Minimum

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate can this combo produce at 1080p with High settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti delivers an average of 106.8 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings. This is a very playable frame rate for a third-person shooter.

Q: How does the CPU perform relative to its closest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 has an average benchmark score of 40468, which is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H, 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, and 1.2% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T. It trails the Intel Core i9-13905H by 0.6%.

Q: What is the GPU's standing compared to similar graphics cards?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 25120, sitting at the 69th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, scores 25180, which is only 0.2% higher, indicating these cards are effectively performance equivalents.

Q: What is the best 4K setting for this hardware?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset yields an average of 57 FPS, which is the only 4K setting that approaches smooth gameplay. The High preset drops to 40.1 FPS, and Ultra falls to 28.8 FPS, making Low the recommended choice for 4K.

Q: What are the CPU's key specifications?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. It features a 32 MB shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory on the AMD Socket AM5 platform.

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for this game?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Given that the game's Ultra settings at 1440p produce 51.8 FPS and 4K Ultra produces 28.8 FPS, the VRAM capacity is sufficient for the workload, though the GPU's compute power becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. Its base clock runs at 1410 MHz with a boost clock of 1665 MHz, and the memory operates at 1750 MHz with an effective data rate of 14 Gbps. This configuration yields a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is substantial for a card of this class.

The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is a critical factor in this game's performance. The data shows that as resolution increases, the frame rate drops significantly, which points to the GPU becoming the primary bottleneck. At 1080p High, the card produces 106.8 FPS, but at 4K High, it falls to 40.1 FPS. This 62.5% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at the same settings indicates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are being saturated at higher pixel counts.

The RTX 3060 Ti's FP32 performance of 16.20 TFLOPS places it in a competitive position, but the benchmark data shows it ranks at the 69th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals, including the AMD Radeon RX 6700M and RX 6600, are within 0.5% of its average score, demonstrating that this card is in a tightly contested performance tier. For a game like Minimum, the GPU's raw throughput determines the ceiling for frame rates, particularly when settings are pushed to Ultra, where the card manages 84.6 FPS at 1080p but only 28.8 FPS at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 169.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops this to 108.8 FPS, a 36% reduction. At 3840x2160 Low, the frame rate falls to 57 FPS, which is 66.5% lower than the 1080p result.

This scaling behavior is consistent across all settings presets. For High settings, the progression is 106.8 FPS at 1080p, 67.8 FPS at 1440p, and 40.1 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset shows 84.6 FPS at 1080p, 51.8 FPS at 1440p, and 28.8 FPS at 4K. The consistent drop-off pattern indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions, as the CPU's performance headroom cannot compensate for the increased pixel workload.

The delta between Low and Ultra settings also widens with resolution. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 85.3 FPS. At 1440p, this gap narrows to 57 FPS, and at 4K, it shrinks to 28.2 FPS. This suggests that at lower resolutions, the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU efficiently, but at 4K, the GPU is so heavily loaded that even reducing settings to Low only recovers 28.2 FPS over Ultra. The data points to the RTX 3060 Ti being the primary constraint at 4K, while the Ryzen 7 7700 provides ample support at 1080p and 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ranks 1290 out of 1733 tested combos for this game. This places it in the lower-middle portion of all configurations tested, which is somewhat surprising given the individual component performance. The CPU sits at the 91st percentile of all processors, while the GPU is at the 69th percentile, so the pairing's rank is dragged down primarily by the graphics card.

The rank of 1290 out of 1733 means that 443 other combinations deliver better performance in Minimum. This is notable because the CPU is a high-end part with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz and strong benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29302 and a single-core score of 4136. The GPU, while competent, is not in the same performance tier as the CPU, which creates an imbalance in this pairing.

For context, the GPU's nearest rivals all have average scores within 0.7% of each other, indicating that swapping the RTX 3060 Ti for a comparable card would not materially change this combo's ranking. The data suggests that to move significantly up in the rankings, a more powerful GPU would be necessary, as the CPU has substantial headroom remaining.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is a Zen 4 architecture processor built on TSMC's 5 nm process node. It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The CPU has a 32 MB shared L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core, along with 64 KB of L1 cache per core. This configuration allows for strong multi-threaded performance, as evidenced by its PassMark multithread score of 34470 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29302.

The CPU's single-thread performance is also robust, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 1049 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4136. This matters for Minimum because the game's engine must handle game logic, physics, and draw calls, which often rely on strong per-core performance. The Ryzen 7 7700's boost clock of 5.30 GHz provides the necessary speed for these tasks.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s with dual-channel DDR5 support ensures that data can flow quickly to the GPU. The processor also supports ECC memory and has a PCIe Gen 5 interface with 24 lanes, which provides ample bandwidth for the RTX 3060 Ti's PCIe 4.0 x16 connection. In this game, the CPU is not the bottleneck, as evidenced by the frame rates scaling primarily with resolution rather than settings changes.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. With Low settings, the average FPS is 169.9, which provides an exceptionally smooth experience. Medium settings produce 128.5 FPS, High settings yield 106.8 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 84.6 FPS. All of these results are above the 60 FPS threshold, making 1080p the resolution where this pairing excels regardless of settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains playable but shows more variation. Low settings produce 108.8 FPS, which is still very smooth. Medium settings drop to 85.3 FPS, and High settings yield 67.8 FPS. Ultra settings fall to 51.8 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS mark but still playable for a third-person shooter. The data shows that 1440p High is the sweet spot for balancing visual quality and performance.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low settings produce 57 FPS, which is the only 4K preset that approaches smooth gameplay. Medium settings drop to 45.7 FPS, High settings fall to 40.1 FPS, and Ultra settings yield only 28.8 FPS. The frame rate at 4K Ultra is less than half of what the same settings produce at 1080p, confirming that this resolution is best reserved for lower settings with this hardware combination.