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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
The Intel Core i5-14600K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 comfortably runs Downfall at every tested resolution, though the pairing ranks lower in this specific game than either part does against its own kind. The combo sits at rank 2009 out of 3716 tested configurations — solidly mid-pack — yet it clears the 60 FPS playability threshold at nearly every setting combination measured, falling short only at 4K Ultra, where the average drops to 42 FPS. Downfall released in February 2016 as a horror title, and its age shows in how lightly it loads modern hardware: even at 3840x2160, the RTX 4060 averages 82 FPS on Medium with a 70 FPS floor. This is a game the combo handles without compromise below the 4K Ultra preset.
How This Combo Ranks
Rank 2009 of 3716 tested combos places this pairing in the upper half of the database for Downfall, but well outside elite territory. That position reflects an imbalance: the Core i5-14600K sits in the 90th percentile versus all CPUs, while the RTX 4060 sits in only the 61st percentile versus all GPUs. The processor is a significantly stronger performer relative to its category than the graphics card is to its own.
The CPU's benchmark profile backs that up. It posts 24491 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, 2064 in single-core, and 38682 in PassMark multithread, with a 2491 Geekbench single-core score. Its nearest rivals — the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H at a 0.2% delta, AMD EPYC 4345P at 0.3%, Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX at 0.7%, and Core Ultra 5 245 at -0.8% — all cluster within a single percentage point, confirming the i5-14600K's average benchmark score of 48618 is representative of a well-defined performance band.
The GPU's average benchmark score of 17639 is matched by the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (-0.2%), Radeon 780M (+0.3%), Radeon Pro 560 (+0.5%), and Radeon Pro 460 (+0.7%). A PassMark G3D score of 19545 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2302 place it as a mainstream Ada Lovelace card based on the AD107 chip with 3072 shading units. In Downfall specifically, that mainstream GPU classification is what caps the combo's rank, not the processor.
Best Settings per Resolution
The data identifies the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at each resolution:
- 1920x1080: Ultra, averaging 95 FPS. This is the clear sweet spot — full detail with roughly 58% headroom above the playability threshold.
- 2560x1440: Ultra, averaging 68 FPS. The margin thins but holds; all four tested presets clear 60 FPS here.
- 3840x2160: High, averaging 68 FPS. Ultra drops to 42 FPS at 4K and fails the threshold, making High the ceiling. Medium (82 FPS) and Low (101 FPS) provide safer fallbacks.
A useful detail from the measured data: the Medium preset at 4K records a minimum of 70 FPS against an average of 82 — a tight spread indicating stable frame delivery rather than an average propped up by occasional spikes. The 1440p Medium run shows a similar pattern, with 112 minimum against a 132 average.
CPU and GPU Roles
The scaling pattern in the measured results points clearly to GPU limitation at higher resolutions and CPU headroom everywhere. Going from 1080p Low (226 FPS) to 4K Low (101 FPS) cuts the frame rate by more than half while the CPU workload stays constant — that is the signature of a graphics-bound game. The i5-14600K's single-core strength (2064 in Cinebench R23, 4270 in PassMark single-thread) means Downfall's per-frame logic never becomes the constraint.
The preset scaling tells the same story. At 4K, moving from Low (101 FPS) to High (68 FPS) costs a third of the frame rate, and pushing to Ultra costs another 26 FPS on top of that — settings load falls almost entirely on the RTX 4060. The 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 272 GB/s of bandwidth is where 4K Ultra pressure lands, and the 42 FPS result there is consistent with that limitation rather than any processor shortfall.
At 1080p and 1440p, the CPU's role grows in relative terms simply because the GPU has spare capacity — the 226 FPS Low result at 1080p approaches territory where per-core processor performance matters more. The i5-14600K, with 14 cores, 20 threads, and a 5.30 GHz boost clock, has ample margin even there. For this game, the GPU is the component that matters at every resolution worth discussing.
Similar Performance Alternatives
For a comparable experience via the CPU side, the rival list suggests several in-band options: the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H, AMD EPYC 4345P, Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX, and Core Ultra 5 245 all deliver aggregate benchmark averages within one percentage point of the i5-14600K. Any of these would produce indistinguishable Downfall results, since the game leans on single-thread responsiveness and the GPU rather than sustained multi-core throughput.
On the GPU side, the rival data is more surprising. The RTX 4060's average score of 17639 lands within a fraction of a percent of the AMD Radeon HD 7790, Radeon 780M (integrated), Radeon Pro 560, and Radeon Pro 460 per the database's aggregate benchmark metric. That clustering reflects the averaging methodology across the full benchmark suite rather than modern gaming parity — the RTX 4060's DirectX 12 Ultimate support and 24 RT cores are absent from those comparisons. For Downfall specifically, the practical takeaway is modest: a card benchmarking near the 17639 average should reproduce broadly similar results in this older title, where raw rasterization dominates and feature-set advantages matter little.
The simplest performance lever within this platform is the CPU's unlocked multiplier, though Downfall provides no reason to use it — the processor is never the bottleneck.
FAQ
Q: Can the i5-14600K + RTX 4060 run Downfall at 4K?
A: Yes, up to the High preset, averaging 68 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 42 FPS, below the 60 FPS threshold.
Q: What is the best setting for 60 FPS at 1080p?
A: Ultra, averaging 95 FPS — the highest preset tested still clears the threshold with substantial headroom.
Q: How does the combo rank among tested configurations?
A: Rank 2009 of 3716 combos, placing it in the upper half for Downfall.
Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor?
A: The GPU. Frame rates scale sharply with resolution (226 FPS at 1080p Low versus 101 FPS at 4K Low) while CPU load is constant, indicating graphics-bound behavior. The i5-14600K sits in the 90th percentile of all CPUs; the RTX 4060 in the 61st percentile of GPUs.
Q: How stable are frame rates at 4K Medium?
A: The measured range is 70 minimum to 95 maximum against an 82 FPS average — a narrow spread indicating consistent delivery.
Q: Does the RTX 4060 have enough memory for this game?
A: Its 8 GB of GDDR6 handles every tested combination except 4K Ultra, the one preset that dips below 60 FPS.
The Verdict
Yes — this PC runs Downfall. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low through Ultra clears 60 FPS, topping out at 95 FPS on Ultra. At 2560x1440, the same holds: all four presets are playable, with Ultra averaging 68 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low (101 FPS), Medium (82 FPS), and High (68 FPS) all pass, while Ultra at 42 FPS is the sole failure. The optimal configurations are Ultra at 1080p, Ultra at 1440p, and High at 4K. Given that the game launched in 2016, the result is expected: a 90th-percentile CPU paired with a 61st-percentile GPU has more than enough performance for it, and the only limitation appears when maxing out the most demanding preset at the highest resolution.