at Ultra (from 163 to 103.2 FPS), which aligns with the increased pixel count. The GPU's percentile vs all GPUs is 84, and its passmark G3D score of 31624 confirms it is a high-end part, but the 1440p results still show plenty of headroom above 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the dominant factor. The 4K Ultra result of 58.1 FPS is the only sub-60 result, and the gap between Low (112.1 FPS) and Ultra (58.1 FPS) at 4K is 54 FPS — the largest absolute drop across all resolutions. This indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are being pushed hard at 4K, while the CPU's role diminishes. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at Ultra (from 103.2 to 58.1 FPS, a 45.1 FPS drop) further confirms that GPU compute and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors at the highest resolution.

The CPU's influence is most visible at 1080p Low, where the 328.9 FPS result likely approaches the CPU's maximum frame rate capability. The 3dmark max-threads score of 5659 and passmark multithread score of 21541 indicate solid multi-core performance, but the single-thread score of 882 suggests that individual core speed caps the absolute FPS ceiling. In contrast, the GPU's role is clear at 4K, where its 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 626.4 GTexel/s texture rate are taxed by the extreme pixel load.