Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 delivers exceptional performance in Minimum, a 2014 third-person shooter. The measured data shows that this combination not only clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at every resolution and setting tested but does so with substantial headroom, positioning it as a high-end configuration capable of maximizing the game's visual fidelity without compromising frame rates.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160 (4K), the most demanding preset that maintains an average framerate at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 61 FPS. This is a marginal but definitive pass over the playable threshold. The data indicates that the Ultra preset at 4K is the ceiling for this combo, as it averages just 1 FPS above the 60 FPS line. For players prioritizing maximum visual quality at native 4K, Ultra is viable, though the data suggests there is little room for fluctuation in more demanding scenes.

At 2560x1440 (1440p), the best settings that clear the 60 FPS bar are also Ultra, but with significantly more performance to spare. The average framerate at this setting is 112 FPS, which is nearly double the playable threshold. This indicates that the combo is not bottlenecked at 1440p, and players can enjoy the highest preset with a comfortable margin for frame time variance.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the Ultra preset is again the top choice, delivering a commanding average of 174 FPS. This performance level is far beyond the 60 FPS requirement, suggesting that the CPU and GPU are both operating well within their limits. At this resolution, the system is likely bound by the game's engine or the CPU's single-thread performance, but the result is a highly responsive experience.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear shift in component roles as resolution changes, a classic pattern in PC gaming. At 1920x1080, the framerates are exceptionally high across all settings, which indicates that the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, is the primary driver of performance. The gap between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p is 182 FPS (356 down to 174), showing that while the GPU is capable, the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads are feeding frames fast enough to expose the GPU's scaling limits.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU begins to assert its influence. The average framerate at Ultra drops from 174 FPS at 1080p to 112 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 62 FPS (or about 36%). This scaling is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario where the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 9728 shading units are being tasked more heavily. The RTX 4080's memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s becomes a more critical factor at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is unequivocally the bottleneck. The Ultra preset averages just 61 FPS, which is a 51 FPS drop from the 1440p Ultra result. This steep decline highlights the massive pixel throughput required at 4K. The RTX 4080, despite its 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, is working near its limits with the most demanding settings. The CPU's role diminishes here, as its 120 W TDP and high clock speeds (up to 5.20 GHz boost) are sufficient to keep the GPU fed, but the GPU's raw rendering capacity dictates the final framerate.

The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution. At 1080p, the difference is 182 FPS; at 1440p, it is 118 FPS; and at 4K, it narrows to 63 FPS. This compression indicates that as resolution increases, the GPU's fixed cost of rendering more pixels reduces the relative impact of graphical settings, reinforcing the GPU-dominant role at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: Average 124 FPS. This is the fastest preset at 4K, showing that the RTX 4080 can easily handle the resolution when graphical features are reduced.
• Medium: Average 95 FPS, with a minimum of 80 FPS and a maximum of 109 FPS. The minimum is well above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating stable performance.
• High: Average 79 FPS. No min/max data is provided, but the average is solidly in the playable range.
• Ultra: Average 61 FPS. This is the only preset at 4K that is close to the playable threshold, but it still clears it.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: Average 230 FPS. This is a very high framerate, suggesting the game is highly scalable on the CPU side at this resolution.
• Medium: Average 176 FPS, with a minimum of 149 FPS and a maximum of 202 FPS. The minimum is still over 2.4x the playable threshold.
• High: Average 148 FPS. The drop from Medium to High is 28 FPS, indicating a moderate GPU workload increase.
• Ultra: Average 112 FPS. This is the most demanding preset, but the performance is comfortably high.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: Average 356 FPS. This is the highest recorded average in the entire dataset, showcasing the CPU's strength in frame generation at lower resolutions.
• Medium: Average 273 FPS, with a minimum of 232 FPS and a maximum of 313 FPS. These numbers are exceptionally high, ensuring a fluid experience.
• High: Average 229 FPS. The scaling from Medium to High is 44 FPS, showing a significant GPU dependency even at 1080p.
• Ultra: Average 174 FPS. This is still a very high framerate, making any 60 Hz or 144 Hz monitor fully utilized.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks 246 out of 3712 tested combinations in this game. This places it in the top 6.6% of all configurations, based on the percentile calculation from the rank and total combos. The percentileVsAllCpus score for the CPU is 87, meaning it outperforms 87% of all CPUs tested, while the GPU's percentileVsAllGpus is 86, outperforming 86% of all GPUs. The high rank is a direct result of the synergy between a top-tier CPU and a high-end GPU, which is particularly effective in a game like Minimum that appears to scale well with both components.

The combo's rank is better than the individual component percentiles might suggest, which indicates that the pairing is particularly well-balanced for this title. The CPU's 96 MB of shared L3 cache and the GPU's 76 RT cores (though ray tracing is unlikely to be used heavily in this older title) contribute to a system that has no glaring weaknesses in this benchmark.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is closely matched by several other processors. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 has an average score of 40048, which is 0.7% higher than the 9800X3D's average benchmark score of 39768. This means that in synthetic CPU tests, the AI 9 365 would offer nearly identical performance. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 scores 40081, a 0.8% difference, also making it a very close alternative. On the lower side, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS scores 39603, which is 0.4% lower, and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 scores 39485, 0.7% lower. These rivals are all within a 1.5% band of the 9800X3D, meaning that swapping to any of them would result in imperceptible framerate changes in Minimum.

For the GPU, the closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, which has an average score of 54209 versus the RTX 4080's 54247. This is a 0.1% difference, making the SUPER variant essentially a direct substitute. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, which is 1.1% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, 2.6% higher. The AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757, 2.7% higher. These GPUs would produce very similar results, with the RX 6750 GRE and Radeon 8060S offering slightly better raw compute that might translate to a few extra frames per second in GPU-bound scenarios at 4K.

The Verdict

The data unequivocally shows that this PC can run Minimum with outstanding performance. According to the verdictByResolution field, all tested resolutions — 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080 — have all four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) marked as playable, meaning they all clear the 60 FPS threshold.

The best settings per resolution are Ultra at all three, with average framerates of 61 FPS at 4K, 112 FPS at 1440p, and 174 FPS at 1080p. For a game released in 2014, this hardware is massively overqualified. Even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset barely dips below the playable line, and at 1440p and 1080p, the performance is so high that it will easily saturate high-refresh-rate displays. The only caveat is that at 4K Ultra, the system is right at the edge of 60 FPS, so players who demand a strict 60 FPS minimum with no dips should consider the High preset, which offers a more comfortable 79 FPS average.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 4K with the highest settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 61 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The High preset is a safer choice, averaging 79 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution for highest framerate?

A: The data shows that at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves 356 FPS, which is the highest average recorded. For a balance of quality and speed, 1080p Ultra provides 174 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the GPU becomes more significant, as evidenced by the average framerate dropping from 174 FPS at 1080p Ultra to 112 FPS at 1440p Ultra. The RTX 4080's rendering capacity is the limiting factor at this resolution.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 246 out of 3712 tested combinations, placing it in the top 6.6% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: Are there any GPUs that would perform similarly to the RTX 4080 in this game?

A: Yes. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER has a benchmark score within 0.1% of the RTX 4080. The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 2.6% higher, and the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 2.7% higher.

Q: What is the minimum framerate recorded at 1080p?

A: The lowest minimum framerate recorded at 1920x1080 is 232 FPS, which occurs on the Medium preset. This is still nearly four times the playable threshold of 60 FPS.