Minecraft

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination delivers exceptional performance in Minecraft, with measured frame rates that far exceed the requirements of typical displays. The data shows a system capable of handling the game’s most demanding settings with substantial headroom, though the scaling patterns reveal distinct bottlenecks depending on resolution and preset. This analysis breaks down the measured results across six settings and three resolutions, interpreting what each figure means for the overall experience.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data indicates that the Ultra preset is the optimal choice for users prioritizing visual fidelity without sacrificing playability. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 318 FPS, which is more than sufficient for high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset at the same resolution delivers 641 FPS, while High sits at 509 FPS, showing that the GPU has significant headroom at lower resolutions. However, the Ultra preset provides the complete visual package that Minecraft’s advanced rendering options offer, and the performance cost is minimal in absolute terms.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 201 FPS, which remains above the threshold for smooth gameplay on most high-refresh displays. The High preset at this resolution achieves 321 FPS, offering a 60% improvement over Ultra, but the visual difference between High and Ultra in Minecraft can be substantial for users who enable every graphical feature. The Medium preset at 1440p produces 405 FPS, a figure that exceeds the refresh rate of virtually all consumer monitors, making it a viable choice for competitive play where frame rate consistency matters more than absolute visual quality.

For 3840x2160, the Ultra preset drops to 105 FPS, which is still playable but begins to approach the limits of what the RTX 4080 SUPER can deliver in this title at maximum settings. The High preset at 4K averages 168 FPS, providing a much more comfortable margin for 144Hz displays. The data suggests that High is the recommended preset for 4K gaming, as it maintains high frame rates while retaining most of the visual enhancements. The Medium preset at 4K averages 212 FPS, which is the best balance for users with 240Hz 4K monitors, though such displays remain uncommon.

The Low preset produces the highest frame rates across all resolutions, with 810 FPS at 1080p, 511 FPS at 1440p, and 267 FPS at 4K. These figures are useful for understanding the ceiling of the hardware but are not recommended for general play, as the visual compromise is significant. The measured data shows that the Medium preset offers the best experience per the measured rows, delivering frame rates that are 2-3 times higher than Ultra while still providing meaningful graphical improvements over Low.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a chip designated AD103, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. The GPU contains 45,900 million transistors on a die size of 379 mm², with a transistor density of 121.1M per mm². The memory subsystem consists of 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. These specifications indicate a GPU designed for high-resolution gaming with substantial memory capacity for large texture packs and modded content.

The clock speeds are notable for this analysis. The base clock runs at 2295 MHz, with a boost clock of 2550 MHz. The memory operates at 1438 MHz, which translates to 23 Gbps effective. These clocks are relevant to Minecraft’s performance because the game’s rendering engine can be sensitive to memory bandwidth in certain scenarios, particularly at higher resolutions and with heavy mod loads. The RTX 4080 SUPER’s memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s provides ample headroom for the texture streaming and chunk loading that Minecraft performs.

The GPU’s compute capabilities include 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. The RT cores number 80, with 320 tensor cores, supporting the full suite of DirectX 12 Ultimate features. The FP32 performance is rated at 52.22 TFLOPS, with FP16 at the same figure due to a 1:1 ratio. The pixel rate is 285.6 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 816.0 GTexel/s. These raw figures explain why the GPU can sustain such high frame rates in Minecraft, which, while not the most demanding title, still benefits from the sheer throughput of this hardware.

The GPU’s benchmark scores place it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54209. Its nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarks include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 at a delta of -0.1%, the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X at -1.1%, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB at -2.7%, and the AMD Radeon 8060S at -2.8%. These small deltas indicate that the RTX 4080 SUPER is positioned at the top of the performance hierarchy, with only the RTX 4080 matching it closely in general compute tasks. In Minecraft specifically, the measured FPS data shows that the GPU is rarely the limiting factor at 1080p and 1440p, but becomes more relevant at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how performance scales from 1080p to 4K, providing insights into the limiting component at each resolution. At the High preset, the average FPS drops from 509 at 1920x1080 to 321 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 37%. Moving from 1440p to 4K, the frame rate drops from 321 to 168, a further reduction of 48%. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where the number of pixels being rendered increases geometrically with resolution.

The Low preset shows a similar trend but with more extreme values. At 1080p, the Low preset averages 810 FPS, dropping to 511 at 1440p (a 37% reduction) and then to 267 at 4K (a 48% reduction from 1440p). The percentage drops are nearly identical to the High preset, suggesting that the scaling behavior is independent of the settings level. This consistency indicates that the rendering pipeline in Minecraft scales predictably with resolution, and the RTX 4080 SUPER’s performance curve follows the expected pixel-count relationship.

The Medium preset provides the most complete data, with min and max FPS recorded alongside averages. At 1080p, the Medium preset averages 641 FPS with a min of 545 and max of 738. At 1440p, the average drops to 405 FPS with a min of 344 and max of 466. At 4K, the average is 212 FPS with a min of 180 and max of 243. The min-to-max spread remains proportionally similar across resolutions, indicating that frame time consistency is maintained even as the average frame rate decreases. The 180 FPS minimum at 4K is still well above the 144Hz threshold, suggesting that even the most demanding scenes in Minecraft do not cause the RTX 4080 SUPER to drop below playable levels.

The Ultra preset shows the steepest scaling curve. At 1080p, it averages 318 FPS, dropping to 201 at 1440p (a 37% reduction) and then to 105 at 4K (a 48% reduction from 1440p). The fact that the 4K Ultra average is 105 FPS, while the 1080p Ultra average is 318 FPS, demonstrates that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions when all settings are maxed. The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is 66%, which aligns closely with the pixel count increase from 2.07 million to 8.29 million pixels, a 4x difference that would theoretically result in a 75% frame rate reduction if perfectly scaling. The measured 66% reduction indicates that some other factor, likely CPU or memory bandwidth, mitigates the full impact.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The highest average FPS is 810, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This demonstrates the raw capability of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and RTX 4080 SUPER combination when graphical settings are minimized.

Q: Does the RTX 4080 SUPER maintain playable frame rates at 4K with the Ultra preset?

A: Yes, the measured data shows an average of 105 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. While this is the lowest figure in the dataset, it remains above 100 FPS and is suitable for most gaming displays, though users with 240Hz monitors may prefer the High preset at 168 FPS.

Q: How does the Medium preset compare between 1080p and 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 averages 641 FPS with a minimum of 545 FPS. At 2560x1440, the average drops to 405 FPS with a minimum of 344 FPS. Both figures provide substantial headroom above common display refresh rates.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 511 FPS while the Ultra preset averages 201 FPS. This represents a 154% improvement for the Low preset, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a significant rendering load on the GPU.

Q: Are there any recorded minimum FPS values for the High or Ultra presets?

A: The measured data includes min FPS values only for the Medium preset across all resolutions. For the High, Low, and Ultra presets, only average FPS is recorded, with no min or max values provided in the dataset.

Q: How does the combo rank compare to other tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 74th out of 1176 tested combinations in Minecraft, placing it in the top 6.3% of all tested systems, which is consistent with the high frame rates measured across all settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 74th out of 1176 tested combos in Minecraft, placing it in the 94th percentile of all tested systems. This ranking is notable because it places the combo in the upper echelon of performance, though not at the absolute top. The data suggests that there are 73 tested combinations that achieve higher performance in Minecraft, likely featuring more powerful CPUs or GPUs, but the margin between this combo and the top performers is not quantifiable from the provided data.

The rank of 74 out of 1176 corresponds to a position in the top 6.3% of all tested combos, which is an impressive result for a system built around a mid-range CPU and a high-end GPU. The Intel Core Ultra 5 245, with its 14 cores and 14 threads, provides a solid foundation for Minecraft’s single-threaded rendering engine, while the RTX 4080 SUPER handles the graphical workload. The combination proves balanced, as the measured FPS data shows no extreme bottlenecks at any resolution or settings level.

Comparing to the CPU’s aggregate benchmark rivals, the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 sits within 1% of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G, AMD Ryzen 9 7900, Intel Xeon Gold 5318H, and Intel Core i5-14600K. This proximity in general compute performance suggests that any of these CPUs would produce similar results in Minecraft when paired with the same GPU. The GPU’s aggregate rivals, including the RTX 4080 and Radeon Pro W5700X, are also within 3% of the RTX 4080 SUPER’s average score, indicating that the specific GPU model has less impact on Minecraft performance than the resolution and settings chosen.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 is a desktop processor from the Core Ultra Series 2, built on the Arrow Lake architecture with a 3 nm process node from TSMC. It features 14 cores and 14 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. The L3 cache totals 24 MB shared, with 192 KB of L1 and 3 MB of L2 per core. The CPU supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s. The socket is Intel Socket 1851, and the CPU has a TDP of 65 W.

In Minecraft, the CPU’s role is primarily in game logic, world generation, and physics simulation. The measured FPS data shows that at lower resolutions like 1080p, the CPU is likely the limiting factor, as the GPU has enough headroom to render frames far faster than the CPU can feed it. The 810 FPS average at 1080p Low suggests that the CPU can sustain very high frame rates, but the fact that the Ultra preset at 1080p only reaches 318 FPS indicates that the graphical settings introduce a CPU-side cost as well, likely in terrain generation and entity updates.

The CPU’s benchmark scores provide context for its performance. In Cinebench R23, it scores 32924 in multicore and 4648 in single-core. The Passmark single-thread score is 4394, while the multithread score is 38706. The CPU’s percentile versus all CPUs is 90, with an average benchmark score of 48995. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G at -0.4%, AMD Ryzen 9 7900 at -0.5%, Intel Xeon Gold 5318H at 0.6%, and Intel Core i5-14600K at 0.8%. These small deltas suggest that the CPU’s performance is well-balanced, with no significant weakness in either single-threaded or multi-threaded workloads.

The boost clock of 5.10 GHz is particularly relevant for Minecraft, as the game’s primary thread benefits from high single-core frequency. The measured FPS at 1080p, where the CPU is more likely to be the bottleneck, shows that the Ultra 5 245 can sustain over 500 FPS at High settings and over 800 FPS at Low settings, indicating excellent single-threaded capability. The 14 threads also provide sufficient parallelism for background tasks, mod loading, and server-side computations, ensuring that the game remains responsive even with complex mod packs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings levels. At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 810 FPS, the Medium preset averages 641 FPS with a min of 545 and max of 738, the High preset averages 509 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 318 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a monotonic decrease, with the Ultra preset delivering 39% of the Low preset’s frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 511 FPS, the Medium preset averages 405 FPS with a min of 344 and max of 466, the High preset averages 321 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 201 FPS. Compared to 1080p, the frame rates drop by 37% for Low, 37% for Medium, 37% for High, and 37% for Ultra. This consistent percentage reduction across all settings indicates that resolution scaling is uniform and not dependent on the preset level.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 267 FPS, the Medium preset averages 212 FPS with a min of 180 and max of 243, the High preset averages 168 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 105 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 48% for all presets, again showing uniform scaling. The 4K Ultra average of 105 FPS is the only measured result that falls below 120 FPS, indicating that this is the most demanding configuration in the dataset.

The min FPS values for the Medium preset provide insight into frame time consistency. At 1080p, the min of 545 FPS is 85% of the average, at 1440p the min of 344 FPS is 85% of the average, and at 4K the min of 180 FPS is 85% of the average. This consistency suggests that the system does not experience significant frame drops in any resolution, and the performance is stable across different scenes in Minecraft. The max FPS values show the opposite tail, with 738 at 1080p, 466 at 1440p, and 243 at 4K, representing 115% of the average in each case.