Downfall

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a highly capable 1440p experience in Downfall, with 1080p serving as the primary high-refresh-rate playground. The benchmark data shows that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions, providing substantial frame rate headroom over High settings while maintaining visual fidelity. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 173.9 FPS average, which is 34.7 FPS higher than High’s 139.2 FPS, yet the jump to Low only adds 34.5 FPS more, suggesting diminishing returns. For 2560x1440, Medium’s 120.5 FPS average is ideal for high-refresh monitors, while High drops to 99.3 FPS—still smooth but closer to the 60 FPS threshold. At 3840x2160, the situation changes: Medium yields 78.2 FPS, but High falls to 63.2 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 41.4 FPS. For 4K, High is the practical ceiling if targeting 60 FPS, though Medium provides a comfortable buffer. The Ultra preset is only viable at 1080p, where it reaches 89.9 FPS, but the 50 FPS difference between Ultra and Medium at 1440p makes Ultra a poor trade-off. The data indicates that Low settings are unnecessary except for extreme frame rates—208.4 FPS at 1080p and 152.7 FPS at 1440p—which may benefit competitive play but sacrifice too much visual quality for a horror title where atmosphere matters. The optimal recommendation is Medium for most users, with High reserved for 4K displays or those prioritizing image quality over frame rate stability.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1048 out of 1741 tested combos in Downfall, placing it in the 60th percentile of all configurations. This mid-pack positioning reflects the balance between the CPU’s strong multi-threaded performance and the GPU’s aging but still relevant architecture. The i5-13400F sits at the 82nd percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25236, placing it nearly neck-and-neck with the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201, 0.1% ahead) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365, 0.5% behind). The CPU’s 10-core, 16-thread configuration with a 4.60 GHz boost clock provides ample headroom for Downfall’s horror engine, which appears to scale reasonably with multi-threading given the 3dmark_16_threads score of 7314 versus 7307 for max threads. The GPU, meanwhile, ranks at the 65th percentile against all GPUs with an average score of 22206, trailing the NVIDIA RTX A400 by 0.5% and the RTX 4060 Mobile by 2.3%, but leading the AMD Radeon RX 5700 by 2.5%. The combo’s rank suggests that while neither component is top-tier in 2025, their pairing creates a coherent system that handles Downfall’s demands without obvious bottlenecks—the CPU’s 20 MB L3 cache and the GPU’s 8 GB GDDR6 memory work in concert to maintain consistent frame delivery across the measured presets.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER’s role in Downfall is defined by its 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration proves sufficient for the game’s texture loads at 1440p and below, as evidenced by the smooth scaling from 1080p to 1440p—the average FPS drops by roughly 30-40% across all presets, which aligns with the pixel count increase rather than memory capacity limitations. However, at 3840x2160, the GPU’s 8 GB frame buffer begins to show strain, particularly on Ultra settings where the average FPS collapses to 41.4, a 34% drop from High’s 63.2 FPS. The GPU’s Turing architecture, built on TSMC’s 12 nm process with 13,600 million transistors on a 545 mm² die, provides 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The clock speeds—1605 MHz base and 1770 MHz boost—are modest by modern standards, yet the card’s 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs contribute to a pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s, which helps maintain 4K High at 63.2 FPS. The 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present but largely idle in Downfall, as the game’s horror aesthetics rely more on lighting and shadow techniques that favor the GPU’s rasterization throughput. The 12.5% performance gap between the RTX 2070 SUPER and the RTX 4060 Mobile in synthetic benchmarks (22206 vs 22729) translates to tangible differences in Downfall—the desktop card’s higher power envelope (215 W TDP) and dedicated memory bandwidth give it an edge in sustained loads, which the measured FPS data confirms through consistent averages rather than bursty frame times.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data across three resolutions and four settings presets reveals a predictable yet informative pattern. At 1920x1080, the RTX 2070 SUPER delivers exceptional performance: Low settings achieve 208.4 FPS average, Medium hits 173.9 FPS, High reaches 139.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 89.9 FPS. The 118.5 FPS spread between Low and Ultra demonstrates the GPU’s headroom at this resolution, where even the most demanding preset clears 60 FPS with ease. The step from High to Ultra costs 49.3 FPS, a 35% reduction, suggesting that Ultra’s additional effects tax the GPU heavily without proportional visual gains. At 2560x1440, the same hierarchy holds but with compressed margins: Low produces 152.7 FPS, Medium 120.5 FPS, High 99.3 FPS, and Ultra 62.8 FPS. The 1440p data shows a 57.5% reduction from Low to Ultra, highlighting the resolution’s increased pixel load—the 256-bit memory bus and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate, but the GPU’s 9.062 TFLOPS compute becomes the limiting factor at higher settings. The transition from High to Ultra at 1440p costs 36.5 FPS, a 37% drop, making Ultra impractical for smooth gameplay despite the 62.8 FPS average technically clearing the 60 FPS bar. At 3840x2160, the GPU’s limits become pronounced: Low yields 93.6 FPS, Medium 78.2 FPS, High 63.2 FPS, and Ultra 41.4 FPS. The 4K Ultra result falls below the playable threshold, while High barely maintains 60 FPS. The scaling from 1080p Medium (173.9 FPS) to 4K Medium (78.2 FPS) represents a 55% performance loss, which is less than the 75% pixel count increase, indicating that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and ROP throughput partially mitigate the resolution penalty. Comparing resolutions at the same preset, 1080p High (139.2 FPS) outperforms 1440p High (99.3 FPS) by 40%, and 1440p High outperforms 4K High (63.2 FPS) by 57%, showing that the GPU’s performance scales sub-linearly with resolution due to memory bandwidth constraints.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution-to-settings combination for this hardware in Downfall?*

A: The data indicates that 2560x1440 on Medium settings provides the optimal balance, delivering 120.5 FPS average. This combination offers smooth gameplay with substantial headroom over the 60 FPS threshold, while 1920x1080 on Medium achieves 173.9 FPS for high-refresh displays, and 3840x2160 on High yields 63.2 FPS for 4K users willing to accept near-60 FPS performance.

Q: How much performance does the Ultra preset cost compared to High?

A: Across all resolutions, Ultra exacts a significant penalty. At 1920x1080, Ultra’s 89.9 FPS is 49.3 FPS lower than High’s 139.2 FPS, a 35% reduction. At 2560x1440, the drop is 36.5 FPS (99.3 to 62.8 FPS, 37% lower), and at 3840x2160, Ultra falls 21.8 FPS below High (63.2 to 41.4 FPS, 34% lower). The consistent ~35% penalty suggests Ultra’s additional effects are uniformly taxing across resolutions.

*Q: Is the RTX 2070 SUPER’s 8 GB VRAM sufficient for 4K gaming in Downfall?*

A: The measured data shows 4K is playable but constrained. At 4K High, the average FPS is 63.2, while Medium achieves 78.2 FPS and Low reaches 93.6 FPS. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth appears adequate for High settings, but Ultra’s 41.4 FPS suggests either VRAM capacity or memory bandwidth becomes a bottleneck at the highest preset.

Q: How does the CPU’s performance compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25236, placing it 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201) and 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365). It also leads the AMD EPYC 9474F (25103) by 0.5% and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25099) by 0.5%. The CPU’s 82nd percentile ranking reflects strong multi-threaded performance for its class.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p with this combination?

A: At 1920x1080, the RTX 2070 SUPER delivers excellent results across all presets: Low averages 208.4 FPS, Medium 173.9 FPS, High 139.2 FPS, and Ultra 89.9 FPS. Even the most demanding preset clears 60 FPS by a wide margin, making 1080p suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors, particularly on Medium or High where frame rates exceed 140 FPS.

Q: How does the GPU rank against its nearest competitors in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 22206, which is 0.5% lower than the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22307), 0.9% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (22006), 2.3% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (22729), and 2.5% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21670). The GPU sits at the 65th percentile of all GPUs, indicating mid-range positioning.