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Downfall
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Average FPS: resolution vs quality settings
| Ultra | High | Medium | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K Ultra HD | 42 | 68 | 82 | 101 |
| 1440p QHD | 68 | 108 | 132 | 162 |
| 1080p Full HD | 95 | 152 | 185 | 226 |
Cell color: green is 120+ FPS, teal is 60+, amber is 30+, red is below 30. Cards marked Estimated above have no measured row and are scaled from your GPU benchmark percentile.
Performance Analysis: Downfall on Your System
Downfall, a 2016 horror title, is a light load for the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 — and the measured data confirms it. Every resolution tested clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at multiple presets, and only one combination in the entire matrix, Ultra at 3840x2160, falls short. What follows is a resolution-by-resolution analysis of where the frame rates land, which component sets the ceiling, and how this pairing ranks against the other combinations tested in the database.
Similar Performance Alternatives
On the CPU side, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D sits in the 92nd percentile of all tested processors, with an average benchmark score of 58386. Its nearest rivals by aggregate score are an unusually mixed group: the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M at 58323 (a deltaPct of 0.1), the Intel Xeon w5-2545 at 58504 (deltaPct of -0.2), the Intel Core i9-14900 at 58115 (deltaPct of 0.5), and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 at 58826 (deltaPct of -0.7). All four sit within a fraction of a percent of the 9850X3D's aggregate performance, meaning any of them would deliver effectively identical CPU-side behavior in a game like Downfall. That closeness matters here: with deltas under one percent, swapping between these chips would not move frame rates in a GPU-bound horror title.
The GPU picture is more interesting. The RTX 4060 lands in the 61st percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 17639, and its listed nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17666, deltaPct -0.2), AMD Radeon 780M (17588, deltaPct 0.3), AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17551, deltaPct 0.5), and AMD Radeon Pro 460 (17509, deltaPct 0.7). Those aggregate scores cluster tightly, so systems built around those parts would be expected to post broadly similar overall results in the database's testing — the deciding factor in practice would be which specific benchmarks a game leans on, rather than the headline average.
CPU and GPU Roles
The scaling data points squarely at the GPU as the governing component at every resolution. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Medium drops the average from 185 FPS to 132 FPS, and dropping again to 3840x2160 Medium yields 82 FPS. That is a resolution-driven decline of roughly 29 percent and then a further 38 percent — a pattern characteristic of a GPU running into its pixel-pushing limits, not a CPU running out of thread headroom. The 9850X3D, an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) part with a 5.60 GHz boost clock and 96 MB of shared L3 cache, has single- and multi-core throughput (Cinebench R23 scores of 2228 and 22807 respectively) far beyond what a 2016 horror game demands.
Preset scaling reinforces this. At 1920x1080, going from Low (226 FPS) to Ultra (95 FPS) costs well over half the frame rate — settings load falls almost entirely on the RTX 4060's 3072 shading units and 8 GB of GDDR6. The CPU's role is essentially to stay out of the way, and at a passmark physics score of 4171 and a single-thread score of 4704, it does so comfortably. Even at Low settings and 1080p, where CPU ceilings typically appear first, the frame rate climbs to 226 FPS without any indication of a processor plateau in the data.
Best Settings per Resolution
At 1920x1080, the most demanding playable preset is Ultra, averaging 95 FPS — a comfortable 58 percent above the 60 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra remains playable at 68 FPS, clearing the threshold with a modest margin. At 3840x2160, Ultra falls to 42 FPS and fails, so the best playable preset is High at 68 FPS — notably, the same average the 1440p Ultra result posts. Medium at 4K runs at 82 FPS for players who want extra headroom, and Low at 4K reaches 101 FPS.
The Verdict
Yes — this PC runs Downfall at every resolution tested, with a single exception. At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, with Ultra leading at 95 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets again clear 60 FPS, topped by Ultra at 68 FPS. At 3840x2160, High, Medium, and Low are playable — High being the best at 68 FPS — while Ultra at 42 FPS is the only combination in the entire dataset that misses the threshold. For a 60 FPS target, the verdict is unambiguous: play at any resolution, just avoid Ultra at 4K.
FAQ
Q: Can the Ryzen 7 9850X3D + RTX 4060 run Downfall at 4K?
A: Yes. At 3840x2160, High averages 68 FPS, Medium 82 FPS, and Low 101 FPS. Only Ultra, at 42 FPS, falls below the 60 FPS threshold.
Q: What is the best settings choice for 60 FPS at 1440p?
A: Ultra, averaging 68 FPS. Every preset tested at 2560x1440 — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — clears 60 FPS.
Q: How many FPS does the combo deliver at 1080p Ultra?
A: An average of 95 FPS, the highest Ultra result recorded in the dataset.
Q: Is the CPU or the GPU the bottleneck in this game?
A: The data indicates the GPU. Frame rates fall steeply as resolution rises (185 to 132 to 82 FPS at Medium), a GPU-bound pattern, while the 9850X3D sits in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs.
Q: Where does this pairing rank among tested combos for Downfall?
A: Rank 2009 out of 3716 tested combinations — slightly above the middle of the field.
Q: Does the dataset include minimum and maximum frame times?
A: Only for the Medium preset. At 1920x1080 Medium, frames range from 157 to 213; at 2560x1440, 112 to 152; at 3840x2160, 70 to 95.
How This Combo Ranks
Out of 3716 combinations tested in Downfall, this pairing ranks 2009th. That places it marginally above the midpoint of the field — a reflection of an asymmetric build: a 92nd-percentile CPU paired with a 61st-percentile GPU. The ranking suggests the 9850X3D is doing more work than the game asks of it, while the RTX 4060 determines where the frame rates actually land. In a ranking sense, a more balanced pairing — or a stronger GPU with a weaker CPU — would likely climb higher on this particular game's leaderboard, since the resolution scaling shows the GPU is the binding constraint at every setting level.
Measured FPS Breakdown
At 1920x1080: Low averages 226 FPS; Medium averages 185 FPS with a minimum of 157 and a maximum of 213; High averages 152 FPS; Ultra averages 95 FPS.
At 2560x1440: Low averages 162 FPS; Medium averages 132 FPS with a minimum of 112 and a maximum of 152; High averages 108 FPS; Ultra averages 68 FPS.
At 3840x2160: Low averages 101 FPS; Medium averages 82 FPS with a minimum of 70 and a maximum of 95; High averages 68 FPS; Ultra averages 42 FPS — the sole sub-60 result.
A pattern worth noting: 4K High and 1440p Ultra both land on exactly 68 FPS, and the Medium min/max spreads stay proportionally tight at every resolution (70 to 95 at 4K versus 157 to 213 at 1080p). The minimum recorded frame rate at Medium never dips below 70 at any resolution, which means even the worst measured moments stay above the playable threshold — a consistency that matters more in a horror game than the headline averages suggest. All figures are measured results, and 60 FPS is the threshold used throughout.