Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX delivers a broad performance envelope in Minimum, a third-person shooter released in 2014. The measured data shows that this combination is capable of high frame rates across all tested resolutions, but the optimal settings depend heavily on the target display's refresh rate. The dataset provides twelve distinct measurement points, spanning three resolutions and four quality presets, allowing for a detailed analysis of the system's behavior under varying loads.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data indicates that the High preset offers the most balanced experience for the widest range of displays. At 1920x1080, the High preset produces an average of 210.1 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any current high-refresh-rate monitor. Moving to 2560x1440, the High preset maintains a strong 134.4 FPS average, comfortably exceeding the 120 Hz threshold and providing a smooth experience for most users. Even at 3840x2160, the High preset achieves a playable 72.5 FPS average, which is suitable for 60 Hz displays and provides headroom for VRR technologies.

For users with top-tier 360 Hz or higher refresh rate monitors at 1080p, the Low preset is the clear choice. The data shows a massive 323.9 FPS average at this setting and resolution, leaving no doubt that the system can fully saturate the fastest displays available. The jump from High to Low at 1080p represents an increase of 113.8 FPS, or about 54%, illustrating the significant performance headroom available when visual fidelity is lowered.

The Ultra preset is best reserved for slower-paced play or for users prioritizing image quality over raw speed. At 1080p, Ultra yields 155.5 FPS, which is still excellent, but the frame rate drops to 104.6 FPS at 1440p and 54 FPS at 4K. The 4K figure is the only one in the entire dataset that falls below 60 FPS, indicating that Ultra at 4K is the only configuration that stresses the GPU to its limit. Therefore, the Medium preset serves as a good middle ground for 1440p high-refresh displays, delivering 160.2 FPS, which is 25.8 FPS higher than High at the same resolution.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the dominant component in this pairing, evident from the frame rate scaling across resolutions. The GPU features 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s. This large memory pool and high bandwidth are more than adequate for a game from 2014, ensuring that texture streaming and memory allocation are never bottlenecks. The card's RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process, includes 6144 shading units and 192 ROPs, which drive its pixel rate of 479.6 GPixel/s.

The clock speeds play a crucial role in the observed performance. The GPU has a base clock of 1929 MHz, a game clock of 2365 MHz, and a boost clock of 2498 MHz. The boost behavior is evident when comparing the 1080p Low and Ultra results. The 323.9 FPS average at Low suggests the GPU is running near its maximum boost clock, as the relatively simple scene allows for higher power allocation to the compute units. In contrast, the 155.5 FPS at Ultra shows the GPU working harder, likely sustaining a slightly lower clock under sustained load. The 61.39 TFLOPS FP32 compute throughput provides the raw processing power necessary to maintain these high frame rates, even with the CPU providing a steady stream of draw calls.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo hit 240 FPS at 1440p?

A: No. The highest average FPS recorded at 2560x1440 is 207.7 on the Low preset. The High preset produces 134.4 FPS, which falls short of a 240 Hz target.

Q: What is the largest performance difference between settings at 4K?

A: The difference between the highest and lowest frame rates at 3840x2160 is 58.5 FPS. The Low preset averages 112.5 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 54 FPS.

Q: How does the 1080p Ultra performance compare to the 4K High performance?

A: The 1080p Ultra preset averages 155.5 FPS, which is 83 FPS higher than the 4K High preset's 72.5 FPS. This shows that resolution has a more substantial impact on performance than the quality preset in this comparison.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor for this game?

A: The frame rate scaling suggests the GPU is the primary limiter. Between 1080p and 1440p on the High preset, the frame rate drops by 75.7 FPS (from 210.1 to 134.4). This large drop indicates that the GPU is being saturated as pixel count increases.

Q: What is the minimum average FPS recorded in the entire dataset?

A: The lowest average FPS measured is 54, which occurs at 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset. This is the only measurement below 60 FPS.

Q: Does the 12-core CPU provide any advantage in this game?

A: The Ryzen 9 5900X's performance is sufficient to feed the GPU at all settings. The 1080p Low result of 323.9 FPS demonstrates that the CPU can handle very high frame rates without becoming a bottleneck, as the GPU is not being fully utilized at that resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX combination ranks 246th out of 1733 tested combos for Minimum. This places the system in the top 14.2% of all configurations tested, which is a strong result for a pairing of a 2020 CPU and a 2022 GPU. The rank is a composite measure of performance across all tested settings and resolutions.

The CPU's synthetic benchmark scores provide context for this rank. The Ryzen 9 5900X achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33150, which is 0.9% higher than the Intel Core i7-13700F's average score of 39095, according to the nearestRivals data. In single-core performance, the Geekbench single-core score is 2202. The GPU's Passmark G3D score of 31238 places it 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro M6000, which has an average score of 43313. This combination of a top-tier CPU and a high-end GPU from their respective generations explains the strong overall rank. The system is clearly not a budget-oriented build, but rather a high-performance pairing that delivers top-tier results in this older title.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals the GPU's workload. At the High preset, the system produces 210.1 FPS at 1920x1080, which drops to 134.4 FPS at 2560x1440 and then to 72.5 FPS at 3840x2160. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is a 36% reduction in frame rate, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is a further 46% reduction. This steep curve indicates that the GPU is the limiting component, as the CPU has more than enough headroom to handle the increased draw calls at higher resolutions.

The data shows similar scaling patterns across all settings. For the Ultra preset, the frame rate drops from 155.5 FPS at 1080p to 104.6 FPS at 1440p and then to 54 FPS at 4K. This consistent pattern across presets confirms that the GPU's rendering throughput is the primary constraint. The CPU's role is mostly static; it must prepare frames, but the GPU's pixel fill rate and shader processing determine the final output. The fact that the 1080p Low preset reaches 323.9 FPS suggests the CPU can push well over 300 FPS, so the GPU is never waiting on the processor for data. The bottleneck is purely on the graphics card's ability to rasterize and shade the scene at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings is highly playable. The Low preset leads with an average of 323.9 FPS. The Medium preset follows with 245.9 FPS, representing a 78 FPS drop from Low. High settings produce 210.1 FPS, and the Ultra preset brings up the rear with 155.5 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 168.4 FPS, showing that the GPU has ample performance to spare at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the GPU working harder. The Low preset produces 207.7 FPS, which is still excellent for 144 Hz displays. Medium settings average 160.2 FPS, while High settings drop to 134.4 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 104.6 FPS, which is still above 100 FPS and provides a smooth experience on 100 Hz or 120 Hz monitors. The gap between Low and Ultra is 103.1 FPS, a smaller absolute difference than at 1080p, indicating the GPU is becoming more saturated.

At 3840x2160, the results show the true demands of 4K rendering. The Low preset maintains a playable average of 112.5 FPS, which is surprising for a 4K resolution. Medium settings drop to 83.9 FPS, and High settings average 72.5 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only configuration that falls below 60 FPS, with an average of 54 FPS. This demonstrates that while the RX 7900 XTX is powerful, the Ultra preset at 4K is simply too demanding for a stable 60 FPS experience. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is a 58.5 FPS drop, confirming the GPU is the limiting factor across the board.