Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers a highly playable experience in Greedfall, but the scaling pattern across resolutions reveals a classic balance between CPU and GPU workload. This combination ranks 910th out of 1,705 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle tier for this title.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and follows an expected curve for a mid-range pairing. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 129.8 FPS, which falls to 91.2 FPS at 1440p and further to 56.2 FPS at 4K. This represents a 29.7% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and another 38.4% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The scaling indicates that the RX 6700 XT becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases, with the CPU providing sufficient headroom at lower resolutions.

The Low settings preset shows the most extreme scaling behavior. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 182.2 FPS, dropping to 124.9 FPS at 1440p and 77.1 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 31.5% suggests the GPU is already becoming a bottleneck at this quality level, while the 1440p to 4K decline of 38.3% reinforces that the graphics card's workload dominates performance at higher resolutions.

Ultra settings produce the steepest curve. The combo manages 84.1 FPS at 1080p, 59.3 FPS at 1440p, and only 34.6 FPS at 4K. The 4K result falls below the 60 FPS threshold, meaning players targeting 4K Ultra will need to reduce settings. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p Ultra (a 29.5% drop) closely mirrors the High preset's behavior, suggesting consistent GPU-bound performance across quality levels.

GPU Role

The RX 6700 XT's specifications directly explain the observed scaling. With 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth, the card has ample memory capacity for Greedfall's textures at all tested resolutions. The 2560 shading units operating at a game clock of 2424 MHz and boost clock of 2581 MHz provide the raw compute power that drives the frame rates measured here.

The GPU's 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 64 ROPs contribute to the pixel throughput needed at 4K. The pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 413.0 GTexel/s indicate the card can handle the geometric and texturing demands of this Action RPG. The measured results show the card performing at 77th percentile versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 33,721.

The GPU's nearest rival in terms of average score is the AMD Radeon RX 6800, which scores 33,493 with a delta of 0.7% — meaning the RX 6700 XT actually scores slightly higher in this aggregate metric. The NVIDIA RTX A5000 trails by 1.3%, and the AMD Radeon HD 7950 and RX 480 both sit 1% behind. These narrow margins suggest the RX 6700 XT is positioned at a performance tier where small differences separate adjacent products.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 3600 provides a solid foundation for this GPU pairing. With 6 cores and 12 threads running at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, the processor delivers sufficient single-thread performance for Greedfall's game logic. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps maintain consistent frame pacing during complex scenes.

CPU benchmark data shows the 3600 achieving a 76th percentile versus all CPUs with an average score of 18,129. The processor's nearest rivals are remarkably close: the Intel Core i5-11400 scores 18,150 (0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS scores 18,101 (0.2% higher), and the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 scores 18,158 (0.2% higher). The AMD EPYC 9274F also sits within 0.3%, showing this CPU competes closely with a wide range of alternatives.

The 3600's multi-threaded capabilities are demonstrated by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15,045, while the single-core score of 2,124 indicates adequate per-thread performance. The PassMark multithread score of 17,700 and single-thread score of 2,562 suggest the CPU can keep up with the RX 6700 XT at 1080p, where the measured frame rates exceed 129 FPS on High settings without showing signs of CPU limitation.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the combo delivers excellent performance across all settings. Low settings produce 182.2 FPS, Medium reaches 145.4 FPS, High achieves 129.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 84.1 FPS. The gap between Medium and High (16.6 FPS) is smaller than the gap between High and Ultra (45.7 FPS), indicating that Ultra settings impose a significantly heavier load on the GPU.

At 1440p, the results remain strong. Low settings yield 124.9 FPS, Medium produces 100.3 FPS, High maintains 91.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 59.3 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result sits just below the 60 FPS target, making it borderline for smooth gameplay. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across settings, ranging from a 31.5% drop at Low to a 29.5% drop at Ultra.

At 4K, only the Low preset remains fully playable at 77.1 FPS. Medium delivers 61.6 FPS, High produces 56.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 34.6 FPS. The 4K results show a clear pattern: each step up in settings from Low to Medium costs 15.5 FPS, from Medium to High costs 5.4 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 21.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K represents a 55.1% reduction from the Low preset's frame rate, highlighting the extreme demands of maximum quality at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of Ryzen 5 3600 and RX 6700 XT ranks 910th out of 1,705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the 53rd percentile of all configurations tested. This mid-pack ranking reflects the balanced nature of the pairing — neither component is a bottleneck at typical gaming resolutions, but neither is top-tier either.

The GPU's 77th percentile ranking versus all GPUs is notably higher than the combo's overall ranking, suggesting that the CPU component may be holding back the system in some scenarios. The CPU's 76th percentile ranking is similar, yet the combo's relative position suggests that other pairings with more powerful CPUs achieve better results in this game.

The measured frame rates at 1080p Ultra (84.1 FPS) and 1440p High (91.2 FPS) place this combo in a sweet spot for high-refresh-rate monitors at 1080p and smooth 60+ FPS gaming at 1440p. The 4K results are playable at Medium and Low settings, but the Ultra preset's 34.6 FPS makes 4K Ultra impractical without significant compromise.

The similarity between the CPU's nearest rivals — all within 0.3% of its average score — indicates that swapping to an Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS would yield negligible performance differences in this game. Similarly, the GPU's competitors are clustered within 1.3%, meaning the RX 6700 XT's position in the market is well-defined. The data shows this combo is a reliable mid-range option for Greedfall players who prioritize 1080p and 1440p gameplay over maximum 4K fidelity.