Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers a remarkably consistent performance profile across the four tested presets in Minimum, a third-person shooter released on 2014-06-25. The data shows a system that is heavily GPU-limited at higher resolutions but becomes increasingly CPU-bound as resolution drops, with the 1080p results suggesting the CPU is the primary constraint at that setting.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the system averages 63.7 FPS on High settings, 73.9 FPS on Medium, and 97.2 FPS on Low. The Ultra preset drops to 47.5 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The gap between High and Medium is 10.2 FPS, while the jump from High to Low is 33.5 FPS, indicating that the Low preset significantly reduces rendering load. The Ultra preset is 16.2 FPS slower than High, making it the only unplayable configuration at 4K.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages climb substantially. Low settings produce 177.6 FPS, Medium reaches 139.4 FPS, High hits 113.2 FPS, and Ultra still manages 88.2 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 89.4 FPS, which is proportionally larger than at 4K. Notably, the difference between Medium and High is 26.2 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 25.0 FPS, showing that each preset tier imposes a similar performance penalty at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the system becomes extremely fast. Low settings deliver 278 FPS, Medium produces 213.4 FPS, High reaches 177.7 FPS, and Ultra maintains 135.7 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 142.3 FPS, which is the largest absolute spread across all resolutions. The step from Medium to High costs 35.7 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 42.0 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset at 1080p is particularly demanding relative to the other tiers.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, with an average of 63.7 FPS. This leaves only 3.7 FPS of headroom above the playable threshold, meaning any scene complexity increase could push it below 60 FPS. Medium is also playable at 73.9 FPS, and Low at 97.2 FPS, but High offers the best visual fidelity while maintaining playability.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is the best playable setting, averaging 88.2 FPS. This provides 28.2 FPS of headroom above the threshold, making it a comfortable choice. All four presets clear 60 FPS at this resolution, with even the most demanding configuration staying well within playable territory.

At 1920x1080, Ultra is again the best setting, delivering 135.7 FPS. This is 75.7 FPS above the playable threshold, giving substantial margin for any demanding scenes. Low settings at this resolution reach 278 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's maximum frame delivery capability given the single-thread performance of the Ryzen 5 7600X.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions reveals that the GPU becomes the bottleneck at 4K, while the CPU takes over at 1080p. At 3840x2160, dropping from High to Low increases FPS by 33.5 FPS (from 63.7 to 97.2), a 52.6% improvement. At 2560x1440, the same preset drop yields a 64.4 FPS increase (from 113.2 to 177.6), a 56.9% gain. At 1920x1080, the Low-to-High difference is 100.3 FPS (from 177.7 to 278), a 56.4% gain.

The 4K Ultra preset at 47.5 FPS versus the 1080p Ultra at 135.7 FPS shows a 2.86x performance difference. This scaling is less than the 4x pixel count difference (3840x2160 has 8.3 million pixels versus 2.1 million at 1080p), indicating that the game's rendering workload does not scale perfectly linearly with resolution. The RTX 3080 Ti, with its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth, appears to handle the 4K texture and geometry load well until Ultra settings are applied.

The CPU's role becomes evident at 1080p Low, where 278 FPS is achieved. The Ryzen 5 7600X, with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz and a single-thread 3dmark score of 1060, is likely the limiting factor here. The 1080p Ultra result of 135.7 FPS is 142.3 FPS lower than Low, which suggests the GPU is still doing significant work at that preset, but the CPU is capable of feeding frames well above 200 FPS when the GPU load is minimal.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Ryzen 5 7600X has an average benchmark score of 27636, placing it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K, both with an avgScore of 27578 and a deltaPct of 0.2% relative to the 7600X. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712, which is 0.3% higher, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 scores 27535, 0.4% lower. These differences are within measurement noise, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Minimum.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has an avgBenchmarkScore of 41187 and sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 scores 40870, which is 0.8% lower, while the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB scores 41707, 1.2% higher. The NVIDIA Tesla M40 scores 41897, 1.7% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 scores 40377, 2.0% lower. The RTX 5070 being only 2% behind is notable given its different architecture generation, but the tesla cards' higher scores would translate to slightly better frame rates at 4K Ultra where the GPU is the bottleneck.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum at all three tested resolutions, but with caveats at 4K. At 3840x2160, the system clears 60 FPS on High, Medium, and Low presets, with High being the best visual setting at 63.7 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is not playable, averaging 47.5 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets are playable, with Ultra delivering 88.2 FPS. At 1920x1080, every preset is well above 60 FPS, with Ultra at 135.7 FPS and Low at 278 FPS.

The verdictByResolution data confirms this: 4K lists High, Low, and Medium as playable with High as the best setting; 1440p lists all four presets with Ultra as best; 1080p also lists all four with Ultra as best. The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and the system meets or exceeds it for all but one configuration.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ranks 884th out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the top 23.8% of all systems tested for this game. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's 79th percentile standing and the GPU's 83rd percentile standing. Given that the game is from 2014, the high ranking is expected, but the 4K Ultra failure prevents a higher placement. The 3712 combos tested suggest a wide range of hardware, and being in the top quarter indicates this system is well above average for this title.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Minimum at 4K with maximum settings?*

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 47.5, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The best playable setting at 4K is High, with an average of 63.7 FPS.

Q: What is the highest preset that maintains 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 average 88.2 FPS, which is 28.2 FPS above the threshold. All four presets at 1440p are playable, with Low at 177.6 FPS, Medium at 139.4 FPS, and High at 113.2 FPS.

Q: How much faster is the system at 1080p Low compared to 4K Ultra?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system averages 278 FPS. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, it averages 47.5 FPS. This represents a 5.85x difference in frame rate.

Q: Which component is the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p. The Ryzen 5 7600X has a single-thread 3dmark score of 1060 and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, and the 278 FPS result at Low settings indicates the CPU can only push frames so far. The GPU has headroom at this resolution, as evidenced by the large FPS differences between presets.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to the RTX 5070 in this game?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has an avgBenchmarkScore of 41187, while the RTX 5070 scores 40377. This makes the RTX 5070 2.0% slower based on the nearestRivals deltaPct. In Minimum, this would translate to a negligible FPS difference, likely 1-2 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Q: Does the system meet the 60 FPS threshold at all resolutions?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average is 47.5 FPS, which is below 60 FPS. At 4K High, Medium, and Low, as well as all presets at 1440p and 1080p, the system exceeds 60 FPS. The best 4K setting is High at 63.7 FPS.