Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti combination ranks 1028th out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This position reflects a pairing of a modern 8-core processor with a GPU whose benchmark percentile sits at 61, indicating that while the CPU is a strong performer, the graphics card holds the combo back from higher standings. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 27220 places it just 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i9-9900K, a close margin that shows the Ryzen 7 5700 is competitive with older flagship processors in synthetic workloads. However, the GTX 1080 Ti’s average score of 19402 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, which has a deltaPct of 0, suggesting that in terms of raw compute, these cards are effectively peers despite their generational gap. This rank of 1028 out of 1733 means the combo is neither a top-tier performer nor a weak one, but rather a balanced system that will handle most games at playable framerates, as the measured FPS data confirms.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is the primary bottleneck in this pairing, as evidenced by its 61st percentile ranking among all GPUs and its average benchmark score of 19402. The card’s memory configuration is substantial for its era, featuring 11 GB of GDDR5X across a 352-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 484.4 GB/s. This high bandwidth is crucial for texture-heavy scenes in Minimum, a third-person shooter that benefits from fast data transfer. The GPU’s base clock of 1481 MHz and boost clock of 1582 MHz are modest by modern standards, but they allow the card to sustain decent performance in this 2014 title. The Pascal architecture, built on a 16 nm process, delivers 11.34 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which is sufficient for this game’s requirements. Notably, the GTX 1080 Ti’s closest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA TITAN Xp, which scores 1.1% higher, and the AMD Radeon Pro 560X, which is 0.1% lower. This tight grouping suggests that the GTX 1080 Ti is positioned in a performance cluster where minor architectural differences determine ranking, and in Minimum, this translates to consistent framerates across settings, though not exceptional ones at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of scaling as resolution increases, with the GTX 1080 Ti becoming the limiting factor at higher pixel counts. At 1080p, the combo delivers 189.5 FPS on Low settings, which drops to 124.9 FPS on High, showing that even at this resolution, the GPU is being pushed. Moving to 1440p, the average FPS falls to 122.1 on Low and 79.7 on High, a reduction of 36% and 36% respectively from 1080p. This consistent percentage drop indicates that the CPU is still providing enough headroom, but the GPU’s workload is scaling with pixel count. At 4K, the performance declines sharply: Low settings yield 66.2 FPS, while High drops to 44.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 34.5 FPS. The gap between 1080p and 4K on High settings is 64.6%, showing that the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are being saturated. The 11 GB of VRAM is not the issue here, as the game’s textures likely fit within that capacity, but the 88 ROPs and 139.2 GPixel/s pixel rate become the bottleneck at 4K. The data suggests that for smooth gameplay at 4K, users must lower settings significantly, as even Medium only achieves 49.5 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold many consider optimal.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS values provide a comprehensive view of this combo’s performance across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combination achieves 189.5 FPS on Low, 145.4 FPS on Medium, 124.9 FPS on High, and 95.4 FPS on Ultra. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system is capable of high refresh rate gaming on lower settings, but Ultra settings still maintain a playable 95.4 FPS, which is impressive for a GPU from 2017. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 122.1 FPS on Low, 97.6 FPS on Medium, 79.7 FPS on High, and 62.4 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 35-36% across all settings, showing a linear scaling that points to GPU-bound performance. At 3840x2160, the figures are 66.2 FPS on Low, 49.5 FPS on Medium, 44.2 FPS on High, and 34.5 FPS on Ultra. The transition from 1440p to 4K results in a 46% decrease on Low settings and a 45% decrease on High, which is a larger proportional drop than the 1080p to 1440p step. This indicates that at 4K, the GPU is hitting a hard limit, likely due to the 484.4 GB/s memory bandwidth and the 139.2 GPixel/s fill rate. For a game released in 2014, these numbers are respectable, but they show that the GTX 1080 Ti is not a 4K powerhouse in this title, requiring Low settings to approach 60 FPS. The data also shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck at any resolution, as even at 4K Low, the 66.2 FPS suggests the GPU is still the limiting factor, given that the Ryzen 7 5700 has a passmark single-thread score of 3296 and a multi-thread score of 24303, which are more than adequate for this game’s CPU demands.

FAQ

*Q: What is the combo’s overall rank in Minimum?*

A: This combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ranks 1028th out of 1733 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier of performance.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 27220, which is 0.7% higher than the Intel Core i9-9900K’s score of 27043, making them nearly identical in synthetic performance.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve 60 FPS?

A: At 1440p, the combo achieves 62.4 FPS on Ultra settings, and at 1080p, it reaches 95.4 FPS on Ultra, so both resolutions are viable for 60 FPS gameplay, while 4K requires Low settings to hit 66.2 FPS.

Q: How does the GTX 1080 Ti compare to the TITAN Xp?

A: The GTX 1080 Ti’s average benchmark score is 19402, which is 1.1% lower than the NVIDIA TITAN Xp’s score of 19184, indicating the TITAN Xp is only marginally faster.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU more likely to bottleneck in this game?

A: The data shows the GPU is the limiting factor, as FPS drops consistently from 1080p to 4K, while the CPU’s high single-thread score of 3296 and 8 cores provide ample headroom for this 2014 title.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings yield 189.5 FPS, while Ultra settings yield 95.4 FPS, a difference of 94.1 FPS, demonstrating the significant impact of quality settings on performance.