Minimum

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers a high-refresh-rate experience in Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter from 2014. The data shows a combination that scales predictably with resolution, offering playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra settings while providing exceptional performance at 1080p for high-refresh monitors.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and consistent scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 191 FPS at 1080p to 123 FPS at 1440p, representing a 36% reduction, and then further to 66 FPS at 4K, which is a 46% reduction from the 1440p figure or a 65% reduction from 1080p. This steep decline indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K while the frame rate does not scale linearly.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more dramatic. The combination produces 297 FPS at 1080p, which drops to 192 FPS at 1440p (a 35% decrease) and then to 103 FPS at 4K (a 46% decrease from 1440p). The fact that the 4K Low score of 103 FPS is still above 100 FPS suggests that even at the highest resolution, the system maintains excellent playability. The gap between Low and High settings at 4K is 37 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the gap at 1080p where Low produces 297 FPS versus High's 191 FPS, a difference of 106 FPS.

The scaling behavior strongly suggests that the RTX 5070's 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to feed the GPU at all tested resolutions. The frame rate drops are consistent with pure rasterization load increases rather than memory capacity or bandwidth bottlenecks. At 1080p, the CPU's role becomes more apparent, as the 297 FPS Low result and 228 FPS Medium result indicate the processor can keep up with the GPU's high output. The performance delta between 1080p and 1440p at Low settings is 105 FPS, while the delta between 1440p and 4K at Low is 89 FPS, showing that the scaling penalty is slightly less severe when moving to the highest resolution, likely due to diminishing returns in pixel fill rate demands.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database's tested combinations, this pairing of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 holds a combo rank of 558 out of 2939 tested combos in Minimum. This places the configuration in the top 19% of all tested systems for this specific game, indicating a strong overall performer. The rank reflects the combination's ability to handle the game's demands across all resolution and settings tiers, not just peak frame rates.

The high rank is consistent with the measured FPS data, which shows no sub-60 FPS results at any resolution or settings combination. Even the most demanding test scenario—4K Ultra—produces an average of 51 FPS, which is the only result below 60 FPS in the entire dataset. This single sub-60 result likely prevents the combo from ranking higher, as the 4K Ultra scenario represents a stress test that pushes the GPU to its limits. The combination's rank of 558 out of 2939 means it outperforms 2,381 other tested combos, placing it in the upper echelon of systems tested with this game.

The combo rank also reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU components. The Core Ultra 5 245, with its 14 cores and 14 threads, provides sufficient processing power to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 5070 at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 200 FPS. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 297 FPS, which is a demanding scenario for any CPU to feed the GPU. The rank suggests that this combination is well-matched for a game like Minimum, which appears to be well-optimized for multi-core processors given the CPU's performance in synthetic benchmarks like Cinebench R23 where it scores 32924 in multi-core and 4648 in single-core.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 features 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 672.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 2325 MHz with a boost clock of 2512 MHz, and it contains 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. These specifications directly influence the game's performance, particularly at higher resolutions where the render output units and memory bandwidth become critical.

At 4K Ultra settings, the GPU produces 51 FPS average, which is the lowest score in the dataset. This result indicates that the RTX 5070 is being pushed to its limits at this resolution and quality level. The step from Medium to Ultra at 4K represents a 28 FPS drop (from 79 to 51 FPS), showing that Ultra settings impose a significant additional load on the GPU's shading units and texture units. In comparison, the step from Low to Medium at 4K is a 24 FPS drop (from 103 to 79 FPS), suggesting that Medium settings are substantially more demanding than Low but still leave headroom.

The GPU's 80 ROPs and 201.0 GPixel/s pixel rate are important for a game like Minimum, which is a third-person shooter likely featuring detailed environments and character models. The 482.3 GTexel/s texture rate handles the game's texture mapping efficiently, as evidenced by the smooth scaling from Low to Medium settings across all resolutions. The 30.87 TFLOPS FP32 performance provides the raw compute power needed for the game's geometry and effects. The GPU's percentile ranking of 82 against all GPUs in the database confirms its position as a high-end performer, though the measured results in Minimum show that even this powerful GPU cannot maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra, highlighting the game's demanding nature at maximum settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 297 FPS, which is the highest score in the entire dataset. Medium settings yield 228 FPS with a minimum of 193 FPS and maximum of 262 FPS, providing a wide performance envelope. High settings achieve 191 FPS, while Ultra settings produce 146 FPS. All 1080p results are well above the refresh rates of standard monitors, and even the Ultra setting result of 146 FPS is suitable for high-refresh displays.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the expected reduction. Low settings produce 192 FPS, which is still exceptionally high. Medium settings yield 147 FPS with a minimum of 125 FPS and maximum of 169 FPS. High settings achieve 123 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 94 FPS. At this resolution, all settings combinations except Ultra maintain frame rates above 120 FPS, making the combo suitable for 144Hz displays at High settings and below.

At 3840x2160, the results demonstrate the GPU's capabilities at the highest resolution. Low settings produce 103 FPS, which is still above the 100 FPS threshold. Medium settings yield 79 FPS with a minimum of 67 FPS and maximum of 91 FPS, showing some variance but maintaining playability. High settings achieve 66 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay. Ultra settings produce 51 FPS, which is the only result below 60 FPS in the dataset. This 4K Ultra result represents the most demanding scenario and shows that the RTX 5070 can handle 4K gaming at High settings comfortably but requires sacrificing some quality to maintain 60 FPS at Ultra.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings in Minimum?

A: No. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 51 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold. To achieve 60 FPS at 4K, the data shows that High settings (66 FPS) or Medium settings (79 FPS) are required.

Q: What is the best settings combination for 144Hz gaming at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High settings produce 123 FPS average, which is below 144 FPS. However, Medium settings yield 147 FPS average, making it the highest quality setting that reaches the 144 FPS target. Low settings produce 192 FPS, providing even more headroom.

Q: How much performance is lost when going from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 191 FPS at 1920x1080 to 66 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 65% reduction in frame rate. This indicates the GPU is the primary performance limiter at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the bottleneck at 1080p Low settings?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 297 FPS average. This high frame rate suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU efficiently, though the exact bottleneck cannot be determined from this data alone. The RTX 5070's boost clock of 2512 MHz and the CPU's boost clock of 5.10 GHz indicate both components are high-performance parts.

Q: What frame rate variance can be expected at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the data shows a minimum of 193 FPS and maximum of 262 FPS at 1080p, a minimum of 125 FPS and maximum of 169 FPS at 1440p, and a minimum of 67 FPS and maximum of 91 FPS at 4K. This variance is consistent across resolutions, representing roughly 25-30% spread between minimum and maximum.

Q: Does this combo rank in the top 20% of all tested systems for Minimum?

A: Yes. The combo rank is 558 out of 2939 tested combinations, placing it in the top 19% of all tested systems. This indicates that the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination is a strong performer for this game.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 is a 14-core, 14-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, manufactured on a 3 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with 24 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's performance in synthetic benchmarks provides context for its gaming capabilities. In Cinebench R23, it scores 32924 in multi-core and 4648 in single-core, while in PassMark it achieves 38706 in multithread and 4394 in single-thread tests. These scores indicate strong multi-threaded performance that exceeds the requirements of most games.

For Minimum, a third-person shooter released in 2014, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The game's age suggests it may not be heavily optimized for multi-core processors, but the Core Ultra 5 245's high single-core performance of 4648 in Cinebench R23 ensures that even less parallelized workloads are handled efficiently. The CPU's 14 cores and 14 threads provide ample processing capacity for background tasks and game engine overhead without impacting frame rates.

The data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 297 FPS, which is a scenario that heavily taxes the CPU. The fact that the frame rate remains this high suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution. However, the scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a significant frame rate drop, indicating that the GPU becomes the bottleneck as resolution increases. The CPU's 65W TDP and 102.4 GB/s memory bandwidth support DDR5 memory, providing sufficient data throughput for the game's assets. The processor's percentile ranking of 90 against all CPUs in the database confirms its position as a high-performance desktop processor, making it a suitable match for the RTX 5070 in this game.