Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a robust experience in Minimum, a 2014 third-person shooter. The data shows a combination that scales predictably with resolution, with the CPU becoming a significant factor only at the highest frame rates. This analysis breaks down the measured performance across resolutions and settings, contextualizes the CPU's role, and ranks the combo against other tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces an average of 135.3 FPS. Moving to 1440p at the same Ultra settings, the average drops to 86.8 FPS, a reduction of 48.5 FPS. At 4K, the Ultra preset yields 47.6 FPS, which is a further drop of 39.2 FPS from the 1440p result. This represents a 64.8% decrease in frame rate from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra.

This scaling behavior is a strong indicator of where the bottleneck lies. The transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by approximately 36%, while the jump from 1440p to 4K reduces it by another 45%. These are substantial and near-proportional drops, which is characteristic of a system that is becoming increasingly GPU-limited at higher resolutions. The RTX 4070's compute resources are being taxed more heavily as pixel count increases, and the data suggests that the graphics card is the primary limiter at 1440p and 4K.

However, the scaling is not perfectly uniform across all settings. At Low settings, the frame rate at 1080p is 279.9 FPS. At 1440p Low, it falls to 179.4 FPS, a 35.9% reduction. The gap between these is still large, but the absolute numbers are much higher. The fact that the 1080p Low result nearly doubles the 1080p Ultra result indicates that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at lower graphical loads, but the GPU's ceiling is reached at higher settings. The 4K Low result of 96.1 FPS confirms that even at the lowest settings, the GPU's rendering pipeline is the limiting factor at this resolution. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is a 65.7% drop, which is very similar to the Ultra preset's drop, reinforcing that the GPU is the dominant constraint across the board.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture. It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with 8 MB of shared L3 cache. In the context of this game, the CPU's role is to prepare frames for the GPU. The data shows that the CPU is more than sufficient for high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming, but it does appear to hit its ceiling at the very highest frame rates.

At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 279.9 FPS. This is the highest measured average in the entire dataset. This number suggests that the CPU is near its limit in this scenario, as the GPU has very little work to do and can process frames as fast as the CPU can deliver them. The single-threaded performance of the 4600G, as measured by a 3DMark single-thread score of 726, is a key indicator of its ability to handle the game's main game logic thread. This score places it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, indicating it is a capable part, but not a top-tier performer.

The 3DMark multi-threaded score of 4889 shows that the processor can leverage its 12 threads effectively, but the game's performance scaling from 1080p to 1440p suggests that this multi-threaded headroom isn't the primary factor. The frame rate drops are too steep to be explained by CPU limitations alone. Instead, the CPU's role is to maintain a high enough frame rate floor so that it doesn't become a bottleneck at 1440p and 4K. The data shows that the 4600G is able to do this, as the performance at those resolutions is clearly dictated by the GPU's rendering capabilities. The CPU is a solid match, but it is not the star of the show; its performance is sufficient to avoid holding back the RTX 4070 in most scenarios.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 180.1 FPS.

Q: How much faster is the 1080p Low preset compared to the 1080p Ultra preset?

A: The 1080p Low preset achieves 279.9 FPS, while the 1080p Ultra preset achieves 135.3 FPS. This means the Low preset is 144.6 FPS, or roughly 107%, faster.

Q: What is the performance difference between 1440p and 4K at Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 136. At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the average FPS drops to 75.4. This is a reduction of 60.6 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K resolution?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. The frame rate drops from 96.1 FPS at 4K Low to 47.6 FPS at 4K Ultra, a 48.5 FPS difference. This large gap is a result of the GPU's rendering workload increasing with quality settings, not a CPU bottleneck.

Q: What is the best-case scenario for this combo in terms of average FPS?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 279.9, which occurs at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the 1080p Ultra performance compare to the 1440p High performance?

A: At 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 135.3. At 1440p High, the average FPS is 117.7. The 1080p Ultra preset is 17.6 FPS faster than the 1440p High preset.

How This Combo Ranks

In the overall database of tested combinations for Minimum, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 410th out of 1733 combos. This places it in the top 23.7% of all tested systems. This is a strong ranking, indicating that the combo delivers performance that is well above the median for this game.

The ranking is a holistic measure that considers all tested resolutions and settings. The combo's ability to deliver high frame rates at 1080p, with a peak of 279.9 FPS, and still maintain playable performance at 4K, with a low of 47.6 FPS at Ultra settings, contributes to its high position. The rank of 410 out of 1733 suggests that while this combo is not at the absolute top tier, it outperforms a significant majority of other configurations. The data shows a well-balanced system that can handle a wide variety of gaming scenarios, which is reflected in its position in the rankings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table details the exact average FPS measurements for each resolution and settings combination.

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

| :--------- | :------- | ----------: |

| 3840x2160 | High | 64.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 96.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 75.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 47.6 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 117.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 179.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 136.0 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 86.8 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 180.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 279.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 214.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 135.3 |

The data reveals a consistent hierarchy across all resolutions: Low is the fastest, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra being the slowest. At 1080p, the spread between Low and Ultra is 144.6 FPS, demonstrating the significant impact of graphics settings on the GPU's workload. At 1440p, this spread narrows to 92.6 FPS, and at 4K, it narrows further to 48.5 FPS. This trend is a classic sign of a GPU bottleneck. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, and the relative performance difference between settings compresses because the GPU is already saturated with pixel work. The 4K Ultra result of 47.6 FPS is the only measurement that dips below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that this is the most demanding configuration for the combo. Conversely, the 1080p Low result of 279.9 FPS shows the absolute peak of what this pairing can achieve when the GPU load is minimal.