Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Minimum, a third-person shooter released on 2014-06-25. The measured data shows this combination handles the game with substantial headroom across all tested resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the lowest preset produces an average of 403 FPS, while even the most demanding Ultra preset at 3840x2160 maintains an average of 69 FPS. The following analysis breaks down the measured FPS data, compares this combo to similarly performing hardware, and determines the best settings for each resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark data for this CPU and GPU combination in Minimum includes measurements at three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four quality presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). Full average FPS data is available for all twelve combinations, while minimum and maximum frame rates were only recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution.

At 3840x2160, the combo achieves an average of 140 FPS on Low settings. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 107 FPS, with a recorded minimum of 91 FPS and maximum of 123 FPS. The High preset yields an average of 90 FPS, while Ultra settings produce an average of 69 FPS. This progression shows a consistent scaling penalty as visual fidelity increases, with the gap between Low and Ultra representing a 50.7% reduction in average frame rate. The minimum FPS figure of 91 at Medium is particularly noteworthy, as it stays well above the 60 FPS playable threshold even during demanding scenes.

At 2560x1440, frame rates rise considerably. The Low preset averages 260 FPS, Medium averages 199 FPS with a minimum of 169 FPS and maximum of 229 FPS, High averages 167 FPS, and Ultra averages 127 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum FPS of 169 demonstrates that even the heaviest frame-time spikes remain far above playability requirements. The scaling from Low to Ultra at this resolution shows a 51.2% average FPS decrease, nearly identical to the percentage drop observed at 4K, which suggests the performance penalty is primarily driven by preset quality rather than resolution-specific bottlenecks.

At 1920x1080, the results are remarkably high. Low settings produce an average of 403 FPS, Medium averages 309 FPS with a minimum of 262 FPS and maximum of 355 FPS, High averages 259 FPS, and Ultra averages 197 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum FPS of 262 is higher than the Ultra average at 2560x1440, which indicates the CPU-GPU combination has substantial performance reserve at this resolution. The frame rate ceiling appears to be limited by the game engine or CPU throughput rather than GPU capabilities, as the jump from Low to Medium (403 to 309 FPS) represents a 23.3% drop, while the jump from High to Ultra (259 to 197 FPS) represents a 24.0% drop.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data, and those figures consistently show tight frame pacing. At 3840x2160, the 91-123 FPS range spans 32 FPS; at 2560x1440, the 169-229 FPS range spans 60 FPS; and at 1920x1080, the 262-355 FPS range spans 93 FPS. The absolute spread widens at higher frame rates, but the percentage variation remains similar, indicating stable performance characteristics across the board.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest CPU rivals for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F, based on average benchmark scores, provide context for what other processors would deliver similar performance in this game. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 69875, which is 0.2% below the Ryzen 7 9700F's average score of 69996. The Intel Core i7-14700KF scores 70163, placing it 0.2% above. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scores 69515, which is 0.7% below, and the Intel Core i7-14700K scores 69355, sitting 0.9% below. These deltaPct values are all within a narrow 1.6 percentage point band, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates when paired with the same GPU in Minimum.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's nearest rivals show a similar pattern. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79605, which is 0.3% above the RTX 5090's average score of 79842. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79396, representing a 0.6% difference. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, which is 1.1% below, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80959, sitting 1.4% above. All four rivals fall within a 2.5 percentage point range, so swapping the RTX 5090 for any of these GPUs would yield frame rates within a small margin of the measured results.

The practical implication is that a system using any of these nearby CPUs or GPUs would exhibit similar performance characteristics in Minimum. For example, pairing the Ryzen 7 9700F with an AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT instead of the RTX 5090 would likely produce FPS values approximately 1.1% lower across the board, which translates to roughly 4 fewer FPS at 1920x1080 Low (from 403 to about 398) and less than 1 FPS difference at 3840x2160 Ultra (from 69 to about 68). Conversely, using the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X would push results about 1.4% higher, though the measured data does not include exact figures for these alternative configurations.

Best Settings per Resolution

The playable threshold for this analysis is 60 FPS average, and the verdict data confirms that every preset at every resolution exceeds this requirement. The best settings—defined as the most demanding preset that still maintains at least 60 FPS—are therefore the Ultra preset at all three resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset achieves an average of 69 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by 9 FPS. This is the most visually demanding configuration tested, and it remains playable. The High preset at this resolution averages 90 FPS, offering additional headroom if preferred, but Ultra is the recommended maximum.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 127 FPS, providing more than double the playable threshold. This substantial margin means players can enable the highest quality settings without any concern about dropping below 60 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution has a minimum FPS of 169, suggesting that even the Ultra preset's frame times would remain well above 60 FPS, though min/max data for Ultra was not recorded.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 197 FPS, which is over three times the playable threshold. The lowest recorded minimum FPS across all presets at this resolution is 262 (Medium preset), so even the most demanding scene captured in the data stays far above playability. The Ultra preset here delivers nearly triple the frame rate of the Ultra preset at 4K, demonstrating how resolution scaling affects this combination.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Minimum?*

A: The highest recorded average is 403 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

*Q: Can this system run Minimum at 4K with maximum settings?*

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset, the combo averages 69 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold.

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

A: The lowest minimum FPS in the measured data is 91 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with the Medium preset.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700KF?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F has an average benchmark score of 69996, which is 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i7-14700KF's score of 70163.

Q: Which GPU rival would produce nearly identical performance?

A: The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB has an average score of 79605, just 0.3% higher than the RTX 5090's 79842, so frame rates would be within a small margin.

Q: Is the Ultra preset playable at every resolution?

A: Yes. The Ultra preset averages 69 FPS at 3840x2160, 127 FPS at 2560x1440, and 197 FPS at 1920x1080, all above the 60 FPS threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions and presets reveals which component exerts more influence on frame rates in Minimum. The data shows that resolution scaling has a significant impact on FPS, while preset scaling also plays a substantial role, but the pattern differs between the two.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 197 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same preset averages 127 FPS, a 35.5% decrease. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 69 FPS, representing a 45.7% decrease from 1440p and a 65.0% decrease from 1080p. This dramatic drop as resolution increases indicates the GPU becomes the primary performance limiter at higher pixel counts. The RTX 5090's rendering workload scales with pixel count, and the data shows this clearly.

However, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining preset scaling at the lowest resolution. At 1920x1080, the jump from Low (403 FPS) to Ultra (197 FPS) represents a 51.1% reduction. At 3840x2160, the same preset jump goes from 140 FPS to 69 FPS, a 50.7% reduction. The near-identical percentage drop across resolutions suggests that preset quality affects both CPU and GPU workloads relatively evenly, but at 1080p, the absolute frame rates are so high that the CPU's single-thread performance (as measured by a passmark_single_thread score of 4691) likely limits the ceiling.

The Medium preset's min/max data provides additional insight. At 1920x1080, the minimum FPS is 262, which is 84.8% of the average. At 3840x2160, the minimum FPS is 91, which is 85.0% of the average. This consistency in frame-time distribution suggests neither component introduces significant stuttering, and both maintain stable output across the resolution range.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset's 127 FPS average is nearly double the 4K Ultra figure, indicating that the GPU has substantial headroom at this resolution. The gap between 1080p Ultra (197 FPS) and 1440p Ultra (127 FPS) is 35.5%, while the gap between 1440p Ultra and 4K Ultra is 45.7%. This non-linear scaling suggests the GPU's pixel throughput becomes progressively more constrained at higher resolutions, confirming that the RTX 5090 is the dominant factor in determining maximum FPS at 4K, while the Ryzen 7 9700F provides sufficient throughput to maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination ranks 80th out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the top 2.2% of all configurations in the benchmark database. This high percentile ranking is consistent with the measured FPS data, which shows the combo exceeding the 60 FPS playable threshold by a minimum of 9 FPS even at the most demanding settings.

The CPU's percentileVsAllCpus of 94 indicates it outperforms 94% of all tested CPUs in general benchmarks, while the GPU's percentileVsAllGpus of 92 shows similar standing among GPUs. The combo rank of 80 out of 3712 suggests that the combination of these two components performs slightly better than what either component's individual percentile would predict, likely because Minimum responds well to the high single-thread performance of the Ryzen 7 9700F (passmark_single_thread score of 4691) and the massive compute resources of the RTX 5090.

Given that 3712 combos were tested, a rank of 80 means only 79 other CPU-GPU pairings produced higher average FPS in this game. The deltaPct values for the nearest CPU rivals (ranging from -0.9% to +0.2%) and GPU rivals (ranging from -1.1% to +1.4%) suggest that several of those higher-ranked combinations likely feature the same GPU with a slightly faster CPU, or the same CPU with a slightly faster GPU, but the performance differences would be minimal.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Minimum? The measured data and verdictByResolution confirm unequivocally that yes, this combination runs the game at playable frame rates across every tested configuration. The playable threshold of 60 FPS is cleared at all three resolutions and all four presets.

At 3840x2160, all four presets are playable, with the Ultra preset achieving an average of 69 FPS. This is the most demanding scenario in the dataset, and it still exceeds the threshold by 15%. Players seeking maximum visual quality at 4K can enable Ultra settings with confidence.

At 2560x1440, all presets are playable, with Ultra averaging 127 FPS. This resolution provides a sweet spot for high refresh rate displays, as the frame rate exceeds 120 FPS even at maximum quality settings.

At 1920x1080, all presets are playable, with Ultra averaging 197 FPS and Low reaching 403 FPS. This resolution is suitable for 240Hz or even 360Hz displays, though the game's engine may impose its own frame rate limits that the data does not capture.

The best settings per resolution are Ultra everywhere: 69 FPS at 4K, 127 FPS at 1440p, and 197 FPS at 1080p. The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F's strong single-thread performance and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's immense rendering power ensures that Minimum runs at frame rates that far exceed typical display refresh rates at any resolution below 4K, and remains comfortably playable at 4K with maximum settings.