Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 combination delivers a playable experience in Minimum primarily at 1080p, where it easily clears 60 FPS on most presets, but struggles to maintain smooth framerates at 4K. The data indicates that the GTX 1070 is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the 8400F’s strong single-thread performance ensures the CPU does not limit the system at lower settings. The sweet spot for this pairing is 1080p with High settings, offering a near-90 FPS average without the steep performance penalty of Ultra.

Settings Recommendations

Benchmark results show a clear hierarchy across presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 139.5 FPS, which is the highest measured framerate for this combination. However, for a balanced experience that prioritizes visual quality without sacrificing smoothness, the High preset is the optimal choice. It produces an average of 91.8 FPS, which is 48% higher than the Ultra preset’s 68.8 FPS, while still providing a significant visual upgrade over Low.

The Medium preset sits between these extremes at 104.6 FPS, but the performance gap between Medium and High is relatively small (about 12%), making High the better value in terms of performance per settings tier. At 2560x1440, the recommendation shifts to Low, as it is the only preset that maintains an average above 60 FPS (92.2 FPS). High at 1440p averages 56.6 FPS, which is borderline for fast-paced gameplay, while Ultra drops to 44.1 FPS. For 4K, no preset achieves a playable 60 FPS; even Low averages only 48.9 FPS, so the data suggests avoiding this resolution for consistent gameplay.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system handle 1080p gaming in Minimum?*

A: Yes. The measured data shows playable framerates across all presets at 1920x1080, ranging from a low of 68.8 FPS on Ultra to a high of 139.5 FPS on Low.

Q: What is the best resolution for a 60+ FPS experience?

A: 1920x1080 is the only resolution where all presets exceed 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, only the Low preset (92.2 FPS) achieves this target, while High (56.6 FPS) and Medium (68.4 FPS) fall below or barely above it.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1080p?

A: Ultra delivers an average of 68.8 FPS, which is 25% lower than High’s 91.8 FPS. The performance cost is substantial, suggesting that High offers a better balance for most users.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this hardware?

A: No. The highest average FPS at 3840x2160 is 48.9 FPS on Low, and Ultra drops to 25.7 FPS. These results indicate that the GTX 1070 is insufficient for smooth 4K gameplay in this title.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 perform relative to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GTX 1070’s average benchmark score of 12331 is 0.7% higher than the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (12241), and 1.4% lower than the GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER (12504). Its percentile rank is 51, meaning it outperforms roughly half of all tested GPUs.

Q: What is the CPU’s performance standing compared to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25064, which is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25057, delta 0%). It sits 0.3% above the Ryzen 5 7500F (24993) and 0.2% below the AMD EPYC 9474F (25103).

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is a Pascal-architecture GPU with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s. Its base clock is 1506 MHz with a boost clock of 1683 MHz. In Minimum, the GPU’s influence is most evident at higher resolutions. The framerate drop from 1080p to 4K is severe, with the High preset falling from 91.8 FPS to 29.2 FPS, a reduction of 68%. This indicates that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute capabilities are heavily taxed at 4K, making it the limiting component.

At 1080p, the GTX 1070’s performance is sufficient to keep up with the CPU, as evidenced by the 139.5 FPS average on Low settings. However, the GPU’s percentile rank of 51 and its proximity to the GTX 1650 SUPER in synthetic benchmarks (delta -1.4%) suggest it is a mid-range part by modern standards. The data shows that the GTX 1070’s 8 GB VRAM is not a limiting factor in this game, as framerates scale predictably with settings rather than showing signs of memory capacity issues.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1448 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum. That places it in the bottom 16% of all pairings in the database, which is a low standing. The ranking reflects the GTX 1070’s age and limited performance relative to modern GPUs, even though the CPU is capable. The CPU’s percentile rank of 82 (outperforming 82% of all CPUs) contrasts sharply with the GPU’s rank of 51, highlighting the imbalance in this pairing. The 8400F has the headroom to drive a more powerful GPU, but the GTX 1070 caps the system’s overall performance, particularly at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. Going from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on High settings, the average FPS drops from 91.8 to 56.6, a 38% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 on the same preset, the average falls further to 29.2 FPS, another 48% drop. This scaling behavior is typical of a GPU-bound scenario: the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, and the GTX 1070 cannot keep pace.

The relative performance gap between settings also widens at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 70.7 FPS (139.5 vs 68.8). At 4K, the same comparison yields a gap of only 23.2 FPS (48.9 vs 25.7). This compression suggests that the GPU is saturated at 4K regardless of settings, and the CPU’s role diminishes. The data indicates that the system is heavily GPU-limited at 1440p and 4K, while at 1080p, the CPU has more influence on achieving high framerates on lower presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers an average of 139.5 FPS on Low, 104.6 FPS on Medium, 91.8 FPS on High, and 68.8 FPS on Ultra. These are the only settings where all presets exceed 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, the averages are 92.2 FPS on Low, 68.4 FPS on Medium, 56.6 FPS on High, and 44.1 FPS on Ultra. Only the Low and Medium presets maintain playable framerates above 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 48.9 FPS on Low, 39.5 FPS on Medium, 29.2 FPS on High, and 25.7 FPS on Ultra. No preset at 4K reaches the 60 FPS threshold, and even Low falls short by 11.1 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It has 16 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 2943 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 20851 in multi-core, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 25064 is effectively identical to the Ryzen 7 2700X (delta 0%), indicating comparable overall performance.

In Minimum, the CPU’s role is most apparent at 1080p on lower presets, where framerates exceed 100 FPS. The 8400F’s strong single-thread performance (951 in 3DMark single-thread) allows it to feed the GPU efficiently at these settings. However, at 4K, the framerates drop to levels where the CPU is clearly not the bottleneck; the GPU’s limits dominate. The data suggests that the 8400F is more than adequate for this game and is not holding back the GTX 1070 at any resolution. Its 65W TDP and 4 nm process node indicate an efficient design, but for this title, the CPU’s capabilities are largely untapped due to the GPU’s constraints.