Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT delivers a remarkably smooth experience in Minimum, a third-person shooter from 2014. The benchmark data shows this combination is capable of high refresh rate play at mainstream resolutions, with the GPU handling the bulk of the workload at higher settings, while the CPU proves sufficient to keep frame rates high at lower settings. This analysis breaks down the measured performance across resolutions and presets, offering practical guidance for optimizing your settings.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, the High preset is the clear sweet spot for this combo. At 1080p, it delivers 158.9 FPS, which is well above the 144Hz refresh rate that many gamers target. At 1440p, it still hits 104.5 FPS, providing a fluid experience on standard 60Hz displays and even pushing into the lower tier of high-refresh monitors. The step up to Ultra at 1440p yields 78.6 FPS, which is still playable but represents a 25% drop from High for what is often a marginal visual gain in a game from this era. At 4K, High drops to 57.1 FPS, which is the lowest acceptable average for a smooth experience on a 60Hz panel, making it the most demanding preset you should consider at that resolution.

If you prioritize maximum frame rates over visuals, the Low preset is exceptionally fast. At 1080p, it produces 250 FPS, making it ideal for high refresh rate 240Hz displays or competitive play. At 1440p, it still maintains 163.2 FPS, which is excellent. The Medium preset offers a middle ground: 192.9 FPS at 1080p and 124 FPS at 1440p, but it doesn't provide a proportional visual uplift over Low in this title. For most users, High is recommended; it offers a significant graphical improvement over Medium with only a 17.6% performance penalty at 1080p, and it remains the only preset that holds above 60 FPS at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this CPU-GPU pairing at rank 648 out of 1733 tested combinations in Minimum. This places it in the 63rd percentile of all tested combos, meaning it outperforms nearly two-thirds of the systems in the database for this specific game. While not a top-tier configuration, this ranking reflects a well-balanced setup that is far from a bottleneck. The high rank is primarily driven by the GPU's strong performance, as the RX 7800 XT sits in the 76th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5500 is in the 79th percentile among all CPUs. This alignment suggests they complement each other well, with neither component drastically holding the other back in a way that would drag the combo down the rankings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is the primary driver of performance in this configuration, especially at higher resolutions and settings. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient to handle the texture data in Minimum at any resolution, even at 4K. The GPU's architecture, RDNA 3.0 on a 5 nm process, includes 3840 shading units and 96 ROPs, which directly contribute to its fill rate and pixel throughput. The boost clock of 2430 MHz, with a game clock of 2124 MHz, allows the card to sustain high performance under load. The data shows the GPU scaling as expected: when moving from Low to Ultra at 1080p, performance drops from 250 to 122.5 FPS, a clear indication that the GPU is doing the heavy lifting as settings increase. Its 76th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms it is a strong performer, and in this game, it is the component that determines the ceiling for frame rates at Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of performance across twelve distinct scenarios. At 1920x1080, the combo is exceptionally fast. Low settings produce 250 FPS, Medium yields 192.9 FPS, High gives 158.9 FPS, and Ultra still manages a very playable 122.5 FPS. At 2560x1440, the numbers remain high, with Low at 163.2 FPS, Medium at 124 FPS, High at 104.5 FPS, and Ultra at 78.6 FPS. The transition to 3840x2160 shows a significant performance cost. At 4K, Low settings drop to 85.3 FPS, Medium to 68 FPS, High to 57.1 FPS, and Ultra to 41.4 FPS. These figures indicate that 4K is only viable at Low or Medium settings for a smooth 60+ FPS experience, while 1440p and 1080p offer much more headroom for high refresh rates and maximum visual quality.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between the CPU and GPU. From 1080p Low (250 FPS) to 4K Low (85.3 FPS), the frame rate falls by 65.9%. This is a massive reduction that points to the GPU becoming the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. The same pattern holds for other settings: High drops from 158.9 FPS to 57.1 FPS, a 64.1% decrease. This steep decline is typical for a game that is heavily GPU-bound as resolution increases. The fact that the CPU can push 250 FPS at 1080p Low suggests it is not a limiting factor at lower resolutions, but as the pixel count increases, the GPU's rendering workload grows exponentially, and it becomes the sole constraint. The data indicates this is a GPU-limited scenario at 4K, while at 1080p, the system has enough CPU headroom to feed the GPU effectively, allowing it to reach its maximum output.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500, a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, plays a supporting role in this pairing. With a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, it provides ample single-thread performance for a game from 2014. Its 16 MB of L3 cache is also beneficial. The benchmark results show it is a capable processor, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16429 and a single-core score of 2319. Its 79th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates it is well above average. In Minimum, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p with Low settings, where the frame rate reaches 250 FPS. This high number suggests the CPU is not a bottleneck at this level, as it can process the game's logic fast enough to allow the GPU to render at its maximum capacity. The data shows that as resolution increases, the CPU's influence wanes, and the GPU takes over as the limiting factor. The Ryzen 5 5500's 65W TDP and 7nm process also ensure it runs efficiently without taxing the system. Overall, while the GPU is the star, this CPU ensures the system doesn't leave performance on the table at lower resolutions.