Minimum

Minimum, a third-person shooter released in 2014, is an older title, but the measured data for the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 shows a combination that still delivers high frame rates across all tested resolutions. The combo ranks 79th out of 1733 tested combinations, placing it firmly in the upper tier of the database. With the CPU and GPU both sitting at the 89th percentile among their respective categories, this pairing is well matched for the game's demands.

Resolution Scaling

Moving from 1080p to 4K produces a steep, consistent drop in frame rate across every settings preset. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 378.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 240.8 FPS at 2560x1440, then to 127.7 FPS at 3840x2160. At High settings, the drop is similar: 240.1 FPS at 1080p, 153.8 FPS at 1440p, and 85.6 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings follow the same pattern, with 184.5 FPS at 1080p, 120.5 FPS at 1440p, and 66.7 FPS at 4K.

The consistency of the scaling — the 4K frame rate lands at roughly one-third of the 1080p value across all presets — indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions. The RTX 5080's 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth are ample for this 2014 title, so the frame rate decline is driven by rendering load rather than memory capacity. At 4K Ultra, the combo still manages 66.7 FPS, which remains comfortably playable.

The spread between presets at each resolution is also telling. At 1080p, the difference between Low (378.5 FPS) and Ultra (184.5 FPS) is substantial, but even the lowest preset remains far above typical display refresh rates. At 4K, the spread narrows: Low delivers 127.7 FPS while Ultra drops to 66.7 FPS, a range that still covers playable territory across all presets. This compression of the preset spread at higher resolutions further confirms that the GPU is the limiting factor, as the rendering cost of each preset scales with resolution.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 7700X brings 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 4.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Built on the Zen 4 architecture at 5 nm, it has 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Its memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s over dual-channel DDR5 is more than enough for a game from 2014. The CPU launched with a launch MSRP of $399.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 30,325 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4,281 in single-core. The single-core result is particularly relevant for Minimum, as older titles often rely heavily on one or two threads. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1,090 and 2-thread score of 2,112 reinforce that the 7700X has strong per-core performance. The 3DMark 4-thread score of 4,074 and 8-thread score of 7,057 show that scaling continues up to 8 threads, while the max-thread score of 8,852 is nearly identical to the 16-thread score of 8,859, indicating that the CPU's 16 threads provide no additional benefit beyond 8 threads for this workload. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 378.5 FPS, a figure that suggests the CPU is not holding back the GPU at lower resolutions. The CPU's 89th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 34,313, places it 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-13500 (34,175) and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12800HX (34,136), while it trails the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (34,584) by 0.8% and the AMD EPYC 4244P (34,599) by 0.8%. The CPU's Passmark multithread score of 35,686 and single-thread score of 4,190 further illustrate its balanced profile, with the multithread result placing it in the upper tier of desktop processors.

For Minimum, the 8-core/16-thread configuration is more than sufficient. The game's 2014 release date means it was designed for far fewer cores, and the 7700X's strong single-thread performance (4,281 in Cinebench R23 single-core) ensures that legacy code paths run efficiently. The CPU's 105 W TDP and 5 nm process also mean it can sustain boost clocks without thermal throttling in most systems.

GPU Role

The RTX 5080 is the dominant component in this pairing. It packs 10,752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, and 112 ROPs, along with 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores. Its boost clock of 2,617 MHz and base clock of 2,295 MHz, combined with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, deliver 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 56.28 TFLOPS is substantial for any workload. The GPU launched with a launch MSRP of 999 USD.

In the database's GPU benchmarks, the RTX 5080 scores 36,565 in Passmark G3D and 21,789 in GPU compute, with a Geekbench OpenCL score of 264,461 and Vulkan score of 257,942. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 8,637. The GPU sits at the 89th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 59,188. Its nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Arc A570M (58,239, 1.6% behind the 5080), the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326, 1.9% ahead), the Intel Arc A580 (57,756, 2.5% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X (57,661, 2.6% behind). The GPU's Passmark G2D score of 1,415 and DirectX 9 score of 389 are less relevant for this title but complete the benchmark picture.

In Minimum, the GPU's role is clear from the resolution scaling. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 66.7 FPS, while at 1080p Ultra it reaches 184.5 FPS. The 16 GB VRAM is never a constraint in this title; even at 4K Ultra, the memory bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s is more than sufficient. The GPU's 360 W TDP and dual-slot design are typical for a high-end card of this class.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination ranks 79th out of 1,733 tested combos in Minimum. This places the pairing in the top 79 of 1,733 tested combinations. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU's 89th percentile standing and the GPU's 89th percentile standing — both components are strong individually, and together they produce frame rates that are high across all settings and resolutions.

At 1080p, the combo delivers between 184.5 FPS (Ultra) and 378.5 FPS (Low). At 1440p, the range is 120.5 FPS (Ultra) to 240.8 FPS (Low). At 4K, it spans 66.7 FPS (Ultra) to 127.7 FPS (Low). These figures are consistent with a high-end pairing that has no obvious bottleneck at any resolution. The CPU's nearest rivals — the Intel Core i5-13500 and Intel Core i7-12800HX — are within 0.5% of its average score, while the GPU's nearest rivals are within 2.6%. This suggests that the combo's rank is driven more by the GPU's absolute performance than by the CPU's position relative to its peers.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for each resolution. At 4K, the Ultra preset yields 66.7 FPS, which is playable but leaves little headroom. Dropping to High raises the average to 85.6 FPS, a meaningful improvement for a modest visual trade-off. Medium delivers 97.9 FPS, and Low reaches 127.7 FPS. For a 4K display, High is the recommended preset: it offers the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, staying well above the 66.7 FPS floor of Ultra.

At 1440p, the Ultra preset delivers 120.5 FPS, which is already smooth. High raises it to 153.8 FPS, Medium to 188.4 FPS, and Low to 240.8 FPS. Given that Ultra delivers 120.5 FPS, there is little reason to drop below it at this resolution. The same logic applies at 1080p, where Ultra produces 184.5 FPS and even the most demanding preset remains far above refresh-rate thresholds. For users with high-refresh displays, the Low preset at 1080p reaches 378.5 FPS, which is useful for competitive play.

Overall, the data suggests that the RTX 5080 and Ryzen 7 7700X combination is powerful enough to run Minimum at maximum settings at 1440p and 1080p, while 4K users should consider the High preset to maintain a comfortable frame rate cushion.