Minimum

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers a strong performance profile in Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter released on 2014-06-25. Across the measured resolutions, the combination demonstrates a clear shift from CPU-bound behavior at 1080p to GPU-bound behavior at 4K. The data indicates that the RTX 3080 Ti is the primary scaling factor at higher resolutions, while the i5-12400's six cores and 12 threads provide ample headroom for high frame rates at lower settings. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS data, settings recommendations, and the specific roles of the CPU and GPU in shaping the experience.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU and GPU combination in Minimum?*

A: Based on the measured data, 2560x1440 provides the best balance, with average FPS ranging from 90.4 at Ultra settings to 176.8 at Low settings. This resolution keeps frame rates well above the 60 FPS threshold while offering higher visual fidelity than 1080p.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti's average benchmark score is 41224, which is 0.5% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090's score of 41441. It also trails the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 by 0.9% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 by 1.1%.

Q: What is the CPU's performance standing relative to other processors?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400 has an average benchmark score of 19850, placing it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-9700, scores 19831, making the i5-12400 0.1% faster.

*Q: Is the RTX 3080 Ti capable of running Minimum at 4K Ultra settings?*

A: Yes, but with a caveat. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 45 FPS. While playable, it falls below the 60 FPS standard; lowering to High settings at the same resolution yields 62.9 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at 1920x1080?

A: The data suggests a CPU limitation at 1080p. At Low settings, the average FPS is 275.3, which is significantly higher than at 1440p, but the scaling from 1440p to 1080p is less pronounced than the scaling from 4K to 1440p, indicating the CPU is nearing its limit.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s. This is sufficient for the workloads in Minimum.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data points to a clear optimal path for different priorities. For players targeting a smooth 60 FPS experience at 3840x2160, the High preset is the recommended choice, as it delivers an average of 62.9 FPS. Dropping to Medium at this resolution lowers the average to 73.2 FPS, offering a more comfortable margin, while the Ultra preset at 45 FPS is best reserved for screenshots or scenarios where frame rate is secondary to maximum visual quality.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset achieves an average of 90.4 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors without compromising on visual fidelity. The High preset at 114.7 FPS provides an even larger buffer for demanding scenes. For esports-style play, the Low preset at 176.8 FPS is the most responsive option, though it sacrifices visual detail.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset still delivers a very high average of 137.7 FPS. However, the Low preset at 275.3 FPS and the Medium preset at 214.9 FPS are better suited for maximizing refresh rates on 240 Hz or higher displays. The data suggests that the High preset at 177.6 FPS is a strong middle ground, offering a substantial frame rate advantage over Ultra while retaining more visual features than Low. Overall, the best experience per the measured rows is the 1440p High preset, as it combines a high frame rate with good visual quality, and the 1440p Ultra preset for image quality enthusiasts who still want over 90 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a distinct scaling pattern across resolutions for the RTX 3080 Ti and i5-12400. At 3840x2160 with High settings, the average FPS is 62.9. Moving down to 2560x1440 with the same settings increases the average to 114.7, a substantial jump of 51.8 FPS. Further reducing to 1920x1080 yields 177.6 FPS, another increase of 62.9 FPS. This pattern shows that the performance delta between 4K and 1440p (51.8 FPS) is nearly identical to the delta between 1440p and 1080p (62.9 FPS), suggesting a consistent scaling factor related to pixel count.

However, the scaling behavior changes at lower settings. At Low settings, the jump from 3840x2160 (96.7 FPS) to 2560x1440 (176.8 FPS) is 80.1 FPS, and the jump to 1920x1080 (275.3 FPS) is 98.5 FPS. This larger delta indicates that the GPU is less of a limiting factor at lower settings, allowing the CPU to push higher frame rates. The fact that the 1080p Low setting reaches 275.3 FPS, while the 1080p Ultra setting peaks at 137.7 FPS, demonstrates that the game's settings have a massive impact on the workload.

The limiting component shifts depending on the resolution. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, as frame rates are heavily constrained by pixel throughput. At 1080p, the CPU begins to take a more prominent role, as the frame rate ceiling approaches the i5-12400's capabilities. The data indicates that the sweet spot for this combination is 1440p, where the GPU is still heavily utilized but the CPU can maintain high frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a comprehensive look at performance across all settings and resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the average FPS values are as follows: Low settings produce the highest result at 275.3 FPS. Medium settings reduce this to 214.9 FPS, a drop of 60.4 FPS. High settings yield 177.6 FPS, a further decrease of 37.3 FPS. Ultra settings produce the lowest result at 137.7 FPS, which is 39.9 FPS below the High preset. This shows a clear linear degradation in performance as visual fidelity increases, with the gap between each preset being substantial.

At 2560x1440, the pattern is similar but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings deliver 176.8 FPS. Medium settings deliver 139.7 FPS, a drop of 37.1 FPS. High settings deliver 114.7 FPS, a decrease of 25.0 FPS. Ultra settings deliver 90.4 FPS, which is 24.3 FPS below the High preset. The relative performance gaps are smaller than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is becoming a more significant factor.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates are the lowest across the board. Low settings produce 96.7 FPS. Medium settings produce 73.2 FPS, a drop of 23.5 FPS. High settings produce 62.9 FPS, a decrease of 10.3 FPS. Ultra settings produce 45.0 FPS, which is 17.9 FPS below the High preset. The performance drop from Medium to High is the smallest of any resolution, suggesting that the GPU is saturated and the difference between these presets is less pronounced.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the dominant component in this configuration for Minimum. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s, which is ample for the game's textures and geometry at all tested settings. The GPU's base clock is 1365 MHz, with a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The memory clock is listed as 1188 MHz, with an effective data rate of 19 Gbps.

The GPU's compute capabilities are substantial, with 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. It also features 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, though these are not likely to be heavily utilized by a game released in 2014. The FP32 performance is 34.10 TFLOPS, and the pixel rate is 186.5 GPixel/s, with a texture rate of 532.8 GTexel/s.

Benchmark results show the RTX 3080 Ti has an average score of 41224, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its Passmark G3D score is 26896, and its DirectX 12 score is 110. The data shows that the GPU's performance is the limiting factor at 4K resolution, as evidenced by the significant FPS drops when moving from 1440p to 2160p. The GPU's role is to render the scene at the target resolution, and its performance scales predictably with the number of pixels.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 plays a crucial role in supporting the RTX 3080 Ti, especially at lower resolutions. It has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The CPU's cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration.

The CPU's benchmark scores indicate strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performance. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 15935, and its single-core score is 2249. In Passmark, it scores 3456 in single-thread tests and 18747 in multi-thread tests. Its 3DMark scores are 910 for single-thread, 3012 for 4 threads, and 5890 for max threads.

The CPU's percentile rank is 77, with an average benchmark score of 19850. This places it 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-9700, which scores 19831, and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-11600K, which scores 19771. The data suggests that the i5-12400 is sufficient to feed the RTX 3080 Ti at 1080p, as the frame rates at Low settings (275.3 FPS) are exceptionally high. However, the CPU is the limiting factor when trying to push beyond these frame rates, as the scaling from 1440p to 1080p is not proportional to the pixel count reduction.