Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the Intel Arc B390 presents a highly unbalanced configuration for Greedfall, a 2019 Action RPG. The database measurements show a clear bottleneck: the CPU is a modern 6-core, 12-thread Zen 4 part, while the GPU is an integrated graphics solution that ranks in the 9th percentile of all tested GPUs. The recorded data indicates that this system can only achieve a playable 60 FPS experience at 1080p, with higher resolutions falling short of the playability threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that maintains an average frame rate at or above 60 FPS is the High preset, which delivers an average of 60 FPS. This is the only resolution in the dataset where a playable configuration exists. The Low preset at this resolution produces 84 FPS, and the Medium preset delivers 66 FPS, but High is the highest visual quality setting that still clears the 60 FPS bar.

At 2560x1440, no preset achieves 60 FPS. The closest option is Low, which yields an average of 58 FPS, just below the playable threshold. The Medium preset drops to 46 FPS, High falls to 42 FPS, and Ultra is significantly lower at 27 FPS. Because none of these reach 60 FPS, the database does not list a recommended best setting for this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the situation worsens. Low produces 35 FPS, Medium averages 27 FPS, High drops to 25 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 16 FPS. None of these presets approach 60 FPS, and the database records no playable settings at 4K for this combination.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals that the Intel Arc B390 is the dominant limiting factor. The CPU, a 6-core Zen 4 processor with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, is far more capable than the GPU's recorded scores suggest is necessary for this game. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 places it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, indicating very low graphics throughput. The CPU, by contrast, sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs.

The frame rate drops as resolution increases follow a pattern typical of a GPU-bound scenario. Moving from 1080p Low at 84 FPS to 1440p Low at 58 FPS is a reduction of roughly 31%. The jump from 1440p Low to 4K Low at 35 FPS is another large decline. These steep drops with each resolution increase point to the GPU's fill rate and shading capacity being exhausted, not the CPU's processing power. The GPU's pixel rate is recorded at 60.00 GPixel/s and its texture rate at 120.0 GTexel/s, modest figures that align with the observed performance collapse at higher pixel counts.

The CPU's multi-threaded strength, shown in benchmarks like Cinebench R23 multi-core at 22799 and 3DMark max threads at 6379, is never the active constraint here. If the game were CPU-bound, frame rates would stay relatively flat across resolutions. The data shows the opposite. The GPU's integrated nature, with system-shared memory and system-dependent bandwidth, further reinforces that graphics memory throughput is a limiting factor at higher resolutions, particularly when comparing the 1080p Medium result of 66 FPS against the 1440p Medium result of 46 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this CPU and GPU combination at 3291 out of 3703 tested combos for Greedfall. This places the system in the bottom portion of all tested configurations, roughly in the 11th percentile of combos. The ranking reflects the severe performance limitation imposed by the GPU.

The frame rate data supports this low ranking. Only three settings across all resolutions and presets tested reach 60 FPS or higher: 1080p High at 60 FPS, 1080p Medium at 66 FPS, and 1080p Low at 84 FPS. Every other recorded configuration falls below the playable threshold. A combo ranked in the lower 12% of all tested systems, with no playable options above 1080p, is consistent with the measured averages.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F show that the CPU is not the reason for this system's low ranking. The Intel Core i7-11850H has an average score 0.1% higher, the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is 0.2% higher, the Intel Core i7-13620H is 0.2% higher, and the Intel Core 5 210H is 0.4% higher. These deltas are negligible, meaning any of these CPUs would behave almost identically to the Ryzen 5 7500F in this same system. Swapping the processor would not change the Greedfall experience because the GPU remains the bottleneck.

The GPU's nearest rivals are all much older, low-end discrete parts. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX scores 1.3% higher, the NVIDIA GeForce 800M scores 1.5% higher, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 2.5% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 scores 2.7% higher. These differences are small, so a system with the Ryzen 5 7500F paired with any of these GPUs would produce nearly the same frame rates in Greedfall. The Arc B390's performance class, as measured by the database, is essentially equivalent to these very old entry-level graphics cards.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Greedfall at 1080p?

A: Yes. The database shows playable settings at 1920x1080 on High, Medium, and Low presets. The High preset averages 60 FPS, Medium averages 66 FPS, and Low averages 84 FPS.

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

A: There is no best preset at 2560x1440 because no setting reaches 60 FPS. The Low preset comes closest at 58 FPS, but it still falls below the playable threshold of 60 FPS.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F is statistically tied with its nearest rivals. The Intel Core i7-11850H is 0.1% faster, the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is 0.2% faster, and the Intel Core i7-13620H is 0.2% faster. These differences are not meaningful for gaming performance.

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

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The Intel Arc B390 ranks in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU ranks in the 77th percentile. Frame rates drop sharply as resolution increases, which indicates the graphics processor is saturated.

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

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system averages 16 FPS. This is far below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 compare to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710?

A: The Arc B390 scores 2.7% lower than the GeForce GT 710 in the database's average benchmark score. The performance difference is minimal, so users could expect similar frame rates in Greedfall from either GPU.

The Verdict

This PC can run Greedfall, but only under specific conditions. The verdict by resolution is clear: at 1920x1080, the system is playable on High, Medium, and Low settings, with the best playable preset being High at 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, no settings are playable, as the highest average frame rate recorded is 58 FPS on Low. At 3840x2160, no settings are playable either, with the best result being 35 FPS on Low.

The data indicates that this is a 1080p gaming system for Greedfall. The combination of a high-end CPU and an entry-level integrated GPU means the processor's potential is largely wasted in this title. Users who own this configuration and want to play Greedfall should set the resolution to 1920x1080, where the High preset delivers exactly 60 FPS. Pushing to higher resolutions will result in frame rates below the playable threshold, and the game will not maintain smooth performance at 1440p or 4K under any tested preset. The system's overall rank of 3291 out of 3703 combos confirms that while it can handle the game at its native 1080p target, it offers no headroom for higher fidelity or resolution scaling.