Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB delivers a highly playable experience in Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter from 2014. The benchmark data shows a combination that scales predictably across resolutions, with the GPU acting as the primary bottleneck at higher settings while the CPU holds up well at lower presets. This pairing ranks 723rd out of 1733 tested combos in this title, placing it in the upper half of the database.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and consistent scaling pattern as resolution increases. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces an average of 114.5 FPS. Moving to 1440p Ultra drops that to 73.5 FPS, a reduction of roughly 36%. At 4K Ultra, the average falls further to 39.9 FPS, which is about a 45% drop from the 1440p figure. This steep decline from 1440p to 4K strongly indicates that the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is the limiting factor at Ultra settings, as the pixel count increase from 3.7 million to 8.3 million overwhelms the GPU's 288.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 128-bit bus.

The scaling becomes less punishing at lower settings. At Low settings, the combo achieves 235.2 FPS at 1080p, 153.3 FPS at 1440p, and 78.4 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop here is 35%, while the 1440p-to-4K drop is 49%. This pattern suggests that even at Low settings, the GPU remains a significant constraint, though the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are clearly capable of feeding high frame rates. At 1080p Low, the 235.2 FPS result shows the Ryzen 5 2600's 3.90 GHz boost clock can keep up with the GPU's output demands.

Medium settings show a similar trend: 180.6 FPS at 1080p, 118.9 FPS at 1440p, and 62.9 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 4K scaling factor here is about 2.87x, meaning the frame rate nearly triples when dropping from 4K to 1080p. High settings produce 150.1, 97.8, and 51.9 FPS across the three resolutions, respectively. The consistent pattern across all settings confirms that this is a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, with the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB's 4352 shading units and 48 ROPs determining the ceiling.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 2000 series, based on the Zen+ architecture (Pinnacle Ridge) built on a 12 nm process. Its base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 3.90 GHz are modest by modern standards, yet the benchmark data shows it is not the primary constraint in Minimum. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 11186 and single-core score of 1579 indicate solid, if unspectacular, performance. Its PassMark single-thread score of 2239 places it in the 77th percentile among all CPUs, which helps explain why the frame rates at 1080p Low exceed 235 FPS.

The CPU's 16 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 46.9 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for this title. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 235.2 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this game. At 1080p Ultra, the frame rate drops to 114.5 FPS, a 51% reduction that cannot be attributed to CPU performance alone — the GPU's workload increases substantially with Ultra settings. The nearest CPU rivals in the database include the Intel Core i5-1345U (deltaPct -0.4), AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (deltaPct 0.6), Intel Core i5-11600KF (deltaPct -0.6), and Intel Core i7-10700F (deltaPct 0.7). These rivals show the Ryzen 5 2600 is competitive with much newer processors in aggregate benchmarks, though the game-specific data suggests the GPU is doing the heavy lifting.

At 4K Ultra, the 39.9 FPS result shows the CPU is not the limiting factor — even a significantly faster processor would struggle to improve this score given the GPU's 22.06 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 121.7 GPixel/s pixel rate are being saturated. The CPU's role becomes more relevant at 1080p Low, where the 235.2 FPS figure approaches the practical ceiling for a 6-core Zen+ chip with a 3.90 GHz boost clock.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Minimum?*

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 235.2 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only result above 200 FPS in the measured data.

Q: Is this combo better suited for 1080p or 4K gaming in this title?

A: The data strongly favors 1080p. At 1080p Ultra, the combo achieves 114.5 FPS, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 39.9 FPS — a 65% reduction. The 4K Ultra result falls below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered smooth for shooters.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB compare to its nearest GPU rivals in benchmarks?

A: The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2913 is identical to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M (deltaPct 0), 0.2% higher than the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (2907), and 0.7% higher than the GT 650M (2893). It trails the GTX 860M by 1.5% (2959).

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

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 153.3 FPS, while Ultra produces 73.5 FPS. This represents a 52% drop in average frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest preset.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at any tested configuration?

A: The data does not indicate a CPU bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the 235.2 FPS result suggests the CPU can handle high frame rates, and the consistent scaling across resolutions points to GPU limitation, particularly at 4K where the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB's 288.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes the limiting factor.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 2600 rank among all CPUs in the database?

A: It sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19616. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-1345U, scores 19691, a delta of -0.4%.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB ranks 723rd out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the 58th percentile of all configurations. This is a solid mid-pack ranking, reflecting the fact that the GPU is a current-generation part while the CPU is several generations old. The rank is likely held back by the CPU's age — the Ryzen 5 2600's 12 nm Zen+ architecture and 3.90 GHz boost clock are far below modern flagship processors, but the game's 2014 release date means it does not demand extreme CPU throughput.

The data suggests that this combo is better positioned for 1440p gaming, where the average FPS across all settings (High: 97.8, Medium: 118.9, Ultra: 73.5) remains highly playable. At 4K, only Low and Medium settings exceed 60 FPS, with Ultra falling to 39.9 FPS. The 1080p results are exceptional, with even Ultra settings hitting 114.5 FPS, making this resolution the sweet spot for this pairing. The GPU's 8 GB memory capacity is sufficient for this title at all tested settings, though its 128-bit bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are modest for 4K workloads.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full dataset provides 12 measured configurations, three resolutions by four settings each:

1920x1080:

• Low: 235.2 FPS — the highest result in the entire dataset
• Medium: 180.6 FPS — a 23% drop from Low
• High: 150.1 FPS — a 17% drop from Medium
• Ultra: 114.5 FPS — a 24% drop from High

2560x1440:

• Low: 153.3 FPS — 35% lower than 1080p Low
• Medium: 118.9 FPS — 34% lower than 1080p Medium
• High: 97.8 FPS — 35% lower than 1080p High
• Ultra: 73.5 FPS — 36% lower than 1080p Ultra

3840x2160:

• Low: 78.4 FPS — 49% lower than 1440p Low
• Medium: 62.9 FPS — 47% lower than 1440p Medium
• High: 51.9 FPS — 47% lower than 1440p High
• Ultra: 39.9 FPS — 46% lower than 1440p Ultra

The 1080p-to-1440p scaling is remarkably consistent, with all four settings dropping between 34-36%. The 1440p-to-4K scaling is steeper, with all settings dropping between 46-49%. This two-tier scaling pattern is a strong indicator that the GPU's memory bandwidth becomes the dominant constraint at 4K, as the 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is insufficient to feed the 4352 shading units at that resolution. The 4K Ultra result of 39.9 FPS is the only configuration below 40 FPS, while the 1080p Low result of 235.2 FPS is the only configuration above 200 FPS. The data presents a clear picture: this combo delivers excellent 1080p performance, solid 1440p performance, and playable-but-not-smooth 4K performance for a third-person shooter.