Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX delivers a dominant performance profile in Minimum, a third-person shooter from 2014. The benchmark data shows this combination provides exceptionally high frame rates across all tested resolutions, positioning it as a top-tier configuration for this title. The following analysis breaks down the measured results, offering a detailed look at settings, GPU role, and performance ranking.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance percentile for the CPU in this combo?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F sits in the 82nd percentile when compared to all CPUs in the benchmark database, indicating it outperforms the vast majority of processors in general compute workloads.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 7500F compare to its closest rival, the Intel Core i7-11850H?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F has an average benchmark score of 24993, which is a 0.1% delta above the Intel Core i7-11850H's score of 24974. This indicates a statistically negligible performance difference between the two processors.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX ranks in the 85th percentile for all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44019, placing it firmly in the high-performance tier.

Q: Which rival GPU is closest in performance to the RX 7900 XTX?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 580 is the nearest rival, with an average score of 44195, which is a 0.4% delta higher than the RX 7900 XTX. This makes the two cards effectively performance equals in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: What are the measured frame rates at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the combo achieves an average FPS of 159.2. This is the lowest average FPS at that resolution but remains exceptionally smooth for a fast-paced shooter.

Q: Is the data for this combo measured or estimated?

A: The data is measured, as indicated by the "dataIsMeasured" field being true. This means the frame rates represent actual observed performance from a test system.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for Minimum reveals a clear hierarchy across graphics presets. For players prioritizing the highest possible frame rates, the Low preset at 1920x1080 delivers a staggering 321.7 FPS average. This is the maximum performance available from this configuration, ensuring the most responsive experience for competitive play. The Medium preset at 1080p still yields an impressive 248.1 FPS average, offering a balance between visual fidelity and speed.

At 2560x1440, the data shows that the High preset produces a 135.5 FPS average, while the Medium preset delivers 158.9 FPS. The High preset's visual improvements come at a 14.7% performance cost compared to Medium. For a 1440p monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate, the High preset is ideal, as it stays above the refresh threshold. However, the Medium preset provides more headroom and is the recommended choice for maintaining a locked frame rate with minimal risk of drops.

For 4K gaming (3840x2160), the High preset achieves a 75.1 FPS average, which is suitable for a 60Hz display. The Ultra preset, however, drops to 54.1 FPS, making it less ideal for a fluid experience. The data suggests that the High preset at 4K is the optimal choice, providing a significant visual upgrade over Medium (83.5 FPS) while still maintaining a playable frame rate. The Low preset at 4K yields 110.4 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial. The best overall experience is achieved by using the High preset at 1440p, as it offers a strong combination of image quality and a 135.5 FPS average that exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end monitors.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the dominant component in this configuration for Minimum. Its role is defined by its substantial memory subsystem and high clock speeds. The GPU features 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s. This vast memory pool ensures that even at 4K resolution with the Ultra preset, the game's textures and assets are easily held in VRAM, eliminating potential stuttering or texture pop-in as a bottleneck.

The GPU's clock speeds are also critical to its performance. The base clock is 1929 MHz, with a game clock of 2365 MHz and a boost clock of 2498 MHz. These high frequencies allow the 6144 shading units to process geometry and effects at a rapid pace. The data shows a clear scaling pattern: at 1440p, the average FPS drops from 209.2 on Low to 102.3 on Ultra, a 51.1% reduction. This indicates that the rendering load is significant, and the GPU's clock speed ramp is essential for maintaining high throughput.

The RX 7900 XTX's compute capabilities, rated at 61.39 TFLOPS FP32, are more than sufficient for a game released in 2014. The bottleneck in Minimum is rarely the GPU's raw compute power, but rather the settings-driven pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth utilization. At 4K Ultra, the 54.1 FPS average is a direct consequence of the increased pixel count and the demands of the Ultra preset, even with 24 GB of VRAM. The GPU's performance in this game is not limited by memory capacity, but by the processing requirements of higher resolutions and settings, making the RX 7900 XTX a powerful, though not unlimited, engine for this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the combo's performance across all settings and resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the configuration is exceptionally fast. The Low preset achieves an average of 321.7 FPS, which is the highest score recorded for this combo. Moving up the settings ladder, the Medium preset delivers 248.1 FPS, a 22.9% decrease from Low. The High preset produces 206.9 FPS, and the Ultra preset drops to 159.2 FPS. This scaling shows that even at the highest settings, the system maintains a frame rate well above the threshold for high-refresh-rate displays.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains very strong. The Low preset yields an average of 209.2 FPS, offering a significant increase in resolution over 1080p with a modest 35% performance hit. The Medium preset delivers 158.9 FPS, while the High preset achieves 135.5 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, producing 102.3 FPS. This is the first resolution where the Ultra preset falls below the 144Hz mark, indicating that users with 1440p 144Hz monitors should consider the High preset for a perfectly smooth experience.

At 3840x2160, the performance is still playable but requires more careful settings selection. The Low preset achieves 110.4 FPS, which is a solid result for 4K. The Medium preset delivers 83.5 FPS, and the High preset is close behind at 75.1 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most taxing, with an average of 54.1 FPS. This is the only resolution/settings combination where the frame rate drops below 60 FPS, suggesting that 4K Ultra is only suitable for players who prioritize image quality over smoothness.

The data shows a consistent pattern: the gap between Low and Ultra widens as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 162.5 FPS. At 1440p, that difference is 106.9 FPS. At 4K, the difference is 56.3 FPS. This indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, making the choice of settings more critical for maintaining high frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database for Minimum, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX holds a rank of 247 out of 1733 tested combos. This places it in the top 14.3% of all configurations tested for this game, which is a strong result, but notably not the absolute top tier.

The rank of 247 suggests that while the RX 7900 XTX is a high-end GPU, other combinations in the database achieve higher frame rates. This is likely due to the CPU's 82nd percentile ranking. While the Ryzen 5 7500F is a capable processor, it is not the absolute fastest available. The benchmark data shows that its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, have a 0.4% higher average score. In a game like Minimum, where the GPU is heavily utilized at higher resolutions, the CPU's influence on the final ranking is lessened, but at lower resolutions, a faster CPU could push the frame rates even higher.

The GPU's 85th percentile ranking is slightly higher than the CPU's, indicating that the graphics card is the stronger component in this pairing. The combination's overall rank of 247 reflects a system that is well above average but leaves room for improvement. Configurations with faster CPUs, such as those in the top percentiles, likely occupy the ranks above this combo. The deltaPct values for the GPU's rivals show that the RX 7900 XTX is only 0.8% faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, and 2% slower than the RTX 4070 Ti. This suggests that the GPU is competitive, but the final rank of 247 is a function of both components working together, and neither is the absolute best in its class for this specific title.