Minimum

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile produces a GPU-bound profile in the Third-Person Shooter Minimum, which released on 2014-06-25. The system delivers 202 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings, but drops to 34 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, showing that the RTX 4070 Mobile is the primary limiter as pixel counts rise. This combination ranks 2029th out of 3712 tested combinations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a persistent pattern across all four quality presets. At High settings, the average frame rate moves from 130 FPS at 1920x1080, to 84 FPS at 2560x1440, to 45 FPS at 3840x2160. At Low settings, the averages are 202 FPS, 130 FPS, and 70 FPS for the same resolutions. The Medium preset produces 154 FPS at 1080p, 100 FPS at 1440p, and 54 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset produces 99 FPS, 64 FPS, and 34 FPS.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K is consistently steeper than from 1080p to 1440p. The pixel count difference between 1440p and 4K is larger, and the frame rate responds accordingly. This is a signature of GPU-bound performance. A CPU-bound scenario would show the frame rate flattening out as resolution increases, because the CPU workload is identical at every pixel count. The data shows the opposite: the frame rate falls steadily at each resolution step, which points to the GPU's pixel and rasterization workload as the bottleneck.

The Medium preset at 4K shows a min of 46 and a max of 62, with an average of 54. The Medium preset at 1440p has a min of 85 and a max of 115, with an average of 100. The Medium preset at 1080p has a min of 131 and a max of 178, with an average of 154. The relative spread between min and max is consistent across resolutions, suggesting stable frame pacing without throttling. The Low preset at 4K averages 70 FPS, which is higher than the High preset at 1440p (84 FPS), showing that the GPU is able to maintain high throughput when the shading load is reduced.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Mobile is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a process node of 5 nm at TSMC. The chip has 22,900 million transistors on a die size of 188 mm². The GPU has 4608 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The base clock is 1395 MHz and the boost clock is 1695 MHz. The memory is 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. The memory clock is 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective. The TDP is 115 W, and the interface is PCIe 4.0 x8.

In the benchmarks, the GPU scores 19587 in PassMark G3D and 8399 in PassMark GPU Compute. The Geekbench OpenCL score is 109197 and the Vulkan score is 108367. The GPU's aggregate benchmark score is 27435, which places it at the 73rd percentile of all GPUs. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The pixel rate is 81.36 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 244.1 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput is 15.62 TFLOPS.

The nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark are the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT with a score of 27425 and a delta of 0.0%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 with a score of 27565 and a delta of -0.5%, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell with a score of 27135 and a delta of 1.1%, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with a score of 27839 and a delta of -1.5%. The RTX 4070 Mobile is within 1.5% of all of these GPUs, which places it in a competitive performance tier.

The 8 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for this game, which released in 2014. The measured FPS data does not show any memory-related stutter. The Low preset at 4K averages 70 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 34 FPS, a substantial gap that the GPU's shading and pixel throughput must cover. The 144 TMUs and 48 ROPs determine how quickly textures are fetched and pixels are written, and the 256.0 GB/s bandwidth feeds the 8 GB GDDR6 buffer. The boost clock of 1695 MHz, sustained within the 115 W TDP, is the practical ceiling for the mobile part.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is a Meteor Lake processor with 16 cores and 22 threads. The base clock is 3.90 GHz and the boost clock is 5.10 GHz. The L3 cache is 24 MB shared. The memory support is DDR5 with a dual-channel bus providing 89.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The integrated graphics are Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 128EU, but the discrete GPU handles the rendering in this game. The CPU has a TDP of 45 W and a socket of Intel BGA 2049. The launch MSRP is $640.

In CPU benchmarks, the CPU scores 17984.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1810.5 in single-core. The Geekbench multi-core score is 11657 and the single-core score is 1794. The PassMark single-thread score is 3697 and the multi-thread score is 29376. Additional PassMark results include data compression at 339489, data encryption at 19827, extended instructions at 20272, find prime numbers at 123, floating point math at 73270, integer math at 98302, random string sorting at 39598, and physics at 1956. The CPU's aggregate benchmark score is 35670, which places it at the 85th percentile of all CPUs.

The nearest CPU rivals are the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 with a score of 35719 and a delta of -0.1%, the Intel Core 7 250H with a score of 35728 and a delta of -0.2%, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 with a score of 35802 and a delta of -0.4%, and the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with a score of 35909 and a delta of -0.7%. The Ultra 9 185H is within 0.7% of all of these processors.

In this game, the CPU is not the limiting factor. The frame rate at 1080p Low (202 FPS) shows the CPU can feed the GPU without constraint. The 5.10 GHz boost clock and the strong single-core performance, evidenced by the 1810.5 Cinebench R23 single-core score, help the game's main thread. The 16 cores and 22 threads are far more than a 2014 game can use, but they do not hurt performance. The 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth is sufficient for the game's data paths.

The CPU's 85th percentile rating contrasts with the combo's 2029th rank out of 3712. This contrast indicates that the CPU is not the reason for the mid-pack ranking; the GPU is the determining factor in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile ranks 2029th out of 3712 tested combinations in Minimum. This is below the midpoint of the tested combos. The CPU is at the 85th percentile and the GPU is at the 73rd percentile, but the combo does not reach the same relative position.

The reason is the game's nature. Minimum is a 2014 title that does not stress the CPU heavily. The GPU is the primary determinant of the frame rate, and the RTX 4070 Mobile, while strong, is not at the top of the GPU hierarchy. The measured FPS shows 64 FPS at 1440p Ultra and 34 FPS at 4K Ultra, which are solid but not exceptional numbers.

The GPU's nearest rivals include the RX 6700 XT and the RTX 3090, but those are desktop cards with different power envelopes. In this mobile configuration, the GPU is limited by its 115 W TDP, while the CPU has a 45 W TDP. The GPU's boost clock of 1695 MHz is sustained in the measured data, as the min FPS values are within a reasonable range of the averages. The combo's rank of 2029 out of 3712 places it in the lower half of tested combinations, but the frame rates are still playable at most settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system produces 202 FPS at Low, 154 FPS at Medium (min 131, max 178), 130 FPS at High, and 99 FPS at Ultra. All presets exceed 60 FPS, with the Low preset nearly hitting 200 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the system produces 130 FPS at Low, 100 FPS at Medium (min 85, max 115), 84 FPS at High, and 64 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset's min of 85 FPS is well above 60, and the Ultra preset at 64 FPS is just above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 70 FPS at Low, 54 FPS at Medium (min 46, max 62), 45 FPS at High, and 34 FPS at Ultra. The Low preset is the only one that averages above 60 FPS. The Medium preset's min of 46 FPS is below 60 but above 30, which is a playable range. The High and Ultra presets at 45 and 34 FPS are below the 60 FPS target.

Settings Recommendations

For a 1080p display, the High preset at 130 FPS is the best balance. The Ultra preset at 99 FPS is also good if the player wants maximum quality. The Medium preset at 154 FPS is better for high-refresh displays, and the Low preset at 202 FPS is unnecessary because even the High preset exceeds 120 FPS.

For a 1440p display, the Medium preset at 100 FPS is the sweet spot. The min of 85 FPS ensures smooth gameplay. The High preset at 84 FPS is also viable, but the Medium preset has a higher average and a higher min. The Ultra preset at 64 FPS is borderline and may drop below 60 in heavy scenes. The Low preset at 130 FPS sacrifices visual quality for frame rate, which is not needed at 1440p.

For a 4K display, the Low preset at 70 FPS is the only one that maintains an average above 60 FPS. The Medium preset at 54 FPS with a min of 46 is playable but may not be ideal for a shooter where camera movement is frequent. The High preset at 45 FPS and the Ultra preset at 34 FPS are below the 60 FPS target and should be avoided unless the player has a 30 Hz display.

The Medium preset at 4K, with a min of 46 and a max of 62, is the most consistent option for 4K. The frame pacing is stable, and the average of 54 FPS is close to the 60 FPS target. If the player prefers visual quality over a 60 FPS average, the Medium preset is the recommended choice at 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1920x1080 with the Ultra preset?

A: The average FPS is 99.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60+ FPS at 4K?

A: Only at Low settings, where the average is 70 FPS. At Medium, the average is 54 FPS with a min of 46. At High, the average is 45 FPS, and at Ultra, it is 34 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank in the game?

A: It ranks 2029th out of 3712 tested combinations.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 4070 Mobile has a memory bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s with 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus.

Q: What is the CPU's single-core Cinebench R23 score?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H scores 1810.5 in Cinebench R23 single-core.

Q: Which GPUs are the nearest rivals to the RTX 4070 Mobile in the benchmark?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (delta 0.0%) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (delta -0.5%).