Downfall

AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and AMD Radeon RX 9060 form a capable pairing for Downfall, a horror title from 2016. The benchmark data shows this combo delivers smooth gameplay at lower settings and resolutions, but struggles at higher presets, especially at 4K. This analysis breaks down the measured performance, settings impact, and the role each component plays in the results, using only the provided data.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Downfall?*

A: The highest recorded average is 210 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best is 172 FPS at the same resolution with Medium settings.

Q: At which resolution and settings does this combo fail to hit 60 FPS?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 39. This is the only measured configuration where the average falls below 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 9060 compare to its closest rival in GPU benchmarks?

A: The RX 9060 has an average benchmark score of 16014. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with a score of 16129, which is 0.7% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is 1% lower with a score of 15852.

Q: What is the CPU’s percentile ranking among all tested CPUs?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F sits in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 69996. Its closest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700KF, scores 70163, which is 0.2% higher.

*Q: What is the combo’s overall rank in Downfall compared to other tested combos?*

A: The combo ranks 1667 out of 2928 tested combinations. This puts it in the lower-middle portion of the tested combos for this specific game.

*Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for Downfall at high settings?*

A: The RX 9060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The measured data shows playable average FPS at High settings across all resolutions (63 FPS at 4K, 101 FPS at 1440p, 141 FPS at 1080p), indicating the 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient for this game’s needs at those settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with a Navi 44 chip. Its performance in Downfall is directly tied to its clock speeds and memory configuration. The card has a base clock of 1700 MHz, a boost clock of 2990 MHz, and a game clock of 2400 MHz. These frequencies, combined with 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operations pipelines, determine how quickly the GPU can process the horror game’s visuals.

Memory bandwidth is another critical factor. The RX 9060 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This proves adequate for Downfall, as the measured FPS at Medium settings (which typically uses more memory than Low) remains strong. At 1080p Medium, the average is 172 FPS, and at 1440p Medium, it is 123 FPS. Even at 4K Medium, the average is 76 FPS with a minimum of 65 FPS, suggesting the memory subsystem handles the load without severe bottlenecks.

The GPU’s raw compute capabilities, measured at 21.43 TFLOPS for FP32, are substantial. The pixel rate is 191.4 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 334.9 GTexel/s. These figures translate directly to the frame rates seen in the benchmarks. At 1080p Low, the card reaches 210 FPS, indicating that at lower settings, the GPU is far from being the limiting factor. The jump from Low to Medium at 1080p costs 38 FPS (from 210 to 172), while the jump from Medium to High costs another 31 FPS (from 172 to 141). This scaling shows that the GPU has enough headroom to handle increased graphical complexity at 1080p.

At higher resolutions, the GPU’s limitations become apparent. At 4K, the difference between Low (93 FPS) and Ultra (39 FPS) is 54 FPS, a drop of more than half. The 4K Ultra result of 39 FPS is the only sub-60 average in the entire dataset, showing that the RX 9060’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus are not sufficient for maximum settings at that resolution. The card’s percentile ranking of 59 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16014, places it in the mid-range. Its closest rival, the RTX 3060 Ti, scores 0.7% higher, which aligns with the observed performance being adequate but not exceptional.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the best experience balances visual quality with smooth frame rates. For a 60 FPS target, which is standard for a horror game where responsiveness matters, the Ultra preset is only viable at 1080p (88 FPS average). At 1440p, Ultra drops to 63 FPS, which is just above the threshold but leaves little headroom for dips. At 4K, Ultra is not recommended, as the 39 FPS average will result in stuttery gameplay.

The Medium preset offers the most consistent experience across all resolutions. At 1080p, it averages 172 FPS with a minimum of 146 FPS, ensuring no drops below 60. At 1440p, the average is 123 FPS with a minimum of 104 FPS, again well above 60. Even at 4K, Medium averages 76 FPS with a minimum of 65 FPS, which is playable. This makes Medium the recommended setting for users with 1440p or 4K displays who want a smooth experience without sacrificing too much visual fidelity.

For competitive or high-refresh-rate play at 1080p, Low settings provide 210 FPS average, which is excellent for a 144Hz or 165Hz monitor. However, Low settings will noticeably reduce visual quality in a horror game, where atmosphere matters. High settings are a middle ground: 141 FPS at 1080p, 101 FPS at 1440p, and 63 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result is exactly at 60 FPS, meaning any complex scene could cause a dip below. Therefore, the data suggests Medium as the best all-around choice, with High being acceptable for 1080p and 1440p if you prioritize visuals over a large FPS buffer.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of how this combo performs across three resolutions and four settings.

1920x1080: This is where the combo shines. Low settings produce an average of 210 FPS. Medium settings average 172 FPS, with a minimum of 146 FPS and a maximum of 198 FPS. High settings average 141 FPS. Ultra settings average 88 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra is steep, with a 122 FPS difference between the lowest and highest presets. Even at Ultra, the average exceeds 60 FPS by a wide margin, making 1080p fully playable at any setting.

2560x1440: Performance drops but remains strong. Low settings average 150 FPS. Medium settings average 123 FPS, with a minimum of 104 FPS and a maximum of 141 FPS. High settings average 101 FPS. Ultra settings average 63 FPS. The Ultra result is close to the 60 FPS threshold, but the average is still above it. The gap between Low and Ultra is 87 FPS, less severe than at 1080p but still substantial. For 1440p gaming, Medium or High settings offer the best balance, with Ultra being playable but with less margin for error.

3840x2160: This resolution exposes the GPU’s limits. Low settings average 93 FPS. Medium settings average 76 FPS, with a minimum of 65 FPS and a maximum of 88 FPS. High settings average 63 FPS. Ultra settings average 39 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only configuration in the entire dataset that fails to reach 60 FPS. The drop from Medium to High is 13 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 24 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset imposes a heavy load that this GPU cannot handle at 4K. Low and Medium are the only viable options for smooth 4K play, with Medium providing a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

The data also shows that the minimum FPS figures, where available, are always above 60 FPS for Medium settings across all resolutions. This indicates that the combo maintains consistent frame pacing at Medium, avoiding sudden drops that would be jarring in a horror game. The maximum FPS values show headroom, but the averages are more representative of typical gameplay.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combos for Downfall, this pairing of AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and AMD Radeon RX 9060 ranks 1667 out of 2928. This places it in the 57th percentile of tested combinations, meaning roughly 57% of combos perform better, and 43% perform worse. This rank reflects the GPU’s mid-range standing more than the CPU’s high-end standing.

The CPU alone is in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 69996. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (score 69875, 0.2% lower), Intel Core i7-14700KF (score 70163, 0.2% higher), AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (score 69515, 0.7% lower), and Intel Core i7-14700K (score 69355, 0.9% lower). These scores are all within 1% of each other, showing that the 9700F is competitively matched with top-tier CPUs from the previous generation.

The GPU, however, is in the 59th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16014. Its nearest rivals are the RTX 3060 Ti (score 16129, 0.7% higher), Radeon R9 370X (score 15862, 1% lower), RX 7700 (score 15852, 1% lower), and Radeon Pro W5500 (score 15679, 2.1% lower). The RX 9060 is essentially tied with these cards in synthetic benchmarks, which explains why the combo’s overall rank in Downfall is middling. The game is not CPU-bound at most settings, as evidenced by the fact that the GPU bottleneck shows up clearly at 4K Ultra. If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect more consistent performance across resolutions, but instead we see a clear drop-off at higher resolutions, which is a GPU characteristic.

The rank of 1667 out of 2928 is consistent with a system that can handle 1080p and 1440p gaming very well but falls behind at 4K. For a horror game released in 2016, this rank is respectable, as many modern titles are more demanding. The data suggests that users with this combo should target 1080p or 1440p for the best experience, rather than pushing 4K Ultra.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is a desktop processor from the 9000 series, based on the Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. The 65W TDP is modest for a high-end CPU, and it uses the AMD Socket AM5 platform with DDR5 memory support. It features 32 MB of shared L3 cache, plus 1 MB of L2 cache per core and 80 KB of L1 cache per core.

In Downfall, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The benchmark data indicates that this CPU is more than sufficient for the task. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 210 FPS, which is likely near the game’s engine limit or the GPU’s render capacity. Even at 4K Low, the average is 93 FPS, showing that the CPU can maintain high frame rates even when the GPU is under heavy load. The fact that the FPS drops from 210 at 1080p Low to 93 at 4K Low is a 56% reduction, which is primarily due to the GPU’s pixel-pushing limits, not CPU constraints.

The CPU’s single-thread performance is strong, with a PassMark single-thread score of 4691. Its multi-thread score is 36470, and its average benchmark score is 69996, placing it in the 94th percentile. These scores are within 1% of rivals like the Ryzen 9 7940HX and Intel Core i7-14700KF, meaning the 9700F will not be a bottleneck in most games. For Downfall, which is a horror game not known for extreme CPU demands, the 8-core, 16-thread configuration provides ample headroom. The data shows that at 1440p Medium, the combo hits 123 FPS with a minimum of 104 FPS, proving that the CPU can sustain high frame rates without stuttering.

Memory bandwidth is also a consideration. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR5 with a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. This is plenty for feeding the GPU’s 288.0 GB/s of VRAM bandwidth, and the measured FPS at Medium settings across all resolutions confirms that memory bandwidth is not a limiting factor. The CPU also supports PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes, which allows the GPU to run at PCIe 5.0 x16, though the RX 9060’s bus interface is listed as PCIe 5.0 x16. This ensures no bottleneck in data transfer between CPU and GPU.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in benchmark scores are all within 0.9% of its average score, indicating that swapping to a different high-end CPU would yield negligible differences in Downfall. The data shows that the combo’s rank of 1667 is more heavily influenced by the GPU’s 59th percentile standing than the CPU’s 94th percentile. In practical terms, this means that if you have this CPU, upgrading the GPU would yield larger FPS gains in Downfall than upgrading the CPU. The CPU is not the weak link in this pairing.

In summary, the Ryzen 7 9700F provides excellent single-threaded and multi-threaded performance that easily handles Downfall’s CPU demands. Its high boost clock of 5.50 GHz ensures responsive gameplay, and its 8 cores are more than enough for a 2016 horror title. The measured FPS at 1440p and 1080p confirms that the CPU is not holding back the RX 9060 at any settings below 4K Ultra, where the GPU itself becomes the limiting factor. For users building a system for Downfall, this CPU is a solid foundation, and the data shows it will not need an upgrade for this game.