Minimum

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT delivers a wide performance envelope in Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter released on 2014-06-25. The dataset provides measured average FPS across four quality presets and three resolutions, revealing a system that is heavily influenced by both CPU throughput and GPU memory bandwidth depending on the workload.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and clearly demonstrates the shifting bottleneck. At 1080p High, the combo produces 166.8 FPS, which falls to 109.9 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 56.9 FPS (approximately 34%). Moving to 4K High drops the average further to 58.9 FPS, another 51 FPS decline (approximately 46% from 1440p). This steep curve indicates that while the CPU is capable of high frame rates at lower resolutions, the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all presets. At Low settings, 1080p yields 259.2 FPS, 1440p yields 165.2 FPS, and 4K yields 86.5 FPS. The 4K Low result is still well above the 60 FPS threshold, but the gap between 1440p and 4K is a 78.7 FPS drop. Medium settings show 199.9 FPS at 1080p, 124.3 FPS at 1440p, and 66 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings are the most demanding, with 124.9 FPS at 1080p, 82.6 FPS at 1440p, and 47.1 FPS at 4K, the only preset where 4K falls below 60 FPS.

The data suggests that 1440p is the sweet spot for this combination, with all presets except Ultra remaining above 100 FPS. The 4K results show that even at Low settings, the GPU is the primary constraint, as the 86.5 FPS figure is far below the 259.2 FPS achievable at 1080p Low. This indicates that the RX 6800 XT's 512.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 20.74 TFLOPS FP32 performance are the key components determining high-resolution frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge), built on a 4 nm process. Its base clock is 4.40 GHz with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The CPU has 12 cores and 24 threads with an 80 KB L1 cache per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 64 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory over a dual-channel bus with a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU shows strong multi-threaded capability. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 46438, and its single-core score is 6555. The Geekbench multicore score is 19827, with a single-core score of 3341. These figures place the CPU in the 94th percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54450. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, scores 54681, a delta of -0.4%, meaning the 9900X is essentially tied with it. The Intel Core i7-14700F scores 54097 (0.7% lower), while the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K scores 55304 (1.5% higher) and the 245KF scores 55421 (1.8% higher).

For Minimum, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 259.2 FPS result is likely near the CPU's maximum frame delivery capability, as the GPU is not heavily loaded. The high boost clock of 5.60 GHz and the 24 threads help maintain high average FPS, but the game, being from 2014, may not fully utilize all 24 threads. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 12552 and max-thread score of 13929 show that scaling beyond 16 threads is limited, suggesting the game likely benefits from the high single-core performance (3DMark single-thread score of 1286) more than the raw thread count.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the Navi 21 chip with RDNA 2.0 architecture, built on a 7 nm process. It features 4608 shading units, 288 TMUs, and 128 ROPs. The GPU has 72 ray tracing cores and a pixel rate of 288.0 GPixel/s, with a texture rate of 648.0 GTexel/s. Its FP32 performance is 20.74 TFLOPS, and it has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 1825 MHz, with a game clock of 2015 MHz and a boost clock of 2250 MHz.

The GPU's percentile versus all GPUs is 87, with an average benchmark score of 49982. Its nearest rival is the Intel Arc A550M, which scores 49737 (0.5% lower). The NVIDIA RTX A1000 scores 50826 (1.7% higher), while the NVIDIA CMP 50HX scores 49071 (1.9% lower) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER scores 48704 (2.6% lower). This places the RX 6800 XT in the upper mid-range tier of current GPUs.

In Minimum, the GPU's role becomes dominant at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the 47.1 FPS result is the lowest in the dataset, showing that the GPU's compute throughput and memory bandwidth are insufficient for maximum quality at 4K. The drop from 4K Medium (66 FPS) to 4K High (58.9 FPS) is 7.1 FPS, while the drop from 4K High to 4K Ultra (47.1 FPS) is 11.8 FPS. This non-linear scaling indicates that the Ultra preset places a disproportionate load on the GPU. The 16 GB VRAM is likely not the limiting factor, as the game is from 2014, but the 512.0 GB/s bandwidth is critical for the higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X + AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT combination ranks 612 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all tested systems, approximately in the 65th percentile of combinations. The data is measured, meaning it comes from actual testing rather than estimation.

This ranking is notable given the CPU's high percentile (94th) and the GPU's solid percentile (87th). The combo's rank of 612 suggests that in this particular game, there are many other combinations that achieve higher frame rates. This is likely due to the game's age and its potential preference for other hardware configurations. The CPU's nearest rivals, such as the Ryzen 9 9900X3D (0.4% higher average score) and Intel Core i7-14700F (0.7% lower), would likely produce similar results, as the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. Conversely, the GPU's rivals, like the NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (2.6% lower average score), might produce slightly lower frame rates in GPU-bound scenarios.

The 612th rank out of 1733 means that 1121 other combos rank higher in this game. This is a significant number, indicating that while this combo is competent, it is not optimized for Minimum specifically. The 4K Ultra result of 47.1 FPS likely drags the overall ranking down, as many other combos may achieve higher 4K performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1440p with High settings for this combo?

A: The measured average FPS is 109.9. This is the most balanced resolution and quality setting, offering a high frame rate without the steep drop seen at 4K.

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

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X has an average benchmark score of 54450. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, scores 54681, which is 0.4% higher. The Intel Core i7-14700F scores 54097, 0.7% lower.

Q: Is the GPU capable of 4K gaming in this title?

A: At 4K High, the combo produces 58.9 FPS, which is slightly below 60 FPS. At 4K Low, it achieves 86.5 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it drops to 47.1 FPS. The GPU can handle 4K at lower presets but struggles with Ultra.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested systems in this game?

A: The combo ranks 612 out of 1733 tested combinations. This places it in the upper 35% of all tested systems, indicating solid but not top-tier performance in Minimum.

Q: How does the GPU's average benchmark score compare to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER?

A: The RX 6800 XT has an average score of 49982, while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER scores 48704. The RX 6800 XT is 2.6% higher in average benchmark score.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 1080p High, the average is 166.8 FPS. At 4K High, it is 58.9 FPS. This is a drop of 107.9 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at 4K resolution.