Downfall

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates across all settings. The Low preset averages 286 FPS, the Medium preset averages 266 FPS with a minimum of 226 FPS and a maximum of 306 FPS, the High preset averages 248 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 190 FPS. Every preset at this resolution clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by a wide margin, with even the most demanding Ultra setting maintaining nearly three times the threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the measured results remain very strong. The Low preset averages 256 FPS, Medium averages 238 FPS with a minimum of 202 FPS and a maximum of 274 FPS, High averages 217 FPS, and Ultra averages 135 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a noticeable reduction in frame rates, particularly at the Ultra preset where the average drops from 190 FPS to 135 FPS, a reduction of 55 FPS. The Medium preset sees a smaller decline, from 266 FPS to 238 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance impact of 4K resolution becomes more pronounced. The Low preset averages 201 FPS, Medium averages 164 FPS with a minimum of 140 FPS and a maximum of 189 FPS, High averages 135 FPS, and Ultra averages 84 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, though it represents the largest performance drop relative to lower resolutions. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 117 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a substantial load on the system.

The recorded data includes minimum and maximum values only for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the minimum of 226 FPS and maximum of 306 FPS show a spread of 80 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the minimum of 202 FPS and maximum of 274 FPS show a spread of 72 FPS. At 4K Medium, the minimum of 140 FPS and maximum of 189 FPS show a spread of 49 FPS. The narrowing spread at higher resolutions suggests that frame pacing becomes more consistent as the GPU workload increases.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this pairing for Downfall, but the Ryzen 5 3600 contributes meaningfully at lower resolutions. The frame rate differences between 1080p and 1440p at identical settings reveal where the CPU begins to matter less. At the Low preset, 1080p averages 286 FPS while 1440p averages 256 FPS, a difference of 30 FPS. At the High preset, 1080p averages 248 FPS while 1440p averages 217 FPS, a difference of 31 FPS. These relatively modest gaps suggest that the GPU remains capable of handling the increased pixel count without the CPU becoming a bottleneck.

The transition from 1440p to 4K shows a larger performance impact, particularly at the Ultra preset. At 1440p Ultra, the average is 135 FPS, while at 4K Ultra, the average drops to 84 FPS, a reduction of 51 FPS. At the Low preset, 1440p averages 256 FPS while 4K averages 201 FPS, a reduction of 55 FPS. The consistent reduction across presets indicates that the GPU workload scales directly with resolution, and the CPU's role diminishes as the resolution increases.

The Ryzen 5 3600's benchmark results provide context for its behavior in this game. The CPU scores 4605 in 3DMark with 16 threads and 4603 with maximum threads, indicating that its multithreaded performance is well balanced. Single-thread scores are lower at 696 in 3DMark single-thread and 2562 in PassMark single-thread, which suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor at higher resolutions where the GPU is saturated. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15045 and single-core score of 2124 further support this interpretation.

At 1080p, the system achieves frame rates above 248 FPS on the High preset, which is high enough that CPU overhead could theoretically become relevant. However, the measured data shows that even at these very high frame rates, the system maintains playable performance across all settings. The GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth provide ample headroom for the game's rendering demands.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best setting that stays at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 190 FPS. This is the most demanding preset at this resolution, and the system handles it with substantial margin. The Medium preset at this resolution averages 266 FPS, but the Ultra preset offers the highest visual quality while still delivering well above the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset also delivers the best experience, averaging 135 FPS. The gap between Ultra and the next lower preset, High at 217 FPS, is significant, but the Ultra preset's 135 FPS average remains far above the 60 FPS threshold. Players seeking maximum visual fidelity at this resolution can enable Ultra settings without concern for frame rate drops.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 84 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. This makes Ultra the best settings choice at 4K as well. The High preset at this resolution averages 135 FPS and the Medium preset averages 164 FPS, but the Ultra preset's 84 FPS average provides a comfortable margin above the threshold. The data shows that this combination can run Downfall at maximum settings across all three tested resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Downfall at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system averages 84 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate recorded for this combination?

A: The highest average frame rate is 286 FPS, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the Medium preset perform at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the system averages 238 FPS, with a minimum of 202 FPS and a maximum of 274 FPS.

Q: Is there a resolution where the system drops below 60 FPS?

A: No. The lowest recorded average frame rate across all resolutions and settings is 84 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 201 FPS while the Ultra preset averages 84 FPS, a difference of 117 FPS.

Q: Does the Ultra preset at 1080p maintain a high frame rate?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the system averages 190 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals to the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 include the Intel Core i7-1260P, which scores 17007 in average benchmarks, just 0.2% below the Ryzen 5 3600's 17035 average. The Intel Core i5-11400 scores 17067, which is 0.2% higher than the Ryzen 5 3600. The AMD EPYC 7573X scores 17070, also 0.2% higher, and the AMD EPYC 7742 scores 16998, 0.2% lower. These four processors are all within a narrow performance band around the Ryzen 5 3600, meaning any of them would deliver nearly identical CPU performance in Downfall.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 include the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, which scores 79605 in average benchmarks, 0.3% lower than the RTX 5090's 79842 average. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79396, 0.6% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, 1.1% lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80959, 1.4% higher. The RTX 5090 sits in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, and these rivals represent the closest scoring alternatives in the database.

Systems built with any of these CPU alternatives paired with the RTX 5090 would produce frame rates very close to those measured for the Ryzen 5 3600. Similarly, swapping the RTX 5090 for one of the rival GPUs while keeping the Ryzen 5 3600 would yield performance within approximately 1.4% of the recorded results, based on their benchmark deltas.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination can run Downfall at every tested resolution and preset. At 1920x1080, all four presets clear 60 FPS, with the Ultra preset averaging 190 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets also clear 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 135 FPS. At 3840x2160, all four presets clear 60 FPS as well, with Ultra averaging 84 FPS.

The verdict by resolution confirms that the best settings at each resolution are the Ultra preset. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 190 FPS, at 1440p, Ultra delivers 135 FPS, and at 4K, Ultra delivers 84 FPS. The lowest recorded average frame rate across all configurations is 84 FPS, which occurs at 4K Ultra, still 24 FPS above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

The data shows that this system does not encounter any playability issues in Downfall. The combination of the Ryzen 5 3600's 6-core, 12-thread Zen 2 architecture and the RTX 5090's Blackwell 2.0 GPU with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory provides sufficient performance for maximum settings at all tested resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database's tested combinations for Downfall, this system ranks 344th out of 3716 combos, placing it in the top 9.3% of all tested configurations. This ranking reflects the strong performance of the RTX 5090, which sits in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, paired with the Ryzen 5 3600, which sits in the 71st percentile among all CPUs.

The high rank is consistent with the measured frame rates. At 4K Ultra, the system averages 84 FPS, which is significantly above the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p Ultra, the average of 135 FPS and at 1080p Ultra, the average of 190 FPS further demonstrate the system's capability. The combination of a high-percentile GPU with a mid-range CPU results in a system that performs well above the majority of tested configurations in this game.