Minimum

FAQ

Q: Can the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER run Minimum at 1080p?

A: Yes, at 1920x1080 the combination clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at every preset. The lowest average is 91.5 FPS on Ultra settings, so even the most demanding preset leaves substantial headroom.

Q: What is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, only Low settings reach playable performance with an average of 65.2 FPS. Medium drops to 50.5 FPS, High falls to 42.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 30 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 20282, which sits 1% below the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, 1.2% below the GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, 1.3% below the Intel Arc B570, and 1.5% below the Intel Arc A750. This places the card at the 65th percentile among all tested GPUs.

Q: What CPU is most similar in performance to the Ryzen 5 5600X?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is nearly identical, with an average score of 21749 versus 21771 for the 5600X, a delta of only 0.1%. The Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Intel Core i7-11700 are also close at 0.5% below.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5600X a strong CPU in absolute terms?

A: The processor sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 21771. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 11838, while single-core reaches 1541, indicating balanced performance for gaming workloads.

Q: Which resolution offers the best balance between visual quality and frame rate?

A: At 2560x1440, Ultra settings deliver 60.5 FPS on average, which just meets the playable threshold. This makes 1440p Ultra the highest visual quality option that remains playable, while 1080p Ultra provides a much larger margin at 91.5 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU each have closely matched alternatives based on aggregate benchmark scores. For the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, the nearest performance neighbor is the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, which scores 21749 versus 21771 for the 5600X, a difference of just 0.1%. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Intel Core i7-11700 both score 21874 and 21891 respectively, each about 0.5% higher. The AMD EPYC 9554P, a data center part, also lands within 0.6% at 21899. In practical terms, any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Minimum, since the game's performance scaling depends more on GPU throughput than on slight CPU score variations.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 20282, placing it at the 65th percentile. The closest rival is the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M at 20480, which is 1% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20534, 1.2% higher, while the Intel Arc B570 and Intel Arc A750 reach 20556 and 20582, respectively, each about 1.3% to 1.5% higher. These deltas are small enough that swapping the RTX 2070 SUPER for any of these GPUs would yield very similar measured FPS in Minimum, likely within a few frames at each resolution and preset. The Quadro M4000M, despite being a professional mobile part, tracks the desktop RTX 2070 SUPER closely in aggregate compute performance, though the desktop card's dedicated 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth give it an advantage in texture-heavy scenes.

For users considering a comparable build, pairing the Ryzen 5 5600X with a GPU from this rival cluster would preserve the overall performance envelope. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, combined with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, ensure that even the highest FPS figures at 1080p Low (184.9 average) do not leave the processor as a bottleneck. The nearest rival CPUs all fall within 0.6% of the 5600X, so the measured FPS table would remain effectively unchanged. Similarly, the nearest rival GPUs are all within 1.5% of the RTX 2070 SUPER, meaning the playable settings per resolution would not shift. At 4K, the GPU remains the limiting factor, so the Low preset at 65.2 FPS would hold for any of these GPU alternatives.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 91.5 FPS. This leaves considerable margin above the 60 FPS threshold, so users can run the game at maximum visual quality without concern. Lower presets naturally perform better: High averages 120.8 FPS, Medium averages 147 FPS, and Low reaches 184.9 FPS.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings also remain playable, averaging 60.5 FPS. This is a narrow margin, only 0.5 FPS above the threshold, so frame pacing may occasionally dip below 60 in heavy scenes, but the average stays clear. High settings provide more comfort at 77.6 FPS, Medium at 90.8 FPS, and Low at 121.1 FPS. For users who prioritize smoothness over absolute visual fidelity, High is the safer choice, but Ultra is technically within playable bounds.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes dramatically. Only Low settings clear the 60 FPS line, with an average of 65.2 FPS. Medium drops to 50.5 FPS, High to 42.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 30 FPS. The 4K resolution places significant stress on the RTX 2070 SUPER, which has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 256-bit bus. The measured data shows that the GPU's compute throughput is insufficient for higher presets at this resolution. Users targeting 4K must accept Low settings or reduce resolution to 1440p for higher visual quality.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination can run Minimum, and the answer depends entirely on resolution. At 1920x1080, every preset is playable, with Ultra averaging 91.5 FPS and the lowest preset, Low, reaching 184.9 FPS. This resolution offers the best experience, with more than 30 FPS of headroom above the playable threshold even at maximum settings.

At 2560x1440, all four presets also clear the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra averages 60.5 FPS, which is just barely playable, while High at 77.6 FPS and Medium at 90.8 FPS provide more comfortable margins. Users who want to run Ultra at 1440p can do so, but they should be prepared for occasional dips below 60 FPS during intense action sequences.

At 3840x2160, only Low settings are playable, with an average of 65.2 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below the threshold, with averages of 50.5, 42.2, and 30 FPS respectively. The verdict is clear: this PC can run Minimum at 4K only with reduced settings. For the full visual experience, 1080p or 1440p are the appropriate choices. The data shows that the RTX 2070 SUPER, while capable at lower resolutions, hits its ceiling at 4K with this game.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data reveals a clear shift in component importance as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the CPU plays a more substantial role. The Ryzen 5 5600X, with 6 cores and 12 threads boosting to 4.60 GHz, is capable of feeding the GPU at high frame rates. The jump from Low to Ultra at 1080p costs 93.4 FPS (from 184.9 down to 91.5), which shows that the GPU is still the primary limiter, but the CPU's single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1541) ensures that even the highest FPS figures are achievable.

At 2560x1440, the GPU becomes more dominant. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 60.6 FPS (from 121.1 down to 60.5), indicating that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are increasingly taxed. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 448.0 GB/s bandwidth and 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are sufficient for 1440p, but the scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a roughly 35% to 45% reduction in FPS across presets. For example, High drops from 120.8 FPS at 1080p to 77.6 FPS at 1440p, a 35.8% decrease.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is overwhelmingly the bottleneck. The pixel count quadruples from 1080p, and the RTX 2070 SUPER cannot keep up. High settings drop to 42.2 FPS, and even Medium only manages 50.5 FPS. The CPU's contribution is minimal at this resolution, as the game's frame rate is constrained by the GPU's pixel and texture throughput. The 4K results show that the GPU's 64 ROPs and 160 TMUs are insufficient for higher presets, regardless of CPU performance. The Ryzen 5 5600X has plenty of headroom at 4K, as evidenced by the fact that Low settings reach 65.2 FPS, which is still above the playable threshold.

The scaling between presets also highlights the GPU's role. At 1080p, Ultra is 50.5% slower than Low (91.5 versus 184.9). At 1440p, Ultra is 50.0% slower than Low (60.5 versus 121.1). At 4K, Ultra is 54.0% slower than Low (30 versus 65.2). This consistent pattern suggests that the game's settings primarily affect GPU workload, with the CPU remaining relatively uninvolved in preset scaling. For users overclocking or upgrading, the GPU is the component to focus on for higher resolutions, while the CPU is already sufficient for even the lowest preset at 1080p.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database, this specific CPU and GPU pairing ranks 2177 out of 3712 tested combinations for Minimum. This places it in the upper portion of the distribution, roughly at the 58th percentile among all combos. The rank reflects the RTX 2070 SUPER's 65th percentile GPU score and the Ryzen 5 5600X's 75th percentile CPU score. The combo's position suggests that many other pairings deliver higher frame rates, but also that a substantial number of systems perform worse.

The rank of 2177 is consistent with the measured FPS results. At 1080p, the combo achieves 91.5 FPS on Ultra, which is solidly playable. Systems ranked above this combo likely feature newer GPUs with higher compute throughput, such as the RTX 3070 Mobile or Intel Arc B570, which score marginally higher on average. However, the delta between the RTX 2070 SUPER and these rivals is small (1.2% to 1.5%), so the rank difference is not dramatic. Systems ranked below this combo likely have older or weaker GPUs that cannot sustain 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra.

The combo's rank also reflects the game's release date in 2014. Minimum is an older title, and modern hardware tends to handle it well. The RTX 2070 SUPER, released in 2019, is more than capable of running this game at high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p. The rank of 2177 out of 3712 indicates that while this combo is not at the top, it is comfortably above the median. For a game of this era, the combination of a Zen 3 CPU and Turing GPU provides ample performance for most users.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings each, for a total of twelve data points. All measurements represent average FPS, with no minimum or maximum values recorded in the database.

At 1920x1080, the results are as follows. Low settings produce the highest frame rate at 184.9 FPS average. Medium settings reach 147 FPS, a 20.5% reduction from Low. High settings average 120.8 FPS, which is 34.7% lower than Low. Ultra settings drop to 91.5 FPS, a 50.5% reduction from Low. All presets at 1080p exceed the 60 FPS playable threshold by a wide margin, with even the lowest preset, Ultra, maintaining 31.5 FPS of headroom.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably. Low settings average 121.1 FPS, which is 34.5% lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium settings reach 90.8 FPS, a 25.0% reduction from 1440p Low. High settings average 77.6 FPS, which is 35.9% lower than 1440p Low. Ultra settings hit 60.5 FPS, a 50.0% reduction from 1440p Low and just barely above the playable threshold. The 1440p results show that the GPU's memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s is sufficient for most presets, but Ultra requires nearly all available resources.

At 3840x2160, the GPU struggles to maintain playable frame rates at higher presets. Low settings average 65.2 FPS, which is 46.2% lower than 1440p Low and just 5.2 FPS above the playable threshold. Medium settings drop to 50.5 FPS, a 22.5% reduction from 4K Low. High settings average 42.2 FPS, a 35.3% reduction from 4K Low. Ultra settings bottom out at 30 FPS, a 54.0% reduction from 4K Low and exactly half the 60 FPS threshold. The 4K results demonstrate the RTX 2070 SUPER's limitations at this resolution, with only Low settings providing a playable experience.

The data shows a consistent pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases. The gap between Low and Ultra grows from 93.4 FPS at 1080p to 60.6 FPS at 1440p and 35.2 FPS at 4K, but the percentage reduction remains roughly stable around 50% to 54%. This indicates that the game's settings have a multiplicative effect on GPU workload, independent of resolution. For users seeking the highest frame rates, 1080p Low is the clear choice at 184.9 FPS, while 4K Low at 65.2 FPS is the only viable option for 4K displays.