Minimum

# FAQ

Q: What is the measured performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in Minimum?

A: The combo achieves an average of 60.4 FPS at 3840x2160 High settings, 116.9 FPS at 2560x1440 High, and 177.5 FPS at 1920x1080 High. At Ultra settings, the averages drop to 46.4 FPS, 90.2 FPS, and 135.5 FPS respectively.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56?

A: The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37283, while the RX Vega 56 scores 37507, placing the RTX 4070 0.6% behind. Similarly, the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 38008, which is 1.9% ahead, and the RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135, 2.2% ahead.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600X sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26272. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, scores 26262 (0% difference), while the Ryzen 7 7735U scores 26305 (0.1% behind).

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested CPU-GPU combinations in this game?

A: The combination ranks 477th out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the top 27.5% of all configurations.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 support modern graphics APIs?

A: Yes, it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which are relevant for Minimum's third-person shooter engine requirements.

Q: What are the VRAM and memory bandwidth specifications of the RTX 4070?

A: The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The memory clock is 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective).

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip, provides the graphical foundation for Minimum's performance. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient across all tested resolutions and settings. The GPU's 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation processors work in concert to produce the measured frame rates.

Clock speeds are substantial: a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The GPU also contains 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores, though Minimum's 2014 release predates widespread ray tracing adoption, meaning these units likely contribute less to this title than to modern games. The 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 455.4 GTexel/s texture rate give the card considerable raw throughput.

Benchmark results show the RTX 4070 holds an 81st percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37283. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, scores 37507—a 0.6% difference—indicating the two are effectively matched in synthetic workloads. The RTX 4080 Mobile sits 2.2% ahead, while the RX 5300M trails by 2.5%.

The measured FPS data reveals how the GPU scales with resolution. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the average FPS at High settings drops from 177.5 to 116.9—a 34% reduction. Moving to 3840x2160 brings the average down to 60.4, another 48% decline. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the pixel throughput demands outstrip the CPU's contribution.

At Ultra settings, the 3840x2160 result of 46.4 FPS falls below the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth for third-person shooters. The 2560x1440 Ultra result of 90.2 FPS offers more headroom, while 1920x1080 Ultra delivers 135.5 FPS. These figures suggest that for 4K gaming, High settings represent the practical ceiling, while lower resolutions allow for maximum quality presets.

# CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X provides the processing backbone for this combination. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael codename), it operates at a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The 5 nm process node from TSMC houses 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache.

Memory support extends to DDR5 with dual-channel configuration, delivering 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU also features Radeon integrated graphics, though the discrete RTX 4070 handles all rendering duties in this configuration. PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes (CPU only) ensures the GPU has sufficient bandwidth for data transfer.

Synthetic benchmarks paint a picture of strong single-threaded and multi-threaded capability. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 24128 and single-core score of 3406 indicate robust performance for both lightly-threaded game logic and heavily-threaded background tasks. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1060 and max-thread score of 6845 further corroborate this. PassMark single-thread and multithread scores of 4135 and 28390 respectively round out the picture.

In the CPU percentile ranking, the 7600X sits at 83rd among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 26272. Its nearest rivals are closely bunched: the Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U scores 26262 (0% difference), the Ryzen 7 7735U scores 26305 (0.1% behind), and the Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE scores 26320 (0.2% behind). The Ryzen 7 5700X scores 26214, 0.2% ahead. This tight clustering suggests the 7600X delivers performance in line with its class.

For Minimum, a 2014 third-person shooter, the CPU's role is likely less demanding than in modern titles. The game's age means it likely does not leverage many cores effectively, so the 7600X's strong single-thread performance (evidenced by the 3406 Cinebench R23 single-core score) proves more relevant than its multi-threaded capabilities. The measured FPS at 1920x1080 Low settings—277.3 FPS—suggests the CPU can feed the GPU at very high frame rates without becoming a bottleneck.

# How This Combo Ranks

Among 1733 tested CPU-GPU combinations in Minimum, this pairing of the Ryzen 5 7600X with the RTX 4070 ranks 477th. This places it in the upper quartile of all configurations, though not at the very top. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's 83rd percentile standing and the GPU's 81st percentile position—both components are solidly above average but not class-leading.

The rank implies that numerous other combinations deliver higher average frame rates in Minimum. These likely include configurations with more powerful GPUs (such as the RTX 4080 Mobile, which sits 2.2% ahead in GPU benchmarks) or CPUs with superior multi-threaded performance. However, the 477th rank out of 1733 still represents a strong showing, placing this combo ahead of roughly 72% of tested alternatives.

The measured FPS data supports this ranking. At 1920x1080 Ultra, the combo produces 135.5 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. At 2560x1440 Ultra, the 90.2 FPS result maintains comfortable headroom. The 3840x2160 Ultra result of 46.4 FPS is the only configuration that falls below 60 FPS, but High settings at 4K recover to 60.4 FPS.

The deltaPct values from the GPU's nearest rivals provide context. The RX Vega 56, which scores 0.6% higher in benchmarks, would likely produce marginally higher frame rates in Minimum. The MX570 A and RTX 4080 Mobile, scoring 1.9% and 2.2% higher respectively, would offer more noticeable improvements. Conversely, the RX 5300M, scoring 2.5% lower, would produce proportionally lower FPS.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data spans three resolutions and four settings tiers, providing a comprehensive view of the combo's performance envelope.

1920x1080: At Low settings, the combo achieves 277.3 FPS average, which is the highest measured result across all configurations. Medium settings deliver 214.2 FPS, High settings produce 177.5 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 135.5 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 51% reduction in frame rate, indicating that the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as visual quality increases. Even at Ultra, the frame rate remains far above the 60 FPS threshold, making this resolution entirely playable at maximum quality.

2560x1440: The 1440p results show a similar pattern with lower absolute values. Low settings produce 177.4 FPS, Medium delivers 138.8 FPS, High achieves 116.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 90.2 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces frame rates by approximately 36% at each settings tier, reflecting the increased pixel count. The Ultra result of 90.2 FPS still provides smooth gameplay, while High settings offer a comfortable buffer above 100 FPS.

3840x2160: At 4K, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low settings produce 95.1 FPS, Medium delivers 72.2 FPS, High achieves 60.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 46.4 FPS. The Ultra result falls below the 60 FPS target, making it less ideal for competitive play, though still playable for casual sessions. High settings at 60.4 FPS sit right at the threshold, while Medium at 72.2 FPS offers a more comfortable margin. The jump from 1440p to 4K reduces frame rates by roughly 46-49% across settings, consistent with the 2.25x pixel count increase.

The data shows that scaling from Low to Ultra becomes more costly at higher resolutions. At 1080p, Ultra is 51% slower than Low; at 1440p, it is 49% slower; at 4K, it is 51% slower. This consistency suggests the GPU's compute resources are the limiting factor across all resolutions, with the CPU maintaining sufficient headroom even at the lowest settings.