Downfall

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers a robust performance profile in Downfall, a horror title from February 2016. Benchmark data shows this combination achieves a 75th percentile CPU score and an 83rd percentile GPU score among all tested hardware. The combo ranks 442nd out of 1,741 tested system configurations in this game, placing it in the top quartile of overall performance. The measured frame rates demonstrate that this pairing is capable of high refresh rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K Ultra settings present a significant challenge that drops average frame rates below 60 FPS. The data reveals distinct scaling patterns across resolutions and settings, indicating where the CPU and GPU each become the limiting factor.

FAQ

*Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this CPU and GPU combination in Downfall?*

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ranks 442nd out of 1,741 tested combos in Downfall, placing it in the top 25% of all configurations tested for this game.

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

A: The Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17,181. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, scores 17,189 (a 0% delta), while the Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17,212 (a -0.2% deltaPct). The Intel Core i5-1240U scores 17,141, which is 0.2% higher than the i5-11400F.

Q: What are the GPU's closest performance rivals based on average benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has an average benchmark score of 41,224. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 scores 41,441 (-0.5% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 scores 41,610 (-0.9% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 scores 41,687 (-1.1% delta).

Q: What is the best average frame rate achieved at 1080p, and at which settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combination achieves an average of 313.3 FPS. This is the highest measured frame rate across all tested resolutions and settings in the data.

Q: What is the worst average frame rate recorded, and under what conditions?

A: The lowest average frame rate is 61.2 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings. This is the only tested configuration that falls below 94.9 FPS average.

Q: How much faster is 1080p compared to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average frame rate at 1920x1080 is 208.6 FPS, while at 3840x2160 it drops to 94.9 FPS. The 1080p result is approximately 2.2 times higher than the 4K result, demonstrating a substantial resolution penalty.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA102 chip manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. The GPU features 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 render output units, along with 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. The memory subsystem consists of 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, delivering 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The core operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and boosts to 1665 MHz, with memory running at 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective).

In Downfall, the GPU's role becomes increasingly prominent as resolution increases. The data shows that at 1080p, the frame rates are extremely high across all settings—ranging from 129.5 FPS at Ultra to 313.3 FPS at Low. These numbers suggest the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately at this resolution. However, at 4K, the performance drops significantly, with the Ultra setting yielding only 61.2 FPS average. This pattern indicates that the RTX 3080 Ti's compute and memory bandwidth are being heavily taxed at higher resolutions. The GPU's 12 GB VRAM capacity and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to handle the texture and geometry loads of Downfall, but the raw rendering workload at 4K Ultra exceeds what the card can sustain at high frame rates.

The GPU's FP32 throughput of 34.10 TFLOPS and pixel rate of 186.5 GPixel/s provide substantial raw power, yet the measured data shows a clear ceiling at 4K. The transition from 1440p to 4K at High settings results in a drop from 148.7 FPS to 94.9 FPS, a reduction of 53.8 FPS. This steep decline underscores that the RTX 3080 Ti is the primary bottleneck at 4K, while at 1080p and 1440p, the combined system performance allows for high refresh rate gameplay.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination achieves a rank of 442 out of 1,741 tested combos in Downfall. This places the system in the 74.6th percentile of all configurations tested for this game, meaning it outperforms roughly three-quarters of the tested systems. The ranking reflects a balance between the CPU's 75th percentile standing among all CPUs and the GPU's 83rd percentile among all GPUs.

The CPU's synthetic benchmark results provide context for its contribution to this ranking. The i5-11400F scores 14,372 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2,029 in single-core tests. Its Geekbench scores are 7,579 multi-core and 1,979 single-core. The 3DMark results show scaling from 868 single-thread to 5,652 max-threads, indicating that the 6-core, 12-thread processor maintains consistent performance across thread counts. These CPU scores position it near processors like the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17,189 avg score) and ahead of the Intel Core i5-1240U by a 0.2% margin.

The GPU's benchmark results show it is competitive with the RTX 3090, which scores 41,441 on average—a mere 0.5% higher than the RTX 3080 Ti's 41,224. This close margin explains why the combo lands in the top quartile: the GPU provides near-flagship performance, while the CPU offers sufficient single-thread and multi-thread capability to avoid major bottlenecks in Downfall. The rank of 442 suggests that while there are 441 faster configurations, the i5-11400F and RTX 3080 Ti combination delivers performance that is competitive with systems featuring more expensive or newer components. The data indicates that the pairing is well-matched for this game, with the CPU not significantly dragging down the GPU's potential at most settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this combination span three resolutions and four settings levels, providing a comprehensive view of performance scaling.

At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 129.5 at Ultra to 313.3 at Low. The Medium setting produces 256.7 FPS, while High yields 208.6 FPS. These numbers indicate that the system can easily drive high refresh rate monitors at 1080p, even with maximum quality settings. The gap between Low and Ultra is 183.8 FPS, showing a significant performance cost for higher visual fidelity.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops across all settings. Low produces 223.3 FPS, Medium yields 181.5 FPS, High delivers 148.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 92.3 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 131.0 FPS, a smaller absolute gap than at 1080p but still substantial. The Ultra setting remains above 90 FPS, indicating that 1440p Ultra is playable with high frame rates.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops more dramatically. Low settings yield 136.6 FPS, Medium produces 112.1 FPS, High delivers 94.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 61.2 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 75.4 FPS, the smallest absolute range across all resolutions. This compression of frame rates suggests that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor, as even Low settings cannot achieve the extreme frame rates seen at lower resolutions. The Ultra setting at 4K is the only configuration that falls below 94.9 FPS average, making it the most demanding scenario tested.

Comparing across resolutions at the same settings, the drops are consistent. At High settings, the FPS goes from 208.6 at 1080p to 148.7 at 1440p to 94.9 at 4K. At Ultra settings, the progression is 129.5 to 92.3 to 61.2. These numbers show that each resolution step costs roughly 40-50% of the previous frame rate, indicating a balanced scaling pattern.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data reveals important insights about which component limits performance in Downfall. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops by 28.7% at High settings (208.6 to 148.7), by 28.8% at Medium (256.7 to 181.5), by 28.7% at Low (313.3 to 223.3), and by 28.7% at Ultra (129.5 to 92.3). This remarkably consistent reduction across all settings suggests that the GPU is the primary bottleneck when moving from 1080p to 1440p, as the relative performance loss is nearly identical regardless of quality level.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a different pattern. At High settings, the FPS drops from 148.7 to 94.9, a 36.2% reduction. At Medium, it goes from 181.5 to 112.1, a 38.2% drop. At Low, the decline is from 223.3 to 136.6, a 38.8% decrease. At Ultra, the fall is from 92.3 to 61.2, a 33.7% reduction. These larger percentage drops at 4K indicate that the GPU's rendering capabilities are being more severely taxed, with the increased pixel count placing greater demands on the RTX 3080 Ti's resources.

The fact that the relative FPS drops are larger from 1440p to 4K than from 1080p to 1440p suggests that the GPU is becoming increasingly saturated as resolution rises. At 1080p, the CPU may be limiting performance, as evidenced by the very high frame rates that approach what a 6-core processor can generate. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting component, since even Low settings only achieve 136.6 FPS, which is far below the 313.3 FPS seen at 1080p Low.

The data indicates that for this combination, 1080p and 1440p are CPU-bound scenarios at lower settings, while 4K is consistently GPU-bound. The i5-11400F's boost clock of 4.40 GHz and 12 MB of L3 cache provide adequate single-thread performance to drive high frame rates at lower resolutions, but the raw pixel throughput required at 4K overwhelms the RTX 3080 Ti's capabilities. This analysis suggests that users targeting 4K Ultra should expect average frame rates around 61.2 FPS, while those prioritizing high refresh rates at 1080p can achieve over 300 FPS with reduced settings.