Greedfall

# FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F + Intel Arc B570 combo in Greedfall?

A: This combination ranks 2344th out of 2938 tested combos for this game, placing it in the lower-mid range of all tested systems. The rank reflects a pairing that delivers playable but not exceptional frame rates, particularly at higher resolutions and settings.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 compare to its closest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, deltaPct 0.1%) and the Intel Arc A750 (20582, deltaPct -0.1%). It sits slightly above the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (20480, deltaPct 0.4%) and just below the AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662, deltaPct -0.5%).

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1080p for this combination?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 102 average FPS with a minimum of 87 and maximum of 117, making it the sweet spot for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 92 FPS is also viable, while Ultra drops to 59 FPS average, which may be acceptable for some users but is noticeably less fluid.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600F scores 19236 in PassMark multithread testing and has an average benchmark score of 36945. This places it within 0.5% of the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938, deltaPct 0%), the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018, deltaPct -0.2%), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093, deltaPct -0.4%), showing near-identical aggregate CPU performance across these four processors.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and how might it affect Greedfall?

A: The Intel Arc B570 features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus with 380.0 GB/s bandwidth. This capacity is ample for Greedfall's 2019-era engine, and the bandwidth supports the measured frame rates across all resolutions tested.

Q: What happens to frame rates when moving from 1080p to 4K on the Medium preset?

A: The Medium preset drops from 102 FPS at 1920x1080 to 71 FPS at 2560x1440, then to 42 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 30% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a further 41% reduction from 1440p to 4K, indicating increasing GPU load at higher pixel counts.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the Intel Arc B570 achieves a rank of 2344 out of 2938 tested combinations in Greedfall. This places the combo in the 20th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 80% of combinations deliver higher average frame rates. The ranking is heavily influenced by the GPU's position in the broader market: the Arc B570 sits at the 65th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU is at the 85th percentile among all processors. This disparity suggests the GPU is the primary constraint in this pairing.

The CPU's synthetic benchmark scores reinforce this interpretation. With a single-thread score of 2872, a multithread score of 19236, and a PassMark integer math score of 59339, the Ryzen 5 5600F is a capable mid-range processor. Its nearest rivals—the Intel Core Ultra 5 225, Ryzen 5 5500X3D, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, and Core i9-12900T—all sit within 0.5% of its average score, confirming that the CPU is not a bottleneck in absolute terms. The game's measured FPS values across all tested settings and resolutions align with what a GPU in the Arc B570's class would deliver, rather than being limited by CPU throughput.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture (Battlemage generation) using TSMC's 5 nm process with 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die. Its 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operations pipelines operate at a fixed 2500 MHz base and boost clock. The GPU's 10 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) across a 160-bit bus, yielding 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This configuration produces 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 23.04 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1 ratio), with pixel and texture rates of 200.0 GPixel/s and 360.0 GTexel/s respectively.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role is decisive. The measured FPS data shows a clear scaling pattern: at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 130 FPS, but Ultra settings at the same resolution drop to 59 FPS. At 4K, the range narrows from 54 FPS on Low to just 24 FPS on Ultra. These results indicate that the Arc B570's compute and memory resources are fully exercised by the game's higher presets, particularly at 4K where even Low settings produce only 54 FPS. The 18 ray tracing cores are present but Greedfall does not appear to leverage them heavily, as the performance pattern aligns more with traditional rasterization load.

The GPU's 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and Intel Arc A750 in synthetic tests, with deltaPct values of 0.1% and -0.1% respectively. This peer group explains the measured frame rates: competitive at 1080p, acceptable at 1440p with reduced settings, and marginal at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

For 1920x1080, the Medium preset offers the best balance of performance and visual quality. The measured 102 FPS average with a minimum of 87 FPS ensures consistent frame pacing, while High at 92 FPS is a close second. Ultra at 59 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for smooth action RPG combat, so it is only recommended for users who prioritize image quality over fluidity.

At 2560x1440, Medium remains the recommended preset with 71 FPS average and a minimum of 60 FPS. High at 64 FPS is playable but may show occasional dips. Low at 90 FPS provides headroom for competitive play, while Ultra at 41 FPS is not recommended for sustained gameplay.

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves a comfortable 60 FPS. Low produces 54 FPS average, which is the only setting that approaches playability. Medium drops to 42 FPS, High to 38 FPS, and Ultra to 24 FPS. Users targeting 4K should either accept Low settings or consider reducing resolution via scaling techniques.

The data suggests that the Medium preset across all resolutions provides the most consistently smooth experience relative to visual fidelity, with the 1080p Medium offering the best overall experience at 102 FPS average.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 130 FPS on Low, 102 FPS on Medium (min 87, max 117), 92 FPS on High, and 59 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 71 FPS, indicating that Greedfall's settings have a substantial impact on GPU load at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Low yields 90 FPS, Medium 71 FPS (min 60, max 81), High 64 FPS, and Ultra 41 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 49 FPS, showing that resolution scaling reduces the relative difference between presets.

At 3840x2160, Low produces 54 FPS, Medium 42 FPS (min 36, max 48), High 38 FPS, and Ultra 24 FPS. The range shrinks further to 30 FPS, and every preset falls below 60 FPS. The minimum FPS at 4K Medium (36) is notably low, suggesting occasional stutters under load.

The Medium preset's min/max values across all resolutions—87/117 at 1080p, 60/81 at 1440p, and 36/48 at 4K—show consistent frame pacing without extreme variance. The absence of min/max data for other presets limits deeper analysis, but the average values alone tell a clear story of diminishing returns at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 3 (Vermeer) architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process with 4,150 million transistors. It operates at a 3.00 GHz base clock and 4.00 GHz boost clock, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 32 MB shared L3. Memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel configuration and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, while PCIe Gen 4 provides 20 lanes from the CPU.

In synthetic tests, the processor scores 2872 in single-thread performance, 19236 in multithread, and 59339 in integer math. Its floating-point score is 34548, extended instructions score is 16266, and physics score is 1043. The average benchmark score of 36945 places it at the 85th percentile among all CPUs, and its nearest rivals are within 0.5% in aggregate performance.

For Greedfall, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. The game is an Action RPG with moderate CPU demands, and the 6-core/12-thread configuration with Zen 3 efficiency is sufficient to feed the Arc B570 at all tested settings. The data shows no evidence of CPU bottlenecking: frame rates scale consistently with resolution and settings, which would not occur if the CPU were limiting performance. The 32 MB shared L3 cache and high single-thread score (2872) support the game's main-thread-heavy workload without constraint.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a predictable scaling pattern across resolutions. On the Medium preset, frame rates move from 102 FPS at 1080p to 71 FPS at 1440p (a 30% drop) and then to 42 FPS at 4K (a 41% drop from 1440p). This non-linear decline is typical of GPU-bound scenarios, where pixel count increases disproportionately with resolution.

The Low preset shows a similar trend: 130 FPS at 1080p, 90 FPS at 1440p (31% drop), and 54 FPS at 4K (40% drop). High settings follow with 92, 64 (30% drop), and 38 (41% drop) respectively. Ultra exhibits the steepest absolute decline: 59, 41 (31% drop), and 24 (41% drop).

The consistency of these percentage drops—roughly 30% from 1080p to 1440p and 41% from 1440p to 4K—across all presets strongly indicates GPU-bound performance. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rate would remain relatively flat as resolution increases, since the CPU workload would be unchanged. Instead, the proportional declines align with the pixel count increases: 1440p has 1.78x the pixels of 1080p, and 4K has 2.25x the pixels of 1440p. The observed FPS reductions are less than the pixel increases, suggesting some headroom in GPU architecture efficiency, but the trend is unmistakably GPU-limited.

The data also shows that the GPU's 10 GB VRAM and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient even at 4K Ultra, as the frame rate decline is consistent with compute load rather than memory capacity exhaustion. The Arc B570's 65th percentile GPU ranking, combined with the CPU's 85th percentile CPU ranking, confirms that the GPU is the constraining component in this combo for Greedfall at all resolutions above 1080p Low.