Minimum

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER clears Minimum with room to spare at every resolution tested, including Ultra settings at 4K, where the combo averages exactly 60 FPS against the 60 FPS playable threshold. Benchmark results indicate this pairing sits in the top tier of tested hardware for this 2014 third-person shooter: rank 311 out of 3712 combos in the game's database, meaning it outperforms the overwhelming majority of configurations on record. Every preset at every resolution measured stays playable, and only 4K Ultra comes close to the threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the graphics side, the RTX 4080 SUPER occupies the 86th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54209. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, which scores 54247 — a difference of just -0.1% — making it effectively interchangeable for this game. Anyone running the standard RTX 4080 should expect nearly identical frame rates. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X sits -1.1% behind, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB trails by -2.7%, while the AMD Radeon 8060S is -2.8% off the pace. All four of these boards fall within roughly three percent of one another in aggregate scoring, so Minimum would feel similar across any of them given this game's modest demands relative to the hardware on tap.

For the processor, the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus posts an average benchmark score of 93785 and sits in the 96th percentile of all CPUs. The Intel Xeon 6520P is its statistical twin at 93786 average score — a delta of 0% — while the AMD EPYC 4564P (-1.5%), AMD EPYC 9175F (-1.9%), and AMD EPYC 4565P (-2.1%) cluster within about two percent. Since Minimum is far more GPU-bound than CPU-bound at higher resolutions, any of these processors would deliver comparable in-game results when paired with similar graphics hardware. The 270K Plus brings 24 cores and 24 threads on a 3 nm TSMC process with a 5.50 GHz boost clock, plus DDR5 support on Socket 1851 — specifications that comfortably exceed anything this title asks of a CPU.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data makes the division of labor clear. Moving from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 at Ultra settings drops the average from 173 FPS to 60 FPS — a steep decline that points squarely at GPU limitation, since the pixel count quadruples while the frame rate falls by roughly two-thirds. At 1080p the combo pushes 354 FPS on Low presets, which begins to implicate the CPU as the eventual ceiling: no amount of GPU headroom produces frame rates beyond what the processor can feed. With a PassMark single-thread score of 5068 and a PassMark multithread score of 68574, the 270K Plus has far more CPU capability than Minimum requires.

At 4K, the GPU dominates. The 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, plus 10240 shading units, is what carries Ultra settings to exactly 60 FPS at 3840x2160. At 1440p and 1080p, the RTX 4080 SUPER becomes progressively less challenged and the configuration transitions toward processor-limited territory, particularly on the Low preset at 1080p where the 354 FPS average is more likely bounded by the CPU's ability to issue draw calls than by rasterization throughput. In practical terms: neither component is a bottleneck for this game, but the GPU is the deciding factor at 4K and the CPU sets the ceiling only at extreme frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured averages from this configuration.

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 123 FPS average
• Medium: 94 FPS average, 80 FPS minimum, 108 FPS maximum
• High: 79 FPS average
• Ultra: 60 FPS average

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 228 FPS average
• Medium: 175 FPS average, 149 FPS minimum, 201 FPS maximum
• High: 147 FPS average
• Ultra: 112 FPS average

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 354 FPS average
• Medium: 271 FPS average, 230 FPS minimum, 312 FPS maximum
• High: 228 FPS average
• Ultra: 173 FPS average

The Medium preset is the only setting tier with recorded minimum and maximum values, and those frametime ranges are tight: at 4K Medium the spread runs from 80 to 108 FPS, and at 1440p Medium it runs 149 to 201. Those narrow bands indicate consistent frame delivery rather than stuttery highs and lows. The jump between presets is also instructive — at 4K, dropping from Ultra to Low nearly doubles the average from 60 to 123 FPS, while stepping from Low at 1080p (354 FPS) to Low at 4K (123 FPS) shows how resolution scaling eats into the surplus. Nothing in the dataset dips below the 60 FPS playable threshold, though 4K Ultra lands exactly on it with zero margin.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Minimum at 4K on Ultra settings?

A: Yes, but only just. The measured average at 3840x2160 Ultra is exactly 60 FPS, which meets the playable threshold with no headroom to spare.

Q: What is the fastest frame rate recorded for this pairing?

A: 354 FPS average, at 1920x1080 on the Low preset. The Medium preset at the same resolution records the highest maximum frame rate in the dataset at 312 FPS.

Q: Are frame times consistent?

A: The Medium preset data suggests so. At 4K Medium the minimum is 80 FPS and the maximum is 108 FPS, and at 1440p Medium the range is 149 to 201 FPS — tight spreads relative to the averages.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to the standard RTX 4080 here?

A: The database shows the two cards separated by only -0.1% in average benchmark score (54209 versus 54247), so results in Minimum would be effectively identical.

Q: Is the CPU fast enough to avoid bottlenecking?

A: Yes. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus sits in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, and its nearest rivals — the Intel Xeon 6520P and several AMD EPYC parts — are all within about two percent of its average score, placing it firmly in enthusiast territory for a game released in 2014.

Q: What power supply does this GPU call for?

A: The suggested PSU for the RTX 4080 SUPER is 700 W. The card carries a 320 W TDP and connects via a single 16-pin power connector.

How This Combo Ranks

This pairing ranks 311 out of 3712 tested combinations in Minimum — a placement that puts it ahead of the large majority of configurations in the database. That ranking aligns with the component percentiles: the CPU sits in the 96th percentile of all processors and the GPU in the 86th percentile of all graphics cards, so a high overall placement is the expected outcome rather than a surprise. The RTX 4080 SUPER is an end-of-life Ada Lovelace part succeeded by the GeForce 50 series, but its standing in the database remains strong — an average benchmark score of 54209, a PassMark G3D result of 34245, and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6600 all describe a card still comfortably inside the upper performance band. The processor, by contrast, is an active product with a launch MSRP of $299, built on the Arrow Lake Refresh codename with 17,800 million transistors on a 243 mm² die.

In context, a game released in mid-2014 asking this hardware for 60 FPS at 4K Ultra is a light workload, and the ranking reflects that surplus: the combo wins not because the game is demanding but because both components are strong. The CPU contributes a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44253 and a single-core result of 2439, alongside a Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 24461 — numbers that dwarf what a third-person shooter of that era can exploit.

Best Settings per Resolution

Based on the measured data and the 60 FPS playable threshold, the most demanding playable preset at each resolution is:

• 3840x2160 (4K): Ultra, at exactly 60 FPS average. This is the threshold-setting result — playable, but with no margin, so Medium (94 FPS) is the safer choice for players who want buffer against dips.
• 2560x1440: Ultra, at 112 FPS average — nearly double the threshold, with High (147 FPS) available for even more headroom.
• 1920x1080: Ultra, at 173 FPS average — almost triple the threshold, and Low at this resolution reaches 354 FPS for high-refresh display users.

The verdict is simple: Ultra is playable at all three resolutions on this hardware. At 1080p and 1440p it is comfortable; at 4K it is a borderline result that lands precisely on the threshold, making it playable on paper but sensitive to any scene that dips below average. Players prioritizing consistency at 4K should use Medium, where the recorded minimum of 80 FPS still clears 60 with meaningful headroom.