Downfall

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + AMD Radeon RX 570 combination ranks 1632nd out of 1741 tested combos in Downfall. This places the pairing in the bottom 6% of all configurations, a position that reflects the GPU's age and the demanding nature of this horror title. The rank is not surprising given the hardware's specifications, but the measured frame rates reveal a more nuanced story than the raw ranking suggests.

The combo's standing is driven primarily by the Radeon RX 570's performance ceiling. The GPU sits at the 74th percentile among all graphics cards, which sounds respectable until you consider that its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0.2% faster) and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (0.2% faster). These are modern cards, yet the RX 570 matches them in aggregate benchmark scores — but that aggregate hides the fact that Downfall stresses the GPU in ways that expose its 4 GB VRAM limitation.

The Ryzen 5 5600, by contrast, is a stronger component in this pairing. It ranks in the 79th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21,765. Its nearest rivals — the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (0.6% slower), AMD EPYC 9554P (0.6% faster), and AMD EPYC 9534 (0.6% faster) — are all enterprise-class processors, which underscores how capable this desktop chip is for gaming workloads. The bottleneck in this combo is clearly the GPU, not the CPU.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 570 brings 4 GB of GDDR5 memory across a 256-bit bus, yielding 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Downfall, this memory configuration is the critical constraint. At 1080p Ultra, the card delivers 41.9 FPS average; at 1440p Ultra, it drops to 27.8 FPS; at 4K Ultra, it falls to 18.8 FPS. The pattern is consistent with a GPU that runs out of memory bandwidth as resolution increases.

The card's clocks are modest by modern standards: a base of 1168 MHz and a boost of 1244 MHz. The memory runs at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective). These clocks, combined with 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, produce a pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput of 5.095 TFLOPS is the same as FP16 (5.095 TFLOPS, 1:1), which indicates this is not a card optimized for the mixed-precision workloads that modern games increasingly use.

The GPU's benchmark scores suggest it should perform better than it does in Downfall. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 42,752 and OpenCL score of 32,084 are respectable. Yet the measured FPS tells a different story: at 1080p Low, the card hits 93.9 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it manages only 18.8 FPS. This 75 FPS drop across the resolution/settings spectrum is the signature of a GPU that is the limiting factor in this combo.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600 provides 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename). Running at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boosting to 4.40 GHz, this chip delivers strong single-thread performance that matters for game logic. Its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,584 and multi-core score of 18,309 place it well above average for gaming CPUs.

The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache is particularly relevant for Downfall, a horror game that likely benefits from low-latency access to frequently used data. The 3DMark scores reinforce this: single-thread at 882, 2-thread at 1,737, 4-thread at 3,313, 8-thread at 4,798, and max-threads at 5,659. These numbers show strong scaling up to 8 threads, which is typical for games that use a handful of cores.

In this pairing, the CPU is rarely the bottleneck. Evidence comes from the FPS scaling: at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 93.9 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra, it drops to 41.9 FPS. If the CPU were limiting performance, we would expect less variation between settings at the same resolution. Instead, the 52 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p points squarely at the GPU. The CPU's PassMark multi-thread score of 21,541 and single-thread score of 3,256 confirm it has ample headroom for this game.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo better suited for 1080p or 1440p gaming in Downfall?

A: The data strongly favors 1080p. At 1080p Medium, the combo averages 77 FPS, which is playable. At 1440p Medium, it drops to 52.6 FPS. At 1440p High, it falls to 45.4 FPS. For smooth gameplay, 1080p is the practical ceiling.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600 has an average benchmark score of 21,765, which is 0.6% higher than the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21,635) and 0.6% lower than both the AMD EPYC 9554P (21,899) and AMD EPYC 9534 (21,900). It trails the Intel Core i7-11700F (21,957) by 0.9%.

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

A: The Radeon RX 570 ranks in the 74th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30,158. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, scores 30,109, a 0.2% difference.

Q: Why does the 4K Ultra preset perform so poorly?

A: At 3840x2160 Ultra, the combo averages 18.8 FPS. This is a direct result of the GPU's 4 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth being insufficient for 4K textures in Downfall. The CPU is not the issue, as evidenced by the 93.9 FPS at 1080p Low.

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 60 FPS target?

A: At 1080p, the Medium preset delivers 77 FPS, which exceeds 60 FPS. The High preset at 1080p yields 63 FPS, also above 60. No 1440p or 4K preset reaches 60 FPS in the measured data.

Q: How does the GPU's memory bandwidth affect performance?

A: The 224.0 GB/s bandwidth is spread across a 256-bit bus with 1750 MHz memory. The FPS drops from 93.9 at 1080p Low to 41.4 at 4K Low, a 52.5 FPS decline, indicating that memory bandwidth becomes progressively more limiting as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound system. At Low settings, the combo goes from 93.9 FPS at 1080p to 66.9 FPS at 1440p (a 27 FPS drop) to 41.4 FPS at 4K (a further 25.5 FPS drop). The total decline from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 52.5 FPS, or a 55.9% reduction.

At High settings, the pattern is similar but steeper: 63 FPS at 1080p, 45.4 FPS at 1440p, and 26.7 FPS at 4K. This represents a 36.3 FPS drop from 1080p to 4K, or a 57.6% reduction. The fact that the percentage drop is nearly identical across settings suggests the GPU is consistently the limiting factor.

The most telling comparison is between Low and Ultra at each resolution. At 1080p, the gap is 52 FPS (93.9 vs 41.9). At 1440p, the gap is 39.1 FPS (66.9 vs 27.8). At 4K, the gap is 22.6 FPS (41.4 vs 18.8). The shrinking gap at higher resolutions indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU cannot keep up with 4K demands, making the settings choice less impactful at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

For a playable experience, the data points to 1080p as the primary resolution for this combo. At 1080p Medium, the average FPS of 77 provides smooth gameplay while maintaining visual quality. The High preset at 1080p delivers 63 FPS, which is also above the 60 FPS threshold but with a 14 FPS penalty compared to Medium.

The Ultra preset at 1080p produces 41.9 FPS, which is below 60 FPS and likely too choppy for a horror game that relies on atmosphere and timing. At 1440p, only the Medium preset (52.6 FPS) approaches playability, but it still falls short of 60 FPS. The Low settings at 1440p (66.9 FPS) are the only 1440p option that exceeds 60 FPS, but the visual compromise may not be worth it.

At 4K, no preset is recommended. Even Low settings produce only 41.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 18.8 FPS. The best experience per the measured rows is 1080p Medium, which balances the 77 FPS average with reasonable visual fidelity. Users prioritizing smoothness over quality should consider 1080p Low at 93.9 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1080p (1920x1080):

• Low: 93.9 FPS average
• Medium: 77 FPS average
• High: 63 FPS average
• Ultra: 41.9 FPS average

1440p (2560x1440):

• Low: 66.9 FPS average
• Medium: 52.6 FPS average
• High: 45.4 FPS average
• Ultra: 27.8 FPS average

4K (3840x2160):

• Low: 41.4 FPS average
• Medium: 32.1 FPS average
• High: 26.7 FPS average
• Ultra: 18.8 FPS average

The data shows a clear tiering: 1080p is the only resolution where the combo consistently exceeds 60 FPS across multiple presets. The 1440p results are playable only at Low settings. The 4K results are uniformly below 45 FPS, with Ultra being effectively unplayable. The GPU's 4 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are the primary constraints, while the CPU's strong single-thread performance (2,584 in Cinebench R23 single-core) ensures it never becomes the bottleneck at any resolution or settings combination tested.