Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers a dominant performance profile in Minimum, a 2014 third-person shooter that remains highly demanding at extreme settings. The data shows this combination ranks 11th out of 1,733 tested combos, placing it in the top 1% of all configurations. The measured frame rates reveal a system capable of exceeding 400 FPS at lower settings, while still maintaining playable performance at 4K Ultra, where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck.

FAQ

*Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this CPU and GPU combo in Minimum?*

A: The combo ranks 11th out of 1,733 tested combinations, placing it in the 99th percentile of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score of 34,313 is 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i5-13500 and 0.5% higher than the Intel Core i7-12800HX. It trails the AMD EPYC 4244P by 0.8% and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H by the same margin.

Q: What memory specifications does the Ryzen 7 7700X support?

A: The processor supports DDR5 memory through a dual-channel interface, providing a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. It also includes integrated Radeon Graphics, though the discrete RTX 5090 handles all rendering in this test.

Q: What is the RTX 5090's performance standing relative to other GPUs?

A: The GPU holds a 94th percentile ranking against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84,306. Its closest rival, the RTX 5090 D, scores 84,241, a negligible 0.1% difference.

Q: What is the highest measured average frame rate in this dataset?

A: The highest average is 409 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. The 1080p Medium preset still delivers 314.8 FPS average.

Q: How much does the RTX 5090's memory bandwidth contribute to performance?

A: The GPU features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, yielding 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This massive throughput helps sustain high frame rates even at 4K Ultra settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 serves as the undisputed performance driver in this configuration, particularly at higher resolutions. Its GB202 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process contains 92,200 million transistors across a 750 mm² die. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2017 MHz and boosts to 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). These clocks, combined with 21,760 shading units and 680 tensor cores, produce 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

The memory subsystem is a defining feature. With 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, the RTX 5090 achieves a bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s. This is critical for Minimum at 4K resolution, where Ultra settings demand enormous texture throughput. The pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s ensure that even the most geometry-heavy scenes remain fluid.

The GPU's role becomes clearer when examining the measured FPS. At 3840x2160, frame rates scale from 67.3 FPS at Ultra to 139.2 FPS at Low, demonstrating that the GPU is the limiting factor in every 4K scenario. The 575 W TDP and 950 W suggested PSU indicate the power requirements of sustaining such high fill rates, but the benchmark data shows no thermal throttling artifacts — the performance curve remains smooth across all settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The 11th position out of 1,733 tested combos places this pairing in an elite tier. The CPU's 89th percentile ranking against all processors (average score 34,313) complements the GPU's 94th percentile standing (average score 84,306). The delta between the CPU and its nearest rivals is minimal — the Intel Core i5-13500 is just 0.4% slower, and the Core i7-12800HX trails by 0.5% — meaning the 7700X is not a performance outlier in synthetic tests.

However, the RTX 5090's margin over its closest competitor is similarly narrow. The RTX 5090 D scores 84,241, just 0.1% lower, while the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 sits 1.3% behind. The NVIDIA CMP 40HX actually scores 1.6% higher at 85,637, yet the 5090's combination of driver optimization and VRAM capacity likely explains its superior in-game performance.

Within the context of Minimum, the combo's 11th rank suggests that the RTX 5090, rather than the 7700X, is the primary reason for this top-tier placement. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads, clocked at 4.50 GHz base and 5.40 GHz boost, provide sufficient headroom for the game's engine, but the GPU's raw throughput dominates at higher resolutions. This ranking indicates that only 10 other combinations out of 1,733 deliver higher average frame rates, all presumably featuring even more powerful CPUs that eliminate any possible CPU bottleneck at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional results: 409 FPS at Low, 314.8 FPS at Medium, 263.8 FPS at High, and 199.5 FPS at Ultra. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately, with even the most demanding Ultra preset exceeding 190 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows the GPU beginning to exert more influence. Low settings produce 264.6 FPS, Medium drops to 199.3 FPS, High reaches 167.3 FPS, and Ultra settles at 128.6 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is approximately 35% across all settings, which is consistent with the pixel count increase of 78%, suggesting a balanced system that still has CPU headroom.

The 3840x2160 results demonstrate the RTX 5090's raw capability. Low settings average 139.2 FPS, Medium achieves 106.8 FPS, High hits 94.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 67.3 FPS. These are remarkably high numbers for 4K gaming, particularly considering the game's age and the lack of modern upscaling technologies in the benchmark. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 71.9 FPS, showing that the GPU's fill rate is the dominant factor at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K provides insight into which component limits performance at each resolution. At Low settings, the 1080p result of 409 FPS drops to 264.6 FPS at 1440p and 139.2 FPS at 4K. This represents a 66% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is less than the 400% increase in pixel count, indicating that the GPU is not fully saturated at lower resolutions — the CPU begins to bottleneck around 400 FPS.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is different. The 199.5 FPS at 1080p falls to 128.6 FPS at 1440p and 67.3 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is 66% lower than the 1080p figure, nearly identical to the Low setting scaling. This consistency suggests that the RTX 5090's performance ceiling is proportionally similar across settings — the GPU's compute and memory resources scale predictably with resolution.

The 1440p to 4K transition is particularly revealing. At High settings, the drop from 167.3 FPS to 94.1 FPS represents a 44% reduction for a 125% increase in pixels. This non-linear scaling suggests that at 1440p, the system is partially CPU-limited, while at 4K, the GPU becomes the sole constraint. The same pattern holds for Medium settings: 199.3 FPS at 1440p versus 106.8 FPS at 4K, a 46% reduction.

The data indicates that the Ryzen 7 7700X, with its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 5.40 GHz boost clock, is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 5090 at 1080p and 1440p, where frame rates exceed 260 FPS. However, the 4K results show the GPU's limitations, particularly at Ultra where the 67.3 FPS average demonstrates that even the 5090's 104.8 TFLOPS of compute and 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth cannot fully compensate for the game's demanding shadow and post-processing effects at this resolution.