Downfall

Downfall is an easy win for the Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 pairing. Measured results show this combo clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold at every resolution up to 4K, with the only exception being 4K Ultra, which averages 42.5 FPS. At 1080p and 1440p, every preset — including Ultra — stays comfortably above 60. For a horror title released in February 2016 running on modern Blackwell-era graphics hardware, the data shows headroom to spare at nearly every setting combination tested.

Best Settings per Resolution

The benchmark data identifies the most demanding preset that keeps average framerate at or above 60 FPS for each resolution:

• 1920x1080 — Ultra, 99.4 FPS average. The full-fat preset runs with a large margin above the threshold, roughly 39 FPS of headroom. Nothing needs to be sacrificed at this resolution.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra, 71.5 FPS average. Ultra remains the best choice here too, clearing 60 FPS by 11.5 frames even at the top preset.
• 3840x2160 — High, 73.5 FPS average. This is where Ultra falls short: 4K Ultra averages 42.5 FPS, well below the playable threshold. Dropping one step to High restores an above-60 experience at 73.5 FPS.

The pattern is straightforward: the RTX 5060's 8 GB of GDDR7 and 448 GB/s of memory bandwidth carry this game at 1080p and 1440p without compromise, while 4K demands a single notch of settings reduction to stay smooth.

CPU and GPU Roles

Downfall on this configuration is GPU-bound at every resolution, and the scaling data makes that clear. At 1080p Low the combo averages 241.2 FPS; at 4K Low the same preset delivers 106.6 FPS — a steep drop driven entirely by the fourfold increase in pixel count being pushed through the graphics pipeline. If the CPU were the limiting factor, framerates would plateau as resolution rises; instead, performance falls consistently across every preset as pixels increase.

Preset scaling tells the same story. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra cuts the average from 241.2 FPS to 99.4 FPS — a heavy graphics workload reduction that the GPU absorbs. The i5-14400F, sitting in the 83rd percentile of all tested CPUs with an average benchmark score of 32279, is far from being the bottleneck for a 2016 horror title. Its single-thread result of 3701 in PassMark and 3055 in Cinebench R23 indicate more than enough per-core speed for an older engine, and its 10-core, 16-thread design means any background processing during gameplay has room to spare.

Notably, the frame ceiling here appears GPU-limited even at 1080p Low — 241.2 FPS is already beyond what most displays can show, and the data indicates the RTX 5060, in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, defines the performance profile at every tested point.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured averages from the benchmark database. Minimum and maximum framerate data were not recorded for these runs, so frame-time consistency cannot be assessed from this dataset — only average throughput is available.

1920x1080

| Preset | Avg FPS |

|---|---|

| Low | 241.2 |

| Medium | 194.1 |

| High | 160.9 |

| Ultra | 99.4 |

1080p is dominated by this hardware. Even Ultra — the heaviest preset — nearly touches the 100 FPS mark. The drop from High to Ultra (160.9 to 99.4) is the single largest preset-to-preset decline at this resolution, indicating Ultra's additional effects load the GPU significantly, yet it remains comfortably playable.

2560x1440

| Preset | Avg FPS |

|---|---|

| Low | 170.6 |

| Medium | 137.4 |

| High | 112.8 |

| Ultra | 71.5 |

1440p preserves full settings flexibility. Every preset stays above 60 FPS, and Low still delivers 170.6 FPS. The Ultra result of 71.5 FPS clears the threshold but with a thinner margin — roughly 11.5 frames of buffer — making this the tightest playable configuration in the dataset outside of 4K.

3840x2160

| Preset | Avg FPS |

|---|---|

| Low | 106.6 |

| Medium | 85.3 |

| High | 73.5 |

| Ultra | 42.5 |

4K splits the presets cleanly. Low, Medium, and High all remain above 60 FPS — High at 73.5 FPS is the best visual quality that stays playable. Ultra at 42.5 FPS falls roughly 17.5 frames short of the threshold and is the only tested configuration in the entire dataset that fails the playability bar. The steady decline from 106.6 down to 42.5 across presets shows the GPU being progressively saturated at this pixel count.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database's tested configurations for Downfall, the i5-14400F + RTX 5060 pairing ranks 1824 out of 3716 combos — just below the midpoint, in the 49th percentile of tested hardware combinations for this game. That placement reflects the mid-range positioning of both components rather than any weakness against this title specifically.

The CPU's nearest rivals by aggregate score are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (0.1% behind), the Intel Core i9-11900 (0.2% behind), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (0.2% ahead), and the Intel Core i7-12800H (0.5% behind) — a cluster of processors statistically indistinguishable from the i5-14400F in overall throughput. On the graphics side, the RTX 5060's average score of 26331 places it within 1.2% of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT (which it leads by that margin), and within a fraction of a percent of the Radeon 860M, GeForce MX550, and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary in aggregate benchmark scoring.

The practical takeaway: for a game of this vintage, ranking near the middle of all tested combos still translates into framerates that are multiples of the 60 FPS threshold at mainstream resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Can the RTX 5060 run Downfall at 4K?

A: Yes, with one caveat. At 3840x2160, Low (106.6 FPS), Medium (85.3 FPS), and High (73.5 FPS) all clear 60 FPS. Ultra does not — it averages 42.5 FPS.

Q: What is the best-looking playable setup for this combo?

A: 1440p Ultra at 71.5 FPS average. It matches the maximum visual preset while staying above the 60 FPS threshold. 1080p Ultra (99.4 FPS) offers the same visuals with even more headroom.

Q: Does the CPU limit performance in Downfall?

A: No. The data shows performance scaling with resolution and preset — falling from 241.2 FPS at 1080p Low to 106.6 FPS at 4K Low — which indicates a GPU-bound profile. The i5-14400F is never the constraint.

Q: How does this combo compare to other tested setups for this game?

A: It ranks 1824 of 3716 tested combinations, placing it near the middle of the field — which is more than sufficient given the game's framerates are well above the playable threshold at most settings.

Q: Is 60 FPS achievable at every resolution?

A: At 1080p and 1440p, yes, at every preset. At 4K, yes at Low, Medium, and High; only 4K Ultra misses the mark at 42.5 FPS.

Q: What GPU is inside this build, and how capable is it?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, built on the GB206 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, 3840 shading units, and 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus delivering 448 GB/s of bandwidth. It sits in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs in the database.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Downfall, decisively. The verdict by resolution is unambiguous:

• 1920x1080: Fully playable on every preset, with Ultra at 99.4 FPS as the recommended setup.
• 2560x1440: Fully playable on every preset, with Ultra at 71.5 FPS as the recommended setup.
• 3840x2160: Playable on High (73.5 FPS), Medium (85.3 FPS), and Low (106.6 FPS). Ultra is not playable at 42.5 FPS.

Eleven of the twelve tested configurations clear the 60 FPS threshold. For a horror game where consistent framerates matter for atmosphere and immersion, the Intel Core i5-14400F and RTX 5060 deliver a high-refresh experience at 1080p and 1440p with zero settings compromise, and a genuinely strong 4K experience one preset below maximum. The only caution in the dataset is 4K Ultra — avoid that single combination and every other option on the table plays smoothly.