Minimum

# Minimum: AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 — Database Analysis

This combo pairs a 6-core, 12-thread AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT with an 8 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, targeting a 2014 third-person shooter. The measured data covers four presets across three resolutions, with frame rates ranging from 34 FPS at 4K Ultra to 202 FPS at 1080p Low. The GPU sits at the 61st percentile of all tested GPUs, while the CPU ranks at the 74th percentile, suggesting a balanced pairing where the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions and settings.

Settings Recommendations

The optimal preset depends heavily on the target resolution, as the gap between settings widens dramatically at 4K. At 1080p, the data shows that Low settings deliver 202 FPS, Medium drops to 155 FPS, High reaches 130 FPS, and Ultra falls to 99 FPS. For competitive play or high-refresh-rate displays, Medium offers a strong balance: it stays above 155 FPS while providing better visual fidelity than Low, and the measured minimum of 131 FPS ensures consistent frame delivery. High at 130 FPS is also viable for 120 Hz panels, but the 25 FPS drop from Medium to High may not justify the visual gains.

At 1440p, the picture changes. Low produces 130 FPS, Medium 100 FPS, High 84 FPS, and Ultra 64 FPS. Medium remains the sweet spot for 100 Hz displays, delivering 100 FPS average with a minimum of 85 FPS. High at 84 FPS is acceptable for 75 Hz monitors but falls short of 90 Hz thresholds. Ultra at 64 FPS is borderline for smooth gameplay, though it may pass for slower-paced sections of the shooter.

At 4K, the recommendations shift significantly. Low yields 70 FPS, Medium 54 FPS (with a minimum of 46 FPS and maximum of 62 FPS), High drops to 45 FPS, and Ultra falls to 34 FPS. For 60 Hz displays, Low is the only preset that consistently clears the refresh rate. Medium at 54 FPS is playable but will experience noticeable frame pacing issues, especially during action sequences. High and Ultra are not recommended for 4K gaming on this combo, as the frame rates fall below 45 FPS.

The best overall experience across the board is Medium at 1080p or 1440p. It provides the highest frame rates that remain above 100 FPS while retaining moderate visual quality. For users prioritizing visual fidelity over frame rate, High at 1080p (130 FPS) or 1440p (84 FPS) is the highest preset that remains comfortably playable. Ultra is only recommended for 1080p displays where 99 FPS is still smooth, and it should be avoided at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 1830 MHz with a boost clock of 2460 MHz, and the memory operates at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). The GPU has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput is 15.11 TFLOPS.

In this game, the GPU's frame rate scaling follows a clear pattern. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 103 FPS (202 vs 99), indicating that the GPU has ample headroom at lower settings. At 1440p, the gap narrows to 66 FPS (130 vs 64), and at 4K it further compresses to 36 FPS (70 vs 34). This compression at higher resolutions suggests the GPU is becoming the limiting factor, as the workload scales with pixel count.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this 2014 title, even at 4K Ultra, where the average frame rate of 34 FPS indicates computational limits rather than memory constraints. The memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s appears adequate for the game's requirements, as frame rates scale predictably with resolution rather than showing sudden drops from VRAM overflow.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its mid-range positioning. In PassMark G3D, it scores 19545, while its DirectX 11 score is 175 and DirectX 12 is 76. The OpenCL score in Geekbench is 95057, and Vulkan reaches 48643. The GPU's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon HD 7790, has an average score of 17666, placing the RTX 4060 just 0.2% behind. This parity with an older card is notable, though the RTX 4060's newer architecture likely provides better feature support.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K reveals how the GPU becomes the dominant constraint as pixel count increases. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 202 at 1080p to 130 at 1440p (a 35.6% drop) and then to 70 at 4K (a 46.2% drop from 1440p). The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 132 FPS, or 65.3%.

At Medium settings, the progression is 155 FPS at 1080p, 100 FPS at 1440p (a 35.5% drop), and 54 FPS at 4K (a 46.0% drop). The total drop is 101 FPS, or 65.2%. High settings show 130 FPS at 1080p, 84 FPS at 1440p (a 35.4% drop), and 45 FPS at 4K (a 46.4% drop), totaling 85 FPS or 65.4%. Ultra settings follow the same pattern: 99 FPS at 1080p, 64 FPS at 1440p (a 35.4% drop), and 34 FPS at 4K (a 46.9% drop), for a total of 65 FPS or 65.7%.

The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings is striking. Every preset shows approximately a 35% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 46% reduction from 1440p to 4K. This uniform scaling indicates that the GPU's rendering pipeline is the limiting factor, as the frame rate reduction tracks nearly perfectly with the pixel count increase (1440p has 1.78x the pixels of 1080p, and 4K has 2.25x the pixels of 1440p).

The CPU does not appear to bottleneck at any resolution, as the frame rate continues to scale with resolution rather than plateauing. If the CPU were the constraint, we would expect the 1080p frame rates to be closer to the 1440p values. Instead, the smooth progression suggests that the RTX 4060 is fully utilized across all tested configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4060 delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 202 FPS, with Medium at 155 FPS (minimum 131, maximum 178), High at 130 FPS, and Ultra at 99 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 103 FPS, showing that settings have a significant impact at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the averages drop substantially. Low reaches 130 FPS, Medium hits 100 FPS (minimum 85, maximum 115), High falls to 84 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 64 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 66 FPS, as the GPU's workload increases with pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates become more modest. Low averages 70 FPS, Medium averages 54 FPS (minimum 46, maximum 62), High averages 45 FPS, and Ultra averages 34 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap further compresses to 36 FPS, indicating that even the lowest settings struggle to maintain high frame rates at 4K.

The Medium preset is the only one with measured minimum and maximum values across all resolutions. At 1080p, the minimum of 131 FPS and maximum of 178 FPS show a variance of 47 FPS, suggesting occasional frame spikes. At 1440p, the range is 85 to 115 FPS (30 FPS variance), and at 4K, it narrows to 46 to 62 FPS (16 FPS variance). This decreasing variance at higher resolutions indicates more consistent frame pacing when the GPU is under heavier load.

Notably, the 1080p Low setting at 202 FPS is the only result exceeding 200 FPS, while the 4K Ultra at 34 FPS is the only result below 40 FPS. The majority of measured values fall between 45 and 155 FPS, covering a wide range of playability depending on the user's display and preferences.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination ranks 2000th out of 3712 tested combos in the game "Minimum", placing it in the 53.9th percentile of all tested systems. This mid-pack positioning suggests that while the combo is capable, it is not exceptional for this title. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's 74th percentile performance and the GPU's 61st percentile performance, with the GPU likely dragging the overall ranking down.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its performance. The Intel Core i5-12490F scores 20802, which is 0.3% higher than the Ryzen 5 5600GT's average benchmark score of 20733. The Intel Xeon 6325P (20821, 0.4% higher), Intel Core Ultra 5 125U (20826, 0.4% higher), and AMD EPYC 7J13 (20845, 0.5% higher) all cluster within half a percent. This tight grouping indicates that the CPU is well-matched against its direct competitors, with no meaningful performance differences.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern. The AMD Radeon HD 7790 scores 17666, just 0.2% higher than the RTX 4060's 17639. The AMD Radeon 780M (17588, 0.3% lower), AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17551, 0.5% lower), and AMD Radeon Pro 460 (17509, 0.7% lower) are all within a percentage point. This suggests that the RTX 4060's raw performance is closely matched with several older or integrated alternatives, though its feature set and efficiency may differ.

Given the combo rank of 2000 out of 3712, the system sits in the middle of the pack. Users with higher-end GPUs or CPUs will see better results, but this combination is far from the bottom. The ranking suggests that the RTX 4060's 61st percentile GPU performance is the limiting factor for this game, as the CPU's higher percentile ranking has less influence on overall frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne codename), manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache. Memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel architecture and a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

The CPU's benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance. In Cinebench R23, it scores 17272 multicore and 2438 single-core. Cinebench R20 results are 7254 multicore and 1023 single-core, while R15 shows 1740 multicore and 245 single-core. Geekbench scores are 7986 multicore and 1843 single-core. PassMark results include 20325 multithread and 3348 single-thread scores.

In this game, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU. The uniform frame rate scaling across resolutions, as discussed in the Resolution Scaling section, indicates that the CPU is not bottlenecking at any tested resolution. Even at 1080p Low with 202 FPS, the CPU maintains sufficient performance to feed the GPU.

The 6-core, 12-thread configuration is more than adequate for this 2014 title, which likely utilizes fewer threads. The single-thread score of 2438 in Cinebench R23 suggests strong per-core performance, which is beneficial for games that rely on a few heavily-loaded threads. The boost clock of 4.60 GHz provides headroom for single-threaded workloads.

The CPU's 74th percentile ranking versus all CPUs, combined with its nearest rivals all scoring within 0.5% of its average benchmark score, indicates that the Ryzen 5 5600GT is a solid mid-to-upper tier processor. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are sufficient for gaming workloads, and the lack of ECC memory support is irrelevant for consumer gaming.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: At 1920x1080, Medium settings provide 155 FPS average with a minimum of 131 FPS, making it the best balance of performance and visual quality. Low settings reach 202 FPS, while High and Ultra drop to 130 FPS and 99 FPS respectively.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Minimum?

A: At 3840x2160, only Low settings achieve 70 FPS average, which is suitable for 60 Hz displays. Medium drops to 54 FPS (minimum 46 FPS), High falls to 45 FPS, and Ultra reaches only 34 FPS, making the higher presets less playable.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rival GPU?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17639, which is 0.2% lower than the AMD Radeon HD 7790's score of 17666. The AMD Radeon 780M is 0.3% lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro 560 is 0.5% lower.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is the primary constraint, as evidenced by the consistent frame rate drops across resolutions (approximately 35% from 1080p to 1440p and 46% from 1440p to 4K across all settings). The CPU's higher percentile ranking (74th vs 61st) supports this conclusion.

Q: What is the frame rate variance at Medium settings across resolutions?

A: At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 131 FPS and maximum is 178 FPS (47 FPS variance). At 1440p, the range narrows to 85-115 FPS (30 FPS variance), and at 4K, it further narrows to 46-62 FPS (16 FPS variance).

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems for Minimum?

A: This combination ranks 2000th out of 3712 tested combos, placing it in the middle of the distribution. The CPU scores at the 74th percentile while the GPU scores at the 61st percentile, contributing to the mid-pack ranking.