Minimum

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti delivers a highly capable 1080p experience in Minimum, but the data reveals a clear transition to GPU-bound territory as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combination reaches an average of 240 FPS, indicating a ceiling likely imposed by the game's engine or the CPU's frame delivery. Moving to 1440p and 4K, the frame rates scale consistently with the GPU's workload, showing a predictable performance curve that prioritizes high refresh rate gaming at standard resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a significant shift in performance characteristics as resolution climbs. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 240 FPS, which is 83.7 FPS higher than the 156.8 FPS recorded at 1080p High. This gap narrows progressively at higher resolutions: at 2560x1440, the difference between Low and High is 51.2 FPS (153.4 versus 102.2), and at 3840x2160, it shrinks to 25.7 FPS (82.3 versus 56.6). This pattern strongly suggests that at 1080p, the CPU and memory subsystem are capable of feeding the GPU enough data to saturate lower graphical loads, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases.

The jump from 1080p to 1440p at High settings results in a 54.6 FPS drop (from 156.8 to 102.2), a 34.8% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K at the same settings yields a 45.6 FPS drop (from 102.2 to 56.6), a 44.6% reduction. This non-linear scaling indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti's 8 GB memory buffer and 256-bit bus are being taxed heavily at 4K, particularly with the higher texture and shading demands of High and Ultra presets. The 4K Ultra result of 40.4 FPS is the lowest recorded, showing that while the game remains playable, it falls below the 60 FPS threshold often desired for smooth third-person shooter gameplay.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip, is the dominant component in determining frame rates at higher resolutions. Its 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s, which is substantial for a card in its class. The boost clock of 1770 MHz and 6144 shading units allow for strong raw throughput, evidenced by the 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 performance. In Minimum, the GPU's role becomes increasingly apparent as settings and resolution rise; the 4K Ultra result of 40.4 FPS versus the 4K Low result of 82.3 FPS shows a 41.9 FPS spread, highlighting how memory bandwidth and pixel fill rate are stressed by the game's visual effects.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 74th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30849. Its nearest rivals in synthetic tests include the AMD Radeon RX 6700 (scoring 31112, a 0.8% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (scoring 30755, a 0.3% delta), indicating that the RTX 3070 Ti sits in a tightly contested performance bracket. However, in Minimum, the measured FPS data shows that the card delivers playable frame rates even at 4K High (56.6 FPS), suggesting that the game's engine is well-optimized for this hardware generation, though the 8 GB VRAM capacity may be a limiting factor for future titles or higher texture packs.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F provides a solid foundation for this gaming configuration, with 10 cores and 16 threads running at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its 20 MB of shared L3 cache and support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory give it flexibility, but the game's performance data suggests that the CPU is rarely the bottleneck in Minimum except at the lowest resolution and settings. At 1080p Low, the 240 FPS average likely approaches the engine's frame rate cap or the CPU's single-threaded limit, given that the 3DMark single-thread score is 960 and the Passmark single-thread score is 3634.

The CPU's synthetic performance is robust, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 21279 and a Geekbench multicore score of 10971. Its 3DMark 16-thread score of 7314 is nearly identical to its max-thread score of 7307, indicating that the 16 threads are efficiently utilized in multi-threaded workloads. In Minimum, the CPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs (with an average benchmark score of 25236) places it slightly ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201, a 0.1% delta) and marginally behind the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365, a -0.5% delta). This positioning means the CPU provides ample headroom for the GPU to operate at full capacity in most scenarios, with the 4.60 GHz boost clock ensuring responsive frame pacing in CPU-light scenes.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested configurations, this specific combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 700th out of 1733 total combos for Minimum. This places it in the top 40.4% of all tested systems, indicating a solid mid-to-upper tier performance level. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's strong multi-threaded capabilities and the GPU's high refresh rate potential at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra result of 40.4 FPS pulls the overall score down relative to configurations with higher-end GPUs.

The rank of 700 suggests that while this combo is far from the top of the leaderboard, it outperforms a majority of systems tested. The GPU's 74th percentile ranking (against all GPUs) and the CPU's 82nd percentile ranking (against all CPUs) are both respectable, but the combination's in-game rank is lower than either component's individual percentile, indicating that the game's performance is more sensitive to GPU capabilities than CPU capabilities. Systems ranked higher than 700 likely feature GPUs with larger memory buffers or higher compute throughput, as the RTX 3070 Ti's 8 GB VRAM is a notable constraint at 4K Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. The Low preset achieves an average of 240 FPS, which is 83.2 FPS higher than the Medium preset's 182.4 FPS and 123.2 FPS higher than the Ultra preset's 116.8 FPS. The High preset records 156.8 FPS, showing a 40.8 FPS gap from Low and a 25.6 FPS gap from Medium. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the limiting factor is often the CPU or engine overhead, as the GPU has ample headroom to render frames quickly.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain highly playable. The Low preset averages 153.4 FPS, dropping to 121.1 FPS at Medium and 102.2 FPS at High. The Ultra preset falls to 75.4 FPS, which is still smooth for a third-person shooter. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1440p is a 78 FPS drop, showing that the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth are being utilized more heavily. The 1440p results are 36.1% to 38.5% lower than their 1080p counterparts, consistent with the increased pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. The Low preset averages 82.3 FPS, which is playable, but the Medium preset drops to 63 FPS and High to 56.6 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 40.4 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold and may exhibit noticeable stutter in fast-paced combat. The 4K results show a 41.9 FPS spread from Low to Ultra, indicating that the 8 GB memory buffer and 608.3 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for the highest quality settings at this resolution. Overall, the data suggests that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K reserved for less demanding settings or titles.