Downfall

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 combination delivers a measured average of 50 FPS on High settings. Dropping to Medium raises the average to 61 FPS, with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 70 FPS recorded. Low settings produce an average of 74 FPS, while Ultra is the outlier at 31 FPS average. The gap between Medium and Ultra is substantial, a 30 FPS difference that highlights the steep cost of the highest preset at 4K.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same combo shows much healthier numbers. High settings average 80 FPS, Medium averages 97 FPS with a minimum of 83 FPS and a maximum of 112 FPS, and Low reaches 119 FPS. Ultra drops to 50 FPS average, which sits below the 60 FPS playability threshold used in this database. The pattern at this resolution is more forgiving, with every preset except Ultra clearing the bar comfortably.

At 1920x1440, the pair reaches its strongest results. Ultra averages 70 FPS, High averages 112 FPS, Medium averages 136 FPS with a minimum of 116 FPS and a maximum of 157 FPS, and Low peaks at 166 FPS. Notably, even the Ultra preset stays above the playable threshold, something it could not manage at the two higher resolutions tested.

The recorded data only includes min and max figures for Medium settings at each resolution. Those numbers show consistent frame pacing: at 3840x2160, the Medium min of 51 FPS stays within 10 FPS of the average, and at 2560x1440 the min of 83 FPS is within 14 FPS of the average. The tightest spread appears at 1920x1080 Medium, where the min of 116 FPS trails the average by 20 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Ryzen 9 8945HX, a 16-core, 32-thread processor from AMD's 8000 series with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, has a strong synthetic profile, ranking in the 95th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 76212. Its nearest rival in the database, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, scores nearly identically with a delta of 0.1 percent. This CPU horsepower matters most at lower resolutions where frame rates climb steeply.

At 1920x1080, the average FPS scales from 70 at Ultra scaling from Ultra to High shows a jump of 42 FPS, going from 70 FPS on Ultra to 112 FPS on High, a 60 percent increase from Ultra to High. When settings drop from Low to Ultra at 1920x1080, the difference is 96 FPS. The RTX 5050 GPU, with 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs and 32 ROPs, a boost clock of 2572 MHz, and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128 bit bus, carries the load at higher resolutions, where the GPU compute load rises. At 3840x2160, the gap between Low and Ultra is 33 FPS, smaller than at lower resolutions, indicating the GPU becomes the bottleneck as pixel rate and texture rate demands increase.

The CPU influence is most visible at 1920x1440, where the low preset hits 166 FPS average, while the Ultra stays at 70 FPS, a 96 FPS difference that reflects the CPU scaling. At 2560x1440 Low reaches 119 FPS, while at 3840x2160 Low only 74 FPS, a 45 FPS gap that points to GPU pressure. The data shows the CPU can push well above 100 FPS at 1920x1440 even on Ultra, with the GPU at Medium reaching 136 FPS, but at 4K the average drops to 61 FPS, since the GPU limits the combo.

The RTX 5050 ranks the 66th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 21035, and its nearest rivals within 1.6 percent of its score. The Ryzen 9 8945HX, meanwhile, is a 95th percentile CPU, meaning the processor has more headroom than the GPU, which explains why resolution scaling impacts this combo more than preset choices at high settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that holds at or above 60 FPS is Medium, which averages 61 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS and maximum of 70 FPS. High falls short at 50 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 31 FPS, so Medium is the ceiling for smooth play at 4K.

At 2560x1440, the best playable preset is High at 80 FPS average, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by 20 FPS. Medium runs at 97 FPS, but High is the most demanding playable preset. Low reaches 119 FPS, but High is the recommended choice for visual fidelity. Ultra at 50 FPS average, below 60, so High is the recommended setting.

At 1920x1080, the best playable preset is Ultra, which averages 70 FPS, exactly 10 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold, which hits 70 FPS average. High also exceeds 112 FPS, Medium averages 136 FPS, but Ultra is the max quality, so Ultra is the best setting at 1080p with an average of 70 FPS, a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination ranks 2977 out of 3716 tested combos in the database for Downfall. That places it in the lower half of all tested configurations, roughly the 80th percentile of the 3716 combos tracked, which means it is far from the top of the rankings, though it handles the game at 1080p with ease.

The rank reflects the GPU's mid-tier position more than the CPU's strength. The Ryzen 9 8945HX sits in the 95th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 5050 sits in the 66th percentile among all GPUs. In a horror game like Downfall, the GPU tends to dominate the frame rate at higher resolutions, so the combo's overall rank is dragged down by the graphics card.

At 3840x2160, the combo cannot maintain 60 FPS on High, only Medium, which is a clear sign of its mid-range standing. At 1920x1080, the combo's 70 FPS on Ultra is respectable, but many higher-ranked combos in the database would push well beyond that. The rank of 2977 out of 3716 indicates that this combination is not a top performer, with 739 combos ranked below it.

The CPU's 95th percentile status is a strong point, with the 8945HX scoring 42713 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 17939 in Cinebench R20 multi-core and 4305 in Cinebench R15 multi-core, but this game does not appear to be heavily CPU-limited based on the resolution scaling. The GPU's 66th percentile rank, with a Passmark G3D score of 17326, aligns more closely with the combo's overall game rank.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Ryzen 9 8945HX has nearest rivals in the database that would behave similarly in CPU-bound scenarios. The Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX averages a score of 76155, a delta of 0.1 percent from the 8945HX's average of 76212, so those two processors are effectively interchangeable in games where the CPU is the limiting factor. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D averages 75779, a delta of 0.6 percent, also very close. The AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P averages 76492, a delta of 0.4 percent, and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX averages 76513, a delta of 0.4 percent, all within a narrow band of less than 1 percent of the 8945HX.

For the GPU, the RTX 5050's nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL averages 21153, a delta of 0.6 percent from the 5050's 21035 average score, meaning the Vega M GL is about 0.6 percent slower. The AMD Radeon HD 8970M averages 21237, a delta of 1 percent, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT averages 20713, a delta of 1.6 percent faster than the 5050, and the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile averages 21379, a delta of 1.6 percent slower. All of these GPUs would deliver similar frame rates in Downfall, within roughly a 2 percent band of the RTX 5050.

In practice, swapping the RTX 5050 with any of these rivals would shift the measured FPS by less than 2 percent, given the close delta values. The Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX would produce nearly identical results at 1920x1080, with frame rates within a few FPS of the 8945HX's numbers. At 3840x2160, swapping the GPU to the RTX A4000 Mobile would result in slightly lower FPS, but the difference would be small, with the 5050, in the 1.6 percent delta, so the performance difference is minor in the database's measurements.

The CPU rivals are all within 0.6 percent of the 8945HX, so the CPU-related bottlenecks would be nearly indistinguishable across all four. The GPU rivals are within 1.6 percent or less, which means no single alternative would be a major change in frame rate, and the combo behaves similarly to any of its nearest rivals in the database.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Downfall at 1920x1080 at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, this combination is playable at 1920x1080 on all four tested presets. High averages 112 FPS, Medium averages 136 FPS with a minimum of 116 FPS and a maximum of 157 FPS, Low reaches 166 FPS, and Ultra averages 70 FPS, all above the 60 FPS threshold. The best playable setting at 1920x1080 is Ultra with an average of 70 FPS, the highest preset tested at that resolution.

Q: Which resolution and setting is the most demanding playable preset at 3840x2160?

A: At 3840x2160, the most demanding playable preset is Medium, which averages 61 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 60 FPS. High averages 50 FPS and Ultra averages 31 FPS, both below the 60 FPS threshold, so Medium is the ceiling for 4K.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for Downfall at 2560x1440?

A: The Ryzen 8945HX ranks in the 95th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 76212, while the RTX 5050 ranks in the 66th percentile among GPUs with an average score of 21035. At 2560x1440, the GPU is the bigger factor, and the GPU's 66th percentile rank, the CPU's 95th percentile is a stronger position, so the CPU has more headroom at that resolution, while the GPU limits the frame rate.

Q: What is the combo's rank in the database for Downfall?

A: The combination ranks 2977 out of 3716 tested combos. It is higher than 739 other combos, but it sits in the lower half of the database, and the top of the rankings is far above this configuration.

Q: How does the RTX 5050 compare to its nearest rival GPU?

A: The RTX 5050's nearest GPU rival in the database averages 21153 for AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL, a delta of 0.6 percent slower than the RTX 5050's 21035 average score. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is 1.6 percent faster than the RTX 5050, with an average score of 20713, while the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile is 1.6 percent slower, averaging 21379, and the AMD Radeon HD 8970M is 1 percent slower, averaging 21237.

Q: Can this combo reach 60 FPS at 3840x2160 on Ultra?

A: No, at 3840x2160 Ultra averages 31 FPS, and the minimum and maximum FPS are not recorded. The best playable setting at 3840x2160 is Medium at 61 FPS, but Ultra sits below 60 FPS, so the 4K Ultra preset is not playable with this combo.