Minimum

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile delivers a strong performance profile in Minimum, a third-person shooter from 2014. The measured frame rates indicate that this combination is well-suited for high-refresh-rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p, while still providing a playable experience at 4K. The data shows a clear hierarchy across resolutions and settings, with the GPU acting as the primary scaling factor as resolution increases.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this configuration reveals a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset achieves an average of 125 FPS, which is sufficient for smooth gameplay on most displays. However, the High preset at the same resolution delivers 164 FPS, a 31% improvement over Ultra, while likely offering a visually similar experience in a fast-paced shooter. The Medium preset provides 196 FPS, which is 57% higher than Ultra. For competitive play on a 144Hz monitor, the High preset is the optimal choice, as it balances the visual enhancements of the High settings with a frame rate that exceeds typical display refresh rates. The Low preset reaches 256 FPS, but the visual compromise is unnecessary given the headroom provided by the High preset.

At 2560x1440, the High preset produces an average of 106 FPS, which is still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset offers 126 FPS, providing additional headroom for smoother motion. The Ultra preset drops to 81 FPS, which remains playable but begins to show the cost of maximum settings. For 1440p users, the High preset is again recommended as the best experience, as it maintains a high frame rate while preserving most of the game’s visual quality. The Medium preset is a viable alternative for those who prioritize frame rate stability over minor visual gains.

At 3840x2160, the High preset achieves 57 FPS, which is just below the ideal 60 FPS target but still playable for a slower-paced experience. The Medium preset reaches 68 FPS, making it the only 4K setting that consistently exceeds the 60 FPS mark. The Ultra preset falls to 43 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. Therefore, the Medium preset is the recommended choice for 4K, as it provides the best balance of visual quality and performance. The Low preset at 89 FPS is an option for those who prefer higher frame rates, but the Medium preset’s 68 FPS is a more reasonable compromise for a visually demanding resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to use with this CPU and GPU combo for a 144Hz monitor?

A: At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 164 FPS, which exceeds the 144Hz refresh rate. At 2560x1440, the High preset achieves 106 FPS, which is below 144Hz but still smooth. For a full 144Hz experience, 1080p with the High or Medium preset is recommended.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to the High preset in terms of performance?

A: The Ultra preset is significantly more demanding. At 1080p, Ultra averages 125 FPS compared to High’s 164 FPS, a 31% reduction. At 1440p, Ultra averages 81 FPS versus High’s 106 FPS, a 31% reduction. At 4K, Ultra averages 43 FPS versus High’s 57 FPS, a 33% reduction.

*Q: Is this configuration capable of 4K gaming in Minimum?*

A: Yes, but with limitations. The Medium preset at 3840x2160 achieves an average of 68 FPS, making it the only 4K setting that consistently stays above 60 FPS. The High preset averages 57 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced action.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1080p?

A: The Low preset averages 256 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 125 FPS. This represents a 105% increase in frame rate when dropping from Ultra to Low, highlighting the substantial performance cost of maximum settings.

Q: Does the Medium preset provide a stable frame rate?

A: Yes, the Medium preset shows the only measured minimum frame rates in the data. At 1080p, it has a minimum of 166 FPS and a maximum of 225 FPS. At 1440p, the minimum is 107 FPS and the maximum is 145 FPS. At 4K, the minimum is 58 FPS and the maximum is 78 FPS.

Q: How does the combo’s performance rank among all tested systems?

A: This combination ranks 1228 out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the top third of all systems. This indicates a strong overall performance level for this game.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is the dominant component in this configuration’s gaming performance. It features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s. The GPU’s boost clock is 1665 MHz, with a base clock of 1290 MHz. Its architecture, Ada Lovelace, includes 7424 shading units and 80 ROPs. The GPU’s measured frame rates scale consistently with resolution changes, indicating that it is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. For example, the High preset drops from 164 FPS at 1080p to 106 FPS at 1440p, a 35% reduction, and further to 57 FPS at 4K, a 65% reduction from 1440p. This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering load increases with pixel count.

The GPU’s memory capacity of 12 GB is sufficient for the demands of Minimum at all tested settings and resolutions. The game’s release date in 2014 suggests that its texture and geometry requirements are modest by modern standards, meaning the RTX 4080 Mobile’s memory bandwidth and capacity are not limiting factors in this title. The GPU’s compute capabilities, such as its 24.72 TFLOPS FP32 performance, are far beyond what this game requires, allowing it to maintain high frame rates even at the Ultra preset. The data shows that the GPU is not fully utilized at lower resolutions; at 1080p Low, the frame rate reaches 256 FPS, suggesting that the CPU may be approaching its limit in this scenario.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile combination ranks 1228 out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the 67th percentile of all tested systems, indicating that it outperforms roughly two-thirds of the configurations in this game. The rank reflects a balance between the CPU’s mid-range performance and the GPU’s high-end capabilities. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 29093, with a percentile of 81 against all CPUs, while the GPU’s average benchmark score is 38135, with a percentile of 81 against all GPUs. Both components are in the top 20% of their respective categories, yet the combo’s rank in this game is lower, suggesting that the game’s performance is influenced by other factors such as optimization or driver overhead.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in benchmark performance include the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, which scores 29123 (a 0.1% difference), and the Intel Core i5-13500HX, which scores 29270 (a 0.6% difference). The GPU’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile, which scores 38349 (a 0.6% difference), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, which scores 37648 (a 1.3% difference). These close benchmark scores suggest that the combo’s rank in Minimum is consistent with its hardware capabilities, though the game may not fully leverage the GPU’s potential at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a clear and consistent drop as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU-limited workload. At the High preset, the average frame rate falls from 164 FPS at 1920x1080 to 106 FPS at 2560x1440, a 35% decrease. Moving to 3840x2160, the frame rate drops further to 57 FPS, a 46% decrease from 1440p and a 65% decrease from 1080p. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU’s rendering throughput is the primary constraint, as the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, while the frame rate does not drop proportionally, suggesting some headroom in the GPU’s capabilities.

At the Medium preset, the frame rate drops from 196 FPS at 1080p to 126 FPS at 1440p (a 36% decrease) and then to 68 FPS at 4K (a 46% decrease from 1440p). The Low preset shows a similar trend, with 256 FPS at 1080p, 165 FPS at 1440p (a 36% decrease), and 89 FPS at 4K (a 46% decrease). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor in all cases. However, at 1080p Low, the frame rate of 256 FPS is exceptionally high, indicating that the CPU may begin to become a bottleneck at very high frame rates, though the GPU still has the capacity to push further.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 256 FPS, the highest measured frame rate in this dataset. The Medium preset averages 196 FPS, with a minimum of 166 FPS and a maximum of 225 FPS. The High preset averages 164 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 125 FPS. The difference between the Low and Ultra presets is 131 FPS, a 105% improvement from Ultra to Low. This data shows that the configuration can easily handle 1080p gaming at any setting, with even the most demanding preset exceeding the 120 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 165 FPS, which is still above the 144Hz refresh rate. The Medium preset averages 126 FPS, with a minimum of 107 FPS and a maximum of 145 FPS. The High preset averages 106 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 81 FPS. The performance drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across settings, with a 35-36% reduction in frame rate. This suggests that 1440p is a viable resolution for high-refresh-rate gaming, though the Ultra preset falls below the 100 FPS mark.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 89 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for competitive play. The Medium preset averages 68 FPS, with a minimum of 58 FPS and a maximum of 78 FPS, making it the only 4K setting that consistently exceeds the 60 FPS threshold. The High preset averages 57 FPS, which is below 60 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 43 FPS, which is below the smooth gameplay threshold. The frame rate scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a 46-47% reduction, indicating that the GPU is heavily taxed at this resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H is a 14-core, 18-thread processor from the Meteor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. It has 18 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory. Its average benchmark score is 29093, placing it in the 81st percentile of all CPUs. In Minimum, the CPU’s role is less critical than the GPU’s, as the game’s frame rates scale more strongly with resolution than with CPU-bound settings. However, at 1080p Low, the frame rate of 256 FPS suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to achieve very high frame rates.

The CPU’s single-thread performance, as measured by Cinebench R23 single-core (1700 points) and Passmark single-thread (3521 points), is adequate for this game’s likely single-threaded game logic. The multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11875.5, ensures that background tasks and game engine threads do not become a bottleneck. The CPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, has a nearly identical average score (29123 vs. 29093), suggesting that this Intel chip provides comparable performance in CPU-bound scenarios. The data indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor in Minimum, as the frame rate drops are consistent with GPU load rather than CPU limitations, even at the highest settings.