Downfall

# Downfall with AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 delivers a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Downfall, a horror title from 2016. Measured frame rates show this combo excels at 1080p and 1440p with medium-to-high settings, while 4K Ultra falls below comfortable playability. The combination ranks 1467th out of 1741 tested combos in this game, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the benchmark database. The CPU's strong multi-threaded performance and the GPU's aging Pascal architecture create a system where settings optimization matters more than raw hardware upgrades.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the strongest choice, with average FPS ranging from 65.1 at Ultra to 158.6 at Low. At 2560x1440, averages span 45.2 (Ultra) to 114.2 (Low), while 3840x2160 drops to 27.7 (Ultra) and 71.8 (Low).

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to its nearest rivals in overall GPU benchmarks?

A: The GTX 1070's average benchmark score of 12331 places it 0.7% above the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (12241), 1.3% below the GTX 880M (12490), 1.4% below the GTX 1650 SUPER (12504), and 1.7% below the Tesla K20Xm (12547). These deltas are narrow, indicating near-parity performance.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all tested processors?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F sits in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25064. Its closest rival is the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X at 25057 (0% delta), followed by the Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 at 25099 (-0.1%) and the EPYC 9474F at 25103 (-0.2%).

Q: Does Ultra settings provide a consistent experience at any resolution?

A: No. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 65.1 FPS; at 1440p Ultra it drops to 45.2; at 4K Ultra it falls to 27.7. Only the 1080p Ultra result approaches smooth playability, while higher resolutions at Ultra become increasingly choppy.

Q: How much performance is gained by dropping from Ultra to Low at 4K?

A: The average FPS rises from 27.7 at Ultra to 71.8 at Low, representing a substantial improvement of 44.1 FPS. This gap demonstrates the GPU's sensitivity to settings at high pixel counts.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile standing among all graphics cards?

A: The GTX 1070 ranks in the 51st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 12331. This places it squarely in the middle of the database, consistent with its measured performance in Downfall.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows reveal a clear settings hierarchy for this combination. At 1920x1080, Medium settings deliver 128.2 average FPS, while High produces 103.5 and Ultra drops to 65.1. The gap between Medium and High is 24.7 FPS, whereas the drop from High to Ultra is 38.4 FPS — a steeper penalty that suggests Ultra introduces disproportionately heavy effects. For smooth horror gameplay where sudden frame dips matter, Medium at 1080p offers the best balance, keeping the average well above refresh-rate thresholds while retaining visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, Medium settings yield 92.4 average FPS, which remains comfortably playable. High drops to 74.2, and Ultra falls to 45.2 — the latter approaching the edge of acceptable motion fluidity for a tense horror title. The 4K results reinforce this pattern: Medium averages 55.6 FPS, High 47.3, and Ultra 27.7. Across all resolutions, Medium provides the most consistent experience relative to the quality cost. Low settings at 1440p (114.2 FPS) and 1080p (158.6 FPS) are options for high-refresh displays, but the visual degradation in a horror game may undermine atmospheric immersion. Given the data, Medium at 1440p or 1080p represents the optimal preset for this hardware pairing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, built on the Pascal architecture with a GP104 chip, brings 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus with 256.3 GB/s bandwidth. Its base clock of 1506 MHz and boost clock of 1683 MHz, combined with 1920 shading units, produce 6.463 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. These specifications, released in 2016, align with Downfall's own 2016 release, making the GPU architecturally contemporary with the game's expected hardware requirements.

The GPU's role in Downfall becomes evident when comparing resolution scaling. From 1080p Medium (128.2 FPS) to 1440p Medium (92.4 FPS), performance drops by 35.8 FPS — a 28% reduction. From 1440p Medium to 4K Medium (55.6 FPS), the drop is 36.8 FPS, another 40% reduction. This progressive scaling indicates the 8 GB frame buffer and 256.3 GB/s bandwidth become increasingly strained as pixel count rises. The GTX 1070's 51st percentile GPU ranking (average score 12331) places it mid-pack, and its nearest rivals — the Quadro K4200, GTX 880M, GTX 1650 SUPER, and Tesla K20Xm — all fall within 1.7% of its score, confirming its position as a mainstream performer rather than a high-end solution. In Downfall, the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the steep FPS declines when moving from 1080p to 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1467th out of 1741 tested combos in Downfall, placing it in the bottom 16% of the database. This low ranking is notable given the CPU's strong 82nd percentile standing among all processors. The disparity between the CPU's relative strength and the combo's overall position suggests the GPU significantly limits the system's performance ceiling in this game.

The combo rank reflects the measured FPS data, which shows playable but not exceptional results. At 1080p, the combo achieves 128.2 FPS on Medium — a solid figure — but the 4K Ultra result of 27.7 FPS drags the overall assessment down. The rank of 1467 indicates that most tested combinations outperform this pairing in Downfall, likely due to more capable GPUs. The GTX 1070's 51st percentile GPU ranking (12331 average score) is the constraining factor; even with the CPU's 25064 average benchmark score and 6-core, 12-thread configuration, the system cannot escape the GPU's limitations at demanding settings. For context, the CPU's nearest rivals — the Ryzen 7 2700X (25057), Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25099), EPYC 9474F (25103), and Ryzen 5 7500F (24993) — all show near-identical average scores, meaning swapping the CPU within this tier would not meaningfully change the combo's ranking.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, a Zen 4 (Phoenix) architecture processor on the 4 nm TSMC process, provides 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz. Its 16 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth support strong multi-threaded workloads. Benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20851 and single-core score of 2943, with a Passmark multithread score of 24530 and single-thread score of 3684.

In Downfall, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions, but it enables high frame rates at 1080p. The 1080p Low result of 158.6 FPS and Medium result of 128.2 FPS indicate the CPU can feed frames well above 120 FPS when the GPU is not the bottleneck. The 3DMark single-thread score of 951 and 2-thread score of 1874 suggest adequate per-core performance for the game's logic and physics threads. The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking (average score 25064) places it ahead of most processors, and its nearest rivals — the Ryzen 7 2700X (25057), Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25099), EPYC 9474F (25103), and Ryzen 5 7500F (24993) — all score within 0.3% of it, indicating this CPU is not a limiting factor. The 65 W TDP and 4 nm process also mean thermal headroom is unlikely to cause clock throttling during extended gaming sessions. At 4K, where the GPU is clearly the bottleneck (27.7 FPS at Ultra), the CPU's strong multi-threading ensures it does not compound the frame rate issue.