Downfall

The data for Downfall, a horror title from 2016, reveals a striking performance profile when paired with the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. The measured FPS numbers across all resolutions and settings are exceptionally high, indicating that this combination is vastly overqualified for the game's demands. The benchmark results consistently show frame rates that far exceed the 60 FPS playability threshold, even at the most demanding settings, which raises questions about where the true bottleneck lies for this hardware pairing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the performance is nothing short of extraordinary, with frame rates that push into territory typically reserved for esports titles. The Low preset delivers an average of 424.9 FPS, which is a remarkable figure that suggests the game engine is barely stressed by the hardware. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 343.4 FPS, still an immense number that represents a 19.2% reduction from Low. The High preset yields 286.3 FPS, showing a further decline of 16.6% from Medium, while Ultra brings the average down to 179.9 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 57.7% reduction in performance, which is a substantial range that indicates the settings have a meaningful impact on the workload, even if the absolute numbers remain stratospheric.

At 2560x1440, the pattern continues but with a noticeable shift in the performance ceiling. The Low preset achieves 299.3 FPS, which is 29.6% lower than the 1080p Low result, clearly demonstrating the increased pixel throughput demands of the higher resolution. Medium delivers 245.1 FPS, a drop of 18.1% from Low at the same resolution. High reaches 206.1 FPS, representing a 15.9% decrease from Medium, while Ultra produces 128.7 FPS, which is a 37.6% reduction from High. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 57.0%, nearly identical to the 1080p scaling, suggesting that the settings' impact is consistent regardless of resolution.

The 3840x2160 results are where the hardware begins to show some signs of strain, though the numbers remain far above what the game actually requires. Low preset runs at 188.4 FPS, which is 37.0% lower than the 1440p Low figure. Medium drops to 155.2 FPS, a reduction of 17.6% from Low at 4K. High yields 125.1 FPS, showing a 19.4% decline from Medium, and Ultra produces 82.2 FPS, which is 34.3% lower than High. The total scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K amounts to 56.4%, maintaining the same proportional relationship observed at lower resolutions.

Best Settings per Resolution

The verdict by resolution is unambiguous: this combination can run Downfall at maximum settings everywhere. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset achieves 82.2 FPS, which not only clears the 60 FPS threshold but does so with substantial headroom. This is the most demanding configuration tested, and it still delivers a frame rate that would be considered smooth for most gaming experiences. The data indicates that players could enable every visual enhancement available without worrying about performance degradation.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset runs at 128.7 FPS, more than double the playability threshold. This level of performance suggests that the game's engine is not heavily optimized for modern hardware, or that the RTX 5080 is simply overpowering the workload. The 1440p Ultra result is 56.6% higher than the 4K Ultra figure, which indicates that the resolution scaling is responsible for a significant portion of the performance difference.

The 1920x1080 Ultra setting delivers 179.9 FPS, which is the highest playable configuration in the dataset. This figure is 39.8% higher than the 1440p Ultra result and 118.9% higher than the 4K Ultra figure. The progression across resolutions shows a clear pattern: each step down in resolution yields a substantial increase in frame rate, with the most dramatic jump occurring between 1440p and 1080p.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Downfall at 4K with maximum settings?

A: Yes, the benchmark data shows the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 achieves an average of 82.2 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The verdictByResolution field confirms all four settings are playable at this resolution.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combination?

A: The maximum average FPS in the dataset is 424.9, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This represents the absolute ceiling of performance for this hardware pairing in Downfall.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: Comparing Ultra settings, the 1920x1080 result of 179.9 FPS drops to 128.7 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 82.2 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 54.3% reduction from 1080p to 4K at the Ultra preset.

Q: Is there any setting at any resolution that fails to reach 60 FPS?

A: No. Every combination of resolution and settings in the measuredFps array exceeds 60 FPS. The lowest recorded average is 82.2 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, which still leaves ample performance headroom.

Q: How does the GPU's benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5080 has an average benchmark score of 56083, which is 0.6% higher than the AMD Radeon 8060S and 0.7% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB. It trails the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE by 2.2%.

Q: What does the combo rank tell us about this pairing?

A: This combination ranks 166th out of 3716 tested combos for Downfall, placing it in the top 4.5% of all configurations tested for this game.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearestRivals data for the CPU and GPU provides interesting context for what other hardware might deliver comparable results. The Intel Core i5-14600KF has an average benchmark score of 49394, which is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 at 49228, a difference of just 0.3%. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G scores 49196, trailing by 0.4%, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 achieves 48995, a 0.8% deficit. The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 leads slightly with 49796, outperforming the i5-14600KF by 0.8%. These differences are negligible in real-world gaming scenarios, suggesting that swapping the CPU for any of these alternatives would produce virtually identical frame rates in Downfall.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080's average benchmark score of 56083 places it in close competition with several AMD offerings. The AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757, just 0.6% lower, while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB achieves 55698, a 0.7% deficit. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X trails by 2.3% with a score of 54828, and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE leads by 2.2% at 57367. Given that Downfall's frame rates are so high that any of these GPUs would likely exceed 60 FPS at all settings, the choice between them would come down to other factors rather than raw performance in this specific title.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame field places this Intel and NVIDIA pairing at 166th out of 3716 tested combinations, which is a strong showing that puts it in the 95.5th percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects the exceptional performance demonstrated in the measured FPS data, where even the most demanding settings at 4K deliver frame rates well above what most games would require. The fact that nearly 95% of tested combos rank below this one suggests that Downfall is particularly sensitive to raw GPU horsepower, and the RTX 5080's position in the 87th percentile of all GPUs aligns well with this outcome.

The rank also implies that there are 165 configurations that perform better in this game, though the specific hardware in those setups is not detailed in the available data. Given that this combo already achieves 82.2 FPS at 4K Ultra, the higher-ranked systems likely consist of even more powerful GPUs or CPUs that push the frame rate to even more extreme levels. The practical significance of these differences is minimal, as any score above 60 FPS is playable, and the gap between 82 FPS and 120 FPS is unlikely to be noticeable without a high refresh rate display.

The Verdict

The data clearly shows that the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination can run Downfall at every resolution and setting tested, with all configurations exceeding the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset delivers 82.2 FPS, which is the lowest result in the entire dataset yet still provides smooth gameplay. The 2560x1440 Ultra setting achieves 128.7 FPS, offering a substantial performance buffer that would accommodate higher refresh rate monitors. The 1920x1080 Ultra preset runs at 179.9 FPS, providing an exceptionally fluid experience that would satisfy even the most demanding competitive players.

The verdictByResolution field confirms that all four settings at each of the three resolutions are playable, with Ultra being the recommended best setting in every case. This means users can enable the highest quality visuals without making any compromises on performance. The game's 2016 release date likely means it was designed for hardware that is now several generations old, and the modern components in this system simply overwhelm its requirements. For anyone considering this setup for Downfall, the answer is unambiguous: it will run flawlessly at maximum settings.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals interesting insights into which component matters more for this game. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 245 FPS, while at 2560x1440 this gap narrows to 170.6 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it reduces to 106.2 FPS. This pattern indicates that as resolution increases, the GPU becomes more dominant in determining performance, while at lower resolutions, the CPU's ability to feed frames becomes relatively more important. However, given that even the 1080p Ultra result of 179.9 FPS is extraordinarily high, the CPU is clearly not a limiting factor in any scenario.

The i5-14600KF's benchmark scores demonstrate substantial single-threaded strength, with a Cinebench R23 single-core result of 4594 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2445. This strong single-thread performance is likely sufficient to handle Downfall's game logic and physics calculations without creating a bottleneck. The GPU's role becomes more apparent at 4K, where the pixel throughput demands increase significantly, and the RTX 5080's 960.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 performance are put to more meaningful use. The data suggests that for Downfall, the GPU is the primary determinant of frame rates across all resolutions, but the CPU's high single-core performance ensures that it never becomes a limiting factor.