Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers a commanding performance profile in Downfall, a 2016 horror title that clearly favors high refresh rate displays. The measured data reveals a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions but demonstrates remarkable headroom at 1080p, where the CPU’s capabilities become the primary driver of frame rates. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS across resolutions and settings, contextualizes the combo’s standing among 1,741 tested configurations, and explains the roles both components play in producing these results.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent, indicating that the rendering load scales predictably with pixel count. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 363.4 at 1920x1080 to 262.6 at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 27.7%, then further to 161 at 3840x2160, which is 55.7% lower than the 1080p figure. This pattern suggests that at 1080p, the system is not fully taxed, allowing the CPU to push frame rates well beyond what the GPU alone could sustain at higher resolutions.

The scaling becomes more pronounced at Ultra settings, where the average FPS drops from 152.9 at 1080p to 110.7 at 1440p (a 27.6% decrease) and then to 65.8 at 4K, representing a 57% drop from the 1080p baseline. The fact that the percentage drop from 1440p to 4K is larger than the drop from 1080p to 1440p at every setting tier indicates that the GPU is the limiting component as resolution increases. At 4K Ultra, the RTX 4070 Ti is clearly working near its limits, delivering just 65.8 FPS, which is below the 107 FPS seen at 4K High.

Interestingly, the gap between High and Ultra settings widens significantly at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between High (245.9 FPS) and Ultra (152.9 FPS) is 93 FPS. At 4K, this gap narrows to 41.2 FPS (107 vs 65.8). This suggests that Ultra settings introduce effects that are disproportionately expensive at higher pixel counts, likely related to shadow quality or post-processing, which the data implies becomes more demanding as resolution scales.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, brings substantial resources to this game. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s, which is more than sufficient for a 2016 title at any resolution. The GPU’s boost clock of 2610 MHz, paired with 7680 shading units and 240 TMUs, explains its ability to maintain high frame rates even at 4K.

The GPU’s performance percentile of 85 versus all GPUs places it in the upper echelon of graphics cards, and its average benchmark score of 44900 is competitive with the nearest rivals listed. The RTX 4070 Ti sits 0.6% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile in average score, but it is 1.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580. This data suggests that the GPU is well-positioned to handle Downfall’s demands, though the 4K Ultra result of 65.8 FPS indicates that even this hardware can be brought to its knees by maximum settings at the highest resolution.

The memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) and the 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 performance are key contributors to the GPU’s throughput. The 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate and 626.4 GTexel/s texture rate provide theoretical ceilings that the measured FPS data suggests are being approached at 4K Ultra. The transition from High to Ultra at 4K, where FPS drops from 107 to 65.8, represents a 38.5% performance hit, which is the largest single-setting penalty in the dataset.

How This Combo Ranks

In the aggregate database of tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks 224th out of 1,741 combos, placing it in the top 12.9% of all tested systems. This ranking reflects the combination’s strong overall performance, though it is not at the very top, suggesting that other pairings with more powerful CPUs or GPUs can push higher frame rates in Downfall.

The CPU’s individual percentile of 82 against all CPUs indicates it is a solid performer, but its nearest rivals show how close the competition is. The Intel Core i7-11850H is 0.1% ahead in average benchmark score, while the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F are both 0.3% behind. This tight clustering means that the CPU is not the differentiating factor in the combo’s ranking; rather, it is the GPU that drives the system to the 224th position.

The GPU’s percentile of 85 and its average score of 44900, which is 1.6% above the AMD Radeon Pro 580 and 1.5% below the Intel Arc A730M, suggest that the RTX 4070 Ti is the stronger component in this pairing. The combo rank of 224 out of 1741 is respectable, and the measured FPS data shows that this system can deliver playable frame rates at 4K High (107 FPS) and excellent performance at 1440p High (175.7 FPS), making it a versatile choice for this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which settings offer the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 245.9 FPS, which is more than enough for any display, while the Ultra preset still achieves 152.9 FPS. The Low preset at 1080p hits 363.4 FPS, which is excessive for most use cases and suggests that the CPU is the bottleneck at this resolution.

For 2560x1440, the High preset is the standout choice, delivering 175.7 FPS, which is only 12.5% below the Low preset’s 262.6 FPS but provides significantly better visual quality. The Medium preset at 211.6 FPS is also viable, but High offers a better balance. At 4K, the High preset is the recommended setting, as it achieves 107 FPS, which is playable, whereas the Ultra preset drops to 65.8 FPS, which may be too low for smooth gameplay on high refresh rate monitors.

The data suggests that the Ultra preset is not worth the performance cost at any resolution. At 1080p, the drop from High to Ultra is 37.8% (245.9 to 152.9 FPS), at 1440p it is 37% (175.7 to 110.7 FPS), and at 4K it is 38.5% (107 to 65.8 FPS). The consistent ~38% penalty across resolutions indicates that Ultra settings introduce a uniform load increase that is not justified by the frame rate returns, making High the optimal choice for this combo.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional performance across all settings. The Low preset averages 363.4 FPS, Medium averages 301.1 FPS, High averages 245.9 FPS, and Ultra averages 152.9 FPS. The progression shows a 17.1% drop from Low to Medium, an 18.3% drop from Medium to High, and a 37.8% drop from High to Ultra.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected decline. Low averages 262.6 FPS, Medium averages 211.6 FPS, High averages 175.7 FPS, and Ultra averages 110.7 FPS. The percentage drops are consistent: 19.4% from Low to Medium, 17% from Medium to High, and 37% from High to Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to struggle with higher settings. Low averages 161 FPS, Medium averages 134.8 FPS, High averages 107 FPS, and Ultra averages 65.8 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 16.3%, from Medium to High is 20.6%, and from High to Ultra is 38.5%. The 4K Ultra result of 65.8 FPS is the lowest measured value in the dataset, highlighting the GPU’s limitations at maximum settings with 8.3 million pixels.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Downfall?*

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 at High settings delivers 175.7 FPS, which is an ideal balance of visual quality and performance. At 1920x1080, the High preset achieves 245.9 FPS, but the higher resolution offers a better experience without sacrificing frame rate.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: This pairing ranks 224th out of 1,741 tested combos, placing it in the top 12.9% of all systems in the database for Downfall performance.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the system achieves 363.4 FPS, which is significantly higher than the 4K Low result of 161 FPS. This indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is the primary limiter, as the GPU has ample headroom at lower resolutions.

Q: What is the performance penalty for using Ultra settings?

A: Across all resolutions, the drop from High to Ultra is consistently around 38%: 93 FPS at 1080p, 65 FPS at 1440p, and 41.2 FPS at 4K. This makes Ultra a poor choice for this combo.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Ti compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score of 44900 is 1.6% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 580 and 0.6% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, indicating it performs slightly above average for its class.

Q: What is the lowest measured FPS for this system?

A: The lowest average FPS recorded is 65.8 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is the only measured configuration that falls below 100 FPS in the dataset.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series built on the Zen 4 architecture, plays a crucial role in this system’s performance, particularly at lower resolutions. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz, combined with 32 MB of shared L3 cache, provide strong single-thread performance that is essential for Downfall’s engine. The CPU’s single-thread benchmark scores—974 in 3dmark, 324 in Cinebench R15, and 1351 in R20—indicate solid per-core performance.

At 1080p, the CPU’s influence is evident. The jump from Low (363.4 FPS) to Medium (301.1 FPS) shows a 17.1% drop, but the CPU is able to sustain frame rates well above 300 FPS even at Medium. The multi-threaded capabilities, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22799 and a Passmark multithread score of 26825, ensure that the processor does not bottleneck the GPU at higher settings. However, the data suggests that the CPU becomes less relevant as resolution increases, since the GPU takes over as the limiting factor at 4K.

The CPU’s percentile of 82 versus all CPUs, with a 0.1% delta from the Intel Core i7-11850H and a 0.3% delta from the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, shows that it is a mid-to-high-tier processor. Its DDR5 memory support and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth provide ample data throughput for the GPU, and its 65 W TDP indicates efficient operation. The 5 nm process node and 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die highlight the architectural efficiency that contributes to the CPU’s ability to keep up with the RTX 4070 Ti in this horror title.