Minimum

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers a wide spread of frame rates in Minimum, a 2014 Third-Person Shooter. The benchmark data shows a system that scales predictably with resolution and settings, landing in the 55th percentile of tested combos for this title. The 12 measured runs reveal where the GPU saturates and where the processor’s high core count becomes a non-factor.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best average frame rate this combo achieves in Minimum?*

A: The highest measured average is 203 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only run in the dataset that breaks the 200 FPS barrier.

Q: How does the Core i9-14900K compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score of 79824 is effectively tied with the AMD EPYC 7413, which scores 80041, a delta of -0.3%. The Intel Core i9-14900KF is 0.7% ahead, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is 0.9% ahead.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the average FPS drops from 129.1 on Low to 65.4 on Ultra. This represents a 49.3% reduction in average frame rate when moving to the highest preset.

*Q: Where does this specific hardware combination rank among all tested systems for Minimum?*

A: The combo ranks 944th out of 1733 tested combinations. This places it slightly above the median for the game's benchmark database.

Q: What is the GPU’s position relative to its nearest rival in overall performance?

A: The RX 6700 XT’s average benchmark score is 33721. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 0.7% higher, while the NVIDIA RTX A5000 is 1.3% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7950 and RX 480 are both 1% lower.

Q: Does the game hit 60 FPS at 4K with any settings preset?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 74.2 FPS, and the Medium preset averages 56.8 FPS. The High preset falls short at 43.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 35.9 FPS.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is the primary driver of performance in Minimum at higher resolutions and quality settings. The GPU’s 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the 2014 title’s texture loads. The card’s base clock is 2321 MHz, boosting to 2581 MHz, with a game clock rated at 2424 MHz. These clocks, paired with 2560 shading units, produce a peak FP32 throughput of 13.21 TFLOPS.

The data suggests this GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution climbs. At 1080p Low, the system posts 203 FPS, which is likely near the CPU’s output ceiling for this game. As resolution increases to 1440p, the average FPS at Low settings drops to 129.1, a 36.4% decline. Moving to 4K Low yields 74.2 FPS, another 42.5% drop. These reductions outpace the pixel count increase, indicating the GPU’s fillrate and shader compute are being saturated. The card’s 64 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s, a figure that appears to constrain performance at 4K Ultra, where the average sinks to 35.9 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i9-14900K and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT combination holds the 944th position out of 1733 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the upper-middle tier of the database, suggesting that while the hardware is capable, many other configurations extract higher frame rates from this title. The CPU’s percentile ranking against all processors is 97, meaning it outperforms 97% of CPUs in general benchmarks. The GPU’s percentile is 77.

The discrepancy between the CPU’s high percentile and the combo’s midfield ranking implies the GPU is the bottleneck. The i9-14900K’s 24 cores and 32 threads are far beyond what a 2014 shooter can utilize, so the score is dragged down by the RX 6700 XT’s more modest standing. The nearest GPU rival data reinforces this: the RX 6800, only 0.7% faster on average, would likely shift this combo up several places, while the RX 480, 1% slower, would push it down. The combo rank reflects a pairing where the processor’s potential is largely untapped in this specific workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The dataset includes 12 measured runs, covering four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 203 on Low to 102.6 on Ultra. The Medium preset averages 156.8 FPS, and High lands at 132.6 FPS. These numbers show a smooth, linear degradation as quality increases, with a 49.5% drop from Low to Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 129.1 (Low), 101.5 (Medium), 87.6 (High), and 65.4 (Ultra). The gap between Low and Ultra grows to 49.3% in relative terms, but the absolute difference is 63.7 FPS. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at the same preset costs roughly 35% of the frame rate across all settings.

The 3840x2160 results show the steepest penalties. Low averages 74.2 FPS, Medium 56.8 FPS, High 43.6 FPS, and Ultra 35.9 FPS. At 4K, the difference between Medium and High is 13.2 FPS, and between High and Ultra it is 7.7 FPS. This narrowing suggests the GPU is running out of compute headroom, with each preset increment yielding smaller absolute gains as the card approaches its limits.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern. At Low settings, the average falls from 203 FPS at 1080p to 129.1 FPS at 1440p (a 36.4% reduction) and then to 74.2 FPS at 4K (a 42.5% reduction from 1440p). The pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, but the frame rate does not quarter, indicating the CPU still contributes some headroom at the lowest preset.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more severe relative to the absolute numbers. The average drops from 102.6 FPS at 1080p to 65.4 FPS at 1440p (a 36.3% reduction) and then to 35.9 FPS at 4K (a 45.1% reduction from 1440p). The 4K Ultra result is 35% of the 1080p Ultra figure, which is close to the theoretical 25% expected if the GPU were the sole constraint. The data implies that at Ultra, the RX 6700 XT’s shader and memory bandwidth resources are fully engaged, and the i9-14900K’s 36 MB of shared L3 cache and 6.00 GHz boost clock cannot compensate for the GPU’s workload.

Settings Recommendations

For a smooth 60 FPS experience at 4K, the Low preset is the only reliable option, averaging 74.2 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K produces 56.8 FPS, which falls short of the 60 FPS target but may be acceptable for slower-paced sections of the game. At 1440p, the High preset delivers 87.6 FPS, offering a strong balance between visual quality and performance. The Ultra preset at 1440p averages 65.4 FPS, still above 60 FPS, making it viable for players who prioritize image fidelity.

The 1080p results suggest that High settings are the sweet spot for high refresh rate displays, with 132.6 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p reaches 156.8 FPS, and Low hits 203 FPS, which would suit a 200 Hz monitor. The Ultra preset at 1080p, at 102.6 FPS, is the first setting where the average dips below 120 FPS, so players aiming for 144 Hz should avoid it. Given that the game is from 2014, the visual difference between High and Ultra is likely minimal, making High the recommended preset for most scenarios.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24-core, 32-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel’s 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.20 GHz and a boost clock of 6.00 GHz, with 36 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU’s benchmark results are exceptional: it scores 49872 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 7040 in single-core, with a Passmark multithread score of 58674. Its percentile ranking of 97 indicates it is among the top processors available.

In Minimum, however, the CPU’s role is minimal. The game’s 2014 release date means it was designed for far fewer cores; the i9-14900K’s 24 cores and 32 threads are largely idle. The single-core performance, reflected in the Cinebench R15 score of 709, is likely sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p Low, where 203 FPS is achieved. The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the frame rate collapses to 35.9 FPS, a value that is almost entirely dictated by the RX 6700 XT’s compute throughput. The CPU’s 125 W TDP and dual-channel memory support are irrelevant here; the processor is not the constraint. The benchmark results indicate that upgrading the GPU would yield immediate gains, while the i9-14900K would remain underutilized in this title.