Greedfall

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum playable settings profile for this CPU and GPU combination in Greedfall?

A: The database shows that at 1920x1080, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium. The best playable setting is High, which delivers an average of 60 FPS. At both 2560x1440 and 3840x2160, no settings profile reaches the playable threshold.

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the measured average frame rates are 25 FPS on High, 35 FPS on Low, 27 FPS on Medium, and 16 FPS on Ultra settings. None of these averages come close to the 60 FPS playable threshold, making 4K unplayable for this title with this hardware.

Q: Is the Intel Arc B390 a strong GPU for gaming?

A: The recorded data indicates the Intel Arc B390 sits at the 9th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX, GeForce 800M, GeForce GT 625 OEM, and GeForce GT 710, all with average benchmark scores between 1443 and 1463. This places the Arc B390 in the entry-level or low-end segment of graphics hardware.

Q: What is the best resolution to play Greedfall with this setup?

A: The only resolution where this combination clears the 60 FPS threshold is 1920x1080. At this resolution, High settings deliver exactly 60 FPS average, Low settings reach 84 FPS, and Medium settings achieve 66 FPS. The verdict data explicitly lists High, Low, and Medium as playable at 1080p.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X compare to similar CPUs in the database?

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X ranks in the 92nd percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are the AMD EPYC 9015 (0.1% slower), AMD EPYC 7313 (0.2% faster), Intel Core i9-14900 (1.1% slower), and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (1.4% slower). The average benchmark score for this CPU is 57498, with the rival scores ranging from 57399 to 58323.

Q: Does the game benefit more from CPU or GPU performance at lower resolutions?

A: The measured data shows that as resolution drops from 3840x2160 to 1920x1080, frame rates increase substantially. At Low settings, the average goes from 35 FPS at 4K to 58 FPS at 1440p to 84 FPS at 1080p. The CPU is capable (92nd percentile, 12 cores, 24 threads), but the GPU's low percentile ranking (9th) is the limiting factor, especially at higher resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a high-end desktop processor with 12 cores and 24 threads, based on the Zen 5 architecture. It reaches the 92nd percentile among all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 57498. In contrast, the Intel Arc B390 is an integrated graphics solution from the Panther Lake generation, landing at just the 9th percentile among all GPUs. This massive disparity in relative performance explains the overall frame rate behavior in Greedfall.

Looking at the scaling between resolutions, the GPU is clearly the dominant constraint. At Low settings, moving from 3840x2160 to 2560x1440 increases the average FPS from 35 to 58, a jump of 23 FPS. Moving from 1440p to 1920x1080 at Low settings further increases the average from 58 to 84 FPS, another 26 FPS gain. This dramatic scaling with resolution is typical of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU is capable of feeding far more frames, but the Arc B390 simply cannot render them at higher pixel counts.

At Medium settings, the same pattern holds. The average FPS goes from 27 at 4K, to 46 at 1440p, to 66 at 1080p. The minimum FPS at Medium settings also scales from 23 at 4K to 39 at 1440p to 56 at 1080p. Maximum FPS follows the same trajectory: 32 at 4K, 53 at 1440p, and 76 at 1080p. These consistent gains as resolution drops confirm that the GPU's fill rate and shading throughput are the limiting factors.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent at 1080p, where the GPU has less pixel work to do. At Low settings, the 84 FPS average suggests the CPU can handle the game logic and draw calls without bottlenecking. Even at High settings, the 60 FPS average at 1080p indicates the CPU is keeping pace. However, the Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 38 FPS, which is more likely a GPU limitation from the increased shading and post-processing load rather than a CPU constraint.

For the purposes of Greedfall, the database indicates that at 4K and 1440p, the GPU is almost entirely responsible for the performance ceiling. The CPU, with its high percentile ranking and strong multi-threaded scores such as 32172 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 22174 in Geekbench multi-core, is not the bottleneck at these resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU is still not the primary limitation, but the balance shifts slightly as the GPU's workload decreases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K): The recorded data shows no playable settings at this resolution. At High settings, the average FPS is 25. Low settings improve this to 35 FPS on average. Medium settings produce an average of 27 FPS with a minimum of 23 and a maximum of 32. Ultra settings drop to an average of 16 FPS. The gap between Low and High settings at 4K is 10 FPS, and the gap between Medium and Ultra is 11 FPS. The minimum FPS recorded at 4K across all settings is 23 FPS (Medium), and the maximum is 32 FPS (Medium).

2560x1440 (1440p): At this resolution, the average FPS on High settings is 42. Low settings reach 58 FPS on average. Medium settings yield an average of 46 FPS with a minimum of 39 and a maximum of 53. Ultra settings average 27 FPS. The difference between Low and High at 1440p is 16 FPS, and the difference between Medium and Ultra is 19 FPS. The minimum FPS at 1440p is 39 (Medium), and the maximum is 53 (Medium). None of these settings reach the 60 FPS threshold, though Low comes closest at 58 FPS.

1920x1080 (1080p): This is the only resolution where playable frame rates are achieved. High settings average exactly 60 FPS. Low settings average 84 FPS. Medium settings average 66 FPS with a minimum of 56 and a maximum of 76. Ultra settings average 38 FPS. The spread between Low and High at 1080p is 24 FPS, and the spread between Medium and Ultra is 28 FPS. The minimum FPS at 1080p is 56 (Medium), and the maximum is 76 (Medium). Low settings clear the 60 FPS threshold by 24 FPS, and Medium clears it by 6 FPS.

The pattern across resolutions is consistent: Low settings always deliver the highest frame rates, followed by High, then Medium, then Ultra. This ordering holds at every resolution in the data. The performance delta between Low and Ultra grows as resolution increases: 46 FPS at 1080p (84 vs 38), 31 FPS at 1440p (58 vs 27), and 19 FPS at 4K (35 vs 16). This suggests that the Ultra preset's additional effects become relatively less costly at higher resolutions because the base render cost dominates.

The Verdict

The database's verdict is clear: this combination can run Greedfall at playable frame rates only at 1920x1080. At that resolution, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium. The best playable setting is High, which delivers an average of 60 FPS, exactly matching the playable threshold. Low settings provide 84 FPS, giving substantial headroom above the threshold, while Medium settings provide 66 FPS, still comfortably above 60.

At 2560x1440, the verdict data shows no playable settings. The closest is Low at 58 FPS average, which is 2 FPS short of the threshold. High settings at 1440p average 42 FPS, Medium averages 46 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. None of these are suitable for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the situation is worse. The best average is 35 FPS on Low settings, and every other setting falls below 30 FPS. Ultra settings average just 16 FPS. The verdict data lists no playable settings at 4K. For anyone considering this hardware for Greedfall, 1080p is the only viable resolution, and High settings are the recommended choice for visual quality while maintaining the 60 FPS target.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, based on average benchmark scores, are the AMD EPYC 9015 (57555, 0.1% lower), AMD EPYC 7313 (57399, 0.2% higher), Intel Core i9-14900 (58115, 1.1% lower), and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323, 1.4% lower). These CPUs would behave nearly identically to the Ryzen 9 9900X in Greedfall, meaning they would all be more than sufficient to feed the Intel Arc B390 at any resolution. The differences among these CPUs are within 1.5%, so swapping to any of them would not change the playable settings or frame rate outcomes in this game.

For the Intel Arc B390, the nearest GPU rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463, 1.3% higher), NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1460, 1.5% higher), NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM (1446, 2.5% higher), and NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (1443, 2.7% higher). These GPUs are all within 3% of the Arc B390's average benchmark score. In practical terms, any of these would deliver essentially identical performance in Greedfall. The measured FPS data for the Arc B390 would apply almost exactly to these alternatives, meaning they would also be limited to 1080p with playable settings at High, Low, or Medium, and unplayable at 1440p and 4K.

If a user is considering a system with any of these rival GPUs paired with a high-end CPU, the expected Greedfall experience would match the numbers above within a rounding error. The GPU is the binding constraint, and these alternatives are all in the same performance tier.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Greedfall, this pairing of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and Intel Arc B390 ranks 3291 out of 3703 total combos. This places it in the bottom 11% of all tested configurations for this game. The ranking reflects the severe mismatch between the high-end CPU and the low-end integrated GPU.

The CPU alone sits at the 92nd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 9th percentile among all GPUs. The combination rank of 3291 out of 3703 shows that the overall experience is dragged down almost entirely by the GPU. For context, a combo with a more balanced GPU would rank far higher, even with a weaker CPU, because Greedfall's frame rates are so heavily GPU-limited at the resolutions and settings tested.

The practical takeaway from the rank is that this is not a configuration designed for modern gaming at high resolutions. It is capable of running Greedfall at 1080p with acceptable frame rates on medium to high settings, but it falls far short of the performance needed for 1440p or 4K play. Users with this hardware should target 1080p and adjust settings accordingly, as the data shows no path to playable performance at higher resolutions.