Minimum

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Minimum shows a system pairing the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, tested across three resolutions and four quality presets. The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and this combination clears that mark in every single configuration measured.

1920x1080: At Full HD, the lowest recorded average is 173 FPS on the Ultra preset. Medium settings deliver 257 FPS average, with a minimum of 219 FPS and a maximum of 296 FPS. High settings produce 228 FPS average, while Low settings reach 283 FPS average. The gap from Ultra to Low is 110 FPS, indicating that the GPU has substantial headroom even at the most demanding preset in this resolution.

2560x1440: Moving to Quad HD, the Ultra preset still maintains a strong 112 FPS average. Medium settings average 175 FPS, with a minimum of 149 FPS and a maximum of 201 FPS. High settings produce 147 FPS average, and Low settings reach 228 FPS average. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a predictable drop: Ultra falls from 173 to 112 FPS (a 35% reduction), while Low falls from 283 to 228 FPS (a 19% reduction). This suggests that at lower presets, the CPU becomes more of a limiting factor, while at higher presets the GPU workload dominates.

3840x2160: At 4K, the Ultra preset averages exactly 60 FPS, which is the playable threshold. Medium settings average 94 FPS, with a minimum of 80 FPS and a maximum of 108 FPS. High settings reach 79 FPS average, and Low settings produce 123 FPS average. The 4K Ultra result is the only measurement in the entire dataset that sits at the boundary of playability; every other configuration is comfortably above 60 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 63 FPS, narrower than at 1440p (116 FPS) and 1080p (110 FPS), which indicates that at 4K the GPU is the dominant constraint across all presets.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data at every resolution. At 1080p, the minimum of 219 FPS shows no frame rate dips near the playability threshold. At 1440p, the minimum of 149 FPS remains far above 60 FPS. At 4K, the minimum of 80 FPS is still 20 FPS above the threshold. These minimums confirm that even the most demanding frame drops in this dataset do not threaten playability.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, but exactly at the threshold. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra is 60 FPS, which matches the playable threshold of 60 FPS. There is no headroom, so any additional background load could push it below playable levels.

Q: What is the best preset at 1440p that stays above 60 FPS?

A: All four presets stay above 60 FPS at 2560x1440. The most demanding preset, Ultra, averages 112 FPS, which is nearly double the playable threshold.

Q: How much faster is the Low preset compared to Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings average 283 FPS while Ultra settings average 173 FPS. That is a 110 FPS difference, or roughly 64% higher average frame rate for Low.

Q: Is there any resolution where the minimum FPS drops below 60?

A: No. The only preset with recorded minimum FPS data is Medium. At 1080p the minimum is 219 FPS, at 1440p it is 149 FPS, and at 4K it is 80 FPS. All other presets only have average FPS recorded, but every average is above 60 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems?

A: This CPU and GPU combination ranks 392nd out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum, placing it in the top 10.6% of all recorded configurations.

Q: Does the 4K High preset offer better frame rates than 4K Medium?

A: No. At 3840x2160, Medium averages 94 FPS while High averages 79 FPS. The High preset is 15 FPS slower than Medium despite being a lower quality setting, which is unusual but clearly shown in the measured data.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X sits close to several other processors in the database's average benchmark scores. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 scores 34222, which is 0.1% above the 3700X's 34260 average. The AMD EPYC 4244P scores 34220, also 0.1% higher. The Intel Core i5-13450HX scores 34333, which is 0.2% higher. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H scores 34083, which is 0.5% lower. All four rivals are within a single percentage point of the 3700X, meaning any of them would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Minimum.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER has an average score of 54209. The closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, scoring 54247, which is 0.1% higher. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, which is 1.1% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, which is 2.7% higher. The AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757, which is 2.8% higher. These deltas are all small, so swapping the RTX 4080 SUPER for any of these would produce similar frame rates in Minimum, with the Radeon 8060S being the fastest of the group.

Since the measured FPS data comes from the specific combination of the 3700X and the RTX 4080 SUPER, users with any of the rival CPUs paired with this GPU, or this CPU paired with any of the rival GPUs, should expect results within a few percent of the numbers shown here. The differences are small enough that the playability verdict at every resolution would remain unchanged.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Minimum, this setup ranks 392nd out of 3712 total combos. That places it in the 89.4th percentile, meaning it outperforms roughly 89 out of every 100 tested systems. This is a high ranking, consistent with the fact that the RTX 4080 SUPER sits in the 86th percentile among all GPUs and the Ryzen 7 3700X sits in the 84th percentile among all CPUs.

The ranking reflects the fact that this combination never drops below 60 FPS at any resolution or preset. At 4K Ultra, the system is exactly at the playable threshold, which is why it does not rank higher. Systems with more powerful GPUs, particularly those that can exceed 60 FPS at 4K Ultra with headroom, would occupy the ranks above this one. The 392nd position is still a strong result, but it is not a top-tier ranking because the 4K Ultra result is borderline.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Minimum. The verdict data shows that all four presets are playable at every resolution tested. At 3840x2160, the playable settings include High, Low, Medium, and Ultra, with Ultra averaging exactly 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets are playable, with Ultra averaging 112 FPS. At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, with Ultra averaging 173 FPS.

The only configuration that lands precisely on the 60 FPS line is 4K Ultra. Every other preset and resolution combination is comfortably above 60 FPS. For users who want consistent frame rates with no risk of dipping below 60 FPS, the 4K Medium preset (94 FPS average, 80 FPS minimum) is the safest choice at that resolution. At 1440p and 1080p, even the most demanding preset leaves ample headroom.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average FPS of exactly 60. This is the maximum quality option at 4K, but it offers no margin for error.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average FPS of 112. This provides a comfortable buffer above the threshold while delivering maximum visual quality.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average FPS of 173. This is the highest possible quality setting at 1080p, and it runs at nearly three times the playable threshold.

In all three resolutions, the Ultra preset is the best choice for visual fidelity, but the margin above 60 FPS varies dramatically: 0 FPS of headroom at 4K, 52 FPS at 1440p, and 113 FPS at 1080p.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals different scaling behaviors across resolutions and presets, which indicates how the CPU and GPU share the workload in Minimum.

At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 110 FPS (283 vs 173). At 1440p, the difference is 116 FPS (228 vs 112). At 4K, the difference is 63 FPS (123 vs 60). The fact that the Low-to-Ultra gap is similar at 1080p and 1440p, but much smaller at 4K, suggests that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at 4K. At lower resolutions, the CPU can feed the GPU well enough that the graphics settings dominate the frame rate.

The resolution scaling also tells a story. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 283 FPS at 1080p to 228 FPS at 1440p (a 19% reduction) and then to 123 FPS at 4K (a 46% reduction from 1440p). At Ultra settings, the frame rate drops from 173 FPS at 1080p to 112 FPS at 1440p (a 35% reduction) and then to 60 FPS at 4K (a 46% reduction from 1440p). The larger percentage drop at Ultra settings when moving from 1080p to 1440p indicates that the GPU is more heavily loaded at higher presets, while the consistent 46% drop from 1440p to 4K at both Low and Ultra suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K regardless of preset.

The Ryzen 7 3700X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, provides enough processing power to keep the RTX 4080 SUPER well fed at 1080p and 1440p. At 4K, the GPU's workload increases to the point where the CPU matters less; the frame rates are constrained primarily by the graphics card. Users who want to push higher frame rates at 4K would need a more powerful GPU, while users at 1080p or 1440p would see minimal gains from a CPU upgrade, as the GPU is already delivering frame rates well above the playable threshold.