Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a surprisingly robust experience in Greedfall, with the data indicating that the GPU is the primary performance driver at most settings. The benchmark results show that this combination is capable of delivering high frame rates across all tested resolutions, but the scaling patterns reveal a clear shift in bottleneck behavior depending on the graphical preset.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution to play Greedfall with this hardware combo?*

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 with High settings provides an excellent balance, delivering an average of 156 FPS. This is 63 frames higher than the 4K High result and remains well above the 144Hz refresh rate threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the Ultra preset impact performance compared to High?

A: The Ultra preset causes a significant performance drop at every resolution. At 1080p, average FPS falls from 223.4 on High to 146 on Ultra, a reduction of 77.4 FPS. At 1440p, the drop is from 156 to 100.2 FPS, and at 4K, it falls from 93 to 59.4 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER overkill for this 2019 game?

A: The benchmark data indicates that at 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 313.3 FPS, suggesting a CPU or engine limitation at lower resolutions. The GPU's high performance is clearly not fully utilized in those scenarios, as frame rates scale dramatically with resolution changes.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Medium settings?

A: At 1080p, the jump from Low to Medium reduces the average frame rate from 313.3 to 247.7 FPS. At 1440p, the drop is from 216.8 to 172.4 FPS, and at 4K, it falls from 130.6 to 100.5 FPS.

*Q: How does this combo rank in the database for Greedfall?*

A: This specific combination ranks 137th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the top 8% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: Does the CPU become a limiting factor at any point?

A: The data suggests a CPU limitation at 1080p with lower settings. The frame rate gap between Low and Medium at 1080p is 65.6 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is only 24.3 FPS, indicating diminishing returns that point toward a non-GPU bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data strongly favors the High preset as the optimal balance between visual fidelity and performance. At 4K, High delivers 93 FPS, which is playable, but the Medium preset at 100.5 FPS offers a smoother experience with only a modest reduction in quality. For the vast majority of users with high-refresh-rate monitors, 1440p High is the clear winner, producing 156 FPS.

The Ultra preset is difficult to recommend based on the numbers. It demands a massive performance cost—a 48% reduction in frame rate at 1440p compared to High—without a proportional visual benefit in the data. At 4K, Ultra drops below 60 FPS to 59.4, which is borderline for smooth gameplay. The Low preset, while achieving extremely high frame rates, is not recommended for a visually rich Action RPG like Greedfall, as the performance gains over Medium are substantial but the graphical compromises are severe. The sweet spot for this hardware is clearly 1440p High, with 4K Medium as a strong alternative for those prioritizing resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant component in this configuration. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides a massive 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Greedfall's textures and assets. The GPU's 10240 shading units and boost clock of 2550 MHz are the primary drivers of the high frame rates observed in the benchmark results.

The GPU's performance is evident in the scaling between resolutions. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 223.4 FPS at 1080p to 156 FPS at 1440p and finally to 93 FPS at 4K. This indicates that the GPU is working progressively harder as pixel count increases. The GPU's percentile rank of 88th among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53610, places it in the upper echelon of hardware. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, is only 0.2% behind, but the RTX 4080 SUPER's raw compute power—52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 performance—provides the headroom needed for the higher frame rates seen in this game.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested configurations for Greedfall, this pairing of the Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 4080 SUPER holds the 137th position out of 1705 tested combos. This ranking places it in the top 8% of all tested systems, which is a strong result given the CPU is a mid-range part rather than a flagship.

The ranking is heavily influenced by the GPU's performance, as the RTX 4080 SUPER's 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs compensates for the CPU's more modest 79th percentile standing among all processors. The data suggests that many of the 136 combos ranked above this one likely feature faster CPUs, as the GPU is capable of pushing frame rates high enough to expose CPU limitations at lower resolutions. The fact that this combo still ranks this highly indicates that the GPU is doing the heavy lifting for Greedfall's performance profile.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 provides a solid foundation for this configuration. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, it offers strong single-thread performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2584. The CPU's 3.50 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock are adequate for feeding the RTX 4080 SUPER in most scenarios.

However, the benchmark data reveals the CPU's limitations. At 1080p Low settings, the system achieves 313.3 FPS, but this is likely CPU-bound. The 3dmark single-thread score of 882 and the passmark single-thread score of 3256 indicate that while the CPU is capable, it cannot keep up with the GPU's enormous frame-generating potential at low graphical loads. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are sufficient for Greedfall, but the data shows that at 1080p, the frame rate scaling from Low to High (313.3 to 223.4) is not proportional to the GPU load increase, suggesting the CPU is the limiting factor at these settings. The CPU's 65W TDP and AM4 socket compatibility make it an efficient, accessible choice, but its 79th percentile ranking among all CPUs shows it is not a top-tier performer.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves an average of 313.3 FPS, the Medium preset 247.7 FPS, the High preset 223.4 FPS, and the Ultra preset 146 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system is capable of driving high-refresh-rate monitors to their limits, with even the Ultra preset staying well above 144 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong. The Low preset produces 216.8 FPS, while Medium drops to 172.4 FPS and High settles at 156 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 100.2 FPS, which is still smooth but represents a significant step down from the other presets. The 1440p data shows a more balanced load between CPU and GPU, with the frame rate scaling more predictably with settings changes.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload becomes the primary factor. The Low preset delivers 130.6 FPS, Medium 100.5 FPS, and High 93 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 59.4 FPS, which is the only sub-60 FPS result in the entire dataset. This shows that 4K Ultra is the only configuration that pushes the RTX 4080 SUPER to its limits, while all other 4K presets remain comfortably playable.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear transition in system behavior. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 223.4 FPS at 1080p to 156 FPS at 1440p—a 30% reduction—and then to 93 FPS at 4K—a 58% reduction from the 1440p figure. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering workload increases dramatically with pixel count.

The Low preset shows a different pattern: 313.3 FPS at 1080p, 216.8 FPS at 1440p, and 130.6 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is 30.8%, but the drop from 1440p to 4K is 39.8%. This larger relative drop at 4K suggests that the CPU's limitation is less pronounced at higher resolutions, as the GPU becomes the more dominant bottleneck.

The Ultra preset exhibits the most extreme scaling: 146 FPS at 1080p, 100.2 FPS at 1440p, and 59.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is a 59.3% reduction from the 1440p figure, indicating that the RTX 4080 SUPER's computational resources are being fully taxed. The data clearly shows that the system is GPU-limited at 4K for all presets, CPU-limited at 1080p for lower presets, and well-balanced at 1440p, making it the ideal resolution for this hardware pairing.