Minimum

Best Settings per Resolution

The recorded data for Minimum shows a clear progression in playability as resolution drops. At 3840x2160, no settings preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold. The strongest result at 4K is the Low preset at 28 FPS average, followed by Medium at 22 FPS, High at 18 FPS, and Ultra at 14 FPS. None of these come close to the playable bar, so the database lists no recommended settings for this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves but still falls short. Low preset averages 53 FPS, which is the best result at this resolution, yet it remains below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium averages 40 FPS, High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 26 FPS. The verdict data confirms that no settings at 1440p are considered playable for this combination.

The only resolution where this system clears the threshold is 1920x1080. The Low preset delivers 82 FPS average, which is comfortably above 60 FPS. The Medium preset averages 63 FPS, just clearing the playable bar with a minimum of 53 FPS and maximum of 72 FPS. High preset drops to 53 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 40 FPS. The database designates Medium as the best settings preset at 1080p because it is the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS average, delivering 63 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling pattern across resolutions and presets reveals how this pairing behaves under load. The Intel Core i7-14700K is a 20-core, 28-thread processor from the Core 14th Gen series, while the AMD Radeon RX 570 is a Polaris 20 GPU with 2048 shading units and 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the limiting factor in this combination for Minimum.

Consider the transition from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Low settings: average FPS drops from 82 to 53, a decline of 29 FPS. Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at Low settings drops from 53 to 28 FPS, another 25 FPS reduction. This steep scaling with resolution points directly at the GPU, since the RX 570's 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 throughput are being saturated as pixel count rises.

Preset scaling reinforces this interpretation. At 1920x1080, moving from Low to Medium costs 19 FPS (82 to 63), from Medium to High costs 10 FPS (63 to 53), and from High to Ultra costs 13 FPS (53 to 40). The CPU, with its 33 MB shared L3 cache and PassMark multithread score of 52392, is not the bottleneck at 1080p; the GPU's rendering limits dominate.

At 2560x1440, the same preset progression shows Low at 53 FPS, Medium at 40 FPS, High at 34 FPS, and Ultra at 26 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 13 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 8 FPS. At 3840x2160, the range compresses further: Low at 28 FPS, Medium at 22 FPS, High at 18 FPS, Ultra at 14 FPS. The compression of FPS differences at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is fully saturated, and even reducing settings cannot recover meaningful performance.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent in the fact that at 1080p Low, the system reaches 82 FPS, which is a solid frame rate for a GPU of this class. The i7-14700K has enough single-thread and multi-thread capacity to feed the RX 570 without holding it back at lower resolutions. At higher resolutions, however, the GPU's fixed resources (32 ROPs, 128 TMUs, 4 GB VRAM) become the dominant constraint, and the CPU's headroom goes unused.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database places this CPU and GPU in specific performance neighborhoods based on average benchmark scores. The Intel Core i7-14700K has an average benchmark score of 69355, placing it in the 94th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 9115 at 69288 (0.1% behind the i7), the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X at 69515 (0.2% ahead), the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX at 69875 (0.7% ahead), and the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F at 69996 (0.9% ahead). These deltas are tiny, meaning any of these processors would deliver nearly identical CPU performance in Minimum.

The AMD Radeon RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 28766, placing it in the 74th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6800M at 28874 (0.4% ahead), the AMD Radeon R9 M295X at 28580 (0.7% behind), the AMD Radeon RX 470 at 28996 (0.8% ahead), and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 at 28421 (1.2% behind). The RX 470 is the most notable comparison here, as it shares the same Polaris architecture family and would behave almost identically in Minimum. The RX 6800M being within 0.4% is surprising given its mobile positioning, but the benchmark scores place it in the same bracket.

For a system builder considering alternatives, swapping the i7-14700K for a Ryzen 9 7950X would change nothing measurable in this game, as the 0.2% score difference is negligible. Similarly, choosing an RX 470 instead of the RX 570 would produce nearly identical frame rates, with the 0.8% score delta translating to less than 1 FPS difference in most of the measured scenarios.

FAQ

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

A: No. The database records no playable settings at 3840x2160. The best average FPS at 4K is 28 FPS on Low settings, which is far below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 1920x1080?

A: Medium is the best preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 63 FPS, a minimum of 53 FPS, and a maximum of 72 FPS. Low also clears the threshold at 82 FPS average.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this pairing?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. The RX 570's frame rates drop sharply as resolution increases: Low settings fall from 82 FPS at 1080p to 53 FPS at 1440p to 28 FPS at 4K. The i7-14700K has ample headroom, as shown by its 94th percentile CPU ranking.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for Minimum?

A: This combination ranks 3542 out of 3712 tested combos, placing it in the bottom portion of the database.

Q: What GPU would perform similarly to the RX 570?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 470 is the closest rival, with an average benchmark score of 28996 versus the RX 570's 28766, a 0.8% difference. The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 is 1.2% behind, and the AMD Radeon R9 M295X is 0.7% behind.

Q: Does the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM matter for this game?

A: The measured data shows playable performance at 1080p Medium (63 FPS) and Low (82 FPS), but at higher resolutions the GPU cannot maintain 60 FPS regardless of settings. The VRAM limitation is consistent with the GPU being the bottleneck, though the database does not isolate VRAM usage separately.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded measurements are as follows. Ultra averages 14 FPS with no min or max recorded. High averages 18 FPS with no min or max. Medium averages 22 FPS, with a minimum of 19 FPS and a maximum of 25 FPS. Low averages 28 FPS with no min or max.

At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 26 FPS with no min or max. High averages 34 FPS with no min or max. Medium averages 40 FPS, with a minimum of 34 FPS and a maximum of 46 FPS. Low averages 53 FPS with no min or max.

At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 40 FPS with no min or max. High averages 53 FPS with no min or max. Medium averages 63 FPS, with a minimum of 53 FPS and a maximum of 72 FPS. Low averages 82 FPS with no min or max.

The pattern across all resolutions is consistent: Medium is the only preset with recorded min and max values, while Low, High, and Ultra only have average FPS in the database. The Medium preset's min-max range is widest at 1080p (53 to 72 FPS) and narrowest at 4K (19 to 25 FPS), which aligns with the GPU saturation interpretation.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this Intel Core i7-14700K plus AMD Radeon RX 570 combination at position 3542 out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum. This places the system in the bottom 5% of all tested configurations for this game. The ranking reflects the severe GPU bottleneck: despite having a top-tier CPU (94th percentile among all CPUs), the RX 570's 74th percentile GPU standing drags the overall combination down.

The contrast is stark. The i7-14700K sits near the top of the CPU hierarchy, with an average benchmark score of 69355 and rivals like the Ryzen 9 7950X within 0.2%. The RX 570, by contrast, sits in the mid-range of GPU performance, with an average score of 28766 and rivals like the RX 470 within 0.8%. The combination ranking of 3542 out of 3712 shows that the GPU is the decisive factor for Minimum's performance.

This ranking also implies that many other tested combos, even those with weaker CPUs, achieve better frame rates in Minimum simply because they pair those CPUs with stronger GPUs. The database's measured FPS data supports this: the system only reaches playable status at 1080p Low and Medium, which is a narrow performance window for a hardware pairing with this much CPU horsepower.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Minimum? The answer depends on resolution. At 1920x1080, yes: the Low preset delivers 82 FPS average, and the Medium preset delivers 63 FPS average, both clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold. The database designates Medium as the best settings preset at this resolution, with 63 FPS average.

At 2560x1440, no. The best recorded result is Low at 53 FPS average, which falls 7 FPS short of the playable threshold. The verdict data lists no playable settings at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, no. The best recorded result is Low at 28 FPS average, which is less than half the playable threshold. No settings preset comes remotely close to 60 FPS.

For a user targeting 1080p gaming, this system is functional for Minimum, provided settings stay at Medium or below. For 1440p or 4K, the RX 570 simply does not have the rendering throughput to maintain playable frame rates, regardless of the i7-14700K's substantial CPU capabilities. The data presents a clear conclusion: this is a 1080p pairing, and the GPU is the boundary.