Minimum

The pairing of an Intel Core i5-14600KF with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is an unbalanced configuration in a specific, predictable way: the processor sits in the 90th percentile of all CPUs in the database, while the card sits in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs. For Minimum, a third-person shooter released in mid-2014, that imbalance is largely irrelevant. The game's demands are modest by modern standards, and the recorded data shows this combination clearing the 60 FPS threshold comfortably at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K remains out of reach at every tested preset. All measurements below are drawn directly from the database.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the processor side, the i5-14600KF posts an average benchmark score of 49394 across the recorded test suite, and its closest rivals cluster remarkably tightly around it. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 averages 49228, within a fraction of a percent. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G averages 49196, and the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 averages 48995, both effectively indistinguishable in aggregate. The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 sits slightly ahead at 49796, but the gap is under one percent. In practical terms, any of these four chips would behave nearly identically to the i5-14600KF in Minimum, because the game's frame rates at higher resolutions are gated by the graphics card long before CPU throughput becomes the constraint. The i5-14600KF itself brings 14 cores and 20 threads on the Raptor Lake Refresh architecture, a 3.50 GHz base clock, a 5.30 GHz boost clock, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache, which is far more processor than a 2014 title can exercise.

On the graphics side, the RTX 2060 SUPER averages 18093 across its recorded benchmarks, and its nearest competitors are similarly close. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile averages 18159 and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 averages 18189, both marginally ahead. The AMD Radeon RX 460 sits at 18373 and the Intel Arc A770M at 18383, also slightly ahead by small margins. Anyone running one of those cards alongside a comparable processor should expect frame rates within a few percent of everything documented here. The RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture, with 2176 shading units, 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, and 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, which is a comfortable fit for this title.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 1080p?

A: Yes, at every preset tested. At 1920x1080 the combination averages 170 FPS on Low, 130 on Medium, 109 on High, and 83 on Ultra, all above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 1440p?

A: Yes, at three of the four presets. At 2560x1440 it averages 110 FPS on Low, 84 on Medium, and 71 on High. Ultra drops to 54 FPS, just under the threshold.

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 4K?

A: No. At 3840x2160 the averages are 59 FPS on Low, 45 on Medium, 38 on High, and 29 on Ultra. Even Low falls one frame short of 60.

Q: How strong is the CPU relative to the rest of the database?

A: It sits in the 90th percentile of all CPUs. In Cinebench R23 it scores 32544 multi-core and 4594 single-core, with a Geekbench multi-core result of 17085.

Q: How strong is the GPU relative to the rest of the database?

A: It sits in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, with a PassMark G3D result of 16462 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2011.

Q: How does this combination rank against others tested in the same game?

A: It ranks 2602 out of 3712 tested combinations in Minimum, placing it below the midpoint of the field for this specific title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a clean, wide performance band. Low averages 170 FPS, Medium averages 130, High averages 109, and Ultra averages 83. The Medium run also recorded frame-time extremes: a minimum of 111 FPS and a maximum of 150. That minimum figure is instructive, because it confirms the 130 FPS Medium average is not propped up by occasional spikes; even the slowest recorded moment stayed well above 100 FPS.

At 2560x1440, averages compress as pixel count grows. Low drops to 110 FPS, Medium to 84, High to 71, and Ultra to 54. The Medium preset again has full extremes recorded, ranging from a minimum of 71 to a maximum of 97. Note the overlap: the worst moments at 1440p Medium match the High preset average exactly, which suggests the two presets deliver broadly similar experiences in practice, with Medium offering more headroom.

At 3840x2160, the card runs out of room. Low averages 59 FPS, Medium 45, High 38, and Ultra 29. The Medium run recorded a minimum of 38 and a maximum of 52, meaning the best moments at 4K Medium barely match the High preset's average. The scaling pattern is consistent and predictable: each step up in resolution costs roughly 30 to 35 percent of the frame rate at any given preset.

How This Combo Ranks

This pairing ranks 2602 out of 3712 combinations tested in Minimum, which places it in the lower half of the field for this game. That ranking reflects the GPU far more than the CPU. The i5-14600KF is a 90th-percentile processor, but the RTX 2060 SUPER is a 62nd-percentile card that is now end-of-life, having launched in mid-2019 on the TU106 chip. Minimum predates that card by five years, released in June 2014, so the game itself is not the obstacle. The ranking is simply a measure of how much graphics hardware other tested combinations brought to a title that scales well with GPU power. Combinations pairing similar processors with faster cards would rank considerably higher, while the same RTX 2060 SUPER backed by a weaker processor would likely rank lower at 1080p, where CPU throughput matters more.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Minimum, with one clear caveat about resolution. At 1920x1080, the verdict is unambiguous: every preset clears 60 FPS, from Low at 170 FPS up to Ultra at 83 FPS, so a player can simply max out the settings and play. At 2560x1440, three of the four presets clear the threshold: Low at 110 FPS, Medium at 84, and High at 71, while Ultra at 54 FPS falls short. At 3840x2160, the answer is no: the playable settings list is empty, with even the Low preset averaging 59 FPS, one frame below the line. The practical recommendation is straightforward. Play at 1080p with everything maximized, or at 1440p with High settings, and skip 4K entirely with this card.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that holds at least 60 FPS is Ultra, averaging 83 FPS. That is the ceiling of the settings ladder, so 1080p players have no compromise to make at all.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding playable preset is High, averaging 71 FPS. Medium offers a more conservative 84 FPS with tighter frame-time consistency (a 71 to 97 spread), but High stays above the threshold on average and is the best settings choice at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, no preset qualifies. Low is the closest at 59 FPS, which sits just below the 60 FPS bar, so there is no recommended 4K configuration for this hardware in this game.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data indicates that Minimum is GPU-bound at every resolution tested with this combination. The evidence is in the scaling. From 1080p to 1440p, Low drops from 170 to 110 FPS and Medium from 130 to 84, roughly a 35 percent loss per step. From 1440p to 4K, Low falls from 110 to 59 and Medium from 84 to 45. Frame rates falling steeply as resolution climbs is the signature of a graphics-side bottleneck: the CPU would deliver the same command throughput at every resolution, so the card is the limiter.

The processor's role shows up only indirectly. The i5-14600KF, with its 462 Cinebench R15 single-core and 3280 multi-core scores, is never visibly stretched by a 2014 shooter, and its percentile standing among CPUs confirms enormous reserve capacity. That reserve is why frame-time consistency is strong where frame rates are high: the 1080p Medium run never dipped below 111 FPS. Within a fixed resolution, preset changes also point at the GPU, since dropping from Ultra to Low at 1440p nearly doubles the average from 54 to 110 FPS while CPU load barely changes. In short, at 1080p and 1440p the RTX 2060 SUPER with its 8 GB of GDDR6 decides everything, and the i5-14600KF simply ensures the card is never kept waiting. Players looking for more frames should upgrade the graphics card first; the processor has ample headroom to feed something considerably faster.