Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT combination delivers a comprehensive performance profile in Downfall, a horror title from 2016. This pairing of a 6-core Zen 4 processor with a high-end RDNA 4 graphics card produces a benchmark dataset that cleanly separates CPU-bound and GPU-bound scenarios. The measured results demonstrate that this configuration ranks at 464 out of 1,741 tested combos, placing it in the upper quartile of tested hardware pairings for this title.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with High settings?

A: The system achieves an average of 211.5 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings. This indicates the combination has substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate gaming at this resolution.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 scores 22,992 points in Cinebench R23 multi-core, which places it within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D's average benchmark score of 26,574. The delta between these two processors is negligible at 0.2%.

Q: What is the maximum frame rate recorded in the dataset?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 311.3, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This shows the system can exceed 300 FPS when graphical load is minimized.

Q: How much VRAM does the RX 9070 XT have, and what memory type is used?

A: The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s. This capacity is more than sufficient for the textures and assets in Downfall.

Q: What is the performance drop from 1080p High to 4K High?

A: The average FPS decreases from 211.5 at 1920x1080 High to 90.5 at 3840x2160 High. This represents a drop of 121 FPS, or roughly a 57% reduction in performance when moving to 4K.

Q: Does the CPU support overclocking?

A: Yes, the Ryzen 5 7600 has an unlocked multiplier, indicating overclocking support. The processor also features a boost clock of 5.10 GHz from a base clock of 3.80 GHz.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent scaling pattern across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates exceptional performance with an average of 211.5 FPS at High settings. Reducing graphical fidelity to Low increases the average to 311.3 FPS, while Medium settings produce 253.3 FPS. The Ultra preset, which applies the most demanding visual effects, still maintains a strong average of 132.7 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales as expected. High settings produce an average of 150 FPS, Low settings reach 219.9 FPS, and Medium settings deliver 180.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution yields 94.5 FPS, which remains comfortably above standard 60 Hz display refresh rates.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to show the strain of higher pixel counts. High settings average 90.5 FPS, while Medium settings achieve 111.6 FPS. Low settings maintain high performance at 140.2 FPS, but the Ultra preset drops to 58 FPS. This 4K Ultra figure is the only measured point below 60 FPS in the entire dataset, indicating that the Ultra preset at 4K is the first setting combination that challenges this hardware.

The frame rate deltas between settings are consistent across resolutions. The gap between Low and Medium settings narrows as resolution increases, suggesting that pixel throughput becomes a limiting factor. Conversely, the gap between High and Ultra settings widens at higher resolutions, indicating that Ultra applies additional GPU-intensive effects.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is the dominant component in this configuration for Downfall at higher resolutions. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1660 MHz and a boost clock of 2970 MHz, with a game clock of 2400 MHz. This clock architecture allows the card to adapt its frequency based on workload demands, which is critical for maintaining frame rates across varying scene complexity in a horror title.

The graphics card's 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory subsystem is substantial for a 2016 title, meaning texture streaming and memory allocation are unlikely to become bottlenecks. The GPU's 4096 shading units and 128 ROPs provide the raw compute and pixel output capacity needed to drive the measured frame rates.

The GPU's benchmark scores support its strong gaming performance. It scores 26,795 in Passmark G3D, which places it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 7,260 indicates strong DirectX 12 performance, which is relevant for modern API usage. The GPU's nearest rival comparison shows it performing within 0.1% of the AMD Radeon Pro 575, a workstation card with a slightly higher average score of 39,703.

The RDNA 4.0 architecture, built on a 4 nm process at TSMC, provides the efficiency to sustain high clocks. The 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die enable the 48.66 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance. This compute capability directly translates to the pixel and texture fill rates of 380.2 GPixel/s and 760.3 GTexel/s respectively.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear GPU-bound pattern at higher resolutions. At High settings, the system delivers 211.5 FPS at 1080p, 150 FPS at 1440p, and 90.5 FPS at 4K. This represents a 29% drop from 1080p to 1440p, followed by a 40% drop from 1440p to 4K. The incremental degradation accelerates as resolution increases, which is characteristic of pixel fill-rate limitations.

The Ultra preset shows a more dramatic scaling curve. The system achieves 132.7 FPS at 1080p, 94.5 FPS at 1440p, and 58 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1440p to 4K is particularly steep at 39%, indicating that Ultra settings add shading and post-processing effects that compound the pixel-count burden.

At Low settings, the scaling is more linear: 311.3 FPS at 1080p, 219.9 FPS at 1440p, and 140.2 FPS at 4K. This more uniform scaling suggests that Low settings reduce the per-pixel workload, allowing the GPU to scale more predictably with resolution. The fact that 1080p Low produces over 300 FPS while 4K Low produces 140.2 FPS indicates the GPU's compute capacity is not fully saturated at lower resolutions and settings.

The limiting component shifts across these configurations. At 1080p Low, the CPU likely becomes the primary constraint, given the very high frame rates. At 4K Ultra, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, with the 58 FPS average indicating the card is fully utilized. The middle ground of 1440p High represents a balanced point where both components contribute meaningfully to overall performance.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 provides the processing foundation for this configuration. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, the CPU operates at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. This clock speed range is crucial for maintaining high frame rates in Downfall, particularly at lower resolutions where CPU overhead becomes more significant.

The processor's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This cache configuration helps reduce memory latency for frequently accessed game data. The dual-channel DDR5 memory support, with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, provides the data throughput necessary to feed the GPU at high frame rates.

Benchmark results indicate the CPU's multi-threaded capability is substantial. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,992 demonstrates strong parallel processing power, while the single-core score of 3,246 shows excellent per-thread performance. The Passmark multi-thread score of 27,058 and single-thread score of 3,910 corroborate this balanced performance profile.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 83rd among all tested CPUs places it in the upper tier of processors. Its nearest rival comparisons show minimal differences: the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores 0.2% higher, the Intel Core i9-12900HK scores 0.2% lower, and the AMD EPYC 8024P matches within 0.2%. This indicates the Ryzen 5 7600 sits in a tightly contested performance band.

At 1080p with Low settings, the CPU's role becomes more prominent. The 311.3 FPS average suggests the processor can sustain very high frame rates, but the diminishing returns from 1440p to 1080p at Low settings (219.9 to 311.3 FPS) indicate the CPU prevents the GPU from reaching even higher frame rates. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 5 nm process node from TSMC provide an efficient platform for sustained gaming workloads.