Minimum

Minimum, the 2014 third-person shooter, shows remarkably scalable performance on the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination. The measured frame rates across resolutions and settings reveal a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher presets, while the CPU's strong single-threaded performance ensures very high frame rates at lower settings. This analysis walks through the resolution scaling, component roles, ranking, and specific measured data for this combo.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as pixel count increases. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 215 at 1920x1080 to 139 at 2560x1440, a 35% reduction, and then further to 75 at 3840x2160, which is a 65% drop from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is typical for a game of this era, where the rendering workload at 4K places significant stress on the graphics card.

The Low settings preset shows even more dramatic scaling, with 335 FPS at 1080p dropping to 216 FPS at 1440p and 116 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 4K reduction here is 65%, nearly identical to the High preset, suggesting that even at Low settings the GPU is still the dominant bottleneck at higher resolutions. The Medium preset tells a similar story: 257 FPS at 1080p, 166 FPS at 1440p, and 89 FPS at 4K, with a 65% drop from 1080p to 4K.

The Ultra preset produces the lowest overall frame rates, with 164 FPS at 1080p, 106 FPS at 1440p, and 57 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 4K reduction is also 65%, consistent with the other presets. This uniformity across settings strongly suggests that the scaling is resolution-driven rather than setting-driven, which means the RTX 5070 Ti's 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 256-bit bus are being saturated by the increasing pixel workload, not by the complexity of the graphical effects.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the system has enough headroom to push well beyond 200 FPS on most presets, but at 4K, only the Low preset manages to exceed 100 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 57 FPS is the only measurement below 60 FPS, which is a notable threshold for smooth gameplay. The consistent 65% drop from 1080p to 4K across all settings points to a GPU-bound scenario where the CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14-core, 20-thread processor from the Raptor Lake-R architecture, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its L3 cache is 24 MB shared, and it supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 32544 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4594 in single-core, with a Geekbench single-core score of 2445 and multi-core score of 17085. This CPU sits at the 90th percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49394.

The nearest rival comparison shows the i5-14600KF is very closely matched with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900, which has an average score of 49228, a delta of just 0.3%. It is also within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G and 0.8% of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245, while trailing the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 by 0.8%. These small deltas indicate that the CPU is not an outlier in its performance class, but rather sits in a tightly contested tier of processors.

For Minimum, the CPU's high boost clock and strong single-core performance are likely what enable the very high frame rates at 1080p Low settings, where the 335 FPS result suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough draw calls. However, the fact that the 1080p to 4K drop is consistent across all settings implies that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. The CPU's 14 cores and 20 threads provide ample processing power for a 2014 title, which typically does not utilize more than a few cores effectively.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a GB203 chip, featuring 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. It has 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores, with a boost clock of 2452 MHz. The GPU is equipped with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 896.0 GB/s. Its FP32 performance is 43.94 TFLOPS, and it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The GPU's percentile versus all GPUs is 86, with an average benchmark score of 49957. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64, which is 0.1% ahead, and the Intel Arc A550M, which is 0.4% behind. The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2% ahead, while the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 3.1% behind. These deltas place the RTX 5070 Ti in a competitive position, but the measured FPS in Minimum suggest it is more than sufficient for this game.

The GPU's 16 GB VRAM is more than enough for a 2014 title, even at 4K Ultra, where the 57 FPS result is likely due to the raw shader workload rather than memory capacity. The memory clock of 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) provides substantial bandwidth, which helps maintain frame rates at higher resolutions. The GPU's performance in the Passmark G3D benchmark is 32974, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 6604, indicating strong DirectX 12 performance, though Minimum is an older title that may rely more on DirectX 11.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination ranks 403 out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the top 10.9% of all tested configurations. This is a strong ranking that reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU, with neither component significantly dragging down the other's performance. The rank of 403 suggests that while many combos perform better, the vast majority of tested systems are slower in this game.

Given the CPU's 90th percentile ranking and the GPU's 86th percentile ranking, one might expect a slightly higher combo rank, but the 403rd position indicates that the game's performance is more sensitive to GPU capabilities than CPU strength. The measured FPS data shows that the combo is capable of exceeding 300 FPS at 1080p Low, which is an excellent result, but the 4K Ultra result of 57 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold, which may limit the combo's rank against systems with more powerful GPUs.

The deltaPct values for the CPU's nearest rivals are all within 1%, suggesting that swapping the i5-14600KF for a similar-tier processor would not significantly change the combo's ranking. Similarly, the GPU's nearest rivals have deltas within 3.1%, meaning that a GPU swap to a Radeon RX 6800 XT would likely result in a small but measurable performance difference, potentially affecting the rank by a few positions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, providing a comprehensive view of the combo's performance. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers the highest average FPS at 335, followed by Medium at 257, High at 215, and Ultra at 164. The Medium preset has a minimum FPS of 218 and a maximum of 295, showing some variance but generally stable performance.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 216 FPS, Medium averages 166 FPS with a minimum of 141 and maximum of 190, High averages 139 FPS, and Ultra averages 106 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is significant, with the Low preset losing 35.5% of its frame rate, and the Ultra preset losing 35.4%. This consistency reinforces the GPU-bound nature of the game at these resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 116 FPS, Medium averages 89 FPS with a minimum of 76 and maximum of 103, High averages 75 FPS, and Ultra averages 57 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only one below 60 FPS, and the 4K High result of 75 FPS is the next lowest. The Medium preset's minimum of 76 FPS is higher than the High preset's average, indicating that the Medium preset provides a more consistent experience at 4K than the High preset.

The data shows that the combo is most comfortable at 1080p, where even the Ultra preset exceeds 160 FPS, and at 1440p, where the Low preset approaches 220 FPS. At 4K, the Low preset is the only one that remains above 100 FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K gaming on this hardware.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Minimum?

A: The highest average FPS is 335, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo averages 57 FPS, which is the lowest measured result and falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations in Minimum?

A: The combo ranks 403 out of 3712 tested combos, placing it in the top 10.9% of all tested systems.

Q: Which CPU rival is closest in performance to the Intel Core i5-14600KF?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is the closest rival, with an average benchmark score of 49228, a delta of just 0.3% from the i5-14600KF's 49394.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking versus all GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is at the 86th percentile versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49957.

Q: Which resolution and settings combination provides the highest minimum FPS?

A: The 1920x1080 Medium preset has the highest minimum FPS at 218, with a maximum of 295 and an average of 257.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution and desired frame rate. For 1080p gaming, the Ultra preset provides an average of 164 FPS, which is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on modern monitors, and the High preset at 215 FPS is suitable for 240 Hz displays. The Low preset at 335 FPS is excessive for most displays but may be useful for competitive play.

At 1440p, the High preset averages 139 FPS, which is ideal for 144 Hz monitors, while the Ultra preset at 106 FPS is still playable but may not fully utilize high-refresh displays. The Medium preset at 166 FPS is a good middle ground, offering a higher average FPS than High while maintaining a minimum of 141 FPS, which is close to the 144 Hz threshold. For 4K, the Low preset at 116 FPS is the only option that consistently exceeds 100 FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K gaming on this hardware.

The Medium preset at 4K averages 89 FPS with a minimum of 76 FPS, which is playable but less consistent than the Low preset. The High preset at 4K drops to 75 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls to 57 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay. The data suggests that for the best experience, users should prioritize the Low or Medium presets at 4K, while at 1080p and 1440p, the Ultra and High presets provide excellent frame rates without sacrificing much performance.