Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Intel Arc B570 combination ranks 2979 out of 3703 tested combos for Greedfall, placing it in the lower half of the database. This is not a top-tier pairing for this title, but the rank alone doesn't tell you whether the experience is playable — the measured frame rates do. At 1080p and 1440p, the combo delivers smooth performance at several settings, while 4K remains out of reach. The data indicates a system that handles the game well at mainstream resolutions, with the GPU acting as the primary limiting factor when resolution climbs.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 2979 out of 3703 places it in the 80th percentile of tested pairings — meaning roughly 80% of combinations tested faster. This is a middling result, but the ranking reflects an average across all tested games, not just Greedfall. For this specific title, the measured FPS tells a more useful story. The CPU sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 25005, while the GPU sits at the 65th percentile among GPUs, with an average score of 20556. The gap between those percentiles suggests the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing. The CPU's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, scores 24964 — a delta of only 0.2% — meaning the 8400F is essentially performance-equivalent to that chip in synthetic workloads. The Intel Core i7-11850H and Intel Core i7-13620H are also within 0.4%, so any CPU-bound differences in Greedfall would be negligible. On the GPU side, the Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, just 0.1% higher than the B570, making those two cards near-identical in raw compute terms. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is 0.1% slower, and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X is 0.5% faster — all within a rounding error of each other.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions reveals where the bottleneck sits. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings drops average FPS from 92 to 64 — a 30% reduction. Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at High drops average FPS from 64 to 38 — a 41% reduction. This accelerating drop as resolution increases is classic GPU-bound behavior: the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU at 1080p, but the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the constraint at higher resolutions. The same pattern appears across all settings. At Low, the 1080p average is 130 FPS, 1440p is 90 FPS, and 4K is 54 FPS. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is 31%, and from 1440p to 4K is 40%. The consistent scaling suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor even at Low settings — if the CPU were the bottleneck, the gap between resolutions would shrink as settings drop. Instead, the GPU load dominates. At 1080p Low, the system produces 130 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating the CPU can handle the game's logic and draw calls without issue. The 8400F's Zen 4 architecture, with 6 cores and 12 threads, provides ample single-thread performance for this 2019 title. The data shows no scenario where the CPU drags performance below playable levels — every resolution and preset combination that fails to hit 60 FPS does so because of GPU throughput limits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers playable performance across all four tested presets. Low settings produce an average of 130 FPS. Medium settings average 102 FPS, with a minimum of 87 and a maximum of 117. High settings average 92 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 59 FPS average, which falls just one frame short of the 60 FPS playable threshold. The gap between Medium and High is 10 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 33 FPS — a steep drop that indicates the Ultra preset adds significant GPU load beyond High. At 2560x1440, the picture changes. Low settings average 90 FPS. Medium averages 71 FPS, with a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 81. High averages 64 FPS. Ultra averages 41 FPS, which is clearly below the playable threshold. The step from Medium to High costs 7 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 23 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. Low averages 54 FPS. Medium averages 42 FPS, with a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 48. High averages 38 FPS. Ultra averages 24 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 4K is 30 FPS, showing that even the least demanding preset cannot hit the playable mark. The minimum FPS figures are only recorded for Medium settings, where the 1080p minimum of 87 FPS and 1440p minimum of 60 FPS both stay above the threshold — but the 4K minimum of 36 FPS confirms the GPU is overwhelmed at that resolution.

FAQ

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

A: 1920x1080 is the strongest choice, with High settings averaging 92 FPS and even Ultra hitting 59 FPS. At 2560x1440, High settings average 64 FPS, which is playable, but the margin is thinner.

Q: Can this system run Greedfall at 60 FPS on Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, Ultra averages 59 FPS — just below the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p, Ultra averages 41 FPS, and at 4K, it averages 24 FPS. The only way to get a locked 60 FPS experience is to use High or lower at 1080p or 1440p.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this hardware?

A: No. The highest average FPS at 3840x2160 is 54 FPS on Low settings, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra all average 42, 38, and 24 FPS respectively.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 compare to the Intel Arc A750?

A: The A750 has an average benchmark score of 20582, which is 0.1% higher than the B570's 20556. In practical terms, the two GPUs would perform nearly identically in Greedfall, with the B570 being slightly slower in synthetic tests.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 8400F holding back the Arc B570 in this game?

A: The data does not indicate a CPU bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 130 FPS, which is far above the playable threshold. If the CPU were limiting performance, frame rates would cluster closer together across resolutions — instead, they scale consistently with resolution, pointing to the GPU as the limiting factor.

Q: Does this combo meet the 60 FPS playable threshold at 1440p?

A: Yes, for three presets. Low averages 90 FPS, Medium averages 71 FPS, and High averages 64 FPS. Ultra falls short at 41 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Ryzen 5 8400F's nearest rivals are all within a 0.4% average score delta, meaning any of them would produce nearly identical CPU-bound behavior in Greedfall. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, with a delta of 0.2%, is the closest match — a drop-in alternative that would not change the measured FPS. The Intel Core i7-11850H and Intel Core i7-13620H are laptop-class parts, but their scores (24935 and 24911 respectively) place them in the same performance band. The AMD EPYC 9474F is 0.4% faster, but that is a server chip and not relevant for a gaming build. On the GPU side, the Intel Arc A750 is the most direct alternative — its 0.1% higher average score means it would deliver essentially the same frame rates. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is 0.1% slower, and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X is 0.5% faster, but both are older or mobile parts. For a desktop gaming system, the Arc A750 is the only practical rival that would behave nearly identically to the B570 in this game. If you swapped the B570 for an A750, the measured FPS values would shift by less than 1% — imperceptible in practice.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, with an average of 92 FPS. Ultra averages 59 FPS, so it falls just short of the playable threshold. Medium averages 102 FPS and Low averages 130 FPS, both playable, but High offers the best visual quality while maintaining a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, High is again the best playable preset, averaging 64 FPS. Medium averages 71 FPS and Low averages 90 FPS, but High provides the highest visual fidelity that still clears the threshold. Ultra averages 41 FPS and is not playable. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. Low averages 54 FPS, Medium averages 42 FPS, High averages 38 FPS, and Ultra averages 24 FPS. The verdict data confirms this: the playable settings list is empty for 4K, and the best settings field is null. For a playable experience at 4K, you would need to reduce resolution or accept a lower frame rate — the data shows no configuration of this combo that hits 60 FPS at this resolution. In practical terms, the sweet spot for this system is 1080p High, with 1440p High as a viable alternative if you prefer higher resolution over the extra headroom.