Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers exceptional performance in Minimum, a 2014 Third-Person Shooter. The measured data shows this combination not only clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at every tested resolution and preset but does so with substantial headroom, making it a formidable configuration for this title.

Best Settings per Resolution

The benchmark data reveals that this combo can max out the game's visual fidelity at every resolution while maintaining fluid frame rates. The most demanding preset tested, Ultra, remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold across all three resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset achieves an average of 199.5 FPS. This is the highest settings level available, and the framerate is more than three times the playable threshold, indicating that the CPU and GPU are barely taxed at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Ultra preset still delivers a commanding 128.6 FPS average. The drop from 1080p is significant—a 35% reduction in average framerate—but the experience remains exceptionally smooth, with no risk of dropping near the 60 FPS floor.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset is still the best choice, yielding an average of 67.3 FPS. This is the only resolution where the framerate approaches the playable threshold, but it still clears it by over 7 FPS. The data suggests that 4K Ultra is the most demanding scenario this combo will face in Minimum, and it handles it with a modest but safe margin.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination ranks 67th out of 3712 tested combos in this game. This places it in the top 1.8% of all configurations, a position that reflects the raw power of both components. The percentile ranking for the CPU is 85, meaning it outperforms 85% of all CPUs in the database, while the GPU sits at the 92nd percentile.

This ranking is not just about the high-end nature of the parts; it also speaks to their balance. The combo's rank of 67 suggests that there are 66 other configurations that achieve higher average FPS in Minimum, likely involving even more specialized or newer hardware, but this pairing is firmly in elite territory. The gap between this combo and the top-ranked systems is likely small, but the data confirms that for this specific game, a handful of other setups can push slightly higher frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance scaling across resolutions and settings. No minimum or maximum FPS values are provided, so the analysis relies entirely on average frame rates.

At 1920x1080, performance is exceptionally high across the board. The Low preset hits an average of 409 FPS, which is a phenomenal figure. Medium follows at 314.8 FPS, High at 263.8 FPS, and Ultra at 199.5 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 51% reduction in framerate, which is a substantial cost for the visual upgrade, but even the lowest figure is over three times the 60 FPS target.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds with lower absolute numbers. Low averages 264.6 FPS, Medium 199.3 FPS, High 167.3 FPS, and Ultra 128.6 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by roughly 35% at each preset level, indicating that resolution scaling is consistent and predictable. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 136 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset demands significantly more from the hardware.

At 3840x2160, the performance is still strong but the headroom shrinks. Low averages 139.2 FPS, Medium 106.8 FPS, High 94.1 FPS, and Ultra 67.3 FPS. This is the first resolution where the Ultra preset dips below 100 FPS, and the scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 52% performance loss. The jump from High to Ultra is particularly steep, with a 29% drop in average FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset includes effects that are disproportionately heavy on the GPU at 4K.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the nearest rivals in the benchmark database, several other CPUs and GPUs would deliver near-identical performance to this combo in Minimum. The CPU's nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845, which has an average benchmark score just 0.3% lower. This means that swapping the 7700X for the PRO 5845 would result in a negligible framerate difference, likely within the margin of error.

Other close CPU alternatives include the Intel Core 7 250H and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, both with average scores within 0.5% of the 7700X. The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is also closely matched, at 0.7% lower. These CPUs would all behave nearly identically in Minimum, meaning the game's performance is not highly sensitive to the specific CPU choice within this performance band.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB is the closest rival, with an average score 0.3% higher than the RTX 5090. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT is 1.1% lower, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X is 1.4% higher. These GPUs would produce framerates that are nearly indistinguishable from the RTX 5090 in practice, though the RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and higher memory bandwidth give it an edge in other, more demanding titles.

FAQ

*Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 60 FPS on Ultra settings?*

A: Yes. At 1920x1080 Ultra, it averages 199.5 FPS; at 2560x1440 Ultra, 128.6 FPS; and at 3840x2160 Ultra, 67.3 FPS. All three clear the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming?

A: The Ultra preset is the best choice at 3840x2160, delivering an average of 67.3 FPS. This is the most demanding preset and still remains playable.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Ultra settings, the average framerate drops from 199.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 67.3 FPS at 3840x2160, a 66% reduction. At Low settings, it drops from 409 FPS to 139.2 FPS, a 66% reduction as well.

Q: Which component is more important for this game, the CPU or the GPU?

A: The data shows significant performance drops as resolution increases, which points to the GPU being the primary bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the CPU can push 409 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, the GPU limits performance to 67.3 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 overkill for this game?

A: The RTX 5090 ranks in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, and the combo ranks 67th out of 3712. For Minimum, this is far more power than needed, as even the most demanding preset at 4K clears 60 FPS with a 7 FPS margin.

Q: Are there other hardware combinations that perform similarly?

A: Yes. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 CPU has a benchmark score 0.3% lower, and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB GPU has a score 0.3% higher. These would produce nearly identical framerates in Minimum.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Minimum, and the verdict is clear across all resolutions. The verdictByResolution data lists every preset—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—as playable at all three tested resolutions. The best settings at each resolution are always Ultra, with average FPS of 199.5 at 1920x1080, 128.6 at 2560x1440, and 67.3 at 3840x2160.

The only scenario where the combo approaches the 60 FPS limit is at 4K Ultra, where it averages 67.3 FPS. This provides a small but real buffer for demanding scenes. For gamers prioritizing maximum visual quality, the Ultra preset is the definitive choice at every resolution. For those seeking extreme framerates on high-refresh-rate monitors, the Low preset at 1080p offers an incredible 409 FPS, which is far beyond any display's refresh rate.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the Ryzen 7 7700X and the RTX 5090 becomes apparent when examining the scaling across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080 Low, the system achieves 409 FPS, a figure that is almost certainly CPU-limited, as the GPU has very little work to do. The CPU's strong single-core performance, evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 1090, allows it to feed frames at an extraordinary rate.

As resolution increases to 2560x1440 and then 3840x2160, the framerate drops consistently at every preset. At 4K Low, the average is 139.2 FPS, which is 66% lower than at 1080p Low. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor, as the pixel workload increases dramatically. The RTX 5090's raw compute power, reflected in its 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance, is immense, but even it cannot maintain 4K Low framerates comparable to 1080p Low.

The preset scaling further confirms the GPU's dominance. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra reduces performance by 51%, while at 4K, the same preset change reduces performance by 52%. This consistency suggests that the GPU is the primary constraint at higher settings, while the CPU's role is more prominent at lower resolutions and presets where the GPU is underutilized. For this game, the RTX 5090 is the defining component for achieving high framerates at 4K, while the Ryzen 7 7700X ensures that the CPU never becomes a bottleneck, even at extreme frame rates.