Downfall

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The measured data for Downfall with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER reveals a clear hierarchy across the four tested presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 210.5 FPS, which is dramatically higher than the 87.5 FPS seen at Ultra. The Medium preset lands at 174.1 FPS, while High sits at 138.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 36.4 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High costs 35.2 FPS, and High to Ultra costs another 51.4 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset imposes a disproportionately heavy load relative to its visual increment over High.

For the best experience per the measured rows, the High preset at 1440p offers the most balanced result. At 2560x1440, High produces 99.6 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while Medium reaches 123 FPS and Low hits 149.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution drops to 61.4 FPS, which is still playable but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. At 4K, the High preset yields 62.9 FPS, which is right at the edge of playability, whereas Medium manages 79.5 FPS and Low reaches 92.3 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K collapses to 36.9 FPS, indicating that this combination is not suited for maximum settings at that resolution.

The data implies that High is the sweet spot for this pairing. It maintains playable framerates across all three resolutions while avoiding the steep performance penalty of Ultra. The 1080p High result of 138.9 FPS is particularly strong, suggesting that users with high-refresh monitors can still benefit from this preset. Medium is the fallback option for those who prioritize smoothness over fidelity, especially at 4K where the 79.5 FPS average provides a more comfortable margin than High’s 62.9 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 5000 series, built on the Zen 3 architecture with a 7 nm process. Its base clock is 3.60 GHz and boost clock reaches 4.20 GHz. The CPU’s benchmark scores indicate solid multi-threaded capability: the Cinebench R23 multicore score is 16429, while the single-core score is 2319. The PassMark multithread score of 19330 and single-thread score of 3058 further characterize its performance profile. The CPU sits at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20875.

In Downfall, the CPU role appears to be significant at lower resolutions where the GPU is less taxed. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 210.5 FPS, which is substantially higher than the 1440p Low result of 149.9 FPS and the 4K Low result of 92.3 FPS. This scaling pattern suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU enough data to reach very high framerates. The 12 threads and 16 MB of L3 cache provide adequate resources for this horror title’s processing demands.

The nearest rivals to this CPU include the Intel Core i5-12500 with an average score of 20897 (a 0.1% difference), the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE at 20900 (also 0.1% difference), and the AMD EPYC 7J13 at 20845 (0.1% difference). The Intel Core i5-12600T scores 20917, which is 0.2% higher. These negligible deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 5500 is positioned in a tightly competitive segment. The data shows that the CPU’s multi-threaded performance is adequate for Downfall, as evidenced by the high framerates at 1080p, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU104 chip manufactured on a 12 nm process. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 1605 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz, and memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The GPU includes 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units. It also has 40 ray tracing cores and 320 tensor cores, with a pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s and texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 9.062 TFLOPS.

The GPU’s benchmark scores place it at the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 22206. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A400 (average score 22307, 0.5% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (22006, 0.9% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (22729, 2.3% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21670, 2.5% lower). These comparisons show that the RTX 2070 SUPER sits in a competitive mid-range tier.

In Downfall, the GPU’s VRAM capacity and bandwidth play a critical role in the 4K results. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 36.9, which is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result of 87.5 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM buffer appears sufficient for this game’s textures at 4K, but the rendering load at Ultra settings overwhelms the GPU’s compute capabilities. The 1440p results show a more balanced picture: High produces 99.6 FPS, Medium 123 FPS, and Low 149.9 FPS. The GPU’s 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the primary driver of these results, with the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth ensuring that texture streaming does not become a bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset at 1920x1080 delivers 138.9 FPS, which is well above the 87.5 FPS of Ultra and only 35.2 FPS below Medium’s 174.1 FPS. This provides a strong balance of visual quality and performance for high-refresh displays.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 61.4 FPS while High averages 99.6 FPS. The difference of 38.2 FPS represents a substantial performance cost for the Ultra settings, making High the more sensible choice unless the visual upgrade is deemed essential.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this hardware?

A: The 4K results show 62.9 FPS at High, 79.5 FPS at Medium, and 92.3 FPS at Low, but Ultra drops to 36.9 FPS. This indicates that 4K is playable at lower presets, but the Ultra preset is not recommended due to the sub-40 FPS average.

Q: How does the CPU’s single-thread performance affect Downfall?

A: The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2319 and PassMark single-thread score of 3058 suggest adequate single-threaded capability. The high 1080p Low result of 210.5 FPS indicates that the CPU does not bottleneck the GPU at lower resolutions.

Q: What is the FPS drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the 1080p average is 138.9 FPS, 1440p is 99.6 FPS, and 4K is 62.9 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 4K is 76 FPS, representing a 54.7% reduction in performance.

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

A: The combo ranks 1061 out of 1741 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This reflects the mid-range nature of both the CPU and GPU components.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals distinct scaling patterns across the three resolutions. At Low settings, the system produces 210.5 FPS at 1080p, 149.9 FPS at 1440p, and 92.3 FPS at 4K. This represents a 28.8% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 38.4% drop from 1440p to 4K. At Medium settings, the results are 174.1 FPS, 123 FPS, and 79.5 FPS respectively, with drops of 29.4% and 35.4%. The High preset shows 138.9 FPS, 99.6 FPS, and 62.9 FPS, representing drops of 28.3% and 36.8%. The Ultra preset shows the most severe scaling: 87.5 FPS at 1080p, 61.4 FPS at 1440p, and 36.9 FPS at 4K, with drops of 29.8% and 39.9%.

The consistent pattern of roughly 28-30% drops from 1080p to 1440p and 35-40% drops from 1440p to 4K indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component. The pixel count increases by 78% from 1080p to 1440p and by 125% from 1440p to 4K, and the FPS reductions track closely with these pixel increases. This suggests that the RTX 2070 SUPER’s rendering throughput is the bottleneck, while the CPU’s contribution remains relatively constant across resolutions. The 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 9.062 TFLOPS of compute power are the key factors in this scaling behavior.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 210.5 FPS, Medium reaches 174.1 FPS, High produces 138.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 87.5 FPS. The differences between consecutive presets are 36.4 FPS (Low to Medium), 35.2 FPS (Medium to High), and 51.4 FPS (High to Ultra). The Ultra preset imposes a 37% penalty over High, which is the largest single-step drop in the 1080p range.

At 2560x1440, the results are 149.9 FPS for Low, 123 FPS for Medium, 99.6 FPS for High, and 61.4 FPS for Ultra. The step changes are 26.9 FPS, 23.4 FPS, and 38.2 FPS respectively. The proportional penalty for Ultra over High is 38.4%, which is consistent with the 1080p pattern. The 1440p results are roughly 70-72% of the 1080p results across all presets, indicating a consistent resolution scaling factor.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset produces 92.3 FPS, Medium 79.5 FPS, High 62.9 FPS, and Ultra 36.9 FPS. The step changes are 12.8 FPS, 16.6 FPS, and 26 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K represents the worst-case scenario in the entire dataset, with an average below 40 FPS. The High preset at 4K, at 62.9 FPS, is the only 4K setting that remains above the 60 FPS threshold, while Medium at 79.5 FPS provides additional headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination ranks 1061 out of 1741 tested combos in Downfall. This places the combo in the 39th percentile of all tested systems, meaning approximately 61% of tested combinations perform better. The rank reflects the mid-range positioning of both components: the CPU sits at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 65th percentile among all GPUs.

The CPU’s nearest rivals show minimal performance deltas, with the Intel Core i5-12500 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE both within 0.1% of the Ryzen 5 5500’s average benchmark score. The AMD EPYC 7J13 is 0.1% lower, and the Intel Core i5-12600T is 0.2% higher. These tiny differences suggest that the CPU is not the primary factor in the combo’s overall ranking. Similarly, the GPU’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A400 (0.5% higher), the GTX TITAN Z (0.9% lower), the RTX 4060 Mobile (2.3% higher), and the RX 5700 (2.5% lower).

The combo’s rank of 1061 out of 1741 suggests that Downfall is moderately demanding and that this hardware pairing, while capable of strong framerates at 1080p and 1440p, falls behind in the 4K Ultra scenario. The data shows that the system is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming at High settings, but users seeking 4K Ultra performance would need to look at more powerful combinations. The ranking also implies that the horror genre’s typically dark and atmospheric scenes do not impose unusual performance requirements, as the measured FPS values are generally high across most preset and resolution combinations.