Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination delivers a commanding performance profile in Downfall, a 2016 horror title that is far more demanding on the GPU than the CPU. Across all tested resolutions and presets, the combo exceeds the 60 FPS playability threshold in nearly every configuration, with the only exception being Ultra settings at 4K, which dips to 58 FPS average. This pairing is clearly overqualified for the game’s requirements at 1080p and 1440p, offering headroom for high-refresh-rate displays, while 4K remains viable at High settings without compromise.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The data places the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32750. Its nearest rivals, based on aggregate scores, are separated by fractions of a percent, indicating that users would experience virtually identical CPU-bound behavior in Downfall with any of these alternatives. The Intel Core i5-14600T scores 32707, just 0.1% lower, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H trails by 0.2% at 32697. On the AMD side, the Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H scores slightly higher at 32812, a 0.2% delta, and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 sits at 32662, 0.3% below. For a game that relies heavily on the GPU, these CPU differences would be imperceptible in practice.

On the graphics side, the RTX 4070 ranks in the 81st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37648. Its nearest competitors show a wider spread than the CPU’s rivals, though still within 1.3% of the RTX 4070’s score. The NVIDIA Tesla P4 is essentially tied at 37628, a 0.1% delta, while the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37507, 0.4% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is the only rival that outperforms the RTX 4070, scoring 38135, which is 1.3% higher. The AMD Radeon PRO W6400 trails by the same margin in the opposite direction, scoring 37157. In Downfall, any of these GPUs would produce frame rates within a few percentage points of the RTX 4070, though the RTX 4080 Mobile might edge out slightly higher averages at the most demanding presets.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data shows a clear pattern: Downfall scales almost entirely with GPU load, while the CPU remains largely irrelevant to frame rate outcomes. This is evident from the dramatic differences in average FPS when moving between settings presets at a fixed resolution, which are far larger than any variation attributable to the processor. At 3840x2160, the average frame rate jumps from 58 FPS at Ultra to 93 FPS at High, then to 114 FPS at Medium, and finally to 139 FPS at Low. This 81 FPS spread between the lowest and highest settings at 4K demonstrates that the game’s rendering pipeline is the bottleneck, not the six-core Ryzen 5 7400F.

The resolution scaling further confirms the GPU-centric nature of the workload. At Ultra settings, the average FPS rises from 58 at 4K to 94 at 1440p, a 62% increase, and then to 131 at 1080p, another 39% jump. Similarly, at High settings, the averages climb from 93 at 4K to 150 at 1440p and 210 at 1080p. The consistent pattern across all presets—where each reduction in resolution yields a proportional increase in frame rate—indicates that the RTX 4070 is the limiting factor. The CPU’s role is relegated to feeding the GPU, and given that the Ryzen 5 7400F scores 21765 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3072 in single-core, it has ample headroom for this task. Players with a slower CPU than the Ryzen 5 7400F would likely see no measurable difference in Downfall performance, as the GPU saturates well before the processor becomes a constraint.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 862nd out of 3716 tested combos for Downfall. This places the pairing in the top 23% of all configurations, which aligns with the RTX 4070’s 81st percentile GPU ranking and the CPU’s 83rd percentile standing. The rank of 862 suggests that while many faster combinations exist, they are predominantly built around higher-tier GPUs or newer architectures. Given that the RTX 4070 is listed as end-of-life and the Ryzen 5 7400F launched in early 2025, this combo represents a current mid-range-to-upper-mid-range configuration that outperforms the vast majority of systems in the database.

The rank is more heavily influenced by the GPU than the CPU, as evidenced by the performance data. With the GPU being the primary driver of frame rates in Downfall, combos with a more powerful GPU than the RTX 4070 would rank higher, regardless of their CPU. Conversely, the Ryzen 5 7400F’s strong showing in synthetic benchmarks (32750 average, 83rd percentile) ensures that it does not drag down the combo’s ranking in GPU-bound titles. The 862nd position out of 3716 is a solid result, reflecting a system that can handle Downfall at high settings across all resolutions, with only the absolute maximum preset at 4K falling short of the 60 FPS target.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Downfall at 60 FPS on Ultra settings at 1440p?*

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with Ultra settings is 94 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS playability threshold. The verdict data lists all four settings presets at this resolution as playable, with Ultra being the best settings choice.

Q: What is the highest playable preset at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the High preset is the most demanding option that stays at or above 60 FPS, achieving an average of 93 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 58 FPS average, which is below the playability threshold, so it is not recommended.

Q: How much performance difference is there between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 312 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 131 FPS. This represents a 181 FPS difference, or a 58% reduction in frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest settings.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 outperform the RTX 4080 Mobile in this game?

A: The benchmark scores indicate the RTX 4080 Mobile is 1.3% faster than the RTX 4070 in aggregate GPU tests. However, the measured FPS data for Downfall is specific to this combo, so direct comparisons would require testing the RTX 4080 Mobile with the same CPU.

*Q: Is the Ryzen 5 7400F a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 in Downfall?*

A: No. The frame rate scaling between resolutions and presets shows that the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU’s nearest rivals are within 0.3% in benchmark scores, and the game’s performance is driven by GPU load, not CPU throughput.

Q: What average FPS does this combo achieve at 1440p on Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 182, with a minimum of 155 FPS and a maximum of 210 FPS. This is well above the 60 FPS threshold and provides a smooth experience.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the combo delivers its lowest frame rates but still maintains playability at most settings. The Low preset averages 139 FPS, Medium averages 114 FPS with a minimum of 97 and maximum of 131, and High averages 93 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only non-playable configuration, averaging 58 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance improves substantially. The Low preset averages 223 FPS, Medium averages 182 FPS (minimum 155, maximum 210), High averages 150 FPS, and Ultra averages 94 FPS. All four presets at this resolution exceed the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin.

At 1920x1080, the combo reaches its peak performance. The Low preset averages 312 FPS, Medium averages 256 FPS (minimum 217, maximum 294), High averages 210 FPS, and Ultra averages 131 FPS. Even the most demanding preset at 1080p delivers more than double the playability threshold.

The data shows a consistent pattern of diminishing returns as settings increase. At each resolution, the jump from Low to Medium costs roughly 20-25% of the frame rate, from Medium to High costs another 20-30%, and from High to Ultra costs 40-50%. The largest absolute drop occurs at 4K, where High to Ultra reduces the average from 93 to 58 FPS, a 35 FPS loss that pushes the game below the 60 FPS threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the best playable settings are High, which achieves an average of 93 FPS. This is the most demanding preset that stays above the 60 FPS threshold, as Ultra drops to 58 FPS. The data lists High, Low, and Medium as playable at 4K, but High offers the best visual quality without sacrificing smoothness.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset is the recommended choice, averaging 94 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available and easily clears the playability threshold. Players can enable all visual features at 1440p without concern, as even the worst-case minimum FPS (155 FPS at Medium) remains far above 60.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 131 FPS, making it the definitive choice for maximum visual fidelity. The combo has so much headroom at 1080p that even the most demanding settings leave the frame rate at more than double the playability threshold. The 131 FPS average at Ultra is higher than the 4K High preset’s 93 FPS, demonstrating that resolution has a more significant impact on performance than settings at this hardware level.