Downfall

# Downfall with AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

This combination of an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti ranks 1701 out of 1741 tested combos in Downfall, placing it in the bottom 2.3% of all configurations benchmarked for this horror title. The pairing sits near the very bottom of the database, which is consistent with the component-level data: the GTX 1050 Ti holds a percentile rank of only 30 among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 3700X sits at the 85th percentile among all CPUs. The enormous gap between CPU and GPU standing indicates a severely GPU-bound system in this game, and the measured frame rates confirm that the graphics card is the primary bottleneck across nearly every resolution and settings combination.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1701 out of 1741 places this system in the lowest tier of tested configurations for Downfall. Only 40 combinations perform worse, meaning this pairing is effectively among the weakest that can still run the game. The data shows that the GPU's low standing drives this result; the GTX 1050 Ti ranks at the 30th percentile among all GPUs, which is a very low position, while the Ryzen 7 3700X ranks at the 85th percentile among all CPUs. This creates a stark imbalance — a high-tier CPU paired with a low-tier GPU.

The GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks illustrate how close this card sits to the bottom of the performance curve. The NVIDIA GeForce 930A is statistically identical with a deltaPct of 0, and the NVIDIA GeForce 940M is just 0.4% ahead. The AMD Radeon R7 240 trails by 0.7%, while the AMD Radeon R7 M445 is 0.8% behind. These are all entry-level or mobile-class parts, which confirms that the GTX 1050 Ti is operating in a performance tier far below what the Ryzen 7 3700X can support. The CPU's nearest rivals, by contrast, include the Intel Core i5-12600 at 0.1% behind, the Intel Core i5-12600H at 0.1% behind, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT at 0.1% ahead, and the AMD EPYC 7203P at 0.2% ahead. These are all modern mid-range or server-class processors, underscoring the CPU's relatively strong position.

In practical terms for Downfall, the measured FPS data shows that the combo can achieve playable frame rates at 1080p with lower settings, but it struggles at higher resolutions and quality presets. The overall rank of 1701 reflects this reality — the system is capable of running the game, but only within a narrow window of settings that keeps the GPU's workload manageable.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is built on the Pascal architecture using a 14 nm process at Samsung, with a chip designated GP107 that contains 3,300 million transistors on a 132 mm² die. The card operates with a base clock of 1291 MHz and a boost clock of 1392 MHz, with memory running at 1752 MHz (7 Gbps effective). It has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 112.1 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU features 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 32 raster operation units, delivering a pixel rate of 44.54 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 66.82 GTexel/s. Floating point performance is rated at 2.138 TFLOPS for FP32, with FP16 at 33.41 GFLOPS (1:64).

In Downfall, the GPU's 4 GB VRAM capacity and modest compute power are the limiting factors. The measured FPS data shows that the card's performance collapses as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 75.1 FPS, which is the highest measured result in the entire dataset. But at 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 16 FPS, a 78.7% reduction. The 4 GB VRAM is likely insufficient for high-resolution textures in a horror game with dark environments, and the 128-bit memory bus restricts bandwidth to 112.1 GB/s, which becomes a bottleneck at 4K.

The GPU's synthetic benchmarks reflect its low standing. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 305, and the PassMark G3D score is 6340. The PassMark DirectX 12 score is 26, which is notably low, while DirectX 11 scores 45 and DirectX 9 scores 104. The Geekbench OpenCL score is 20638, and the Vulkan score is 19851. These numbers place the card in the 30th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 5316. The nearest rivals are all low-end parts, as noted earlier, which means the GTX 1050 Ti is firmly in entry-level territory.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor from the 3000 series, built on the Zen 2 architecture with the Matisse codename. It uses a 7 nm process at TSMC, containing 3,800 million transistors on a 74 mm² die. The CPU has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The TDP is rated at 65 W, which is low for an 8-core part. Cache configuration includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of L3 cache. Memory support is DDR4 with a dual-channel bus, providing 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU supports PCIe Gen 4 with 24 lanes and uses the AMD Socket AM4.

The CPU's synthetic performance is strong. In Cinebench R23, it scores 19087 in multi-core and 2694 in single-core. Cinebench R20 scores are 8016 multi-core and 1131 single-core. Geekbench multi-core is 8083 and single-core is 1672. PassMark multithread score is 22458, with single-thread at 2656. The average benchmark score is 28631, placing it at the 85th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are all within 0.2% of its average score, indicating that the 3700X sits in a tightly contested mid-range performance band.

In Downfall, the CPU is rarely the limiting factor. The measured FPS data shows that the system's performance scales almost entirely with GPU load. At 1080p Low, where the GPU has the least work, the CPU can push the frame rate to 75.1 FPS. But as settings increase, the frame rate drops regardless of the CPU's capability. The 8-core, 16-thread configuration is far more than this game requires, and the 32 MB L3 cache and high boost clock of 4.40 GHz ensure that the CPU can feed the GPU without becoming a constraint. The data indicates that the CPU's role is to provide a stable foundation, while the GPU dictates the final frame rate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results. Low settings produce 75.1 FPS, which is the only setting that exceeds 60 FPS. Medium settings yield 62.6 FPS, still comfortably playable. High settings drop to 47.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 31.9 FPS. This pattern shows that the GPU can handle 1080p well at lower presets but struggles with the increased shading and texture work at High and Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates decline across the board. Low settings produce 55.1 FPS, which is playable but below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings drop to 42.4 FPS, High to 37.9 FPS, and Ultra to 19.7 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 64.2%, which is a larger relative decline than at 1080p, where the drop is 57.5%. This indicates that the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth limits become more pronounced at higher resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the system is largely unplayable. Low settings produce 32 FPS, Medium 30 FPS, High 21 FPS, and Ultra 16 FPS. The 4K results are all below 33 FPS, meaning the game will feel sluggish even at the lowest settings. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 50%, which is the smallest relative gap across all resolutions, suggesting that the GPU is so overwhelmed at 4K that even reducing quality has limited impact.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is stark. At Low settings, the frame rate falls from 75.1 FPS at 1080p to 55.1 FPS at 1440p (a 26.6% drop) and then to 32 FPS at 4K (a further 41.9% drop from 1440p). At High settings, the progression is 47.9 FPS at 1080p, 37.9 FPS at 1440p (a 20.9% drop), and 21 FPS at 4K (a 44.6% drop from 1440p). The pattern is consistent: the largest relative decline occurs when moving from 1440p to 4K, which corresponds to a 2.25x increase in pixel count, versus a 1.78x increase from 1080p to 1440p.

This scaling behavior points clearly to the GPU as the limiting component. The CPU's performance headroom is ample — the 3700X can deliver high scores in multi-threaded tests like Cinebench R23 at 19087 — but the GTX 1050 Ti's 112.1 GB/s memory bandwidth and 2.138 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are simply insufficient for 4K workloads. The data shows that the frame rate drops roughly in proportion to the pixel count increase, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the frame rate to stay relatively flat as resolution increases, since the CPU workload remains constant. Instead, the FPS falls sharply, confirming that the GPU is saturated at all resolutions above 1080p Low.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the best experience is achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings, which delivers 75.1 FPS. This is the only configuration that provides a clear margin above 60 FPS, making it the recommended choice for smooth gameplay. Medium settings at 1080p produce 62.6 FPS, which is also playable and offers better visual quality, but the margin above 60 FPS is slim. For players who prefer higher quality, High settings at 1080p yield 47.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold but may be acceptable for a horror game that does not require fast reaction times.

At 1440p, Low settings at 55.1 FPS are the only viable option, and even then, the frame rate is below 60 FPS. Medium settings at 42.4 FPS and High at 37.9 FPS are playable but noticeably less smooth. Ultra settings should be avoided at any resolution, as the frame rates drop to 31.9 FPS at 1080p, 19.7 FPS at 1440p, and 16 FPS at 4K. At 4K, the data shows no playable settings; even Low produces only 32 FPS, which is borderline at best.

The data suggests that the optimal experience is 1080p Medium at 62.6 FPS, balancing visual fidelity with performance. For players who prioritize frame rate above all, 1080p Low at 75.1 FPS is the clear winner. The GPU's 4 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus are the limiting factors, and users should not expect to run this game at high settings beyond 1080p. The CPU's strong performance ensures that the system is not leaving any performance on the table — the GTX 1050 Ti is simply too weak to utilize the Ryzen 7 3700X's full capabilities in Downfall.