Downfall

# Downfall with Intel Core Ultra X9 388H + AMD Radeon 8050S — Benchmark Analysis

The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H paired with the AMD Radeon 8050S delivers a playable experience across most settings in Downfall, with the data showing a clear performance ceiling that varies significantly by resolution and quality preset. At 1080p, this combo ranges from 79 FPS on Ultra to 187 FPS on Low, while at 4K the range narrows to 35–83 FPS, indicating that the system's capability scales predictably with pixel count. The combo ranks 2154th out of 2928 tested configurations in this game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database, though the measured frame rates suggest it remains viable for the horror genre's typically slower pacing.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 2560x1440 as the sweet spot, where the combo delivers 90 FPS on High and 109 FPS on Medium. At 4K, the High preset drops to 56 FPS, which is borderline for smooth gameplay, while 1080p offers the highest frame rates but with diminishing returns over 1440p.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H has an average benchmark score of 44,466, which is 0.2% below the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (44,573) and 0.3% above the Intel Core i9-13950HX (44,342). It also sits 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 (44,309) and 0.5% above the Intel Core i5-13600 (44,240).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The AMD Radeon 8050S falls in the 89th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 62,108. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M, scores 61,896 (0.3% lower), while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 scores 63,693 (2.5% higher).

Q: Does the combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K in Downfall?

A: At 4K, the combo achieves 68 FPS on Medium settings and 83 FPS on Low, but drops to 56 FPS on High and 35 FPS on Ultra. Only the Medium and Low presets clear the 60 FPS threshold at this resolution.

Q: How much faster is 1080p compared to 4K at the same settings?

A: At High settings, 1080p delivers 126 FPS versus 56 FPS at 4K, representing a 2.25x improvement. At Low settings, the gap widens to 187 FPS versus 83 FPS (2.25x), while at Medium it's 153 FPS versus 68 FPS (2.25x), showing consistent scaling across presets.

Q: What is the frame time consistency like at Medium settings?

A: The data includes min and max FPS only for the Medium preset. At 1080p Medium, the frame rate ranges from 130 FPS minimum to 176 FPS maximum, while at 1440p Medium it ranges from 93 to 126 FPS, and at 4K Medium from 58 to 78 FPS, indicating relatively tight frame pacing.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 8050S is built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture using TSMC's 4 nm process, with a die size of 308 mm². The GPU operates at a base clock of 1295 MHz and boosts up to 2800 MHz, with a TDP of 55 W. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operations pipelines, along with 32 ray tracing cores. The pixel rate is 179.2 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 358.4 GTexel/s, while FP32 performance reaches 11.47 TFLOPS.

Memory configuration is unique in that the Radeon 8050S uses system shared memory, meaning the VRAM size, type, bus width, and bandwidth are all system dependent rather than fixed specifications. This is a critical factor in Downfall's performance, as the game's texture streaming and asset loading will compete with the CPU for the same memory pool. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which covers the API requirements for this 2016 horror title.

The GPU's benchmark results show a Geekbench OpenCL score of 65,818 and a Vulkan score of 58,398. Its average benchmark score of 62,108 places it in the 89th percentile of all GPUs. Comparing to nearest rivals, the Radeon 8050S is 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (61,896), but trails the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 2.5% (63,693) and the AMD Radeon RX 7600M by 2.6% (63,775). The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP scores 63,830, which is 2.7% higher.

In Downfall specifically, the GPU's performance characteristics manifest clearly in the measured FPS data. At 4K Ultra, the combo produces only 35 FPS, suggesting that the shared memory architecture and the GPU's raw compute throughput become limiting factors at high pixel counts with maximum quality settings. The boost clock of 2800 MHz helps at lower resolutions, where the 1080p Low setting achieves 187 FPS, but the scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a consistent 2.25x frame rate reduction across all settings, indicating that the GPU is the primary bottleneck rather than the CPU or memory subsystem.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best experience for this combo in Downfall. At 1080p, the High preset delivers 126 FPS average, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset at 1080p achieves 153 FPS with a minimum of 130 FPS and maximum of 176 FPS, offering both higher average performance and better frame consistency. The Low preset reaches 187 FPS, but the visual quality trade-off is substantial for a horror game where atmosphere matters. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 79 FPS, which is still playable but represents a significant 47% performance penalty compared to High.

At 1440p, the Medium preset stands out with 109 FPS average and a minimum of 93 FPS, ensuring that frames rarely dip below the playability threshold. The High preset at 1440p achieves 90 FPS, which is also excellent, while the Low preset hits 134 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p falls to 56 FPS, which is below the ideal 60 FPS target and suggests that maximum quality is not recommended at this resolution. For 4K gaming, the Medium preset at 68 FPS (minimum 58) is the only quality setting that maintains near-60 FPS performance, while High drops to 56 FPS and Ultra falls to 35 FPS.

The best experience per the measured rows is the Medium preset at 1440p, which balances the 109 FPS average with the 93 FPS minimum, providing both performance headroom and frame stability. For users prioritizing visual fidelity, the High preset at 1440p at 90 FPS is a strong alternative. At 4K, Medium is the recommended choice despite the 68 FPS average, as it remains the only preset that keeps the minimum frame rate above 55 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves 187 FPS average, making it the fastest configuration measured. The Medium preset produces 153 FPS average with a minimum of 130 FPS and maximum of 176 FPS. The High preset reaches 126 FPS average, while the Ultra preset drops to 79 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 58% reduction in frame rate, from 187 FPS down to 79 FPS, which is a substantial penalty for the highest visual quality.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows the expected decline from 1080p. The Low preset achieves 134 FPS average, while Medium produces 109 FPS with a minimum of 93 FPS and maximum of 126 FPS. The High preset delivers 90 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 56 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 28% reduction at Low (187 to 134 FPS), 29% at Medium (153 to 109 FPS), 29% at High (126 to 90 FPS), and 29% at Ultra (79 to 56 FPS), indicating consistent performance scaling across quality settings.

At 3840x2160, the combo's limitations become apparent. The Low preset achieves 83 FPS average, which is the only 4K setting that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS. The Medium preset produces 68 FPS with a minimum of 58 FPS and maximum of 78 FPS, making it viable for 4K gaming with some frame dips. The High preset drops to 56 FPS average, while Ultra falls to 35 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a 38% reduction at Low (134 to 83 FPS), 38% at Medium (109 to 68 FPS), 38% at High (90 to 56 FPS), and 38% at Ultra (56 to 35 FPS), demonstrating that resolution scaling is consistent regardless of quality preset.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a clear and consistent pattern in how frame rates scale with resolution. Moving from 1080p to 1440p results in approximately a 29% reduction in FPS across all four settings, while moving from 1440p to 4K results in approximately a 38% reduction. The cumulative scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a 55-56% reduction in FPS across all settings, with the exact figures being 55.6% at Low (187 to 83 FPS), 55.6% at Medium (153 to 68 FPS), 55.6% at High (126 to 56 FPS), and 55.7% at Ultra (79 to 35 FPS).

This consistent scaling pattern indicates that the limiting component is the GPU, as CPU-bound scenarios would show less dramatic FPS drops at higher resolutions. The fact that the percentage reduction is nearly identical across all settings—from Low to Ultra—suggests that the GPU's fill rate and shading capacity are the primary constraints. The Radeon 8050S's shared memory architecture may also contribute to this scaling behavior, as higher resolutions require more memory bandwidth for frame buffers and texture data, and the system shared memory configuration could introduce latency or bandwidth bottlenecks that become more pronounced at 4K.

The 4K Ultra performance of 35 FPS is particularly telling, as it represents a 81% reduction from the 1080p Low performance of 187 FPS. This wide performance envelope—spanning 35 to 187 FPS across the tested configurations—gives users substantial flexibility in choosing between visual quality and frame rate. For a horror game like Downfall, where atmospheric lighting and shadow effects are critical to the experience, the Medium preset at 1440p appears to offer the best balance, with the 4K Medium setting being the recommended choice for users with 4K displays who can tolerate occasional dips to 58 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H is a 16-core, 16-thread mobile processor based on the Panther Lake architecture, built on Intel's 3 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a TDP of 25 W. The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is LPDDR5X via a dual-channel interface with 153.6 GB/s of bandwidth, and the CPU connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 4 lanes.

The CPU's benchmark results show a Cinebench R15 multi-core score of 2955 and single-core score of 309.5. In Cinebench R20, the multi-core score is 13101 and single-core is 1849. Cinebench R23 results show a multi-core score of 18911 and single-core score of 2200.5. PassMark results include a multi-thread score of 36811, single-thread score of 4280, and physics score of 3226. The average benchmark score of 44,466 places the CPU in the 88th percentile of all CPUs.

In Downfall, the CPU's role is less prominent than the GPU's, as evidenced by the consistent FPS scaling across resolutions. The game was released in 2016, and its threading model likely benefits from the 16 available cores, though the horror genre typically doesn't demand extreme CPU performance. The 5.10 GHz boost clock provides strong single-thread performance, which is important for game logic and physics calculations. The 18 MB of shared L3 cache helps with data locality, while the 153.6 GB/s memory bandwidth supports both CPU and GPU workloads given the shared memory architecture.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D at 44,573 (0.2% higher), Intel Core i9-13950HX at 44,342 (0.3% lower), AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 at 44,309 (0.4% lower), and Intel Core i5-13600 at 44,240 (0.5% lower). These close scores indicate that the Ultra X9 388H is competitive with a range of desktop and mobile processors, and in Downfall, the CPU is unlikely to be the bottleneck given the GPU-bound scaling pattern observed in the FPS data.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H and AMD Radeon 8050S ranks 2154th out of 2928 tested combos in Downfall, placing it in the 26th percentile from the top. This ranking reflects the overall performance capability of the system in this specific game, accounting for both the CPU and GPU contributions to frame rate.

The rank of 2154 out of 2928 indicates that there are 774 tested combos that perform worse, and 2153 that perform better. This places the combo in the lower-middle portion of the database, which is consistent with the measured FPS results. At 1080p, the combo delivers playable frame rates at all settings, with even the Ultra preset achieving 79 FPS. At 1440p, the combo remains viable at Medium and High settings, with 109 FPS and 90 FPS respectively. At 4K, the combo struggles at higher quality settings, with only Low and Medium presets exceeding 60 FPS.

The ranking suggests that while this combo is not a top-tier performer in Downfall, it offers a reasonable balance for a mobile platform. The GPU's 89th percentile ranking is higher than the CPU's 88th percentile, indicating that the GPU is the stronger component in this pairing. The CPU's average benchmark score of 44,466 is competitive with the nearest rivals, but the combo's overall rank in Downfall reflects the shared memory architecture's limitations at higher resolutions and quality settings.

For users considering this combo, the data indicates that the best experience will be found at 1440p with Medium or High settings, where the frame rates are comfortably above 60 FPS. At 4K, the Medium preset provides the only viable option for smooth gameplay, while the Ultra preset should be avoided due to the 35 FPS average. The combo's ranking of 2154 out of 2928 suggests that while it may not compete with high-end desktop configurations, it provides a capable gaming experience for the mobile form factor it targets.