Greedfall

FAQ

Q: Can the Intel Core i5-11400F and Intel Arc B390 run Greedfall at 1920x1080?

A: Yes. The database shows playable frame rates at 1080p on High, Medium, and Low presets. High settings deliver an average of 60 FPS, Medium hits 66 FPS, and Low reaches 84 FPS.

Q: Is Greedfall playable at 2560x1440 with this hardware?

A: No. Even at Low settings, the average frame rate is 58 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold used by the database. Medium and High presets drop further to 46 FPS and 42 FPS respectively.

Q: What is the best preset for 4K on this system?

A: None of the presets at 3840x2160 clear the 60 FPS threshold. Low settings produce 35 FPS, Medium produces 27 FPS, High produces 25 FPS, and Ultra produces 16 FPS. The verdict data lists no playable settings at this resolution.

Q: How demanding is the Ultra preset at 1080p for this combo?

A: Ultra at 1920x1080 averages 38 FPS, which is well below the 60 FPS threshold. It is the only preset at 1080p that does not achieve playable performance.

Q: Does the Intel Arc B390 sit near any familiar GPUs in the benchmark database?

A: Yes. Its average benchmark score of 1482 places it within 2.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710, and it is also close to the GeForce GT 625 OEM and GeForce 800M. The Arc B390 ranks in the 9th percentile of all tested GPUs.

Q: Where does this CPU+GPU combination rank among tested systems for Greedfall?

A: The combo ranks 3291 out of 3703 tested combinations, placing it in the lower portion of the database for this specific game.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves the 60 FPS playable threshold. The highest average frame rate recorded is 35 FPS at Low settings, which is not enough for smooth play. The next best options are Medium at 27 FPS and High at 25 FPS, while Ultra drops to 16 FPS. Based on the database's playable threshold of 60 FPS, there is no recommended setting for 4K.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similar. Low settings reach 58 FPS, narrowly missing the 60 FPS target. Medium averages 46 FPS, High averages 42 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. None of these presets clear the playable threshold, so the database lists no best settings for this resolution.

At 1920x1080, three presets exceed the 60 FPS threshold. High settings deliver exactly 60 FPS on average, which is the highest preset that remains playable. Medium produces 66 FPS, and Low produces 84 FPS. Ultra falls short at 38 FPS. The database identifies High as the best settings choice at 1080p, with an average of 60 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear pattern: the Intel Arc B390 is the limiting factor across all resolutions, and its influence grows as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the system can manage 84 FPS on Low and 60 FPS on High, showing that the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU at lower settings. The drop from Low to High at 1080p is 24 FPS, which indicates the GPU's workload scaling is significant even at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU's constraint becomes more pronounced. The Low preset delivers 58 FPS, a 26 FPS drop from the same preset at 1080p. Medium falls from 66 FPS to 46 FPS, a loss of 20 FPS. The scaling between resolutions shows that the Arc B390 cannot maintain frame rates as pixel count increases, while the i5-11400F's six cores and twelve threads remain sufficient for the game's CPU demands.

At 3840x2160, the GPU bottleneck dominates entirely. Low settings produce 35 FPS, and Ultra produces only 16 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 19 FPS, narrower than the 46 FPS gap at 1080p, which suggests the GPU is saturated even at the lowest settings. The CPU's role in this configuration is secondary: the data shows that resolution scaling affects performance far more than preset scaling, which points to the Arc B390 as the primary constraint.

The recorded frame times also support this interpretation. At 1440p Medium, the minimum FPS is 39 and the maximum is 53, a 14 FPS spread. At 1080p Medium, the spread is 20 FPS (56 to 76). The wider variance at lower resolution indicates that the CPU can push more frames when the GPU is less stressed, but the GPU still sets the ceiling.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the Intel Core i5-11400F sits in a tightly packed group of rivals. The AMD EPYC 7H12 scores 17,120 in average benchmarks, just 0.3% lower than the i5-11400F's 17,177. The Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17,239, only 0.4% higher. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G leads the group slightly at 17,278, 0.6% above the i5-11400F. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U trails at 17,074, 0.6% below. These deltas are all within a single percentage point, meaning any of these CPUs would behave nearly identically in Greedfall from a processing standpoint.

For the GPU, the Intel Arc B390's nearest rivals are significantly older parts. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX scores 1,463, which is 1.3% below the Arc B390's 1,482. The GeForce 800M scores 1,460, 1.5% lower. The GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1,446, 2.5% lower. The GeForce GT 710 scores 1,443, 2.7% lower. These are all legacy discrete GPUs with much lower performance ceilings, and the Arc B390's 9th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms that it behaves more like an entry-level integrated solution than a modern discrete card.

Because the GPU is the binding constraint in Greedfall, swapping the i5-11400F for any of its nearest CPU rivals would produce negligible frame rate changes. Swapping the Arc B390 for any of its nearest GPU rivals would produce similarly small differences, since the deltas are all under 3%. The practical takeaway is that this combination performs at a level comparable to systems built around those older NVIDIA parts, not to modern gaming GPUs.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Greedfall? The answer depends entirely on resolution. At 1920x1080, yes. The database records an average of 60 FPS on High settings, which meets the playable threshold exactly. Medium and Low presets also clear the bar, with 66 FPS and 84 FPS respectively. Players who prioritize visual fidelity should use High settings, as this is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS. Ultra is not viable, as it drops to 38 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the system cannot run the game at 60 FPS on any preset. Low settings come closest at 58 FPS, but this is still below the threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall further behind, with averages of 46, 42, and 27 FPS respectively. The verdict data confirms that no playable settings exist at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the situation is worse. The best result is 35 FPS on Low, and every other preset is below 30 FPS. The database lists no playable settings for 4K. In short, this combo is a 1080p machine for Greedfall. It handles the game smoothly at that resolution with high-quality settings, but it cannot push beyond that without sacrificing the playable frame rate.

How This Combo Ranks

Among 3,703 tested combinations for Greedfall, the Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the Intel Arc B390 ranks 3,291. This places the system in the bottom 11% of the database, a position that aligns with the GPU's low 9th percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards.

The CPU is not the problem. The i5-11400F sits in the 71st percentile of all CPUs, which is a solid mid-range position. Its benchmark scores, such as 14,340 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2,024 in single-core, show ample processing headroom for a 2019 action RPG. The GPU, however, drags the overall ranking down. The Arc B390's average benchmark score of 1,482 is comparable to GPUs from over a decade ago, and its performance in Greedfall reflects that.

The rank of 3,291 means that roughly 412 other tested combos performed worse in this game. Those systems likely feature even older or weaker GPUs, possibly integrated graphics or early discrete cards. For anyone considering this exact CPU and GPU pairing, the data is clear: it is a low-end configuration for modern gaming, and Greedfall is only playable at 1080p with reduced settings. The 1080p High result of exactly 60 FPS is the bright spot, but it is also the ceiling for this combination.