Greedfall

# Greedfall with AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + AMD Radeon RX 9070

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Greedfall, with performance scaling that highlights the GPU's capability at lower resolutions and the CPU's role at higher settings. The measured data shows a combination that excels at High settings, where the balance between visual fidelity and frame rate is optimal. At 4K, the setup remains playable but requires careful settings management, as the Ultra preset drops significantly. The combo ranks 552nd out of 1,705 tested combinations, placing it in the upper third of all tested systems for this title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 234.7 FPS, which drops to 187.5 FPS at Medium, 165.6 FPS at High, and 109.6 FPS at Ultra. This represents a 53.2% reduction from Low to Ultra at 1080p. Moving to 1440p, the Low preset yields 159.7 FPS, Medium produces 126.9 FPS, High delivers 116.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 76.7 FPS. The 1440p-to-1080p ratio at High settings is 70.5%, indicating that the GPU is still the dominant factor at this resolution.

At 4K, the scaling becomes more pronounced. High settings drop to 71.7 FPS, a 56.7% reduction compared to 1080p High. Medium at 4K produces 77.9 FPS, while Low achieves 98.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K yields only 41.9 FPS, which is a 61.8% drop from 1080p Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 57.7 FPS, compared to 125.1 FPS at 1080p. This narrowing gap suggests that at 4K, the GPU becomes increasingly constrained, with the CPU's influence diminishing as pixel count rises.

The data indicates that the limiting component shifts based on resolution and settings. At 1080p Low, the 234.7 FPS result suggests the CPU may be near its ceiling, as the GPU has ample headroom. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings shows a 29.5% reduction in frame rate, which aligns with typical GPU-bound scaling. However, the 4K Ultra result of 41.9 FPS demonstrates that the RX 9070's compute capacity is the primary bottleneck at this extreme configuration, with the Ryzen 5 3600's single-thread performance being less critical.

Settings Recommendations

The optimal preset for this combination is High, which provides the best balance between visual quality and performance across all three resolutions. At 1080p High, the 165.6 FPS result is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while 1440p High delivers 116.7 FPS, maintaining high refresh rate viability. The 4K High result of 71.7 FPS remains playable, making this the only preset that offers acceptable performance at all tested resolutions.

Medium settings are a viable alternative for users prioritizing higher frame rates. At 1080p, Medium produces 187.5 FPS, a 13.2% improvement over High. The 1440p Medium result of 126.9 FPS is 8.7% faster than High, while 4K Medium at 77.9 FPS is 8.6% better. The incremental gain from Medium to Low is more substantial at 4K, where Low achieves 98.9 FPS, a 27% improvement, but the visual trade-off may not justify the additional frame rate for most users.

Ultra settings are not recommended for this combo. The 109.6 FPS at 1080p Ultra is still playable, but the 76.7 FPS at 1440p Ultra approaches the lower bound of high refresh rate gaming. The 4K Ultra result of 41.9 FPS falls below the 60 FPS standard, making this preset unsuitable for 4K play. The performance gap between High and Ultra is substantial: 56.0 FPS at 1080p, 40.0 FPS at 1440p, and 29.8 FPS at 4K, suggesting that Ultra settings impose a significant rendering cost that outweighs the visual benefits for this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 552nd out of 1,705 tested combinations, placing it in the 67.6th percentile of all tested systems for Greedfall. This position indicates that the Ryzen 5 3600 and RX 9070 pairing performs above average, though it is not among the top-tier configurations. The CPU's percentile ranking against all CPUs is 76th, while the GPU's percentile is 79th, suggesting that both components are well-matched for this game.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks show tight competition. The Ryzen 5 3600's average benchmark score of 18,129 is within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (18,101) and 0.1% of the Intel Core i5-11400 (18,150). The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 scores 18,158, a 0.2% delta, while the AMD EPYC 9274F scores 18,189, representing a 0.3% difference. These negligible deltas indicate that the CPU's performance is highly competitive with these alternatives in general workloads.

For the GPU, the RX 9070's average benchmark score of 34,780 is compared against the NVIDIA A2 (34,866, delta -0.2%), NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (34,677, delta 0.3%), AMD Radeon HD 7970 (34,541, delta 0.7%), and AMD Radeon PRO W6400 (34,511, delta 0.8%). The small deltas suggest that while the RX 9070 performs well in synthetic tests, its in-game ranking of 552nd out of 1,705 combos reflects the combined system's real-world performance, which may be influenced by driver optimizations and CPU-GPU scaling in Greedfall specifically.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Greedfall?

A: The 1440p High preset provides the best overall experience, delivering 116.7 FPS. This resolution balances the GPU's capability with visual clarity, maintaining frame rates well above the 60 FPS standard while offering a significant improvement over 1080p detail.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Greedfall?

A: Yes, but only at lower settings. The 4K High preset achieves 71.7 FPS, which is playable, while Medium produces 77.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 41.9 FPS, which is below the smooth gameplay threshold.

Q: How does the CPU affect performance at different resolutions?

A: At 1080p Low, the 234.7 FPS result suggests the CPU may be a limiting factor. As resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, with the CPU's influence diminishing. The scaling from 1080p High (165.6 FPS) to 4K High (71.7 FPS) shows a 56.7% reduction, indicating GPU-bound behavior.

Q: What is the performance difference between High and Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, Ultra is 33.8% slower than High (109.6 vs 165.6 FPS). At 1440p, the difference is 34.3% (76.7 vs 116.7 FPS), and at 4K, Ultra is 41.6% slower (41.9 vs 71.7 FPS). The Ultra preset imposes a substantial rendering cost.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 552nd out of 1,705 tested combinations, placing it in the upper third of all systems tested for Greedfall. This position reflects a balanced pairing that performs above average across the board.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 3600 a bottleneck for the RX 9070?

A: The data shows that at 1080p Low, the CPU may limit performance, as the GPU has headroom. However, at higher resolutions and settings, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The CPU's synthetic benchmark scores are competitive with rivals within 0.3% delta, indicating it is not a significant bottleneck in GPU-bound scenarios.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 brings substantial resources to this pairing, with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus providing 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's clock speeds include a base of 1330 MHz, a game clock of 2070 MHz, and a boost clock of 2520 MHz, with memory running at 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective). These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 322.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 564.5 GTexel/s, with FP32 compute at 36.13 TFLOPS.

The 16 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for Greedfall at all tested settings and resolutions. The game's demands at 4K Ultra, which produced 41.9 FPS, do not appear to be memory-limited, as the bandwidth and capacity are ample. The GPU's RDNA 4.0 architecture with 3,584 shading units and 128 ROPs handles the rasterization workload efficiently, as evidenced by the scaling from 1080p to 1440p at High settings (70.5% retention).

The GPU's benchmark results show strong synthetic performance, with a PassMark G3D score of 25,381 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,290. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 165,532 indicates robust API-level performance. The GPU's percentile ranking of 79th among all GPUs aligns with its in-game performance, though the combo's 552nd rank out of 1,705 systems suggests that other CPU-GPU pairings may extract more performance from similar hardware.

The RX 9070's power requirements are supported by a 220 W TDP and a suggested 550 W PSU, with a dual-slot design and 2x 8-pin power connectors. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface ensures sufficient bandwidth for the 16 GB frame buffer. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which are all relevant for Greedfall's rendering pipeline. The boost clock of 2520 MHz, when sustained, contributes to the high frame rates observed at 1080p and 1440p, while the 4K results reflect the compute demands of the game's shader complexity.