Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Greedfall with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 129.5 FPS. Moving to 1440p drops this to 87.1 FPS, a reduction of approximately 33%. The jump to 4K further reduces performance to 51.5 FPS, which is roughly 60% below the 1080p figure. This steep decline indicates that the rendering load is scaling heavily with pixel count, a hallmark of GPU-limited scenarios.

At Low settings, the trend is even more pronounced. The 1080p result of 181 FPS falls to 122.8 FPS at 1440p and then to 74.4 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops between each resolution step are consistent, suggesting that the RTX 4060's compute resources are being saturated by the increasing resolution regardless of the preset. The fact that Low settings at 4K (74.4 FPS) still outperform Ultra settings at 1440p (59.5 FPS) indicates that the graphics preset has a more substantial impact on frame rate than the resolution change alone.

The data reveals that the limiting component shifts with settings. At 1080p Low, the CPU is likely the primary constraint, as the frame rate of 181 FPS is exceptionally high for a modern title. However, at 4K Ultra, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, with the frame rate dropping to 35.8 FPS. The RTX 4060's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus width become increasingly taxed at higher resolutions, particularly with the most demanding presets. The scaling pattern suggests that players targeting 4K should expect a significant performance penalty, while 1440p offers a more balanced experience.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear hierarchy of performance across the four available presets. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers 181 FPS, Medium produces 139.4 FPS, High reaches 129.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 84.1 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is relatively small at just 10.1 FPS, whereas the jump from High to Ultra costs 45.4 FPS. This suggests that High settings offer the most efficient balance between visual quality and performance at this resolution, as the incremental gain from Ultra is not justified by the substantial frame rate loss.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts slightly. Low produces 122.8 FPS, Medium yields 100.7 FPS, High achieves 87.1 FPS, and Ultra falls to 59.5 FPS. The gap between Medium and High remains modest at 13.6 FPS, but the drop to Ultra is severe, representing a 31.6 FPS reduction. For smooth gameplay on a 60 Hz display, Medium or High are viable options, while Ultra would require a variable refresh rate monitor to mask the sub-60 FPS result.

At 4K, the choices become more constrained. Low delivers 74.4 FPS, Medium produces 59.8 FPS, High reaches 51.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 35.8 FPS. Only the Low preset maintains a frame rate above 60 FPS, while Medium hovers just below that threshold. The data indicates that High is the most sensible default setting for most users, as it provides a significant visual improvement over Medium while maintaining playable frame rates at both 1080p and 1440p. For 4K users, Medium represents the best compromise between fidelity and smoothness, as the jump to High costs 8.3 FPS for what is likely a marginal visual gain.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1830 MHz and boosts to 2460 MHz, with memory running at an effective 17 Gbps. The card's Ada Lovelace architecture includes 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 render output units, along with 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores. These specifications contribute to a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role is clearly dominant at higher resolutions and settings. The benchmark results show that the RTX 4060's performance scales predictably with the workload, but the 8 GB memory capacity appears to be a limiting factor at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate drops to 35.8 FPS. The card's FP32 compute of 15.11 TFLOPS is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the 4K results suggest that the memory bandwidth becomes a bottleneck. The GPU's overall benchmark percentile of 66 indicates it performs in line with expectations for its class, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, which scores 23321 with a deltaPct of -0.6, and the Intel Arc B580, which scores 23021 with a deltaPct of 0.7.

The measured data shows that the RTX 4060 is capable of exceeding 60 FPS at 4K only when settings are reduced to Low. This aligns with the card's positioning as a mainstream solution rather than a high-end 4K performer. The 115 W TDP and dual-slot design make it a power-efficient option, but the 128-bit memory interface limits its ability to handle the most demanding scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 961 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the middle of the distribution, with approximately 56% of tested combinations performing better. The rank reflects the balanced nature of this pairing, where neither component is severely mismatched for the game's requirements.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 20875 places it at the 79th percentile among all processors, indicating strong overall performance. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-12500, which scores 20897 with a deltaPct of -0.1, and the AMD EPYC 7J13, which scores 20845 with a deltaPct of 0.1. These differences are negligible, suggesting that the Ryzen 5 5500 is competitive with much more expensive options in synthetic benchmarks.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 23181 places it at the 66th percentile among all graphics cards. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, which scores 23338 with a deltaPct of -0.7, and the AMD Radeon 760M, which scores 22999 with a deltaPct of 0.8. The RTX 4060's mid-pack ranking in the game-specific combo list is consistent with its overall percentile, indicating that Greedfall does not particularly favor or penalize this hardware combination.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne. It operates at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts to 4.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features a 16 MB L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core, along with 64 KB of L1 cache per core. Its memory support includes DDR4 with dual-channel configuration, providing a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p with lower settings, where frame rates exceed 180 FPS. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 181 FPS, which suggests that the Ryzen 5 5500's single-thread performance is adequate to feed the GPU at this resolution. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16429 and single-core score of 2319 indicate strong computational capability, while the PassMark single-thread score of 3058 further confirms its suitability for gaming workloads.

The 3DMark scores provide additional context: the single-thread score of 836 and 2-thread score of 1645 suggest that lightly threaded workloads are handled efficiently. The 4-thread score of 3151 and 8-thread score of 4593 show scaling across cores, while the max-thread score of 5411 indicates that the 12 threads are fully utilized when needed. The CPU's 79th percentile ranking among all processors reflects its position as a capable mid-range option, with nearest rivals differing by less than 0.2% in average score.

The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 5500 is not the primary bottleneck in most Greedfall scenarios. At 1440p and 4K, the frame rates are more dependent on the GPU's rendering capabilities. However, at 1080p Ultra, the 84.1 FPS result suggests that the CPU still has headroom, as the GPU is likely the limiting factor even at this resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers the following average frame rates: Low settings produce 181 FPS, Medium generates 139.4 FPS, High achieves 129.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 84.1 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 96.9 FPS, demonstrating that settings have a substantial impact on performance at this resolution. The step from Low to Medium costs 41.6 FPS, while the step from Medium to High costs only 9.9 FPS, and the step from High to Ultra costs 45.4 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low settings produce 122.8 FPS, Medium generates 100.7 FPS, High achieves 87.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 59.5 FPS. The total spread is 63.3 FPS, which is narrower than at 1080p. The step from Low to Medium costs 22.1 FPS, Medium to High costs 13.6 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 27.6 FPS. Notably, the Ultra preset dips below 60 FPS, which may be noticeable on standard refresh rate displays.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low settings produce 74.4 FPS, Medium generates 59.8 FPS, High achieves 51.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 35.8 FPS. The total spread is 38.6 FPS, which is the smallest across all resolutions. The step from Low to Medium costs 14.6 FPS, Medium to High costs 8.3 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 15.7 FPS. Only the Low preset maintains a frame rate above 60 FPS at 4K, while Medium hovers just below that threshold.

The 1080p results are consistently more than double the 4K results across all settings, with the ratio ranging from 2.16x at Low (181 vs 74.4) to 2.39x at Ultra (84.1 vs 35.8). This indicates that the RTX 4060's performance scales roughly linearly with the pixel count, confirming that the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The 1440p results sit approximately midway between the 1080p and 4K figures, offering a balanced compromise for users seeking higher visual fidelity without sacrificing frame rate.