Minimum

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti clears the playable threshold for Minimum — a third-person shooter released on June 25, 2014 — at every resolution tested, from 1920x1080 through 3840x2160. Measured average frame rates range from a low of 46.9 FPS at 4K Ultra to a high of 279.8 FPS at 1080p Low, meaning the only configuration that misses the 60 FPS bar is the single most demanding one in the dataset. This analysis walks through the full measured breakdown, weighs the CPU and GPU contributions, and places the combo in context against nearby hardware and other tested pairings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The dataset covers three resolutions and four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — with average frame rates recorded for each pairing.

At 1920x1080, the pairing is comfortably fast across the board. Low averages 279.8 FPS, Medium averages 212.1 FPS, High averages 178.1 FPS, and Ultra still averages 133.9 FPS. Even the heaviest preset delivers more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold, so at 1080p the choice of settings is a matter of preference rather than necessity.

At 2560x1440, the numbers step down in a predictable fashion: Low averages 181 FPS, Medium averages 139.6 FPS, High averages 115.5 FPS, and Ultra averages 89.6 FPS. The Ultra preset clears 60 FPS by nearly thirty frames on average, so 1440p remains fully playable at maximum settings.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates compress considerably. Low averages 95.7 FPS and Medium averages 76.6 FPS, both above the threshold. High sits at 60.1 FPS — a marginal pass, effectively at the line rather than above it with room to spare. Ultra averages 46.9 FPS and is the only measured configuration in the dataset that falls below the 60 FPS playable bar, missing it by roughly thirteen frames on average.

Minimum and maximum frame rates were not recorded for any of these runs, so the analysis rests entirely on averages. That caveat matters most at 4K High, where an average of 60.1 FPS implies dips below 60 will occur during heavier moments.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling pattern between resolutions indicates where the bottleneck sits for this game. From 1080p to 1440p at the Ultra preset, the average drops from 133.9 to 89.6 FPS — a substantial loss that points to the GPU doing the limiting. From 1440p to 4K, Ultra falls further from 89.6 to 46.9 FPS. The same pattern holds at every preset: High goes 178.1, 115.5, then 60.1; Medium goes 212.1, 139.6, then 76.6; Low goes 279.8, 181, then 95.7.

At 1080p the frame rates remain high even at Ultra, which suggests the Core i7-12700KF is not constraining the experience. The CPU posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 28838 and a single-core score of 4071, alongside a Geekbench single-core result of 2255 and a 3DMark single-thread score of 1043 — a strong per-thread profile for a game engine of this vintage. With 12 cores and 20 threads on the Alder Lake architecture, thread saturation is a non-issue.

In short, this game on this hardware is GPU-bound at every resolution. Dropping from 4K to 1440p buys a large frame-rate increase at each preset, while the CPU-side headroom — reflected in the 85th percentile ranking against all CPUs — goes largely unused. Anyone chasing higher averages at 4K should adjust presets rather than look at the processor.

The RTX 3080 Ti itself ranks in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs, with 10240 shading units, 80 RT cores, 320 tensor cores, and 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus delivering 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. Its PassMark G3D score of 26896 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077 sit well above what a 2014 title demands.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals by average benchmark score are remarkably close. The Intel Core i7-13700T averages 35403, a delta of -0.1 percent — effectively identical aggregate performance. The Intel Core i5-13600T averages 35305 (delta 0.2 percent), the Intel Core 5 213PE averages 35428 (delta -0.2 percent), and the Intel Core i7-12700K averages 35287 (delta 0.2 percent). Any of these processors would deliver effectively the same CPU-side behavior in Minimum; the spread across all four rivals is within a fraction of a percent of the i7-12700KF's average score of 35365.

For the GPU, the neighbor list is more heterogeneous. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 averages 40377, a delta of 2 percent — meaning the older 3080 Ti actually edges it in these aggregate scores. The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 averages 40870 (delta 0.8 percent), the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB averages 41707 (delta -1.2 percent), and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 averages 41897 (delta -1.7 percent). Since all four GPUs cluster within two percent of the RTX 3080 Ti's average score of 41187, each should produce broadly similar frame rates in this game, though the Tesla cards are compute-oriented parts and the Radeon Pro is a professional part, so gaming behavior may differ in practice despite the aggregate parity.

The practical takeaway: a system built around the i7-12700K — the same silicon with a different power profile — plus any GPU from this rival list would land within a small margin of the measured frame rates above.

FAQ

Q: Can the RTX 3080 Ti run Minimum at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: Not at the playable threshold. The measured average at 3840x2160 Ultra is 46.9 FPS, below the 60 FPS bar. Dropping to High raises the average to 60.1 FPS, which is the best playable preset at 4K.

Q: What is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo in Minimum?

A: 279.8 FPS average, at 1920x1080 on the Low preset.

Q: Is the Core i7-12700KF fast enough for this game?

A: Yes. The CPU ranks in the 85th percentile versus all CPUs, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 28838 and single-core score of 4071, and the resolution-scaling data shows the game is GPU-bound on this pairing.

Q: Which CPUs perform nearly identically to the i7-12700KF?

A: The Intel Core i7-13700T (-0.1 percent), Intel Core i5-13600T (0.2 percent), Intel Core 5 213PE (-0.2 percent), and Intel Core i7-12700K (0.2 percent) all match its average benchmark score almost exactly.

Q: Does the combo clear 60 FPS at 2560x1440 on max settings?

A: Yes. 1440p Ultra averages 89.6 FPS, roughly thirty frames above the threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to the GeForce RTX 5070 in these benchmarks?

A: The 3080 Ti's average score of 41187 is 2 percent higher than the RTX 5070's 40377, so the older card edges ahead in aggregate performance.

Best Settings per Resolution

Using the 60 FPS playable threshold and the measured averages:

• 1920x1080: Ultra is the most demanding preset that stays above 60 FPS, averaging 133.9 FPS.
• 2560x1440: Ultra again clears the bar, averaging 89.6 FPS.
• 3840x2160: High is the ceiling, averaging 60.1 FPS. Ultra at 4K averages 46.9 FPS and fails the threshold.

The 4K recommendation comes with the narrowest of margins. An average of 60.1 FPS means performance will hover around the line; players sensitive to dips should consider Medium, which averages 76.6 FPS and provides more consistent headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3712 tested hardware combinations for Minimum, the i7-12700KF + RTX 3080 Ti pairing ranks 861st. That places it in the top quarter of tested combos — a strong position, though not at the extreme high end of the chart. The ranking is consistent with the component percentiles: the CPU sits in the 85th percentile against all CPUs and the GPU in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs, and the combined result lands in the same general neighborhood.

For a game released in 2014, this ranking also reflects how little the title stresses modern flagship-adjacent hardware. The combo's advantage over lower-ranked pairings shows up mainly at 4K, where lesser GPUs fall off the playable cliff sooner; here, three of four presets remain playable.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC can run Minimum, and comfortably so at two of the three resolutions. Per the verdict data: at 1920x1080, all four presets are playable with Ultra as the best setting at 133.9 FPS average; at 2560x1440, all four presets are playable with Ultra as the best setting at 89.6 FPS average; at 3840x2160, Low, Medium, and High are playable with High as the best setting at 60.1 FPS average, while Ultra at 46.9 FPS falls short.

The single failure case in the entire dataset is 4K Ultra. Everything else — eight of nine measured configurations — clears 60 FPS, most by wide margins. For 1080p and 1440p players, maximum settings are the obvious choice. For 4K players, High is the target, with Medium as the safer option if frame-time consistency matters more than visual fidelity. The GPU, now end-of-life but still ranking in the 83rd percentile, does the heavy lifting; the 12-core, 20-thread Alder Lake CPU never comes close to limiting this title.