Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers exceptional performance in Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter released in 2014. The measured data shows this combination achieving the top rank among 2,939 tested combos, with frame rates that range from 73 FPS at 4K Ultra to 430 FPS at 1080p Low. This analysis breaks down the settings, component roles, and scaling characteristics based strictly on the measured results.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data reveals a clear hierarchy across the four tested presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—at each of the three resolutions. For players prioritizing maximum fluidity, the Low preset delivers the highest average frame rates at every resolution: 430 FPS at 1920x1080, 277 FPS at 2560x1440, and 149 FPS at 3840x2160. These figures represent the absolute ceiling of performance for this hardware combination, making Low the optimal choice for competitive play or high-refresh-rate displays.

However, the Medium preset offers a more balanced experience with only a modest performance penalty relative to Low. At 1080p, Medium averages 329 FPS compared to 430 FPS on Low, a reduction of roughly 23 percent. At 1440p, the gap narrows to 212 FPS versus 277 FPS, and at 4K, Medium hits 114 FPS against Low’s 149 FPS. The Medium preset also includes measured minimum and maximum FPS values—280 to 379 at 1080p, 180 to 244 at 1440p, and 97 to 131 at 4K—indicating consistent frame pacing without severe drops.

The High preset sits between Medium and Ultra in performance. It produces 276 FPS at 1080p, 178 FPS at 1440p, and 96 FPS at 4K. These numbers suggest High is viable for 1440p gaming, where it still exceeds 144 Hz, but it begins to strain at 4K, dropping below the 100 FPS threshold. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, yielding 210 FPS at 1080p, 136 FPS at 1440p, and just 73 FPS at 4K.

Based on this data, the recommended preset depends on the target resolution. For 1080p, High provides an excellent experience at 276 FPS—well above any practical refresh rate—while Medium offers a safer margin with a 329 FPS average. For 1440p, High is the sweet spot, delivering 178 FPS with strong visual fidelity. At 4K, Medium is the best choice, as it maintains a 114 FPS average with measured minimums of 97 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay. Ultra at 4K falls to 73 FPS, which may be acceptable for slower-paced titles but is less ideal for a shooter.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, built on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael) using a 5 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a TDP of 105 W. The processor supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes.

In Minimum, the CPU’s role is critical at lower resolutions where the GPU is less likely to be the bottleneck. The benchmark results show that at 1080p, the frame rates scale dramatically with settings—from 210 FPS on Ultra to 430 FPS on Low—suggesting that the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently enough to reach very high frame rates. The single-thread performance of the 7600X is strong, as indicated by its 3DMark single-thread score of 1,060 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1,965. These scores suggest the processor can handle the game’s primary thread without becoming a limiting factor at standard refresh rates.

The multi-threaded capabilities are also relevant, given that the game may utilize multiple cores for physics, AI, or streaming. The 7600X scores 6,879 in 3DMark 16-thread tests and 15,236 in Cinebench R23 multicore, with a PassMark multithread score of 28,390. These results position the CPU at the 79th percentile among all tested processors, with an average benchmark score of 27,636. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (average score 27,578, delta 0.2 percent), Intel Core i5-12600K (27,578, delta 0.2 percent), AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27,712, delta -0.3 percent), and AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27,535, delta 0.4 percent). This indicates the 7600X performs nearly identically to these alternatives in synthetic tests, but the measured FPS data shows it pairs exceptionally well with the RTX 5090 D in this specific game.

At 1440p and 4K, the CPU’s influence diminishes relative to the GPU, but the data still shows significant headroom. At 1440p, the frame rates range from 136 FPS on Ultra to 277 FPS on Low, while at 4K, they drop to 73–149 FPS. The fact that 4K Low achieves 149 FPS suggests the CPU is not a hard bottleneck, as the GPU is capable of rendering frames quickly when the settings are reduced. Overall, the 6-core, 12-thread configuration with high boost clocks proves sufficient for Minimum, allowing the GPU to operate near its potential.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is a flagship GPU from the GeForce 50-series, based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB202 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It features 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster operation pipelines, with 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

The memory subsystem is substantial: 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s. This configuration is overkill for a 2014 title like Minimum, but it ensures that memory capacity or bandwidth never becomes a limiting factor. The GPU’s compute capabilities are equally impressive, with an FP32 throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS and a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s. These specifications place the RTX 5090 D at the 92nd percentile among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712.

In Minimum, the GPU’s role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 1080p, the frame rates are exceptionally high—430 FPS on Low—indicating that the GPU is not fully taxed, and the CPU may be the limiting factor at the highest settings. At 1440p, the performance scales down to 277 FPS on Low and 136 FPS on Ultra, showing the GPU’s workload increasing. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the dominant component, with frame rates dropping to 149 FPS on Low and 73 FPS on Ultra, reflecting the higher pixel count and shading demands.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (average score 76,904, delta 1.1 percent), AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940, delta -1.6 percent), NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79,396, delta -2.1 percent), and NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (79,605, delta -2.4 percent). These comparisons are based on synthetic benchmarks, but the RTX 5090 D’s dominance in Minimum is evident from the measured FPS data, where it achieves the top combo rank. The GPU’s 32 GB VRAM ensures that even at 4K Ultra, memory usage remains well within limits, though the 73 FPS result suggests the game engine or drivers may impose a performance ceiling rather than a hardware one.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable with this combo?

A: The highest average frame rate is 430 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low preset. This is the maximum measured value across all settings and resolutions.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset, the average frame rate is 73 FPS. This is the lowest measured average, indicating that Ultra settings at 4K are demanding but still playable.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the frame rates range from 210 FPS (Ultra) to 430 FPS (Low), with the CPU’s strong single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 1,060) allowing high FPS. The GPU’s workload is lower at this resolution, suggesting the CPU may become a limiting factor at the highest settings, but the data does not isolate this definitively.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks first out of 2,939 tested combinations in Minimum, based on measured FPS data. This places it at the top of the database for this game.

Q: Are there any measured minimum FPS values for the High preset?

A: No, the measured FPS data only includes minimum and maximum values for the Medium preset at each resolution. For High, Low, and Ultra, only average FPS values are provided.

Q: How much faster is the Low preset compared to Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 277 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 136 FPS. This represents a difference of 141 FPS, or approximately a 104 percent improvement in favor of Low.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows how performance scales from 1080p to 4K across all settings. At the Low preset, the average frame rate drops from 430 FPS at 1920x1080 to 277 FPS at 2560x1440 (a 36 percent reduction), and further to 149 FPS at 3840x2160 (a 46 percent reduction from 1440p). This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is increasingly taxed as resolution rises, but even at 4K, the performance remains high, suggesting the RTX 5090 D has ample headroom.

For the Medium preset, the averages are 329 FPS at 1080p, 212 FPS at 1440p, and 114 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 36 percent from 1080p to 1440p and 46 percent from 1440p to 4K, mirroring the Low preset’s scaling. The High preset follows a similar trend: 276 FPS at 1080p, 178 FPS at 1440p (a 36 percent drop), and 96 FPS at 4K (a 46 percent drop). The Ultra preset shows the steepest decline in absolute terms: 210 FPS at 1080p, 136 FPS at 1440p (a 35 percent drop), and 73 FPS at 4K (a 46 percent drop).

The consistent scaling pattern—roughly a 36 percent reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 46 percent reduction from 1440p to 4K—indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. The CPU’s influence is more pronounced at 1080p, where the frame rates exceed 200 FPS on all presets, but as resolution increases, the GPU’s workload dominates. This analysis is supported by the fact that the FPS drops are proportional across all settings, suggesting a uniform GPU-bound behavior at 1440p and 4K. At 1080p, the higher settings (High and Ultra) show smaller absolute gaps between them, hinting at potential CPU limitations, but the data does not provide a definitive breakdown.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the lowest tested resolution, the combo achieves its peak performance. The Low preset delivers an average of 430 FPS, the highest measured value. The Medium preset averages 329 FPS, with a minimum of 280 FPS and a maximum of 379 FPS, showing a stable frame delivery. The High preset averages 276 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 210 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 220 FPS, indicating that settings have a substantial impact on performance at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the performance decreases across all presets. The Low preset averages 277 FPS, the Medium preset averages 212 FPS (with a minimum of 180 FPS and a maximum of 244 FPS), the High preset averages 178 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 136 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 141 FPS, a slightly smaller absolute gap than at 1080p, but the relative scaling remains similar. The Medium preset’s minimum of 180 FPS ensures that even in demanding scenes, frame rates stay above 144 Hz, making this a strong choice for high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors.

At 3840x2160, the highest tested resolution, the performance drops further. The Low preset averages 149 FPS, the Medium preset averages 114 FPS (with a minimum of 97 FPS and a maximum of 131 FPS), the High preset averages 96 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 73 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 76 FPS, the smallest absolute difference across all resolutions, suggesting that the GPU is becoming more saturated at 4K. The Medium preset’s minimum of 97 FPS is notable, as it remains above 60 FPS, providing a smooth experience even in demanding scenarios. The Ultra preset’s 73 FPS average is the only setting that falls below 100 FPS, indicating that 4K Ultra may require compromises for competitive play.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D combination achieves the top rank in Minimum, holding the number 1 position out of 2,939 tested combos. This ranking is based on measured FPS data, which shows the combo outperforming all other configurations in the database for this game. The rank indicates that no other tested combination of CPU and GPU produces higher average frame rates across the tested settings and resolutions.

The CPU’s contribution to this ranking is supported by its synthetic benchmark scores, which place it at the 79th percentile among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 27,636 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (27,578) and Intel Core i5-12600K (27,578), with deltas of 0.2 percent. This suggests that the 7600X is not significantly ahead of these alternatives in general processing power, yet the measured FPS data shows it pairs exceptionally well with the RTX 5090 D in this specific game.

The GPU’s role is more dominant, with the RTX 5090 D ranking at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs and an average benchmark score of 77,712. Its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940, delta -1.6 percent), show slightly higher synthetic scores, but the measured FPS results indicate that the RTX 5090 D provides superior real-world performance in Minimum. The combination of a high-percentile CPU and top-percentile GPU results in a system that is not only ranked first but also demonstrates consistent performance across all resolution and settings combinations, from 73 FPS at 4K Ultra to 430 FPS at 1080p Low. This versatility makes it the benchmark standard for this game, with no other combo in the database offering higher measured frame rates.