Downfall

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER holds the 170th position out of 1,741 tested combos in Downfall. This places the configuration comfortably within the top 10% of all systems evaluated for this horror title, indicating a high-performing match between processor and graphics card. The combo’s ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other, though the data suggests the GPU carries more of the workload at higher settings and resolutions.

Looking at the individual components, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48,704. Its nearest rivals in synthetic testing include the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (average score 49,071, delta of -0.7%), the Intel Arc A550M (average score 49,737, delta of -2.1%), and the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (average score 47,915, delta of 1.6%). These small deltas indicate that the GPU is clustered with mid-to-high range cards, but its real-world Downfall performance far exceeds what those synthetic scores alone would predict. The Ryzen 7 5700X, meanwhile, lands at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26,214. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (average score 26,272, delta of -0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (average score 26,262, delta of -0.2%), and the Intel Core i9-11900KF (average score 26,196, delta of 0.1%). The CPU’s position suggests it is neither a weak link nor a standout performer, but rather a solid mid-range foundation.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER brings 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is substantial for a horror game like Downfall, which often relies on high-resolution textures and atmospheric lighting effects. The GPU’s Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, includes 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. The clock speeds are set at a base of 2340 MHz with a boost up to 2610 MHz, while the memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The card also features 66 ray tracing cores and 264 tensor cores, which are relevant for games that implement ray-traced shadows or reflections—though the measured data for Downfall does not specify whether these features are active in the tested settings.

The GPU’s benchmark results show a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,569, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 223,091, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 206,035. More telling for Downfall is the Passmark G3D score of 31,811, which places the card at the 86th percentile overall. The texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s are high enough to handle the game’s visual demands without signs of fill-rate starvation, even at 4K resolution. The GPU’s role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution climbs; at 1080p, the CPU can keep up with the card’s output, but at 4K, the GPU’s raw throughput becomes the primary limiter, as evidenced by the FPS scaling pattern discussed later.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, built on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, drawing a 65 W TDP—a modest figure that suggests thermal headroom for sustained workloads. The CPU includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, which is ample for feeding the GPU in gaming scenarios. Memory support is limited to DDR4 with dual-channel configuration, providing 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth; this is not a bottleneck in Downfall, as the game’s demands on memory bandwidth are modest compared to the GPU’s own 672.3 GB/s.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 5700X scores 22,620 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3,193 in single-core, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 9,720 and single-core score of 2,148. The Passmark multi-thread score is 26,612, and the single-thread score is 3,385. These numbers place the CPU at the 83rd percentile, with an average benchmark score of 26,214. For Downfall, the CPU’s role is to maintain a steady frame delivery, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 366.8 FPS, which indicates the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently to reach very high frame rates. However, the gap between 1080p and 4K results—where the FPS drops by more than half in some settings—shows that the CPU is not the primary constraint at higher resolutions; the GPU’s workload scales with pixel count, while the CPU’s per-frame cost remains relatively constant.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo in Downfall covers three resolutions and four settings each. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 155.1 at Ultra to 366.8 at Low. The Medium preset delivers 303 FPS, and High comes in at 248.5. This shows a clear stepwise progression: dropping from Ultra to High yields a 60% improvement (from 155.1 to 248.5), while moving from High to Medium adds another 22% (248.5 to 303), and Medium to Low adds 21% (303 to 366.8). At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts slightly: Ultra averages 110.4 FPS, High reaches 180.1 FPS, Medium hits 215.1 FPS, and Low peaks at 265.1 FPS. The Ultra-to-High jump at 1440p is a 63% increase, similar to 1080p, but the relative gains from High to Medium (19%) and Medium to Low (23%) are slightly smaller. At 3840x2160, the numbers compress: Ultra averages 69.9 FPS, High hits 111.4 FPS, Medium reaches 137 FPS, and Low tops out at 164.3 FPS. The Ultra-to-High improvement at 4K is 59%, while High-to-Medium is 23% and Medium-to-Low is 20%.

These numbers reveal a consistent pattern where Ultra settings exact a heavy toll at every resolution, while Low settings provide the highest frame rates. The minimum and maximum FPS values are not provided in the data, so the analysis relies solely on averages, but the averages themselves are stable enough to indicate playable performance across all tested configurations. At 4K Ultra, the 69.9 FPS average is still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, which is notable for a horror title that may involve sudden camera movements or lighting changes.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and varies by setting. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 366.8 at 1080p to 164.3 at 4K, a reduction of 55%. At Medium, the drop is from 303 to 137, a 55% decrease. High settings go from 248.5 to 111.4, a 55% decrease. Ultra settings see the smallest relative drop: from 155.1 to 69.9, a 55% decrease as well. Interestingly, the percentage drop is nearly identical across all settings—around 55%—which suggests that the scaling is primarily driven by the GPU’s rendering workload rather than by settings-specific features. The pixel count increase from 1080p to 4K is 4 times, so a 55% FPS reduction indicates that the GPU is not scaling linearly with pixel count; instead, it is likely hitting memory bandwidth or shader throughput limits at higher resolutions. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s 672.3 GB/s bandwidth and 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 performance are sufficient to maintain playable rates, but the scaling shows that the GPU is the limiting component at 4K, as the CPU’s workload does not increase with resolution.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the best experience depends on the resolution target. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 155.1 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most monitors and provides the highest visual quality without sacrificing smoothness. The High preset at 248.5 FPS is also viable for users with high-refresh-rate displays (240 Hz or above), offering a 60% FPS boost over Ultra with only a moderate visual downgrade. At 1440p, the Ultra preset averages 110.4 FPS, which is still smooth for most players, but the High preset at 180.1 FPS is a better choice for competitive or fast-paced sections of the game, as it nearly doubles the frame rate while retaining high detail. The Medium preset at 215.1 FPS is suitable for 240 Hz monitors, though the visual trade-off may be noticeable in a horror game where atmosphere matters. At 4K, the Ultra preset averages 69.9 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for high-refresh displays; the High preset at 111.4 FPS offers a better balance, providing a 59% improvement over Ultra with only a slight reduction in shadow and texture fidelity. The Medium preset at 137 FPS is the recommendation for 4K users with 144 Hz monitors, as it maintains high frame rates while keeping the game’s horror elements visually intact. Low settings are not recommended at any resolution, as the FPS gains (20-22% over Medium) are not worth the significant visual degradation in a game that relies on lighting and shadow effects for its atmosphere. For the best overall experience, the High preset at 1440p (180.1 FPS) or Ultra at 1080p (155.1 FPS) provides the ideal combination of visual quality and performance, while 4K users should opt for High to avoid the steep drop to 69.9 FPS at Ultra.