Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER pairing delivers a distinctly GPU-limited experience in Minimum, a 2014 third-person shooter. The benchmark data shows a clear pattern: as resolution climbs, frame rates fall in a way that points almost entirely at the graphics card, while the CPU’s substantial headroom goes unused.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how heavily this combo leans on the GPU. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the system produces 110.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops that to 72.9 FPS, a 34% reduction. At 3840x2160, the average falls further to 39.9 FPS, which is 64% lower than the 1080p result. This steep, linear decline is the classic signature of a graphics-bound workload — the RTX 2060 SUPER’s rendering throughput is the limiting factor, not the processor.

The scaling pattern holds across all quality presets. With Low settings, 1080p yields 171.4 FPS, 1440p yields 108 FPS, and 4K yields 57.5 FPS. That is a 66% total drop from 1080p to 4K. At Ultra settings, the numbers are 82 FPS, 56.4 FPS, and 29.5 FPS respectively — a 64% decline. The consistency of these percentages across presets reinforces that resolution, not settings complexity, is the dominant variable.

Interestingly, the gap between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, Ultra is 52% slower than Low (82 vs 171.4 FPS). At 4K, Ultra is 49% slower than Low (29.5 vs 57.5 FPS). This suggests that at higher resolutions, the GPU’s pixel-pushing capacity is so saturated that even reducing settings cannot fully compensate — the shader and memory workloads scale with resolution regardless of quality level.

For a game from 2014, these numbers indicate that the RTX 2060 SUPER is the bottleneck at every resolution tested. The Ryzen 5 7600X, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is capable of far higher frame rates than what the GPU can deliver, even at 1080p Low where the CPU would theoretically have room to push past 171 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the 12 nm TU106 chip with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1470 MHz with a boost of 1650 MHz. These specifications explain the observed frame rates: the card’s 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 105.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are modest by modern standards, which is why 4K Ultra lands at just 29.5 FPS.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in this title, as evidenced by the relatively small performance gap between Low and Medium settings at each resolution. At 1080p, Low produces 171.4 FPS and Medium produces 131.9 FPS — a 23% difference. At 4K, the gap between Low (57.5 FPS) and Medium (46 FPS) is 20%. This consistency suggests the game’s memory footprint fits comfortably within 8 GB, leaving bandwidth as the more relevant constraint.

The GPU’s 64 ROPs and 136 TMUs directly influence how efficiently it handles the geometry and texture work in a third-person shooter. The benchmark results show that the card’s rasterization throughput scales predictably with resolution, but the absolute numbers reveal its age. The RTX 2060 SUPER sits at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 19774. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, scores 19680 — a mere 0.5% difference — indicating that this card performs essentially on par with its immediate successor in synthetic tests.

The GPU’s 175 W TDP and dual-slot design are consistent with its Turing-era architecture, and the 450 W suggested PSU requirement reflects its power draw. The card’s end-of-life production status and 2019 release date explain why it struggles to maintain 60 FPS at 4K in this title, even with the capable Ryzen 5 7600X feeding it data.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing ranks 1201 out of 1733 combos for Minimum. That places it in the bottom third of all systems tested, which is notable given the CPU’s strength. The Ryzen 5 7600X alone sits at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26272. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X at 26214 (0.2% lower) and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U at 26262 (0% difference).

The GPU, however, pulls the combo down. The RTX 2060 SUPER’s 63rd percentile ranking and its proximity to much older cards — the GTX TITAN at 19706 (0.3% higher) and the Quadro K5200 at 19623 (0.8% higher) — illustrate that this is a mid-range part from a previous generation. The combination’s 1201st rank reflects this imbalance: the CPU is overqualified for the GPU’s capabilities.

This ranking suggests that in Minimum, the system performs like a GPU-bound machine. The Ryzen 5 7600X’s 3DMark scores — 1060 single-thread, 6879 at 16 threads — indicate it can handle far more demanding workloads. The combo’s position in the database is therefore a function of the GPU’s ceiling, not the CPU’s potential. For users upgrading from an older platform, this pairing offers a clear path: the CPU has room to grow with a future GPU swap, while the current card defines the system’s limits.

FAQ

Q: What average FPS does this combo achieve at 1080p with High settings?

A: The system produces 110.9 FPS at 1920x1080 on High settings, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

*Q: Is this pairing CPU-limited or GPU-limited in Minimum?*

A: The data shows GPU limitation. At 4K Ultra, the system drops to 29.5 FPS, while the Ryzen 5 7600X’s strong multi-threaded scores — 24128 in Cinebench R23 — indicate the CPU is not the constraint.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER scores 19774 on average, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 scores 19680, a 0.5% difference. The GTX TITAN is 0.3% higher at 19706.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings yield 108 FPS, while Ultra drops to 56.4 FPS. That is a 48% reduction from the lowest to highest quality preset.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM cause any issues at 4K?

A: The data does not show VRAM-related stutters. The frame rate drops steadily from Low (57.5 FPS) to Ultra (29.5 FPS) at 4K, consistent with compute-bound performance rather than memory capacity limits.

Q: Where does this combo rank among all tested systems for this game?

A: It ranks 1201 out of 1733 total combinations, placing it in the lower third of the database, primarily due to the GPU’s modest capabilities.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured average frame rates for this combo is as follows:

1920x1080

• Low: 171.4 FPS
• Medium: 131.9 FPS
• High: 110.9 FPS
• Ultra: 82 FPS

2560x1440

• Low: 108 FPS
• Medium: 81.8 FPS
• High: 72.9 FPS
• Ultra: 56.4 FPS

3840x2160

• Low: 57.5 FPS
• Medium: 46 FPS
• High: 39.9 FPS
• Ultra: 29.5 FPS

These numbers show a consistent hierarchy: lower settings always yield higher frame rates, and lower resolutions always yield higher frame rates. The largest absolute gap between settings occurs at 1080p, where Low beats Ultra by 89.4 FPS. The smallest gap is at 4K, where Low beats Ultra by 28 FPS. This compression at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU’s pixel throughput becomes the dominant constraint, making settings adjustments less impactful as resolution increases.

For competitive play, 1080p Low at 171.4 FPS is the optimal configuration. For visual fidelity, 1440p High at 72.9 FPS offers a balanced experience. At 4K, even Low settings at 57.5 FPS approach playability, but Ultra at 29.5 FPS is not recommended for smooth action. The RTX 2060 SUPER, with its 1470 MHz base and 1650 MHz boost clocks, simply does not have the raw throughput to maintain high frame rates at 4K in this title, regardless of the CPU’s substantial headroom.