Minimum

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates for this combination of Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER show a clear hierarchy across the four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 185.2 FPS, which is the highest average recorded for this combo at any resolution or setting. Medium drops to 146.9 FPS, High to 123.5 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 92.8 FPS. The data indicates that the Ultra preset, while playable, sacrifices a substantial portion of the frame rate headroom available at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with steeper penalties. Low produces 123.9 FPS, Medium 94.3 FPS, High 76.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 58.6 FPS. At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained: Low yields 67.8 FPS, Medium 49.9 FPS, High 44 FPS, and Ultra drops to 33.7 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 92.4 FPS, while at 4K it narrows to 34.1 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns from lowering settings as resolution increases.

For the best experience per the measured rows, the High preset at 2560x1440 stands out as the balanced choice. It delivers 76.8 FPS, which remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while retaining more visual fidelity than Low or Medium. At 1920x1080, the High preset at 123.5 FPS is likewise strong, but the Medium preset at 146.9 FPS offers a 23.4 FPS improvement with presumably moderate visual trade-offs. The Ultra preset is only recommended at 1080p, where 92.8 FPS remains playable; at 1440p and 4K, Ultra falls below 60 FPS, making it less desirable for consistent motion clarity.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture using a 12 nm process from TSMC, with a die size of 545 mm² and 13,600 million transistors. Its memory configuration consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, while the memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The card includes 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, 40 ray tracing cores, and 320 tensor cores. Its pixel rate is 113.3 GPixel/s, texture rate is 283.2 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 9.062 TFLOPS.

In this game, the GPU's role is heavily tied to resolution and settings. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p, the RTX 2070 SUPER has ample headroom, with even Ultra averaging 92.8 FPS. At 1440p, the card still performs well but begins to show strain at Ultra (58.6 FPS). At 4K, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor, as Low produces only 67.8 FPS and Ultra drops to 33.7 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for this title across all tested settings, as no resolution or preset appears to be bottlenecked by memory capacity based on the FPS progression.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 22206. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22307, deltaPct -0.5), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (22006, deltaPct 0.9), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (22729, deltaPct -2.3), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21670, deltaPct 2.5). This indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER sits in a competitive mid-range tier, slightly ahead of the RX 5700 but marginally behind the RTX 4060 Mobile in aggregate benchmarks. In practice, the card's performance in Minimum aligns with this positioning, delivering solid 1080p and 1440p experiences while struggling at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drops from 1080p to 4K are substantial and reveal the bottleneck dynamics. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 185.2 at 1080p to 123.9 at 1440p (a 33.1% reduction) and then to 67.8 at 4K (a further 45.3% reduction from 1440p). At Ultra settings, the progression is 92.8 to 58.6 to 33.7 FPS, representing a 36.9% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 42.5% drop from 1440p to 4K. This consistent scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions, as the percentage losses align with the increasing pixel count.

Notably, the gap between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference is 92.4 FPS; at 1440p, it is 65.3 FPS; at 4K, it is 34.1 FPS. This suggests that at 4K, even lowering settings cannot fully compensate for the GPU's raw throughput limits, as the card's pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s and bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s become saturated regardless of quality preset. Conversely, at 1080p, the CPU has more influence, as the high frame rates (up to 185.2 FPS) indicate that the i7-12700KF can feed the GPU adequately.

The data shows that the sweet spot for this combo is 1440p, where the FPS remains high across most presets (76.8 FPS at High, 94.3 FPS at Medium, 123.9 FPS at Low). At 4K, only the Low preset achieves above 60 FPS (67.8 FPS), making it the only viable option for smooth gameplay at that resolution. Users seeking higher quality at 4K would need to accept frame rates below 60 FPS or rely on lighter settings.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1043 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the 60th percentile of all tested configurations. This ranking reflects a mid-tier position, consistent with the GPU's 65th percentile standing and the CPU's 89th percentile among all processors. The combo's performance is constrained more by the GPU than the CPU, as the i7-12700KF has significantly higher relative standing.

The rank of 1043 out of 1733 means that roughly 40% of tested combos outperform this pairing, while 60% fall below it. This is a reasonable result for a system with a previous-generation GPU paired with a current-generation CPU. The data indicates that upgrading the GPU would yield larger gains in Minimum than upgrading the CPU, as the CPU is already in the top 11% of all processors. The combo's rank is likely pulled down by the GPU's 4K performance, where it falls below 60 FPS on most presets.

In the context of the GPU's nearest rivals, the RTX 2070 SUPER's aggregate score of 22206 is within 2.5% of the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21670) and within 2.3% of the RTX 4060 Mobile (22729). This suggests that swapping to a comparable GPU would produce only marginal changes in this game's FPS. The CPU's nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i5-14400 (avgScore 35336, deltaPct 0.1) and the Intel Core i9-12900HX (avgScore 35289, deltaPct 0.2), are effectively equivalent in aggregate benchmarks, indicating that the i7-12700KF is not the limiting factor in this combo.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF is a 12-core, 20-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a TDP of 125 W. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 25 MB of shared L3. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory over a dual-channel bus, and it uses the Intel Socket 1700. The CPU's benchmark scores are strong: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 28979, single-core 4091, Geekbench multicore 13596, and single-core 2526. Its percentile rank against all CPUs is 89, with an average benchmark score of 35355.

In Minimum, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings where frame rates are high. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 185.2 FPS, which suggests the i7-12700KF can handle the game's CPU demands without becoming a bottleneck. The CPU's 20 threads and high boost clock of 5.00 GHz provide ample processing power for this third-person shooter. The 3DMark results, such as 9983 for max threads and 1043 for single thread, further confirm its capability.

However, as resolution increases, the CPU's influence diminishes relative to the GPU. At 4K, even the Low preset yields only 67.8 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU's high multicore performance (Cinebench R23 multicore 28979) does not translate into higher FPS at 4K because the game's rendering load shifts to the GPU. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the Intel Core i5-14400 (deltaPct 0.1) and the Intel Core i9-12900HX (deltaPct 0.2), show that the i7-12700KF is essentially on par with these alternatives in aggregate benchmarks, meaning that CPU choice among these models would have minimal impact on Minimum's performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo?

A: The highest average FPS is 185.2, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At 2560x1440, the highest is 123.9 FPS (Low), and at 3840x2160, it is 67.8 FPS (Low).

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K?

A: Only at Low settings, where the average FPS is 67.8. At Medium, High, and Ultra, the averages are 49.9, 44, and 33.7 FPS respectively, all below 60 FPS.

Q: How does the i7-12700KF compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i7-12700KF has an average benchmark score of 35355. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14400, scores 35336 (deltaPct 0.1), while the Intel Core i9-12900HX scores 35289 (deltaPct 0.2). These differences are negligible.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER is in the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 22206. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A400, scores 22307 (deltaPct -0.5).

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

A: The combo ranks 1043 out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the 60th percentile of all tested configurations.

Q: Which resolution offers the best balance of FPS and visual quality?

A: At 2560x1440 High, the combo delivers 76.8 FPS, which is above 60 FPS while retaining higher quality than Low or Medium. At 1920x1080, High yields 123.5 FPS, but Medium at 146.9 FPS may be preferable for higher smoothness.