Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is an unusual but effective combination for Downfall, landing at rank 127 out of 1741 tested combos. This places it in the top 7% of all configurations, a strong result that reflects the GPU’s dominance in this horror title. The data shows the pairing is not bottlenecked by the processor at most settings, though the CPU’s older Zen 3 architecture does impose a ceiling at very low resolutions where frame rates approach its threading limits.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 127 out of 1741 tested combinations is impressive, placing it well within the top percentile of systems evaluated for Downfall. This positioning is driven almost entirely by the RTX 4080 SUPER, which sits in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. The CPU’s 78th percentile ranking is respectable but secondary; the GPU contributes the bulk of the raw performance needed to achieve these frame rates. Compared to the nearest rival combos, the RTX 4080 SUPER edges out the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT by 0.2% in average GPU benchmark score, and it leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 2.9%. These small deltas suggest that within the GPU tier, the 4080 SUPER is a top contender, and the CPU’s 0.3% advantage over the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X in synthetic tests means it is not leaving meaningful performance on the table. The result is a combo that ranks higher than 92.7% of all tested systems, a figure that holds up across the measured settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the combo delivers exceptional headroom. Low settings produce 376 FPS, Medium drops to 322.8 FPS, and High still manages 264.7 FPS. Ultra is the only setting that falls below 200 FPS in this resolution, hitting 170 FPS. Moving to 1440p, the pattern shifts downward but remains fluid: Low yields 280.3 FPS, Medium 229.4 FPS, High 190.2 FPS, and Ultra 116.9 FPS. At 4K, the impact of resolution scaling becomes clear. Low settings hold 173.5 FPS, Medium 146.5 FPS, High 116.7 FPS, and Ultra drops to 75.8 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is consistent across resolutions—roughly 2.2x at 1080p, 2.4x at 1440p, and 2.3x at 4K—indicating that the settings presets scale predictably without any anomalous spikes or crashes. The minimum FPS figures are not provided, so the analysis relies on averages, but those averages all exceed 60 FPS even at the most demanding 4K Ultra preset, which is notable for a horror game that may benefit from smooth motion.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 SUPER is the clear workhorse here. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for Downfall’s textures and effects at any resolution. The GPU’s boost clock of 2550 MHz, paired with 10240 shading units, produces 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. These specifications translate directly into the measured frame rates: at 4K Ultra, the 75.8 FPS average is a direct product of the GPU’s pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s. The GPU’s 88th percentile ranking versus all GPUs is validated by the data—it outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M by 0.4% in average benchmark score, a margin that grows to 2.1% over the AMD Radeon RX 7700S. The GPU’s nearest rival, the RX 6900 XT, is nearly identical in synthetic score, but the 4080 SUPER’s advantage in real-time ray tracing and DLSS support—features not directly measured here—likely contributes to its consistent performance in Downfall’s darker scenes. The 320 W TDP and triple-slot cooler are justified by these results; the card is not thermally constrained in the data.

Settings Recommendations

The optimal preset depends on the target display and preference for visual fidelity versus raw frame rate. For 4K displays, High settings at 116.7 FPS is the sweet spot—it delivers a smooth experience that exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin while retaining more visual detail than Medium’s 146.5 FPS at a cost of only 29.8 FPS. Ultra at 4K drops to 75.8 FPS, which is still playable but may feel less fluid on high-refresh-rate monitors. At 1440p, High settings at 190.2 FPS is the recommended choice, as it offers a substantial improvement over Medium’s 229.4 FPS only if chasing maximum refresh rates; otherwise, High provides the best balance of image quality and speed. For 1080p, Ultra at 170 FPS is viable, but High at 264.7 FPS is a better use of the GPU’s headroom—the visual difference between High and Ultra is often negligible in fast-paced horror sequences, and the extra 94.7 FPS reduces input latency. Low settings are only advisable for competitive play or if the user prioritizes frame rate above all else, as the jump from Low to Medium at 1440p costs only 50.9 FPS but significantly improves texture quality.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but consistent with a GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, the transition from 1080p (264.7 FPS) to 1440p (190.2 FPS) is a 28.2% reduction, and from 1440p to 4K (116.7 FPS) another 38.6% reduction. This pattern is mirrored at Medium settings: 322.8 FPS at 1080p falls to 229.4 FPS at 1440p (28.9% drop) and then to 146.5 FPS at 4K (36.2% drop). The near-identical percentage declines across settings indicate that the GPU is the limiting factor at all resolutions—if the CPU were the bottleneck, the reduction would flatten out at lower resolutions where the processor’s threading capacity is exhausted. The data shows the RTX 4080 SUPER has enough bandwidth and compute to scale predictably with pixel count, which is expected given its 736.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 52.22 TFLOPS. The only exception is at 1080p Low, where 376 FPS approaches the CPU’s practical limit; the Ryzen 5 5600GT’s 12 threads and 4.60 GHz boost clock are sufficient to feed the GPU at this extreme, but the scaling from 1440p Low (280.3 FPS) to 1080p Low (376 FPS) is only 34.1%, suggesting diminishing returns as the CPU becomes more involved.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT provides a solid foundation but is not the star of this combo. Its 6 cores and 12 threads, based on the Zen 3 architecture, deliver a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 17272 and a single-core score of 2438. These numbers put it in the 78th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20740 that is virtually identical to the Intel Core i7-10700 (delta of 0%) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (delta of 0.3%). In Downfall, the CPU’s role is to maintain frame pacing and handle game logic, which the data shows it does without bottlenecking the GPU at most settings. At 4K Ultra, the 75.8 FPS average is clearly GPU-limited, as the CPU has ample headroom. Even at 1080p Low, the 376 FPS result reflects the CPU’s ability to push frames, though the 4.60 GHz boost clock and 16 MB of L3 cache are modest compared to newer processors. The CPU’s 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node make it an efficient partner, but users should note that its PCIe Gen 3 interface (16 lanes) might slightly restrict data transfer to the GPU in some scenarios, though the measured FPS shows no adverse impact. The nearest rival CPU, the Intel Core i5-12490F, scores 0.3% lower in average benchmarks, confirming that the 5600GT is a competitive pairing for this GPU, even if it is not the absolute fastest option available.