Minimum

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Minimum at 1080p with playable performance?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080, the combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Radeon RX 580 delivers playable frame rates at Low and Medium settings, with Medium averaging 70 FPS.

Q: What is the highest resolution at which this combo can hold 60 FPS?

A: Only at 1920x1080. At 2560x1440, every preset falls below the 60 FPS threshold, with Low averaging 59 FPS and Medium averaging 45 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 580 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in overall benchmark score?

A: The RX 580's average benchmark score is 12928, which is 0.1% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (12940), 0.4% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (12986), 0.5% above the AMD Radeon 740M (12870), and 0.6% above the AMD FirePro W5100 (12847).

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all tested processors?

A: The Ryzen 9 7900X sits in the 91st percentile of all CPUs in the database, indicating it is a high-end processor that will not be the limiting factor in this game.

Q: Does the 4K Ultra preset produce a playable experience?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate is 15 FPS, and even at Low settings the average is only 32 FPS, both far below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations for this game?

A: The combination ranks 3383 out of 3712 total combos tested for Minimum, placing it in the lower portion of the database for this title.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor from the 7000 series built on the Zen 4 Raphael architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC. Its benchmark results show enormous headroom for gaming workloads: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29300, a Geekbench single-core score of 2617, and a PassMark single-thread score of 4238. The CPU sits in the 91st percentile of all processors tested. This processor is not the constraint in Minimum.

The RX 580, by contrast, is a Polaris 20 part from the RX 500 generation built on GlobalFoundries' 14 nm process. It has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs, with a boost clock of 1340 MHz. Its 8 GB of GDDR5 memory runs across a 256-bit bus, yielding 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU sits in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs tested, a mid-pack placement that aligns with the measured frame rates in this game.

The scaling data shows that the GPU is the dominant factor at every resolution. At 1920x1080, dropping from Ultra to Low raises the average frame rate from 45 FPS to 91 FPS, a jump of 46 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same settings swing produces a gain from 29 FPS to 59 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low yields 32 FPS versus 15 FPS at Ultra. The pattern is consistent: settings changes move the frame rate far more than any CPU-side variable could, confirming that the RX 580 is the bottleneck.

Resolution scaling further reinforces this. Moving from 1920x1080 Low (91 FPS) to 2560x1440 Low (59 FPS) drops performance by 32 FPS, and then to 3840x2160 Low (32 FPS) drops another 27 FPS. The frame rate falls roughly in proportion to the pixel count increase, which is the signature of a GPU-limited scenario. The Ryzen 9 7900X, with its 64 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support delivering 83.2 GB/s, has far more throughput than this game requires at any resolution tested.

Preset scaling at 1080p shows how quickly the RX 580 saturates. Medium averages 70 FPS, High drops to 58 FPS, and Ultra falls to 45 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 21 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 13 FPS. These diminishing returns indicate that the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth are being fully utilized as the preset climbs.

At 1440p, no preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold. Low averages 59 FPS, just one frame short, while Medium averages 45 FPS and High averages 38 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 29 FPS. At 4K, the GPU is overwhelmed: even Low averages only 32 FPS. The database records no playable settings at either 1440p or 4K for this combination.

The CPU's role is essentially to stay out of the way. Its PassMark multi-thread score of 51406 and 3DMark max-thread score of 12536 place it far above the demands of a 2014 third-person shooter. The game's release date of June 25, 2014 predates the CPU by eight years, so the Ryzen 9 7900X has more than enough single-thread and multi-thread capability. The recorded data shows no scenario where the CPU would limit frame pacing at the frame rates this GPU can produce.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this combination 3383 out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum, placing it in the bottom 9th percentile of all systems tested for this game. That rank reflects the GPU's mid-pack position rather than the CPU's strength. The RX 580's average benchmark score of 12928 puts it in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 9 7900X sits in the 91st percentile of all CPUs. The pairing of a top-tier processor with a mid-tier graphics card produces a system that is heavily GPU-bound.

The measured frame rates align with this rank. At 1080p Medium, the combo averages 70 FPS, which is playable but not exceptional. At 1440p Low, it averages 59 FPS, just below the playable threshold. The rank of 3383 out of 3712 indicates that the vast majority of tested combinations deliver better performance in this title, which is expected given the RX 580's age and the game's settings demands.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD EPYC 7313P, which scores 53206 (0.2% higher), the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 at 53469 (0.3% higher), the Intel Xeon 634 at 52974 (0.6% lower), and the Intel Core i7-14700F at 53620 (0.6% higher). All of these processors are within 0.6% of the Ryzen 9 7900X's average benchmark score of 53288, meaning any of them would produce nearly identical results when paired with this GPU in Minimum.

The GPU's nearest rivals are similarly close. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile scores 12940 (0.1% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER scores 12986 (0.4% higher), the AMD Radeon 740M scores 12870 (0.5% lower), and the AMD FirePro W5100 scores 12847 (0.6% lower). These small deltas mean the RX 580's performance in Minimum is representative of a cluster of GPUs with nearly identical compute capabilities.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum at 1920x1080 with playable performance. The verdict by resolution is clear: at 1080p, the playable settings are Low and Medium, with Medium being the best playable preset at an average of 70 FPS. The Minimum threshold for playability is 60 FPS, and Medium clears it by 10 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the system cannot maintain 60 FPS on any preset. Low averages 59 FPS, one frame below the threshold, and Medium drops to 45 FPS. The database records no playable settings at this resolution. At 3840x2160, the situation is worse: Low averages 32 FPS, Medium averages 24 FPS, High averages 20 FPS, and Ultra averages 15 FPS. No preset at 4K is remotely playable.

The practical verdict is that this is a 1080p system for Minimum. Users who want 60 FPS should run Medium settings at 1920x1080, which delivers 70 FPS average with a minimum of 59 FPS and a maximum of 80 FPS. The minimum frame rate at Medium 1080p is exactly 59 FPS, so even the worst-case dips stay essentially at the playable threshold.

At 1440p, the closest option is Low at 59 FPS average, which is technically below the playable threshold and would likely produce occasional dips into the 50s. The measured data does not include min/max values for 1440p Low, so the frame pacing is unknown, but the average itself disqualifies it.

The Ryzen 9 7900X is not the limiting factor at any resolution. The CPU has more than enough performance, as evidenced by its 91st percentile ranking and high multi-thread scores. The RX 580's 53rd percentile GPU ranking and 6.175 TFLOPS of FP32 compute determine the outcome. Users seeking higher resolutions or presets would need a faster GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: average 32 FPS, no min/max recorded
• Medium: average 24 FPS, minimum 21 FPS, maximum 28 FPS
• High: average 20 FPS, no min/max recorded
• Ultra: average 15 FPS, no min/max recorded

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: average 59 FPS, no min/max recorded
• Medium: average 45 FPS, minimum 38 FPS, maximum 52 FPS
• High: average 38 FPS, no min/max recorded
• Ultra: average 29 FPS, no min/max recorded

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: average 91 FPS, no min/max recorded
• Medium: average 70 FPS, minimum 59 FPS, maximum 80 FPS
• High: average 58 FPS, no min/max recorded
• Ultra: average 45 FPS, no min/max recorded

The 1080p Medium measurement is the most informative data point in the set. It is the only preset at any resolution that both clears the 60 FPS average threshold and has recorded min/max values, showing a minimum of 59 FPS and a maximum of 80 FPS. The minimum is effectively at the playable threshold, meaning the experience should be stable.

The 1440p Low average of 59 FPS is the closest miss in the database. One additional frame per second would have made it playable. As recorded, it falls just short. The 4K results are uniformly below any playable standard, with the best preset (Low) averaging less than one-third of the 60 FPS target.

Best Settings per Resolution

3840x2160: No preset maintains 60 FPS. The best recorded average is 32 FPS at Low settings, which is far below the playable threshold. The database records no playable settings at this resolution.

2560x1440: No preset maintains 60 FPS. Low settings average 59 FPS, which is one frame below the playable threshold. Medium drops to 45 FPS. No playable settings exist at this resolution.

1920x1080: Medium settings provide the best playable experience with an average of 70 FPS, a minimum of 59 FPS, and a maximum of 80 FPS. Low settings average 91 FPS and are also playable, but Medium offers higher visual quality while still clearing the 60 FPS threshold. High settings average 58 FPS, just below playable, and Ultra averages 45 FPS.

For users prioritizing visual fidelity while maintaining 60 FPS, Medium at 1920x1080 is the optimal choice. The 70 FPS average provides a 10 FPS cushion above the playable threshold, and the recorded minimum of 59 FPS means even the worst dips remain essentially at the target.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database are all within 0.6% of its average benchmark score of 53288. The AMD EPYC 7313P scores 53206 (0.2% higher), the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 scores 53469 (0.3% higher), the Intel Xeon 634 scores 52974 (0.6% lower), and the Intel Core i7-14700F scores 53620 (0.6% higher). Any of these processors paired with an RX 580 would produce nearly identical results in Minimum, as the game is GPU-bound at all tested settings.

The GPU's nearest rivals are equally close. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile scores 12940 (0.1% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER scores 12986 (0.4% higher), the AMD Radeon 740M scores 12870 (0.5% lower), and the AMD FirePro W5100 scores 12847 (0.6% lower). A system using any of these GPUs with the Ryzen 9 7900X would deliver frame rates within a fraction of a percent of the measured values in this analysis.

The GTX 1660 SUPER is the most notable alternative, as it is a desktop discrete GPU like the RX 580 and scores 0.4% higher in the database. Users with a GTX 1660 SUPER would see essentially the same 1080p Medium performance, averaging around 70 FPS. The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a laptop part, so it would appear in mobile systems, but its compute score is close enough that the in-game performance would be similar.

The AMD Radeon 740M is an integrated graphics solution, which makes its proximity to the RX 580's score notable. It scores 0.5% lower, meaning an APU-based system with a 740M could approach the RX 580's performance in Minimum, though the Ryzen 9 7900X does not include this iGPU (it has Radeon Graphics instead). The FirePro W5100 is a workstation card with a score 0.6% lower, making it a slight downgrade in this game.

For users considering a similar build, the data suggests that the CPU choice is flexible within this performance class. The RX 580 is the determining component, and its nearest rivals would all land within the same playable settings: 1080p Medium at approximately 70 FPS, 1440p Low just below 60 FPS, and no playable options at 4K.