Minimum

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Minimum with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti reveals a clear progression as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo delivers 280 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops this to 210 FPS, a 25% reduction. At 3840x2160, the frame rate falls further to 141 FPS, which is 50% below the 1080p figure and 33% below the 1440p result. This scaling pattern is consistent across all settings presets, indicating a predictable relationship between pixel count and performance.

The Low preset shows the most extreme scaling behavior. At 1080p Low, the system produces 347 FPS. At 1440p Low, it achieves 282 FPS, a decline of 65 FPS. At 4K Low, the average settles at 189 FPS. The total drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 158 FPS, representing a 45.5% decrease. This suggests that even at the lowest graphical load, the GPU is still the dominant factor in determining frame rates, as the computational cost of rendering more pixels scales directly with resolution.

For Medium settings, the measured values are 313 FPS at 1080p, 236 FPS at 1440p, and 158 FPS at 4K. The step from 1080p to 1440p costs 77 FPS, while the step from 1440p to 4K costs 78 FPS, showing a nearly linear relationship with pixel count. The Ultra preset follows the same pattern: 247 FPS at 1080p, 186 FPS at 1440p, and 125 FPS at 4K. The consistent proportional drops across all presets indicate that the limiting component at every resolution is the graphics card, not the processor.

The data shows that the RTX 4070 Ti maintains playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra, with 125 FPS average. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 64 FPS, which is substantial but not prohibitive. At 1080p, the gap between Low and Ultra is 100 FPS, suggesting that at lower resolutions the GPU has enough headroom to render more demanding settings without sacrificing smoothness. The frame time data for Medium settings at each resolution — with minimums of 266 FPS at 1080p, 200 FPS at 1440p, and 134 FPS at 4K — confirms that even the worst-case frame rates remain well above typical refresh rate targets.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, specifically the Cezanne design on a 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The processor's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of L3 shared across all cores. This configuration provides ample compute resources for game logic and physics in Minimum, which is a third-person shooter from 2014.

Benchmark results for the CPU show a single-thread score of 899 in 3DMark and 1494 in Cinebench R23, alongside a multicore score of 12830.5 in Cinebench R23 and 6629 in 3DMark's 16-thread test. These figures indicate that the 5700G has strong single-core performance, which is often critical for game engine tasks that are not easily parallelized. The processor's percentile ranking against all CPUs is 79, placing it in the upper quintile of tested processors.

In the context of Minimum, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU. The measured FPS scaling with resolution — where frame rates drop proportionally as pixel count increases — suggests that the processor is not the bottleneck at any tested setting. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 347 FPS, which is near the practical ceiling for many display technologies. The fact that frame rates continue to scale downward smoothly as resolution increases indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently at all settings.

The nearest rivals to the 5700G in benchmark averages include the Intel Core i9-9900K with a delta of -0.2% and the Intel Core i5-14400T with a delta of -0.4%. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 is 0.4% ahead, and the Intel Core i7-1370P is 0.6% ahead. These small percentage differences suggest that the 5700G performs competitively with these alternatives in general compute workloads, though the game-specific results depend more heavily on the GPU.

For a game like Minimum, the 8-core/16-thread configuration provides ample parallelism for any multithreaded game tasks, while the boost clock of 4.60 GHz ensures responsive single-threaded performance. The processor's 16 MB of L3 cache is adequate for holding game assets and instructions, reducing the need to access slower system memory. The DDR4 dual-channel memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for this workload, as evidenced by the high frame rates achieved even at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

Examining the measured FPS rows for each settings preset reveals a clear hierarchy. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 347 FPS, Medium delivers 313 FPS, High delivers 280 FPS, and Ultra delivers 247 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 34 FPS (9.8%), from Medium to High costs 33 FPS (10.5%), and from High to Ultra costs 33 FPS (11.8%). These relatively small percentage drops for each settings upgrade suggest that players can choose higher presets without sacrificing a meaningful amount of performance at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the measured values are 282 FPS for Low, 236 FPS for Medium, 210 FPS for High, and 186 FPS for Ultra. The differences between adjacent presets are 46 FPS (16.3%), 26 FPS (11.0%), and 24 FPS (11.4%), respectively. The larger drop from Low to Medium at this resolution indicates that the Medium preset introduces more graphical effects that tax the GPU more heavily. However, even at Ultra, the 186 FPS average is far above typical display refresh rates.

At 3840x2160, the data shows 189 FPS for Low, 158 FPS for Medium, 141 FPS for High, and 125 FPS for Ultra. The delta between Low and Medium is 31 FPS (16.4%), between Medium and High is 17 FPS (10.8%), and between High and Ultra is 16 FPS (11.3%). The most significant performance cost at 4K comes from moving from Low to Medium, which introduces a 16.4% frame rate penalty. Subsequent upgrades to High and Ultra cost progressively smaller percentages.

Based on the measured data, the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1080p High, the 280 FPS average is only 19.3% below the Low preset's 347 FPS but provides substantially better visual quality. At 1440p High, the 210 FPS average remains comfortably above 144 Hz displays. At 4K High, the 141 FPS average is still above 120 Hz, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate gaming at that resolution. The Ultra preset, while demanding a further 10-12% performance hit, still delivers 125 FPS at 4K, which is playable on most monitors.

For players prioritizing maximum smoothness over visual fidelity, the Low preset at any resolution provides the highest frame rates, with 347 FPS at 1080p being the peak measured value across all combinations. However, the data suggests that the step from Low to Medium at 4K is the most expensive single upgrade in percentage terms (16.4%), while the step from Medium to High at 1080p is the least expensive (10.5%). The Medium preset's frame time data — with minimums of 266 FPS at 1080p, 200 FPS at 1440p, and 134 FPS at 4K — indicates that even the worst-case frame rates for this preset remain high.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate measured for this CPU/GPU combo in Minimum?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 347 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset.

Q: How does the frame rate at 4K Ultra compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average frame rate is 125 FPS, while at 1080p Ultra it is 247 FPS. The 4K result is 49.4% lower than the 1080p result.

Q: What are the minimum frame rates recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution?

A: For the Medium preset, the minimum measured frame rates are 266 FPS at 1920x1080, 200 FPS at 2560x1440, and 134 FPS at 3840x2160.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting component in this game?

A: The data shows that frame rates scale proportionally with resolution across all settings, which indicates the GPU is the limiting component. The CPU's performance, as measured by its benchmark scores, is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking at any tested configuration.

Q: What is the difference in average FPS between the Low and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 282 FPS while the Ultra preset averages 186 FPS, a difference of 96 FPS. The Ultra preset delivers 34.0% lower performance than Low at this resolution.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for Minimum?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks 4th out of 3712 tested combos for this game.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC, with the AD104 chip containing 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. The GPU operates with a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2610 MHz, paired with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz, with 21 Gbps effective data rate. The GPU's compute capabilities include 7680 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, 80 raster output units, 60 ray tracing cores, and 240 tensor cores. Its peak performance figures include 40.09 TFLOPS for FP32 and FP16, with a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s.

Benchmark results for the GPU place it in the 84th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44795. Its nearest rivals in benchmark averages include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile at -0.8% delta, the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT at -1.3% delta, the NVIDIA RTX A6000 at +1.6% delta, and the Intel Arc A730M at -1.7% delta. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 5024, while its Geekbench OpenCL score is 176953 and Vulkan score is 213808.

In Minimum, the RTX 4070 Ti demonstrates that it can handle the game's graphics load at all tested resolutions and settings. The 12 GB of VRAM is more than sufficient for this 2014 title, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 4K Ultra. The 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth ensures that texture data can be streamed quickly to the GPU cores, preventing memory bandwidth bottlenecks. The boost clock of 2610 MHz provides high compute throughput for pixel shading and post-processing effects.

The GPU's performance scaling with settings is noteworthy. At 1080p, the difference between Low (347 FPS) and Ultra (247 FPS) is 100 FPS, representing a 28.8% reduction. At 1440p, the same comparison shows 282 FPS versus 186 FPS, a 34.0% reduction. At 4K, Low achieves 189 FPS and Ultra achieves 125 FPS, a 33.9% reduction. This consistent percentage reduction across resolutions indicates that the Ultra preset imposes a similar relative cost regardless of pixel count, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario.

The GPU's ray tracing and tensor cores, while not directly relevant to this game's performance measurements, indicate that the card has headroom for more demanding titles. The 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores contribute to the card's overall compute capability, though Minimum likely does not utilize these specialized units given its release date. The FP32 throughput of 40.09 TFLOPS is more than adequate for the game's shader complexity.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset for this combo in Minimum spans three resolutions and four settings presets, yielding twelve data points. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 347 FPS, the Medium preset produces 313 FPS, the High preset produces 280 FPS, and the Ultra preset produces 247 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution has recorded minimum and maximum values of 266 FPS and 360 FPS, respectively, showing a 94 FPS spread between worst and best frame times.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 282 FPS, Medium averages 236 FPS, High averages 210 FPS, and Ultra averages 186 FPS. For the Medium preset, the minimum is 200 FPS and the maximum is 271 FPS, giving a spread of 71 FPS. At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 189 FPS, Medium averages 158 FPS, High averages 141 FPS, and Ultra averages 125 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K has a minimum of 134 FPS and a maximum of 182 FPS, with a spread of 48 FPS.

The ratio of frame rates between resolutions for each preset is consistent. For the High preset, the 1440p score (210 FPS) is 75.0% of the 1080p score (280 FPS), and the 4K score (141 FPS) is 50.4% of the 1080p score. For the Low preset, the 1440p score (282 FPS) is 81.3% of 1080p (347 FPS), and the 4K score (189 FPS) is 54.5% of 1080p. For Medium, the 1440p score (236 FPS) is 75.4% of 1080p (313 FPS), and the 4K score (158 FPS) is 50.5%. For Ultra, the 1440p score (186 FPS) is 75.3% of 1080p (247 FPS), and the 4K score (125 FPS) is 50.6%.

The frame time data from the Medium preset provides insight into consistency. At 1080p, the minimum of 266 FPS is 85.0% of the average, indicating occasional dips but generally stable performance. At 1440p, the minimum of 200 FPS is 84.7% of the average. At 4K, the minimum of 134 FPS is 84.8% of the average. This consistent ratio suggests that frame time variance scales proportionally with average frame rate, which is typical for GPU-bound rendering.

The largest absolute difference between any two measured points is between 1080p Low (347 FPS) and 4K Ultra (125 FPS), a 222 FPS difference. The smallest difference between adjacent resolutions for the same preset is between 1440p High (210 FPS) and 4K High (141 FPS), a 69 FPS difference. The data shows that the 4K Ultra setting is the most demanding configuration tested, while 1080p Low is the least demanding.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti achieves a combo rank of 4th out of 3712 tested combinations for Minimum. This places the combo in the top 0.1% of all tested systems, indicating exceptional performance for this game. The rank reflects the combined capability of the processor and graphics card to deliver high frame rates across all tested settings and resolutions.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 79 among all processors, combined with the GPU's percentile ranking of 84 among all GPUs, suggests that both components are above average in their respective categories. The combo's 4th place ranking exceeds what might be expected from these individual percentiles, indicating that the pairing is particularly well-suited for this game's workload. The synergy between the 5700G's 8-core/16-thread configuration and the RTX 4070 Ti's high compute throughput results in minimal bottlenecking.

The nearest rival combos for this game would need to exceed the performance demonstrated here. Since the combo achieves 347 FPS at 1080p Low and 125 FPS at 4K Ultra, any combo ranked higher would need to surpass these figures. The data shows that this pairing is among the most capable for Minimum, with only 3 other tested combinations delivering higher average frame rates across the tested configurations.

The gap between this combo's rank (4th) and the total number of tested combos (3712) is substantial, indicating that the vast majority of systems tested do not achieve the same level of performance in this game. The ranking suggests that for players seeking maximum frame rates in Minimum, this particular CPU and GPU pairing is near the top of the available options. The combination of the RTX 4070 Ti's strong rasterization performance and the 5700G's sufficient single-threaded speed creates a system that can drive even the most demanding settings at high resolutions.