Greedfall

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the Intel Arc B570 is a lopsided combination for Greedfall: a flagship-class processor sitting in the 95th percentile of all CPUs in the database, matched with a mid-tier Battlemage GPU in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. The measured data confirms what that imbalance implies. This is a GPU-bound pairing for a 2019 action RPG, and the Arc B570 determines how the game plays at every resolution tested.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark database contains twelve measured configurations for this pairing across three resolutions and four presets. All figures below are measured average frame rates, with minimum and maximum values recorded where available.

At 1920x1080, the pairing moves from an average of 130 FPS on Low down to 102 FPS on Medium, 92 FPS on High, and 59 FPS on Ultra. The Medium run is the only one at this resolution with full frame-range data: a minimum of 87 FPS and a maximum of 117 FPS. That is a tight band around the average, indicating consistent frame delivery rather than a spiky profile. The Ultra result lands one frame short of the 60 FPS playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, averages step down across the preset ladder: 90 FPS on Low, 71 FPS on Medium, 64 FPS on High, and 41 FPS on Ultra. The Medium entry again carries min/max data — 60 FPS minimum, 81 FPS maximum — meaning even the worst moments at Medium 1440p hover right at the playable line while peaks stretch well beyond it.

At 3840x2160, the pairing averages 54 FPS on Low, 42 FPS on Medium, 38 FPS on High, and 24 FPS on Ultra. The Medium run at 4K shows a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 48 FPS. No preset at this resolution approaches 60 FPS, and Ultra dips into territory where the frame rate is a quarter of what the same hardware delivers at 1080p Low.

The pattern across presets is consistent: each step up in quality costs roughly 8 to 12 FPS at 1440p, and the gap between Low and Ultra spans 71 FPS at 1080p, 49 FPS at 1440p, and 30 FPS at 4K.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data points clearly to a GPU-bound profile. Going from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 — four times the pixel count — drops the Low-preset average from 130 FPS to 54 FPS, and the High-preset average from 92 FPS to 38 FPS. If the Core i9-14900K were the limiting factor, resolution increases would have a muted effect. Here the frame rate roughly halves or worse at each step up in resolution, which is the signature of a graphics card saturating before the processor does.

The CPU-side data supports this. The i9-14900K sits in the 95th percentile versus all CPUs, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 39399.5, a single-core score of 2262.5, a Geekbench single-core score of 2655, and a PassMark single-thread score of 4697. For a game released in 2019, single-threaded throughput of that class is far beyond what the engine can exploit. The 24-core, 32-thread Raptor Lake-R design is essentially idle headroom in this title.

The preset scaling reinforces the GPU's role. At every resolution, moving from Low to Ultra produces a large frame-rate decline — 130 to 59 at 1080p, 90 to 41 at 1440p, 54 to 24 at 4K — which tracks shader and fill-rate demands rather than draw-call or simulation demands that would stress the CPU. In short: the Arc B570 is the ceiling, and the i9-14900K never comes close to becoming one.

FAQ

Q: Can the i9-14900K + Arc B570 run Greedfall at 1080p?

A: Yes, comfortably. Medium averages 102 FPS (87 min, 117 max), High averages 92 FPS, and Low averages 130 FPS. Only Ultra falls short at 59 FPS — a single frame below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Can this pairing handle 1440p?

A: Yes. Low, Medium, and High all clear 60 FPS at 2560x1440, with averages of 90, 71, and 64 FPS respectively. Only Ultra, at 41 FPS, fails.

Q: Is 4K playable?

A: No. Even the Low preset averages just 54 FPS at 3840x2160, and Medium manages 42 FPS with a 36 FPS minimum. No preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Does the CPU limit this game?

A: The data indicates no. Frame rates fall steeply as resolution rises — from 130 FPS at 1080p Low to 54 FPS at 4K Low — which identifies the Arc B570 as the bottleneck. The i9-14900K ranks in the 95th percentile of all CPUs.

Q: How consistent are the frame rates?

A: Where min/max data exists, frames are steady. At 1080p Medium the range is 87 to 117 FPS around a 102 FPS average; at 1440p Medium it is 60 to 81 around 71 FPS; at 4K Medium it is 36 to 48 around 42 FPS.

Q: What is the single best balance of quality and frame rate?

A: 1440p Medium: a 71 FPS average with a 60 FPS minimum, meaning the worst recorded moments still meet the playable threshold.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Greedfall — with a clear resolution ceiling. Per the verdict data, 1920x1080 is playable on Low, Medium, and High, with High as the best playable preset at an average of 92 FPS. 2560x1440 is likewise playable on Low, Medium, and High, with High again the best playable preset at 64 FPS. 3840x2160 has no playable settings: the best result is 54 FPS on Low, short of the 60 FPS threshold.

The near-miss at 1080p Ultra (59 FPS) is worth noting — a single average frame per second separates it from the playable list. In practical terms, this pairing delivers a high-refresh 1080p experience, a solid 60-plus 1440p experience up to High, and nothing usable at 4K.

Best Settings per Resolution

• 1920x1080 — High: 92 FPS average. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS. Medium (102 FPS) and Low (130 FPS) offer higher headroom; Ultra at 59 FPS misses the cutoff by one frame.
• 2560x1440 — High: 64 FPS average. Again the ceiling preset. Medium (71 FPS, 60 minimum) is the safer pick for floor consistency; Low (90 FPS) maximizes headroom.
• 3840x2160 — No qualifying preset. Low (54 FPS), Medium (42), High (38), and Ultra (24) all fall below the threshold.

Across both playable resolutions, High is the top qualifying preset, and in both cases stepping to Ultra drops the average well under 60 — to 59 at 1080p and 41 at 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database's tested combinations for Greedfall, this pairing ranks 2979 out of 3703 combos. That places it in the back portion of the field, and the reason is straightforward: the Arc B570, at the 65th percentile versus all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 20556, drags a processor that would otherwise sit near the top of any ranking. The i9-14900K's average benchmark score of 79097 and 95th-percentile CPU standing cannot be expressed in a GPU-bound title like this one. A weaker processor with the same graphics card would produce nearly identical frame rates; a stronger GPU with this processor would climb the ranks immediately.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For CPUs, the i9-14900K's nearest rivals in the database are effectively interchangeable for this game. The Intel Core i9-14900KF averages 79371 (within 0.3 percent), the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus averages 79574 (within 0.6 percent), the AMD EPYC 7413 averages 80041 (within 1.2 percent), and the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 averages 77740 (about 1.7 percent behind). Given that Greedfall runs GPU-bound on this pairing, any of these processors would return the same measured frame rates with the Arc B570 installed.

For GPUs, the Arc B570's nearest rivals cluster within half a percent of its average score of 20556: the Intel Arc A750 at 20582 (0.1 percent ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20534 (0.1 percent behind), the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M at 20480 (0.4 percent behind), and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X at 20662 (0.5 percent ahead). Substituting any of these cards should yield a Greedfall experience within a fraction of the frame rates recorded here — roughly the same 1080p and 1440p High playability and the same 4K shortfall.

The takeaway for anyone evaluating this class of hardware: matching a 95th-percentile CPU with a 65th-percentile GPU produces results dictated entirely by the graphics card, and nearby GPUs in that cluster will behave identically in this title.