Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a robust 1080p and 1440p experience in Downfall, but the data reveals a sharp drop-off at 4K Ultra that places the load squarely on the GPU. This combination ranks 1038th out of 1741 tested combos in the game, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases, with the most dramatic collapse occurring between 1440p and 4K. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 213.1 FPS, which drops to 148.2 FPS at 1440p Low—a 30.5% reduction. Moving to 4K Low, the frame rate falls to 93.5 FPS, representing another 36.9% decline. This scaling curve is typical of a system where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as pixel count rises.

The High settings tier tells a similar story with slightly different magnitudes. At 1080p High, the system achieves 142.2 FPS. Stepping up to 1440p High yields 100.5 FPS, a 29.3% drop. The 4K High result of 65.5 FPS marks a 34.8% decline from 1440p. These consistent percentage drops across settings tiers indicate that the RTX 2070 SUPER's memory bandwidth and compute resources are being saturated at higher resolutions, while the Ryzen 7 5700G's 8 cores and 16 threads remain sufficient to feed the GPU at every resolution tested.

Ultra settings expose the most severe scaling penalty. The combo manages 87.8 FPS at 1080p Ultra, which is still playable, but 1440p Ultra falls to 61.9 FPS—a 29.5% reduction. The 4K Ultra result of 42.1 FPS represents a 32.0% further decline, pushing the experience below the 60 FPS threshold that many users consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is substantial: 93.5 FPS versus 42.1 FPS, a 54.9% performance spread that underscores how much headroom the GPU has at lower presets.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5700G is a Zen 3 architecture part built on TSMC's 7 nm process, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz can boost up to 4.60 GHz, and the chip carries 16 MB of L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 8,717 points in Cinebench R20 multi-core and 1,230 points in single-core, while Geekbench reports 8,970 multi-core and 2,016 single-core. These figures place the 5700G in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25,626.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, which scores 25,706 (0.3% higher), and the Intel Xeon D-2752TER at 25,532 (0.4% lower). The Intel Core 5 210H trails by 0.5%, and the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U is 0.6% behind. This clustering suggests the 5700G sits at a performance plateau where single-digit percentage differences separate it from competing parts.

In Downfall, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions. The fact that 1080p Low produces 213.1 FPS while 4K Ultra yields 42.1 FPS indicates that the CPU can easily push well beyond 200 FPS when the GPU is not constrained. The 3DMark scores reinforce this: 6,629 in the 16-thread test and 6,627 at max threads, showing strong multi-threaded scaling. However, the single-thread score of 899 in 3DMark suggests that the chip's per-core performance, while adequate, is not exceptional—a factor that could matter in CPU-bound scenarios, though the measured FPS data shows no such limitation in this game at these settings.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Downfall?*

A: The best result is 213.1 FPS at 1080p with Low settings.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra?

A: No. The measured average at 4K Ultra is 42.1 FPS, which falls short of the 60 FPS target.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 142.2 to 65.5, a reduction of 76.7 FPS or approximately 54% of the original frame rate.

Q: Which setting tier at 1440p provides the closest match to 1080p Ultra performance?

A: 1440p Medium averages 124.8 FPS, which is higher than 1080p Ultra's 87.8 FPS, while 1440p High at 100.5 FPS also exceeds it.

*Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in Downfall?*

A: It ranks 1038th out of 1,741 total combinations, placing it in the upper 40% of the database.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more at 1080p Low?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor, as the 213.1 FPS result at 1080p Low is well below the CPU's theoretical ceiling indicated by its benchmark scores.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the system delivers its strongest performance across all settings. Low settings produce 213.1 FPS, Medium reaches 169.5 FPS, and High maintains 142.2 FPS. Ultra drops to 87.8 FPS, which is still smooth for most displays. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 125.3 FPS, showing that the RTX 2070 SUPER has significant headroom even when settings are maxed out.

Moving to 1440p, the results remain playable across the board. Low yields 148.2 FPS, Medium hits 124.8 FPS, and High delivers 100.5 FPS. Ultra falls to 61.9 FPS, which is marginally above the 60 FPS threshold. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 86.3 FPS, a tighter margin than at 1080p due to increased GPU load.

At 4K, the system struggles to maintain high frame rates at demanding settings. Low produces 93.5 FPS, Medium drops to 77.5 FPS, and High manages 65.5 FPS. Ultra falls to 42.1 FPS, which is below the playability threshold for many users. The performance gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 51.4 FPS, and the reduction from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 119.6 FPS, highlighting the GPU's limits at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER achieves a rank of 1038 out of 1,741 tested combos in Downfall, placing it in the 59.6th percentile of all configurations. This is a solid mid-to-upper tier result, though not a top performer. The RTX 2070 SUPER itself sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 22,206, while the CPU ranks in the 83rd percentile with an average score of 25,626.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA RTX A400, which scores 22,307 (0.5% higher), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z at 22,006 (0.9% lower). The RTX 4060 Mobile outperforms it by 2.3% with a score of 22,729, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 trails by 2.5% at 21,670. These narrow margins suggest the RTX 2070 SUPER is closely matched with several contemporaries, and the overall combo rank reflects both components working in concert.

Given that the CPU is significantly stronger in percentile terms than the GPU, the data indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting factor in this pairing. Users seeking higher frame rates in Downfall would benefit more from a GPU upgrade than a CPU swap, as the 5700G's 8-core, 16-thread configuration provides ample processing power for this horror title across all tested resolutions and settings.