Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB form a measured performance pairing for the third-person shooter Minimum, which was released on 2014-06-25. The combination ranks 718th out of 1733 tested combos in this title, with all FPS data collected from direct measurement. The CPU is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 3 part, while the GPU is an Ada Lovelace design with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The data shows a scaling pattern that shifts from CPU-influenced at 1080p to GPU-limited at 4K, with the 4K Ultra preset producing the lowest average frame rate and the 1080p Low preset producing the highest.

Resolution Scaling

At 1080p High, the combo averages 152.6 FPS. Moving to 1440p High drops the average to 98.7 FPS, and at 4K High it falls to 50.1 FPS. The Low preset shows a similar trajectory: 234.4 FPS at 1080p, 150.2 FPS at 1440p, and 80.3 FPS at 4K. Medium settings produce 181.7 FPS at 1080p, 116.1 FPS at 1440p, and 63 FPS at 4K. Ultra is the heaviest: 116 FPS at 1080p, 74.4 FPS at 1440p, and 42.7 FPS at 4K.

The scaling pattern shows that the frame rate at 4K is consistently lower than at 1080p across every preset. The data indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiter as pixel count rises, since the CPU's workload does not scale with resolution in the same way. The 4K Ultra result of 42.7 FPS is the lowest measured value, while 1080p Low at 234.4 FPS is the highest. The spread between Low and Ultra narrows in absolute terms as resolution increases, which is consistent with a GPU that is increasingly saturated at higher pixel counts. At 1080p, the CPU and memory subsystem have more headroom to push frame rates, while at 4K the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth become the binding constraints. The 1440p results sit between the extremes, with High at 98.7 FPS, Medium at 116.1 FPS, and Low at 150.2 FPS, showing that the transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces the frame rate substantially at each preset. The 4K results are the most constrained, with all four presets falling between 42.7 and 80.3 FPS.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600 provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It is built on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer) using a 7 nm process from TSMC, with 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is DDR4 over a dual-channel bus with 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU's benchmark results include a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18309 and a single-core score of 2584, along with a 3DMark single-thread score of 882, a 2-thread score of 1737, an 8-thread score of 4798, and a max-thread score of 5659. Its PassMark multi-thread score is 21541 and single-thread score is 3256. The CPU has a TDP of 65 W and uses the AMD Socket AM4 platform. It launched with a launch MSRP of $199.

The CPU sits in the 79th percentile among all tested CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21765. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21635, 0.6% higher), the AMD EPYC 9554P (21899, 0.6% lower), the AMD EPYC 9534 (21900, 0.6% lower), and the Intel Core i7-11700F (21957, 0.9% lower). These deltas are small, indicating the 5600 is tightly clustered with a range of server and desktop parts.

In Minimum, the CPU's influence is most visible at 1080p Low, where the average of 234.4 FPS suggests the processor can feed the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates. The single-thread score of 2584 in Cinebench R23 and the 3DMark single-thread score of 882 indicate strong per-core performance, which matters for a third-person shooter that relies on game logic and draw-call submission. The 12 threads and 32 MB L3 cache provide headroom for background tasks, but the measured FPS at 4K (50.1 High, 42.7 Ultra) shows that resolution scaling, not CPU throughput, is the binding constraint at higher pixel counts. The CPU's PCIe Gen 4 support with 20 lanes provides adequate bandwidth for the GPU's PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is an Ada Lovelace part (AD106) built on a 5 nm TSMC process with 22,900 million transistors on a 188 mm² die. It operates at a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2535 MHz, with memory clocked at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The 8 GB GDDR6 memory runs on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has 4352 shading units, 136 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 34 RT cores, and 136 tensor cores. Its pixel rate is 121.7 GPixel/s, texture rate is 344.8 GTexel/s, and FP32 throughput is 22.06 TFLOPS. The card draws a TDP of 160 W, uses a single 16-pin power connector, and has a suggested PSU of 450 W. It connects via PCIe 4.0 x8. The GPU launched with a launch MSRP of 399 USD.

In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the GPU scores 2913, placing it in the 17th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M (2913, 0% delta), the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (2907, 0.2% higher), the GT 650M (2893, 0.7% higher), and the GTX 860M (2959, 1.5% lower). Notably, the 16 GB version of the same card scores nearly identically (2907 vs 2913), suggesting that in this synthetic test, the 8 GB memory capacity is not a differentiator.

In Minimum, the GPU's role becomes dominant as resolution climbs. At 4K Ultra, the average of 42.7 FPS is the lowest measured, and even at 4K Low the card only reaches 80.3 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the game's settings, as the FPS scales consistently with resolution rather than showing a memory-related cliff. The 48 ROPs and 121.7 GPixel/s pixel rate are the resources that scale with resolution demand, and the data shows that the 4K presets range from 42.7 to 80.3 FPS, indicating that the GPU's fill-rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors at that resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Ultra in Minimum?

A: The measured average is 116 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB compare to the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark?

A: The 8 GB version scores 2913, while the 16 GB version scores 2907, a delta of 0.2% in favor of the 8 GB card.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in Minimum?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB ranks 718th out of 1733 combos.

Q: What is the highest measured FPS for this combo?

A: The highest average is 234.4 FPS at 1080p with Low settings.

Q: What is the lowest measured FPS for this combo?

A: The lowest average is 42.7 FPS at 4K (3840x2160) with Ultra settings.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread Cinebench R23 score?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600 scores 2584 in Cinebench R23 single-core.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 3840x2160 | High | 50.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 80.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 63 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 42.7 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 98.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 150.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 116.1 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 74.4 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 152.6 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 234.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 181.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 116 |

At each resolution, Low is the fastest preset and Ultra is the slowest. The data shows that the 1080p Low result of 234.4 FPS is the highest measured value, while the 4K Ultra result of 42.7 FPS is the lowest. The 1440p results sit between the two extremes, with High at 98.7 FPS, Medium at 116.1 FPS, and Low at 150.2 FPS. The 4K results are the most constrained, with all four presets falling between 42.7 and 80.3 FPS. The 1080p results span from 116 FPS at Ultra to 234.4 FPS at Low, a range that reflects the CPU's ability to drive high frame rates when the GPU is not pixel-bound.