Minimum

# FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this combo at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti delivers an average of 57 FPS at 3840x2160 resolution on Ultra settings. This is the lowest average across all tested settings at 4K.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Ti's benchmark score compare to its closest rivals?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 49,957, which places it 0.1% behind the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (50,001), 0.4% ahead of the Intel Arc A550M (49,737), 2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (50,951), and 3.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (48,477).

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D scores in the 95th percentile among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score is 75,779, which puts it 0.1% ahead of both the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 (75,738) and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D (75,716), 0.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 8224P (75,582), and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 (75,488).

Q: At which resolution and settings does this combo achieve its highest average FPS?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 335, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. The second-highest is 257 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 216 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 5070 Ti have, and what type is it?

A: The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 896.0 GB/s. The memory clock is 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested combinations for this game?

A: This CPU/GPU combination ranks 403rd out of 3,712 total tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the top 11% of all tested configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti serves as the primary rendering engine in this combination, and its memory subsystem plays a critical role in Minimum's performance profile. With 16 GB of GDDR7 VRAM on a 256-bit bus, the card delivers 896.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth—a figure that becomes increasingly relevant as resolution scales upward. The GPU's 8,960 shading units, 280 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output pipelines are supported by 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores, all operating at a base clock of 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2452 MHz.

The GPU's benchmark results show a broad capability profile. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,604 indicates strong modern API performance, while Geekbench scores of 212,363 (OpenCL) and 225,122 (Vulkan) demonstrate compute versatility. The PassMark G3D score of 32,974 and GPU compute score of 20,203 further substantiate the card's position in the 86th percentile among all GPUs. The average benchmark score of 49,957 places it in a tight cluster with its nearest rivals—the RX Vega 64 trails by just 0.1%, while the RX 6900 XT leads by 2%.

In the context of Minimum, the GPU's 16 GB frame buffer is sufficient for even the most demanding 4K Ultra configurations. The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern: at 4K, the GPU is the dominant factor, with average frame rates ranging from 57 FPS at Ultra to 116 FPS at Low. The card's pixel rate of 235.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 686.6 GTexel/s provide the raw throughput needed to sustain these frame rates, though the Ultra preset at 4K pushes the hardware to its limits.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling across resolutions reveals a textbook GPU-bound scenario at higher settings. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 335 FPS average; moving to 1440p Low drops this to 216 FPS (a 35.5% reduction), and 4K Low further reduces it to 116 FPS (a 65.4% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline with resolution indicates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors at lower settings, where the CPU has ample headroom.

The pattern shifts at higher settings. At Ultra, the 1080p average is 164 FPS, 1440p drops to 106 FPS (a 35.4% reduction), and 4K falls to 57 FPS (a 65.2% reduction from 1080p). The consistency of these percentage drops—roughly 35% from 1080p to 1440p and another 46% from 1440p to 4K—across all settings suggests that resolution scaling is governed primarily by GPU throughput rather than CPU limitations.

Interestingly, the gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low (335 FPS) and Ultra (164 FPS) is 171 FPS (51.0% reduction). At 1440p, the gap is 110 FPS (50.9% reduction). At 4K, the gap is 59 FPS (50.9% reduction). This proportional consistency indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck across all resolutions, with the CPU's 16 cores and 32 threads providing sufficient headroom even at 1080p where frame rates exceed 300 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ranks 403rd out of 3,712 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the 89th percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects the synergy between a top-tier CPU and a high-end GPU, though the position indicates that several other combinations—likely featuring more powerful GPUs—achieve higher frame rates in this title.

The CPU's contribution to this ranking is substantial. As a 16-core, 32-thread processor with a boost clock of 5.70 GHz and 128 MB of L3 cache, the 9950X3D provides exceptional single-threaded and multi-threaded performance. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 42,018 and single-core score of 2,259 demonstrate the processing headroom available for game logic, physics, and draw call processing. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 16,374 and max-thread score of 17,184 further confirm that the CPU is not a limiting factor in this combination.

The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs is slightly lower than the combo's overall game ranking, suggesting that the CPU helps boost the combined performance above what the GPU alone might achieve. The 403rd position out of 3,712 combos means this configuration outperforms approximately 89% of all tested systems in Minimum, a strong result for a high-refresh-rate gaming setup.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimal settings based on display refresh rate and resolution. At 4K, the Medium preset delivers 89 FPS average with a minimum of 76 FPS and maximum of 103 FPS—the only 4K setting with complete frame time data. This makes Medium the recommended choice for 4K displays, as it maintains playable frame rates while providing better visual fidelity than Low (116 FPS) and far better performance than Ultra (57 FPS) or High (75 FPS).

For 1440p users, the High preset at 139 FPS average offers the best balance for 144Hz displays, while Medium at 166 FPS suits 165Hz panels. The Low preset at 216 FPS exceeds most display refresh rates and would be appropriate for competitive play, while Ultra at 106 FPS remains fully playable on 100Hz+ monitors.

At 1080p, all settings deliver high frame rates, but the Medium preset (257 FPS average, 218 minimum, 295 maximum) provides the most consistent experience for esports-level play. The Low preset at 335 FPS offers maximum responsiveness for competitive scenarios, while High (215 FPS) and Ultra (164 FPS) remain viable for visually demanding content. The Medium preset's complete frame time data—minimum 218 FPS and maximum 295 FPS—indicates good frame pacing with minimal stuttering.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 116 FPS average
• Medium: 89 FPS average (76 min, 103 max)
• High: 75 FPS average
• Ultra: 57 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 216 FPS average
• Medium: 166 FPS average (141 min, 190 max)
• High: 139 FPS average
• Ultra: 106 FPS average

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 335 FPS average
• Medium: 257 FPS average (218 min, 295 max)
• High: 215 FPS average
• Ultra: 164 FPS average

The data reveals a consistent scaling pattern: dropping from Ultra to Low settings improves average FPS by approximately 2.0x at every resolution. At 4K, the improvement is from 57 to 116 FPS (2.04x), at 1440p from 106 to 216 FPS (2.04x), and at 1080p from 164 to 335 FPS (2.04x). This uniform scaling factor suggests that the settings presets affect GPU workload proportionally across all resolutions.

The Medium preset is the only setting with complete min/max frame data at all resolutions, providing insights into frame pacing. At 1080p, the 218-295 FPS range (257 average) shows a 77 FPS spread, representing 30% variance. At 1440p, the 141-190 FPS range (166 average) shows a 49 FPS spread (29.5% variance). At 4K, the 76-103 FPS range (89 average) shows a 27 FPS spread (30.3% variance). This consistent variance pattern across resolutions indicates stable frame delivery characteristics.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D's contribution to Minimum's performance is substantial, particularly at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 200 FPS. This 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge) operates at a base clock of 4.30 GHz and boosts to 5.70 GHz. The 128 MB of L3 cache—a hallmark of the X3D series—provides significant advantages for game workloads that exhibit data locality.

The CPU's benchmark suite demonstrates its capability profile. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 42,018 and single-core score of 2,259 indicate strong performance across both heavily threaded and lightly threaded workloads. The Geekbench scores of 26,736 (multi-core) and 3,064 (single-core) corroborate this balance. PassMark scores further illustrate the processor's strengths: multithread score of 70,255, single-thread score of 4,737, and physics score of 5,670 are all indicative of a processor that can handle game simulation and rendering tasks without bottlenecking the GPU.

The 3DMark thread scaling results—2,549 for 2 threads, 4,963 for 4 threads, 9,259 for 8 threads, and 16,374 for 16 threads—show near-linear scaling, confirming that the processor can effectively utilize its core count for parallel workloads. The maximum threads score of 17,184 is only 4.9% higher than the 16-thread score, indicating that Minimum's workload may not fully utilize all 32 threads.

At 1080p Low, where the combo achieves 335 FPS, the CPU's single-thread performance becomes critical. The 5.70 GHz boost clock and 1292 single-thread 3DMark score ensure that game logic and draw call processing keep pace with the GPU's frame output. The 95th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 75,779, places this processor just 0.1% ahead of the Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285, confirming its position at the top of consumer desktop processors.