Downfall

# Downfall with AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a playable but settings-sensitive experience in Downfall, a 2016 horror title. The combination ranks 1280th out of 1741 tested hardware combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier of configurations for this game. Measured frame rates range from 193.6 FPS at 1080p Low to just 36.5 FPS at 4K Ultra, demonstrating a wide performance envelope that depends heavily on both resolution and quality preset.

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this combo achieve at 1080p with High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces an average of 125.5 FPS. This is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, making High settings viable for standard refresh-rate displays at 1080p.

*Q: Is 4K gaming practical with this hardware in Downfall?*

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 86.5 FPS on Low settings to 36.5 FPS on Ultra. High settings yield 54.7 FPS, which is marginally below the 60 FPS target, while Medium settings deliver 67.8 FPS. Thus, 4K is only fully smooth on Low or Medium presets.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X3D has an average benchmark score of 24673, placing it 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-1360P (24627), 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D (24605), and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i5-11600 (24559). It trails the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 (24811) by 0.6%.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to its closest competitors?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER averages a benchmark score of 19774, which is 0.3% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN (19706), 0.5% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (19680), and 0.8% higher than the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (19623). It leads the NVIDIA Tesla K40m (19519) by 1.3%.

Q: What is the largest FPS drop between settings at a given resolution?

A: At 4K, the gap between Low (86.5 FPS) and Ultra (36.5 FPS) is 50.0 FPS, representing a 57.8% reduction in average frame rate. At 1080p, the same settings comparison shows a drop from 193.6 FPS to 77.5 FPS, a 116.1 FPS difference.

Q: Does the RTX 2060 SUPER support modern rendering APIs for this game?

A: Yes, the GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. This ensures full API compatibility with Downfall, regardless of which rendering path the game uses.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 5000 series, built on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Vermeer) using TSMC's 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.10 GHz, with a TDP of 105 W. The CPU's 96 MB of shared L3 cache is substantial for a gaming-focused processor, and its benchmark results indicate strong multi-threaded throughput: the Cinebench R23 multicore score is 22366, while the single-core score is 3157.

In Downfall, the CPU's role is likely secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions, but at 1080p Low settings, the frame rate reaches 193.6 FPS. This high value suggests that the processor can feed the GPU adequately even in less demanding scenes. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6764 and max-thread score of 6755 are nearly identical, indicating that the 8-core/16-thread configuration scales well under full load, which is relevant for a game that may utilize multiple threads for AI and physics in horror scenarios.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 82 (versus all CPUs) places it in the upper tier of processors. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-1360P, scores nearly the same (24627 vs 24673), a 0.2% difference that is effectively negligible in real-world gaming. The Ryzen 5 7600X3D is also close at 24605, suggesting that any of these three processors would deliver similar CPU-bound performance in Downfall. The data shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck at 1080p, where the GPU is more likely to limit frame rates, especially at higher settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is based on the TU106 chip (Turing architecture) fabricated on TSMC's 12 nm process. It features 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, along with 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1470 MHz and a boost clock of 1650 MHz. Memory consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

The GPU's FP32 performance is 7.181 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 105.6 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s. These specifications are modest by modern standards but sufficient for a 2016 title. The GPU's percentile ranking of 63 (versus all GPUs) places it in the middle of the pack. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, scores 0.3% lower, while the RTX 2070 scores 0.5% lower — an unusual situation where the nominally higher-tier card benchmarks slightly behind the 2060 SUPER in the aggregated database.

In Downfall, the GPU is clearly the limiting component at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 36.5, which is below the playable threshold for smooth motion. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this game's era, but the 256-bit memory bus and 448 GB/s bandwidth are the more relevant factors for pushing pixels at 4K. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support ensures compatibility with the latest API paths, though Downfall from 2016 may not leverage all of these features.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 193.6 FPS on Low settings, 154.9 FPS on Medium, 125.5 FPS on High, and 77.5 FPS on Ultra. The progression from Low to Medium shows a 38.7 FPS drop, from Medium to High a 29.4 FPS drop, and from High to Ultra a 48.0 FPS drop. This suggests that Ultra settings impose a significant additional load, likely due to increased shadow quality and post-processing effects common in horror games.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 138.1 FPS (Low), 111.6 FPS (Medium), 91.9 FPS (High), and 58.0 FPS (Ultra). The drop from High to Ultra is 33.9 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the 1080p pattern. The 58.0 FPS at 1440p Ultra is just under the 60 FPS target, making High settings the recommended preset for this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are 86.5 FPS (Low), 67.8 FPS (Medium), 54.7 FPS (High), and 36.5 FPS (Ultra). Only the Low preset exceeds 60 FPS at 4K, while Medium is close at 67.8 FPS. The High preset's 54.7 FPS is borderline, and Ultra at 36.5 FPS is not smooth. This breakdown shows that the GPU's rendering capacity is fully taxed at 4K, with each settings tier having a meaningful impact on the final frame rate.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a clear trend of frame rate reduction as resolution increases, which is expected given the GPU's 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 throughput. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 193.6 at 1080p to 138.1 at 1440p (a 55.5 FPS or 28.7% reduction), and further to 86.5 at 4K (a 51.6 FPS or 37.4% reduction from 1440p). This indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU is still the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads are sufficient to maintain high frame rates.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is steeper: 77.5 FPS at 1080p drops to 58.0 FPS at 1440p (a 19.5 FPS or 25.2% reduction), and then to 36.5 FPS at 4K (a 21.5 FPS or 37.1% reduction from 1440p). The percentage reduction from 1440p to 4K is similar across all settings (roughly 37%), which suggests that the GPU's fillrate and memory bandwidth are the dominant constraints at 4K, regardless of quality settings.

The resolution scaling pattern indicates that the Ryzen 7 5700X3D is not a bottleneck in this configuration. At 1080p Low, the 193.6 FPS result is close to what one might expect from a CPU-limited scenario, but the consistent 37% drop from 1440p to 4K across all settings points to GPU-bound behavior. The CPU's 96 MB L3 cache and high boost clock of 4.10 GHz provide ample headroom for the game's logic, while the RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM and 256-bit bus become the limiting factor as pixel count increases. For users targeting 1080p or 1440p, the combo offers flexible settings choices; for 4K, only Low or Medium presets deliver acceptable frame rates.