Downfall

# Downfall with AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a formidable combination for Downfall, a Horror title from 2016. This combo ranks 403rd out of 1,741 tested combinations, placing it in the top 23% of all systems tested. The data shows that this pairing consistently produces high frame rates across all resolutions, with the CPU's six-core Zen 4 architecture and the GPU's Ada Lovelace design working together to keep performance well above playable thresholds, even at 4K Ultra settings.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the Zen 4 Raphael architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz can boost up to 5.00 GHz, and it carries 32 MB of shared L3 cache alongside 1 MB of L2 per core. The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded capability, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22,799 and a single-core score of 3,218. In 3DMark testing, the chip scales from 1,902 in the 2-thread test to 6,379 at max threads, indicating good thread scaling that benefits modern game engines.

For Downfall, a horror title that relies on atmosphere and tension, the CPU's role appears significant at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 313.2 FPS, suggesting the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU extremely fast. The processor's percentile ranking of 82 against all CPUs places it comfortably above average. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-11850H, scores 24,974 in average benchmarks — a mere 0.1% difference — while the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X trails by 0.3%. This puts the 7500F in a tight performance cluster, but its 5.00 GHz boost clock and 6,570 million transistors give it an edge in latency-sensitive scenarios typical of horror game scripting and AI.

The 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth ensure the CPU doesn't bottleneck the RTX 4070. The 3DMark 8-thread score of 5,372 shows that even when the game uses fewer threads, the processor maintains high throughput. Benchmark results indicate the CPU's single-thread performance (Geekbench single-core score of 2,759) is robust enough to handle Downfall's game logic, while the PassMark physics score of 1,788 suggests adequate handling of in-game physics calculations.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems in Downfall?

A: This combo ranks 403rd out of 1,741 tested combinations, placing it in the top 23% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 313.2 FPS, which is the highest measured frame rate across all tested settings and resolutions.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24,993 on average, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-11850H (24,974) and 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (24,897). It trails the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X by 0.3%.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest measured average is 60 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which still meets the standard 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 outperform or underperform its closest rival?

A: The RTX 4070 scores 37,283 on average, which is 2.5% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5300M (36,371) but 0.6% lower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37,507).

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth and how does it affect 4K performance?

A: The RTX 4070 has 504.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth from its 12 GB GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, which helps maintain 95 FPS at 4K High settings.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling that shifts the bottleneck between CPU and GPU. At 1080p Low settings, the combo produces 313.2 FPS, while 1440p Low yields 224.3 FPS and 4K Low drops to 141.5 FPS. This represents a 54.8% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 36.9% further drop from 1440p to 4K. The steep declines indicate the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises — the RTX 4070's pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s are being pushed harder.

Looking at High settings, the scaling is less punishing: 209.6 FPS at 1080p drops to 152 FPS at 1440p (a 27.5% reduction) and then to 95 FPS at 4K (a 37.5% further reduction). The smaller relative drops at High versus Low settings suggest that at lower quality presets, the CPU's ability to feed frames becomes a limiting factor, particularly at 1080p where the 313.2 FPS result approaches the processor's maximum output. The Ryzen 5 7500F's 3DMark 2-thread score of 1,902 and single-thread score of 974 indicate it can handle high instruction throughput, but the ultra-high frame rates at 1080p Low push against its limits.

At Ultra settings, the scaling pattern reverses: 128.7 FPS at 1080p, 91.6 FPS at 1440p, and 60 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result being exactly 60 FPS suggests the GPU is the primary limiter, as the additional pixel workload from 3,840x2,160 resolution overwhelms the RTX 4070's 12 GB memory buffer and 64 ROPs. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 26,927 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 3,854 indicate strong but not top-tier performance, and Downfall at 4K Ultra appears to demand more than what the AD104 chip can deliver.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Examining the measured data, the most balanced experience comes from High settings across all resolutions. At 1080p High, the combo delivers 209.6 FPS, which is more than sufficient for smooth horror gameplay where subtle audio and visual cues matter. At 1440p High, 152 FPS provides excellent visual fidelity with headroom for demanding scenes. Even at 4K High, 95 FPS maintains fluid motion without sacrificing the atmospheric detail that horror games rely on.

Medium settings offer a marginal improvement over High but at a noticeable visual cost. At 1080p Medium, the combo hits 258.2 FPS versus 209.6 FPS at High — a 23.2% increase — but the visual downgrade in texture quality and shadow detail may diminish the game's immersive dread. The 1440p Medium result of 181.2 FPS similarly trades visual richness for speed that most displays cannot even show.

Ultra settings should be avoided at 4K, where the 60 FPS average leaves no room for frame drops during intense moments. At 1080p Ultra, 128.7 FPS is playable but represents a 38.6% reduction from High settings. Low settings are only useful for competitive play or benchmarking; the 313.2 FPS at 1080p Low exceeds the refresh rate of nearly all monitors. For most players, High at 1440p (152 FPS) appears to be the sweet spot, balancing the GPU's capabilities with visual quality that suits the game's horror atmosphere.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combo's rank of 403 out of 1,741 tested combinations places it in the 76.9th percentile of all systems tested in Downfall. This means it outperforms roughly 77% of all CPU-GPU pairings tested for this game, while 24% of combinations achieve higher frame rates. The ranking reflects both the Ryzen 5 7500F's solid synthetic performance (82nd percentile among CPUs) and the RTX 4070's strong showing (81st percentile among GPUs).

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks — the Intel Core i7-11850H (0.1% higher) and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (0.4% higher) — are all within a narrow band, yet the 7500F's combination with the RTX 4070 yields a top-quartile result in this game. The GPU's rival comparison shows it beats the AMD Radeon RX 5300M by 2.5% but trails the Radeon RX Vega 56 by 0.6%, indicating the RTX 4070 sits in a competitive mid-high tier. The rank of 403 suggests that while this combo is strong, there are 402 other combinations with better performance, likely featuring higher-end GPUs or CPUs with more cores.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest performance. Low settings produce 313.2 FPS, Medium settings yield 258.2 FPS, High settings reach 209.6 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 128.7 FPS. The progression shows a 17.6% reduction from Low to Medium, an 18.8% reduction from Medium to High, and a 38.6% reduction from High to Ultra.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but scale downward. Low settings achieve 224.3 FPS, Medium settings hit 181.2 FPS, High settings maintain 152 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 91.6 FPS. The percentage drops from 1080p to 1440p are 28.4% for Low, 29.8% for Medium, 27.5% for High, and 28.8% for Ultra — a remarkably consistent scaling pattern across settings.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more constrained. Low settings produce 141.5 FPS, Medium settings reach 113.3 FPS, High settings deliver 95 FPS, and Ultra settings bottom out at 60 FPS. The drops from 1440p to 4K are 36.9% for Low, 37.5% for Medium, 37.5% for High, and 34.5% for Ultra. The 4K Ultra result of exactly 60 FPS suggests the GPU is hitting a hard limit, possibly related to the RTX 4070's 12 GB VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth being saturated by the game's highest quality textures and effects at that resolution.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC, with the AD104 chip containing 35,800 million transistors. Its base clock of 1920 MHz boosts to 2475 MHz, and the memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) across a 192-bit bus. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for Downfall's 2016-era graphics demands but shows strain at 4K Ultra where the 60 FPS result indicates memory bandwidth or capacity limits.

The GPU's 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 64 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s. These specifications directly influence the resolution scaling observed: the 4K results (95 FPS at High, 60 FPS at Ultra) are significantly lower than 1440p, reflecting the increased pixel workload. The FP32 performance of 29.15 TFLOPS provides ample compute for the game's shaders, but the 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores — while present for ray tracing and DLSS — appear underutilized in this title, as Downfall predates widespread ray tracing adoption.

The GPU's 81st percentile ranking among all GPUs and its average benchmark score of 37,283 position it as a strong mid-to-high-end card. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, scores 37,507 (0.6% higher), while the RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38,135 (2.2% higher). The 200 W TDP and 550 W suggested PSU indicate the card draws significant power, but its dual-slot design and 240 mm length make it manageable in most cases. The end-of-life production status suggests this GPU is being phased out, yet its performance in Downfall remains competitive, particularly at 1440p High where it achieves 152 FPS — a result that balances visual quality and frame rate for an immersive horror experience.