Minimum

FAQ

Q: Can this combination run Minimum at 60 FPS on a 4K display?

A: No. The recorded data shows no playable settings at 3840x2160. The best average result at 4K is 54 FPS on Low settings, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Ultra settings at this resolution produce only 26 FPS on average.

Q: What is the strongest preset that maintains 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: High settings at 2560x1440 deliver an average of 64 FPS, making it the most demanding preset that stays playable at this resolution. Low and Medium settings also clear the threshold, with 100 FPS and 77 FPS respectively, but Ultra drops to 49 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest rivals in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 15290, placing it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. Its closest competitor, the GTX 580, scores 15283, a delta of 0%. The AMD Radeon 680M scores 15270 (0.1% slower), the RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199 (0.6% slower), and the Radeon RX 7600 scores 15171 (0.8% slower).

Q: What is the CPU's multithreaded performance relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 7800X3D has an average benchmark score of 33079, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Ryzen 7 8700G at 33089 (0% delta), the Core i7-13650HX at 33089 (0% delta), and the Ryzen 7 7745HX at 33091 (0% delta). The Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H scores 33201, which is 0.4% higher.

Q: What is the best 1080p experience this combo can deliver?

A: At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable. Ultra settings achieve 76 FPS average, which is the highest quality preset that remains above the 60 FPS threshold. Low settings reach 155 FPS, Medium hits 119 FPS, and High produces 100 FPS.

Q: Does the game show a CPU bottleneck or GPU bottleneck in the data?

A: The data indicates a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At 4K, average FPS drops from 155 at 1080p Low to 54 at 4K Low, a reduction of 101 FPS. The CPU's strong single-thread score of 959 in 3DMark single-thread does not compensate for the GPU's limited throughput at 4K, where even Low settings cannot reach 60 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data for Minimum reveals a clear division of labor between the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. At 1920x1080, the CPU's strength is evident: the 8-core, 16-thread processor with a 5.00 GHz boost clock provides enough headroom to push frame rates to 155 FPS on Low settings. The RTX 2060, with 1920 shading units and a 336.0 GB/s memory bandwidth, becomes the limiting factor only when settings increase. At 1080p Ultra, the average drops to 76 FPS, indicating the GPU's rendering load dominates once visual complexity rises.

Scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows the GPU's growing influence. At Low settings, the average falls from 155 FPS to 100 FPS, a 35% reduction. At High settings, the drop is from 100 FPS to 64 FPS, a 36% reduction. These consistent proportional losses across presets suggest the RTX 2060's pixel throughput, rated at 80.64 GPixel/s, becomes the primary constraint as resolution increases. The CPU's role diminishes; even with the 7800X3D's 96 MB shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, the GPU cannot maintain high frame rates at 1440p Ultra, which averages only 49 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's limitations dominate entirely. The RTX 2060's 6 GB GDDR6 memory and 192-bit bus width struggle with the pixel count. Low settings produce 54 FPS, Medium 41 FPS, High 35 FPS, and Ultra 26 FPS. The CPU's performance is effectively irrelevant at this resolution; the data shows no setting combination reaches the 60 FPS playable threshold. The 7800X3D's strong single-thread score of 959 in 3DMark single-thread cannot offset the GPU's texture rate of 201.6 GTexel/s, which is insufficient for 4K rendering in this title.

The transition from 1440p to 4K amplifies the GPU bottleneck. At Medium settings, the average drops from 77 FPS to 41 FPS, a 47% loss. At High settings, the drop is from 64 FPS to 35 FPS, a 45% loss. These reductions exceed the proportional increase in pixel count, indicating the RTX 2060's memory bandwidth and FP32 throughput of 6.451 TFLOPS are not merely insufficient but disproportionately stressed at 4K. The CPU's 3DMark multi-thread score of 7980 at 16 threads shows ample processing power, but it remains underutilized when the GPU cannot deliver frames fast enough.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded measurements provide a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four presets. At 1920x1080, the combination delivers playable results across the board. Low settings average 155 FPS, with no minimum or maximum recorded. Medium settings average 119 FPS, with a minimum of 101 FPS and a maximum of 137 FPS. High settings average 100 FPS, and Ultra settings average 76 FPS, with no min/max values recorded for the latter two presets.

At 2560x1440, performance remains solid but shows the GPU's strain. Low settings average 100 FPS. Medium settings average 77 FPS, with a minimum of 65 FPS and a maximum of 88 FPS. High settings average 64 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 49 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 65 FPS stays above the 60 FPS playable threshold, but the margin is narrow, and High settings at 64 FPS average leave little room for demanding scenes.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches the playable threshold. Low settings average 54 FPS. Medium settings average 41 FPS, with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 47 FPS. High settings average 35 FPS. Ultra settings average 26 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 13 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 6 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 9 FPS. This compression of frame rates at higher presets indicates the GPU's resources are exhausted, and setting reductions yield diminishing returns.

The min/max data for Medium settings across all resolutions shows consistent frame pacing. At 1080p, the 101 FPS minimum and 137 FPS maximum represent a 36 FPS spread. At 1440p, the 65 FPS minimum and 88 FPS maximum represent a 23 FPS spread. At 4K, the 35 FPS minimum and 47 FPS maximum represent a 12 FPS spread. The narrowing spread at higher resolutions indicates the GPU operates closer to its sustained limit, with less variance as frame time becomes more uniform under full load.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination can run Minimum, but the playable experience depends entirely on resolution. At 1920x1080, the system clears the 60 FPS threshold with every preset. Ultra settings average 76 FPS, which is the best quality option that remains playable. High settings at 100 FPS provide a comfortable margin, and Medium at 119 FPS or Low at 155 FPS offer headroom for demanding scenes.

At 2560x1440, the system remains playable with three presets. High settings average 64 FPS, which is the most demanding option that stays above the threshold. Medium settings at 77 FPS and Low settings at 100 FPS also qualify. Ultra settings fall short at 49 FPS, making that preset unsuitable for 1440p gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the system cannot maintain 60 FPS at any setting. The best result is 54 FPS on Low, which falls below the playable threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra produce 41, 35, and 26 FPS respectively. The verdict is clear: this combination is a 1080p and 1440p solution, with 4K requiring a more powerful GPU. The CPU's strong benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core result of 16817, do not compensate for the GPU's limitations at 4K.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The RTX 2060's nearest rivals in the database provide context for its GPU-bound behavior. The GTX 580 scores 15283, a 0% delta from the RTX 2060's 15290. This older architecture would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Minimum, likely struggling at 4K in the same manner. The AMD Radeon 680M, an integrated solution scoring 15270, performs within 0.1% of the RTX 2060, suggesting similar playability characteristics at 1080p and 1440p, but with the same 4K limitations. The RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199, 0.6% slower, and the Radeon RX 7600 scores 15171, 0.8% slower. These alternatives would produce nearly identical results in the measured resolutions, with differences of less than 1 FPS in most scenarios.

On the CPU side, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D's nearest rivals show that the processor choice has minimal impact on this game's performance. The Ryzen 7 8700G, Core i7-13650HX, and Ryzen 7 7745HX all score within 0% delta of the 7800X3D's 33079 average. The Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H scores 33201, just 0.4% higher. Since Minimum is GPU-bound at higher resolutions, swapping the CPU for any of these alternatives would produce no measurable change in frame rates. At 1080p Low, where the CPU has more influence, the differences would remain within a few FPS, given the near-identical benchmark scores.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this combination at 2929 out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the lower 21% of all systems. This ranking reflects the RTX 2060's age and limited 4K capability rather than the CPU's strength. The 7800X3D sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 2060 sits in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. The combination's overall rank is dragged down by the GPU's inability to sustain high frame rates at 1440p Ultra and 4K, despite the CPU's excellent performance in synthetic benchmarks.

The rank of 2929 indicates that most tested combinations outperform this pairing in Minimum. However, the system still delivers a playable experience at 1080p and 1440p, which covers the majority of gaming displays. The data shows that the RTX 2060's 6 GB memory capacity and 192-bit bus width are the primary constraints, and any upgrade path would focus on the GPU rather than the CPU. The 7800X3D's 96 MB L3 cache and Zen 4 architecture provide ample headroom for future GPU upgrades without creating a CPU bottleneck.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra, delivering an average of 76 FPS. This is the most demanding preset that stays at or above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The 76 FPS average provides a 16 FPS margin over the threshold, allowing for occasional dips without falling below playable levels.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are High, delivering an average of 64 FPS. This provides only a 4 FPS margin over the 60 FPS threshold, so players should be aware that demanding scenes may cause temporary drops below playable levels. Medium settings at 77 FPS offer a safer alternative with a 17 FPS margin.

At 3840x2160, no preset is playable. The best average is 54 FPS on Low settings, which falls 6 FPS short of the threshold. Players targeting 4K would need to reduce resolution or upgrade the GPU to achieve a playable experience. The data indicates that the RTX 2060 cannot handle Minimum at 4K, regardless of the CPU's capabilities.