Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers exceptional performance in Minimum, a 2014 Third-Person Shooter. Benchmark data shows this combination achieves a combo rank of 65 out of 3712 tested configurations, placing it in the top 1.8% of all systems. Across all resolutions, from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, the measured average frame rates remain far above the 60 FPS playability threshold, with even the most demanding Ultra preset at 4K maintaining a comfortable 68.4 FPS average. This hardware pairing is substantially overqualified for the game's demands, delivering frame rates that range from roughly 2.3x to 6.8x the minimum playable threshold depending on resolution and settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest graphics preset that maintains at least 60 FPS at 3840x2160?

A: The Ultra preset at 4K achieves an average of 68.4 FPS, which is the most demanding setting that remains playable at that resolution. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, and Ultra) clear the 60 FPS threshold at 4K.

*Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations in Minimum?*

A: This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 65th out of 3712 tested combos, placing it in the 98th percentile of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 264.9 FPS while the Ultra preset averages 126.4 FPS. This represents a 138.5 FPS reduction when moving from Low to Ultra, yet even the Ultra preset delivers more than double the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: Is the RTX 5090's benchmark performance notably different from its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5090's average benchmark score is 79842. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, scores 79605, which is 0.3% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT is 1.1% lower at 78940, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X is 1.4% higher at 80959.

Q: What are the CPU's top benchmark results in the data?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 achieves its highest scores in PassMark multithreaded tests at 34470, Cinebench R23 multicore at 18760, and Geekbench multicore at 15371. Its single-thread scores peak at 4063 in PassMark and 1930 in Cinebench R23.

Q: Does the game perform better at 1080p or 1440p with this hardware?

A: At 1920x1080, average frame rates range from 202.1 FPS (Ultra) to 408.8 FPS (Low). At 2560x1440, the range is 126.4 FPS (Ultra) to 264.9 FPS (Low). The 1080p results are consistently about 55-60% higher than the corresponding 1440p results across all presets.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 202.1 FPS, which is the highest quality setting while maintaining performance far above the 60 FPS threshold. At this resolution, even the most demanding settings produce frame rates over three times the playability minimum, making Ultra the optimal choice without any performance compromise.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset achieves an average of 126.4 FPS. This remains well above the 60 FPS threshold, providing a substantial margin for demanding scenes. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by approximately 37-38% across all presets, yet the Ultra setting still maintains over double the minimum playable frame rate.

For 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 68.4 FPS, which is the most demanding preset that stays above 60 FPS. The 4K resolution incurs a significant performance cost compared to 1440p, with the Ultra preset dropping from 126.4 FPS to 68.4 FPS, a 45.9% reduction. Despite this, all four presets at 4K remain playable, with even the High preset averaging 91.3 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a combo rank of 65 out of 3712 tested configurations in Minimum. This places the system in the 98.2nd percentile of all tested combos, indicating that only 64 other hardware pairings deliver higher average frame rates in this game. Given the game's 2014 release date and the relative newness of both components (CPU released in January 2023, GPU released in January 2025), this ranking reflects the substantial headroom these components provide for a title that is not particularly demanding by modern standards.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when considering the benchmark scores of the individual components. The CPU's average benchmark score of 40081 places it in the 87th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU's average score of 79842 places it in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. The combination of two top-tier components results in a system that ranks higher than either component individually, suggesting that the GPU's strong performance is the primary driver for this game's frame rates.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 with a score of 40048 (0.1% lower), the Intel Core 5 221E at 40144 (0.2% higher), the AMD Ryzen 9 270 at 40246 (0.4% higher), and the Intel Core i9-13905H at 40313 (0.6% higher). These processors would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Minimum, with differences well within measurement variance.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 79605 (0.3% lower), the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB at 79396 (0.6% lower), the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at 78940 (1.1% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X at 80959 (1.4% higher). Users with any of these alternative GPUs would expect essentially the same frame rates in Minimum, as the game's rendering demands are well below the capabilities of any of these cards.

Systems configured with any of these CPU or GPU alternatives would produce very similar benchmark results in Minimum. The performance deltas between the tested components and their rivals are all within 1.4%, which translates to frame rate differences of only a few FPS at most in the game's measured scenarios.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the GPU plays a more significant role in determining performance at higher resolutions, while the CPU becomes relatively more important at lower resolutions where frame rates are extremely high. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average frame rate reaches 408.8 FPS, a level where CPU limitations typically become the binding constraint. The RTX 5090's enormous compute capacity (104.8 TFLOPS FP32) and memory bandwidth (1.79 TB/s) are not fully utilized at this resolution and settings combination.

As resolution increases to 2560x1440, the average frame rates drop by roughly 35-38% across all presets. This scaling is consistent with the GPU becoming more of a limiting factor, as pixel count increases by 78% while frame rates decrease by a smaller proportion. The RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 512-bit memory bus provide ample bandwidth for the higher resolution demands.

At 3840x2160, the performance scaling reveals the GPU's dominance. The Ultra preset drops to 68.4 FPS from 126.4 FPS at 1440p, a 45.9% reduction. The Low preset at 4K averages 140.8 FPS compared to 264.9 FPS at 1440p, a 46.8% reduction. These consistent reductions across all presets indicate that the GPU is the primary performance determinant at 4K, with the CPU's 8-core, 16-thread configuration providing sufficient processing power to avoid becoming a bottleneck.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 can run Minimum at every resolution and preset combination tested, with all configurations exceeding the 60 FPS playability threshold. At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 68.4 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 126.4 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 202.1 FPS.

This system not only clears the 60 FPS threshold but does so with substantial margins. Even the weakest combination tested — 4K Ultra at 68.4 FPS — provides a 14% buffer above the playability threshold. The strongest combination — 1080p Low at 408.8 FPS — exceeds the threshold by a factor of 6.8. This hardware pairing is effectively overkill for Minimum, providing playable performance at maximum settings across all tested resolutions with considerable headroom for future titles or more demanding scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured average frame rates are 140.8 FPS (Low), 105.7 FPS (Medium), 91.3 FPS (High), and 68.4 FPS (Ultra). The progression from Low to Ultra shows a stepwise reduction of approximately 25-35 FPS per preset level, with the largest single drop occurring between Low and Medium at 35.1 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 264.9 FPS (Low), 202.6 FPS (Medium), 168.9 FPS (High), and 126.4 FPS (Ultra). The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 138.5 FPS, with each preset step reducing performance by roughly 35-42 FPS. The Medium to High transition shows the smallest reduction at 33.7 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are 408.8 FPS (Low), 312.9 FPS (Medium), 262.2 FPS (High), and 202.1 FPS (Ultra). This resolution shows the widest absolute spread between presets, with a 206.7 FPS difference between Low and Ultra. The relative reductions are 23.5% (Low to Medium), 16.2% (Medium to High), and 22.9% (High to Ultra), demonstrating that the game's settings have a consistent impact on performance regardless of resolution.