Minimum

# Minimum with AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a solid 1080p gaming experience in Minimum, with average frame rates ranging from 99 FPS at Ultra settings to 202 FPS at Low settings. The combination ranks 2000th out of 3712 tested combos for this game, placing it in the middle tier of all possible pairings. The data shows a system that can handle high refresh rate gaming at 1080p, remains capable at 1440p, but begins to struggle at 4K resolution where the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a predictable yet steep performance drop as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 130 FPS at 1920x1080 to 84 FPS at 2560x1440, representing a 35% reduction. Moving further to 3840x2160, the average drops to 45 FPS, which is a 65% decrease from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern indicates that the rendering load is expanding faster than the GPU's fill rate and shading capacity can accommodate.

The Low settings row shows an even more dramatic scaling curve. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 202 FPS, but this falls to 130 FPS at 1440p and only 70 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result is 65% lower than the 1080p Low result, which is a larger proportional drop than seen at High settings. This suggests that at Low settings, where CPU overhead is relatively higher, the GPU's raw throughput becomes increasingly dominant as pixel count grows.

At Medium settings, the frame rates are 155 FPS at 1080p, 100 FPS at 1440p, and 54 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 35%, while the 1440p-to-4K drop is 46%. This non-linear decline points to the RTX 4060's 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth as a constraint at higher resolutions, where memory bandwidth demand scales more than compute demand.

Ultra settings produce the lowest frame rates across all resolutions: 99 FPS at 1080p, 64 FPS at 1440p, and 34 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 34 FPS is barely playable, and the drop from 1080p Ultra is 66%. The data indicates that at 4K, even Low settings cannot maintain 60 FPS, confirming that the GPU is the limiting component at this resolution. At 1080p and 1440p, the frame rates suggest the CPU is sufficient to feed the GPU, but at 4K the GPU's compute and memory resources are exhausted.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, with memory running at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). These specifications directly influence the measured results in Minimum, particularly at higher resolutions where memory bandwidth and capacity become critical.

At 1080p, the RTX 4060's 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is sufficient to push frame rates well above 100 FPS at all settings except Ultra, where the average is 99 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM capacity appears adequate for 1080p and 1440p, as no min FPS data suggests stuttering or texture thrashing. At 4K, however, the 8 GB frame buffer may be insufficient for Ultra settings, contributing to the 34 FPS average.

The GPU's 48 ROPs and 96 TMUs provide a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s. These rates explain the scaling behavior: at 4K, the pixel throughput requirement is four times that of 1080p, and the GPU's fill rate becomes a bottleneck. The 4K Medium result of 54 FPS with a min FPS of 46 and max of 62 shows the GPU is operating near its limit, with frame time variance increasing as the render load grows.

The RTX 4060's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (deltaPct -0.2), AMD Radeon 780M (deltaPct 0.3), AMD Radeon Pro 560 (deltaPct 0.5), and AMD Radeon Pro 460 (deltaPct 0.7). These small deltas indicate the RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 17639 is closely matched by older and integrated solutions, but in Minimum specifically, the measured FPS data shows the GPU delivering playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p across all settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 2000th out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum, placing it in the 54th percentile of all pairings. This mid-pack ranking reflects a balanced system that neither dominates nor falls behind in this game's performance hierarchycars. The rank suggests that many other CPU-GPU combinations deliver higher or lower frame rates, but this pairing sits in the middle of the distribution.

The CPU's benchmark percentile of 77 places it above most processors, while the GPU's percentile of 61 is more modest. This discrepancy indicates the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing for Minimum, as the CPU's relative strength is higher than the GPU's. The combo rank of 2000/3712 is consistent with this interpretation, as the overall system performance is dragged down by the GPU's mid-tier standing.

Compared to the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 7500F sits within 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-11850H (deltaPct 0.1), AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (deltaPct -0.2), Intel Core i7-13620H (deltaPct 0.2), and Intel Core 5 210H (deltaPct 0.4). The GPU's nearest rivals show similar closeness, with deltas ranging from -0.2% to 0.7% against AMD Radeon parts. These tight margins in synthetic benchmarks do not translate directly to Minimum's measured FPS, but they provide context for the combo's mid-pack rank.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are 202 FPS at Low, 155 FPS at Medium, 130 FPS at High, and 99 FPS at Ultra. The Medium settings row includes a min FPS of 131 and max FPS of 178, indicating some frame time variability but generally smooth performance. The gap between Low and Ultra is 103 FPS, showing a 51% performance penalty for maximum quality settings.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 130 FPS at Low, 100 FPS at Medium, 84 FPS at High, and 64 FPS at Ultra. The Medium settings show a min FPS of 85 and max of 115, with the spread narrowing compared to 1080p. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36% at Low, 35% at Medium, 35% at High, and 35% at Ultra, showing a consistent scaling factor across all settings.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 70 FPS at Low, 54 FPS at Medium, 45 FPS at High, and 34 FPS at Ultra. The Medium settings row includes a min FPS of 46 and max of 62, revealing significant frame time variation at this resolution. The 4K results show that only Low settings approach 60 FPS, while Ultra dips below 35 FPS, making 4K gaming marginal for this combo.

The data also shows that High settings at 1440p (84 FPS) outperform Ultra at 1080p (99 FPS) by a small margin, suggesting that users prioritizing resolution over quality can achieve similar frame rates. Similarly, Low settings at 4K (70 FPS) are close to High settings at 1080p (130 FPS) in terms of absolute frame rate, but the visual quality difference is substantial.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 1440p in Minimum?

A: Yes, the measured data shows average frame rates of 84 FPS at High settings, 100 FPS at Medium, and 130 FPS at Low for 2560x1440 resolution, all exceeding 60 FPS. Only Ultra settings at 64 FPS remain above the 60 FPS threshold, so all settings are playable at 1440p.

Q: What is the best resolution for this pairing?

A: The data indicates 1920x1080 provides the most headroom, with average frame rates from 99 FPS at Ultra to 202 FPS at Low. At 2560x1440, all settings stay above 60 FPS, while at 3840x2160, only Low settings average above 60 FPS, making 1440p the highest resolution with comfortable performance across all settings.

Q: How much performance is lost going from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 130 FPS at 1920x1080 to 84 FPS at 2560x1440 and then to 45 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 65% reduction from 1080p to 4K, and at Ultra settings the drop is 66%, from 99 FPS to 34 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Minimum?

A: The measured data shows no min FPS values below 46 FPS (at 4K Medium), and the system maintains playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p across all settings. At 4K Ultra, the 34 FPS average suggests the GPU is compute-limited rather than VRAM-limited, but the 8 GB capacity may contribute to the low performance.

Q: How does this combo compare to the CPU's nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F scores within 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-11850H, AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, Intel Core i7-13620H, and Intel Core 5 210H in average benchmark score. In Minimum, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz are sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at 1080p and 1440p.

Q: What settings should be used for a 60 FPS target at 4K?

A: Only Low settings at 3840x2160 achieve an average of 70 FPS, which exceeds 60 FPS. Medium settings at 54 FPS fall below the target, so Low is the only viable preset for 4K gaming with this combo.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael) built on a 5 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with 64 KB L1 cache per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 32 MB shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration, providing 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidthhe.

In Minimum, the CPU's role is evident from the resolution scaling pattern. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 202 FPS, which is high enough that CPU overhead could limit performance, but the data shows no evidence of CPU bottlenecking. The CPU's single-thread score of 974 in 3dmark and 3218 in Cinebench R23 single-core indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for this game's frame pacing.

The processor's benchmarks show a multithread score of 6379 in 3dmark_max_threads and 22799 in Cinebench R23 multicore, placing it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 24964 is within 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-11850H (deltaPct 0.1), AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (deltaPct -0.2), Intel Core i7-13620H (deltaPct 0.2), and Intel Core 5 210H (deltaPct 0.4). These close margins suggest the CPU is competitive with mid-range mobile and desktop parts.

The fact that frame rates scale consistently with resolution (35% drop from 1080p to 1440p across all settings) indicates the CPU is not the limiting factor in Minimum. If the CPU were constrained, the scaling would be less uniform, with frame rates plateauing at lower resolutions. The data shows the GPU is the primary bottleneck, especially at 4K where even Low settings produce only 70 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

For users targeting 60 FPS as a minimum, the measured data shows that 1920x1080 Ultra delivers 99 FPS, 2560x1440 Ultra delivers 64 FPS, and 3840x2160 Low delivers 70 FPS. The 1440p Ultra setting provides the best balance of resolution and quality while staying above 60 FPS, making it the recommended preset for this combo.

For higher refresh rate displays at 1080p, the High settings preset at 130 FPS offers excellent smoothness, while Medium at 155 FPS and Low at 202 FPS provide progressively higher frame rates for competitive play. The Medium preset at 1080p has a min FPS of 131 and max of 178, indicating consistent frame delivery suitable for 144 Hz monitors.

At 1440p, the Medium preset at 100 FPS (min 85, max 115) is the recommended choice for users who want a balance of visual fidelity and performance. High settings at 84 FPS are also viable, but the lower min FPS and tighter frame time distribution of Medium make it the safer option for consistent gameplay.

At 4K, only Low settings achieve an average above 60 FPS at 70 FPS, but the Medium preset at 54 FPS (min 46, max 62) may be acceptable for users who prioritize visual quality over smoothness. The High preset at 45 FPS and Ultra at 34 FPS are not recommended for playable frame rates, as the data shows a significant drop in performance at these settings.