Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination ranks 409th out of 1,733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the top quarter of all systems evaluated. This is a strong result for a 2023-era desktop pairing, indicating that the hardware is well matched to the game's demands. The combo's percentile placement suggests it outperforms the majority of configurations, though the game's older 2014 engine means absolute performance is less about raw component ceilings and more about how efficiently the pair feeds frames to the display.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's 409th rank out of 1,733 total tested configurations places it in the 76th percentile of all systems, or better than roughly three-quarters of the field. This is a robust showing, especially considering the CPU's individual percentile of 91 among all processors, which is substantially higher than the GPU's 81st percentile standing. The data suggests the processor has more headroom than the graphics card in this pairing, and the game's engine likely leaves some CPU potential untapped. The delta between component percentiles indicates the GPU is the more binding constraint in most scenarios, though the CPU's 8-core, 16-thread architecture ensures it never becomes a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

Benchmark results show the CPU's average score of 40,468 sits within a tight cluster of rivals: it is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, while trailing the Intel Core i9-13905H by 0.6% and leading the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T by 1.2%. These are marginal differences, so the 7700's advantage in Minimum likely comes from its sustained boost clock of 5.30 GHz rather than raw multi-thread throughput. The GPU's average score of 37,283 lands it 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 and 1.9% behind the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A, but 2.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5300M — again, tight competition that suggests the RTX 4070's real-world gaming performance is more dependent on driver optimization and memory bandwidth than on raw compute.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. This is the key specification for Minimum, as the game's 2014 engine was designed around much lower memory requirements, but the high-bandwidth pool ensures texture streaming and geometry loads never stall the frame pipeline. The GPU's clocks are notable: a base of 1920 MHz and a boost of 2475 MHz, with memory running at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). These are moderate frequencies for the Ada Lovelace architecture, yet the measured FPS results show the card scales well with resolution, suggesting the memory subsystem is not the limiting factor.

The GPU's 5 nm process node and 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die give it a transistor density of 121.8M per mm², which contributes to its efficiency in sustained loads. The 200 W TDP and dual-slot design are consistent with a mid-range enthusiast card, and the 550 W suggested PSU indicates the rest of the system draws modest power. In Minimum, the GPU's role is primarily to push fill rate and shader throughput; the 64 ROPs and 184 TMUs are adequate for the game's visual effects, and the 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 performance ensures the card handles the title's particle effects and post-processing without dropping below playable thresholds at 4K Ultra.

FAQ

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 4070's average score of 37,283 is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37,507) and 2.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5300M (36,371), placing it in a competitive mid-range tier.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance relative to its multi-thread score?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 scores 4,136 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 29,302 in multi-core, showing a 7.1x scaling factor that indicates strong per-core efficiency for a 16-thread chip.

Q: Does the combo achieve 60 FPS at 4K High settings?

A: Yes, the measured average FPS at 3840x2160 High is 64.1, which clears the 60 FPS threshold, though Ultra settings drop to 47.5 FPS, requiring a settings reduction for consistent smoothness.

Q: What is the largest FPS gap between settings at a single resolution?

A: At 1920x1080, the gap between Low (279.7 FPS) and Ultra (138.1 FPS) is 141.6 FPS, representing a 50.6% performance drop from the lowest to highest preset.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-thread score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The 7700's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29,302 is not directly rivaled in the FACT PACK, but its average benchmark score of 40,468 is 0.1% above the Ryzen 9 7940H (40,431).

Q: Is the GPU memory bandwidth sufficient for 4K gaming in this title?

A: The 504.2 GB/s bandwidth supports 4K High at 64.1 FPS, but the 4K Ultra result of 47.5 FPS shows the bus width becomes a limiting factor at maximum settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional frame rates across all settings. Low preset averages 279.7 FPS, Medium drops to 216 FPS, High comes in at 182 FPS, and Ultra settles at 138.1 FPS. The 1080p results are so high that they likely exceed the refresh rate of most monitors, meaning the CPU's single-thread performance (4,136 in Cinebench R23) is keeping the GPU fed at these low resolutions. The gap between Low and Ultra is 141.6 FPS, which is a 50.6% reduction, but even the Ultra result is far above the 60 FPS standard.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show the GPU beginning to assert its influence. Low averages 179.1 FPS, Medium 135.2 FPS, High 112.9 FPS, and Ultra 87.9 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra is 50.2 FPS (from 138.1 to 87.9), a 36.4% reduction that is smaller than the settings-based drop at 1080p, indicating the resolution scaling is more gradual than preset scaling. The 1440p results suggest the combo is well-suited for high-refresh-rate monitors at this resolution, even with Ultra settings.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's limitations become clear. Low averages 98.2 FPS, Medium 72.5 FPS, High 64.1 FPS, and Ultra 47.5 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS, and it does so by 12.5 FPS. The 4K Low result of 98.2 FPS shows the card can handle the resolution when settings are reduced, but the 50.7 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 4K (from 98.2 to 47.5) is a 51.6% reduction, which is slightly larger than the 1080p settings-based gap.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a clear pattern: as resolution increases, the frame rate drops proportionally, but the rate of decline is not uniform across settings. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS across all settings drops by approximately 37% (from an average of 203.95 to 128.78), while from 1440p to 4K, the average drops by another 47% (from 128.78 to 70.58). This accelerating decline indicates the GPU becomes more of a bottleneck at higher resolutions, which is expected given the RTX 4070's 192-bit memory bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth.

Looking at specific settings, the Ultra preset shows the most severe scaling: from 138.1 FPS at 1080p to 87.9 FPS at 1440p (a 36.4% drop) and then to 47.5 FPS at 4K (a 46.0% drop from 1440p). In contrast, the Low preset scales from 279.7 FPS at 1080p to 179.1 FPS at 1440p (a 36.0% drop) and then to 98.2 FPS at 4K (a 45.2% drop from 1440p). The similarity in scaling percentages across presets suggests the limiting component is resolution-dependent rather than settings-dependent, pointing to the GPU's pixel throughput as the primary constraint.

The CPU's role in this scaling is minimal. At 1080p Low, the 279.7 FPS result shows the 7700's 5.30 GHz boost clock and 32 MB L3 cache can drive the GPU to near its ceiling, but at 4K, the CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 1,049 is far less relevant because the GPU's fill rate (158.4 GPixel/s) becomes the bottleneck. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1440p gaming, where it maintains over 87 FPS at Ultra settings, while 4K gaming requires dropping to High settings (64.1 FPS) to stay above the 60 FPS threshold. The 1080p results are overkill for most displays, making the 1440p resolution the sweet spot for this pairing.