Minimum

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT delivers a robust 1080p experience in Minimum, but the data reveals a predictable shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 260.6 FPS, a figure that highlights the CPU’s capacity to feed the GPU at lower resolutions. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops the average to 165.8 FPS, a 36% reduction, while 3840x2160 Low yields 89.3 FPS, another 46% decline. This scaling pattern is typical for a system where the graphics card becomes increasingly dominant as pixel count rises, though the 1080p results suggest the i5-10400F is not entirely free of limitation.

The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings shows a more moderate drop: 163.9 FPS down to 108.8 FPS, a 34% decrease. The 4K High result of 54.8 FPS represents a further 50% reduction from 1440p, indicating that the RX 6800 XT is handling the bulk of the workload at this resolution. At Ultra settings, the pattern intensifies, with 125.3 FPS at 1080p falling to 83.6 FPS at 1440p and then to 43.4 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 4K Ultra is 65%, which underscores how the game’s visual demands scale with resolution, pushing the GPU to its limits while the CPU’s role diminishes.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data across resolutions paints a clear picture of where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p Low, the 260.6 FPS average is extraordinarily high, and the fact that it drops to 165.8 FPS at 1440p Low—a 36% decline—suggests the GPU is beginning to assert itself, but the CPU is still contributing meaningfully. However, the 4K Low result of 89.3 FPS, a 46% drop from 1440p, indicates that the RX 6800 XT is now the primary limiting factor. This is a classic sign of a balanced system at lower resolutions transitioning to a GPU-bound state at higher ones.

For Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 197.9 FPS at 1080p, 127.5 FPS at 1440p, and 70.4 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 36% and 45%, respectively, which aligns closely with the Low settings pattern. High settings show a slightly different curve, with 163.9 FPS at 1080p, 108.8 FPS at 1440p, and 54.8 FPS at 4K—drops of 34% and 50%. Ultra settings exhibit the steepest decline, falling from 125.3 FPS at 1080p to 83.6 FPS at 1440p (-33%) and then to 43.4 FPS at 4K (-48%). The consistent 33-36% drop from 1080p to 1440p across all settings suggests that the CPU is still capable of holding frame rates relatively high at 1440p, but the 45-50% drop from 1440p to 4K confirms that the GPU is the dominant constraint at the highest resolution.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is the driving force behind these results, and its specifications explain the observed performance. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 512.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is substantial for a 2014 title like Minimum, which is unlikely to stress the frame buffer even at 4K Ultra. The GPU’s clocks are listed as a base of 1825 MHz, a game clock of 2015 MHz, and a boost clock of 2250 MHz, with memory running at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). These clock speeds, combined with 4608 shading units and 128 ROPs, produce a pixel rate of 288.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 648.0 GTexel/s.

In practice, the RX 6800 XT’s raw compute power—20.74 TFLOPS FP32—is more than sufficient for Minimum at 1080p, where the combo achieves over 260 FPS on Low settings. The GPU’s 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49982, places it well above the median, and its nearest rivals—the Intel Arc A550M (0.5% higher), NVIDIA RTX A1000 (-1.7%), NVIDIA CMP 50HX (1.9%), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (2.6%)—are all within a narrow performance band. This indicates that the RX 6800 XT is competitive with these cards, and its 16 GB VRAM ensures that memory capacity is never a limiting factor in this game, even at 4K Ultra where the average FPS drops to 43.4.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific configuration—the Intel Core i5-10400F and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT—ranks 612th out of 1733 tested combos for Minimum. This places it in the 65th percentile of all tested systems, which is a respectable position given the CPU’s mid-range pedigree. The i5-10400F itself holds a 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14168, and its nearest rivals—the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% higher), AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (-0.8%), Intel Core i5-8500 (-1.1%), and AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 (-1.2%)—are all within a 1.2% performance delta. This suggests that the CPU is not a weak link in this pairing.

The combo’s rank of 612 out of 1733 indicates that while it is outperformed by a significant number of higher-end systems, it still sits comfortably in the upper half of the database. The GPU’s 87th percentile ranking is notably higher than the CPU’s 73rd, which suggests that the RX 6800 XT is the stronger component in this pairing. This is reflected in the FPS data, where the GPU’s performance scales predictably with resolution, while the CPU’s influence wanes at 4K. The data implies that for users with this combo, the GPU is the primary driver of frame rates, and any CPU upgrade would yield diminishing returns, particularly at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data offers clear guidance on the optimal settings for this combo. At 1080p, all settings are playable, with even Ultra achieving 125.3 FPS, well above the 60 FPS threshold. For users with 144Hz or higher refresh rate monitors, Medium settings at 1080p deliver 197.9 FPS, providing a smooth experience without the overhead of Ultra. At 1440p, the choice becomes more nuanced: High settings produce 108.8 FPS, which is excellent for most displays, while Ultra drops to 83.6 FPS, still playable but with a noticeable reduction. For 4K, High settings yield 54.8 FPS, which is marginal for smooth gameplay, while Medium at 70.4 FPS offers a better balance. Low settings at 4K produce 89.3 FPS, making it the recommended choice for competitive play at this resolution.

The sweet spot for this combo appears to be 1440p High, which offers 108.8 FPS—a figure that is both visually rich and fluid. At 4K, Medium settings at 70.4 FPS provide the best trade-off between fidelity and performance, as Ultra’s 43.4 FPS is below the 60 FPS target for many users. The data shows that the RX 6800 XT is capable of handling 4K, but only at reduced settings, and the CPU’s performance at 1080p indicates that it is not a limiting factor for those who prefer lower resolutions for competitive advantages.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full measured FPS table for this combo is as follows:

• 1920x1080: Low averages 260.6 FPS, Medium 197.9 FPS, High 163.9 FPS, and Ultra 125.3 FPS.
• 2560x1440: Low averages 165.8 FPS, Medium 127.5 FPS, High 108.8 FPS, and Ultra 83.6 FPS.
• 3840x2160: Low averages 89.3 FPS, Medium 70.4 FPS, High 54.8 FPS, and Ultra 43.4 FPS.

These figures demonstrate a consistent hierarchy: Low settings always deliver the highest frame rates, followed by Medium, then High, and finally Ultra. The spread between Low and Ultra is largest at 1080p (260.6 vs. 125.3 FPS, a 52% difference) and narrows at 4K (89.3 vs. 43.4 FPS, a 51% difference). This uniformity suggests that the game’s settings have a proportional impact on performance, regardless of resolution. The data also reveals that the combo can achieve 4K Low at nearly 90 FPS, which is a strong result for a GPU of this class, while 4K Ultra falls below 45 FPS, indicating that this setting is best reserved for systems with more powerful hardware. Overall, the measured results confirm that this pairing is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K viable only at lower presets.