Downfall

# Downfall with Intel Core i5-14400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a playable experience across most of Downfall's settings, though the data reveals a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher resolutions and increasingly CPU-relevant at 1080p. This combination ranks 2630th out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the lower third of the benchmark database, which aligns with the GPU's 62nd percentile standing among all GPUs and the CPU's stronger 83rd percentile among all CPUs. The measured frame rates show a wide spread from 36 FPS at 4K Ultra to 191 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating that settings and resolution choices dramatically reshape the experience.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, confirming that the rendering load scales aggressively with pixel count. At High settings, average FPS falls from 128 at 1920x1080 to 92 at 2560x1440, then to 57 at 3840x2160 — a reduction of 28% moving to 1440p and another 38% moving to 4K. The Low preset shows a similar pattern: 191 FPS at 1080p, 136 at 1440p, and 85 at 4K, representing a 29% drop to 1440p and a 37% drop to 4K.

Medium settings produce the only rows with both minimum and maximum FPS recorded: 156 average (133 min, 180 max) at 1080p, 112 average (95 min, 128 max) at 1440p, and 69 average (59 min, 80 max) at 4K. The percentage declines between resolutions are nearly identical to the other presets, suggesting that resolution scaling is largely independent of the quality preset. Ultra settings show the most dramatic absolute drop: from 80 FPS at 1080p down to 57 at 1440p and 36 at 4K, with the 1440p-to-4K transition representing a 37% loss.

The scaling behavior points to the GPU as the limiting component. At 1080p, the i5-14400F with its 10 cores and 16 threads can feed the RTX 2060 SUPER adequately, as evidenced by 191 FPS at Low settings. As resolution increases, the pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth demands grow, and the GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes the bottleneck. The fact that 4K Low (85 FPS) still outperforms 1440p Ultra (57 FPS) by 49% reinforces that the GPU's compute and memory throughput — not CPU limitations — dictate performance at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data supports Medium as the optimal preset for most users, particularly for those targeting higher resolutions. At 4K, Medium delivers an average of 69 FPS with a minimum of 59 FPS, which keeps frame pacing above the 60 FPS threshold in the recorded minimum. High at 4K drops to 57 FPS average with no recorded minimum, which is below that threshold and riskier for sustained smoothness. Ultra at 4K is effectively unplayable at 36 FPS average, while Low at 4K achieves 85 FPS but sacrifices visual quality.

At 1440p, Medium is again the sweet spot: 112 FPS average with a 95 FPS minimum, providing comfortable headroom above 60 FPS and even approaching higher refresh rates. High at 1440p reaches 92 FPS average, which is playable but with less margin, while Low at 136 FPS is only preferable for competitive play. Ultra at 1440p at 57 FPS average sits just below the 60 FPS line, making it a marginal choice for users who prioritize image quality over frame rate consistency.

At 1080p, the situation changes slightly. Medium delivers 156 FPS average with a 133 FPS minimum, which is excellent for high-refresh displays. Low reaches 191 FPS average, and High achieves 128 FPS average. Ultra at 80 FPS is the only preset that fails to exceed 100 FPS at 1080p, but it remains perfectly playable. The data indicates that Medium provides the best balance across all three resolutions — it is the only preset where the 4K minimum stays above 55 FPS, and it maintains the tightest min-to-max spread relative to its average in every resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration holds rank 2630 out of 3716 tested combos in Downfall, placing it in the 29th percentile overall. That ranking is notably lower than what the CPU's standalone percentile might suggest — the i5-14400F sits at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 32279, while the RTX 2060 SUPER sits at the 62nd percentile among all GPUs with an average score of 18093. The gap between the CPU's strong standing and the combo's low rank indicates that the GPU drags down the overall result in this specific title.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (avg score 32233, deltaPct 0.1), the Intel Core i9-11900 (avg score 32226, deltaPct 0.2), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (avg score 32354, deltaPct -0.2), and the Intel Core i7-12800H (avg score 32121, deltaPct 0.5). These deltas of roughly 0.1% to 0.5% are negligible in real-world terms, meaning the i5-14400F performs essentially identically to these rivals in synthetic CPU benchmarks. The GPU's nearest rivals — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (avg score 18159, deltaPct -0.4), AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (avg score 18189, deltaPct -0.5), AMD Radeon RX 460 (avg score 18373, deltaPct -1.5), and Intel Arc A770M (avg score 18383, deltaPct -1.6) — show slightly larger but still modest performance deltas.

The combo's rank of 2630 out of 3716 means that roughly 71% of tested combinations outperform it in Downfall. This is consistent with the GPU's age and tier — the RTX 2060 SUPER is an end-of-life product from the GeForce 20-series, and its 62nd percentile GPU standing reflects that it competes with mid-range mobile parts from newer generations. The CPU is not the constraint; its rivals all score within 0.5% of each other, and its 83rd percentile standing suggests it has headroom that the GPU cannot exploit in this title.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Downfall?*

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the only resolution where every preset exceeds 60 FPS, with Medium at 156 FPS average, High at 128 FPS, Low at 191 FPS, and Ultra at 80 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra drops to 57 FPS average, and at 4K, High falls to 57 FPS and Ultra to 36 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The i5-14400F ranks at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 2060 SUPER ranks at the 62nd percentile among GPUs. The FPS drops between resolutions — e.g., High settings falling from 128 FPS at 1080p to 57 FPS at 4K — indicate the GPU's rendering limits are hit well before CPU constraints.

*Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Downfall?*

A: At 4K, only Low settings (85 FPS average) and Medium settings (69 FPS average, 59 FPS minimum) maintain playable frame rates above 60 FPS in the average. High settings drop to 57 FPS average, and Ultra settings fall to 36 FPS average, which is not smooth for a horror game requiring responsive controls.

Q: How does the i5-14400F compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i5-14400F's average benchmark score is 32279, which is within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (32233, deltaPct 0.1) and the Intel Core i9-11900 (32226, deltaPct 0.2). It is 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12800H (32121) and 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (32354). These differences are negligible.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER's average benchmark score is 18093. It trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (18159, deltaPct -0.4) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (18189, deltaPct -0.5) by less than 1%. It is 1.5% behind the AMD Radeon RX 460 (18373) and 1.6% behind the Intel Arc A770M (18383).

Q: What does the combo's rank of 2630 out of 3716 mean?

A: It means this configuration outperforms roughly 29% of tested combos in Downfall and is beaten by about 71%. This rank is lower than the CPU's 83rd percentile would suggest, confirming the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing for this specific game.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with the TU106 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC with 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory operates at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed across a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU has 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, 34 ray tracing cores, and 272 tensor cores, with pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 7.181 TFLOPS, and FP16 performance is 14.36 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio.

The GPU's base clock is 1470 MHz with a boost clock of 1650 MHz, and its TDP is 175 W with a suggested PSU of 450 W. It occupies a dual-slot design at 229 mm length, 113 mm height, and 35 mm width, using a single 8-pin power connector. The card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, with display outputs including 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C.

In Downfall, the GPU's role is decisive. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for all tested settings, as the game never exceeds the memory available. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth and 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are the primary constraints at 4K, where even Low settings (85 FPS) require substantial fill rate. The GPU's 62nd percentile standing among all GPUs (avg benchmark score 18093) places it in the mid-range, and its nearest rivals — all within 1.6% in either direction — confirm it sits at a competitive but not dominant tier. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (36 FPS average) demonstrates the boundary of this GPU's capability, while 1080p Low (191 FPS) shows it can excel when the load is lighter.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a Raptor Lake-R architecture part on the Intel Socket 1700 platform, manufactured on a 10 nm process at Intel with a 215 mm² die size. It features 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, with ECC memory support. The CPU uses PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes (CPU only), has no integrated graphics, and is not multiplier-unlocked. Its TDP is 65 W, and it was released on 2024-01-07 with a launch MSRP of $196.

The CPU's benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore at 21645, Cinebench R20 multicore at 9090, Cinebench R15 multicore at 2181, Geekbench multicore at 11268, and Passmark multithread at 25470. Single-thread scores are also solid: Cinebench R23 singlecore at 3055, Cinebench R20 singlecore at 1283, Cinebench R15 singlecore at 307, Geekbench singlecore at 2058, and Passmark singlethread at 3701. The Passmark physics score is 1523, and the average benchmark score is 32279 with an 83rd percentile standing among all CPUs.

In Downfall, the CPU is rarely the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, where the GPU has the least work, the combo reaches 191 FPS average — this is the only scenario where CPU overhead could theoretically become relevant, yet the frame rate remains high. The CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads provide ample headroom for the game's logic and any background tasks, while the 4.70 GHz boost clock ensures strong single-thread performance for games that rely on fewer threads. The nearest rivals — all within 0.5% in average score — confirm that this CPU is at parity with other high-end mid-range parts, meaning any performance shortfall in Downfall is not attributable to the processor. The CPU's 83rd percentile versus the GPU's 62nd percentile is the clearest evidence of where the system's limits lie.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS across settings is as follows: Low at 191 FPS, Medium at 156 FPS (133 min, 180 max), High at 128 FPS, and Ultra at 80 FPS. The Medium preset has the only complete min/max data at this resolution, showing a 47 FPS spread between minimum and maximum. The gap between Low and Ultra is 111 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a 58% performance penalty relative to Low.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 136 FPS, Medium averages 112 FPS (95 min, 128 max), High averages 92 FPS, and Ultra averages 57 FPS. The Medium min/max spread is 33 FPS, tighter than at 1080p, suggesting more consistent frame pacing at higher resolution. The Low-to-Ultra gap is 79 FPS, with Ultra delivering 58% less performance than Low — a similar proportional penalty to 1080p.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 85 FPS, Medium averages 69 FPS (59 min, 80 max), High averages 57 FPS, and Ultra averages 36 FPS. The Medium min/max spread narrows to 21 FPS, the tightest of any resolution, which indicates that at 4K the system is more uniformly GPU-limited. The Low-to-Ultra gap is 49 FPS, and Ultra delivers 58% less performance than Low — the same proportional penalty seen at lower resolutions, confirming that the Ultra preset's additional load scales consistently regardless of resolution.

The complete dataset shows that Medium is the only preset with min/max values at all three resolutions, providing the most reliable frame time information. Across all resolutions, the transition from Medium to High costs 28 FPS at 1080p, 20 FPS at 1440p, and 12 FPS at 4K, while the transition from High to Ultra costs 48 FPS at 1080p, 35 FPS at 1440p, and 21 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset consistently costs roughly twice as much FPS as the High preset over Medium, making it the least efficient choice at every resolution.