Downfall

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank for the Intel Core i5-14400F with the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT in Downfall?

A: The combo ranks 1305 out of 1741 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the field.

Q: What is the best average FPS achieved at 1080p with this setup?

A: The highest recorded average is 186.7 FPS at Low settings at 1920x1080 resolution.

Q: How much VRAM does the RX 5700 XT have, and what type is it?

A: It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What is the boost clock of the Intel Core i5-14400F?

A: The processor has a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz.

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 37.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-core performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i5-14400F scores 32508 on average, matching the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513) within 0%, and is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446).

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, built on the RDNA 1.0 architecture with the Navi 10 chip, is a 7 nm part with 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die. Its memory configuration is central to understanding the benchmark results: 8 GB of GDDR6 across a 256-bit bus yields 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1605 MHz, with a game clock of 1755 MHz and a boost clock of 1905 MHz. These figures are critical because Downfall, a 2016 horror title, scales heavily with raw rasterization throughput and memory bandwidth at higher resolutions.

The GPU's FP32 performance is 9.754 TFLOPS, with a pixel rate of 121.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 304.8 GTexel/s. These specifications explain the observed pattern: at 1080p Low, the card pushes 186.7 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, the average collapses to 37 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for this game's textures, but the bandwidth and compute limits become apparent as resolution increases. The card's percentile rank is 68 among all GPUs, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, scores nearly identically (24763 vs 24731, a -0.1% delta). This places the RX 5700 XT in a competitive but not dominant position for modern workloads, though Downfall's age means it avoids any potential VRAM capacity issues.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear trend of diminishing returns as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 186.7 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low, the average drops to 138 FPS, a 26% reduction. At 4K Low, the average falls to 83.6 FPS, another 39% reduction from 1440p. This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads are more than capable of feeding the graphics card at lower pixel counts.

The scaling from Medium to High settings shows a similar proportional drop. At 1080p Medium, the average is 153.5 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it's 108.6 FPS (-29%); at 4K Medium, it's 70.7 FPS (-35%). High settings follow suit: 129.7 FPS at 1080p, 90.2 FPS at 1440p (-30%), and 54.8 FPS at 4K (-39%). Ultra settings present the steepest curve: 76.5 FPS at 1080p, 58.5 FPS at 1440p (-24%), and 37 FPS at 4K (-37%). The consistent 30-40% drops between resolutions point squarely at the GPU's rasterization limits rather than any CPU bottleneck, since the i5-14400F's single-core score of 3093 in Cinebench R23 indicates ample headroom for frame pacing at these rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers playable frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 186.7 FPS average, Medium drops to 153.5 FPS, High settles at 129.7 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 76.5 FPS. The jump from Low to Ultra represents a 59% performance loss, which is substantial but still leaves the game smooth on standard 60 Hz displays. The 1080p results show that the RX 5700 XT is not the primary constraint at this resolution; even at Ultra, the frame rate exceeds typical refresh rates.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 138 FPS at Low, 108.6 FPS at Medium, 90.2 FPS at High, and 58.5 FPS at Ultra. The Ultra setting at 1440p falls just below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that this resolution/settings combination is the edge of playability for this GPU. The 1440p results show a 24% reduction from 1080p at Ultra, which is less severe than the 39% drop seen at 4K, suggesting the GPU is still managing the workload reasonably well at this mid-range resolution.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes dramatically. Low settings yield 83.6 FPS, Medium produces 70.7 FPS, High drops to 54.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 37 FPS. The 4K High and Ultra settings are below 60 FPS, making them less ideal for smooth gameplay. The data shows that 4K is only viable at Low or Medium settings for this combo, and even then, the frame rates are modest. The 4K Low result is 55% lower than the 1080p Low figure, confirming that the GPU's 448.0 GB/s bandwidth and 9.754 TFLOPS compute are insufficient for high-resolution, high-fidelity rendering in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1305 out of 1741 places this pairing in the 75th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning roughly a quarter of tested setups perform worse. This rank is likely influenced by the GPU's age—the RX 5700 XT is end-of-life—rather than the CPU, which sits at the 88th percentile among all CPUs. The GPU's percentile rank of 68 lags the CPU's 88, suggesting an imbalance where the processor is significantly stronger than the graphics card.

This imbalance is evident in the FPS data. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 186.7 FPS, which is high but not exceptional for a modern CPU. The GPU's nearest rivals—the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile (24763 avg score) and Intel Arc A350M (24647)—are within 0.3% of the RX 5700 XT's average benchmark score of 24731, meaning these GPUs would likely produce similar frame rates in Downfall. The CPU's nearest rivals, including the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513 avg score) and AMD Ryzen 7 250 (32584), are equally close, indicating that neither component has a significant edge over its direct competitors. The rank suggests that while the combo is not top-tier, it remains functional for this horror title at lower settings and resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 20 MB shared L3 cache. The CPU's multi-core performance is strong: it scores 21914 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 9203 in R20 multi-core, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 11209. Its single-core performance is equally solid, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3093 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2333.

In Downfall, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions, but it becomes more relevant at 1080p Low where frame rates exceed 180 FPS. At these high frame rates, the CPU must process draw calls and game logic quickly enough to feed the GPU. The i5-14400F's 16 threads and 4.70 GHz boost clock provide ample single-thread performance, as evidenced by its PassMark single-thread score of 3723. The CPU's percentile rank of 88 among all CPUs means it outperforms 88% of processors, making it a capable partner for the RX 5700 XT.

However, the data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck in most scenarios. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 37 FPS, which is far below what the CPU could deliver—the i5-14400F's multi-thread score of 25783 in PassMark indicates it could handle much higher frame rates if the GPU allowed. The CPU's TDP is 65 W, and it supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory, though memory bandwidth is not specified. The processor's 10 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for a 2016 horror game, which likely uses only a few threads for rendering and physics. Overall, the CPU's contribution to Downfall's performance is to avoid being a limiting factor, allowing the GPU's capabilities to define the final frame rates.