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Measured FPS Breakdown

Starting with the highest stress condition, 4K resolution at 3840x2160, this combination struggles to maintain smooth gameplay. At Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops to 26 FPS, which falls well below the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings at 4K produce an average of 35 FPS, while Medium settings yield 41 FPS with a recorded minimum of 35 FPS and maximum of 48 FPS. Low settings at 4K improve the average to 54 FPS, but even this best-case 4K scenario still misses the 60 FPS target by a meaningful margin.

Moving down to 2560x1440, the performance picture improves considerably. Low settings deliver a strong 100 FPS average, while High settings achieve 65 FPS and Medium settings hit 77 FPS with a minimum of 65 FPS and maximum of 88 FPS. The only setting at this resolution that fails to reach 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 49 FPS. The data shows that Medium through High settings at 1440p all clear the playable threshold with room to spare.

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its strongest performance. Low settings produce an impressive 156 FPS average, Medium settings reach 119 FPS with a minimum of 101 FPS and maximum of 137 FPS, and High settings average 100 FPS. Even the most demanding preset, Ultra, maintains a 76 FPS average, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The 1080p results show a consistent pattern: every preset tested delivers playable frame rates, with the gap between Low and Ultra representing a 80 FPS spread.

The scaling behavior across resolutions reveals how this hardware pair responds to increasing pixel counts. From 1080p to 1440p, average frame rates at High settings drop from 100 FPS to 65 FPS, a 35% reduction. From 1440p to 4K at High settings, the average falls from 65 FPS to 35 FPS, another significant step. The Medium preset tells a similar story: 119 FPS at 1080p, 77 FPS at 1440p, and 41 FPS at 4K. These figures indicate that the GPU becomes increasingly the limiting factor as resolution climbs, while the CPU's contribution remains relatively constant.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 4K resolution?

A: No. The verdict data shows no playable settings at 3840x2160. The best average frame rate at 4K is 54 FPS on Low settings, which still falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: High settings offer the best visual quality while maintaining playability, with an average of 65 FPS. Low and Medium also clear 60 FPS at 100 FPS and 77 FPS respectively, but High provides the highest fidelity among playable options.

Q: Is Ultra settings playable at 1920x1080?

A: Yes. Ultra at 1080p averages 76 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS threshold. This makes Ultra the best settings option at 1080p, since all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at this resolution.

Q: How much performance difference exists between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: The average frame rate drops from 156 FPS on Low to 76 FPS on Ultra, a difference of 80 FPS. This represents roughly a 51% reduction in average frame rate when moving from the least to most demanding preset.

Q: What minimum frame rates were recorded for Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum recorded FPS is 101. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 65 FPS. At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum drops to 35 FPS. These lows indicate that even during demanding scenes, Medium settings at 1080p and 1440p stay above the playable threshold.

Q: Which resolution provides the most headroom above 60 FPS?

A: At 1920x1080, every preset exceeds 60 FPS, with the lowest average being 76 FPS on Ultra. This gives at least 16 FPS of headroom across all settings. At 2560x1440, only the Ultra preset falls short of 60 FPS, while at 4K no preset reaches the threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database places this CPU and GPU combination within specific performance neighborhoods based on aggregate benchmark scores. For the Intel Core i5-11400F, the nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7H12 with an average score of 17120 and a delta of 0.3%, the Intel Core i5-12450H at 17239 with a delta of -0.4%, the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G at 17278 with a delta of -0.6%, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U at 17074 with a delta of 0.6%. These deltas are all within a single percentage point, meaning any of these processors would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Minimum. The Core i5-11400F sits at the 71st percentile among all CPUs, indicating it outperforms roughly seven out of ten processors in the database.

On the GPU side, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 shows similar proximity to its nearest rivals. The NVIDIA Quadro K6000 scores 19030 with a delta of 0%, making it a statistical tie. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile scores 19049 with a delta of -0.1%, the NVIDIA Tesla K20m scores 19089 with a delta of -0.3%, and the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation scores 18954 with a delta of 0.4%. The RX 6600 ranks at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, so it sits slightly lower than its CPU counterpart in relative standing. In practical terms, swapping the RX 6600 for any of these near-identical GPUs would produce frame rates within a fraction of a percent of the recorded measurements.

For a system builder looking at similar overall performance, the combination of a CPU in the 17000 to 17300 average score range paired with a GPU in the 18950 to 19090 range should replicate the measured FPS values closely. The data suggests that the CPU's nearest rivals all come from different market segments, including server processors, mobile chips, and low-power ultrabook parts, yet they all land within the same aggregate performance band. The GPU rivals span professional workstation cards and mobile gaming GPUs, again converging on the same benchmark territory.

The Verdict

The recorded data provides a clear answer: this PC can run Minimum, but the experience depends heavily on resolution and preset selection. At 1920x1080, all four presets clear the 60 FPS playable threshold, with Ultra averaging 76 FPS, High at 100 FPS, Medium at 119 FPS, and Low at 156 FPS. The database designates Ultra as the best setting at this resolution, since it offers maximum visual quality while still maintaining playability.

At 2560x1440, three presets are playable: High at 65 FPS, Low at 100 FPS, and Medium at 77 FPS. High is listed as the best playable setting, providing the highest fidelity option that still averages above 60 FPS. Ultra at 1440p falls short at 49 FPS, so it should be avoided for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the verdict is unambiguous: no settings are playable. Even Low settings only reach 54 FPS average, and the more demanding presets drop to 26 to 41 FPS. Users targeting 4K would need to accept frame rates below the playable threshold or lower the resolution.

The overall assessment is that this hardware combination is a solid 1080p and capable 1440p setup for Minimum, but it is not suitable for 4K gaming at 60 FPS. The 60 FPS threshold is met with comfortable margins at 1080p across all settings and at 1440p for most settings.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals which component carries more weight in different scenarios. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are high enough that the CPU's single-thread and multi-thread performance likely plays a significant role in keeping averages above 100 FPS for most presets. The jump from Low at 156 FPS to Ultra at 76 FPS shows a 80 FPS spread at the same resolution, indicating that GPU load scales substantially with preset quality.

When moving from 1080p to 1440p at the same preset, the frame rate drops reflect increasing GPU pressure. At High settings, the average falls from 100 FPS to 65 FPS, a 35% reduction. At Medium, the drop from 119 FPS to 77 FPS represents a similar proportional decline. These consistent reductions across presets point to the GPU becoming the primary limiter as pixel count rises.

The 4K results reinforce this interpretation. At 4K Ultra, the average collapses to 26 FPS, while 4K Low manages 54 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 28 FPS, narrower than the 80 FPS gap at 1080p. This compression suggests that at 4K, the GPU is so heavily saturated that even reducing settings cannot fully compensate for the pixel throughput demand.

The CPU's role appears most prominent at 1080p, where the combination of high frame rates and lower GPU load leaves more room for CPU-bound behavior. The i5-11400F's 6 cores and 12 threads, combined with its single-thread benchmark scores, provide sufficient headroom for the game's third-person shooter mechanics. At higher resolutions, the RX 6600's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth become the deciding factors, and the recorded data shows that this GPU has clear limits as resolution increases.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of 3712 tested combinations, this pairing of Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Radeon RX 6600 ranks 2885th for Minimum. This places it in the lower third of all tested systems, which aligns with the measured performance: the combination is perfectly capable at 1080p and moderately capable at 1440p, but it falls short at 4K.

The rank reflects the aggregate picture across all resolutions and settings. Systems ranked above this combo would generally deliver higher frame rates at 4K or maintain higher averages at 1440p Ultra. Systems ranked below would struggle more noticeably even at 1080p. The 71st percentile CPU standing and 63rd percentile GPU standing suggest that both components sit near the middle of their respective distributions, but the combination does not push into higher overall territory because neither component is exceptional relative to the full database.

For Minimum specifically, the 2885th rank among 3712 combos means this system outperforms roughly 22% of tested configurations while trailing 78%. The practical takeaway is that this is a mid-range setup that handles mainstream 1080p gaming with ease, manages 1440p with some preset compromises, and cannot sustain 4K playability. Players using this hardware should target 1080p for the best experience, or 1440p with Medium or High settings, based on the recorded data.