Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers exceptional performance in Downfall, with the data showing that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions. At 4K, the combo achieves 126 FPS on Medium with a minimum of 107 FPS, while the High preset drops to 104 FPS and Ultra falls to just 65 FPS. The result is a clear verdict: Medium is the sweet spot for this hardware pairing, providing high frame rates with enough headroom to avoid the steep performance penalty of Ultra settings.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate that the Medium preset is the optimal choice for this combination in Downfall. Across all three resolutions, Medium maintains a substantial lead over High and Ultra while staying within a comfortable performance envelope. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 284 FPS with a minimum of 242 FPS, which is 51 FPS higher than High’s 233 FPS and 138 FPS above Ultra’s 146 FPS. The gap narrows at higher resolutions, but Medium never falls below a playable threshold: at 2560x1440 it delivers 203 FPS (minimum 173 FPS), and at 3840x2160 it holds 126 FPS (minimum 107 FPS).

High settings are viable for users prioritizing visual fidelity, but the data shows diminishing returns. At 4K, High averages 104 FPS, which is 22 FPS lower than Medium; at 1440p the difference is 36 FPS (167 vs. 203); and at 1080p it is 51 FPS (233 vs. 284). The measured minimums for High are not provided, but the average delta suggests that High could introduce stutter in demanding scenes, especially at 4K where the frame rate approaches the 100 FPS threshold.

Ultra settings are not recommended for this combo. The 4K Ultra result of 65 FPS is the only measured average below 100 FPS, and at 1440p Ultra drops to 104 FPS, matching 4K High. The data shows a consistent pattern: Ultra costs roughly 40-50% of the Medium frame rate at every resolution, making it a poor trade for the marginal visual upgrade in a horror title where smooth motion is critical for immersion. Low settings are unnecessary except for extreme frame rate chasing, with 348 FPS at 1080p and 155 FPS at 4K, but the visual degradation typically outweighs the benefit.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific CPU-GPU pairing ranks 631st out of 3,716 tested combinations in Downfall, placing it in the top 17% of all systems. The percentile ranking for the CPU is 81, meaning the Ryzen 7 5800XT outperforms 81% of all tested processors, while the GPU sits at the 83rd percentile among all graphics cards. These individual strengths translate into a combo that is well above average for this game, though the rank suggests that some higher-end pairings—likely with newer generation GPUs or CPUs with more cache—achieve better frame rates.

The CPU’s nearest rivals provide context for its performance tier. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29,868 (0% delta), the Ryzen 7 8845HS and 7840HS both score 29,955 (-0.3%), and the Ryzen 5 9600X scores 29,713 (+0.6%). This places the 5800XT in a tight cluster where performance differences are within 1%, indicating that the CPU is not a bottleneck in this system. The GPU’s rivals show a similar pattern: the Quadro M6000 24 GB scores 43,262 (-0.1%), the RTX 5050 Mobile scores 43,268 (-0.1%), the Quadro M6000 scores 43,301 (-0.2%), and the RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43,667 (-1%). The RTX 4070 SUPER’s score of 43,223 is effectively tied with these alternatives, though the 4090 Mobile’s 1% lead suggests that mobile variants of higher-tier GPUs can slightly outperform it in synthetic benchmarks.

The combo rank of 631 out of 3,716 is notable because it indicates that the 5800XT and RTX 4070 SUPER are well-matched for Downfall. The data shows no obvious bottleneck: at 1080p Medium, the system produces 284 FPS, which is high enough to be CPU-limited in some scenes, but the 4K results (126 FPS on Medium) demonstrate that the GPU scales appropriately with resolution. This balance is reflected in the rank, which is neither top-tier nor mid-pack, but solidly in the upper quartile of tested systems.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Downfall?*

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 on Medium settings provides the best balance of visual quality and performance, with 203 FPS average and a 173 FPS minimum. At 4K Medium, the system still delivers 126 FPS, but the 1440p result has more headroom above the minimum.

Q: How much performance does Ultra settings cost compared to Medium?

A: At 1080p, Ultra averages 146 FPS versus 284 FPS on Medium, a 138 FPS drop. At 1440p, Ultra is 104 FPS versus 203 FPS (a 99 FPS drop), and at 4K, Ultra is 65 FPS versus 126 FPS (a 61 FPS drop). The percentage loss increases with resolution.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this system?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score is 29,879, placing it at the 81st percentile, while the GPU’s score is 43,223 at the 83rd percentile. In Downfall, the 4K results (104 FPS High, 155 FPS Low) suggest the GPU is the primary limiter at high resolutions, but the 1080p Low result of 348 FPS indicates the CPU can push very high frame rates.

Q: How does this combo compare to systems with the Ryzen 7 7840H?

A: The Ryzen 7 7840H has an average score of 29,868, which is 0% different from the 5800XT’s 29,879. In practical terms, the two CPUs are identical in synthetic benchmarks, so any performance difference in Downfall would come from the GPU, not the processor.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 4K with High settings?

A: The measured average is 104 FPS at 3840x2160 with High settings. No minimum FPS is provided for this configuration, but the average is 22 FPS lower than Medium (126 FPS), suggesting that High is playable but with less margin for demanding scenes.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 SUPER outperform the RTX 4090 Mobile in this game?

A: The GPU’s nearest rival data shows the RTX 4090 Mobile has an average score of 43,667, which is 1% higher than the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 43,223. However, the game-specific results are not broken down by GPU, so the combo rank of 631 out of 3,716 reflects the full system performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo covers three resolutions and four settings presets, with average FPS recorded for all configurations and minimum/maximum FPS only for Medium settings. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 348 FPS average, Medium reaches 284 FPS (minimum 242, maximum 327), High delivers 233 FPS, and Ultra drops to 146 FPS. The 1080p results show a clear hierarchy: Low is 64 FPS faster than Medium, Medium is 51 FPS faster than High, and High is 87 FPS faster than Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates scale predictably. Low produces 248 FPS, Medium averages 203 FPS (minimum 173, maximum 234), High hits 167 FPS, and Ultra settles at 104 FPS. The deltas between settings are consistent: Low to Medium is 45 FPS, Medium to High is 36 FPS, and High to Ultra is 63 FPS. Notably, the 1440p Medium minimum of 173 FPS is still higher than the 1080p Ultra average of 146 FPS, indicating that users can achieve better frame rates at higher resolutions by lowering settings.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens. Low averages 155 FPS, Medium delivers 126 FPS (minimum 107, maximum 145), High reaches 104 FPS, and Ultra falls to 65 FPS. The 4K Medium minimum of 107 FPS is close to the 1080p Ultra average of 146 FPS but with a much higher resolution. The Ultra result at 4K is the only measured configuration below 100 FPS, making it the least desirable option. The 4K Low result of 155 FPS is particularly impressive, showing that the RTX 4070 SUPER can drive high refresh rates even at 4K when settings are reduced.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K reveals how this system scales with resolution. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 284 at 1080p to 203 at 1440p (a 28.5% reduction) and then to 126 at 4K (a 55.6% reduction from 1080p). For High settings, the drop is from 233 at 1080p to 167 at 1440p (28.3% reduction) and then to 104 at 4K (55.4% reduction). This consistent scaling pattern—roughly 28% from 1080p to 1440p and another 38% from 1440p to 4K—indicates that the GPU is the primary scaling factor, as the CPU load does not change with resolution.

The Low settings show a slightly different pattern: 348 FPS at 1080p, 248 FPS at 1440p (28.7% drop), and 155 FPS at 4K (55.5% drop from 1080p). This consistency across all presets suggests that the RTX 4070 SUPER’s memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s and 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM are adequate for 4K, as the frame rate scales linearly with pixel count. The 4K Ultra result of 65 FPS is the notable outlier, dropping 55.5% from 1440p Ultra’s 104 FPS, which follows the same pattern but starts from a lower baseline.

The scaling data points to the GPU as the limiting component at higher resolutions. The CPU’s 3DMark scores—7,683 for 16 threads and 959 for single-thread—indicate it can handle the game’s physics and logic at frame rates well above 200 FPS, but the GPU’s rendering load increases quadratically with resolution. The 1080p Low result of 348 FPS approaches the CPU’s practical limit, as the single-thread score of 959 suggests that the Ryzen 7 5800XT can sustain high instruction throughput, but the GPU cannot match that at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It operates at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boosts up to 4.80 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. The CPU’s cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, which is critical for gaming workloads that benefit from fast data access. The 3DMark results show a scaling pattern from 959 single-thread to 7,683 at 16 threads, indicating that the processor’s multithreading capabilities are well-utilized in synthetic tests, though Downfall is likely less dependent on core count.

In Downfall, the CPU’s role is to maintain frame times without bottlenecking the GPU. The 1080p Low result of 348 FPS is the highest measured frame rate, and it is likely near the CPU’s limit given its single-thread score of 959. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1,879 and 4-thread score of 3,603 suggest that the game benefits from at least four threads, but the 8-thread score of 6,141 shows that the CPU can scale beyond that. The 16-thread score of 7,683 is only 7% higher than the 8-thread score, indicating diminishing returns beyond eight threads, which aligns with typical horror game engine behavior.

The CPU’s nearest rivals—the Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 7 8845HS—are mobile processors with similar average scores (29,868 and 29,955, respectively), but they have different thermal and power characteristics. The 5800XT’s desktop socket (AM4) and 105 W TDP allow for sustained performance, whereas the mobile chips are constrained by laptop cooling. The 0% delta with the 7840H and -0.3% with the 8845HS indicate that the 5800XT is competitive with newer mobile parts, despite being based on the older Zen 3 architecture. In this game, the CPU’s 32 MB L3 cache and high boost clock of 4.80 GHz are likely more important than core count, as the 1080p results show that the system can exceed 300 FPS when the GPU is not the bottleneck.