Minimum

# Minimum — AMD Ryzen 7 5700X + AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter released in 2014. At 4K, the combo begins to show its limits, with frame rates dipping below 60 FPS at higher presets. The measured data reveals a system that is well-balanced at lower resolutions but becomes increasingly GPU-bound as pixel count rises. This analysis breaks down the resolution scaling, component roles, and optimal settings based strictly on the measured FPS table and benchmark scores.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and clearly indicates where the bottleneck shifts. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 214 FPS. Moving to 1440p at the same Low preset drops this to 138 FPS, a reduction of 76 FPS or roughly 35%. At 4K Low, the average falls further to 74 FPS — just over one-third of the 1080p Low result. This scaling pattern shows that at lower resolutions, the CPU has ample headroom to feed the GPU, but the GPU’s rendering workload scales almost linearly with pixel count.

The High preset tells a similar story. From 1080p High (138 FPS) to 1440p High (89 FPS), the drop is 49 FPS, or about 35%. Pushing to 4K High yields only 48 FPS, a 65% reduction from the 1080p figure. This consistent ~35% drop between 1080p and 1440p across Low and High presets suggests the GPU is the primary limiting component at these resolutions, with the CPU keeping pace. The gap between 1440p and 4K is even more pronounced: 138 to 74 FPS at Low (a 46% drop) and 89 to 48 FPS at High (a 46% drop). This steeper decline at 4K indicates the Radeon RX 6750 XT’s memory bandwidth and compute resources are stretched thin.

Ultra settings amplify the scaling issue. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 105 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, it drops to 68 FPS; at 4K Ultra, it collapses to 36 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is below the 30 FPS floor for playability on many displays, and even the 4K Medium average of 57 FPS is marginal. The data shows that the sweet spot for this combo is 1440p, where even Ultra maintains a playable 68 FPS average. At 4K, only Low (74 FPS) and Medium (57 FPS) exceed the 60 FPS threshold, while High and Ultra fall short.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database for Minimum, this CPU-GPU combination ranks 1689 out of 3712 tested combos. This places it in the 45th percentile of all configurations, meaning roughly 55% of tested combos deliver higher average frame rates in this game. The rank reflects a mid-pack position — not a top-tier pairing, but far from the bottom.

The combo’s ranking is influenced by both components. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X holds a percentile rank of 79 against all CPUs, indicating it outperforms 79% of tested processors. Its average benchmark score of 27578 places it in a tight cluster with rivals: the Intel Core i5-12600K matches it exactly at 27578 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is 0.2% behind at 27535, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is 0.2% ahead at 27636, and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H is 0.3% behind at 27507. This shows the 5700X is competitive with modern mid-range CPUs, though it does not lead its class.

The GPU, however, is the weaker link in this pairing. The Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks at the 71st percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26011. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon R9 M395X (25891, 0.5% behind), AMD FirePro W7100 (25856, 0.6% behind), AMD FirePro D700 (25842, 0.7% behind), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile (25740, 1.1% behind). These deltas are small, indicating the RX 6750 XT sits in a crowded performance band. In Minimum, the combo’s 1689 rank suggests that the GPU’s mid-tier standing drags the overall result down, as the CPU alone would likely place higher if paired with a stronger graphics card.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 22 chip, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It packs 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operations pipelines, along with 40 ray tracing cores. The GPU’s base clock is 2150 MHz, with a game clock of 2495 MHz and a boost clock of 2600 MHz. Memory consists of 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth and running at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective).

In Minimum, the GPU’s 12 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for the game’s 2014-era requirements, even at 4K Ultra. The measured frame rates at 4K Ultra (36 FPS average) are not limited by VRAM capacity but by raw compute and memory bandwidth. The 432.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes a constraint at 4K, where the pixel fill rate of 166.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s are taxed heavily. The GPU’s FP32 performance of 13.31 TFLOPS dictates how quickly it can process the game’s shaders; at 4K Ultra, this translates to sub-40 FPS averages.

The GPU’s benchmark scores corroborate its mid-range positioning. Its PassMark G3D score of 20700 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2548 are respectable but not class-leading. The Vulkan score of 98089 and OpenCL score of 16360 in Geekbench highlight its compute capabilities, though these do not directly translate to Minimum’s frame rates. The GPU’s end-of-life production status and 71st percentile ranking mean users should temper expectations at 4K, where the measured data shows only Low and Medium presets crossing 60 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) across four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). At 1080p, the combo delivers high frame rates across all presets: Low averages 214 FPS, Medium averages 164 FPS (with a min of 139 and max of 189), High averages 138 FPS, and Ultra averages 105 FPS. All 1080p results exceed 100 FPS, making this resolution ideal for high-refresh-rate displays. The gap between Low and Ultra is 109 FPS, showing the settings overhead is significant but manageable.

At 1440p, the averages drop but remain playable: Low hits 138 FPS, Medium averages 106 FPS (min 90, max 122), High averages 89 FPS, and Ultra averages 68 FPS. The Medium preset’s min of 90 FPS indicates smooth performance even in demanding scenes. High and Ultra at 1440p are still above 60 FPS, making this resolution the best balance of visual quality and performance for this combo. The step from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 35% of the frame rate at every setting, a consistent penalty that points to GPU-bound scaling.

At 4K, the picture changes dramatically. Low averages 74 FPS, Medium averages 57 FPS (min 48, max 66), High averages 48 FPS, and Ultra averages 36 FPS. Only Low maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. Medium’s average of 57 FPS is borderline, with a minimum of 48 FPS that could cause noticeable stutter during intense action. High and Ultra fall below 50 FPS, which is generally considered the threshold for smooth third-person shooter gameplay. The 4K Ultra result of 36 FPS is the weakest measured point, representing a 66% drop from the 1080p Ultra average of 105 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename), fabricated on TSMC’s 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is dual-channel DDR4 with 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

In Minimum, the CPU’s role is secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions, but it becomes relevant at 1080p Low. The 214 FPS average at 1080p Low indicates the CPU can drive frame rates well above 200 FPS, leveraging its 16 threads. The CPU’s benchmark scores support this: the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 13184 and single-core score of 1499 show strong per-thread performance, while the Geekbench multi-core of 10779 and single-core of 2016 confirm balanced capabilities. The PassMark multi-thread score of 26612 and single-thread of 3385 further illustrate the CPU’s ability to handle both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded workloads.

The 5700X’s 3DMark scores — 921 single-thread, 1821 for 2 threads, 3512 for 4 threads, 5768 for 8 threads, and 6858 for 16 threads — show scaling up to 8 threads with diminishing returns beyond. This suggests that Minimum, which likely uses fewer than 8 threads, is well-served by the CPU’s high single-thread performance. The CPU’s 79th percentile ranking and its competitive standing against the Intel Core i5-12600K (0% delta) and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (-0.2% delta) indicate it is not the bottleneck in this combo. At 4K, where the GPU is clearly limiting, the CPU has ample headroom, as evidenced by the 4K Low average of 74 FPS being nearly double the 4K Ultra average of 36 FPS — a gap driven entirely by GPU workload.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Minimum?*

A: The measured data shows 2560x1440 provides the best balance. At 1440p, all presets exceed 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 68 FPS and Low reaching 138 FPS. 4K only exceeds 60 FPS at Low settings.

*Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Minimum?*

A: Yes, but with limitations. At 4K, Low averages 74 FPS and Medium averages 57 FPS, while High drops to 48 FPS and Ultra to 36 FPS. For a stable 60 FPS experience, only the Low preset is recommended at 4K.

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

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has an average benchmark score of 27578, matching the Intel Core i5-12600K exactly (0% delta). It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, but 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X.

Q: What is the GPU’s performance ranking?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks at the 71st percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26011. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon R9 M395X, is 0.5% behind at 25891.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this combo?

A: At 1080p and 1440p, the GPU is the primary limiter, as shown by consistent ~35% FPS drops when increasing resolution. At 4K, the GPU is overwhelmingly the bottleneck, with the CPU’s high single-thread scores (Cinebench R23 single-core 1499) not translating to higher frame rates.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, Low averages 214 FPS while Ultra averages 105 FPS, a difference of 109 FPS. This represents a 51% reduction in frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest preset.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution and desired frame rate. At 1920x1080, all presets deliver over 100 FPS, so the Ultra preset (105 FPS average) is the best choice for maximum visual quality without sacrificing smoothness. The High preset at 138 FPS is preferable for users with 144 Hz displays, offering a 33 FPS improvement over Ultra while still maintaining high visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset’s 68 FPS average is above the 60 FPS threshold, making it the recommended choice for immersive gameplay. However, users prioritizing higher refresh rates should select High (89 FPS) or Medium (106 FPS). The Medium preset’s minimum of 90 FPS ensures consistent performance, making it the safest option for competitive play where frame-time consistency matters more than maximum visuals.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset (74 FPS average) reliably exceeds 60 FPS. The Medium preset’s 57 FPS average with a 48 FPS minimum is risky for smooth gameplay, as dips below 50 FPS can cause noticeable judder. High (48 FPS) and Ultra (36 FPS) are not recommended for 4K unless the user accepts sub-60 FPS performance. For 4K users, Low settings provide the best experience, with Medium as a compromise if minor frame drops are acceptable. The combo’s overall rank of 1689 out of 3712 indicates that this system is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it delivers strong performance across all presets.