Minimum

Minimum is a 2014 third-person shooter, and the recorded data for this combination of an Intel Core i5-12400F and an AMD Radeon RX 580 shows a clear picture of what is playable and what is not. The benchmark results indicate that this combo is highly dependent on resolution and settings, with 1080p being the only resolution where you have meaningful headroom above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four quality presets each. The most important takeaway is that the game becomes increasingly demanding as resolution scales up, and the RX 580's 8 GB frame buffer and 256.0 GB/s bandwidth are pushed hard.

At 1920x1080, the results are the strongest. With Low settings, the average FPS is 90.3. Moving to Medium drops the average to 69.4, which still clears the 60 FPS threshold comfortably. High settings bring the average down to 59.6, which is just below the playable line. Ultra settings are the most demanding, yielding an average of 42.7 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the performance cliff is steep. Low settings produce exactly 60 FPS on average, which is the minimum playable value. Medium settings drop to 42.4 FPS, High to 40.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 28.5 FPS. None of these higher presets are viable for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the situation is bleak. Low settings average 32.1 FPS, Medium averages 21.6 FPS, High averages 18.6 FPS, and Ultra averages 17.8 FPS. No setting at 4K reaches even half of the 60 FPS target, so this resolution is effectively unplayable with this hardware combo.

The data shows a consistent pattern: each step up in resolution roughly halves the frame rate, and each step up in settings costs a significant percentage of performance. The lack of min and max FPS values means we only have average frame rates to work with, but the averages are consistent enough to draw clear conclusions.

How This Combo Ranks

The database places this specific CPU and GPU combination at rank 3421 out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum. That puts it in the bottom 8% of all tested systems, which is a poor showing. The combo rank percentile is not flattering, and it reflects the fact that the RX 580 is an older graphics card (released in 2017) paired with a modern CPU.

The CPU itself, the Core i5-12400F, ranks in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, which means it is a strong processor by itself. The GPU, however, ranks in the 53rd percentile among all GPUs, which is middling. The combination of a strong CPU and a weak GPU creates a system that is heavily bottlenecked by graphics performance in this game.

The rank of 3421 out of 3712 tells you that there are very few tested combos that perform worse than this one. That is primarily due to the GPU, not the CPU. The CPU is capable of feeding the GPU far more frames than the RX 580 can render, especially at higher resolutions.

Best Settings per Resolution

The playability threshold is set at 60 FPS, and the database records which settings stay at or above that mark at each resolution.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, with an average of 69.4 FPS. This is the recommended target for a smooth experience. Low settings give you 90.3 FPS for extra headroom, but Medium provides a good balance of visual quality and performance.

At 2560x1440, the only playable preset is Low, with an average of exactly 60 FPS. That means you are right at the threshold with no room to spare. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 43 FPS, which is not acceptable for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, there are no playable settings. The best average FPS recorded is 32.1 on Low, which is far below the 60 FPS threshold. Even the lowest settings cannot make 4K playable with this hardware.

If you want to play Minimum with this combo, the practical ceiling is 1080p Medium for a comfortable experience, or 1440p Low if you are willing to sit exactly at 60 FPS with no fluctuation tolerance.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database, the CPU and GPU each have close performance neighbors that would behave similarly in this game.

For the CPU, the Intel Core i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19039. The closest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS with a score of 19047 (effectively identical, 0% delta), the Intel Core 3 201E with 19056 (0.1% faster), the Intel Core i5-1335U with 18982 (0.3% slower), and the AMD EPYC 7773X with 18979 (0.3% slower). In practice, any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Minimum when paired with the same GPU, because the game is not CPU-bound at the resolutions tested.

For the GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 580 has an average benchmark score of 12928. The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile with a score of 12940 (0.1% faster), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER with 12986 (0.4% faster), the AMD Radeon 740M with 12870 (0.5% slower), and the AMD FirePro W5100 with 12847 (0.6% slower). These deltas are all within 1%, so swapping the RX 580 for any of these would produce essentially the same FPS numbers in Minimum. The GTX 1660 SUPER is the strongest of the group, but the difference is negligible at this performance level.

The practical implication is that if you have a system with one of these rival CPUs or GPUs, the measured FPS data here will apply almost exactly. There is no meaningful performance difference between the Core i5-12400F and its nearest rivals, nor between the RX 580 and its nearest rivals.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data makes it very clear which component matters more for Minimum at each resolution. The game is heavily GPU-bound, and the CPU is rarely the limiting factor.

Evidence for this comes from the scaling between resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080 Low, the average FPS is 90.3. At 2560x1440 Low, it drops to 60, which is a 33.6% reduction in frame rate for a 77.8% increase in pixel count. At 3840x2160 Low, it drops to 32.1, which is another 46.5% reduction from 1440p. This massive frame rate drop as resolution increases is the classic signature of a GPU bottleneck.

The setting scaling tells the same story. At 1080p, going from Low to Medium costs 23.1% of performance (90.3 down to 69.4). Going from Low to High costs 34% (90.3 down to 59.6). Going from Low to Ultra costs 52.7% (90.3 down to 42.7). These are large drops for each step up in quality, which indicates that the GPU is being fully utilized and has no spare capacity.

The CPU's role is minimal here. The Core i5-12400F has a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12380 and a single-core score of 1680, both of which are strong. It also has a Passmark multithread score of 19433 and a single-thread score of 3481. This CPU is far more capable than what a 2014 third-person shooter needs. Even at 1080p Low with 90.3 FPS, the CPU is not the constraint; the GPU is.

At higher resolutions, the CPU becomes even less relevant. At 4K, the GPU is so overwhelmed that it is producing 18 to 32 FPS, and the CPU is likely idle waiting for the GPU to finish each frame. The data suggests that upgrading the CPU would do nothing for this game, while upgrading the GPU would provide immediate and substantial frame rate gains.

If you were to pair this CPU with a much stronger GPU, the frame rates would likely improve dramatically, especially at 1080p where the CPU has headroom to feed more frames. But with the RX 580, the GPU is the absolute ceiling.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Minimum at 1080p?

A: Yes, at Low and Medium settings. The measured average FPS is 90.3 on Low and 69.4 on Medium, both above the 60 FPS threshold. High settings average 59.6 FPS, just below the threshold.

Q: What is the best playable settings preset at 1440p?

A: Low is the only playable preset at 2560x1440, with an average of exactly 60 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 43 FPS.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest average FPS recorded is 32.1 on Low settings. Ultra settings average only 17.8 FPS. No preset reaches the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in Minimum?

A: The GPU is the clear bottleneck. The frame rate drops dramatically as resolution increases (90.3 FPS at 1080p Low, 60 at 1440p Low, 32.1 at 4K Low), which is the signature of a GPU limit. The Core i5-12400F ranks in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs and has ample headroom.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested systems?

A: It ranks 3421 out of 3712 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 8% of systems. This low ranking is driven by the GPU, which is in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What other GPUs would perform similarly to the RX 580 in this game?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (0.1% faster), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (0.4% faster), the AMD Radeon 740M (0.5% slower), and the AMD FirePro W5100 (0.6% slower) are all within 1% of the RX 580's average benchmark score. Any of these would produce nearly identical FPS numbers.