Minimum

Minimum, the 2014 third-person shooter, shows a clear and predictable scaling pattern with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and AMD Radeon RX 6600 combination. The benchmark data indicates that this pairing is firmly GPU-limited at lower resolutions, with CPU constraints emerging only at the most demanding settings. Across all measured presets, the transition from 1080p to 4K produces a consistent performance drop that highlights the RX 6600's capabilities and limitations in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals the GPU as the primary bottleneck. At Ultra settings, the average frame rate falls from 76.6 FPS at 1920x1080 to 47.8 FPS at 2560x1440, then plummets to 27.2 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 64.5% reduction in performance from the lowest to highest resolution tested, a steep decline that indicates the RX 6600's 8 GB memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are heavily taxed at 4K.

The scaling pattern at lower settings is more revealing. At Low settings, the combo delivers 154.8 FPS at 1080p, drops to 100 FPS at 1440p, and reaches 51.5 FPS at 4K. The 1440p result shows a 35.4% decrease from 1080p, while the 4K result shows a 66.7% decrease from 1080p. This non-linear scaling suggests that the Radeon RX 6600, with its 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs, struggles to maintain throughput as pixel count increases, particularly at 4K where the 27.2 FPS Ultra result falls below playable thresholds.

Settings Recommendations

For this combination, Medium settings at 1440p provides the best balance of visual quality and performance. The data shows 76.5 FPS at 2560x1440 with Medium settings, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold while maintaining a reasonable visual presentation. At 1080p, Medium delivers 118.8 FPS, making it the highest settings preset that exceeds 100 FPS at that resolution.

Ultra settings are not recommended for this pairing at any resolution. Even at 1080p, Ultra yields 76.6 FPS, which is playable but represents a 35.5% performance penalty compared to Medium. At 4K, Ultra produces an unplayable 27.2 FPS, making it unsuitable for competitive play. Low settings offer the highest frame rates across all resolutions, with 154.8 FPS at 1080p and 51.5 FPS at 4K, but the visual trade-off is significant. The measured data suggests that players should prioritize Medium settings for the optimal experience, with High settings as a viable alternative at 1080p, delivering 103 FPS.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 plays the dominant role in determining performance in Minimum. Its RDNA 2.0 architecture, built on a 7 nm process with 11,060 million transistors, provides the compute foundation for all measured results. The GPU's base clock of 1626 MHz and boost clock of 2491 MHz, with a game clock of 2044 MHz, are the key parameters influencing the frame rates observed.

The 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus delivers 224.0 GB/s bandwidth, which becomes a limiting factor at 4K resolution. The memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the data shows a clear degradation at 3840x2160 where the bandwidth constraint manifests. The GPU's 28 ray tracing cores and 8.928 TFLOPS FP32 performance are not directly measured in this game's benchmark data, but the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1492 indicates the card's overall DirectX 12 capability, which aligns with its performance in this title.

The RX 6600's 69th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25235, places it in the mid-range tier. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 890M (0% delta), AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (-0.2% delta), AMD Radeon RX 6700M (0.2% delta), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (0.5% delta). This close grouping demonstrates that the RX 6600's performance in synthetic benchmarks is highly competitive within its class, though the measured FPS data shows it falls behind the RTX 3060 Ti in real-world gaming scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo achieves its best performance across all settings. Low settings deliver 154.8 FPS, Medium produces 118.8 FPS, High reaches 103 FPS, and Ultra drops to 76.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 78.2 FPS, representing a 50.5% variance that illustrates the GPU's sensitivity to graphics preset changes.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. Low settings yield exactly 100 FPS, Medium produces 76.5 FPS, High delivers 66.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 47.8 FPS. The 1440p results show a consistent 35-40% reduction from 1080p across all settings, confirming that the resolution increase imposes a uniform load on the RX 6600.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops significantly. Low settings produce 51.5 FPS, Medium delivers 43.7 FPS, High reaches 36.3 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 27.2 FPS. The 4K results reveal that only Low settings approach playable frame rates, while Medium and above fall below 45 FPS. The Ultra setting at 4K, at 27.2 FPS, is 64.5% slower than the same setting at 1080p, highlighting the GPU's inability to handle 4K rendering in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and AMD Radeon RX 6600 combination ranks 1382nd out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the lower 20% of all configurations. This ranking is notable because the individual components perform reasonably well in isolation. The Ryzen 5 5600GT holds a 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs, while the RX 6600 sits at the 69th percentile among GPUs. The combined ranking of 1382/1733 suggests that this pairing underperforms relative to what the individual component scores might predict.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 20740 places it in a tight cluster with the Intel Core i7-10700 (0% delta), Intel Core i5-12490F (-0.3% delta), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (0.3% delta), and AMD EPYC 7J13 (-0.5% delta). This grouping indicates that the 5600GT's processing power is competitive with these alternatives. However, the GPU's average score of 25235, while similar to its rivals, does not compensate enough to boost the overall combo ranking in this game.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Minimum?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 as the optimal resolution, with all settings except Ultra exceeding 100 FPS. At 2560x1440, Medium settings achieve 76.5 FPS, while 4K only reaches playable levels at Low settings with 51.5 FPS.

Q: Does the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT bottleneck the Radeon RX 6600 in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 154.8 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it drops to 27.2 FPS, showing that the RX 6600's rendering capacity, not the CPU's processing power, determines performance.

Q: How does the RX 6600 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 6600's average score of 25235 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon 890M (0% delta), AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (-0.2%), and AMD Radeon RX 6700M (0.2%). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is only 0.5% ahead.

Q: What settings should be avoided with this hardware?

A: Ultra settings should be avoided at 1440p and 4K, as they produce 47.8 FPS and 27.2 FPS respectively. At 1080p, Ultra is playable at 76.6 FPS but represents a significant performance cost over Medium.

Q: Is the CPU's integrated graphics relevant for this game?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600GT includes Radeon Vega 7 integrated graphics, but the benchmark data uses the discrete RX 6600. The integrated graphics are not the performance driver in any measured result.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: Across all settings, the average FPS drops by approximately 65%. At Medium settings, the decline is from 118.8 FPS at 1080p to 43.7 FPS at 4K, a 63.2% reduction.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, provides sufficient processing power for Minimum without becoming a bottleneck. The CPU's base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz, based on the Zen 3 architecture with a 7 nm process, deliver strong single-threaded performance as evidenced by the 3DMark single-thread score of 913 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2438. The 16 MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for feeding the GPU.

The multi-threaded capabilities of the 5600GT are demonstrated by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 17272 and Geekbench multi-core score of 7986. These results, combined with the CPU's 78th percentile ranking, indicate that the processor can handle the game's CPU demands without limiting the RX 6600. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5523 and max-thread score of 5554 show consistent scaling across thread counts, suggesting the CPU maintains its performance under varying workloads.

The CPU's launch MSRP of $140 and its 65 W TDP make it an efficient choice, though pricing considerations are separate from the measured performance. The nearest CPU rivals, including the Intel Core i7-10700 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, show near-identical average scores within a 0.5% delta, confirming that the 5600GT's processing performance is on par with these established alternatives. In Minimum specifically, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across all measured presets that scale primarily with resolution and graphics settings.