Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination delivers a robust experience in Minimum, a third-person shooter released in 2014. The measured frame rates show a system that scales predictably with resolution and settings, with the RTX 4070’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and Ada Lovelace architecture proving more than capable of handling the game’s demands. The data indicates that this pairing ranks in the 75th percentile of all tested configurations, placing it firmly in the upper tier for this title.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but consistent across all settings, revealing a clear GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 275.5 at 1920x1080 to 95.6 at 3840x2160, a reduction of approximately 65%. This is an expected pattern, as the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, placing a proportionally heavier load on the GPU’s shading units and memory bandwidth.

The scaling becomes more pronounced at higher presets. With High settings, the drop from 1080p to 4K is from 180.9 FPS down to 63 FPS, a 65.2% decrease. At Ultra, the figures go from 137.4 FPS at 1080p to 47.1 FPS at 4K, a 65.7% reduction. The consistency of this percentage drop across presets suggests that the limiting factor is overwhelmingly the GPU’s rendering throughput rather than the CPU. The Ryzen 5 8400F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads boosting up to 4.70 GHz, does not appear to bottleneck the RTX 4070 at any tested configuration, as the frame rates scale almost linearly with the resolution’s pixel count.

Interestingly, the gap between Medium and High settings at 1440p is relatively small. At 2560x1440, Medium averages 140.1 FPS while High achieves 116.3 FPS, a difference of 23.8 FPS. This suggests that the visual upgrade from Medium to High is less costly than the jump from High to Ultra, where the frame rate drops by an additional 28.2 FPS to 88.1. The data implies that the game’s Ultra preset includes effects that are disproportionately demanding on the RTX 4070’s resources, a point further explored in the settings recommendation section.

Settings Recommendations

For players targeting a smooth 60 FPS experience at 4K, the High preset is the optimal choice. The measured 63 FPS average at 3840x2160 with High settings clears the 60 FPS threshold with a small margin, providing a playable experience without sacrificing too much visual fidelity. Dropping to Medium at 4K yields 73.3 FPS, a 16.3% improvement over High, but the visual downgrade may not justify the extra frames for those with a 60 Hz display. Ultra at 4K falls to 47.1 FPS, which is below the ideal smoothness threshold and is not recommended for this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the data shows that High is the sweet spot for high-refresh-rate monitors. The 116.3 FPS average is sufficient for 100 Hz panels, while Medium offers 140.1 FPS for those with 144 Hz displays. Ultra at 1440p produces 88.1 FPS, which is still playable but represents a significant 24.2% performance hit compared to High. For 1080p, the story is different. The RTX 4070 is so powerful that even Ultra settings produce 137.4 FPS, making this the best resolution for esports-level responsiveness. Low settings at 1080p reach 275.5 FPS, but the visual quality loss is severe, and the jump from Low to Medium (210.4 FPS) is a large improvement in fidelity for a 65.1 FPS cost.

The best overall experience per the measured rows is High settings at 2560x1440. It balances the 116.3 FPS average, which is smooth on most displays, with a significant improvement in visual detail over Medium. The 4K High option is viable for cinematic play, but 1440p High offers more headroom for frame-time spikes without dropping below 100 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is the dominant component in this pairing for Minimum. Its specifications—12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth—are more than sufficient for the game’s textures and geometry, even at 4K. The GPU’s 5888 shading units and 64 ROPs deliver the raw fill rate needed to sustain the high frame rates observed. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective), which contributes to the 504.2 GB/s bandwidth.

The GPU’s boost clock of 2475 MHz is crucial for maintaining performance in a title that is clearly GPU-bound. The data shows that the RTX 4070’s performance scales almost perfectly with resolution, indicating that the 12 GB VRAM is not being exhausted at any setting. If VRAM capacity were a limiting factor, the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K would be more severe than the pixel count increase alone. The fact that the FPS reduction is consistent with pixel count suggests the VRAM buffer is adequate.

The card’s 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores are not heavily utilized in this 2014 title, which lacks modern ray tracing or DLSS features. However, the raw FP32 performance of 29.15 TFLOPS provides the computational headroom for the game’s particle effects and post-processing. The GPU’s TDP of 200 W and suggested 550 W PSU indicate it is a power-hungry component, but the measured frame rates justify the power draw for this game. The RTX 4070 sits in the 81st percentile of all GPUs in the benchmark database, and its nearest rivals (AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A) show that it is positioned well above mid-range parts, which aligns with the observed performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4070 delivers exceptional performance. Low settings average 275.5 FPS, which is the highest recorded frame rate in the entire dataset. Medium settings reduce this to 210.4 FPS, a 23.6% drop. High settings produce 180.9 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 137.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 138.1 FPS, showing that the CPU and GPU combination has massive headroom even at the most demanding preset.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains high but starts to show the GPU’s limits. Low settings average 179.7 FPS, which is still excellent for high-refresh-rate gaming. Medium settings drop to 140.1 FPS, a 22.0% decrease from Low. High settings produce 116.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 88.1 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra is from 137.4 to 88.1 FPS, a 35.9% reduction, which is slightly less than the 44% pixel increase, indicating some inefficiency at higher resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 4070 begins to struggle with the most demanding presets. Low settings still manage 95.6 FPS, which is playable. Medium settings produce 73.3 FPS, a 23.3% drop from Low. High settings yield 63 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS target. Ultra settings fall to 47.1 FPS, which is below the ideal threshold for smooth gameplay. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is 10.3 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 15.9 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset is disproportionately heavy on the GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination ranks 436th out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the top 25.2% of all configurations, which is a strong result for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU. The ranking reflects the GPU’s ability to push high frame rates, while the CPU does not bottleneck the system.

The CPU alone sits in the 82nd percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 25064. Its nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, which has a nearly identical average score of 25057 (0% delta). This suggests that the Ryzen 5 8400F’s Zen 4 architecture and 16 MB of L3 cache provide performance equivalent to older high-end chips. The GPU, meanwhile, is in the 81st percentile, with an average score of 37283. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, which scores 37507 (-0.6% delta), showing the RTX 4070 is slightly below that older flagship but within a 1% margin.

The combo’s rank of 436 out of 1733 indicates that while the CPU is not top-tier (it is outperformed by the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 and AMD EPYC 9474F in synthetic benchmarks), the GPU’s strengths dominate in this game. The delta between the CPU’s rivals is minimal (ranging from -0.2% to 0.3%), meaning the 8400F is a consistent performer. The overall rank is more a function of the GPU’s capability, as the RTX 4070’s 12 GB VRAM and 2475 MHz boost clock are the primary drivers of the high FPS numbers. This pairing is a well-balanced setup for Minimum, offering near-top-tier performance without the need for a flagship CPU.