Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination delivers a highly playable Greedfall experience across most settings, with the data showing that Medium settings at 1440p offer the best balance of fluidity and visual fidelity. The measured frame rates indicate a system that is well-matched for this 2019 Action RPG, though pushing to 4K Ultra highlights the GPU's limitations.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this specific combo reveals a clear sweet spot at Medium settings. At 1920x1080, Medium produces an average of 119 FPS with a minimum of 101 FPS and a maximum of 137 FPS, which provides a substantial performance cushion. The High preset at 1080p drops to 108 FPS average, still smooth, but the Medium setting’s minimum frame rate of 101 FPS is notably higher than High’s unspecified minimum, suggesting better frame time consistency. For players prioritizing maximum smoothness, Medium at 1080p is the optimal choice.

However, the data suggests that 2560x1440 with Medium settings is the true standout configuration for this hardware. The average FPS at 1440p Medium is 83, with a minimum of 70 and a maximum of 95. This is a significant jump in resolution over 1080p while maintaining a frame rate that is well above the 60 FPS threshold. The 70 FPS minimum ensures that even in demanding scenes, the game remains responsive. This combination offers a 44% increase in pixel count over 1080p while sacrificing only 30% of the average frame rate compared to 1080p Medium, making it the most visually impressive playable option.

The High preset at 1440p, averaging 75 FPS, is also viable but leaves less headroom for drops. Low settings at any resolution provide the highest frame rates—152 FPS at 1080p, 105 FPS at 1440p, and 63 FPS at 4K—but these come at the cost of visual quality that the RTX 2060 SUPER's capabilities don't necessitate. At 4K, the situation changes dramatically. Medium settings drop to a 49 FPS average with a 42 FPS minimum, which is borderline for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 4K manages 45 FPS, and Ultra falls to just 29 FPS. For 4K gaming, the data indicates that Low settings, with a 63 FPS average, are the only way to achieve consistent 60 FPS performance, but this severely compromises the game's visuals.

Ultimately, the measured results point to 1440p Medium as the best experience. It provides the highest resolution with a frame rate that is both high and stable, as evidenced by the 70-95 FPS range. This configuration leverages the CPU's strength to keep the GPU well-fed, resulting in a balanced and enjoyable gameplay experience.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary driver of graphical performance in this combo, and its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth is sufficient for the textures and assets in Greedfall. The GPU's specifications show a base clock of 1470 MHz and a boost clock of 1650 MHz, with 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. This configuration produces a pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s, which directly impacts how quickly the game can fill the screen with detailed surfaces.

The data shows a clear pattern where the GPU becomes the limiting factor as settings increase. At 1080p, the jump from Medium (119 FPS) to High (108 FPS) is an 11 FPS drop, and from High to Ultra (69 FPS) is a drastic 39 FPS drop. This severe penalty for Ultra settings at 1080p suggests that the RTX 2060 SUPER's compute capabilities, rated at 7.181 TFLOPS FP32, are stretched thin by the highest preset's effects. The GPU's 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores, while present, are not particularly beneficial for Greedfall, which does not heavily utilize ray tracing or DLSS, and the performance data confirms that traditional rasterization is the primary workload.

The GPU's memory capacity is also a factor. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS collapses to 29, and at 4K High it is 45. The 8 GB frame buffer is likely being filled at these high resolutions and settings, causing the system to rely on slower memory paging. The performance scaling from Medium to High at 4K is just 4 FPS (49 to 45), while the drop from High to Ultra is 16 FPS (45 to 29). This non-linear degradation points to the GPU's raw processing power being insufficient for 4K Ultra, rather than a simple memory bottleneck. The GPU's overall percentile ranking of 62nd among all GPUs and its Passmark G3D score of 16462 place it as a mid-range performer, and the Greedfall results are consistent with that positioning.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the system's performance scales with resolution, clearly identifying the GPU as the primary bottleneck at higher pixel counts. Starting from the 1080p baseline, the average FPS at Medium settings drops from 119 FPS to 83 FPS at 1440p, a 30% decrease. Moving from 1440p to 4K, the average FPS falls further from 83 to 49, another 41% decrease. This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the workload on the RTX 2060 SUPER increases proportionally with the number of pixels.

The Low preset shows a similar trend. At 1080p, the average is 152 FPS; at 1440p, it drops to 105 FPS (a 31% decrease); and at 4K, it falls to 63 FPS (a 40% decrease from 1440p). This consistent ~30-40% performance hit for each resolution step-up confirms that the GPU's fillrate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors, not the CPU. The CPU's influence is more pronounced at lower resolutions and settings where the frame rates are higher.

For example, the difference between Low and Medium at 1080p is 33 FPS (152 to 119), while at 4K the difference is only 14 FPS (63 to 49). This indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is better able to feed the GPU, and the settings change has a more significant impact. At 4K, the GPU is so saturated that even lowering settings to Low doesn't provide the same relative performance boost. The data suggests that the Ryzen 5 5600F has sufficient headroom to push well over 150 FPS at 1080p Low, but the RTX 2060 SUPER's capabilities cap the system's performance at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo performs admirably across all presets. Low settings yield an average of 152 FPS, providing an exceptionally smooth experience. Medium settings produce a 119 FPS average with a minimum of 101 FPS and a maximum of 137 FPS, making it a very safe choice for high-refresh-rate monitors. High settings deliver 108 FPS average, still excellent. Ultra settings are the outlier, dropping to a 69 FPS average, which is a significant 36% reduction from High, indicating that the Ultra preset's advanced effects are particularly demanding on this GPU.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong. Low settings average 105 FPS, ensuring a fluid experience even at this higher resolution. Medium settings drop to an 83 FPS average, with a minimum of 70 FPS and a maximum of 95 FPS, which is a comfortable range for most players. High settings average 75 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS target. Ultra settings fall to a 48 FPS average, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced action, showing a similar pattern to 1080p where Ultra is disproportionately demanding.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 2060 SUPER starts to struggle. Low settings average 63 FPS, which is just at the cusp of smoothness. Medium settings average 49 FPS, with a minimum of 42 and a maximum of 57 FPS, making it a borderline experience. High settings average 45 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to a 29 FPS average, which is not a smooth gameplay experience. The frame rate data at 4K shows that the GPU is the definitive limiting factor, as even the most significant settings changes (Low to Medium) only yield a 14 FPS difference, whereas the same change at 1080p yields a 33 FPS difference.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination is ranked 2074 out of 2938 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the 70th percentile, meaning it outperforms about 70% of the other hardware configurations tested for this game. This is a solid mid-table result, suggesting that while this combo is not at the top end of performance, it is far from the bottom and offers a competent gaming experience.

The ranking is influenced by both components. The CPU, with an average benchmark score of 36945 and a percentile rank of 85th among all CPUs, is a strong performer. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with a score of 36938 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D with a score of 37018 (-0.2% delta), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 with a score of 37093 (-0.4% delta). These minuscule deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600F is in a very tight performance cluster, and its gaming performance is not a limiting factor in this ranking.

On the other hand, the RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18093 and a percentile rank of 62nd among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with a score of 18159 (-0.4% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 with a score of 18189 (-0.5% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX 460 with a score of 18373 (-1.5% delta). The GPU's lower percentile rank compared to the CPU suggests that the GPU is more likely to be the bottleneck in high-demand scenarios, which is consistent with the frame rate data at 4K. The combo's overall rank of 2074 out of 2938 reflects the GPU's mid-range positioning, preventing the system from climbing higher in the rankings despite the capable CPU.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename). It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration provides ample processing power for Greedfall's game logic and physics. The CPU's Passmark single-thread score is 2872 and its multithread score is 19236, with a Passmark physics score of 1043. These metrics indicate a strong all-around performer.

In the context of this game, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the frame rate scaling. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 152 FPS, a frame rate high enough that the CPU's processing speed can become a factor. The transition from Low to Medium at 1080p results in a 33 FPS drop, but the system still maintains over 100 FPS. This suggests the CPU is not a bottleneck at these settings, as it can consistently deliver frames to the GPU.

The CPU's performance becomes less critical at higher resolutions. At 4K, the frame rates are much lower (45-63 FPS), and the workload shifts almost entirely to the GPU. The Ryzen 5 5600F's 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient to handle the game's AI and physics at these lower frame rates, ensuring that the GPU is always the limiting factor. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking and its performance parity with other modern CPUs (all within 0.5% of its average score) confirm that it is not holding back the RTX 2060 SUPER in Greedfall. The data shows that the CPU provides a stable foundation, allowing the GPU's performance characteristics to dictate the final frame rates.