Downfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers a robust performance profile in Downfall, a horror title from 2016. The measured data shows this pairing is capable of high frame rates across all tested resolutions, though the scaling patterns reveal where the system’s strengths and limitations lie. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS data, settings behavior, and the individual roles of the CPU and GPU in shaping the experience.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a clear and expected trend: average frame rates decrease as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At the High settings preset, the average FPS drops from 233 at 1080p to 167 at 1440p, and further to 104 at 4K. This represents a 28% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 55% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is not perfectly linear, but the pattern indicates a growing load on the rendering pipeline at higher pixel counts.

The Low settings preset shows a steeper absolute drop, from 348 FPS at 1080p to 248 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 155 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is 55%, identical to the High preset. This consistency suggests that the resolution scaling penalty is largely independent of the graphics settings, pointing towards a fixed cost associated with pixel throughput. The Ultra preset, however, shows a more dramatic scaling curve, dropping from 146 FPS at 1080p to 104 FPS at 1440p (a 29% drop) and then to 65 FPS at 4K (a 55% drop from 1080p). The consistent 55% drop from 1080p to 4K across all presets strongly indicates that the GPU’s fillrate and memory bandwidth are the primary limiting factors at higher resolutions.

The frame rate drop from 1440p to 4K is particularly telling. For High settings, the drop is from 167 to 104 FPS, a 38% reduction. For Low settings, it is from 248 to 155 FPS, a 37.5% reduction. This consistent proportional drop suggests that the system is not CPU-bound at these higher resolutions; if it were, the absolute FPS would be closer together. The data shows that the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1440p but are increasingly taxed at 4K, where the GPU’s compute units are the bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy of settings presets. At 1080p, the Low preset achieves an average of 348 FPS, which is exceptionally high and likely far beyond the refresh rate of most monitors. Medium settings at 1080p still deliver 284 FPS, with a minimum of 242 FPS, ensuring a very smooth experience. High settings at 1080p produce 233 FPS, which is still excellent for competitive or high-refresh-rate play.

The most balanced choice for a high-refresh-rate 1440p monitor is the High preset, which averages 167 FPS. This provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium (203 FPS) while maintaining a frame rate well above 144 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p, while visually superior, drops the average to 104 FPS, which is still playable but represents a 38% performance hit compared to High. For a 60 Hz 4K display, High settings at 104 FPS are ideal, offering a comfortable margin above the refresh rate. Ultra at 4K drops to 65 FPS, which is still above 60 FPS but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes.

The data suggests that High is the "sweet spot" preset for this combination. It offers the best balance between visual quality and performance across all three resolutions. Medium is a viable fallback for those seeking higher frame rates, and Ultra is only recommended for users who prioritize visual fidelity over maximum FPS and have a monitor with a refresh rate of 60 Hz or lower. The Low preset appears to be unnecessary for this hardware, as even the High preset delivers frame rates that are likely to exceed display capabilities.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge). It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. Its benchmark scores show a strong multi-threaded performance, with a Passmark multithread score of 36470 and a single-thread score of 4691. The CPU’s percentile rank of 94 indicates it outperforms 94% of all tested CPUs.

In the context of Downfall, the CPU’s role appears to be secondary to the GPU. The frame rates at 1080p, even on Low settings, are exceptionally high (348 FPS), which suggests the game is not heavily CPU-bound at this resolution. If the CPU were a limiting factor, we would expect to see a plateau or smaller gains when lowering graphics settings. Instead, the data shows a 49% increase in FPS from High (233) to Low (348) at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is still the primary bottleneck even at lower resolutions. The 16 threads of the 9700F are likely sufficient to handle the game’s logic and physics without creating a bottleneck.

The CPU’s performance relative to its nearest rivals is tight. It is within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX and 0.2% behind the Intel Core i7-14700KF in average benchmark scores. This puts the 9700F in a highly competitive position for gaming workloads, where it provides ample processing power to feed the RTX 4070 SUPER. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache is a notable asset for gaming, as it helps reduce memory latency and improve data access patterns.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 9700F and RTX 4070 SUPER achieves a rank of 447 out of 2928 tested combos in Downfall. This places it in the top 15.3% of all tested configurations. This ranking is a strong indicator of the system’s overall capability. The top 15% placement suggests that this combo is well-balanced and performs significantly better than the majority of systems tested.

The high rank underscores the effectiveness of pairing a top-tier 8-core CPU with a high-end GPU. While the CPU and GPU each have their own individual percentile ranks (94th for the CPU and 83rd for the GPU), their combined performance in Downfall is better than what either component’s individual percentile might suggest. This implies that the pairing is synergistic, with no single component severely bottlenecking the other. The data shows that this combo is more powerful than 2,481 other combinations, making it a formidable setup for this title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture and features 7,168 shading units, 56 RT cores, and 224 tensor cores. It has a boost clock of 2475 MHz and is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. Its benchmark scores are strong, with a Passmark G3D score of 29995 and a percentile rank of 83.

The GPU is the dominant factor in the measured FPS results. The scaling analysis shows that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at all resolutions, as evidenced by the consistent frame rate drops when moving to higher pixel counts. The 12 GB of VRAM is likely sufficient for Downfall at these settings, as the game’s 2016 release date suggests it does not have excessive VRAM requirements. However, the memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s is a key spec, and the data suggests it is being fully utilized at 4K, where the frame rate drops are most pronounced.

The GPU’s performance relative to its nearest rivals is close. It is within 0.1% of the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB and 1% behind the RTX 4090 Mobile in average benchmark scores. This indicates that the desktop RTX 4070 SUPER is a very consistent performer in this range. The high FP32 throughput of 35.48 TFLOPS is a clear indicator of its raw compute power, which translates directly to pixel and texture processing in games. The data shows that the GPU’s capabilities are well-matched to the CPU, allowing for high frame rates even at 1440p and 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS achievable with this combo?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 348, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Is this combo capable of 4K gaming?

A: Yes, the data shows playable frame rates at 4K. The High preset averages 104 FPS, Medium averages 126 FPS, Low averages 155 FPS, and Ultra averages 65 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU perform in multi-threaded tasks?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700F has a Passmark multithread score of 36470 and a single-thread score of 4691, putting it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to others?

A: This combo ranks 447th out of 2928 tested combinations in Downfall, placing it in the top 15.3% of all systems.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings average 248 FPS, while Ultra settings average 104 FPS, a difference of 144 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below details all measured average FPS values from the data, along with the minimum and maximum FPS where they were recorded.

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS | Minimum FPS | Maximum FPS |

| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |

| 3840x2160 | High | 104 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 155 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 126 | 107 | 145 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 65 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | High | 167 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 248 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 203 | 173 | 234 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 104 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | High | 233 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 348 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 284 | 242 | 327 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 146 | — | — |

The data confirms that the Medium preset at all resolutions provides the only recorded minimum and maximum FPS values, indicating a stable frame time distribution. For example, at 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum FPS is 242 and the maximum is 327, suggesting a consistent experience without major stutters. The High and Ultra presets do not have recorded minimum/maximum values, but their average FPS figures are consistent with the scaling trends. The overall dataset shows a system that is well-balanced, with the GPU acting as the primary performance driver across all settings and resolutions.