Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers extraordinary frame rates in Downfall, a 2016 horror title that clearly scales heavily with both GPU and CPU resources. Across all tested resolutions and settings, this combo never drops below 82 FPS average, making it a formidable pairing for high-refresh-rate displays even at 4K Ultra. The data shows a clear hierarchy where lower settings unlock massive frame rate headroom, while the RTX 4090’s massive memory pool and the Ryzen 5 5600F’s six Zen 3 cores combine to keep performance consistently high.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in Downfall?*

A: The highest recorded average is 313 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At the same resolution, Medium delivers 292 FPS, High delivers 272 FPS, and Ultra drops to 185 FPS.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 82 FPS on Ultra to 196 FPS on Low. Medium settings produce 161 FPS with a minimum of 136 FPS and a maximum of 185 FPS, while High settings yield 132 FPS.

*Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested combinations in Downfall?*

A: The combo ranks 184th out of 2928 tested combos, placing it in the top 6.3% of all configurations for this game.

*Q: Does the RTX 4090’s 24 GB VRAM matter for Downfall?*

A: The 24 GB GDDR6X memory with a 384-bit bus and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth provides enormous headroom. While Downfall is not a VRAM-heavy title by modern standards, the sheer bandwidth ensures no memory-related bottlenecks, even at 4K Ultra where the GPU is heavily taxed.

Q: What are the CPU’s key specifications relevant to this game?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz. It features 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel bandwidth up to 51.2 GB/s.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 5600F has an average benchmark score of 36945, which is virtually identical to the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018, -0.2% delta). It trails the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093, -0.4% delta) and the Intel Core i9-12900T (37112, -0.5% delta) by less than one percent.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings balance depends on the target refresh rate and resolution. At 1920x1080, even Ultra settings deliver 185 FPS, which is sufficient for most 144Hz monitors. However, Medium settings push the average to 292 FPS with a minimum of 248 FPS, making it the sweet spot for 240Hz panels. Low settings at 313 FPS only benefit those with 300Hz+ displays, and the visual sacrifice may not be worth the marginal gain over Medium.

At 2560x1440, High settings produce 212 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 144Hz and approaches 240Hz territory. Medium settings raise the average to 258 FPS with a minimum of 219 FPS, making it the recommended preset for high-refresh-rate 1440p gaming. Ultra drops to 132 FPS, which is still playable but falls short of 144Hz consistency. Low settings at 280 FPS are only necessary for extreme refresh rates.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes significantly. High settings deliver 132 FPS, which is excellent for 4K and matches the performance of Ultra at 1440p. Medium settings provide 161 FPS with a minimum of 136 FPS, offering the best balance for 4K high-refresh monitors. Ultra drops to 82 FPS, which is playable but below the 90 FPS threshold some players prefer. Low settings at 196 FPS are overkill for most 4K displays, which typically cap at 144Hz. For the best experience at 4K, Medium settings are recommended due to the high minimum FPS of 136.

Overall, the data suggests that Medium settings provide the most consistent experience across all resolutions, with minimum FPS figures of 248, 219, and 136 at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively. This preset avoids the steep performance penalty of Ultra while delivering significantly higher averages than High.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a rank of 184 out of 2928 tested combinations in Downfall. This places it in the 93.7th percentile, meaning it outperforms approximately 2744 other combos in this game. The ranking reflects the RTX 4090’s dominant position as one of the fastest consumer GPUs available, even when paired with a mid-range CPU from the Ryzen 5000 series.

The RTX 4090’s individual benchmark scores bolster this ranking. Its PassMark G3D score of 38194 and an average benchmark score of 60347 put it in the 88th percentile among all GPUs. In comparison, its nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60326, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (60140, 0.3% delta), though these are professional-grade cards rather than direct gaming competitors. The RTX 4090 also leads the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M by 2.5% and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 by 2.9%.

The Ryzen 5 5600F, with an average benchmark score of 36945, sits in the 85th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938, 0% delta), AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018, -0.2% delta), AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093, -0.4% delta), and Intel Core i9-12900T (37112, -0.5% delta). This suggests that the CPU is not a limiting factor in Downfall, as its performance is statistically indistinguishable from several newer and more expensive processors.

Given the game’s 2016 release date, its engine likely benefits from high single-thread performance more than multi-core scaling. The Ryzen 5 5600F’s single-thread PassMark score of 2872 is solid, and its multi-thread score of 19236 indicates adequate headroom for background tasks. The rank of 184 out of 2928 demonstrates that this pairing is among the top configurations for Downfall, with only combinations featuring newer flagship CPUs or overclocked variants ranking higher.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern across all resolutions: performance scales predictably with settings, and lower resolutions yield higher frame rates. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 313 on Low to 185 on Ultra. Medium settings produce 292 FPS with a minimum of 248 and a maximum of 335, while High settings deliver 272 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 21 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 20 FPS. The largest drop occurs between High and Ultra, a 87 FPS difference, indicating that Ultra settings impose a significant rendering cost.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 280 FPS on Low, 258 FPS on Medium, 212 FPS on High, and 132 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 219 FPS and a maximum of 297 FPS, providing a narrow range that suggests stable frame pacing. The transition from High to Ultra costs 80 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the 1080p drop. Low settings are 22 FPS faster than Medium, and Medium is 46 FPS faster than High. This resolution benefits from the RTX 4090’s raw compute power, as even Ultra remains above 120 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 196 FPS on Low, 161 FPS on Medium, 132 FPS on High, and 82 FPS on Ultra. Medium settings show a minimum of 136 FPS and a maximum of 185 FPS, meaning the frame rate never dips below 136 FPS, which is exceptional for 4K. The difference between Low and Medium is 35 FPS, between Medium and High is 29 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 50 FPS. The Ultra preset at 82 FPS is the only configuration below 100 FPS in the entire dataset, highlighting the extreme demand of 4K Ultra settings.

Comparing across resolutions, the scaling is not linear. At Low settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p costs 33 FPS (313 to 280), and from 1440p to 4K costs 84 FPS (280 to 196). At Ultra settings, the drops are 53 FPS (185 to 132) and 50 FPS (132 to 82) respectively. This indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s role diminishes as pixel count increases. The minimum FPS values, available only for Medium settings, show that 4K Medium maintains a floor of 136 FPS, which is higher than many systems achieve at 1080p Ultra.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain its exceptional performance in Downfall. Built on the AD102 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, the GPU features 16384 shading units, 512 texture mapping units, and 176 raster operation pipelines. It also includes 128 ray tracing cores and 512 tensor cores, though Downfall likely does not utilize ray tracing given its 2016 release. The GPU’s FP32 performance of 82.58 TFLOPS provides massive compute headroom for the game’s lighting and particle effects.

The RTX 4090’s 24 GB of GDDR6X memory operates on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. This is crucial for 4K gaming, where high-resolution textures and large frame buffers demand substantial memory throughput. In Downfall, the horror genre often features dark environments with dynamic shadows and volumetric effects, which can consume memory bandwidth. The 24 GB capacity ensures that even with maximum texture quality, the GPU never needs to swap data to system memory, avoiding stutter.

Clock speeds are equally important. The base clock is 2235 MHz, boosting to 2520 MHz under load. This high boost clock, combined with the Ada Lovelace architecture’s efficiency on a 5 nm TSMC process, allows the GPU to sustain high frame rates without thermal throttling. The GPU’s transistor count of 76,300 million on a 609 mm² die indicates a dense, powerful design. The pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s directly translate to the high fill rates needed for 4K rendering.

The RTX 4090’s benchmark scores corroborate its in-game performance. Its PassMark G3D score of 38194 is exceptional, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 9223 reflects strong modern API performance. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 255416 and Vulkan score of 271631 show compute capability that exceeds what Downfall requires. The GPU’s percentile rank of 88 among all GPUs places it near the top of the database, with only a handful of newer or specialized cards ahead of it.

In the context of Downfall, the RTX 4090’s role is to eliminate any GPU-bound limitations. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 82 is still above the 60 FPS standard, but the drop from High (132 FPS) suggests that Ultra settings engage expensive post-processing effects. The GPU’s 450 W TDP and triple-slot cooler are justified by this performance, though the suggested 850 W PSU indicates power requirements are substantial. The 16-pin power connector and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensure adequate power delivery and bandwidth.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F plays a supporting role in this combo, but its specifications show why it does not bottleneck the RTX 4090 in Downfall. The CPU has 6 cores and 12 threads, based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename) manufactured on TSMC’s 7 nm process. The base clock of 3.00 GHz and boost clock of 4.00 GHz are modest by modern standards, but Zen 3’s high Instructions Per Clock (IPC) compensates for the relatively low clock speeds.

The CPU’s cache hierarchy is notable: 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This large L3 cache is beneficial for gaming, as it reduces latency when accessing frequently used data. The game’s horror genre often involves streaming environments and scripted events, which benefit from quick cache access. The CPU’s memory support for DDR4 with dual-channel bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s is adequate, and it supports ECC memory, though this is unlikely to impact gaming performance.

Benchmark results show the Ryzen 5 5600F’s strengths and weaknesses. Its PassMark single-thread score of 2872 is competitive, and its multi-thread score of 19236 indicates solid parallel performance. Specific workloads like integer math (59339), floating point math (34548), and extended instructions (16266) show balanced capability. The find prime numbers score of 120 is low, but this is a synthetic test that does not reflect gaming performance. The data compression score of 232836 and encryption score of 13839 are more relevant to general productivity than gaming.

In Downfall, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The game’s 2016 release means it was designed for CPUs with fewer cores, so the Ryzen 5 5600F’s 6 cores are more than sufficient. The boost clock of 4.00 GHz ensures that single-threaded engine tasks run at high speed. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 36945 places it in the 85th percentile, and its nearest rivals show that it trades blows with newer processors like the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (0% delta) and AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (-0.2% delta).

The CPU’s TDP of 65 W is low, indicating efficient power consumption, but this does not limit performance in gaming scenarios. The socket is AMD Socket AM4, which is a mature platform with broad compatibility. The PCIe Gen 4 support with 20 lanes from the CPU ensures that the RTX 4090 can communicate at full bandwidth, though the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The absence of integrated graphics (N/A) is irrelevant for gaming since the RTX 4090 handles display output.

The data suggests that the Ryzen 5 5600F is not a bottleneck at any resolution tested. At 1080p Low (313 FPS), the CPU must process many frames per second, but the measured performance shows no signs of CPU limitation. At 4K Ultra (82 FPS), the GPU becomes the limiting factor, and the CPU has ample headroom. The combo’s rank of 184 out of 2928 indicates that the CPU’s performance is well-matched to the GPU’s capabilities in this specific game. If the CPU were severely limiting, the rank would be lower, as many other combos with faster CPUs would outpace it. Instead, the RTX 4090’s dominance ensures that this pairing remains highly competitive.