Minimum

# Minimum with AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

This combination of an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers exceptional performance in Minimum, a third-person shooter from 2014. The measured frame rates show a system that can handle even the most demanding settings at high resolutions, though the data reveals some interesting scaling patterns. At 1080p, the system pushes well beyond 200 FPS on most settings, while 4K Ultra remains playable but demands compromises. The pairing ranks 113th out of 1733 tested combinations in this game, placing it in the top 7% of all systems evaluated.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to High settings as the sweet spot for this hardware in Minimum. At 1080p, High delivers 227.4 FPS, which is only 8.4% below the Medium result of 271.1 FPS but offers substantially better visual quality. The jump from High to Ultra costs a significant 24.3% performance at 1080p, dropping to 172.1 FPS — still smooth, but the visual gains from Ultra rarely justify that hit when High already looks excellent.

At 1440p, High delivers 148.5 FPS, which comfortably exceeds the 144Hz refresh rate that most high-end monitors offer. Ultra drops to 112.4 FPS, still playable but below the threshold where motion clarity becomes ideal for a fast-paced third-person shooter. The data suggests that High is the recommended preset for 1440p gaming, as it maintains high frame rates while preserving the game's visual fidelity.

For 4K, the recommendation shifts. High produces 80.6 FPS, which is smooth for most players, but Ultra falls to 60.6 FPS — exactly at the border of playability for a shooter. Low settings at 4K produce 124.6 FPS, which shows the GPU has headroom when visual demands are reduced. For competitive play at 4K, Medium at 96.3 FPS offers a better balance than High, sacrificing some visual quality for a 19.5% frame rate increase.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the primary driver of frame rates in this test, particularly at higher resolutions. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Minimum's texture and geometry demands even at 4K. The GPU's 10240 shading units and 320 texture mapping units handle the game's rendering workload efficiently, as evidenced by the strong scaling from Low to High settings.

The boost clock of 2550 MHz (base 2295 MHz) demonstrates that the card sustains high frequencies under load. The data shows that at 1080p, the GPU is not the limiting factor — the difference between Low (356.8 FPS) and High (227.4 FPS) indicates that the game becomes increasingly GPU-bound as settings rise, but the CPU can still feed the GPU adequately at these frame rates. The RTX 4080 SUPER's 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute provides ample raw power for a 2014 title that doesn't utilize modern ray tracing or DLSS features.

The GPU's benchmark position reinforces its capability: it scores 34245 in Passmark G3D and ranks in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, scores 53489 in average benchmark score — a mere 0.2% difference, showing the 4080 SUPER is competitive with top-tier previous-generation hardware.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 provides the foundation for this system's performance. With 6 cores and 12 threads running at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost up to 5.10 GHz, this Zen 4 processor (codenamed Raphael) delivers strong single-threaded performance that Minimum benefits from. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB L2 per core help maintain high frame rates even when the game engine spawns multiple entities or processes complex game logic.

The CPU's benchmark results show it excels in both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads. Its Cinebench R23 scores of 3246 (single-core) and 22992 (multi-core) demonstrate balanced performance that keeps up with the GPU's output. The Passmark single-thread score of 3910 and multithread score of 27058 place it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. The nearest rival, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, has an average score of 26574 — a 0.2% difference, making the 7600 essentially equivalent in general compute despite having fewer cores.

In Minimum specifically, the CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 356.8 FPS, which approaches the point where CPU overhead can limit frame rates. The Ryzen 5 7600's 5.10 GHz boost clock and efficient Zen 4 architecture keep this from becoming a bottleneck, but the data suggests that at these extreme frame rates, the CPU is working near its limits.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Minimum at 4K Ultra settings?*

A: Yes, but just barely. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra is 60.6 FPS, which is playable but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes or background processes.

Q: What is the best settings preset for competitive play?

A: At 1080p, Low settings produce 356.8 FPS, which maximizes responsiveness for competitive play. At 1440p, Low delivers 226.4 FPS, still well above high-refresh-rate monitor capabilities.

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

A: The frame rate drops from 227.4 FPS at 1080p to 80.6 FPS at 4K, representing a 64.5% reduction. This indicates the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER significantly faster than its nearest rival in this game?

A: The data shows the RTX 4080 SUPER's average benchmark score of 53610 is only 0.2% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT's 53489, suggesting near-identical performance in synthetic tests, though in-game results may vary.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the system reaches 356.8 FPS, which approaches CPU limits. However, the Ryzen 5 7600's 5.10 GHz boost clock and strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3246) prevent severe bottlenecks.

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

A: Medium produces 172.1 FPS while High produces 148.5 FPS, a 13.7% difference. The visual quality improvement from Medium to High typically justifies this modest performance cost.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a clear pattern in how frame rates scale with resolution. At High settings, the progression from 1080p (227.4 FPS) to 1440p (148.5 FPS) to 4K (80.6 FPS) shows a 34.7% drop from 1080p to 1440p, then a 45.7% drop from 1440p to 4K. This increasingly steep decline indicates that the GPU becomes more heavily utilized as pixel count rises, with the RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB of VRAM and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth being exercised more fully.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced: 356.8 FPS at 1080p drops to 226.4 FPS at 1440p (a 36.5% reduction) and then to 124.6 FPS at 4K (a 45.0% reduction from 1440p). The larger absolute frame rates at 1080p suggest that the CPU has more influence at this resolution, while the GPU dominates at 4K. The fact that even at 4K Low settings the system maintains 124.6 FPS indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER has substantial headroom in this game, and the limiting factor at 1080p is more likely the CPU's ability to feed frames.

The Ultra preset shows a different pattern: 172.1 FPS at 1080p, 112.4 FPS at 1440p, and 60.6 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is particularly notable — it shows that even this high-end GPU struggles to maintain high frame rates when the game's most demanding settings are combined with 4K resolution. This suggests that Minimum, despite its 2014 release, can still stress modern hardware when pushed to its limits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 356.8 FPS, Medium yields 271.1 FPS, High achieves 227.4 FPS, and Ultra manages 172.1 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 51.8% performance reduction, with each settings tier costing approximately 15-20% performance.

At 2560x1440, the results remain strong. Low produces 226.4 FPS, Medium delivers 172.1 FPS, High achieves 148.5 FPS, and Ultra reaches 112.4 FPS. The relative performance gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 50.4%, suggesting the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the system still delivers playable frame rates across all settings. Low produces 124.6 FPS, Medium achieves 96.3 FPS, High delivers 80.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 60.6 FPS. The total performance range from Low to Ultra is 51.4%, consistent with the other resolutions, but the absolute frame rates are much lower. The 4K Ultra result of 60.6 FPS is the only measured configuration that falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider minimum for a smooth experience, though it remains technically playable for a slower-paced third-person shooter.