Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT delivers a wide spread of frame rates in Downfall, and the pattern across resolutions reveals a system that shifts from CPU-bound at 1080p to increasingly GPU-bound as pixel count rises. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 240.9 FPS average, which is a substantial figure that suggests the CPU is doing the heavy lifting to feed the GPU. Moving to 2560x1440 at Low, the average drops to 169.9 FPS, a 29.5% reduction, and at 3840x2160 Low it falls further to 108.1 FPS, a 36.4% reduction from the 1440p figure. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Low settings shows a 55.1% total drop in frame rate, which is a clear indicator that the rendering load is becoming the dominant factor at higher resolutions.

At High settings, the same pattern holds but with a tighter spread. The 1080p High result is 160.9 FPS, dropping to 116.4 FPS at 1440p (a 27.7% decrease) and then to 74.8 FPS at 4K (a 35.7% decrease from 1440p). The 4K High result being roughly half the 1080p High result (74.8 vs 160.9 FPS) reinforces that the GPU is the limiting component at 4K, while the 1080p numbers are high enough to suggest the CPU is managing the frame pacing well. Ultra settings show the most dramatic scaling: 101.8 FPS at 1080p, 72.4 FPS at 1440p, and 42.7 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is 58.1%, which is the largest percentage decline across all preset levels, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional effects place a heavy load on the GPU's compute and memory subsystems.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows that Downfall scales predictably with resolution, but the magnitude of the drop depends heavily on the preset. For Low settings, the frame rate falls from 240.9 FPS at 1080p to 108.1 FPS at 4K, a 55.1% reduction. This indicates that even at the lowest graphical load, the GPU is not able to maintain the same throughput as the resolution quadruples, but the 4K result remains playable. For Medium settings, the decline is from 193.5 FPS at 1080p to 86.7 FPS at 4K, a 55.2% drop, which is nearly identical to the Low scaling. This suggests that the Medium preset does not introduce enough extra GPU work to change the scaling behavior significantly.

High settings show a slightly different pattern, with a 53.5% drop from 160.9 FPS at 1080p to 74.8 FPS at 4K. The absolute numbers are lower than Medium, but the relative scaling is similar, implying that the GPU is consistently the bottleneck at 4K regardless of preset. Ultra settings produce the steepest decline, from 101.8 FPS at 1080p to 42.7 FPS at 4K, a 58.1% reduction. The 4K Ultra result is the only sub-60 FPS figure in the entire dataset, and it is 43.0% lower than the 4K High result. This indicates that Ultra enables effects that are disproportionately expensive at high pixel counts, likely related to shadow resolution or post-processing that scales with output size. The data shows that the 1080p results are all above 100 FPS, even at Ultra, which means the CPU is not holding back the system at that resolution; the limiting component becomes the GPU as resolution increases.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's clock speeds are listed with a base of 2150 MHz, a game clock of 2495 MHz, and a boost clock of 2600 MHz. In Downfall, the GPU's memory capacity and bandwidth appear sufficient for the 1080p and 1440p results, where the average FPS stays above 116 for all presets except Ultra. At 4K, the 12 GB frame buffer is likely being stressed by the Ultra preset, which produces only 42.7 FPS, but the High preset at 4K still manages 74.8 FPS, indicating that the GPU can handle the resolution when not every effect is maxed out.

The GPU's passmark G3D score is 20700, and it sits at the 79th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival in aggregate benchmarks is the AMD Radeon RX 5600M, which scores 35264 versus the RX 6750 XT's 35327, a delta of 0.2% — essentially a tie. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 35435, which is 0.3% higher, and the AMD Radeon 880M scores 35646, which is 0.9% higher. These differences are negligible, meaning the RX 6750 XT is positioned at a performance tier where small variations in benchmark scores do not translate into meaningful FPS differences in Downfall. The GPU's 40 ray accelerators and 2560 shading units are part of the RDNA 2.0 architecture, and the measured FPS at 1440p High (116.4) and 4K High (74.8) suggest that the GPU has enough compute headroom for this horror title, but the Ultra preset at 4K reveals its limits.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 2 architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support contribute to its 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth. In Downfall, the CPU's performance is most evident at 1080p, where the frame rates are high enough that the GPU is not the primary limiter. At 1080p Low, the 240.9 FPS result indicates that the CPU can sustain a very high frame delivery rate, and the 1080p High result of 160.9 FPS shows that even with more graphical work, the CPU keeps up.

The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 15045, and its single-core score is 2124. Its Passmark multithread score is 17700, with a single-thread score of 2562. These scores place the Ryzen 5 3600 at the 76th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 18129. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-11400, scores 18150, a delta of -0.1%, meaning the two are effectively equivalent. The AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS scores 18101 (0.2% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 scores 18158 (0.2% higher). These tight deltas suggest that the CPU's performance is well understood, and in Downfall, the 1080p results reflect a processor that is not a bottleneck for most settings. The 4K results, however, show that the CPU's role diminishes as the GPU becomes the limiting factor, which is expected given the resolution scaling data.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the High preset offers the best balance across all resolutions. At 1080p, High produces 160.9 FPS, which is 16.9% lower than Medium's 193.5 FPS but still far above any display refresh rate that would be typical. At 1440p, High delivers 116.4 FPS, which is 23.0% lower than Medium's 143.1 FPS, but again remains smooth. At 4K, High manages 74.8 FPS, which is 13.7% higher than Medium's 86.7 FPS would suggest if one were to extrapolate — but the data shows Medium at 4K is actually 86.7 FPS, so High is lower by 13.7%. The Ultra preset is not recommended for 4K, as it drops to 42.7 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. At 1440p, Ultra's 72.4 FPS is playable but lower than High's 116.4 FPS, so users who prefer visual fidelity over frame rate might choose Ultra, but High is the more consistent option. For 1080p, Ultra's 101.8 FPS is still high enough to be playable, but the 58.1% drop from Low at 4K suggests Ultra's costs are not justified when High provides 160.9 FPS at 1080p.

The Low preset is only advisable for competitive play at 1080p, where 240.9 FPS is achievable, but the visual quality loss is significant. Medium offers a middle ground, with 193.5 FPS at 1080p and 86.7 FPS at 4K, both of which are above 60 FPS, making it the second-best choice. The data indicates that High is the sweet spot: it maintains above 60 FPS at 4K and above 160 FPS at 1080p, providing a consistent experience without the performance penalty of Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Downfall, this setup — AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT — ranks 826 out of 1741 combos. This places it in the upper half of tested systems, but not at the top tier. The rank reflects the aggregate performance across all settings and resolutions, and given that the combo produces 240.9 FPS at 1080p Low and 74.8 FPS at 4K High, the mid-pack ranking makes sense. The CPU's 76th percentile and GPU's 79th percentile are similar, suggesting a balanced pairing, which is corroborated by the fact that neither component is drastically ahead of the other in their respective benchmark distributions.

The combo's rank of 826 out of 1741 means that roughly 47.5% of tested combos perform better, and 52.5% perform worse. This is a solid result for a system built around a 2019 CPU and a 2022 GPU, and it indicates that the pairing is well matched for Downfall. The data shows that the combo is not a top performer, but it is far from a weak one, and the 4K High result of 74.8 FPS demonstrates that it can handle high-resolution gaming with appropriate settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Downfall?

A: The highest average FPS is 240.9, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: At which resolution and preset does the combo drop below 60 FPS?

A: The only sub-60 FPS result is at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, where the average FPS is 42.7.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rival in aggregate benchmarks?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has an average benchmark score of 18129, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i5-11400's 18150.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT sits at the 79th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High produces 116.4 FPS while Ultra produces 72.4 FPS, a difference of 44.0 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank in Downfall out of all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 826 out of 1741 tested combinations in Downfall.