Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, running on the AMD Socket AM4 platform. Its base clock is 3.50 GHz, with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, and it carries a 65 W TDP. The CPU’s cache configuration includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a shared 32 MB L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, this processor achieves a single-thread score of 882 in 3DMark and 2584 in Cinebench R23, while its multi-threaded performance peaks at 5659 in 3DMark max-threads and 18309 in Cinebench R23 multicore. These figures place the Ryzen 5 5600 at the 79th percentile among all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 21765. Its nearest rival, the Intel Xeon D-1746TER, scores 21635, a 0.6% difference, while the AMD EPYC 9554P and EPYC 9534 both score 21899 and 21900 respectively, showing a -0.6% delta. The Intel Core i7-11700F trails by 0.9% with a score of 21957. For a game like Downfall, a horror title, the processor’s strong single-thread performance is critical for maintaining consistent frame pacing, especially in scenes with sparse geometry or scripted events where the GPU is not yet saturated. The 12 threads provide enough parallelism for background engine tasks, but the data from the measured FPS suggests the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at lower settings, as frame rates scale significantly with resolution changes.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA104 chip, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It features 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, along with 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores. The GPU’s base clock is 1575 MHz, boosting to 1770 MHz, and it is paired with 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s. The memory clock is listed at 1188 MHz, translating to 19 Gbps effective. In terms of compute, the card offers 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s, with a texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s. The GPU holds a 74th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30849. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME, scores 30755 (0.3% higher), while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 scores 31112 (-0.8% delta), and the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 scores 31142 (-0.9%). The RTX 3070 Ti’s 8 GB VRAM is a defining factor in Downfall, as the measured FPS drops from 113.3 at 1080p Ultra to 50.7 at 4K Ultra, indicating that memory capacity and bandwidth become limiting at higher resolutions. The GPU’s performance in DirectX 12 (score of 91 in Passmark) and Vulkan (130778 in Geekbench) suggests it handles modern APIs well, but the data shows that at 4K Ultra, the frame rate is halved compared to 1080p Ultra, pointing to the GPU being the primary constraint in demanding settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Downfall shows a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K, with the GPU becoming increasingly dominant as resolution rises. At Low settings, the average FPS at 1920x1080 is 271.9, which drops to 193.7 at 2560x1440 (a 28.8% reduction) and further to 121.8 at 3840x2160 (a 55.2% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU is the limiting component, as the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the frame rate at lower resolutions. At Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 219.7 FPS at 1080p, 156.6 at 1440p, and 97.9 at 4K, showing a 55.4% drop from 1080p to 4K. High settings follow the same trend, with 181.9 FPS at 1080p, 133 at 1440p, and 80.9 at 4K, a 55.5% decrease. The most dramatic scaling occurs at Ultra settings, where 1080p yields 113.3 FPS, 1440p drops to 83.2, and 4K falls to 50.7—a 55.3% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The consistency of these percentage drops across settings (roughly 55% from 1080p to 4K) strongly suggests that the RTX 3070 Ti’s 8 GB VRAM and bandwidth are the primary bottlenecks, as the CPU’s performance headroom is not exhausted at any resolution. The data implies that the Ryzen 5 5600 can maintain high frame rates without becoming a limiting factor, but the GPU’s rendering load at 4K, particularly with Ultra settings, overwhelms its capacity.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo in Downfall is presented across three resolutions and four settings tiers. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 271.9 at Low settings to 113.3 at Ultra, with Medium at 219.7 and High at 181.9. This shows a 58.3% drop from Low to Ultra at 1080p, indicating that the GPU’s shading units and texture rate are heavily taxed by Ultra settings. Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers are 193.7 (Low), 156.6 (Medium), 133 (High), and 83.2 (Ultra). The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p narrows to 57.0%, but the absolute values are lower, confirming the resolution scaling effect. At 3840x2160, the average FPS drops to 121.8 (Low), 97.9 (Medium), 80.9 (High), and 50.7 (Ultra). The Low to Ultra drop at 4K is 58.4%, which is consistent with the pattern at lower resolutions. The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the combo produces 50.7 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold often considered smooth for action games, though Downfall is a horror title where slower pacing may be acceptable. The difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same settings is roughly 27-30%, while the difference between 1440p and 4K is approximately 37-39%, showing that the GPU’s memory bandwidth (608.3 GB/s) is insufficient to maintain proportional performance at higher pixel counts. The benchmark results indicate that the RTX 3070 Ti’s 8 GB VRAM is a hard limit at 4K Ultra, as the 50.7 FPS figure is the lowest in the entire dataset.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Downfall, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 657th out of 1741 combos, placing it in the 62nd percentile of all tested systems. This ranking is notable because the individual components are not top-tier—the CPU sits at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU at the 74th percentile—yet the combo’s performance in Downfall is slightly below what those individual percentiles might suggest. The 657th rank out of 1741 means that 1084 other combos outperform it in this specific game, which is a reflection of the GPU’s limitations at higher resolutions rather than the CPU’s capabilities. The data shows that the combo is likely limited by the RTX 3070 Ti’s 8 GB VRAM, as evidenced by the significant FPS drops at 4K Ultra. Compared to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks, the CPU’s 0.6% lead over the Intel Xeon D-1746TER and the GPU’s 0.3% lead over the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME do not translate into a higher in-game rank, suggesting that Downfall’s engine is sensitive to memory bandwidth and capacity more than raw compute. The combo’s rank of 657 indicates that for 1440p gaming, it would be a solid performer, but for 4K Ultra, it falls short of the top 600 systems, which likely feature GPUs with more VRAM or higher memory bandwidth.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra settings for this combo in Downfall?

A: The average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 50.7, which is the lowest recorded value in the dataset, indicating the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution and settings combination.

Q: How does the CPU’s multi-threaded performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600 has an average benchmark score of 21765, which is 0.6% higher than the Intel Xeon D-1746TER’s score of 21635, but 0.9% lower than the Intel Core i7-11700F’s score of 21957.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 271.9 FPS on Low settings and 113.3 FPS on Ultra, representing a 58.3% drop in performance when moving from the lowest to the highest settings.

Q: Does the GPU’s memory bandwidth affect performance at higher resolutions?

A: The data shows a consistent ~55% drop in FPS from 1080p to 4K across all settings, which correlates with the GPU’s 608.3 GB/s bandwidth and 8 GB VRAM capacity, suggesting these are the primary constraints at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank among all tested combinations for Downfall?

A: This combo ranks 657th out of 1741 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle range of all systems tested for this game.

Q: How does the GPU’s benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 30849, which is 0.3% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME’s score of 30755, but 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6700’s score of 31112.