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Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, this combination delivers a wide performance envelope across all four presets. The Low preset records an average of 188 FPS, which is the highest figure captured in the entire dataset for this game. Medium drops to 144 FPS on average, with minimum and maximum readings of 122 and 165 FPS respectively. High settles at 121 FPS average, while Ultra remains comfortably playable at 92 FPS average. The gap from Low to Ultra represents a 96 FPS spread, indicating that the graphics settings have substantial influence on frame rates at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scaling follows a similar pattern but with reduced headroom. Low produces 121 FPS average, Medium achieves 93 FPS with a minimum of 79 and maximum of 106, High records 78 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 59 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution falls just one frame short of the 60 FPS playability threshold, making it a borderline case. The delta between Low and Ultra here is 62 FPS, narrower than at 1080p, which suggests that resolution scaling compresses the performance differences between presets.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates compress further. Low averages 65 FPS, Medium averages 50 FPS with min/max of 42 and 57, High averages 42 FPS, and Ultra averages 32 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is only 33 FPS, and every preset above Low falls below the 60 FPS target. The Medium preset's minimum of 42 FPS indicates notable frame dips, while the maximum of 57 FPS never reaches the playability threshold. This resolution clearly stresses the GPU heavily, with even the lowest settings barely clearing 60 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows that the GPU becomes the dominant constraint as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the CPU has ample headroom to feed the graphics card, evidenced by the 188 FPS Low preset result. The 10-core, 16-thread Intel Core i5-14400F with its 4.70 GHz boost clock provides sufficient single-thread and multi-thread performance for this third-person shooter. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core result of 21645 and single-core of 3055, indicate strong processing capability that does not bottleneck at lower resolutions.

At 2560x1440, the balance shifts. The 121 FPS Low result represents a 36% reduction from the 1080p Low figure, which is a larger drop than pure pixel count scaling would suggest. This indicates that the GPU's rendering load is beginning to dominate. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, with its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, handles the increased pixel throughput but shows diminishing returns as settings rise.

At 3840x2160, the GPU role is clearly primary. The 65 FPS Low result represents a 46% drop from 1440p Low, and the Ultra preset collapses to 32 FPS. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 2560 shading units and 9.062 TFLOPS FP32 performance are simply insufficient for 4K Ultra in this title. The CPU's role diminishes further, as evidenced by the fact that even the fastest preset configuration cannot overcome the GPU's pixel throughput limitations. The scaling between 1440p and 4K at identical settings shows reductions of 46% for Low, 46% for Medium, 46% for High, and 46% for Ultra, confirming consistent GPU-bound behavior at higher resolutions.

The preset scaling at each resolution reinforces this interpretation. At 1080p, the jump from Low to Medium costs 44 FPS, Medium to High costs 23 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 29 FPS. At 4K, the corresponding drops are 15, 8, and 10 FPS. The smaller absolute drops at 4K indicate that the GPU is already near its limits, so changing settings has less impact on the final frame rate.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database provide context for its processing capability. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U scores 32233 on average, a delta of 0.1% from the i5-14400F's average benchmark score of 32279. The Intel Core i9-11900 scores 32226, a 0.2% difference. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS scores 32354, which is 0.2% higher than the i5-14400F. The Intel Core i7-12800H scores 32121, a 0.5% deficit. These four rivals all fall within a 0.7% band of the i5-14400F, meaning any of them would produce nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Minimum. The 83rd percentile ranking against all CPUs further indicates that this processor sits well above the median for the database.

On the GPU side, the RTX 2070 SUPER's nearest rivals show similar consistency. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M scores 20480, which is 1.0% higher than the RTX 2070 SUPER's average of 20282. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20534, a 1.2% advantage. The Intel Arc B570 scores 20556, a 1.3% edge. The Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, a 1.5% lead. All four rivals outperform the RTX 2070 SUPER by between 1% and 1.5%, meaning they would deliver nearly identical frame rates in this game. The 65th percentile ranking against all GPUs places this card in the upper third of the database, though notably below the CPU's percentile standing.

For users considering alternatives, the data suggests that swapping the CPU to any of its nearest rivals would change frame rates by less than 1%, while swapping the GPU to any of its nearest rivals would improve performance by roughly 1% to 1.5%. Neither change would alter the playability verdict at any resolution.

The Verdict

The database's playability threshold is 60 FPS average. Based on the measured data, this combination can run Minimum at all tested resolutions, but with important caveats.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset clears 60 FPS, with an average of 65 FPS. Medium averages 50 FPS, High averages 42 FPS, and Ultra averages 32 FPS, all below the threshold. The verdict for 4K is that the system is playable only on Low settings.

At 2560x1440, three presets clear 60 FPS: Low at 121 FPS, Medium at 93 FPS, and High at 78 FPS. Ultra falls short at 59 FPS, missing the threshold by a single frame. The verdict for 1440p is playable through High settings.

At 1920x1080, all four presets clear 60 FPS, with Ultra achieving 92 FPS average. The verdict for 1080p is fully playable at maximum settings. The recorded data indicates that this combination delivers a playable experience across the board, with the caveat that 4K requires minimal settings and 1440p cannot run Ultra.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, but only on Low settings, which produce an average of 65 FPS. Medium averages 50 FPS, High averages 42 FPS, and Ultra averages 32 FPS, all below the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the highest preset that maintains 60 FPS at 2560x1440?

A: High settings average 78 FPS and remain playable. Ultra drops to 59 FPS average, which is one frame below the threshold.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game at 1920x1080?

A: The CPU has ample headroom at 1080p, as shown by the 188 FPS Low preset result. The GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, with the 4K Low result of 65 FPS representing a 46% drop from 1440p Low.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Quadro M4000M scores 1.0% higher, the RTX 3070 Mobile scores 1.2% higher, the Arc B570 scores 1.3% higher, and the Arc A750 scores 1.5% higher in average benchmark scores. These differences would translate to negligible frame rate changes in Minimum.

Q: What is the best settings configuration for 1920x1080?

A: Ultra settings are fully playable with an average of 92 FPS. This is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at this resolution.

Q: Does the Medium preset at 3840x2160 ever reach 60 FPS?

A: No. The Medium preset at 4K has a minimum of 42 FPS and a maximum of 57 FPS, with an average of 50 FPS. The maximum never reaches the 60 FPS threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 2142 out of 3712 tested combinations for Minimum. This places it in the 58th percentile of all combos in the database, meaning it outperforms more than half of tested systems but sits below the upper quartile. The ranking reflects the GPU's mid-range position (65th percentile) combined with the CPU's stronger standing (83rd percentile). The CPU's high percentile ranking does not boost the combo further because the game becomes GPU-bound at higher resolutions, as the measured FPS data demonstrates. At 1080p, the combo performs well above the median, but at 4K, the GPU's limitations pull the overall ranking down. The 3712 total combos indicate that this is a large comparison pool, and a rank of 2142 places this system in the middle-upper range for this specific game.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low, with an average of 65 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below the threshold, so Low is the only playable option at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding playable preset is High, with an average of 78 FPS. Medium averages 93 FPS and Low averages 121 FPS, but High is the highest settings tier that maintains the 60 FPS minimum. Ultra falls to 59 FPS, just below the threshold.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding playable preset is Ultra, with an average of 92 FPS. All four presets clear 60 FPS, so the maximum visual quality is available without sacrificing playability. The 92 FPS average provides sufficient headroom above the threshold for typical frame-time variation, though the database does not record minimum or maximum values for this preset.

These best settings recommendations follow directly from the verdict data: 4K users should run Low, 1440p users should run High, and 1080p users can run Ultra. The recorded average FPS at each recommended setting exceeds the 60 FPS threshold with margins of 5 FPS at 4K, 18 FPS at 1440p, and 32 FPS at 1080p, respectively.