Minimum

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates for Minimum with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER show a clear hierarchy across the four quality presets. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers 172.3 FPS, Medium drops to 128.5 FPS, High sits at 106.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 80.4 FPS. For players targeting high-refresh-rate 1080p displays, the Medium preset offers the best balance: it retains 128.5 FPS while improving visual fidelity over Low, and it stays comfortably above the 100 FPS threshold that High just barely crosses.

At 1440p, the same pattern holds but with tighter margins. Low produces 109.6 FPS, Medium 85.3 FPS, High 70 FPS, and Ultra 53.6 FPS. Here, Medium is still the sweet spot, as it maintains a playable 85.3 FPS while High dips to exactly 70 FPS—still smooth for most monitors, but Medium gives more headroom for demanding scenes. Ultra at 1440p falls to 53.6 FPS, which is playable but noticeably less fluid.

The 4K results change the calculus entirely. Low yields 62.2 FPS, Medium 44.6 FPS, High 38.2 FPS, and Ultra 30.3 FPS. At this resolution, only Low achieves a consistently smooth experience above 60 FPS. Medium and High remain technically playable but risk stutter in busy moments, while Ultra at 30.3 FPS is borderline cinematic rather than competitive. For 4K, the data strongly recommends the Low preset as the only reliable option for responsive gameplay.

Across all resolutions, the performance gap between presets is substantial—roughly 1.9x between Low and Ultra at 1080p (172.3 vs 80.4 FPS). This suggests the RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary constraint at higher settings, since the Ryzen 7 5800X's 8-core, 16-thread configuration provides ample headroom for this 2014 title. The recommendation is straightforward: choose Medium for 1080p and 1440p to balance visuals and smoothness, and drop to Low for 4K to stay above 60 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 delivers 128.5 FPS, which is the highest setting that stays above 120 FPS. High drops to 106.4 FPS, still smooth but with less margin, while Low at 172.3 FPS sacrifices too much visual quality for a frame rate most monitors cannot display.

*Q: Can this system handle 4K at 60 FPS in Minimum?*

A: No. The only 4K preset that reaches 60 FPS is Low, at 62.2 FPS. Medium falls to 44.6 FPS, High to 38.2 FPS, and Ultra to 30.3 FPS. Players seeking 4K at higher settings would need a more powerful GPU than the RTX 2060 SUPER.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X has an average benchmark score of 27606, placing it 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535) and 0.4% behind both the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27708) and Intel Core i7-13700H (27716). It trails the Intel Core i5-12600KF (27827) by 0.8%.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Ultra and Low at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low produces 109.6 FPS while Ultra produces 53.6 FPS—a difference of 56 FPS, meaning Ultra delivers roughly half the frame rate of Low. Medium (85.3 FPS) and High (70 FPS) sit between these extremes.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the bottleneck for this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor at higher settings. The Ryzen 7 5800X ranks in the 84th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 2060 SUPER ranks in the 63rd percentile among GPUs. The steep FPS drops when raising settings from Low to Ultra—from 172.3 to 80.4 FPS at 1080p—point to GPU-bound rendering.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 19774, which is 0.3% above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN (19706), 0.5% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (19680), 0.8% above the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (19623), and 1.3% above the NVIDIA Tesla K40m (19519).

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database for Minimum, the combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1243 out of 1733 tested combos. This places the pairing in the lower third of all configurations, which is notable given the individual components' standings. The CPU itself sits in the 84th percentile among all processors, while the GPU occupies the 63rd percentile. The gap between these two percentile positions suggests the graphics card drags the overall combo ranking down substantially.

The rank of 1243 out of 1733 means roughly 490 other combos perform worse in this specific game. That places this system in the 28th percentile of tested combos (1243/1733), indicating that while the CPU is above average, the GPU's mid-range positioning limits the overall experience. The RTX 2060 SUPER's nearest rivals—the GTX TITAN, RTX 2070, Quadro K5200, and Tesla K40m—all have average scores within 1.3% of each other, confirming this GPU sits in a tight performance cluster.

For a game released in 2014, the combo's ranking reflects that Minimum is not particularly demanding on modern hardware. The Ryzen 7 5800X's Zen 3 architecture with 8 cores and 16 threads provides far more processing power than this title needs, as evidenced by the CPU's high percentile ranking. The real constraint is the RTX 2060 SUPER's Turing architecture, which must handle the rendering workload. The 1243rd rank suggests that players with this combo will get playable frame rates at most settings, but the system will not compete with high-end GPU pairings that dominate the top of the rankings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings, providing twelve distinct data points. At 1920x1080, the results are: Low 172.3 FPS, Medium 128.5 FPS, High 106.4 FPS, and Ultra 80.4 FPS. This represents a 91.9 FPS spread between Low and Ultra, with each step down in quality adding roughly 20-24 FPS. The jump from Ultra to High is 26 FPS, High to Medium is 22.1 FPS, and Medium to Low is 43.8 FPS—the largest single-step gain occurs when dropping from Medium to Low.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates are: Low 109.6 FPS, Medium 85.3 FPS, High 70 FPS, and Ultra 53.6 FPS. The total spread narrows to 56 FPS. The step from Ultra to High is 16.4 FPS, High to Medium is 15.3 FPS, and Medium to Low is 24.3 FPS. The relative differences shrink compared to 1080p, indicating the GPU is becoming more stressed as pixel count rises.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 62.2 FPS, Medium 44.6 FPS, High 38.2 FPS, and Ultra 30.3 FPS. The spread is 31.9 FPS, the smallest absolute difference of any resolution. The step from Ultra to High is 7.9 FPS, High to Medium is 6.4 FPS, and Medium to Low is 17.6 FPS. At 4K, the GPU is clearly saturated, as even Low settings only manage 62.2 FPS.

The data shows that the RTX 2060 SUPER delivers playable frame rates across all settings at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K requires compromises. The 1440p results are particularly interesting: Low at 109.6 FPS and Medium at 85.3 FPS both exceed typical 60 Hz refresh rates, making this resolution a viable option for most displays. The 4K results, however, show that only Low breaks past 60 FPS, and just barely.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals how the system scales with pixel count. At Low settings, the progression is 172.3 FPS (1080p) → 109.6 FPS (1440p) → 62.2 FPS (4K). This represents a 36.4% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 43.2% drop from 1440p to 4K. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 63.9%, meaning 4K delivers roughly one-third the frame rate of 1080p at Low settings.

At Medium settings, the scaling is 128.5 FPS → 85.3 FPS → 44.6 FPS. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 33.6%, while 1440p to 4K drops 47.7%. The total 4K reduction is 65.3%. At High settings, the numbers are 106.4 FPS → 70 FPS → 38.2 FPS, with drops of 34.2% and 45.4% respectively, totaling 64.1%. At Ultra, the progression is 80.4 FPS → 53.6 FPS → 30.3 FPS, with drops of 33.3% and 43.5%, totaling 62.3%.

The consistency of these percentage drops—roughly one-third from 1080p to 1440p, and another 43-48% from 1440p to 4K—indicates a GPU-bound workload. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the FPS would remain more constant across resolutions. Instead, the near-uniform scaling pattern across all four settings confirms that the RTX 2060 SUPER's rendering throughput is the primary constraint. The Ryzen 7 5800X, with its 84th percentile CPU ranking, has more than enough headroom to feed the GPU at every resolution tested.

The fact that the 1080p to 1440p drop is similar across settings (33-36%) suggests the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the key factors. The RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for this title but becomes taxed as pixel count increases. The 4K results, where even Low settings only reach 62.2 FPS, underscore that this GPU is not designed for 4K gaming in modern titles, though it remains capable at 1080p and 1440p.