Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers a robust experience in Minimum, a 2014-era Third-Person Shooter. The measured data shows this pairing is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher settings, with the CPU providing ample headroom at lower resolutions. The combo ranks in the 82nd percentile among all tested system configurations, indicating strong overall performance for this title.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data reveals a clear tiered performance structure across the four tested presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 302.9 FPS, while Medium drops to 231.3 FPS, High to 192.8 FPS, and Ultra to 148.6 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra represents a 51% reduction in frame rate, but even the most demanding preset remains far above the refresh rate of typical high-end monitors.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats with Low at 195.9 FPS, Medium at 146.2 FPS, High at 126 FPS, and Ultra at 94.3 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution still delivers nearly 100 FPS, which is excellent for a fast-paced shooter. The most interesting data point emerges at 3840x2160, where the preset spread becomes much wider: Low yields 105.4 FPS, Medium 77.6 FPS, High 69.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 51.2 FPS.

Given the measured results, the High preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, High sustains 192.8 FPS, which is well above the 144Hz threshold for competitive play. At 1440p, High still manages 126 FPS, comfortably exceeding 120Hz displays. Even at 4K, High maintains 69.8 FPS, which is playable for a shooter that is not esports-focused. The Ultra preset, while visually superior, introduces a frame rate penalty that pushes 4K below the 60 FPS baseline. For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p delivers an outstanding 302.9 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial. The Medium preset serves as a middle ground, though High consistently provides a more significant frame rate buffer relative to its quality uplift.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 forms the performance backbone of this configuration. Its 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for a game from 2014. The GPU's Blackwell 2.0 architecture operates with a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz. The 6144 shading units and 80 ROPs handle the rasterization workload efficiently.

The benchmark results show that the GPU is the primary limiting factor when settings are raised. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 51.2 FPS, indicating that the GPU is fully saturated. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is substantial: 105.4 FPS versus 51.2 FPS, a 51% difference. This behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario where increasing pixel workload directly impacts throughput. The GPU's 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 compute provides ample raw power, but the game's draw calls and shading complexity at Ultra settings create a bottleneck that no amount of CPU headroom can resolve.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 83 among all tested GPUs places it in the upper tier of performance. Its average benchmark score of 41687 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, which scores 41610 (a 0.2% difference), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 at 41441 (0.6% ahead of the RTX 3090). This suggests the RTX 5070 is positioned as a high-end card capable of handling modern titles, and its performance in Minimum confirms this.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K provides clear evidence of where the bottleneck lies. At High settings, the progression is 192.8 FPS at 1080p, 126 FPS at 1440p, and 69.8 FPS at 4K. This represents a 35% drop from 1080p to 1440p, followed by a 45% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is not linear, which indicates that the GPU is increasingly strained as pixel count rises.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced: 302.9 FPS at 1080p falls to 195.9 FPS at 1440p (a 35% reduction), then to 105.4 FPS at 4K (a 46% reduction). The fact that Low settings at 4K (105.4 FPS) still exceed High settings at 1440p (126 FPS) by a narrow margin suggests that the GPU is not completely overwhelmed at lower presets. However, the consistent ~35-45% drops across each resolution step indicate that pixel throughput is the dominant factor.

The Ultra preset shows the steepest decline: 148.6 FPS at 1080p, 94.3 FPS at 1440p, and 51.2 FPS at 4K. This 66% reduction from 1080p to 4K is the largest of any preset, confirming that the Ultra settings amplify the GPU's workload disproportionately. The data strongly suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU sufficiently, but as resolution rises, the GPU becomes the sole limiter. The Ryzen 5 5600GT's single-thread performance, measured at 913 in 3dmark_single_thread and 245 in cinebench_r15_singlecore, is sufficient to avoid becoming a constraint at any tested resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 achieves a rank of 325 out of 1733 tested system configurations in Minimum. This places the combo in the top 18.8% of all tested pairings, which is a strong result for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU.

The CPU's percentile rank of 78 among all processors indicates that the Ryzen 5 5600GT is a solid performer, though not at the very top of the stack. Its average benchmark score of 20740 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-10700 (20746, a 0% difference) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (20680, with the 5600GT being 0.3% faster). The Intel Core i5-12490F scores 20794, which is 0.3% higher than the 5600GT. This level of CPU performance is more than adequate for a game like Minimum, which was released in 2014 and does not demand high core counts.

The GPU's percentile rank of 83 is higher than the CPU's, which suggests that the RTX 5070 is the stronger component in this pairing. The combination rank of 325 demonstrates that the two components work well together, with the GPU being the primary driver of frame rates at higher settings. The fact that the combo ranks higher than the CPU's individual percentile (78) indicates that the GPU's strength compensates for any CPU limitations, resulting in a balanced overall system for this title.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne). Its base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz provide solid single-thread performance, which is critical for older games that rely on fewer threads. The 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core ensure that frequently accessed data is readily available.

In Minimum, the CPU's role is primarily to maintain a high minimum frame rate and to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at lower resolutions. The measured data supports this: at 1080p Low, the system achieves 302.9 FPS, which is a very high frame rate that would stress most CPUs. The fact that the system can exceed 300 FPS indicates that the 5600GT's single-thread performance, measured at 913 in 3dmark_single_thread and 2438 in cinebench_r23_singlecore, is sufficient to keep up with the GPU's output.

The CPU's multi-threaded performance, with a cinebench_r23_multicore score of 17272 and a passmark_multithread score of 20325, provides ample headroom for background tasks and any future game updates. However, the data shows that the CPU does not become a limiting factor at any resolution or setting in this title. Even at 1080p Ultra, where the frame rate drops to 148.6 FPS, the GPU is still the primary constraint. The 7 nm process node and 65 W TDP make this an efficient processor, and its 78th percentile ranking reflects its position as a capable mid-range option.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080: The lowest resolution tested shows the highest frame rates. The Low preset averages 302.9 FPS, which is exceptional for competitive play. Medium averages 231.3 FPS, High averages 192.8 FPS, and Ultra averages 148.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 154.3 FPS, representing a 51% reduction. All presets at this resolution exceed the 144Hz refresh rate commonly found in gaming monitors, making 1080p the best choice for maximum smoothness.

2560x1440: At this resolution, the frame rates remain high but begin to show the GPU's workload. Low averages 195.9 FPS, Medium averages 146.2 FPS, High averages 126 FPS, and Ultra averages 94.3 FPS. The Ultra preset drops below 100 FPS for the first time, but remains playable. The difference between Low and Ultra is 101.6 FPS, a 52% reduction, which is consistent with the 1080p scaling.

3840x2160: The 4K resolution tests reveal the GPU's limits. Low averages 105.4 FPS, Medium averages 77.6 FPS, High averages 69.8 FPS, and Ultra averages 51.2 FPS. The Ultra preset falls below 60 FPS, which may be undesirable for a fast-paced shooter. The Low preset remains above 100 FPS, providing a viable option for 4K gaming. The gap between Low and Ultra is 54.2 FPS, a 51% reduction, confirming that the GPU is the limiting factor across all settings at this resolution.

The overall pattern is consistent: the RTX 5070 delivers strong performance at 1080p and 1440p across all presets, while 4K requires a reduction in settings to maintain high frame rates. The High preset at 1440p (126 FPS) offers the best combination of visual quality and performance, while the Low preset at 1080p (302.9 FPS) is ideal for competitive play. The Ultra preset at 4K (51.2 FPS) is the only configuration that falls short of a smooth experience, but all other combinations provide playable frame rates.