Minimum

# Minimum — AMD Ryzen 5 7600X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

The measured frame rates for this combo in Minimum reveal a system that comfortably handles the game across all tested resolutions and settings, with the GPU emerging as the primary bottleneck only at higher resolutions. The data shows a clear progression: at 1080p, the CPU is the limiting factor at low settings, while at 4K Ultra, the GPU is fully saturated. This analysis breaks down the measured results, contextualizes the combo's rank among 3,712 tested configurations, and interprets what the numbers imply for gameplay.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Minimum?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 329, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the peak of all 12 measured data points.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Low compared to 4K Ultra?

A: At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 329, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 56. The 1080p Low result is roughly 5.9 times higher than the 4K Ultra result.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60+ FPS at 4K across all settings?

A: No. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 56, which falls below 60. However, 4K High averages 73 FPS, 4K Medium averages 87 FPS, and 4K Low averages 114 FPS.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for any measured configuration?

A: The only configurations with min FPS data are Medium settings. At 4K Medium, the min FPS is 74; at 1440p Medium, it is 138; at 1080p Medium, it is 214. No other settings rows include min FPS values.

*Q: How does this combo rank among all tested CPU+GPU combinations in Minimum?*

A: The combo ranks 449th out of 3,712 tested combos, placing it in the top 12.1% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the difference in average FPS between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings produce an average of 136 FPS, while Ultra produces 104 FPS. The difference is 32 FPS, with Ultra being roughly 23.5% slower than High.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER carries 16 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 256-bit bus, yielding 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 2340 MHz, boosting to 2610 MHz. The GPU also features 8448 shading units, 264 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 66 RT cores, and 264 tensor cores. With an FP32 throughput of 44.10 TFLOPS, the card is well-equipped for modern rendering workloads.

In Minimum, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution climbs. At 1080p, the difference between Low (329 FPS) and Ultra (161 FPS) is 168 FPS—a massive spread that suggests the GPU is not the sole constraint at lower settings. However, at 4K, the gap narrows relatively: Low averages 114 FPS, while Ultra averages 56 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured configuration below 60 FPS, indicating that the GPU's raw compute and memory bandwidth are the deciding factors at that extreme.

The 16 GB VRAM capacity is substantial for a 2014 title like Minimum, meaning memory capacity is unlikely to be a limitation even at 4K Ultra. The bandwidth figure of 672.3 GB/s, however, becomes relevant when considering the 4K Ultra drop to 56 FPS—the GPU is likely shader-bound rather than bandwidth-bound, given the game's age. The pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s are more than sufficient for this game's visual complexity, but the measured data shows that Ultra settings at 4K still overwhelm the card's fill rate capabilities.

The GPU's percentile rank of 76 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 31087, places it above most competitors. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro M5000, scores 31206—a delta of -0.4%—meaning the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is essentially on par with that professional card in synthetic benchmarks. This context suggests the GPU has ample headroom for Minimum, yet the 4K Ultra result proves that even powerful hardware hits walls with maximum settings.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the Medium preset appears to offer the most balanced experience. At 1080p Medium, the combo averages 252 FPS with a min of 214 and max of 290—those min/max values, present only in Medium rows, indicate stable frame pacing. The 1440p Medium result of 162 FPS (min 138, max 187) remains well above any display refresh rate likely in use, while 4K Medium at 87 FPS (min 74, max 101) stays comfortably above 60 FPS.

High settings are also viable but show slightly less headroom. At 4K High, the average is 73 FPS, which is playable but leaves less margin for drops compared to Medium's 87 FPS. Ultra settings, however, should be avoided at 4K—the 56 FPS average falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the baseline for smooth gameplay. At 1440p Ultra (104 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (161 FPS), the experience is still fluid, but the performance cost over Medium is significant.

The data implies that Medium is the sweet spot for this combo in Minimum. It provides the only configuration set with complete min/max FPS data, suggesting the benchmark recorded more stable performance there. For players prioritizing maximum visual fidelity, High at 1440p (136 FPS) is a reasonable compromise, but Ultra at 4K is not recommended given the sub-60 FPS result.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo holds rank 449 out of 3,712 tested combinations, placing it in the 87.9th percentile of all tested systems. This is a strong showing, though not elite—the top 449 combos include higher-tier CPUs and GPUs that push Minimum to even higher frame rates. The rank suggests that this pairing is well above average for this game, but there is still meaningful headroom above it.

To contextualize the CPU's contribution, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X sits in the 79th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 27636. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (score 27578, delta +0.2%), Intel Core i5-12600K (score 27578, delta +0.2%), and AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (score 27712, delta -0.3%). The 7600X is thus effectively tied with these alternatives in synthetic tests, meaning the combo's rank in Minimum is more heavily influenced by the GPU than by CPU choice.

The GPU, meanwhile, ranks in the 76th percentile with an average score of 31087. Its nearest rivals—the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (31206, -0.4%), GRID M60-1Q (31220, -0.4%), RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31532, -1.4%), and TITAN RTX (31676, -1.9%)—all score slightly higher. This indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is marginally below those cards in raw compute, which may explain why the combo's 449th rank isn't higher. The delta between this GPU and the TITAN RTX is -1.9%, a small but measurable gap that could translate to a few FPS in Minimum at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At Low settings, 1080p averages 329 FPS, 1440p averages 212 FPS, and 4K averages 114 FPS. That's a 65.3% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 46.2% drop from 1440p to 4K. These steep declines indicate the GPU is the limiting factor even at Low settings—the CPU is capable of pushing far higher frame rates, but the GPU's rendering speed caps the output.

At Ultra settings, the progression is 1080p at 161 FPS, 1440p at 104 FPS, and 4K at 56 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 35.4%, and from 1440p to 4K is 46.2%. Interestingly, the percentage drop from 1440p to 4K is identical (46.2%) for both Low and Ultra settings. This consistency suggests that the GPU's scaling behavior is uniform across settings—the card loses roughly half its performance when moving from 1440p to 4K, regardless of quality preset.

The data implies that at 1080p, the CPU (with its 6 cores and 12 threads running at 4.70 GHz base and 5.30 GHz boost) is partially limiting at Low settings. The 329 FPS at 1080p Low is likely near the CPU's game engine limit, as the GPU could theoretically render more frames. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the sole bottleneck, evidenced by the smooth, predictable FPS declines.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 329 FPS average
• Medium: 252 FPS average (min 214, max 290)
• High: 211 FPS average
• Ultra: 161 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 212 FPS average
• Medium: 162 FPS average (min 138, max 187)
• High: 136 FPS average
• Ultra: 104 FPS average

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 114 FPS average
• Medium: 87 FPS average (min 74, max 101)
• High: 73 FPS average
• Ultra: 56 FPS average

Across all resolutions, the step from Low to Medium costs roughly 23-24% of performance (329 to 252 at 1080p, 212 to 162 at 1440p, 114 to 87 at 4K). The step from Medium to High costs 16-19% (252 to 211 at 1080p, 162 to 136 at 1440p, 87 to 73 at 4K). The step from High to Ultra costs 24-30% (211 to 161 at 1080p, 136 to 104 at 1440p, 73 to 56 at 4K). This pattern shows that Ultra settings impose the heaviest penalty, while High is a more moderate step from Medium.

The min FPS values for Medium settings are particularly telling: 214 at 1080p, 138 at 1440p, and 74 at 4K. These minimums are all well above 60 FPS, confirming that Medium settings provide a stutter-free experience even at 4K. The max FPS values (290, 187, 101) show the upper bounds, with 4K Medium maxing out at 101 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael), built on TSMC's 5 nm process. It operates at a base clock of 4.70 GHz and boosts to 5.30 GHz. The CPU has a 32 MB shared L3 cache, 1 MB L2 per core, and 64 KB L1 per core. It supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 7600X scores 15236 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1965 in single-core. Its Geekbench scores are 13858 multi-core and 2603 single-core. The 3DMark results show strong scaling: 2028 for 2 threads, 3796 for 4 threads, 5715 for 8 threads, and 6845 for max threads. This scaling pattern indicates the CPU benefits from additional threads up to 8, then plateaus—relevant for Minimum, a 2014 title likely optimized for fewer cores.

The CPU's role in Minimum becomes evident when comparing 1080p Low (329 FPS) to 1080p Ultra (161 FPS). The fact that Ultra settings at 1080p still achieve 161 FPS suggests the CPU is not severely limiting even at high settings. However, the 329 FPS at Low is likely constrained by the CPU's single-thread performance, as the game's engine may not utilize all 12 threads effectively. The single-thread score of 1965 in Cinebench R23 and 1060 in 3DMark single-thread indicates strong per-core performance, but the game's age means it may still be bound by a single primary thread.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores—the Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i5-12600K (both at 27578, +0.2% delta)—are essentially equal in performance. This means players with those CPUs would see nearly identical frame rates in Minimum when paired with the same GPU. The 7600X's 79th percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms it is a solid mid-high range processor, but not a top-tier halo product. For Minimum, the CPU provides enough headroom to avoid bottlenecking the GPU except at 1080p Low, where the engine's thread utilization becomes the limiting factor.