Minimum

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 lands at rank 1752 out of 2939 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This position is largely a reflection of the combination's mobile-oriented CPU and the GPU's mid-range standing, rather than any severe bottleneck. The combo sits within the 40th percentile of all recorded configurations for this game, meaning a majority of tested systems deliver higher average frame rates, but a substantial minority perform worse. The data shows this pairing is a balanced, if not spectacular, performer for a third-person shooter from 2014, where the engine's age can sometimes favor newer hardware in unexpected ways. The CPU's percentile ranking against all processors is 81, which is notably strong, while the GPU's percentile against all graphics cards is 61, indicating the graphics card is the more limiting factor in this specific pairing. This rank suggests the system will handle the game comfortably at standard resolutions, but it won't set any records among the enthusiast-tier configurations that dominate the top of the database.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H is a 14-core, 18-thread mobile processor based on the Meteor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 7 nm process. Its base clock sits at 3.60 GHz with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, and it carries 18 MB of shared L3 cache alongside 2 MB of L2 cache per core. This is a mobile-first chip with a 28 W TDP, designed for efficiency as much as performance. In Minimum, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations, and the benchmark results indicate it does so without creating a major constraint at lower resolutions. The processor's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11875.5 and single-core score of 1700 show a capable chip, but its Passmark single-thread score of 3521 places it in a competitive position against desktop parts from a few generations ago. When comparing to its nearest rivals in the CPU benchmark database, the Core Ultra 5 135H is essentially neck-and-neck with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, trailing by just 0.1% in average score, and it sits 0.5% behind the Intel Core i5-13500HX. This close grouping suggests that for a game like Minimum, which is not particularly CPU-intensive by modern standards, the 135H's 18 threads are more than sufficient to maintain high frame rates, especially when the GPU is not overwhelmed. The data shows that at 1080p, where CPU overhead is typically highest, the combo still achieves 180 FPS on Low settings, indicating the processor is keeping up with the GPU's output without becoming a bottleneck. The L3 cache size and dual-channel memory bus with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for the game's data streaming needs, and the benchmark results confirm that the CPU's performance ceiling is well above what Minimum demands at any settings preset.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the primary driver of visual performance in this combo, and its characteristics directly shape the measured FPS figures. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process at TSMC, this GPU features 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output pipelines. It operates at a base clock of 1830 MHz with a boost clock of 2460 MHz, and it carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 2125 MHz, which translates to 17 Gbps effective. These specs place the RTX 4060 at the 61st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17639. Its nearest rival in the database is the AMD Radeon HD 7790, which trails by just 0.2%, and the integrated AMD Radeon 780M is only 0.3% behind, showing how competitive this segment is. In Minimum, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM is more than enough for the game's textures and geometry, even at 4K Ultra, where the memory footprint remains well within the available capacity. The pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s are the specs that matter most for this game's rendering pipeline, and they prove sufficient for the frame rates observed. The RTX 4060's FP32 performance of 15.11 TFLOPS gives it ample compute headroom for the DirectX 11-era effects used in Minimum, which do not stress the tensor cores or ray tracing units that this GPU also carries. The data shows that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, particularly at 4K Ultra where the average FPS drops to 31, indicating that the GPU's raw throughput is being fully taxed by the pixel fill requirements at that resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark data provides a clear picture of how this combo performs across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the system achieves its highest frame rates: 180 FPS on Low, 138 FPS on Medium with a minimum of 117 and maximum of 158, 116 FPS on High, and 88 FPS on Ultra. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the combo is well-suited for high-refresh-rate monitors, with even the Ultra preset staying above the 60 FPS threshold by a comfortable margin. The jump from Low to Medium costs 42 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High costs 22 FPS, and High to Ultra costs another 28 FPS, showing diminishing returns as settings increase. At 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably: 116 FPS on Low, 89 FPS on Medium with a minimum of 75 and maximum of 102, 75 FPS on High, and 57 FPS on Ultra. Here, the Ultra preset dips below 60 FPS, making it borderline for smooth gameplay on a 1440p display, while High remains playable. The 1440p results show a more even distribution of performance impact across settings, with the gap between Low and Ultra being 59 FPS. At 3840x2160, the GPU starts to struggle with the higher pixel count: 62 FPS on Low, 48 FPS on Medium with a minimum of 41 and maximum of 55, 40 FPS on High, and 31 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results reveal that this combo is only suitable for 4K gaming at Low settings, where it stays above 60 FPS, but anything higher requires accepting frame rates in the 30-50 range. The Medium preset at 4K shows a minimum of 41 FPS, which can cause noticeable stuttering in fast-paced third-person shooter gameplay, while the Ultra preset's 31 FPS average is at the edge of playability for a game that benefits from responsive controls.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K across all settings reveals the nature of the limiting component in this combo. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 180 at 1080p to 116 at 1440p, then to 62 at 4K. This represents a 35.6% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 46.6% drop from 1440p to 4K. At Medium settings, the progression is 138 to 89 to 48, with drops of 35.5% and 46.1% respectively. At High settings, the numbers are 116 to 75 to 40, showing drops of 35.3% and 46.7%. At Ultra settings, the progression is 88 to 57 to 31, with drops of 35.2% and 45.6%. The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings presets is striking — they all hover around 35% for the 1080p to 1440p transition and around 46% for the 1440p to 4K transition. This consistency indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor, as CPU-bound scenarios would typically show smaller FPS drops at higher resolutions where the CPU has more time to prepare frames. The scaling pattern aligns with what would be expected from a GPU with 8 GB of VRAM and a 128-bit memory bus: the pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth become increasingly taxed as resolution increases. The fact that the drop from 1080p to 1440p is smaller than the drop from 1440p to 4K is also telling — the 4K resolution demands roughly double the pixel throughput of 1440p, and the RTX 4060's 118.1 GPixel/s pixel rate cannot keep up with that demand while maintaining the same frame rate. The data shows that the CPU's performance headroom is not exhausted until the GPU is fully saturated, meaning that resolution scaling in this combo is a pure GPU exercise.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this combo in Minimum?*

A: The data shows that 1080p High at 116 FPS offers a strong balance of visual quality and performance, while 1440p High at 75 FPS is also viable. For 4K, only Low settings at 62 FPS provide a playable frame rate above 60.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H has an average benchmark score of 29093, which places it 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 0.5% behind the Intel Xeon Phi 7210, and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU more likely to bottleneck this combo at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The FPS data shows the GPU is the limiting factor. At 4K Ultra, the combo achieves 31 FPS, and the consistent resolution scaling percentages across all settings confirm that the RTX 4060's pixel throughput, not the CPU's processing power, caps performance.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo at 1440p Medium settings?

A: The minimum FPS at 1440p Medium is 75, with an average of 89 and a maximum of 102. This shows the frame rate remains stable enough for smooth gameplay even during demanding scenes.

Q: How does the RTX 4060's average benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17639, which is 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon HD 7790, 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon 780M, and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 560.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in the database for this game, and what does it indicate?

A: The combo ranks 1752 out of 2939 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle tier. This indicates that while the system is not a top performer for Minimum, it still delivers playable frame rates at most settings, particularly at 1080p and 1440p.