Downfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Downfall with the Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER reveals a predictable but informative scaling pattern across the three tested resolutions. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combination produces 369.5 FPS, which drops to 262.3 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 161.7 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 29% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 56% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings. The scaling is steeper at higher quality presets, suggesting that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as pixel count rises.

Examining High settings specifically, the frame rate moves from 244.9 FPS at 1080p to 176.0 FPS at 1440p, a drop of 28%, and then to 111.2 FPS at 4K, a 55% reduction from the 1080p baseline. The consistency of these percentage drops across Low and High presets indicates that Downfall's rendering load scales fairly linearly with resolution. However, the Ultra preset tells a slightly different story: 156.8 FPS at 1080p, 107.6 FPS at 1440p, and 69.8 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is less than half of the 1080p Ultra figure, showing that the most demanding settings amplify the resolution penalty.

The data suggests that at 1080p, particularly with Low and Medium settings, the CPU is likely the limiting component. The i7-13700K, with its 16 cores and 24 threads, is clearly capable of feeding the GPU at lower resolutions, but the frame rates exceeding 300 FPS at 1080p Low indicate a ceiling that may be imposed by the processor's single-thread performance rather than the graphics card. At 4K, the situation reverses: the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's rendering throughput becomes the bottleneck, as evidenced by the larger relative gaps between resolution tiers. The gap between 1080p and 1440p High is 68.9 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K High is 64.8 FPS — nearly identical absolute differences, but the percentage impact is more severe at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER brings substantial resources to Downfall. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for a horror game from 2016. The GPU's base clock of 2340 MHz and boost clock of 2610 MHz, combined with 8448 shading units and 96 ROPs, deliver a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s. These specifications explain why the card can maintain high frame rates even at 4K Ultra, where it still produces 69.8 FPS.

The GPU's 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores are not directly relevant to Downfall's rendering pipeline, as the game likely does not utilize real-time ray tracing or DLSS. However, the raw rasterization performance is clearly the dominant factor in this benchmark. The 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 compute throughput provides ample headroom for the game's visual effects and post-processing. The memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) ensures that texture streaming and high-resolution assets do not create stutter or frame pacing issues.

Comparing the GPU to its nearest rivals in the benchmark database, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER scores an average of 48704 across all tested workloads. This places it just 0.7% behind the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (49071) and 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (47915). The Intel Arc A550M trails by 2.1% with a score of 49737, though this delta is within the margin of measurement noise. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all tested GPUs confirms that it is a high-end part, though not at the very top of the hierarchy. In Downfall specifically, the GPU's performance ceiling appears to be well above the demands of the game, as evidenced by the 369.5 FPS result at 1080p Low.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combination in Downfall?

A: The highest measured result is 369.5 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is followed by 302.1 FPS at 1080p Medium and 262.3 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: Can this system run Downfall at 4K Ultra smoothly?

A: The measured 4K Ultra average is 69.8 FPS. This is above the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered smooth, though it is the lowest result among all tested configurations and leaves limited headroom for demanding scenes.

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

A: The Intel Core i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 47282. It trails the Intel Core i7-13700KF by 0.1% (47334) and the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 by 0.5% (47527), while leading the AMD EPYC 4364P by 0.3% (47131) and the Intel Core i9-12900F by 0.4% (47081).

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 262.3 FPS while Ultra produces 107.6 FPS. This represents a 59% reduction in frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest quality preset.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU more likely to bottleneck this system in Downfall?

A: At 1080p Low, the 369.5 FPS result suggests CPU limitations on frame generation. At 4K Ultra, the 69.8 FPS result indicates GPU-bound rendering. The transition point appears to occur between 1440p and 4K depending on the quality preset.

Q: How does the GPU's average benchmark score compare to its nearest competitor?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER scores 48704 on average, which is 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA CMP 50HX's 49071 and 1.6% higher than the NVIDIA RTX A2000's 47915.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings produces a spread from 156.8 FPS (Ultra) to 369.5 FPS (Low). The Medium preset yields 302.1 FPS, while High lands at 244.9 FPS. The step between Low and Medium is 67.4 FPS, between Medium and High is 57.2 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 88.1 FPS. This shows that the Ultra preset imposes the heaviest additional load, likely through increased shadow quality, texture filtering, and post-processing effects.

At 2560x1440, the results are 262.3 FPS (Low), 218.3 FPS (Medium), 176.0 FPS (High), and 107.6 FPS (Ultra). The relative ordering remains consistent with 1080p, but the absolute values are lower across the board. The gap between High and Ultra widens to 68.4 FPS, confirming that Ultra settings are disproportionately expensive at higher resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the measured values are 161.7 FPS (Low), 133.0 FPS (Medium), 111.2 FPS (High), and 69.8 FPS (Ultra). The Low to Medium gap shrinks to 28.7 FPS, while the High to Ultra gap is 41.4 FPS. Notably, the 4K Low result of 161.7 FPS is higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 107.6 FPS, demonstrating that resolution has less impact on performance than the quality preset in this game. The 4K Ultra result of 69.8 FPS is the only configuration that drops below 100 FPS, and it remains above the 60 FPS threshold throughout the entire tested range.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 186th out of 1741 tested combinations in Downfall. This places it in the top 10.7% of all configurations, which is a strong result for a pairing of a 13th-generation Core i7 processor with a 40-series GeForce GPU. The rank reflects the measured FPS data across all resolutions and settings, weighted by the performance deltas observed in the benchmark suite.

The CPU's contribution to this ranking is supported by its benchmark scores: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 39000 and a single-core score of 5505, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 17731 and single-core score of 2850. These figures position the i7-13700K in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, just slightly behind the i7-13700KF and Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 in raw average score. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs is slightly lower than the CPU's percentile, suggesting that the graphics card may be the more limiting factor in achieving an even higher combo rank.

The 186th position out of 1741 combos indicates that there are 185 configurations that perform better in Downfall, but also that this pairing outperforms the vast majority of tested systems. The rank is likely influenced by the fact that Downfall is not a particularly demanding title by modern standards, allowing even mid-range GPUs to achieve high frame rates. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's strengths in newer, more graphically intensive games may not be fully showcased in this title.

Settings Recommendations

For users prioritizing maximum visual quality, the Ultra preset at 1920x1080 is viable with 156.8 FPS, but the same preset at 2560x1440 drops to 107.6 FPS and at 3840x2160 to 69.8 FPS. The data shows that Ultra settings incur a significant performance penalty at every resolution, and the visual upgrade over High may not justify the frame rate cost for competitive or fast-paced gameplay.

The High preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, it delivers 244.9 FPS; at 1440p, 176.0 FPS; and at 4K, 111.2 FPS. All three results are well above the 60 FPS threshold, and the 4K High result is nearly double the 4K Ultra result. For users with high-refresh-rate displays, High at 1440p provides 176.0 FPS, which is suitable for 165 Hz monitors.

Given that the game is a horror title from 2016, the Medium preset may be sufficient for most players. It produces 302.1 FPS at 1080p, 218.3 FPS at 1440p, and 133.0 FPS at 4K. The step from Medium to High costs approximately 19% of the frame rate at each resolution, while the step from High to Ultra costs between 36% and 37%. Users who prioritize smoothness and responsiveness should select Medium or High. The Low preset, while yielding the highest frame rates (369.5 FPS at 1080p), likely sacrifices too much visual quality for a game that relies on atmospheric horror elements. Ultimately, the measured data suggests that High at 1440p is the recommended configuration for this hardware combination, offering a strong balance of visual quality and performance headroom.