Minimum

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 60 FPS on 4K?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings. The recorded data shows 72.8 FPS average at 3840x2160 Low, while Medium drops to exactly 59 FPS, just below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 1440p for this system?

A: Ultra is playable at 2560x1440 with an average of 67 FPS. The database lists all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) as playable at this resolution, so Ultra is the recommended choice.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F scores 17,177 in the average benchmark, placing it in the 71st percentile among all CPUs. It is 0.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7H12 and 0.6% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U, while trailing the Intel Core i5-12450H by 0.4% and the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G by 0.6%.

Q: How does the GPU position against similar graphics cards?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 16,129, sitting in the 59th percentile. It is 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 9060 and 1.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 370X, while the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT both lead it by 1.4%.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1080p with this hardware?

A: All presets exceed 100 FPS. The data shows 211.7 FPS at Low, 162.9 FPS at Medium, 134.8 FPS at High, and 101.7 FPS at Ultra, making 1920x1080 the strongest resolution for this combination.

Q: Which resolution should be avoided for high preset play?

A: 3840x2160 High is not playable, averaging only 44.6 FPS. The same preset at 2560x1440 reaches 85.5 FPS, so users targeting High quality should stay at 1440p or below.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low, delivering an average of 72.8 FPS. Medium falls to 59 FPS, which misses the 60 FPS threshold by one frame, so it cannot be recommended for smooth play at 4K.

At 2560x1440, every preset clears the threshold. Ultra is the best choice with 67 FPS average, followed by High at 85.5 FPS, Medium at 102.7 FPS, and Low at 137.6 FPS. The margin at Ultra is 7 FPS above the threshold, so users who prefer maximum quality can run it without dropping below playable territory.

At 1920x1080, Ultra is the most demanding preset that stays above 60 FPS, and it does so with significant headroom at 101.7 FPS. High reaches 134.8 FPS, Medium hits 162.9 FPS, and Low tops out at 211.7 FPS. The 1080p Ultra result is nearly 42 FPS above the threshold, indicating that this resolution is the sweet spot for fully maxed settings.

The pattern across resolutions is clear: the system scales from 4K Low to 1080p Ultra while maintaining playable performance. The 4K Medium result of 59 FPS is the only borderline case, missing the target by a single frame.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS scaling across resolutions reveals how the CPU and GPU split responsibilities in Minimum. At 1920x1080, the GPU has less pixel work, and frame rates climb as high as 211.7 FPS at Low settings. At 3840x2160, the same Low preset drops to 72.8 FPS, a reduction of about 66% as rendering resolution increases. This large drop indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count rises.

The CPU, Intel Core i5-11400F, is a 6-core, 12-thread Rocket Lake part with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its single-thread performance is solid with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,024 and a PassMark single-thread score of 2,981. The database ranks it in the 71st percentile among all CPUs, suggesting it has enough headroom for high frame rate scenarios.

At 1080p Low, the system reaches 211.7 FPS, a figure that requires strong per-core CPU performance. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 868 and 2-thread score of 1,691 indicate that Minimum's engine, a 2014 release, likely relies on fewer threads. The 8-thread score of 4,691 and 16-thread score of 5,619 show diminishing returns beyond 8 threads, which aligns with a game from that era.

At 1440p, the GPU begins to assert dominance. The RTX 3060 Ti, with 4,864 shading units, 152 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, delivers 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The transition from Low to Ultra at 1440p shows frame rates dropping from 137.6 to 67, a 51% reduction, which is primarily GPU-driven.

At 4K, the GPU is firmly the bottleneck. The RTX 3060 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Ultra preset at 4K averages only 38.7 FPS, while Low reaches 72.8 FPS. The spread between presets at 4K, 38.7 to 72.8 FPS, is narrower than at 1080p, 101.7 to 211.7 FPS, because the GPU is saturated at high resolution regardless of settings.

The data indicates that at 1080p the CPU matters more, since even the most demanding preset stays above 100 FPS and the CPU must feed frames quickly. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU matters more, as the resolution increase and preset changes produce larger absolute FPS swings. The RTX 3060 Ti's 133.2 GPixel/s pixel rate and 253.1 GTexel/s texture rate are the metrics that govern these higher resolution results.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the Intel Core i5-11400F is bracketed by four processors with nearly identical average benchmark scores. The AMD EPYC 7H12 scores 17,120, just 0.3% below the i5-11400F's 17,177. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U sits at 17,074, 0.6% lower. On the other side, the Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17,239, 0.4% higher, and the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G scores 17,278, 0.6% higher. In practical terms, any of these CPUs would produce similar frame rates in Minimum, since the differences are well under 1%.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti averages 16,129 in the database. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 scores 16,014, which is 0.7% lower, while the AMD Radeon R9 370X scores 15,862, 1.7% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT both score 16,351 and 16,361 respectively, each 1.4% higher than the RTX 3060 Ti. These deltas are minor, so swapping to any of these cards would yield nearly identical performance in Minimum.

The combination of the i5-11400F and RTX 3060 Ti ranks 1,833 out of 3,712 tested combinations in the database for this game, placing it just below the midpoint of all tested systems. Users with any of the rival CPUs or GPUs listed above can expect comparable playability, especially at 1080p and 1440p where the system has ample headroom.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded averages are 72.8 FPS on Low, 59 FPS on Medium, 44.6 FPS on High, and 38.7 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra is 34.1 FPS, showing that preset selection dramatically affects 4K viability. Only Low clears the 60 FPS threshold, and Medium misses it by exactly 1 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 137.6 FPS on Low, 102.7 FPS on Medium, 85.5 FPS on High, and 67 FPS on Ultra. Every preset clears 60 FPS, with Ultra having the smallest margin at 7 FPS above the threshold. The spread from Low to Ultra is 70.6 FPS, indicating that settings have a large impact at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the averages are 211.7 FPS on Low, 162.9 FPS on Medium, 134.8 FPS on High, and 101.7 FPS on Ultra. All presets are far above the playable threshold, with even the lowest result, Ultra at 101.7 FPS, exceeding 60 FPS by 41.7 FPS. The Low preset at 211.7 FPS is the highest recorded value across all resolutions and settings in the dataset.

The data shows that Minimum's performance scales predictably with resolution and preset. From 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops from 101.7 to 38.7, a reduction of 63 FPS. From 1080p Low to 4K Low, the drop is from 211.7 to 72.8, a reduction of 138.9 FPS. The resolution scaling is steeper at lower presets because the GPU's fixed cost at higher pixel counts becomes more dominant.

Min and max FPS values are not recorded in the dataset, so the analysis relies solely on average frame rates. The absence of these values means that transient frame drops cannot be assessed, but the averages provide a stable picture of overall performance.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum, and it does so comfortably at most settings and resolutions. The verdict by resolution is clear: at 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, with Ultra averaging 101.7 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets are also playable, with Ultra averaging 67 FPS. At 3840x2160, only Low is playable, averaging 72.8 FPS.

The 1440p Ultra result of 67 FPS is the most demanding playable configuration, offering maximum quality while staying 7 FPS above the threshold. The 1080p Ultra result of 101.7 FPS provides a large safety margin and is the best choice for high refresh rate displays. The 4K Low result of 72.8 FPS is the only way to play at 4K, and it sacrifices visual quality to do so.

The borderline case is 4K Medium at exactly 59 FPS, which fails the playable threshold by 1 FPS. Users who want 4K must accept Low settings, while users who want Medium or higher quality should target 1440p or 1080p. The system ranks 1,833 out of 3,712 tested combinations, but that mid-pack ranking belies its strong results in this specific game, which is a 2014 release with modest requirements.

For the question of whether this PC can run Minimum, the answer is a definitive yes for 1080p and 1440p at any preset, and a conditional yes for 4K at Low settings only. The RTX 3060 Ti's 8 GB of VRAM and the i5-11400F's 12 threads are more than sufficient for this title, and the measured data confirms that the system delivers playable frame rates across the vast majority of tested configurations.