Greedfall

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a highly capable Greedfall experience, with benchmark results showing that this combination is strong enough for high-refresh-rate 1080p and smooth 1440p gaming, while 4K remains a challenge at higher presets. The measured data reveals a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings, with the system comfortably exceeding the 60 FPS playable threshold in most scenarios tested.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4060 and i7-14700F combination produces outstanding results across all four presets. The Low preset achieves an average of 178.8 FPS, which is the highest figure recorded for this combo in any configuration. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 140.1 FPS, still exceptionally smooth. The High preset delivers 128.7 FPS, and the Ultra preset, which is the most demanding setting tested at this resolution, still maintains an average of 81.6 FPS. Every 1080p preset clears the 60 FPS threshold by a substantial margin, with the gap between Low and Ultra representing a 97.2 FPS difference, showing that even the heaviest visual settings leave significant performance headroom.

Stepping up to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but the scaling pattern changes. The Low preset averages 125.5 FPS, which is still remarkably high. Medium follows at 95.6 FPS, and High at 90.6 FPS. The Ultra preset, however, falls to 55.3 FPS, which sits below the 60 FPS playable threshold. This represents a notable drop-off from High to Ultra, with a 35.3 FPS difference, indicating that the 1440p Ultra preset demands more from the hardware than the resolution scaling alone would suggest.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles with the higher presets. The Low preset achieves 74.4 FPS, which is the only 4K setting that clears the 60 FPS mark. Medium drops to 58.9 FPS, just below playable, while High falls further to 54.1 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the worst result in the entire dataset, averaging only 32.3 FPS, which is less than half the performance of the Low preset at the same resolution. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is a massive 42.1 FPS, highlighting how severely the Ultra preset impacts this hardware at high pixel counts.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data suggests that the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck as resolution increases, while the CPU's influence is more apparent at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080, the CPU has more headroom to push frame rates, as evidenced by the 178.8 FPS Low preset result, which is 53.3 FPS higher than the same preset at 1440p. This indicates that at 1080p, the RTX 4060 is not fully saturated, allowing the i7-14700F to drive higher frame rates.

The scaling between 1440p and 4K tells a different story. At 1440p Low, the average is 125.5 FPS, but at 4K Low it drops to 74.4 FPS, a reduction of 51.1 FPS. This 41% decrease in performance from a 1.78x increase in pixel count suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The RTX 4060's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus width become more stressed as the pixel count rises, which likely explains why the 4K Medium and High presets fall below 60 FPS.

The preset scaling within each resolution provides additional insight. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 97.2 FPS, while at 1440p the same comparison shows a 70.2 FPS gap, and at 4K the gap is 42.1 FPS. This narrowing delta indicates that as resolution increases, the GPU's rendering workload grows to the point where it becomes the primary constraint, reducing the relative impact of preset changes. The i7-14700F, with its 20 cores and 28 threads, clearly has ample processing power for Greedfall, as even the 4K Low result of 74.4 FPS shows that the CPU is not holding back performance in any scenario tested.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 2040 out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the 55th percentile of all hardware configurations in the database. This mid-pack ranking is somewhat surprising given the strong FPS numbers, but it reflects the fact that Greedfall is not an exceptionally demanding title, allowing many older or lower-tier components to also achieve high frame rates.

The CPU's individual performance percentile is considerably higher than the combo ranking suggests. The i7-14700F ranks in the 91st percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53620. This places it well above most processors in the database. The GPU, however, has a more modest 61st percentile ranking against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17639. The GPU's lower relative standing explains why the combo does not rank higher overall, as the RTX 4060 is the limiting factor in this pairing.

The combo's rank of 2040 means that 1663 tested configurations performed better in Greedfall, while 2040 performed worse. Given that the RTX 4060 is an end-of-life product according to the database, this ranking is expected for a mid-range GPU paired with a high-end CPU. The data indicates that upgrading the GPU would yield larger gains in Greedfall than upgrading the CPU, as the i7-14700F's high percentile shows it is already well above average.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rival to the Intel Core i7-14700F is the Intel Xeon 6505P, which has an average score of 53701, representing a -0.2% delta from the i7-14700F's 53620 average. This means the Xeon 6505P performs nearly identically to the i7-14700F in synthetic benchmarks. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is also very close, with an average score of 53288 and a +0.6% delta, meaning it trails the i7-14700F by a negligible margin. The AMD EPYC 7313P follows at 53206 with a +0.8% delta, while the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 at 53469 shows a +0.3% delta. Any of these CPUs would produce nearly indistinguishable results in Greedfall when paired with the same GPU.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060's closest rival is the AMD Radeon HD 7790, which has an average score of 17666 versus the RTX 4060's 17639, a -0.2% delta. The AMD Radeon 780M is nearly identical at 17588 with a +0.3% delta, while the AMD Radeon Pro 560 at 17551 (+0.5%) and AMD Radeon Pro 460 at 17509 (+0.7%) are also very close. These comparable GPUs would deliver similar frame rates in Greedfall, though the RTX 4060's modern feature set and driver optimization may provide advantages not captured in raw benchmark scores.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best setting that maintains 60 FPS or higher, achieving an average of 81.6 FPS. This allows players to experience the game's highest visual quality while still maintaining smooth performance. The data shows that all presets at 1080p exceed 60 FPS, so there is no compromise needed at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the High preset is the most demanding option that stays above 60 FPS, with an average of 90.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at 55.3 FPS falls below the playable threshold, so players seeking the best visuals at 1440p should select High. This still provides a 30.6 FPS buffer above the 60 FPS minimum, indicating that the system has some headroom for demanding scenes.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset achieves playable performance, averaging 74.4 FPS. The Medium preset at 58.9 FPS is close but falls short of 60 FPS, and the High and Ultra presets at 54.1 and 32.3 FPS respectively are not viable. Players at 4K must accept Low settings to maintain smooth gameplay, which represents a significant visual compromise compared to lower resolutions.

The Verdict

The data clearly shows that this PC can run Greedfall successfully at all three tested resolutions, but with varying degrees of visual fidelity. At 1920x1080, every preset is playable, with the Ultra preset delivering 81.6 FPS, making it the optimal choice for the best experience. At 2560x1440, three of the four presets are playable, with High offering the best balance at 90.6 FPS. At 3840x2160, only the Low preset clears 60 FPS with 74.4 FPS, meaning 4K gaming requires substantial settings reductions.

The verdict by resolution confirms that the system is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming. The 1440p High preset at 90.6 FPS is particularly impressive, offering a 50% performance buffer above the playable threshold. For 4K, the system is technically capable but only at Low settings, which may not satisfy players seeking a high-fidelity experience at that resolution. The performance gap between 1440p and 4K suggests that this combo is optimized for mainstream resolutions rather than high-end 4K gaming.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Greedfall at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i7-14700F and RTX 4060 combination achieves 81.6 FPS on average at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, comfortably exceeding the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best playable preset at 1440p?

A: The High preset at 2560x1440 delivers the highest visual quality that maintains 60 FPS, with an average of 90.6 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 55.3 FPS, which is below the playable threshold.

Q: Is 4K gaming possible with this hardware?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings, which produces an average of 74.4 FPS at 3840x2160. Medium settings at 58.9 FPS and High at 54.1 FPS both fall below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the i7-14700F compare to the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X?

A: The i7-14700F has an average benchmark score of 53620, which is 0.6% higher than the Ryzen 9 7900X's 53288 score, indicating nearly identical performance.

Q: What GPU is most similar to the RTX 4060 in performance?

A: The AMD Radeon HD 7790 has an average score of 17666, just 0.2% higher than the RTX 4060's 17639, making it the closest performance equivalent.

Q: What is the highest FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The maximum average FPS is 178.8, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only preset tested that exceeds 170 FPS.