Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 produces a broad spread of frame rates in Downfall, ranging from a silky-smooth 314.3 FPS at 1080p Low to a still-playable 55.9 FPS at 4K Ultra. This combination of an eight-core Zen 3 APU and a high-end Ada Lovelace GPU yields performance that is heavily dictated by resolution and preset, with the data showing a clear transition from CPU-bound territory at lower resolutions to GPU-bound territory as pixel count climbs.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate curve from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between the two primary components. At 1080p Low, the system produces 314.3 FPS, but that figure drops to 221.7 FPS at 1440p and further to 137.5 FPS at 4K—a reduction of 29.5% and 56.3% from the baseline, respectively. This steep decline indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU is becoming a significant factor as resolution increases, though the exceptionally high 1080p number suggests the CPU is keeping pace adequately.

Moving to High settings, the scaling pattern changes character. The 1080p result of 208.5 FPS falls to 148.2 FPS at 1440p (a 28.9% drop) and then to 95 FPS at 4K (a 54.4% drop from 1080p). The proportional decreases are similar to Low, but the absolute margins suggest that Downfall’s engine responds predictably to resolution changes regardless of quality preset. At Ultra settings, the pattern intensifies: 130 FPS at 1080p becomes 90.8 FPS at 1440p and 55.9 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is less than half the 1080p High figure, underscoring that the most demanding configuration places substantial stress on the RTX 4070’s 12 GB frame buffer and 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth.

The data indicates that resolution scaling is nearly linear for this combo, with each step up in pixel count costing roughly 25-30% of performance at identical settings. The fact that 1080p Low exceeds 300 FPS while 4K Ultra struggles to hit 60 FPS suggests that Downfall is not particularly demanding at lower resolutions, but its Ultra preset at 4K represents a genuine stress test for even this capable GPU.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070, built on the 5 nm Ada Lovelace architecture with 35,800 million transistors, provides the graphical muscle for this pairing. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 192-bit bus delivers 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for all tested configurations. The GPU’s 5888 shading units and 64 ROPs handle Downfall’s horror-themed visuals, with the boost clock of 2475 MHz contributing to the high frame rates observed at lower resolutions.

The GPU’s role becomes more pronounced as settings increase. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 314.3 FPS, a figure that likely approaches the CPU’s limit for feeding frames. However, at 4K Ultra, the RTX 4070’s 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is taxed heavily, producing just 55.9 FPS. The 137.5 FPS at 4K Low versus 95 FPS at 4K High shows that the GPU has headroom at lower quality presets, but the Ultra preset’s additional visual effects and texture demands cut performance by more than half compared to Low at the same resolution.

The GPU’s memory configuration also matters. With 12 GB of VRAM, the card avoids capacity limits even at 4K Ultra, which would otherwise cause severe stuttering or texture pop-in. The 184 TMUs and 46 RT cores suggest the architecture is well-equipped for modern rendering techniques, though Downfall’s 2016 release date means its engine likely does not leverage ray tracing extensively. The RTX 4070’s PassMark G3D score of 26927 places it in the 81st percentile among all GPUs, indicating strong but not class-leading performance.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, a Zen 3 part with 8 cores and 16 threads, provides the computational foundation for this combo. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz, combined with 16 MB of L3 cache, deliver solid single-threaded and multi-threaded performance. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 scores of 2930 single-core and 20755 multi-core demonstrate its capability, while the 3DMark single-thread score of 899 and max-thread score of 6627 indicate balanced performance across varying thread counts.

In Downfall, the CPU’s influence is most evident at 1080p Low, where the 314.3 FPS result likely approaches the practical ceiling for this processor. The gap between 1080p Low and 1080p Medium (314.3 vs 255.9 FPS) is 22.8%, suggesting that even at Medium settings, the GPU begins to take over the primary workload. At 4K, the CPU’s role diminishes significantly—the difference between 4K Low (137.5 FPS) and 4K High (95 FPS) is 30.9%, which is more attributable to GPU rendering demands than CPU throughput.

The 5700G’s 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node make it an efficient choice, though its integrated Radeon Vega 8 graphics are irrelevant when paired with a discrete RTX 4070. The CPU’s PCIe Gen 3 interface, providing 16 lanes, is sufficient for the GPU’s PCIe 4.0 x16 connection, though it may slightly limit bandwidth in theory. Benchmark results show the 5700G sits at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25626, placing it competitive with the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (25706, -0.3%) and Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25532, +0.4%).

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset paints a detailed picture of performance across all 12 tested configurations. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 314.3 FPS on Low, 255.9 FPS on Medium, 208.5 FPS on High, and 130 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra at this resolution is 58.6%, reflecting the substantial impact of quality settings on frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the results are 221.7 FPS on Low, 181.5 FPS on Medium, 148.2 FPS on High, and 90.8 FPS on Ultra. This represents a 59.0% reduction from Low to Ultra, nearly identical to the 1080p spread. The 1440p results show the combo maintaining high refresh rates at all but the Ultra preset, where it still exceeds 90 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the numbers drop to 137.5 FPS on Low, 112 FPS on Medium, 95 FPS on High, and 55.9 FPS on Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra reduction here is 59.3%, continuing the consistent pattern. Notably, the 4K Low result is higher than the 1080p Ultra result (137.5 vs 130 FPS), illustrating that resolution scaling and quality settings interact in predictable ways for this hardware combination.

Across all resolutions, the relative performance between settings remains stable: Low is always fastest, followed by Medium, High, and Ultra. The ratios between adjacent settings are also consistent—Medium is typically 15-20% slower than Low, High is 18-25% slower than Medium, and Ultra is 35-40% slower than High. This consistency suggests Downfall’s engine scales quality settings uniformly regardless of resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 achieves a rank of 478 out of 1741 combos in Downfall. This places it in the top 27.5% of all tested configurations, a strong showing that reflects the balanced nature of this hardware pairing.

The rank is more impressive when considering the CPU’s positioning. The 5700G’s average benchmark score of 25626 places it at the 83rd percentile among CPUs, but its nearest rivals—the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (25706, -0.3%), Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25532, +0.4%), Intel Core 5 210H (25490, +0.5%), and AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (25485, +0.6%)—are all extremely close in raw performance. This suggests the 5700G is not an outlier in either direction; its performance in Downfall is likely representative of what other similarly-scoring CPUs would achieve.

The RTX 4070, meanwhile, sits at the 81st percentile among GPUs with an average benchmark score of 37283. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507, -0.6%) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38135, -2.2%), indicating the desktop 4070 is slightly below those parts in aggregate benchmarks yet still delivers the high frame rates observed. The rank of 478 suggests that while the GPU is capable, the overall combo does not crack the top echelon of configurations, likely because higher-tier CPUs or GPUs can extract even more performance from Downfall’s engine.

The combination’s strength lies in its consistency. From 1080p Low to 4K Ultra, there is no configuration where the system falls below playable frame rates, and the majority of tested settings exceed 100 FPS. The data confirms that this pairing is well-suited for high-refresh-rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p, while still delivering acceptable performance at 4K with adjusted settings.