Minimum

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database for Minimum, the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combo lands at rank 845 out of 1,733 tested combinations. This places it squarely in the upper-middle tier of all CPU-GPU pairings tracked for this title. The combo sits just past the halfway mark of the leaderboard, indicating a balanced pairing that outperforms roughly half of all tested systems while trailing the top-tier enthusiast and high-end configurations.

The ranking context becomes clearer when examining the individual components. The RTX 5060 holds a percentile ranking of 73 against all GPUs, meaning it outperforms nearly three-quarters of the graphics cards in the database. The Ryzen 5 8400F achieves a percentile of 82 against all CPUs, an even stronger relative standing. This slight asymmetry suggests the graphics card is more likely to be the constraining factor in this pairing, though the gap is modest. The data reveals a combo that is well-matched for a fast-paced third-person shooter, with neither component dramatically bottlenecking the other at most settings and resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 brings 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Memory clocks run at 1750 MHz, translating to 28 Gbps effective. The GPU operates with a base clock of 2280 MHz and a boost clock of 2497 MHz. These specifications are directly relevant to Minimum's performance, as the game's relatively modest visual demands allow the RTX 5060 to stretch its legs.

The GPU's 3,840 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 render output units process the game's geometry and effects efficiently. The card's FP32 compute throughput of 19.18 TFLOPS provides ample raw processing power for this title. Benchmark data shows the RTX 5060 achieving a Passmark G3D score of 20,891 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 120,785, indicating strong general-purpose compute performance. The nearest rival comparison shows the RTX 5060 essentially tied with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, scoring within 0.1% of that card's average benchmark score.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for Minimum at the tested resolutions and settings. The game's art style and rendering techniques do not appear to overwhelm the memory buffer, even at 4K Ultra where the frame rate drops but does not exhibit catastrophic stuttering. The 5 nm process node and Blackwell 2.0 architecture contribute to the card's efficiency, though the data does not include direct power consumption measurements for this specific title.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F provides six cores and twelve threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 4 nm process. Base clock runs at 4.20 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. This desktop processor, part of the 8000 series with the Phoenix codename, features 16 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core. The 65 W TDP classification places it as an efficient mainstream option.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 8400F demonstrates strong multi-threaded capability. Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20,851 and Passmark multithread score of 24,530 show solid throughput for a six-core part. Single-thread performance is equally important for Minimum's game logic and physics calculations. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,943 and 3DMark single-thread score of 951 indicate strong per-core efficiency that helps maintain high frame rates even when the GPU is not fully saturated at lower resolutions.

The nearest rival comparison for the CPU shows the Ryzen 5 8400F essentially matching the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, with a delta of 0% and nearly identical average scores. The Ryzen 5 7500F trails slightly at 0.3% behind, while the Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 and EPYC 9474F sit marginally ahead at -0.1% and -0.2% respectively. This clustering indicates the 8400F delivers performance squarely in the expected range for its class, with no significant anomalies in the benchmark data.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this combo reveal a clear pattern across resolutions and settings. At 1080p, the pairing demonstrates its strongest performance. Low settings produce an average of 213.4 FPS, medium settings yield 162.2 FPS, and high settings maintain 139.1 FPS. Ultra settings at 1080p drop to 106.2 FPS, still comfortably above the 100 FPS threshold for smooth competitive play.

Moving to 1440p, the averages remain robust. Low settings deliver 136.2 FPS, medium settings achieve 106.2 FPS, and high settings produce 87.7 FPS. Ultra at 1440p falls to exactly 70 FPS, a notable step down but still playable for most users. The scaling from low to ultra at this resolution shows a 48.6% performance drop, highlighting the impact of the game's higher-quality rendering effects.

At 4K, the RTX 5060's 8 GB memory capacity and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth begin to show limitations. Low settings produce 75.2 FPS, medium settings drop to 55.8 FPS, and high settings manage 49.9 FPS. Ultra at 4K falls to 33.7 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS standard many players target. The gap between low and ultra at 4K is 55.2%, demonstrating that higher settings at this resolution impose a substantial burden on the GPU.

The progression across settings at each resolution shows consistent behavior, with low settings providing roughly double the frame rate of ultra settings. This pattern indicates that Minimum's visual options have a significant impact on GPU workload, particularly at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling analysis reveals where this combo's bottleneck shifts. From 1080p to 1440p at high settings, the frame rate drops from 139.1 FPS to 87.7 FPS, a 37% reduction. From 1440p to 4K at the same settings, the drop is from 87.7 FPS to 49.9 FPS, a 43% reduction. The overall scaling from 1080p to 4K at high settings shows a 64.1% performance loss, indicating that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The low settings data tells a similar story with different magnitudes. At 1080p low, the combo achieves 213.4 FPS, which drops to 136.2 FPS at 1440p (36.2% reduction) and then to 75.2 FPS at 4K (44.8% reduction from 1440p). The total 1080p to 4K scaling at low settings is 64.8%, nearly identical to the high settings result. This consistency suggests that the RTX 5060's performance curve is well-defined across the resolution range, with the GPU's fill rate and bandwidth being the primary constraints at 4K.

The ultra settings show an even steeper decline. From 106.2 FPS at 1080p to 70 FPS at 1440p is a 34.1% reduction, while the drop to 33.7 FPS at 4K represents a 51.9% reduction from 1440p. The total ultra scaling from 1080p to 4K is 68.3%, the largest drop across all settings. This indicates that the combination of high resolution and ultra settings pushes the RTX 5060 well beyond its optimal operating range.

The CPU's role becomes clearer at lower resolutions. At 1080p low, the 213.4 FPS average suggests the Ryzen 5 8400F is capable of feeding the GPU adequately, though the strong single-thread performance and 4.70 GHz boost clock are likely helping maintain high frame rates. As resolution increases, the GPU workload scales faster than the CPU workload, shifting the bottleneck decisively toward the RTX 5060. The data shows that players targeting 1080p high or 1440p medium will find a well-balanced experience, while 4K gaming will require setting adjustments to maintain playable frame rates.