Minimum

The Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is an overwhelmingly capable combination for Minimum, a third-person shooter that launched on 2014-06-25. Measured data shows this pairing delivers playable frame rates at every preset and resolution tested, including 4K Ultra, where it averages 73 FPS. The RTX 5090 D sits in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, while the i5-12600KF ranks in the 79th percentile among CPUs, making this a lopsided but highly effective pairing for a game that scales predictably with resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the combination produces a clear hierarchy of performance across the four tested presets. On Low settings, the average frame rate reaches 149 FPS, which is the highest 4K result in the dataset. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 114 FPS with a measured minimum of 97 FPS and a maximum of 131 FPS. High settings yield a 96 FPS average, while the most demanding Ultra preset still maintains a 73 FPS average. Notably, min and max values are only recorded for the Medium preset at this resolution, leaving the other presets represented solely by their averages. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 76 FPS, indicating that visual fidelity carries a substantial performance cost at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates scale upward significantly. Low settings produce an average of 277 FPS, while Medium delivers 212 FPS with a min of 180 and a max of 244. High settings average 178 FPS, and Ultra remains comfortably fast at 136 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra here is 141 FPS, which is wider than at 4K, suggesting that the GPU has more headroom at this resolution and is less constrained by pixel throughput. The Medium preset again provides the only min/max data points, with a 64 FPS range between its minimum and maximum.

At 1920x1080, the results are exceptionally high across the board. Low settings average 418 FPS, Medium averages 329 FPS with a min of 280 and a max of 379, High averages 276 FPS, and Ultra averages 210 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 208 FPS, the largest spread of any resolution. Every 1080p result exceeds 200 FPS on average, meaning that even the most demanding settings are far above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The Medium preset’s min of 280 FPS is higher than the Ultra average at 1440p, illustrating how resolution scaling dominates the performance curve in this title.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU’s nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, are tightly clustered. The Intel Core i9-10900K posts an average score of 27872, which is 0.3% lower than the i5-12600KF’s 27799 average. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712, a 0.3% delta in the opposite direction. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U averages 27887, also 0.3% below the i5-12600KF, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D averages 27896, sitting 0.3% below as well. These four rivals are all within a fraction of a percent of the i5-12600KF’s aggregate benchmark performance, meaning that in CPU-bound scenarios within Minimum, swapping to any of these processors would produce nearly indistinguishable frame rates. The 5800X3D and 10900K are particularly relevant as desktop alternatives with similar multithreaded capability.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090 D’s nearest rivals are also close in aggregate score but differ in architecture and memory configuration. The AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT averages 76904, which is 1.1% below the RTX 5090 D’s 77712 average. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, 1.6% higher than the 5090 D. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB averages 79396, a 2.1% advantage over the 5090 D, while the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB averages 79605, 2.4% higher. These deltas are small, and for Minimum, any of these GPUs would deliver comparable frame rates at the same settings. However, the RX 6650M XT and RX 6850M XT are mobile parts, while the Tesla P100 variants are datacenter-oriented accelerators, so their practical use in a gaming desktop would be atypical. The 5090 D remains the most conventional choice among this group.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 73 FPS. This is the highest quality option available, and the data confirms that all four presets — Low at 149 FPS, Medium at 114 FPS, High at 96 FPS, and Ultra at 73 FPS — are playable. The 13 FPS margin above the 60 FPS threshold at Ultra is sufficient for a smooth experience, though it leaves less headroom than lower resolutions.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best playable setting, with an average of 136 FPS. This is nearly double the 4K Ultra result, and the margin above the playable threshold is 76 FPS. Medium delivers 212 FPS and Low reaches 277 FPS, but Ultra’s 136 FPS average makes it the clear choice for users prioritizing image quality without sacrificing smoothness.

At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 210 FPS, which is the highest Ultra result across all resolutions. This represents a 150 FPS improvement over 4K Ultra and a 74 FPS improvement over 1440p Ultra. Every preset at 1080p exceeds 200 FPS on average, so the recommendation is straightforward: select Ultra for maximum fidelity, as the performance cost is minimal relative to the frame rates on offer.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Minimum at 4K Ultra settings?*

A: Yes. The measured average frame rate at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 73 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 D compare to its nearest GPU rivals in aggregate benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5090 D averages 77712 in benchmark scores. The AMD Radeon RX 685M XT scores 1.6% higher, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 2.4% higher, the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 2.1% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 665M XT scores 1.1% lower.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low averages 418 FPS while Ultra averages 210 FPS, a difference of 208 FPS. Even the lowest Ultra average across all resolutions remains far above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Which CPU rivals perform closest to the Intel Core i5-12600KF?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D averages 27896, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U averages 27887, the Intel Core i9-10900K averages 27872, and the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE averages 27712. All four are within 0.3% of the i5-12600KF’s average score of 27799.

Q: Is the Medium preset playable at every resolution?

A: Yes. Medium averages 114 FPS at 3840x2160, 212 FPS at 2560x1440, and 329 FPS at 1920x1080. The minimum recorded frame rate for Medium at any resolution is 97 FPS at 4K, which is still well above the playable threshold.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Ultra compared to 4K Ultra?

A: At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 210 FPS, while at 3840x2160, Ultra averages 73 FPS. This represents a 137 FPS improvement at the lower resolution.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals how the balance between CPU and GPU shifts across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the RTX 5090 D is rarely the limiting factor; the CPU’s role becomes more prominent as frame rates climb. The i5-12600KF, with its 10 cores and 16 threads, posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23391 and a single-core score of 3302, providing ample headroom for high-refresh gaming. The 1080p results, ranging from 210 FPS at Ultra to 418 FPS at Low, suggest that the CPU is feeding the GPU enough data to sustain these extreme rates, but the scaling between presets — a 208 FPS drop from Low to Ultra — points to GPU workload as the primary variable.

At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to assert more influence. The average frame rates drop by roughly 35% to 40% compared to 1080p at equivalent settings: Low falls from 418 to 277 FPS, Medium from 329 to 212 FPS, High from 276 to 178 FPS, and Ultra from 210 to 136 FPS. This consistent reduction indicates that the GPU’s pixel and shading throughput is becoming the dominant constraint, while the CPU still has enough single-thread performance to avoid becoming a bottleneck.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is unequivocally the limiting component. The frame rates compress into a narrower band — from 149 FPS at Low to 73 FPS at Ultra — compared to the wider spreads at lower resolutions. The 76 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is less than half the 208 FPS difference at 1080p, which is a classic sign of pixel-bound rendering. The RTX 5090 D’s 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provide the bandwidth needed for 4K, but the sheer pixel count still exacts a toll. The CPU’s role at 4K is diminished, as evidenced by the fact that even the lowest preset averages 149 FPS, a figure that would be unattainable if the CPU were struggling to keep up.

How This Combo Ranks

Among the 3712 tested combinations in the database, this specific pairing ranks 33rd overall for Minimum. This places it in the top 1% of all tested combos, which is consistent with the measured frame rates: every preset at every resolution exceeds 60 FPS, and the lowest average result — 73 FPS at 4K Ultra — is still comfortably playable. The rank reflects the GPU’s 92nd percentile standing among all GPUs, which is the dominant contributor to this high placement. The CPU’s 79th percentile is respectable but secondary; the i5-12600KF is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 5090 D in this title, but it is not the reason this combo ranks so highly.

The 33rd rank out of 3712 combos means that 32 other pairings produce higher average frame rates in Minimum, likely featuring top-tier CPUs such as the Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Core i9-10900K, which are near-rivals of the i5-12600KF. However, the delta between those CPUs and the i5-12600KF is at most 0.3%, so the performance gap in practice is negligible. The RTX 5090 D’s nearest GPU rivals, such as the RX 6850M XT and Tesla P100 variants, score within 2.4% of it, but none of those would meaningfully change the outcome in Minimum given the game’s age and modest requirements. For a title released in 2014, this combo delivers an extreme excess of performance, ranking among the fastest configurations tested while leaving no preset or resolution below the playable threshold.