Minimum

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti lands at rank 163 out of 1733 tested combinations in Minimum, placing it firmly in the top 10% of all systems benchmarked. This is a strong showing that reflects a balanced pairing rather than an outlier in either direction. The combo’s position suggests that this configuration delivers high and consistent frame rates across the board, though it does not crack the uppermost echelon dominated by more exotic hardware.

Looking at the individual components, the CPU sits in the 89th percentile against all processors, with an average benchmark score of 35355. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the Intel Core i5-14400 scores 35336 (just 0.1% behind), the Intel Core i7-13800H scores 35416 (0.2% ahead), and the Intel Core i9-12900HX scores 35289 (0.2% behind). The spread is less than half a percent across these four chips, meaning the 12700KF is effectively in a dead heat with its direct competition. The data shows no meaningful separation here—it is a wash among these parts, and any performance difference in Minimum will come down to GPU headroom rather than CPU silicon.

On the graphics side, the RTX 5070 Ti holds the 87th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 52086. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, scores 52085—a delta of exactly 0.0%, making them statistically identical in aggregate compute. The AMD Radeon RX 7700S is 0.8% ahead at 52505, while the NVIDIA RTX A1000 trails by 2.5% at 50826. The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M sits 2.5% ahead at 53414. This puts the 5070 Ti in a narrow performance band where it trades blows with last-generation flagships and high-end mobile parts, but the Minimum results show this combo extracting excellent real-world gameplay from that silicon.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070 Ti brings 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is a substantial memory subsystem for a 2014-era title like Minimum, which is a Third-Person Shooter that predates the GPU by over a decade. The card’s base clock runs at 2295 MHz with a boost of 2452 MHz, and memory operates at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective throughput. The architecture is Blackwell 2.0 on TSMC’s 5 nm process, packing 45,600 million transistors into a 378 mm² die.

In practice, the GPU’s role in Minimum is to obliterate frame rate ceilings. The data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the combo hits 338.5 FPS average—far beyond any display’s refresh rate. This indicates the RTX 5070 Ti is never the bottleneck at lower resolutions; instead, the CPU’s single-thread performance (a 3dmark_single_thread score of 1043) becomes the limiting factor. The GPU’s 8960 shading units and 43.94 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are overkill for this game’s geometry and effects, but they ensure that even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains playable frame rates.

The 16 GB VRAM is never stressed by Minimum; even at 3840x2160 Ultra, the game’s texture and buffer demands are trivial compared to what this card can allocate. The memory bandwidth, however, does matter at higher resolutions—the jump from 1080p to 4K increases pixel throughput dramatically, and the 896.0 GB/s bus keeps the GPU fed without stutter. The 70 RT cores and 280 tensor cores are largely idle here, as Minimum does not use ray tracing or DLSS features, but their presence means the card is future-proofed for newer titles.

FAQ

*Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems in Minimum?*

A: It ranks 163rd out of 1733 combinations, placing it in the top 10% of all tested configurations.

Q: What is the difference between the RTX 5070 Ti and its closest GPU rival?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti scores 52086 on average benchmarks, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 scores 52085—a delta of 0.0%, meaning they are statistically tied.

Q: What CPU score does the i7-12700KF achieve in Cinebench R23 multi-core?

A: It scores 28979 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, with a single-core score of 4091.

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

A: The highest recorded average is 338.5 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 5070 Ti have and what type is it?

A: It has 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, with 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the GPU?

A: The launch MSRP is 749 USD.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo spans three resolutions and four settings tiers, providing a complete picture of scaling behavior.

At 1920x1080, the system is clearly CPU-bound at lower settings. Low settings produce 338.5 FPS average, which is the highest figure in the entire dataset. Medium drops to 263.4 FPS, High comes in at 217.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 166.9 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 171.6 FPS, or roughly 51%—a substantial reduction that shows how much the game’s higher settings tax the rendering pipeline even at 1080p. The 12700KF’s 12 cores and 20 threads (with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz) are sufficient to push these numbers, but the gap between Low and Ultra suggests the GPU is starting to engage more heavily as settings increase.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern continues but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings average 219.8 FPS, Medium hits 165.9 FPS, High reaches 142.7 FPS, and Ultra settles at 108.8 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 111 FPS, or approximately 50.5%—nearly identical scaling to 1080p. This consistency indicates that the system is scaling predictably with resolution, and neither component is hitting a hard wall yet. The 1440p Ultra result of 108.8 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, making this resolution the sweet spot for high-refresh monitors.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint. Low settings yield 117.1 FPS, Medium drops to 88.3 FPS, High falls to 73.8 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 57.8 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap here is 59.3 FPS, or roughly 51%—again consistent with lower resolutions. The Ultra result is just shy of 60 FPS, meaning players targeting 4K at maximum settings will need to accept minor frame drops or tweak a few settings. The 57.8 FPS figure is still playable, but it shows the RTX 5070 Ti’s limits when pushed with 8.3 million pixels.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear picture of where the bottleneck lies. At Low settings, the system goes from 338.5 FPS at 1080p to 219.8 FPS at 1440p to 117.1 FPS at 4K. That is a 65% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 47% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The massive drop at 1440p suggests the CPU is still providing enough headroom, but the GPU is taking on significantly more pixel workload. The 4K Low result of 117.1 FPS is still high, but it is less than half of the 1080p Low figure—a sign that the GPU’s raw fill rate (235.4 GPixel/s) is being taxed.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is steeper in percentage terms. The system goes from 166.9 FPS at 1080p to 108.8 FPS at 1440p to 57.8 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 34.8%, while the 1440p-to-4K drop is 46.9%. The larger drop at the higher resolution step indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting component as pixel count quadruples from 1440p to 4K. The 57.8 FPS at 4K Ultra is the only sub-60 result in the dataset, confirming that this is the hardest scenario for the combo.

The pattern across all settings shows a consistent 50% reduction in FPS from Low to Ultra, regardless of resolution. This uniformity suggests that Minimum scales its settings in a linear fashion, and the combo responds predictably. The limiting component shifts from CPU at 1080p Low (where 338.5 FPS far exceeds any monitor’s refresh rate) to GPU at 4K Ultra (where the RTX 5070 Ti’s 43.94 TFLOPS and 896.0 GB/s bandwidth are finally pushed to their limits). For gamers seeking maximum frame rates, 1440p Medium or High offers the best balance—165.9 and 142.7 FPS respectively—while 4K remains viable for slower-paced play at High settings with 73.8 FPS.