Minimum

This page documents the measured performance of an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB in Minimum, a third-person shooter released on June 25, 2014. The database row reports measured average FPS at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets, and the combination ranks 1588 out of 1733 tested combos.

FAQ

Q: What processor and graphics card are in this tested configuration?

A: The configuration uses the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, a Zen 4 Raphael chip with 8 cores and 16 threads, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB, an Ampere GA107 GPU with 2048 shading units and 4 GB of GDDR6 memory.

Q: Which preset and resolution produced the highest measured average FPS?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 120.6, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Which preset and resolution produced the lowest measured average FPS?

A: The lowest measured average FPS is 19, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does average FPS change between 1080p and 4K?

A: With Low settings, average FPS falls from 120.6 at 1920x1080 to 76 at 2560x1440 and then to 42 at 3840x2160. With Ultra settings, it falls from 56.8 at 1920x1080 to 38.6 at 2560x1440 and then to 19 at 3840x2160.

Q: Where does the CPU rank relative to all CPUs?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700X sits at the 89th percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 34313.

Q: Where does the GPU rank relative to all GPUs?

A: The RTX 3050 4 GB sits at the 50th percentile against all GPUs. The database does not list individual GPU benchmark scores for this card.

GPU Role

The RTX 3050 4 GB is a GA107 Ampere GPU built on Samsung's 8 nm process with 8,700 million transistors. It has 2048 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 16 ray tracing cores, and 64 tensor cores. Its base clock is 1545 MHz and its boost clock is 1740 MHz. The memory subsystem consists of 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, with memory running at 1500 MHz, which translates to 12 Gbps effective and a peak bandwidth of 192.0 GB/s. The card has a 90 W TDP and connects through a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.

These specifications place the GPU at the 50th percentile against all GPUs, and the measured Minimum results show that the GPU is the limiting component in this pairing. The settings sweep makes this clear: at 1920x1080, Low averages 120.6 FPS while Ultra averages 56.8 FPS; at 2560x1440, Low averages 76 FPS while Ultra averages 38.6 FPS; at 3840x2160, Low averages 42 FPS while Ultra averages 19 FPS. Raising the preset consistently reduces average FPS by a large margin at every resolution.

The 4 GB frame buffer and 192.0 GB/s bandwidth are the most plausible constraints at high resolution. At 3840x2160, High averages 24.4 FPS and Ultra averages 19 FPS, while Low reaches 42 FPS. That pattern points to the GPU's memory and bandwidth limits being reached well before the CPU's capabilities are exhausted.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS drops steadily as resolution increases. At Low settings, 1920x1080 averages 120.6 FPS, 2560x1440 averages 76 FPS, and 3840x2160 averages 42 FPS. At Medium settings, the progression runs 94.9 to 61.2 to 30. At High settings, it runs 77.5 to 50.5 to 24.4. At Ultra settings, it runs 56.8 to 38.6 to 19.

The consistency of this drop across all four presets indicates that the GPU is the limiting component. The CPU is the same in every run, yet the frame rate scales heavily with pixel count and preset load. At 1080p, even Ultra averages 56.8 FPS, while at 4K, the maximum result is Low at 42 FPS. The 4K Low result is lower than every 1080p result, including 1080p Ultra at 56.8. This is a GPU-bound scaling curve: resolution matters more for this configuration than preset quality.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database records average FPS only; minimum and maximum frame rates are not reported for any row. The full measured set is as follows:

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 120.6 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 94.9 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 77.5 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 56.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 76 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 61.2 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 50.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 38.6 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 42 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 30 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 24.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 19 |

The 1080p rows are the only ones where every preset stays above 50 FPS. At 1440p, Low and Medium remain above 61 FPS, but High and Ultra fall to 50.5 and 38.6. At 4K, only Low and Medium reach or surpass 30 FPS, with High and Ultra averaging 24.4 and 19.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination is ranked 1588 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum. That places the configuration near the bottom of the database field. The CPU alone is not the reason: the Ryzen 7 7700X has a percentileVsAllCpus of 89 and an average benchmark score of 34313. The GPU, however, sits at the 50th percentile against all GPUs, and the measured frame rates reflect that lower standing.

At 1080p Low the system produces 120.6 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra it drops to 56.8 FPS. At 4K it manages only 42 FPS on Low, 30 on Medium, 24.4 on High, and 19 on Ultra. The combo rank therefore reflects the GPU's ceiling rather than the CPU's capability. The processor is a high-percentile part held back by a mid-pack GPU in a resolution-sensitive shooter.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X has 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. It is fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process and includes 64 KB of L1 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core, plus 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Its TDP is 105 W. The CPU benchmarks show strong performance on both single-thread and multi-thread workloads: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 30325 and singlecore scores 4281; Geekbench multicore scores 15538 and singlecore scores 2985; Passmark multithread scores 35686 and single thread scores 4190.

Against its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 7700X is effectively a dead heat. The Intel Core i5-13500 has a deltaPct of 0.4, the Intel Core i7-12800HX has a deltaPct of 0.5, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and AMD EPYC 4244P each have a deltaPct of -0.8. These small delta values confirm that the CPU is competitive with similar parts.

In Minimum, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU. Because the same CPU produces average FPS ranging from 120.6 at 1080p Low down to 19 at 4K Ultra, the processor has enough headroom to allow the GPU to become the bottleneck at higher presets and resolutions. The 8-core, 16-thread design and high boost clock are more than adequate for the measured performance envelope of this pairing.

Settings Recommendations

The best measured experience for this configuration is 1920x1080 with Medium settings, which averages 94.9 FPS. This row sits well above High at 77.5 and Ultra at 56.8, while Low at 120.6 offers a higher frame rate but with reduced visual quality. For users prioritizing maximum smoothness, 1080p Low at 120.6 is the strongest measured option. For a better balance of visual quality and frame rate, 1080p Medium at 94.9 is the recommended choice among the measured rows.

At 2560x1440, Medium averages 61.2 FPS and represents the most playable combination of resolution and quality. Low at 1440p is faster at 76 FPS but weaker visually; High at 50.5 and Ultra at 38.6 are increasingly demanding. At 3840x2160, Low at 42 FPS is the only preset above 40 FPS, while Medium drops to 30, High to 24.4, and Ultra to 19. The data indicates that this combo should be used at 1080p or 1440p, with 1080p Medium providing the best overall experience among all measured settings.