Minimum

# Minimum — AMD Ryzen 5 7400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers a broad performance envelope in Minimum, a third-person shooter released in 2014. The measured data spans three resolutions and four quality presets, producing average frame rates from 73 FPS at 4K Ultra up to 392 FPS at 1080p Low. This combination ranks 32nd out of 2,939 tested combos in this game, placing it in the top 1.1% of all configurations. The data shows a system capable of extreme refresh rates at lower resolutions while maintaining playable performance at 4K with maximum settings.

Resolution Scaling

Resolution scaling reveals how the workload shifts between CPU and GPU as pixel count rises. At 1080p High, the system produces 276 FPS average; moving to 1440p High drops this to 178 FPS, a 35.5% reduction. At 4K High, the average falls to 96 FPS, another 46.1% drop from 1440p. This steep decline pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as resolution increases.

The Low preset tells a similar story but with higher absolute numbers. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 392 FPS average; 1440p Low drops to 277 FPS (−29.3%); 4K Low falls to 149 FPS (−46.2% from 1440p). The percentage losses from 1440p to 4K are nearly identical across High and Low presets (46.1% vs. 46.2%), suggesting a consistent GPU-bound scaling behavior at higher resolutions regardless of settings.

Medium preset shows the same trend: 329 FPS at 1080p, 212 FPS at 1440p (−35.6%), and 114 FPS at 4K (−46.2%). Ultra preset follows: 210 FPS at 1080p, 136 FPS at 1440p (−35.2%), and 73 FPS at 4K (−46.3%). The consistency of the 1440p-to-4K drop across all four presets — hovering around 46% — strongly indicates that the RTX 5090 D's rendering pipeline, not the CPU, governs performance at 4K.

At 1080p, the differences between presets reveal where CPU limitations begin. The jump from Low (392 FPS) to Medium (329 FPS) is a 16.1% reduction; High drops to 276 FPS (−16.1% from Medium); Ultra falls to 210 FPS (−23.9% from High). These substantial preset-to-preset gaps at 1080p suggest the CPU has headroom to drive high frame rates, but the GPU's workload scaling with quality settings still dominates. The fact that 1080p Low exceeds 390 FPS average indicates the Ryzen 5 7400F can feed the RTX 5090 D adequately at lower resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide clear guidance on optimal settings across resolutions. At 1080p, Medium offers 329 FPS average with a minimum of 280 FPS and maximum of 379 FPS. This preset delivers well over double the refresh rate of typical 144 Hz displays while maintaining a minimum above 280 FPS, ensuring smooth frame pacing. High at 1080p still provides 276 FPS average, but the 16% performance cost over Medium buys marginal visual improvements in a game from 2014. Ultra at 1080p drops to 210 FPS, which remains high but represents a 36.1% reduction from Medium.

At 1440p, Medium produces 212 FPS average with minimum 180 FPS and maximum 244 FPS. This is the sweet spot for high-refresh 1440p monitors, as the minimum stays above 180 FPS. High at 1440p yields 178 FPS average, still exceeding 144 Hz but with less headroom for demanding scenes. Ultra at 1440p drops to 136 FPS average, which sits below the 144 Hz threshold and may cause occasional dips into sub-144 territory. Low at 1440p reaches 277 FPS, but the visual quality trade-off is substantial for a game where Medium already exceeds typical display capabilities.

At 4K, Medium provides 114 FPS average with minimum 97 FPS and maximum 131 FPS. This is the recommended preset for 4K gaming, as it maintains an average above 100 FPS while staying above 60 FPS even at minimum. High at 4K drops to 96 FPS average, which is still playable but leaves less margin for demanding sequences. Ultra at 4K falls to 73 FPS average, which may be acceptable for cinematic experiences but risks dropping below 60 FPS in heavy scenes. Low at 4K offers 149 FPS average, but the visual degradation at this resolution makes it impractical for most users.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, built on Zen 4 architecture with a 5 nm process. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz boosts to 4.70 GHz, and the chip carries 32 MB of shared L3 cache plus 1 MB L2 per core. The processor supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth. Released in January 2025 with a launch MSRP of $229, this CPU sits at the 83rd percentile among all tested processors.

In Minimum, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p Low, where the combo reaches 392 FPS average. This high frame rate indicates the Ryzen 5 7400F can feed frames faster than most displays can show. The CPU's single-thread performance, measured at 3,072 in Cinebench R23 single-core, is particularly relevant for a 2014 shooter that likely relies on fewer threads. Multi-threaded performance of 21,765 in Cinebench R23 shows the 6-core/12-thread configuration provides ample processing headroom for game logic and physics.

The CPU benchmarks place the 7400F within 0.3% of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 in average score, while trailing the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H by 0.2%. The nearest rival, Intel Core i5-14600T, scores 32,707 versus the 7400F's 32,750 average — a 0.1% difference. This tight grouping means the 7400F's real-world gaming performance is competitive with these alternatives, though the 7400F's desktop-oriented design with higher boost clocks likely contributes to its strong showing at 1080p.

At higher resolutions, the CPU's influence diminishes as the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The consistent ~46% drop from 1440p to 4K across all presets confirms that the RTX 5090 D's rendering workload, not CPU throughput, determines frame rates at 4K. However, the fact that 4K Low reaches 149 FPS suggests the CPU can still support high frame rates when GPU load is light, even at 4K resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks 32nd out of 2,939 tested combos in Minimum. This places the configuration in the top 1.1% of all tested systems. The high ranking reflects the RTX 5090 D's raw rendering power, which dominates this 2014 title, combined with the 7400F's ability to keep up at lower resolutions.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 92 among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 77,712, positions it near the top of the performance hierarchy. However, the nearest rivals in GPU benchmarks — the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (76,904, +1.1% delta) and AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940, −1.6% delta) — show that the RTX 5090 D's synthetic benchmark lead is not absolute. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants score 79,396 and 79,605, outperforming the 5090 D by 2.1% and 2.4% respectively in average benchmark score.

The combo's 32nd position out of 2,939 suggests that only 31 other configurations deliver higher frame rates in Minimum. Given the game's age and the extreme hardware on hand, this ranking indicates the system is near the practical ceiling for this title. The gap between this combo and the top-ranked configurations likely stems from CPUs with higher single-thread performance or platforms with faster memory, though the measured data does not specify which configs rank higher.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is a Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU built on a 5 nm TSMC process, featuring 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die. The card operates at a base clock of 2017 MHz with a boost clock of 2407 MHz, and memory runs at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivers 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, which is critical for high-resolution texture streaming.

The GPU's compute resources are substantial: 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. Ray tracing is handled by 170 RT cores, while 680 tensor cores accelerate AI workloads. The card achieves 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s, with texture rate at 1,636.8 GTexel/s. These specifications explain the card's ability to maintain high frame rates even at 4K in this 2014 title.

In Minimum, the GPU's role becomes dominant as resolution increases. The measured FPS data shows the RTX 5090 D scales predictably with pixel count, with the 1440p-to-4K drop consistently around 46% across all presets. This scaling behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario where memory bandwidth and pixel throughput become limiting factors. The 32 GB VRAM capacity is far beyond what Minimum requires, meaning memory capacity never constrains performance; instead, the GPU's shading and rasterization throughput determines frame rates.

The GPU's benchmark scores reflect its top-tier position: 44,065 in Passmark G3D, 14,326 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, and 376,915 in Geekbench Vulkan. The Passmark DirectX scores show 434 for DX9, 371 for DX11, and 219 for DX12, with the higher DX9 score being particularly relevant for a 2014 title that likely uses older API paths. The GPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all graphics cards confirms its elite status, though the nearest rival deltas (up to 2.4%) indicate the performance gap to other high-end cards is modest in synthetic tests.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates span from 210 FPS (Ultra) to 392 FPS (Low). Medium produces 329 FPS average with a minimum of 280 FPS and maximum of 379 FPS. High yields 276 FPS average. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 46.4% reduction in average FPS (392 to 210), with each preset tier costing roughly 16-24% performance.

At 2560x1440, average frame rates range from 136 FPS (Ultra) to 277 FPS (Low). Medium delivers 212 FPS average with minimum 180 FPS and maximum 244 FPS. High produces 178 FPS average. The Low-to-Ultra spread at 1440p is 51.1% (277 to 136), slightly larger than at 1080p, indicating the GPU's workload grows disproportionately at higher quality settings.

At 3840x2160, average frame rates range from 73 FPS (Ultra) to 149 FPS (Low). Medium provides 114 FPS average with minimum 97 FPS and maximum 131 FPS. High yields 96 FPS average. The Low-to-Ultra reduction at 4K is 51.0% (149 to 73), matching the 1440p pattern. The minimum FPS at 4K Medium (97) stays above 60 FPS, while the maximum (131) approaches the 144 Hz threshold.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently provides the best balance of visual quality and frame rate headroom. At 1080p, Medium's minimum of 280 FPS exceeds the average of High at 276 FPS. At 1440p, Medium's minimum of 180 FPS exceeds High's average of 178 FPS. At 4K, Medium's minimum of 97 FPS approaches High's average of 96 FPS. This pattern suggests Medium is the most efficient preset for this hardware, maximizing the performance-per-setting ratio.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Minimum?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 392 at 1080p Low settings. At 1080p Medium, the average is 329 FPS, and at 1080p High it drops to 276 FPS.

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

A: Yes. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 73, which exceeds 60 FPS. However, the minimum FPS is not listed for Ultra, so there is no guarantee against dips below 60 in demanding scenes.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 32nd out of 2,939 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the top 1.1% of all systems. The CPU ranks at the 83rd percentile and the GPU at the 92nd percentile among their respective categories.

Q: What is the performance difference between Medium and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, Medium produces 212 FPS average (minimum 180 FPS, maximum 244 FPS), while Ultra produces 136 FPS average. This represents a 35.8% reduction from Medium to Ultra, or conversely, Medium is 55.9% faster than Ultra.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more at 4K?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiter at 4K. The percentage drop from 1440p to 4K is consistently around 46% across all presets (46.1% for High, 46.2% for Low, 46.2% for Medium, 46.3% for Ultra), which is characteristic of GPU-bound scaling.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the components in this combo?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F has a launch MSRP of $229. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D has a launch MSRP of 2,299 USD. No pricing analysis is provided beyond these listed values.