Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Minimum, a 2014 third-person shooter, across all tested resolutions and presets. The data indicates that this pairing is far beyond the requirements of the game, with even the most demanding settings at 4K remaining comfortably above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on aggregate benchmark scores, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 sits in a tightly contested performance band. Its nearest rivals in the database are the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, which scores a mere 0.1% higher, and the Intel Core 5 221E, which trails by just 0.2%. The AMD Ryzen 9 270 is 0.4% ahead, while the Intel Core i9-13905H leads by 0.6%. In practical terms, any of these processors would deliver nearly identical performance in Minimum, meaning the choice between them would have negligible impact on frame rates. The Ryzen 7 7700 itself, with its 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18760 and a single-core score of 1930, placing it in the 87th percentile of all CPUs tested.

On the graphics side, the RTX 5080’s nearest rivals show a slightly wider spread. The AMD Radeon 8060S is 0.6% ahead, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 0.7% faster. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X trails by 2.3%, while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 2.2% behind the RTX 5080. The RTX 5080, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, achieves a Passmark G3D score of 36565 and sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. For Minimum, any of these near-equivalent GPUs would produce almost identical results when paired with the Ryzen 7 7700, so users with these alternative components should expect similar performance characteristics.

How This Combo Ranks

The specific combination of the Ryzen 7 7700 and RTX 5080 ranks 183rd out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum. This places the pairing in the top 5% of all systems benchmarked for this title. The high ranking is unsurprising given the hardware’s capabilities, but it is notably the rank reflects the overall system balance. The CPU’s 87th percentile standing and the GPU’s 87th percentile standing combine to create a system that is extraordinarily well-suited to this game. The data shows that this combo outperforms the vast majority of alternatives, with only 182 other configurations achieving higher frame rates. For a game released in 2014, this modern hardware is overwhelmingly dominant, and the ranking underscores how this pairing is optimized for high-refresh-rate and high-resolution gaming.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combination produces exceptional results. With Low settings, the average frame rate hits 378.8 FPS. Moving to Medium drops this to 286.8 FPS, while High settings yield 242.9 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, still maintains an average of 186.2 FPS. These numbers demonstrate that at 1080p, the system is heavily CPU-bound at lower presets, with the GPU having plenty of headroom.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain extremely high but show a predictable decline. Low settings average 243.6 FPS, Medium averages 188 FPS, and High averages 154.1 FPS. The Ultra preset still delivers a robust 117.1 FPS on average. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a reduction of roughly 35-37% across all presets, which is consistent with the increased pixel count demanding more GPU resources.

The 3840x2160 results demonstrate the RTX 5080’s 4K capability. Low settings average 130 FPS, Medium averages 102.6 FPS, and High averages 85.4 FPS. The Ultra preset, which is the most demanding configuration tested, still achieves an average of 65.2 FPS. This represents a significant drop from 1440p, with frame rates roughly halving, but the system remains playable at every setting. The data shows no min or max FPS values, so the analysis relies solely on average frame rates, which are consistently high across the board.

The Verdict

The verdict is unambiguous: this PC can run Minimum exceptionally well at every resolution and preset combination tested. The playable threshold is defined as 60 FPS, and the data shows that all four settings at all three resolutions clear this mark comfortably. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 65.2 FPS, which is above the threshold with a small margin. High settings at 4K average 85.4 FPS, Medium averages 102.6 FPS, and Low averages 130 FPS, all providing substantial headroom. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 117.1 FPS, nearly doubling the playable threshold. The 1920x1080 results are even more impressive, with Ultra averaging 186.2 FPS. The verdict by resolution confirms that every setting is playable, with the best settings being Ultra at each resolution, achieving 65.2 FPS at 4K, 117.1 FPS at 1440p, and 186.2 FPS at 1080p. This is a system that will never struggle with this game, regardless of how the user configures the graphics options.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals how the CPU and GPU divide the workload in Minimum. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra presets is substantial, with frame rates dropping from 378.8 FPS to 186.2 FPS. This indicates that the GPU becomes more involved as settings increase, but the CPU’s role remains significant at lower presets where the frame rate ceiling is extremely high. The Ryzen 7 7700’s strong single-thread performance, evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 1049 and Passmark single-thread score of 4063, ensures that the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently even at high frame rates.

At 2560x1440, the pattern continues but with a larger GPU workload. The frame rate drops from 243.6 FPS at Low to 117.1 FPS at Ultra, showing that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases. However, the CPU still has sufficient headroom to prevent bottlenecking. Moving to 3840x2160, the GPU’s dominance becomes clear. The frame rate at Low settings is 130 FPS, which is less than half of the 1080p Low result of 378.8 FPS. This steep decline is attributable to the pixel fill rate demands on the RTX 5080, which has a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s. The CPU’s role diminishes at 4K, as the game becomes increasingly GPU-bound. The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU matters more, while at 4K, the GPU is the primary driver of performance. This is typical for a game of this era, where modern CPUs can easily handle the game logic, and the GPU’s rasterization throughput becomes the deciding factor at higher resolutions.

Best Settings per Resolution

The optimal settings for each resolution aim to maximize visual quality while maintaining an average frame rate at or above 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that meets this criterion is Ultra, which averages 65.2 FPS. This provides a playable experience with the highest quality settings, though the margin above 60 FPS is just 5.2 FPS. Users seeking more headroom could drop to High settings for 85.4 FPS, but Ultra remains viable. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset is again the best choice, averaging 117.1 FPS. This nearly doubles the 60 FPS threshold, offering smooth performance with maximum visual fidelity. The margin is ample, so users can confidently enable all settings without concern. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the clear winner, averaging 186.2 FPS. This is more than three times the playable threshold, providing an exceptionally smooth experience. The data shows that at 1080p, the system has so much performance headroom that even the most demanding settings cannot push the frame rate below 60 FPS. In summary, the RTX 5080 and Ryzen 7 7700 combination allows players to run Minimum at Ultra settings across all tested resolutions, with the only caveat being that 4K Ultra has a relatively slim margin above the 60 FPS target. For those prioritizing frame rate stability, High settings at 4K would be a safer choice, but the hardware is fully capable of handling the game’s maximum settings at every resolution.