Downfall

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this combo at 1080p with High settings in Downfall?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 delivers an average of 135 FPS at 1920x1080 on High settings.

Q: How does the GPU’s average benchmark score compare to its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL?

A: The RTX 5050 has an average benchmark score of 21035, which is 0.6% lower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL’s score of 21153. The data indicates a near-tie between the two in synthetic testing.

Q: What is the combo’s ranking among all tested system configurations in this game?

A: This specific combination ranks 1755 out of 2928 total tested combos in Downfall, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the field.

Q: At which resolution and settings does this combo achieve its highest measured average FPS?

A: The highest measured average is 201 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only configuration in the dataset to break the 200 FPS threshold.

Q: Does the CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score indicate strong multithreaded performance?

A: Yes, the Ryzen 7 5800X scores 15476 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, which sits at the 81st percentile versus all CPUs. This indicates strong, though not top-tier, multithreaded capability.

Q: What is the only settings preset at 4K that maintains an average of 60 FPS or above?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 89 FPS, and the Medium preset averages 73 FPS. The High preset exactly hits 60 FPS, while Ultra drops to 37 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is the primary rendering engine in this configuration, and its specifications directly shape the measured frame rates in Downfall. The GPU is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB207 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 2560 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output units. The memory subsystem is built around 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, providing 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth. These figures are modest for a modern graphics card, which explains why resolution scaling has such a pronounced effect on performance in this horror title.

The clock behavior of the RTX 5050 is defined by a base clock of 2317 MHz and a boost clock of 2572 MHz. The memory runs at 2500 MHz, which translates to 20 Gbps effective. In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU achieves a Passmark G3D score of 17326 and an average benchmark score of 21035. Its percentile ranking versus all GPUs is 66, indicating it performs better than roughly two-thirds of the database’s tracked graphics cards. The nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL, scores 21153, which is a 0.6% difference — statistically negligible in real-world terms. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT trails by 1.6% with a score of 20713.

In Downfall specifically, the GPU’s capabilities are most visible in the gap between Low and Ultra settings at each resolution. At 1080p, raising the preset from Low to Ultra cuts the average frame rate from 201 FPS to 84 FPS, a reduction of 117 FPS. The data suggests the RTX 5050 has enough raw throughput to handle the game’s horror visuals at lower presets, but the 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus become limiting factors as texture quality and shading complexity increase. The pixel rate of 82.30 GPixel/s and texture rate of 205.8 GTexel/s provide theoretical ceilings that align with the observed performance drop at higher settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 135 FPS at 1080p to 96 FPS at 1440p, then further to 60 FPS at 4K. This represents a 55.6% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The scaling at Low settings is even more dramatic: 201 FPS at 1080p, 144 FPS at 1440p, and 89 FPS at 4K, a 55.7% drop overall.

The Medium preset tells a similar story, with averages of 165 FPS at 1080p, 118 FPS at 1440p, and 73 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset, however, shows the steepest relative decline: 84 FPS at 1080p, 60 FPS at 1440p, and 37 FPS at 4K — a 56% reduction from the lowest to highest resolution. This consistent ~56% drop across all presets strongly indicates that the GPU is the limiting component in this configuration. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the percentage decline would flatten out at higher resolutions as the GPU becomes saturated, but the data shows a uniform scaling pattern regardless of settings.

The min and max FPS figures for the Medium preset provide additional insight. At 1080p, the range is 140 to 189 FPS. At 1440p, it narrows to 100 to 135 FPS. At 4K, it tightens further to 62 to 84 FPS. This compression of the frame time variance at higher resolutions is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the render workload dominates and CPU-side frame pacing variations become less relevant. The data indicates that players targeting 4K on this combo will experience a playable but constrained experience, while 1080p offers headroom for high refresh rate displays.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for this combination in Downfall. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers an average of 165 FPS with a minimum of 140 FPS and a maximum of 189 FPS. This is comfortably above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on gaming monitors, and the minimum frame rate indicates no severe drops. The jump from Medium to High costs 30 FPS on average (165 to 135 FPS), while the jump from Low to Medium gains 36 FPS (165 vs 201 FPS) — the visual uplift from Low to Medium is generally more significant than the incremental gain from Medium to High.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset holds an average of 118 FPS with a minimum of 100 FPS and a maximum of 135 FPS. This remains above 60 FPS with solid margin, making it the recommended choice for high refresh rate 1440p gaming. The High preset at 1440p averages 96 FPS, which is still playable but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes in a horror game where sudden frame drops can be jarring. Ultra at 1440p drops to 60 FPS exactly, which is borderline for a genre that benefits from smooth motion.

For 3840x2160, the data suggests that Medium is the highest viable preset, averaging 73 FPS with a minimum of 62 FPS. The High preset at 4K averages exactly 60 FPS, which is playable but offers no margin for complex scenes. Ultra at 4K is not recommended, as the 37 FPS average falls below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The Low preset at 4K, averaging 89 FPS, is an option for players who prioritize frame rate over visual fidelity. Overall, Medium is the sweet spot across all three resolutions, providing the best combination of measured average FPS and minimum frame rate stability.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings was measured. Low settings produce the highest average at 201 FPS. Medium settings average 165 FPS, with a minimum of 140 FPS and a maximum of 189 FPS. High settings average 135 FPS. Ultra settings average 84 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline: 201 → 165 → 135 → 84 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the same four presets were tested. Low settings average 144 FPS. Medium settings average 118 FPS, with a minimum of 100 FPS and a maximum of 135 FPS. High settings average 96 FPS. Ultra settings average 60 FPS. The pattern mirrors 1080p but with a consistent reduction of roughly 28-30% across each preset tier.

At 3840x2160, the highest resolution tested, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low settings average 89 FPS. Medium settings average 73 FPS, with a minimum of 62 FPS and a maximum of 84 FPS. High settings average 60 FPS. Ultra settings average 37 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only measured configuration that falls below 40 FPS, indicating a significant performance cliff when combining maximum settings with maximum resolution.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data across all three resolutions, providing the most detailed view of frame time consistency. The spread between minimum and maximum FPS grows from 49 FPS at 1080p (140-189) to 35 FPS at 1440p (100-135) to 22 FPS at 4K (62-84). This narrowing spread at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is operating closer to its sustained limit, reducing the variance caused by scene complexity changes.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is the processor in this configuration, and its specifications provide substantial headroom for the RTX 5050 in Downfall. The CPU features 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, built on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, delivering 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 5800X demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 15476, and its single-core score is 1574.5. The Geekbench multi-core score is 11036, with a single-core score of 2032. The 3DMark 16-thread test yields a score of 7586, while the max-thread test scores 7578 — nearly identical, indicating that the CPU does not gain additional performance beyond 16 threads. The Passmark multithread score is 27732, with a single-thread score of 3445. The CPU’s percentile versus all CPUs is 81, placing it in the top fifth of the database.

The nearest rivals in CPU benchmarking data include the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H, which scores 29093 (0.1% higher), and the Intel Core i5-13500HX at 29270 (0.5% higher). The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT scores 28940, which is 0.6% lower. These small deltas indicate that the 5800X is well-positioned among its peers, with no single rival holding a decisive advantage.

In Downfall, the CPU’s role is likely secondary to the GPU, given the resolution scaling pattern observed in the measured FPS data. The consistent ~56% FPS drop from 1080p to 4K across all settings indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor. However, the 5800X’s strong single-thread performance (1574.5 in Cinebench R23 single-core) ensures that frame pacing and draw call overhead do not introduce additional bottlenecks. The CPU’s 8-core, 16-thread design provides ample parallelism for game logic, AI, and physics processing in this horror title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 ranks 1755 out of 2928 tested combos in Downfall. This places the system in the 60th percentile of all configurations tested for this game, meaning roughly 40% of tested combos perform worse and 60% perform better. The rank is a holistic measure that accounts for all tested resolutions and settings, providing a single metric for overall capability.

Given the individual component rankings — the CPU at the 81st percentile and the GPU at the 66th percentile — the combo rank of 1755/2928 (approximately 60th percentile) is slightly lower than the CPU’s percentile but broadly consistent with the GPU’s position. This suggests that the GPU is the more significant factor in determining the combo’s overall standing in Downfall, which aligns with the resolution scaling analysis indicating a GPU-bound workload.

The combo’s rank indicates that while this system is capable of playing Downfall smoothly at 1080p and 1440p with Medium-to-High settings, it is not a high-end configuration by the database’s standards. The 4K Ultra average of 37 FPS is one of the weakest measured results, and even at 1440p Ultra, the average of 60 FPS is the minimum acceptable threshold. The data suggests this combo is best suited for 1080p high-refresh-rate gaming or 1440p balanced settings, with 4K reserved for Low or Medium presets.

Compared to the synthetic benchmark deltas for its components, the combo rank is neither surprising nor anomalous. The RTX 5050’s nearest rivals in GPU benchmarks — the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL, AMD Radeon HD 8970M, and AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT — all fall within 1.6% of its average score, indicating a tightly clustered performance tier. The combo’s mid-pack ranking in Downfall reflects this competitive positioning, where small synthetic score differences translate into meaningful FPS variations across the tested settings matrix.