Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER delivers a playable, though not overwhelming, experience in Minimum, a 2014 Third-Person Shooter. The benchmark data shows a system that is firmly capable at 1080p, but which struggles to maintain smooth framerates at higher resolutions, particularly when visual fidelity is pushed to its limits. This combination ranks in the lower tier of tested configurations, suggesting that while it handles the game's baseline requirements, it is not optimized for maximum settings on modern high-resolution displays.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy of performance across the four tested presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 128.8 FPS, which is the highest recorded for this combo. This is the only setting that achieves framerates well beyond the 100 FPS threshold, making it ideal for competitive play where fluidity is paramount. The Medium preset offers a substantial visual upgrade while still maintaining a highly respectable 99.7 FPS, a mere 29.1 FPS drop from Low. This suggests that Medium is the sweet spot for most users, providing a balance between smooth gameplay and enhanced visual effects without a severe performance penalty.

Moving to the High preset at 1080p, the average FPS drops to 87.2, which remains comfortably playable on a standard 60Hz monitor. However, the Ultra preset at 1080p sees a significant reduction to 63.4 FPS. While this is technically playable, the 23.8 FPS gap between High and Ultra indicates a steep performance cost for the highest quality assets, which may not be justifiable given the modest visual gains typical of the jump from High to Ultra. At higher resolutions, the situation becomes more precarious. For 2560x1440, the Medium preset is the recommended maximum, as it yields 65.2 FPS, keeping the experience smooth. The High preset at 1440p dips to 56.5 FPS, which is on the edge of ideal smoothness, while Ultra drops to a less desirable 41.7 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset achieves a consistent 60 FPS; the Low preset tops out at 43.9 FPS, and High and Medium hover in the low 30s, making 4K gaming with this combo a compromise experience best left to less demanding scenarios. The data strongly suggests that for a balanced experience, the Medium preset at 1080p or 1440p provides the best combination of visual quality and performance.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Minimum at 4K resolution?*

A: The data shows that at 3840x2160, the highest average FPS is 43.9 on the Low preset. The High preset produces 31.3 FPS, Medium 32.9 FPS, and Ultra 20.8 FPS. While it can run, none of these settings approach a smooth 60 FPS experience.

Q: What is the best setting for a high refresh rate 1080p monitor?

A: The Low preset at 1920x1080 achieves 128.8 FPS, which is the only setting to exceed 120 FPS. The Medium preset is a close second at 99.7 FPS, which is still excellent for most high-refresh displays and offers better visuals.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 56.5 FPS, while Ultra drops to 41.7 FPS. This 14.8 FPS difference represents a significant performance hit for the highest quality settings, making High the more sensible choice for smoother gameplay.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the limiting factor in this game?

A: The CPU has a strong multi-threaded benchmark score of 20851 in Cinebench R23, while the GPU's Passmark G3D score is 12699. The large FPS drops between Low and Ultra settings across all resolutions indicate that the GPU is heavily taxed by graphical load, suggesting it is the primary bottleneck.

Q: How does this combo's performance rank among all tested systems?

A: The combo is ranked 1537 out of 1733 tested combinations for this game. This places it in the lower 11th percentile of all configurations, indicating it is a modest performer for Minimum.

Q: Does the game prefer more CPU cores or higher clock speeds?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F has 6 cores and 12 threads with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The game shows a wide performance delta between Low and Ultra settings, which is a typical sign of GPU-bound workloads, implying that the CPU's 6-core configuration is sufficient for this title's demands.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER combination at rank 1537 out of 1733 tested combos for Minimum. This rank of 1537 puts it in the bottom 11.3% of all configurations, a position that reflects a system capable of running the game, but not one that excels at it. The context of this ranking is important; it is not a sign of a broken or unplayable setup, but rather a clear indicator that this hardware is at the lower end of the performance spectrum for this specific title. The GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs is 55, and the CPU's is 82, which illustrates a significant disparity in their relative strengths. This gap suggests that the graphics card is the component holding back the system's overall performance in Minimum, as the CPU is comparatively much stronger. The combo's low rank is therefore more attributable to the GTX 1660 SUPER's limitations than to the Ryzen 5 8400F's capabilities. The system will handle the game's basics, but it will not be competitive with higher-tier builds that can easily maintain maximum settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern of performance scaling. At 1920x1080, the average framerates are 128.8 (Low), 99.7 (Medium), 87.2 (High), and 63.4 (Ultra). The transition from Low to Medium results in a 29.1 FPS drop, while the jump from High to Ultra costs 23.8 FPS. This shows that the most significant performance hit occurs when moving away from the Low preset. At 2560x1440, the scores are 85.2 (Low), 65.2 (Medium), 56.5 (High), and 41.7 (Ultra). The relative performance gap between settings remains, but the overall framerates are substantially lower, with even the Low preset failing to reach 90 FPS. At 3840x2160, the results are 43.9 (Low), 32.9 (Medium), 31.3 (High), and 20.8 (Ultra). Here, the game becomes quite demanding, and the differences between Medium and High are minimal, while Ultra is the only setting that drops below 25 FPS. The data shows that the system is most comfortable at 1080p, where it can maintain high framerates on all but the Ultra preset. The 1440p resolution is a viable option for Medium and High settings, but 4K resolution is only playable on the Low preset, and even then, it does not achieve a smooth 60 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The framerate data shows a clear and expected decline as resolution increases. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on the High preset, the average FPS drops from 87.2 to 56.5, a reduction of 30.7 FPS or roughly 35%. When scaling further to 3840x2160, the High preset falls to 31.3 FPS, another 25.2 FPS drop from the 1440p result. This pattern is consistent across all settings, but the severity of the drop increases with the quality preset. For instance, on the Low preset, the FPS drops from 128.8 (1080p) to 85.2 (1440p) to 43.9 (4K). The trend indicates that the GPU is the limiting component, as the resolution scaling has a massive impact on performance. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the framerates to remain more stable as resolution increases, since the CPU's workload is primarily tied to game logic and physics, not pixel count. The fact that performance nearly halves with each major resolution step is a classic sign of a GPU that is being overwhelmed by the render workload. The Ryzen 5 8400F, with its high single-thread score of 2943 in Cinebench R23, is likely able to feed frames fast enough at lower resolutions, but as the GPU's fill rate is saturated, the system's overall performance collapses.

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. Its benchmark scores are strong, particularly its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20851 and single-core score of 2943. In the context of Minimum, a game released in 2014, this level of CPU performance is more than sufficient. The game's engine is not likely to be heavily threaded, so the processor's high clock speeds are more relevant than its core count. The data supports this, as the CPU's performance is not the primary factor in the FPS drops seen when increasing resolution or settings. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see similar framerates across different resolutions at the same settings. However, the 1080p to 4K scaling shows a massive performance decrease, indicating the CPU is not the limiting factor. The CPU's percentile ranking of 82 places it well above the GPU's 55, further confirming that the Ryzen 5 8400F is a capable partner that is not being fully utilized due to the graphics card's limitations. The processor has ample headroom to handle the game's physics and AI calculations without breaking a sweat.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is the clear bottleneck in this configuration for Minimum. It features 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s, and has a boost clock of 1785 MHz. Its Passmark G3D score of 12699 and percentile ranking of 55 place it in the mid-range of graphics cards. The measured FPS data consistently shows that the GPU is overwhelmed at higher resolutions and settings. At 1080p, it can manage high framerates on Low and Medium, but the Ultra preset drags it down to 63.4 FPS. The 4K results are particularly telling, with even the Low preset only achieving 43.9 FPS. This indicates that the GPU's raw compute power, which is rated at 5.027 TFLOPS, is insufficient for the demands of 4K rendering in this game. The 6 GB VRAM might also be a factor at 4K with High or Ultra textures, though the data does not specify VRAM usage. The consistent framerate drops across all settings suggest that the TU116 chip is simply outclassed for this game's heavier loads. The GTX 1660 SUPER is a capable 1080p card, but its limitations become immediately apparent when the resolution is scaled up, making it the definitive performance ceiling for this combo.