Minimum

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER places at rank 182 out of 1733 tested combinations in Minimum. That puts this pairing comfortably inside the top 11% of all tested system configurations for this title, a strong showing for a desktop setup built around a mid-range 13th Gen processor and an Ada Lovelace flagship-tier GPU. The data confirms this is a high-performing combo in absolute terms, with the measured frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings landing well above playable thresholds.

The CPU’s synthetic benchmark standing reinforces the picture. The Core i5-13400F posts an average benchmark score of 25236, placing it in the 82nd percentile against all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database are remarkably tight: the Intel Core i7-13620H scores 25201, a delta of just 0.1% ahead, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D sits 0.5% higher at 25365. The AMD EPYC 9474F and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 trail by 0.5% each. This clustering indicates the i5-13400F’s computational throughput is squarely in a competitive band, neither a bottleneck nor a standout — it simply delivers consistent, mid-pack-to-upper-tier CPU performance that pairs well with a powerful GPU.

On the graphics side, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER achieves an 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48704. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA CMP 50HX at 49071 (0.7% higher), the RTX A2000 at 47915 (1.6% lower), and the RTX A1000 Mobile at 47743 (2% lower). The Intel Arc A550M is 2.1% higher at 49737. The GPU’s dominance in the pairing is evident: in Minimum, the frame rate scales more with resolution and settings than with CPU headroom, suggesting the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the primary driver of the experience.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER carries 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. That memory capacity is substantial for a 2014-era third-person shooter, which was designed around far smaller VRAM footprints. The practical effect is that texture-heavy scenes at high resolutions never come close to exhausting the frame buffer, allowing the GPU to operate without memory-related stutters or texture pop-in. The 16 GB allocation also provides headroom for future titles, though this analysis is confined to Minimum.

Clock speeds are equally relevant. The GPU runs at a base clock of 2340 MHz and boosts to 2610 MHz, with memory clocked at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). These figures translate into a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s. For a game like Minimum, which relies on straightforward rasterization rather than ray tracing, the raw throughput of 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 is more than sufficient. The data shows the GPU’s role is to push high frame rates at 1440p and 1080p, while at 4K it becomes the limiting factor at higher settings — as evidenced by the drop from 74.8 FPS at High to 54.8 FPS at Ultra.

The architecture, Ada Lovelace, on a 5 nm process from TSMC, includes 8448 shading units, 264 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores are present but largely idle in this title, which does not leverage ray tracing or DLSS in the measured data. The GPU’s 285 W TDP and triple-slot design indicate a power-hungry component, but the benchmark results speak to its capability: even at 4K Ultra, it maintains a playable 54.8 FPS average.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows reveal a clear hierarchy across presets, and the optimal choice depends on the target resolution and refresh rate. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers 328 FPS average, while Medium drops to 250 FPS, High to 214.1 FPS, and Ultra to 161.6 FPS. For competitive play on a 144Hz or 240Hz monitor, Low or Medium is the sensible pick, as both exceed 240 FPS. But for visual fidelity, High at 214.1 FPS still offers a buttery experience that outpaces most displays.

At 1440p, the story shifts. Low produces 210.6 FPS, Medium 159.8 FPS, High 137.1 FPS, and Ultra 104.9 FPS. The High preset is the sweet spot here: it delivers 137.1 FPS, which is ideal for 144Hz panels, while retaining better image quality than Medium. Ultra at 104.9 FPS is still smooth but sacrifices 32 FPS versus High for marginal visual gains in a game of this era.

At 4K, the recommendations tighten. Low yields 116.3 FPS, Medium 87.3 FPS, High 74.8 FPS, and Ultra 54.8 FPS. For a 60Hz 4K display, High is the best balance, offering 74.8 FPS with solid fidelity. Medium at 87.3 FPS is also viable if a higher refresh rate is the priority. Ultra, while playable at 54.8 FPS, dips below the 60 FPS threshold and is best reserved for screenshots or slower-paced exploration. The data suggests most users will find the High preset to be the best overall experience across all three resolutions, as it consistently maintains high frame rates without sacrificing too much visual quality.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and i5-13400F combination delivers exceptional performance across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 328 FPS, the highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium follows at 250 FPS, High at 214.1 FPS, and Ultra at 161.6 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra is a 50.8% reduction in frame rate, but even the lowest number is far beyond what any standard 1080p monitor can display. The CPU’s 10-core, 16-thread configuration with a 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures no bottleneck at this resolution, where the GPU is rarely taxed.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers remain strong but show the expected decline. Low sits at 210.6 FPS, Medium at 159.8 FPS, High at 137.1 FPS, and Ultra at 104.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 50.2%, nearly identical to the 1080p scaling, indicating that the GPU is still the primary constraint at this resolution. The i5-13400F’s 20 MB of L3 cache and 2.50 GHz base clock (4.60 GHz boost) provide enough single-thread performance to keep feeding the GPU, as evidenced by the high frame rates.

At 3840x2160, the GPU’s workload increases significantly. Low yields 116.3 FPS, Medium 87.3 FPS, High 74.8 FPS, and Ultra 54.8 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 52.9%, a slightly larger percentage than at lower resolutions, which underscores the GPU’s memory bandwidth and shading power becoming the limiting factor. The 16 GB VRAM is ample, but the 672.3 GB/s bandwidth is the ceiling at 4K Ultra. The CPU shows no signs of constraint here, as even the most demanding preset still exceeds 54 FPS, a playable level for this genre.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K reveals how the system’s components share the workload. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 328 FPS; at 4K Low, it drops to 116.3 FPS — a 64.5% reduction. At High settings, the drop is from 214.1 FPS to 74.8 FPS, a 65.1% decrease. At Ultra, 161.6 FPS at 1080p falls to 54.8 FPS at 4K, a 66.1% reduction. These percentages are tightly clustered, which indicates that the scaling penalty is consistent across presets, driven primarily by the increased pixel count rather than any setting-specific bottleneck.

The consistency of the scaling suggests the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions, while the CPU remains capable even at 1080p where frame rates are highest. At 1080p Low, the 328 FPS figure likely approaches the CPU’s practical ceiling for this game, given the i5-13400F’s single-thread score of 960 in 3DMark and 3004 in Cinebench R23. But the fact that 4K Ultra still holds above 54 FPS indicates the GPU is not overwhelmed; rather, the combination of 8448 shading units and 96 ROPs is sufficient for a 2014 title at modern resolutions.

The data also shows that stepping from 1440p to 4K incurs a larger absolute FPS loss than stepping from 1080p to 1440p. For instance, at High settings, 1440p yields 137.1 FPS, while 4K yields 74.8 FPS — a 45.4% drop. From 1080p to 1440p, the drop is 36.0% (214.1 to 137.1 FPS). This accelerating penalty is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the pixel throughput requirements grow quadratically with resolution. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s 250.6 GPixel/s pixel rate is the key figure here, and the measured numbers align with that hardware ceiling.