Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination is a high-performing pairing for Downfall, ranking in the 83rd percentile of all tested GPU configurations and the 78th percentile for the CPU. Benchmark data confirms this combo sits at rank 625 out of 3716 tested system configurations, placing it firmly in the top tier for this horror title. At every resolution tested—from 1080p to 4K—this system delivers playable frame rates above the 60 FPS threshold, with the most demanding Ultra preset remaining viable even at 3840x2160.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 625 out of 3716 tested combinations places it in the top 17% of all systems benchmarked for Downfall. This is a strong showing, driven primarily by the GPU's exceptional performance. The RTX 4070 SUPER achieves an average benchmark score of 43223, placing it in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database—the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, and Quadro M6000—all score within 1% of the 4070 SUPER, indicating that this GPU sits at a performance plateau where several high-end cards cluster closely together.

The Ryzen 5 7600 contributes solidly but less prominently. With an average benchmark score of 26324, the CPU sits in the 78th percentile against all processors. Its nearest rivals—the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Ryzen 7 7435HS, Intel Core i9-11900KF, and Ryzen 5 8540U—all score within 0.5% of the 7600, showing that CPU performance in this range is highly competitive. The CPU's single-thread score of 3910 in Passmark and multi-thread score of 27058 provide ample headroom for Downfall's demands, though the data indicates the GPU is the more significant performance driver in this pairing.

The overall ranking benefits from the synergy between these components. The GPU's 83rd percentile ranking is higher than the CPU's 78th percentile, which suggests that for Downfall, the graphics card is the more critical component for achieving high frame rates. The 4070 SUPER's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth provide substantial headroom for texture-heavy horror scenes, while the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads at boost clocks up to 5.10 GHz handle game logic without bottlenecking.

Best Settings per Resolution

The data shows that this system can run Downfall at the maximum Ultra preset across all three tested resolutions while maintaining playable frame rates.

1920x1080 (1080p): The Ultra preset delivers an average of 147.9 FPS, which is more than double the 60 FPS playability threshold. This is the best setting available, and the system has significant headroom—even the demanding Ultra preset leaves performance to spare. For context, the High preset at 1080p runs at 231.4 FPS, Medium at 283.1 FPS, and Low at 346.5 FPS, but Ultra is the optimal choice for visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness.

2560x1440 (1440p): The Ultra preset averages 105.5 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. This resolution offers the best balance of visual quality and performance headroom. The High preset runs at 168.4 FPS, Medium at 201.5 FPS, and Low at 247.4 FPS. The 105.5 FPS at Ultra means players can enable maximum settings and still have nearly double the minimum playable frame rate, making 1440p Ultra the sweet spot for this hardware.

3840x2160 (4K): The Ultra preset averages 63.1 FPS, just barely clearing the 60 FPS playability threshold. This is the most demanding configuration tested, and while it is playable, the margin is thin. The High preset at 4K runs at 104.4 FPS, Medium at 129.1 FPS, and Low at 156.8 FPS. For 4K gaming, Ultra is technically viable, but the data shows that dropping to High nearly doubles the frame rate to 104.4 FPS, providing a much safer margin for fluctuating scenes common in horror games.

Across all resolutions, the verdict is clear: this system can run Downfall at Ultra settings, with 1080p and 1440p providing substantial headroom above 60 FPS, while 4K Ultra is playable but with less margin for error.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear division of labor between the CPU and GPU in Downfall, with the graphics card playing the dominant role at higher resolutions and presets.

Looking at the scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings, the frame rate drops from 147.9 FPS to 105.5 FPS, a decrease of approximately 29%. This substantial reduction indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as pixel count increases. The same pattern appears when moving from 1440p to 4K at Ultra: the frame rate falls from 105.5 FPS to 63.1 FPS, a 40% reduction. These steep drops with increasing resolution confirm that the RTX 4070 SUPER is the primary performance driver, with its workload scaling directly with the number of pixels rendered.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and less demanding presets. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 346.5 FPS, and at 1440p Low it reaches 247.4 FPS. These very high frame rates suggest that the Ryzen 5 7600 is capable of feeding frames fast enough to avoid becoming a bottleneck, even when the GPU is under lighter load. The CPU's 3DMark scores—6499 for 16 threads and 999 for single-thread—indicate strong multi-threaded performance that supports the GPU effectively.

Preset scaling further illustrates the GPU's dominance. At 4K, moving from Low (156.8 FPS) to Medium (129.1 FPS) to High (104.4 FPS) to Ultra (63.1 FPS) shows a consistent reduction in frame rate as graphical complexity increases. This pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the graphics card's shading units, texture units, and memory bandwidth are the determining factors. The 4070 SUPER's 7168 shading units and 224 texture units provide the raw throughput needed for these preset changes.

At 1080p, the differences between presets are more compressed—346.5 FPS at Low versus 147.9 FPS at Ultra—but the absolute frame rates remain high enough that neither component appears to bottleneck the other. The data indicates that the CPU's 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and dual-channel DDR5 support provide sufficient data throughput for the GPU's needs, even at the highest preset levels.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For users considering alternatives to this specific CPU-GPU pairing, the nearest rivals in the database offer comparable performance profiles.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 SUPER's closest competitors are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (average score 43262, just 0.1% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43268, 0.1% lower), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (43301, 0.2% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (43667, 1% higher). These cards would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Downfall, with the RTX 4090 Mobile offering a marginal 1% improvement. The Quadro cards, despite being workstation-oriented, show that professional-grade hardware can match the 4070 SUPER's gaming performance in this title.

For the CPU, the Ryzen 5 7600's nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (average score 26274, 0.2% higher), the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (26402, 0.3% higher), the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26212, 0.4% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (26187, 0.5% lower). These processors would produce essentially identical CPU-bound performance in Downfall, with differences well within normal run-to-run variance. The fact that a laptop-oriented chip like the Ryzen 9 6900HX matches the desktop 7600 highlights how close modern CPU performance has become across form factors.

Taken together, a system using any of these rival CPUs paired with any of the rival GPUs would deliver nearly indistinguishable performance in Downfall. The benchmark scores cluster so tightly—all within 1% of each other—that users choosing among these components should base decisions on other factors like power consumption, platform features, or availability rather than gaming performance in this title.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Downfall at 4K resolution?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the system achieves 63.1 FPS on Ultra settings, 104.4 FPS on High, 129.1 FPS on Medium, and 156.8 FPS on Low. All presets clear the 60 FPS playability threshold, making 4K Ultra technically playable, though the 63.1 FPS average leaves less headroom than lower resolutions.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming?

A: The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 delivers 105.5 FPS, which is the highest settings level available and remains well above the 60 FPS minimum. This provides the best visual quality with a comfortable frame rate margin, making 1440p Ultra the recommended configuration for this system.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER scores 43223 on average, placing it in the 83rd GPU percentile. Its closest competitors are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43262, 0.1% lower), the GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43268, 0.1% lower), the Quadro M6000 (43301, 0.2% lower), and the RTX 4090 Mobile (43667, 1% higher). All are within a 1% performance band.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game?

A: The GPU is the dominant factor. Frame rate drops of 29% from 1080p to 1440p Ultra and 40% from 1440p to 4K Ultra indicate that the RTX 4070 SUPER's workload scales with resolution. The CPU's 78th percentile ranking versus the GPU's 83rd percentile confirms the graphics card is more critical for achieving high frame rates in Downfall.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p on Ultra settings?

A: The Ultra preset at 1920x1080 averages 147.9 FPS. This is more than double the 60 FPS playability threshold, indicating substantial performance headroom even at maximum graphical settings.

Q: Does the system maintain 60 FPS at all tested resolutions and presets?

A: Yes. Every resolution and preset combination in the data exceeds 60 FPS. The lowest recorded average is 63.1 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is the most demanding configuration tested. All other combinations range from 104.4 FPS up to 346.5 FPS.

The Verdict

This PC can run Downfall at playable frame rates across every resolution and preset combination tested. The verdict by resolution confirms that all three resolutions—1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160—have all four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) marked as playable, with the best settings at each being Ultra.

At 1080p, the system delivers 147.9 FPS on Ultra, providing an exceptional experience with maximum visual fidelity and high refresh rate capability. At 1440p, Ultra settings run at 105.5 FPS, offering the ideal balance of image quality and performance for most users. At 4K, Ultra settings achieve 63.1 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold but with a narrower margin; players seeking more consistent performance at 4K could drop to High for 104.4 FPS.

The data indicates this is a well-balanced system for Downfall, with the RTX 4070 SUPER providing strong GPU-bound performance and the Ryzen 5 7600 offering sufficient CPU throughput to avoid bottlenecks. The combination ranks 625th out of 3716 tested configurations, placing it in the top tier for this game. For users prioritizing maximum visual quality, this system delivers Ultra settings at playable frame rates at all resolutions, with 1080p and 1440p offering substantial headroom above the 60 FPS threshold.