Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination delivers exceptional performance in Minimum, clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold at every tested resolution and preset. The data shows this pairing is overwhelmingly overpowered for the game, with the weakest recorded result being 68.9 FPS at 4K Ultra, which still comfortably exceeds the playability benchmark. Across all twelve measured configurations, the average frame rates range from a low of 68.9 FPS to a high of 318.7 FPS, demonstrating that this hardware is far more capable than Minimum demands.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern across resolutions and settings, with the RTX 5090's immense rasterization power ensuring no configuration falls below the 60 FPS threshold. At 3840x2160, the highest resolution tested, the GPU delivers 89.8 FPS on High settings, 141.4 FPS on Low, 109.2 FPS on Medium, and 68.9 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 72.5 FPS, indicating that the most demanding preset still maintains playable frame rates but with a significant performance cost relative to lower settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, frame rates increase substantially across all presets. The High preset produces 167.6 FPS, while Low reaches 259.6 FPS, Medium achieves 199.9 FPS, and Ultra delivers 129.2 FPS. The scaling from 4K to 1440p is particularly steep for the Ultra preset, which jumps from 68.9 FPS to 129.2 FPS, a 60.3 FPS improvement. This suggests that resolution is the primary bottleneck at 4K Ultra, while the CPU and GPU retain significant headroom at lower resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the performance ceiling is nearly double the 4K Ultra result. The High preset yields 261.2 FPS, Low produces 318.7 FPS, Medium hits 285.9 FPS, and Ultra reaches 200.2 FPS. Notably, the difference between 1080p High and 1080p Ultra is 61 FPS, while the gap between 1080p Low and 1080p Medium is 32.8 FPS. These results indicate that even at 1080p, the combination of the Ryzen 7 5700X3D's 96 MB L3 cache and the RTX 5090's 32 GB GDDR7 memory prevents any CPU-bound limitations from emerging.

The most striking observation is the consistency of performance scaling. Across all resolutions, the Low preset outperforms High by a margin of approximately 50-60 FPS, while Medium sits roughly 20-30 FPS behind High. The Ultra preset always trails the other settings by the largest margin, but never drops below the 60 FPS playable threshold. For a game released in 2014, these frame rates are extraordinarily high, suggesting that the hardware is operating far beyond the game's optimization ceiling.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D's nearest rivals in benchmark scores are closely matched, with deltas of less than 1%. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D has an average score of 24,728, which is 0.1% lower than the 5700X3D's 24,709 average. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX scores 24,822, a 0.5% difference, while the Intel Core i5-12450HX (24,576) and Intel Core i5-11600 (24,563) are 0.5% and 0.6% higher, respectively. In practical terms, all four alternatives would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Minimum, meaning the 5700X3D's 8-core, 16-thread configuration is not a limiting factor at any resolution tested.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090's nearest rivals show similar clustering. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79,605, just 0.3% below the RTX 5090's 79,842 average. The Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79,396) is 0.6% lower, while the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940) trails by 1.1%. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X (80,959) is 1.4% higher. Despite the Tesla cards being datacenter-oriented and the Radeon options targeting mobile or professional workloads, the benchmark data suggests they would all produce comparable frame rates in Minimum, though none would match the RTX 5090's 32 GB VRAM capacity.

When considering upgrade paths or alternative builds, the data indicates that swapping the 5700X3D for any of its nearest CPU rivals would change average frame rates by less than 1%, which is imperceptible in gameplay. Similarly, the GPU alternatives would deliver within 1.4% of the RTX 5090's performance, meaning any of these components would still easily exceed 60 FPS at 4K Ultra. The practical implication is that this entire cluster of hardware sits well above the requirements for Minimum, making the specific choice among these components irrelevant for achieving playable frame rates.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 68.9 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold by 8.9 FPS.

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved with this hardware?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 318.7, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is more than five times the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the performance at 1440p compare to 4K?

A: At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset delivers 129.2 FPS, which is 60.3 FPS higher than the 4K Ultra result of 68.9 FPS. The gap between resolutions narrows at lower settings, with Low producing 259.6 FPS at 1440p versus 141.4 FPS at 4K.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700X3D a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 in this game?

A: The benchmark data shows no evidence of CPU bottlenecking. Even at 1080p Low, where the CPU load is highest relative to GPU load, the system achieves 318.7 FPS, indicating the 8-core/16-thread processor keeps pace with the GPU.

Q: What is the lowest FPS recorded across all tested configurations?

A: The lowest average FPS is 68.9, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. No tested configuration falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested hardware combinations?

A: This pairing ranks 164th out of 3,712 tested combos, placing it in the top 4.4% of all configurations tested for Minimum.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Minimum at every resolution and preset tested. The verdict by resolution is unambiguous: all three resolutions (3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080) have all four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) classified as playable. The 60 FPS threshold is cleared with substantial margin in every configuration. At 4K Ultra, the most demanding scenario, the system delivers 68.9 FPS, which is 14.8% above the playable threshold. At 1440p Ultra, the result is 129.2 FPS, more than double the threshold. At 1080p Ultra, the system reaches 200.2 FPS, over three times the minimum requirement.

The data strongly suggests that this hardware combination is massively overqualified for Minimum. Even the weakest result (4K Ultra at 68.9 FPS) would be considered smooth for most players, and the strongest result (1080p Low at 318.7 FPS) approaches the refresh rate limits of high-end gaming monitors. Players seeking the highest visual fidelity should have no concerns about performance, as the game will remain fluid even at maximum settings with the highest resolution.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which delivers an average of 68.9 FPS. This is the optimal configuration for 4K users who prioritize image quality, as the 8.9 FPS headroom above the threshold provides a small buffer for scene complexity spikes. For those who prefer higher frame rates, Medium offers 109.2 FPS and High provides 89.8 FPS, but Ultra remains the best balance of visual fidelity and performance.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings produce 129.2 FPS, which is more than double the playable threshold. This makes Ultra the clear recommendation for 1440p, as it provides a substantial 69.2 FPS margin above the 60 FPS minimum. The next step down, High, yields 167.6 FPS, but the visual quality reduction is unnecessary given the Ultra preset's comfortable performance cushion.

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings achieve 200.2 FPS, offering over 140 FPS of headroom above the playable threshold. This configuration is ideal for high-refresh-rate displays, as the frame rates are sufficient to drive 144 Hz or even 240 Hz monitors without dropping below 200 FPS on average. Lower presets provide even higher frame rates (up to 318.7 FPS on Low), but they offer no practical benefit unless the display can exceed 200 Hz and the user prioritizes frame rate over visual quality.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 164th out of 3,712 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the top 4.4% of all configurations evaluated. This rank reflects the raw performance ceiling of the hardware, which is constrained by the game's age and optimization rather than any component limitation. The RTX 5090's 92nd percentile standing among all GPUs and the CPU's 77th percentile among all processors indicate that both components are high performers, but the game itself cannot fully utilize their capabilities.

The rank of 164 suggests that 163 other combinations deliver higher average frame rates in Minimum, likely due to higher-clocked CPUs or more specialized hardware configurations. However, the practical difference between rank 164 and rank 1 is negligible in a game where even the 164th-ranked combo produces 68.9 FPS at 4K Ultra. The data does not include specific frame rates for the higher-ranked combos, but the measured results for this pairing demonstrate that it far exceeds the playable threshold at every setting, making the exact rank irrelevant for gameplay purposes. For players using this hardware, the takeaway is straightforward: the system will run Minimum flawlessly at maximum settings across all resolutions, with frame rates that are limited only by the display's refresh rate.