Minimum

# Minimum, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers a broad range of frame rates in Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter released on 2014-06-25. The measured data spans three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), providing a clear picture of how this combination scales. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 205 FPS, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 35.9 FPS. The 78th percentile CPU ranking and 77th percentile GPU ranking suggest a balanced pairing, though the frame rate scaling tells a more nuanced story about where the bottleneck shifts as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and follows a consistent pattern across all settings. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 205 FPS at 1920x1080 to 130.6 FPS at 2560x1440, then further to 73.3 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 36.3% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 64.2% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is less steep at higher presets: High settings go from 131.7 FPS at 1080p to 84 FPS at 1440p (36.2% drop) and 43.7 FPS at 4K (66.8% drop). Ultra settings show the most severe decline, with 101.1 FPS at 1080p falling to 65.5 FPS at 1440p (35.2% drop) and 35.9 FPS at 4K (64.5% drop).

The consistent percentage drops across presets indicate that resolution scaling is primarily GPU-bound. When moving from 1080p to 1440p, the pixel count increases by roughly 1.78 times, and the observed FPS drops align closely with that increase in rendering load. From 1440p to 4K, the pixel count doubles again, and frame rates drop by roughly half in most cases. This behavior suggests the RX 6700 XT's 12 GB GDDR6 memory and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth are being utilized heavily at higher resolutions, while the CPU's role diminishes. At 1080p Low, the 205 FPS result indicates the Ryzen 5 5600X's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU, but as resolution climbs, the GPU becomes the limiting component.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo in Minimum?*

A: The highest measured average is 205 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only preset and resolution combination that exceeds 200 FPS.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, only the Low preset exceeds 60 FPS with an average of 73.3 FPS. Medium averages 56.8 FPS, High averages 43.7 FPS, and Ultra averages 35.9 FPS, all falling short of 60 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600X has an average benchmark score of 20680, placing it in the 78th percentile of all CPUs. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT, scores 20740, a delta of -0.3%. The Intel Core i7-10700 scores 20746 (-0.3%), and the Intel Core i5-12490F scores 20794 (-0.5%). The Intel Xeon 6325P scores 20538, which is 0.7% lower.

Q: What is the GPU's benchmark standing?

A: The RX 6700 XT has an average benchmark score of 33721, placing it in the 77th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6800, scores 33493, a delta of 0.7%. The AMD Radeon HD 7950 scores 34050 (-1%), and the AMD Radeon RX 480 scores 34059 (-1%). The NVIDIA RTX A5000 scores 33294, which is 1.3% lower.

*Q: How does this combo rank overall in Minimum?*

A: This combination ranks 946th out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the middle of the field. This rank reflects the measured FPS data across all resolution and settings combinations.

Q: Which settings preset provides the best balance at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset averages 100.6 FPS, which is comfortably above 60 FPS while still providing better visual quality than Low (130.6 FPS). High averages 84 FPS, and Ultra averages 65.5 FPS, making Ultra the only preset that approaches the 60 FPS threshold.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data indicates that the optimal settings depend heavily on the target resolution and frame rate preference. At 1920x1080, all presets deliver playable frame rates, with even Ultra averaging 101.1 FPS. The jump from Medium (158 FPS) to High (131.7 FPS) costs 26.3 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra (101.1 FPS) costs 30.6 FPS. For players prioritizing smoothness at 1080p, the High preset offers a strong balance, but those with high refresh rate monitors might prefer Medium or Low to push beyond 158 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset barely clears 60 FPS with an average of 65.5 FPS, making it viable for 60 Hz displays but risky for variable refresh rate panels. The High preset at 84 FPS provides more headroom, while Medium at 100.6 FPS is the sweet spot for most users. The Low preset at 130.6 FPS is ideal for competitive play where frame rate trumps visual fidelity.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. Only Low (73.3 FPS) exceeds 60 FPS, while Medium (56.8 FPS), High (43.7 FPS), and Ultra (35.9 FPS) all fall below. For 4K gaming, the Low preset is the only option that maintains fluid motion, though Medium at 56.8 FPS may be acceptable for slower-paced sections. The steep drop from Low to Medium at 4K (16.5 FPS) suggests that the GPU is hitting a memory bandwidth or shading unit limit, making High and Ultra impractical at this resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the frame rates scale consistently from Low to Ultra. The Low preset averages 205 FPS, Medium averages 158 FPS, High averages 131.7 FPS, and Ultra averages 101.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 47 FPS, between Medium and High is 26.3 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 30.6 FPS. These results show that the RX 6700 XT has ample headroom at 1080p, with even the highest preset nearly doubling the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 130.6 FPS (Low), 100.6 FPS (Medium), 84 FPS (High), and 65.5 FPS (Ultra). The relative scaling is similar to 1080p, but the absolute differences are smaller: 30 FPS between Low and Medium, 16.6 FPS between Medium and High, and 18.5 FPS between High and Ultra. The Ultra result at 65.5 FPS is the only preset at 1440p that approaches the 60 FPS minimum, and it does so narrowly.

At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 73.3 FPS (Low), 56.8 FPS (Medium), 43.7 FPS (High), and 35.9 FPS (Ultra). The difference between Low and Medium is 16.5 FPS, between Medium and High is 13.1 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 7.8 FPS. The diminishing returns at higher presets indicate that the GPU is becoming saturated, with each additional quality level costing fewer absolute frames but a larger percentage of remaining performance.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT ranks 946th out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the 54.6th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning roughly 45% of combos perform better and 55% perform worse. The rank reflects the aggregate measured FPS data, which shows strong 1080p performance but weaker 4K results.

The CPU's 78th percentile ranking against all CPUs and the GPU's 77th percentile ranking against all GPUs suggest that this combo sits near the middle-upper tier of hardware. However, the in-game rank of 946/1733 is lower than what those individual percentiles might imply, indicating that Minimum is particularly demanding at higher resolutions. The measured data shows that the combo excels at 1080p and 1440p but struggles at 4K, which likely drags down its overall rank relative to combos with more powerful GPUs.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. It is built on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer) using a 7 nm process from TSMC, with 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die. The CPU has 32 MB of L3 cache, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 64 KB of L1 cache per core. Its memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel configuration and a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

In Minimum, the CPU's role appears to be secondary at higher resolutions. The benchmark results show strong single-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 single-core scores 2622, and Geekbench single-core scores 2111. The multi-threaded scores are also solid, with Cinebench R23 multi-core at 18578 and 3DMark 16-thread at 5582. These numbers indicate that the CPU can handle the game's logic and physics without becoming a bottleneck, particularly at 1080p where the GPU is less stressed.

At 1080p Low, the 205 FPS result suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU enough frames to reach very high rates. The fact that the FPS drops by roughly 36% when moving to 1440p, and another 44% when moving to 4K at Low settings, confirms that the GPU takes over as the limiting factor. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes provide sufficient bandwidth for the GPU, and the 12 threads ensure that background tasks do not interfere with game performance. The nearest CPU rivals, the Ryzen 5 5600GT, Core i7-10700, and Core i5-12490F, all score within 0.5% of the 5600X, indicating that this processor is well-matched to its peers for this type of workload.