Minimum

Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter released on 2014-06-25, shows clear scaling behavior with the Intel Core i5-14600KF and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT. The measured data covers four presets across three resolutions, and the pattern is consistent: the Low preset maximizes frame rates, while Ultra provides the most demanding workload. The combo ranks 878th out of 1733 tested configurations, placing it slightly below the midpoint of the database.

Settings Recommendations

The Low preset delivers the highest average FPS across all resolutions, making it the best choice for competitive play. At 1920x1080, Low produces 213.5 FPS, which is more than double the 104.4 FPS seen at Ultra. The gap narrows at higher resolutions but remains substantial: at 2560x1440, Low hits 134.4 FPS versus 67.1 FPS on Ultra, and at 3840x2160, Low reaches 73.8 FPS compared to 37.5 FPS on Ultra.

Medium offers a balanced middle ground. It provides 162.6 FPS at 1080p, 103.8 FPS at 1440p, and 56.7 FPS at 4K. These numbers are 23.8% lower than Low at 1080p, 22.8% lower at 1440p, and 23.2% lower at 4K. The consistency of this drop suggests Medium applies a uniform workload increase without hitting a bottleneck.

High settings sit between Medium and Ultra in performance. At 1080p, High achieves 137.4 FPS, which is 15.5% below Medium and 31.7% below Low. The 1440p High result of 87 FPS represents a 16.2% reduction from Medium, while the 4K High figure of 49.3 FPS is 13.1% below Medium. Ultra is the most demanding, with 104.4 FPS at 1080p, 67.1 FPS at 1440p, and 37.5 FPS at 4K.

For the best experience, the data suggests Low at 1080p for maximum fluidity, or Medium at 1440p as a compromise between visual quality and frame rate. Ultra at 4K falls below 40 FPS, which will struggle to maintain smooth motion in a shooter.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a 7 nm process from TSMC. It carries 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2150 MHz, with a game clock of 2495 MHz and a boost clock of 2600 MHz. Memory runs at 2250 MHz, translating to 18 Gbps effective.

The GPU's compute resources include 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units. It also features 40 ray tracing cores. The pixel rate is 166.4 GPixel/s, and the texture rate reaches 416.0 GTexel/s. Floating point performance is rated at 13.31 TFLOPS for FP32, with FP16 offering 26.62 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio.

In benchmark tests, the RX 6750 XT scores 20700 in Passmark G3D and 9550 in Passmark GPU Compute. Its DirectX 12 score is 80, while DirectX 11 reaches 180. The GPU's percentile ranking against all GPUs is 79, placing it in the upper tier. Its nearest rivals show tight competition: the AMD Radeon RX 5600M scores 35264 (0.2% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 35435 (0.3% lower), and the AMD Radeon 880M scores 35646 (0.9% lower).

The VRAM capacity of 12 GB is sufficient for the measured presets. The data shows no signs of memory capacity limiting performance, as frame rates scale consistently with resolution changes rather than exhibiting sudden drops that would indicate VRAM exhaustion.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K follows a predictable curve. At Low settings, the transition from 213.5 FPS at 1080p to 134.4 FPS at 1440p represents a 37.0% reduction, and then to 73.8 FPS at 4K is a further 45.1% drop from 1440p. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low is 65.4%.

Medium settings show a similar pattern: 162.6 FPS at 1080p falls to 103.8 FPS at 1440p (36.2% reduction), then to 56.7 FPS at 4K (45.4% reduction from 1440p). The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K is 65.1%, nearly identical to Low.

High settings exhibit slightly different scaling. The 137.4 FPS at 1080p drops to 87 FPS at 1440p (36.7% reduction), then to 49.3 FPS at 4K (43.3% reduction from 1440p). The overall reduction is 64.1%. Ultra shows the steepest scaling: 104.4 FPS at 1080p falls to 67.1 FPS at 1440p (35.7% reduction), then to 37.5 FPS at 4K (44.1% reduction from 1440p). The total drop is 64.1%.

The consistent reduction pattern across all settings indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. The similar percentage drops regardless of preset suggest the scaling is resolution-bound rather than setting-bound. The 4K results all fall below 75 FPS, with Ultra dipping to 37.5 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay in a fast-paced shooter.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14600KF paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 878th out of 1733 tested combinations in Minimum. This places the combo at the 50.7% percentile, meaning it outperforms slightly more than half of all tested configurations.

The CPU itself ranks in the 93rd percentile against all processors, with an average benchmark score of 49367. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600K, scores 49166, a delta of 0.4%. The AMD EPYC 4345P scores 49595 (0.5% higher), the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X scores 49062 (0.6% lower), and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H scores 48698 (1.4% lower). This suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo.

The GPU ranks in the 79th percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35327. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the AMD Radeon RX 5600M at 35264 (0.2% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile at 35435 (0.3% higher), the AMD Radeon 880M at 35646 (0.9% higher), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 at 35787 (1.3% higher). The GPU's mid-tier ranking relative to the CPU's high-tier ranking explains why the combo lands near the middle of the overall distribution — the GPU holds back the CPU's potential.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14-core, 20-thread processor from Intel's Core 14th Gen series, based on the Raptor Lake architecture. It uses a 10 nm process and fits the Intel Socket 1700. The base clock is 3.50 GHz, boosting to 5.30 GHz. The processor carries a 125 W TDP and supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. It has 24 MB of shared L3 cache, with 2 MB of L2 cache per core and 80 KB of L1 cache per core.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 32889 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4643 in single-core. Geekbench results show 15636 multi-core and 2778 single-core. Passmark tests reveal 38697 in multi-thread and 4273 in single-thread. The CPU's average benchmark score of 49367 places it in the 93rd percentile.

In Minimum, the CPU's high single-thread performance is relevant because the game released in 2014-06-25, predating the CPU's 2023-10-16 release by nearly a decade. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (213.5 FPS) suggests the CPU can feed the GPU effectively at lower resolutions. However, the 4K results show only 73.8 FPS at Low, indicating the GPU becomes the bottleneck as resolution increases. The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking versus the GPU's 79th percentile confirms this imbalance — the processor has more headroom than the graphics card can utilize at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for Maximum FPS?

A: The Low preset delivers the highest average FPS at every resolution: 213.5 FPS at 1080p, 134.4 FPS at 1440p, and 73.8 FPS at 4K.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The Intel Core i5-14600KF and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 878th out of 1733 tested combos, placing it just above the midpoint of all results.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K?

A: The GPU limits performance at 4K. The CPU ranks in the 93rd percentile while the GPU ranks in the 79th percentile, and FPS drops consistently from 213.5 at 1080p Low to 73.8 at 4K Low.

Q: How much FPS is lost between 1080p and 4K?

A: The reduction ranges from 64.1% to 65.4% depending on the preset. Low loses 65.4%, Medium loses 65.1%, High loses 64.1%, and Ultra loses 64.1%.

Q: What is the Ultra preset performance at 1440p?

A: Ultra at 2560x1440 delivers 67.1 FPS average, which is below the 103.8 FPS of Medium and 87 FPS of High at the same resolution.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RX 6750 XT scores 35327 on average, with the AMD Radeon RX 5600M scoring 35264 (0.2% lower) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scoring 35435 (0.3% higher).