Downfall

# Downfall with AMD Ryzen 5 4600G + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 produces a surprisingly consistent experience in Downfall, a 2016 horror title that clearly responds well to this hardware combination. The measured data reveals a system that can handle high-refresh 1080p gaming with ease, while also managing respectable 4K performance at reduced settings. The combo ranks 952nd out of 1,741 tested configurations, placing it in the 54th percentile of all tested combos — a middle-of-the-pack standing that undersells its actual gameplay capability in this specific title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data strongly favors the High preset for most users, as it delivers the best balance of visual quality and performance across all three tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, High produces 154.9 FPS, which comfortably exceeds the refresh rate of standard 144Hz monitors. At 2560x1440, High still delivers 111.1 FPS, maintaining smooth gameplay on high-refresh QHD panels. Even at 3840x2160, High achieves 66.5 FPS — playable for a horror title where atmospheric tension matters more than twitch reflexes.

The Ultra preset, while offering the fullest visual experience, introduces a substantial performance penalty that may not justify its cost. At 1080p, Ultra drops to 92.9 FPS — a 40% reduction from High. At 1440p, Ultra falls to 70.1 FPS, and at 4K it collapses to 44.6 FPS. For a horror game that likely benefits from smooth motion to maintain immersion, the visual gains from Ultra over High are rarely worth nearly halving the frame rate.

The Medium preset serves as a middle-ground option, delivering 185.7 FPS at 1080p, 134.6 FPS at 1440p, and 83.9 FPS at 4K. For 4K users specifically, Medium offers the best pathway to high frame rates, though the jump from Low to Medium at this resolution is modest (104.2 to 83.9 FPS). Low settings provide the highest possible frame rates — 224.9 FPS at 1080p and 162.4 FPS at 1440p — but the visual compromises in a horror game may undermine the atmospheric dread that defines the genre.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration proves sufficient for Downfall's demands, as the game was released in 2016 when 8 GB was considered high-end capacity. The GPU's 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output pipelines provide the raw compute necessary for the frame rates observed. The boost clock of 2460 MHz helps sustain performance, while the 1830 MHz base clock ensures consistent operation under sustained load.

The RTX 4060's benchmark data places it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23,181. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, scores 23,321 — a 0.6% advantage that falls well within measurement noise. The Intel Arc B580 trails by 0.7% with a score of 23,021, while the AMD Radeon 760M is 0.8% behind at 22,999. This tight grouping suggests the RTX 4060 is well-positioned among its contemporaries, and the measured FPS in Downfall confirms that its real-world gaming performance aligns with its synthetic benchmark standing.

The GPU's 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, combined with 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores, gives it headroom for modern rendering techniques. However, Downfall predates widespread ray tracing adoption, so these features likely contribute little to the measured results. The 118.1 GPixel/s pixel rate and 236.2 GTexel/s texture rate are the specifications most relevant to this game's traditional rasterization workload.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that remains GPU-bound even at lower resolutions. At High settings, performance drops from 154.9 FPS at 1080p to 111.1 FPS at 1440p — a 28% reduction — then to 66.5 FPS at 4K, representing a 57% drop from 1440p. This scaling pattern indicates the RTX 4060 is the primary bottleneck, as the CPU maintains sufficient headroom across all resolutions.

The Low settings scaling tells a similar story: 224.9 FPS at 1080p falls to 162.4 FPS at 1440p (28% reduction) and then to 104.2 FPS at 4K (36% reduction from 1440p). Interestingly, the 4K-to-1440p ratio improves at lower settings, suggesting the GPU's pixel throughput becomes more limiting as resolution increases, while the CPU's role diminishes.

Medium settings show 185.7 FPS at 1080p, 134.6 FPS at 1440p, and 83.9 FPS at 4K. The progressive decline — 28% from 1080p to 1440p, then 38% from 1440p to 4K — demonstrates that the RTX 4060's memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s becomes increasingly strained at higher resolutions. Ultra settings exhibit the steepest drop: 92.9 FPS at 1080p, 70.1 FPS at 1440p, and 44.6 FPS at 4K. The 52% reduction from 1440p to 4K at Ultra suggests this preset approaches the limits of the GPU's 8 GB frame buffer.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Downfall?

A: Yes, but with caveats. At High settings, the system achieves 66.5 FPS at 4K, which is playable. For smoother performance, Medium settings deliver 83.9 FPS, while Low settings reach 104.2 FPS. Ultra settings at 4K drop to 44.6 FPS, which may feel sluggish.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo?

A: The data shows 1440p as the sweet spot. At High settings, the system delivers 111.1 FPS, which is excellent for most displays. This resolution offers a 28% performance reduction from 1080p but provides significantly more visual detail than 1080p.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its closest rivals?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 23,181 places it just 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23,321) and 0.7% ahead of the Intel Arc B580 (23,021). The AMD Radeon 760M trails by 0.8% with a score of 22,999.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 4600G a bottleneck for the RTX 4060?

A: The resolution scaling data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor. At 1080p High, the system achieves 154.9 FPS, which is a strong result. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, boosting to 4.20 GHz, provide sufficient throughput for this game's workload.

Q: What performance difference exists between Low and Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, Low produces 224.9 FPS while Ultra produces 92.9 FPS — a 142% performance advantage for Low. At 1440p, the gap is 162.4 vs 70.1 FPS (132% advantage). At 4K, Low reaches 104.2 FPS versus Ultra's 44.6 FPS, representing a 134% difference.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 952nd out of 1,741 tested combinations, placing it in the lower half of the tested pool. This ranking may seem surprising given the strong FPS numbers, but it reflects the wide variety of higher-end configurations in the database.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 952 out of 1,741 tested combinations places it at approximately the 54.7th percentile — just above the median. This positioning suggests that while the Ryzen 5 4600G and RTX 4060 combination delivers solid performance in Downfall, many other tested configurations achieve higher frame rates.

The CPU's individual standing helps contextualize this rank. The Ryzen 5 4600G sits in the 75th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 17,489. Its nearest rivals — the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17,482, 0% delta), Intel Core i5-12450H (17,475, 0.1% ahead), Intel Core i3-14100T (17,636, 0.8% ahead), and Intel Core i3-13100F (17,665, 1% ahead) — all cluster within a 1% performance band. This tight grouping indicates the CPU is competitive with modern budget and mid-range processors.

The GPU's 66th percentile standing (average score 23,181) is notably stronger than the CPU's 75th percentile, yet the combo's overall rank of 952 suggests that the CPU may limit the system's ceiling in CPU-intensive scenarios. The measured FPS data, however, shows no obvious CPU bottleneck in Downfall, as frame rates scale predictably with resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G contributes 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 2 architecture, running at a 3.70 GHz base clock that boosts to 4.20 GHz. This 4000-series processor (codename Renoir) is manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process with 9,800 million transistors on a 156 mm² die. The 8 MB shared L3 cache and 512 KB per-core L2 cache provide adequate data locality for gaming workloads.

The CPU's benchmark results reveal its multithreaded capability: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 13,593, while single-core reaches 1,919. PassMark multithread performance hits 15,992, with single-thread at 2,653. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 1,430 (2 threads) to 4,889 (max threads), indicating reasonable thread scaling for a 6-core processor.

In Downfall, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 224.9 FPS, which likely approaches the CPU's frame delivery limit. However, the uniform scaling pattern across resolutions — 28% drops from 1080p to 1440p at all settings — suggests the CPU provides consistent performance without becoming a bottleneck at any tested setting. The 65W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) are adequate for this workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 224.9 FPS on Low, 185.7 FPS on Medium, 154.9 FPS on High, and 92.9 FPS on Ultra. The progression shows diminishing returns — the jump from Low to Medium costs 39.2 FPS, while Medium to High costs 30.8 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 62.0 FPS, making Ultra the least efficient preset.

At 2560x1440, the results are 162.4 FPS (Low), 134.6 FPS (Medium), 111.1 FPS (High), and 70.1 FPS (Ultra). The percentage differences between presets remain relatively consistent with 1080p, though the absolute gaps narrow. The Low-to-Ultra difference of 92.3 FPS at 1440p compares to 132.0 FPS at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 104.2 FPS (Low), 83.9 FPS (Medium), 66.5 FPS (High), and 44.6 FPS (Ultra). The 4K results demonstrate that even at this demanding resolution, the RTX 4060 maintains playable frame rates on all presets except Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra gap of 59.6 FPS at 4K is proportionally similar to the 1440p gap, confirming that the GPU scales predictably with resolution.

Across all resolutions, the High preset offers the most consistent experience relative to its visual quality — never dropping below 66.5 FPS while exceeding 150 FPS at 1080p. For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, Low settings at 1440p (162.4 FPS) may be preferable to High at 1080p (154.9 FPS), as the resolution increase provides more visual benefit than the settings reduction costs in performance.