Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the Intel Arc B580 delivers a playable experience in Greedfall, though the playable settings ceiling varies sharply by resolution. At 4K the combo is limited to Low settings for a 60 FPS baseline, while at 1440p it can handle High settings comfortably, and at 1080p it fully unlocks Ultra presets. The data shows a system that scales predictably with resolution, with the GPU becoming the primary constraint at higher pixel counts.

Best Settings per Resolution

The most demanding preset that maintains an average of at least 60 FPS differs significantly across the three tested resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the only playable setting is Low, producing an average of 61 FPS. High settings drop to 43 FPS, Medium to 48 FPS, and Ultra falls to 28 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium represents a 13 FPS loss, indicating that even modest visual upgrades at 4K come at a steep performance cost. This resolution is effectively capped at the lowest preset for a fluid experience.

At 2560x1440, the best playable setting is High, with an average of 73 FPS. Low runs at 102 FPS, Medium at 80 FPS, and Ultra drops to 46 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is 27 FPS, which pushes the latter below the playable threshold. Medium offers a 7 FPS advantage over High, but High remains the optimal choice for visual fidelity while staying above 60 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the best playable setting is Ultra, delivering 67 FPS on average. High runs at 105 FPS, Medium at 115 FPS, and Low at 147 FPS. Ultra is the only setting that dips near the threshold, yet it still clears 60 FPS by 7 frames. This resolution provides full access to the game’s highest preset, making it the only tested resolution where the combo’s potential is fully realized.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data indicates that the GPU is the dominant constraint at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions where frame rates rise.

At 3840x2160, the scaling from Low to High shows a 18 FPS drop (61 to 43), and from Low to Ultra a 33 FPS drop (61 to 28). This steep decline with increased graphical load points to the Intel Arc B580 as the limiting factor. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 3, has enough headroom to feed the GPU at these settings, as evidenced by the consistent frame drops tracking preset changes rather than scene complexity.

At 2560x1440, the pattern continues, with Low at 102 FPS and Ultra at 46 FPS, a 56 FPS range across presets. The GPU remains the bottleneck, but the smaller resolution delta versus 4K suggests the CPU begins to contribute more. The Ryzen 5 5600F’s single-thread score of 2872 in Passmark indicates sufficient per-core performance for Greedfall’s engine, which is not exceptionally multi-threaded.

At 1920x1080, the CPU’s influence becomes clearer. Low settings hit 147 FPS, which is high enough that the CPU’s frame pacing and draw-call handling start to matter. The gap between Medium (115 FPS) and Low (147 FPS) is 32 FPS, while the gap between High (105 FPS) and Medium is only 10 FPS. This compression at higher presets suggests the GPU is still the primary limiter, but the CPU’s 12 threads are adequate to avoid stalling the pipeline. The multi-thread score of 19236 in Passmark shows solid parallel performance for background tasks and game logic.

Across all resolutions, the GPU scales more steeply with preset changes, while the CPU maintains a consistent baseline. The Arc B580’s 13.67 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is the determining factor for visual settings, whereas the CPU’s role is to keep the frame rate from collapsing when the GPU load is light.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across resolutions and settings.

3840x2160:

• Low: 61 FPS average
• Medium: 48 FPS average, 41 FPS minimum, 55 FPS maximum
• High: 43 FPS average
• Ultra: 28 FPS average

The Medium preset shows a notable variance, with the minimum at 41 FPS and maximum at 55 FPS, a 14 FPS spread. This indicates that even at the playable Low setting, frame times may fluctuate in busy scenes, though the average stays above 60.

2560x1440:

• Low: 102 FPS average
• Medium: 80 FPS average, 68 FPS minimum, 92 FPS maximum
• High: 73 FPS average
• Ultra: 46 FPS average

Medium at 1440p shows a 24 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, which is the widest variance of any preset in the data. High settings at 73 FPS have no recorded min/max, but the average suggests a stable experience. The step from Medium to High is only 7 FPS, making High the sweet spot.

1920x1080:

• Low: 147 FPS average
• Medium: 115 FPS average, 98 FPS minimum, 133 FPS maximum
• High: 105 FPS average
• Ultra: 67 FPS average

At 1080p, Medium shows a 35 FPS variance between minimum and maximum, the largest of any tested configuration. Ultra at 67 FPS has no min/max data, but the average is close enough to the threshold that dips below 60 are possible in combat-heavy areas. The gap between High and Ultra is 38 FPS, which is the largest single-step drop in the dataset.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 2787 out of 3703 tested combos for Greedfall. This places it in the lower-middle tier of the database, which aligns with the measured results: playable at all resolutions, but only at Low settings for 4K.

The rank percentile suggests that roughly 75% of tested combos outperform this pairing in Greedfall, while the remaining 25% are slower. This is consistent with the Arc B580’s overall GPU percentile of 68 (meaning it beats 68% of all GPUs), but the CPU’s percentile of 85 is higher. The combination of a strong CPU with a mid-range GPU results in a system that is GPU-bound in most scenarios.

Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing’s rank is dragged down by the GPU’s performance ceiling rather than the CPU. The Ryzen 5 5600F’s average benchmark score of 36945 places it above most CPUs, but the Arc B580’s average score of 23021 is the limiting factor. In Greedfall, where GPU load scales heavily with resolution, this rank reflects the GPU’s inability to maintain high presets at 4K.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the nearest rival data for both components, several alternative pairings would produce similar performance in Greedfall.

For the CPU, the closest matches are the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with an average score of 36938 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D at 37018 (-0.2% delta), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 at 37093 (-0.4% delta), and the Intel Core i9-12900T at 37112 (-0.5% delta). All four are within 0.5% of the Ryzen 5 5600F’s score, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Greedfall when paired with the same GPU. The Core i9-12900T’s higher power envelope does not translate to a meaningful performance difference in this game.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP at 23061 (-0.2% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 22895 (0.6% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 at 23172 (-0.7% delta), and the NVIDIA P106-100 at 23249 (-1% delta). The RTX 3080’s inclusion is notable; despite its higher tier, its average benchmark score is only 0.7% higher than the Arc B580, suggesting that in Greedfall specifically, the Intel card performs on par with a much older flagship. The RX 580 2048SP is the closest match, indicating that this pairing behaves similarly to a much older budget GPU.

Swapping the CPU to any of the four rivals would change FPS by less than 1%, while swapping the GPU to the RX 580 2048SP or RTX 2080 would also result in negligible changes. The most interesting alternative is the RTX 3080, which would deliver nearly identical results despite being a higher-tier card, underscoring that Greedfall’s engine does not scale with raw GPU compute beyond a certain point.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 4K with High settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with High settings, the average FPS is 43, which is below the playable threshold of 60 FPS. Only Low settings achieve 61 FPS at this resolution.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p?

A: High settings provide the best visual quality while maintaining 73 FPS average. Medium runs at 80 FPS and Low at 102 FPS, but High offers the highest fidelity above 60 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more in this game?

A: The GPU is the primary limiter at all resolutions. Preset scaling shows a 33 FPS drop from Low to Ultra at 4K, a 56 FPS drop at 1440p, and a 80 FPS drop at 1080p, all driven by GPU load. The CPU’s 12 threads and single-thread score of 2872 are sufficient to avoid bottlenecking.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems?

A: It ranks 2787 out of 3703 combinations, placing it in the lower-middle tier. The CPU’s percentile of 85 is strong, but the GPU’s percentile of 68 pulls the overall rank down.

Q: What other CPUs would perform the same?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 225, AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, and Intel Core i9-12900T all have average benchmark scores within 0.5% of the Ryzen 5 5600F, meaning frame rates would be nearly identical.

Q: Is the Intel Arc B580 comparable to any older GPUs?

A: Yes. The AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP scores 23061 (-0.2% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895 (0.6% delta). The RTX 3080 scores 23172 (-0.7% delta), showing that the Arc B580 performs like a older-generation card in this title.