Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers exceptional performance in Minimum, a third-person shooter released in 2014. Across all tested resolutions and settings, the combination never dips below the 60 FPS playability threshold, with the lowest recorded average being 69.6 FPS at 4K Ultra settings. The data reveals a system that not only runs the game but obliterates it, leaving substantial headroom even at the most demanding configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 5090 and Ryzen 7 5700X produce staggering frame rates that approach or exceed the refresh rates of most high-end monitors. With Low settings, the average FPS reaches 360.7, a figure that suggests the CPU becomes the primary limiter at this resolution. Moving to Medium settings, the average drops to 311.7 FPS, while High settings yield 262.6 FPS. Even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains an average of 199 FPS, which is still more than three times the 60 FPS playable threshold. The scaling between Low and Ultra at 1080p shows a 161.7 FPS difference, indicating that while GPU load increases with graphical fidelity, the system remains far from constrained.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales predictably but remains exceptionally high. Low settings produce an average of 265.2 FPS, while Medium settings deliver 198.4 FPS. The High preset averages 171.3 FPS, and Ultra settings still maintain a robust 127.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 137.4 FPS, slightly less than at 1080p, which suggests the GPU is beginning to take on more responsibility as pixel count increases. Notably, the 1440p Ultra result of 127.8 FPS is nearly identical to the 4K High result of 89.6 FPS, demonstrating a consistent relationship between resolution and settings.

At 3840x2160, the system's performance remains comfortably above 60 FPS across all presets. Low settings average 139 FPS, Medium settings average 108.6 FPS, and High settings average 89.6 FPS. The Ultra preset, which places the heaviest load on the GPU, still manages an average of 69.6 FPS, clearing the playable threshold by nearly 10 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 69.4 FPS drop, which is proportionally larger than at lower resolutions, confirming that 4K Ultra represents the most demanding scenario for this hardware combination.

The data shows a clear pattern: as resolution increases, the performance gap between settings narrows in absolute terms, but the percentage drop from Low to Ultra grows. At 1080p, Ultra is 44.8% slower than Low; at 1440p, it is 51.8% slower; and at 4K, it is 50.0% slower. This indicates that the RTX 5090's massive 32 GB GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are being utilized more fully at higher resolutions, while the Ryzen 7 5700X's 8 cores and 16 threads remain sufficient even at 1080p where CPU overhead is typically highest.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rival to the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is the Intel Core i5-12600K, which has an identical average benchmark score of 27578, representing a 0% delta. This means that swapping the 5700X for the i5-12600K would likely produce nearly identical frame rates in Minimum, assuming the same GPU is used. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 scores 27535, just 0.2% lower, making it effectively indistinguishable in gaming performance. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X scores 27636, which is 0.2% higher than the 5700X, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H scores 27507, 0.3% lower. These four CPUs all sit within a 0.5% performance band, meaning any of them paired with an RTX 5090 would deliver essentially the same experience in this game.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, which scores 79605 compared to the RTX 5090's 79842, a delta of just 0.3%. The Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79396, 0.6% lower, while the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, 1.1% lower. Interestingly, the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80959, which is 1.4% higher than the RTX 5090, making it the only rival in the list that outperforms it. However, these are all professional or mobile workstation cards that would not typically be used in a gaming desktop, and the performance differences are so small that real-world gameplay would be unaffected.

For gamers considering alternative hardware, the data suggests that the CPU choice matters very little for this title, as all four nearest rivals are within 0.3% of the Ryzen 7 5700X. The GPU side is similarly tight, with all four rivals within 1.4% of the RTX 5090. This indicates that Minimum is not particularly sensitive to component selection at the high end, and any comparable hardware from the same era would produce similar results.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra is 69.6, which exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold by 9.6 FPS.

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combination achieves?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 360.7, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700X compare to the Intel Core i5-12600K?

A: They are exact matches in average benchmark score, both at 27578, representing a 0% delta. Performance in Minimum would be effectively identical.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 significantly faster than its nearest rivals?

A: No. The RTX 5090 scores 79842, while the nearest rival, the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, scores 79605, a 0.3% difference. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X actually scores 1.4% higher.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded across all tests?

A: The lowest average FPS is 69.6, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: Does the game ever drop below 60 FPS with this hardware?

A: No. All 12 measured configurations, spanning three resolutions and four settings presets, maintain average FPS above 60, with the minimum being 69.6.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Minimum, and it does so with overwhelming authority. The verdict by resolution confirms that all four settings presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—are playable at every tested resolution. At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra, delivering an average of 199 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra settings also provide the best experience, with an average of 127.8 FPS. Even at the demanding 3840x2160 resolution, Ultra settings maintain an average of 69.6 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold.

The data indicates that this combination exceeds the playable threshold by a wide margin at all settings. The smallest margin is at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS is 9.6 FPS above the threshold. This means that even in demanding scenes that might cause frame rate dips, the system is unlikely to fall below 60 FPS. For a game released in 2014, this hardware is extraordinarily overqualified, providing performance that is roughly 3.3 times the playable threshold at 1080p Ultra.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 199 FPS. This is the maximum graphical quality available, and the system handles it with ease. The next step down, High, produces 262.6 FPS, but there is no reason to compromise given the Ultra result.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings again provide the best experience, with an average of 127.8 FPS. This clears the 60 FPS threshold by 67.8 FPS, leaving substantial headroom. The High preset at this resolution averages 171.3 FPS, but Ultra is still far above the playable limit.

At 3840x2160, Ultra settings remain viable, with an average of 69.6 FPS. This is the only resolution where the Ultra preset comes close to the 60 FPS threshold, yet it still clears it by a comfortable margin. The High preset at this resolution averages 89.6 FPS, offering a more comfortable buffer, but Ultra is the best choice for maximum visual fidelity.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination ranks 100th out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the top 2.7% of all systems tested, indicating that it outperforms the vast majority of hardware configurations. The rank of 100 means that 99 combos achieve higher average FPS, but given that this system already exceeds 60 FPS at 4K Ultra, the performance difference between rank 1 and rank 100 is unlikely to be perceptible in real-world gameplay.

The high rank is primarily driven by the RTX 5090's exceptional performance, as the GPU scores in the 92nd percentile versus all GPUs. The CPU, while competent, scores in the 79th percentile versus all CPUs, meaning there are many processors that could pair with the RTX 5090 to achieve even higher frame rates. However, the data shows that at 4K Ultra, the GPU is the limiting factor, and the Ryzen 7 5700X is more than adequate to feed it.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear division of labor between the CPU and GPU at different resolutions. At 1920x1080, the CPU plays a more significant role, as evidenced by the large performance gap between Low and Ultra settings—a difference of 161.7 FPS. At this resolution, the RTX 5090 is capable of producing extremely high frame rates, but the Ryzen 7 5700X's single-thread performance, as indicated by its 3dmark_single_thread score of 921, may start to become a bottleneck at the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take on more responsibility. The difference between Low and Ultra narrows to 137.4 FPS, and the overall frame rates drop by roughly 28-35% compared to 1080p. This indicates that the GPU is now the primary limiter, as the increased pixel count requires more shading and texture work from the RTX 5090's 21,760 shading units.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's dominance becomes even more pronounced. The difference between Low and Ultra narrows further to 69.4 FPS, and the frame rates drop by roughly 50% compared to 1080p. At this resolution, the RTX 5090's 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is being fully utilized, while the CPU's role diminishes. The Ryzen 7 5700X's 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient to handle the game's logic and draw calls at 4K, as evidenced by the fact that even the lowest settings at 4K (139 FPS) are significantly higher than the CPU-limited 1080p Low result (360.7 FPS) would suggest if the CPU were the bottleneck.

The scaling data shows that for this game, the GPU is the dominant factor at resolutions above 1080p, while the CPU matters most at 1080p. Players targeting high refresh rates at 1080p would benefit from a stronger CPU, but for 1440p and 4K gaming, the RTX 5090 is the clear performance driver.