Minimum

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is an overwhelmingly capable combination for Minimum, a 2014 Third-Person Shooter. Benchmark data shows this combo delivers playable frame rates at every tested resolution and preset, with the only exception being the Ultra preset at 4K, which falls just short of the 60 FPS threshold. The system is most comfortable at 1440p and 1080p, where it can max out the Ultra preset while maintaining substantial headroom above the playability target.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest quality preset this combo can run at 4K while staying above 60 FPS?

A: At 3840x2160, the High preset delivers an average of 72.8 FPS, making it the most demanding playable option. The Ultra preset drops to 57.3 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark performance?

A: The Intel Core i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 46881, placing it essentially level with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (46971, -0.2% delta) and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 (47022, -0.3% delta). It is marginally ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX (46654, +0.5% delta) and Intel Xeon w3-2535 (46653, +0.5% delta).

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile among all tested graphics cards?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits in the 76th percentile for all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 31087. This places it slightly below the NVIDIA TITAN RTX (31676, -1.9% delta) and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31532, -1.4% delta) in average scores.

Q: Is the Ultra preset playable at 1440p with this hardware?

A: Yes. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset achieves an average of 106 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. This is the highest quality preset available and remains fully playable.

Q: What kind of frame rate does the Low preset produce at 1080p?

A: The Low preset at 1920x1080 yields an average of 326 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded across all tested resolution and settings combinations for this system.

Q: Which component appears more critical when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: The data shows significant frame rate scaling with resolution, indicating the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. For instance, the Ultra preset drops from 160.2 FPS at 1080p to 106 FPS at 1440p, then to 57.3 FPS at 4K, a pattern consistent with GPU-bound performance.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear division of labor between the Intel Core i7-13700K and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, with the GPU taking on increasing importance as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080, the system produces exceptionally high frame rates across all presets, ranging from 160.2 FPS on Ultra to 326 FPS on Low. This wide spread suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU efficiently at lower resolutions, where the graphics card is not fully taxed. The 13700K's 3DMark scores, including 12412 in the max threads test and 1136 in single-thread, indicate strong multi-threaded and single-threaded capabilities that prevent CPU bottlenecking at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain robust but show the GPU beginning to assert its influence. The Ultra preset drops to 106 FPS, a reduction of 54.2 FPS from the 1080p result, while the Low preset falls to 211.4 FPS. The scaling between Low and Ultra at 1440p — a difference of 105.4 FPS — is more pronounced than at 1080p, where the same preset gap spans 165.8 FPS. This compression of frame rates as resolution increases is characteristic of GPU-bound workloads, where the graphics card's compute resources become the limiting factor rather than the CPU's instruction throughput.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's role becomes dominant. The Ultra preset drops below the playable threshold at 57.3 FPS, while High manages 72.8 FPS, Medium 85.7 FPS, and Low 111.5 FPS. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's specifications — 8448 shading units, 96 ROPs, and a 256-bit memory bus delivering 672.3 GB/s bandwidth — are taxed heavily at 4K, particularly with Ultra settings that likely stress pixel fill rate (250.6 GPixel/s) and texture rate (689.0 GTexel/s). The CPU's contribution at 4K is diminished, as the frame rates are consistently lower across all presets, indicating that the graphics card's rendering throughput is the primary constraint.

The data further supports this interpretation through the preset scaling at each resolution. At 1080p, the jump from Low (326 FPS) to Medium (253.2 FPS) represents a 22.3% reduction, while at 4K the same preset transition only lowers performance from 111.5 FPS to 85.7 FPS, a 23.1% reduction. These proportional similarities suggest the GPU's workload scales predictably with settings, while the CPU maintains sufficient headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck even at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 300 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is High, which produces an average of 72.8 FPS. The Ultra preset falls short at 57.3 FPS, making it unplayable by the 60 FPS standard. Medium (85.7 FPS) and Low (111.5 FPS) also remain playable, but High offers the best visual quality within the playable envelope.

For 2560x1440, the Ultra preset is fully playable at an average of 106 FPS. This represents the highest quality setting available and leaves comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold. Lower presets — High (138.3 FPS), Medium (162.7 FPS), and Low (211.4 FPS) — all exceed playability but offer diminishing returns for users who prioritize frame rate over visual fidelity.

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings deliver an average of 160.2 FPS, making it the clear choice for maximum quality. The other presets are also playable, with High at 210.9 FPS, Medium at 253.2 FPS, and Low at 326 FPS, but none of these require the same trade-off between quality and performance. The system's capability at 1080p is so substantial that even the most demanding preset provides more than double the playable threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Intel Core i7-13700K's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (46971, -0.2% delta) and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 (47022, -0.3% delta). These processors would behave nearly identically in Minimum, given their scores differ by less than a third of a percent. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX (46654, +0.5% delta) and Intel Xeon w3-2535 (46653, +0.5% delta) are also within half a percent, meaning any of these four CPUs would produce effectively the same frame rates as the 13700K in this game, assuming the GPU remains the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

For the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (31206, -0.4% delta) and NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q (31220, -0.4% delta), both of which have average scores marginally below the 4070 Ti SUPER's 31087. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31532, -1.4% delta) and NVIDIA TITAN RTX (31676, -1.9% delta) score slightly higher, implying they would deliver a small but measurable performance advantage in Minimum. In practice, a system with any of these GPUs paired with the 13700K would produce frame rates within a few percent of the measured results, keeping all presets at 1080p and 1440p playable while potentially pushing the 4K Ultra preset closer to or beyond the 60 FPS mark for the higher-scoring options.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum with confidence at most settings and resolutions. The verdict by resolution confirms that at 3840x2160, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best choice at 72.8 FPS average. The Ultra preset is not playable at 4K, falling to 57.3 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets clear the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra achieving 106 FPS as the best setting. At 1920x1080, every preset is playable, and Ultra delivers 160.2 FPS, providing an excellent experience. The only scenario where this combo fails to meet playability is the 4K Ultra preset, which misses the mark by a margin of 2.7 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination ranks 479th out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the top 12.9% of all systems evaluated. This ranking reflects the hardware's strong overall performance, though it is importantly the CPU's 89th percentile and GPU's 76th percentile among their respective component categories suggest the pairing is well-balanced, with the processor slightly outperforming the graphics card relative to their peers. The rank of 479 indicates that while this is a high-performing setup, there are numerous combinations with more powerful GPUs — such as the TITAN RTX class of cards — that achieve higher scores in this game, particularly at 4K where the GPU's raw rendering power becomes the decisive factor.