Minimum

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for this combination of Intel Core i5-9400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 in Minimum shows a wide spread of average frame rates across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, the lowest measured average is 202.2 FPS on Ultra settings, while Low settings push the average to 259.5 FPS. Medium lands at 235.7 FPS, and High sits at 221.4 FPS. These are all far above the 60 FPS playable threshold, and the gap between Low and Ultra is only about 57 FPS, indicating that even the heaviest preset leaves substantial headroom at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop but remain exceptionally high. Low settings produce 224.9 FPS, Medium follows with 202.6 FPS, High delivers 169.7 FPS, and Ultra settles at 130.4 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is roughly 22 FPS, while the drop from Medium to High is about 33 FPS, and High to Ultra removes another 39 FPS. The pattern is consistent: each preset tier costs more performance as settings climb, but every configuration clears the 60 FPS mark by a comfortable margin.

At 3840x2160, the results show the most significant scaling pressure. Low settings average 142.8 FPS, Medium drops to 108.5 FPS, High reaches 89.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 71.2 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 4K is over 71 FPS, which is the largest spread recorded across all resolutions. Even at the heaviest setting, the average remains above 60 FPS, but the margin narrows considerably compared to lower resolutions. The data does not include min or max frame rate values for any configuration, so the analysis relies on average FPS alone. Still, the recorded averages indicate that this pairing never dips below the playable threshold in any tested scenario.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database places the Intel Core i5-9400 at the 47th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 2254. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered. The Intel Core i7-1068NG7 scores 2259, which is 0.2% higher, while the Intel Core i3-10305 scores 2264, 0.4% higher. On the other side, the Intel Core i7-10710U scores 2248, 0.3% lower, and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 scores 2246, 0.4% lower. These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, meaning that swapping the i5-9400 for any of these processors would produce nearly identical CPU-bound behavior in Minimum. The i5-9400 is a 6-core, 6-thread Coffee Lake part with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.10 GHz, but the benchmark data suggests its performance profile aligns almost exactly with these four alternatives.

For the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 sits at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 79842. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 79605, which is 0.3% lower, and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB at 79396, 0.6% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, 1.1% lower, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80959, 1.4% higher. These are the closest comparables in the database, and the deltas suggest that a system with any of these GPUs paired with the i5-9400 would deliver nearly indistinguishable frame rates in this title. The RTX 5090 is an active Blackwell 2.0 part with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, but the measured performance places it in a cluster with these specific rivals, none of which deviate by more than 1.4% from its average score.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling behavior across resolutions reveals which component drives performance in Minimum. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is 57.3 FPS, from 259.5 down to 202.2. At 2560x1440, that same Low-to-Ultra spread grows to 94.5 FPS, from 224.9 down to 130.4. At 3840x2160, the spread expands further to 71.6 FPS, from 142.8 down to 71.2, though the absolute values are lower. The fact that raising resolution from 1080p to 4K reduces even the Low preset average from 259.5 to 142.8 FPS indicates that the GPU becomes progressively more influential as pixel count rises.

The CPU still matters at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the Ultra preset still averages over 200 FPS, which suggests the i5-9400 is not a hard limiter in this title, even with only 6 threads and a 2.90 GHz base clock. But the RTX 5090 has enough headroom that the CPU may constrain maximum achievable frames in lighter scenes. At 4K, the GPU workload dominates, and the measured averages drop by roughly 45% from the 1080p Low figure even before considering preset changes. The verdict data confirms that all settings at all three resolutions are playable, but the margin at 4K Ultra, 71.2 FPS, is thin enough that the GPU is clearly carrying the load. In short, the RTX 5090 is the primary performance driver at 3840x2160, while the i5-9400 remains adequate but not overwhelming at 1920x1080.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this specific CPU and GPU pairing at 243 out of 3712 tested combinations in Minimum. That places it in the top 6.5% of all recorded configurations, which is a strong showing given the age of the processor relative to the graphics card. The RTX 5090 is a current-generation Blackwell part released in January 2025, while the i5-9400 launched in October 2018 and is marked end-of-life. Despite that generational gap, the combo outperforms the vast majority of tested systems in this game.

The rank reflects the measured FPS data, not the individual component benchmark percentiles. The GPU alone sits at the 92nd percentile, but the CPU is only at the 47th percentile. The combined result, 243rd out of 3712, indicates that the game is heavily GPU-bound at the tested settings, otherwise the weaker CPU percentile would drag the ranking lower. The two nearest CPU rivals, the i7-1068NG7 and i3-10305, are within 0.4% of the i5-9400's average score, so any of those processors would likely produce a similar combo rank. The GPU rivals are also tightly clustered, with the closest being the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 0.3% lower, so the ranking is robust to small component swaps.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum at every resolution and preset tested, according to the recorded data. The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and all twelve measured configurations exceed it. At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 202.2 FPS, a massive margin over the threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 130.4 FPS, still more than double the playable line. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 71.2 FPS, which clears 60 FPS with about 11 FPS of headroom. The verdict data lists High, Low, Medium, and Ultra as playable at every resolution, so users can select any preset without falling below the threshold.

The weakest result in the entire dataset is 4K Ultra at 71.2 FPS. That is the only configuration where the margin drops below 20 FPS, and it remains comfortably playable. For users seeking maximum visual fidelity at 4K, the Ultra preset is viable. For those who prefer higher frame rates, dropping to High at 4K yields 89.4 FPS, and Low reaches 142.8 FPS. At 1440p and 1080p, the frame rates are so high that the limiting factor becomes the display refresh rate rather than the hardware.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings?

A: The recorded average is 202.2 FPS, which is the lowest result at 1080p but still far above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: Can this system run the game at 3840x2160 on Ultra?

A: Yes. The average FPS at 4K Ultra is 71.2, which clears the 60 FPS threshold, making it the most demanding tested configuration but still playable.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 at the same settings?

A: At Low settings, the average drops from 259.5 FPS at 1080p to 142.8 FPS at 4K, a reduction of 116.7 FPS. At Ultra, it drops from 202.2 FPS to 71.2 FPS, a reduction of 131 FPS.

Q: Which component is more important for this game at 4K?

A: The data shows larger FPS drops as resolution increases, indicating the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the primary driver at 3840x2160. The CPU's influence is more visible at 1080p where frame rates exceed 200 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-9400 compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i7-1068NG7 scores 0.2% higher, the i3-10305 scores 0.4% higher, the i7-10710U scores 0.3% lower, and the Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 scores 0.4% lower. All are effectively equivalent in performance.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 2560x1440?

A: Ultra is listed as the best settings, with an average FPS of 130.4, which is well above the playable threshold.