Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 delivers a performance curve in Greedfall that clearly illustrates the shifting balance between CPU and GPU responsibilities as resolution increases. At 1080p, the combination is heavily CPU-bound, producing high frame rates that scale significantly with settings. The transition from Low to Ultra settings at 1920x1080 shows an average FPS drop from 202.6 to 92.6, a reduction of 110 frames per second. This wide gap indicates that at lower resolutions, the processor is the limiting factor, with the GPU having ample headroom to render frames quickly until settings become more demanding. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p is particularly steep, falling from 148.3 FPS to 92.6 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces effects that heavily tax the hardware, moving the bottleneck more toward the graphics card.

Moving up to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain robust but the scaling pattern shifts. The Low preset still achieves 140.4 FPS, while High and Medium produce 104.1 and 114.3 FPS respectively. The drop to Ultra at 62.8 FPS is substantial, representing a 41.3 FPS reduction from the High setting. This trend indicates that at 1440p, the GPU is starting to take on a more significant role, as the increased pixel count demands more from the RTX 3070’s rendering capabilities. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 77.6 FPS, which is narrower than at 1080p but still pronounced. The data suggests that the combination maintains playable performance across most settings at 1440p, with only the Ultra preset pushing the system to a point where frame rates dip below the 70 FPS mark.

At 3840x2160, the resolution scaling becomes the dominant factor, and the GPU’s workload increases dramatically. The High preset yields 59.8 FPS, dropping to 39.9 FPS on Ultra. The Low setting still manages 81.6 FPS, while Medium sits at 64.6 FPS. The performance degradation from 1440p to 4K is clear: High settings lose 44.3 FPS, and Low settings lose 58.8 FPS. This pattern confirms that at 4K, the RTX 3070 becomes the primary limiting component, with the CPU’s role diminishing as the GPU struggles to keep up with the pixel throughput. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 41.7 FPS, a smaller absolute range than at lower resolutions, indicating that the GPU is nearing its ceiling even on the least demanding preset.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 3000 series, built on the Zen 2 architecture with a 7 nm process. Its base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz provide the foundation for its performance in Greedfall. The CPU’s benchmark scores reveal its multi-threaded capabilities: it achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15045 and a single-core score of 2124. In the Passmark suite, the multithread score is 17700, with a single-thread score of 2562. These figures place the processor in the 76th percentile among all CPUs, showing that it holds up well in general processing tasks.

In Greedfall, the CPU’s role is most evident at 1080p resolution, where the frame rates are exceptionally high. The fact that the Low preset at 1080p hits 202.6 FPS suggests that the processor can feed the GPU with enough data to maintain such speeds, but the drop to 92.6 FPS on Ultra indicates that the game’s CPU load increases with settings, likely due to more complex AI and physics calculations. The Ryzen 5 3600’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth contribute to its ability to handle these tasks. However, the data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the frame rate differences between settings shrink when moving to 1440p and 4K. This suggests that the processor has sufficient headroom to support the GPU, but its performance is not the deciding factor in the game’s overall frame rate at those resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, based on the Ampere architecture and fabricated on an 8 nm process, is the dominant component in this pairing for Greedfall. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is critical for handling high-resolution textures and effects. The GPU’s boost clock of 1725 MHz and its 5888 shading units enable substantial rendering throughput, as evidenced by its Passmark G3D score of 22214 and its percentile ranking of 72 among all GPUs.

The GPU’s role becomes increasingly apparent as resolution rises. At 1080p, the RTX 3070 is often underutilized, as the CPU limits frame rates. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p causes a significant FPS drop, from 148.3 to 92.6, which indicates that the Ultra preset adds graphical features that heavily tax the GPU, such as increased draw distances or shadow quality. At 1440p, the GPU’s workload increases, and the frame rates reflect this: Ultra drops to 62.8 FPS, a 41.5 FPS reduction from High. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, with even the Low preset only reaching 81.6 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for these settings, as the game does not appear to exceed it based on the performance data, but the sheer pixel count at 4K overwhelms the GPU’s computational power. The RTX 3070’s 20.31 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the key metric here, as it dictates how quickly the GPU can process the geometry and shaders required by Greedfall at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 achieves a rank of 788 out of 1705 combos in Greedfall. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all tested configurations, indicating that it delivers solid performance but is not at the top of the charts. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU, with neither component being a standout performer relative to the entire pool. The CPU’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Core i5-11400, which scores 18150 with a delta of -0.1%, and the AMD Ryzen 5 1600, which scores 18158 with a delta of -0.2%. The Ryzen 5 3600’s average benchmark score is 18129, placing it within 0.2% of these competitors, showing that its processing power is comparable to those chips.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, which scores 27985 with a delta of 0.9%, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which scores 27956 with a delta of 1%. The RTX 3070’s average benchmark score is 28238, putting it ahead of both rivals by a small margin. This suggests that the GPU is slightly stronger than its closest competitors, which helps explain the combo’s mid-tier rank. The combination’s position at 788 out of 1705 means that roughly 46% of tested combos perform better, likely featuring higher-end CPUs or GPUs. The data indicates that this pairing is well-matched for 1440p gaming, but it falls behind configurations with more powerful components when pushed to 4K Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS shows the following progression: Low settings achieve 202.6 FPS, Medium drops to 163.5 FPS, High reaches 148.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 92.6 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 39.1 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 55.7 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset is significantly more demanding. The 1080p results are the highest of any resolution, confirming that this resolution is where the CPU and GPU combination performs best.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS numbers are 140.4 for Low, 114.3 for Medium, 104.1 for High, and 62.8 for Ultra. The transition from Low to Medium costs 26.1 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 41.3 FPS. The 1440p results show a similar pattern to 1080p, but with lower overall frame rates, as the increased resolution adds to the GPU’s workload. The Ultra setting at 1440p is the first point where the frame rate drops below 70 FPS, indicating that the GPU is becoming a limiting factor.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS values are 81.6 for Low, 64.6 for Medium, 59.8 for High, and 39.9 for Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium is 17 FPS, while High to Ultra is 19.9 FPS. The 4K results show the largest drop from the previous resolution, with High settings losing 44.3 FPS compared to 1440p. The Ultra preset at 4K produces a frame rate below 40 FPS, which is not ideal for smooth gameplay. The data across all resolutions demonstrates that the RTX 3070 is capable of handling 1080p and 1440p with ease, but 4K gaming requires lowering settings to maintain playable frame rates. The measured FPS for this combo shows no min or max values, only averages, which provides a straightforward comparison across settings and resolutions.