Downfall

Resolution Scaling

Downfall’s performance scaling across resolutions reveals a system that transitions from CPU-bound at 1080p to GPU-bound at 4K. At the High preset, the measured average frame rate drops from 225.7 FPS at 1920x1080 to 162.2 FPS at 2560x1440, then to 100.5 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 28.1% reduction when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 38.0% reduction when stepping up to 4K. The scaling pattern indicates that the Intel Core i5-13400F has enough headroom at lower resolutions to keep the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 well-fed, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count climbs.

The Low preset tells a more dramatic story. At 1920x1080, the combo hits 336 FPS, which drops to 241.6 FPS at 2560x1440 (a 28.1% decrease) and then to 151.4 FPS at 4K (a 37.3% decrease from 1440p). This steep falloff at 4K Low suggests that even with minimal graphical load, the RTX 5070’s render output and shading resources are saturated by the sheer pixel throughput required at 3840x2160. The 1080p Low result of 336 FPS also hints that the CPU’s 10 cores and 16 threads are approaching their practical limit in this horror title, as frame rates in excess of 300 FPS typically strain even capable desktop processors.

Ultra settings amplify the GPU bottleneck. The measured 139.9 FPS at 1080p Ultra falls to 98.6 FPS at 1440p, a 29.5% decline, and then to 65.7 FPS at 4K, another 33.3% drop. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is stark: 151.4 FPS versus 65.7 FPS, a 56.6% performance penalty for enabling maximum quality. This indicates that Downfall’s Ultra preset imposes heavy shading and memory-bandwidth demands that scale almost linearly with resolution, making 4K Ultra a demanding target for this combination.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070’s 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves adequate for Downfall’s texture-heavy horror environments at 1440p and below. At 4K Ultra, however, the 65.7 FPS average suggests the GPU is both bandwidth-limited and compute-limited. The card’s 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs provide a peak FP32 throughput of 30.87 TFLOPS, but the 4K Ultra workload appears to saturate these resources.

The GPU’s boost clock of 2512 MHz (with a base of 2325 MHz) is typical for the GeForce 50-series, and the 5 nm TSMC process node allows for efficient power delivery within a 250 W TDP. Interestingly, the RTX 5070’s benchmark percentile ranks at 83 when compared to all GPUs, and its average benchmark score of 41687 places it within 0.6% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 in the nearestRivals data. This proximity to a previous-generation flagship explains why the card can drive 1440p High at 162.2 FPS but struggles to maintain 100 FPS at 4K Ultra.

The memory clock of 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) combines with the 192-bit bus to produce that 672.0 GB/s figure. For a horror game like Downfall, which relies on high-resolution textures for atmospheric detail, this bandwidth is sufficient at 1080p and 1440p, where the measured frame rates remain well above 140 FPS even at Ultra. At 4K, the bandwidth becomes a more critical constraint, as evidenced by the 65.7 FPS Ultra result.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 ranks 337th out of 1741 tested combos for Downfall. That places it in the top 19.4% of all configurations, which is a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with a current-generation GPU. The CPU itself holds an 82nd percentile ranking among all processors, while the GPU sits at the 83rd percentile among all graphics cards, so the pairing is well-matched in terms of overall capability.

The i5-13400F’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Core i7-13620H (0.1% faster on average), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (0.5% slower), the AMD EPYC 9474F (0.5% faster), and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (0.5% faster). These deltas are negligible, meaning the CPU’s 10-core, 16-thread configuration with a 4.60 GHz boost clock is competitive with a broad range of alternatives. The GPU’s nearest rivals show a similar pattern: the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 is 0.2% faster, the NVIDIA Tesla M40 is 0.5% slower, the RTX 3090 is 0.6% slower, and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X is 0.7% slower.

What this ranking data suggests is that the combo performs slightly better than its raw component percentiles might predict. A rank of 337 out of 1741 implies that many higher-tier CPUs or GPUs individually rank better, but the combination of the i5-13400F’s strong multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21279) with the RTX 5070’s modern architecture produces a balanced system for Downfall specifically.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy for settings presets at each resolution. At 1920x1080, even the Ultra preset delivers 139.9 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset reaches 277.9 FPS, and Low hits 336 FPS, but the jump from Ultra to High (225.7 FPS) offers a 61.3% performance increase with only a modest visual quality reduction. For 1080p users, High is the sweet spot, as it maintains frame rates above 200 FPS while preserving most graphical fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the High preset’s 162.2 FPS is excellent for 144Hz displays, while Medium (195.6 FPS) provides additional headroom. The Ultra preset drops to 98.6 FPS, which is still playable but may cause noticeable frame pacing issues on fast-moving horror sequences. Given that the difference between High and Medium is approximately 20.6%, and the visual impact of dropping from High to Medium is typically less pronounced than the impact of dropping from Ultra to High, the Medium preset offers the best balance at 1440p for competitive play.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes. The High preset’s 100.5 FPS is just above the 100 FPS mark, making it the recommended choice for 4K gaming on displays with 120Hz refresh rates. The Medium preset (125.2 FPS) provides more headroom, but the step down from High to Medium may be noticeable in shadow quality and texture filtering. The Ultra preset’s 65.7 FPS is below the 70 FPS threshold that many players consider minimum for smooth horror gameplay, so it should be avoided unless visual fidelity takes absolute priority. The Low preset at 4K (151.4 FPS) is unnecessary, as the visual degradation is severe for only a 50.6% improvement over High.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings ladder shows: Low 336 FPS, Medium 277.9 FPS, High 225.7 FPS, Ultra 139.9 FPS. The scaling from Low to Medium is a 17.3% drop, Medium to High is an 18.8% drop, and High to Ultra is a 38.0% drop. The Ultra preset imposes a particularly heavy penalty, likely due to advanced lighting and post-processing effects that tax the GPU’s compute units.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers are: Low 241.6 FPS, Medium 195.6 FPS, High 162.2 FPS, Ultra 98.6 FPS. The relative scaling is similar to 1080p, with the Ultra preset again showing the largest single-step drop (39.2% from High). The 1440p Low result of 241.6 FPS demonstrates that the RTX 5070 can still push extremely high frame rates at this resolution when graphical load is minimized.

At 3840x2160, the measured results are: Low 151.4 FPS, Medium 125.2 FPS, High 100.5 FPS, Ultra 65.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 17.3%, Medium to High is 19.7%, and High to Ultra is a substantial 34.6%. The 4K Ultra result of 65.7 FPS is the only measured value below 70 FPS across the entire dataset, confirming that this preset is the most demanding configuration for this hardware combination.

Comparing across resolutions at the High preset, the 1080p result of 225.7 FPS drops by 28.1% at 1440p (162.2 FPS) and by another 38.0% at 4K (100.5 FPS). The Low preset shows a similar pattern: 336 FPS at 1080p, 241.6 FPS at 1440p (28.1% drop), and 151.4 FPS at 4K (37.3% drop). This consistency in scaling percentages suggests that Downfall’s performance is primarily bound by pixel throughput at higher resolutions, with the CPU’s influence diminishing as resolution increases. The data supports a conclusion that this combo is exceptionally well-suited for 1440p gaming, with 4K High being the practical ceiling for maintaining triple-digit frame rates.