Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a remarkably consistent experience in Greedfall, with the data showing that the Ultra preset is the only setting tier that introduces significant performance volatility. Across all three tested resolutions, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience, providing a substantial visual uplift over Low while maintaining frame rates that are only marginally lower than High. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 217 FPS average with a minimum of 185 FPS, compared to High's 197 FPS average, making Medium the clear choice for players who want both headroom and stability. The pattern repeats at 2560x1440, where Medium hits 151 FPS average with a 128 FPS minimum, versus High's 137 FPS, and at 3840x2160, Medium achieves 90 FPS average with a 76 FPS minimum, while High trails at 82 FPS. The Ultra preset, by contrast, drops to 126 FPS at 1080p, 87 FPS at 1440p, and just 52 FPS at 4K, with the 4K result falling below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the baseline for smooth gameplay. Given that Medium consistently outperforms High in both average and minimum frame rates, the data suggests that the High preset may be applying settings that hurt performance without proportional visual gains, while Medium appears to be the sweet spot for this combination.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data makes a compelling case for the Medium preset as the default recommendation for this hardware pairing. At every resolution, Medium delivers higher average frame rates than High, which is unusual and suggests that the High preset may be enabling effects that are poorly optimized for this GPU architecture. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 217 FPS average with a 185 FPS minimum, while High produces 197 FPS with no recorded minimum; the 20 FPS gap between them is significant enough to notice in fast-paced combat. The advantage grows at 2560x1440, where Medium's 151 FPS average and 128 FPS minimum clearly outpace High's 137 FPS average. At 3840x2160, the gap narrows but Medium still leads with 90 FPS average versus High's 82 FPS, while also maintaining a playable 76 FPS minimum, which is crucial for maintaining smoothness on a 4K display.

The Low preset, while delivering the highest frame rates at 276 FPS (1080p), 192 FPS (1440p), and 114 FPS (4K), should be considered only for competitive play or extreme refresh-rate displays, as the visual compromise is likely substantial for an Action RPG that emphasizes environmental detail. The Ultra preset, conversely, should be avoided at 4K where its 52 FPS average falls below the 60 FPS playability threshold; even at 1080p, Ultra's 126 FPS average represents a 42% drop from Medium, which is a steep price for the additional visual fidelity. For most players, Medium at 1080p or 1440p offers the best balance of visual quality and performance headroom, with the 4K Medium setting providing a viable path for high-resolution gaming without dropping below 60 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F brings six cores and twelve threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz. This processor, released in September 2025, sits in the 85th percentile of all CPUs according to PassMark benchmarks, with an average benchmark score of 36945. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (scoring 36938, a 0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018, -0.2% delta), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093, -0.4% delta), indicating that the 5600F is positioned at the very top of its performance tier, with rivals differing by less than half a percent.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU, as evidenced by the scaling pattern across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the CPU pushes 276 FPS, which suggests that the six-core, twelve-thread configuration is more than sufficient to feed the RTX 4070 SUPER at lower graphical loads. The PassMark multi-thread score of 19236 and single-thread score of 2872 indicate strong per-core performance, which is typical for Zen 3 architecture and well-suited for games that may not fully utilize all twelve threads. The 32 MB shared L3 cache is generous for a six-core processor and likely helps with game asset streaming, while the 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth on DDR4 dual-channel is adequate for this workload.

The fact that frame rates scale very predictably with resolution — from 276 FPS at 1080p Low down to 114 FPS at 4K Low — suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor in most scenarios. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see frame rates plateau across resolutions, particularly at lower settings where the GPU has less work to do. Instead, the data shows a steady decline as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking and close rivalry with processors like the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (0% delta) and AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (-0.2% delta) reinforce that this is a capable mid-range processor that should not constrain the RTX 4070 SUPER in most gaming situations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain the performance characteristics observed in the measured data. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, this GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1980 MHz, combined with 7168 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, produce 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The GPU sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 43223, with its nearest rivals including the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43262, -0.1% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43268, -0.1% delta), and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (43301, -0.2% delta).

The 12 GB VRAM capacity is a critical factor for Greedfall, particularly at 4K resolution where texture-heavy scenes can quickly consume memory. The measured data shows that the GPU is clearly the primary driver of performance, as evidenced by the steep frame rate drops when moving from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the frame rate falls from 276 FPS at 1080p to 192 FPS at 1440p and then to 114 FPS at 4K, a 59% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This pattern is consistent with a GPU that is being increasingly taxed as pixel count rises, with the 12 GB memory buffer likely becoming a factor at 4K Ultra, where the 52 FPS average suggests the GPU is struggling to maintain throughput.

The RTX 4070 SUPER's performance in synthetic benchmarks, including a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4627 and a PassMark G3D score of 29995, positions it as a high-end GPU that can handle demanding titles. The GPU's 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 554.4 GTexel/s texture rate are substantial, but Greedfall's 4K Ultra result of 52 FPS indicates that even this hardware reaches its limits when all graphical features are enabled at maximum resolution. The GPU's relationship with the CPU is well-balanced, as the 5600F's strong single-thread performance appears sufficient to keep the GPU fed, allowing the RTX 4070 SUPER to operate near its potential across most settings and resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 474th out of 2938 total combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 16% of all tested configurations. This is a strong showing that reflects the balanced nature of the pairing, where neither component is severely bottlenecking the other. The rank is particularly impressive given that the CPU and GPU each sit in the 85th and 83rd percentiles of their respective categories, suggesting that this combination achieves performance greater than the sum of its parts.

The high rank can be attributed to the synergy between the 5600F's six-core, twelve-thread configuration and the RTX 4070 SUPER's substantial compute resources. Many combinations with higher-ranked CPUs or GPUs may suffer from imbalance, where one component limits the other, but the data here shows that this pairing scales efficiently across resolutions and settings. The fact that the combo ranks 474th out of 2938 means there are 473 combinations that perform better, likely featuring more powerful CPUs like the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (which is a near-rival to the 5600F with a 0% delta) or higher-tier GPUs. However, given that the 5600F's nearest rivals differ by less than 0.5% in benchmark scores, the CPU is unlikely to be the limiting factor in achieving a higher rank.

The rank also reflects the game's optimization characteristics. Greedfall, released in September 2019, is not an exceptionally demanding title by modern standards, which means that the RTX 4070 SUPER can often run it at high frame rates even at 4K. This allows the CPU to play a supporting role, and the 5600F's strong single-thread performance ensures that even at 1080p Low (276 FPS), the game does not become CPU-bound. For players comparing systems, this rank indicates that the 5600F + RTX 4070 SUPER combination is a well-optimized pairing for Greedfall, offering performance that should satisfy most gamers without requiring either component to be upgraded for this specific title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, which provides insights into which component is the primary bottleneck. At Medium settings, the frame rate drops from 217 FPS at 1080p to 151 FPS at 1440p (a 30% reduction) and then to 90 FPS at 4K (a 59% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the RTX 4070 SUPER's rendering workload increases quadratically with pixel count, while the CPU's workload remains relatively constant.

The scaling pattern at Low settings is particularly telling: 276 FPS at 1080p, 192 FPS at 1440p, and 114 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is 41% of the 1080p result, which closely matches the theoretical pixel count ratio (3840x2160 = 8.29 million pixels, 1920x1080 = 2.07 million pixels, a 4x difference). If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect the frame rate to plateau or drop less steeply at higher resolutions, as the CPU's workload would stay constant while the GPU's increases. Instead, the data shows a nearly linear relationship between pixel count and frame rate, confirming that the RTX 4070 SUPER is the performance limiter across all settings.

The Ultra preset shows the most severe scaling, with frame rates dropping from 126 FPS at 1080p to 87 FPS at 1440p (a 31% reduction) and then to 52 FPS at 4K (a 59% reduction from 1080p). The 4K Ultra result of 52 FPS is notably below the 60 FPS target, and the fact that it is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result suggests that the GPU is hitting a hard performance ceiling at this resolution, likely due to the combination of increased pixel count and the memory bandwidth requirements of Ultra settings. This analysis indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER's 504.2 GB/s bandwidth and 12 GB VRAM are adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming at any preset, but at 4K, players should stick to Medium or High settings to maintain playable frame rates.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best settings preset for this CPU/GPU combination in Greedfall?*

A: The Medium preset offers the best balance, delivering 217 FPS at 1080p, 151 FPS at 1440p, and 90 FPS at 4K, with minimum frame rates of 185, 128, and 76 respectively. Medium consistently outperforms High in average FPS across all resolutions, making it the recommended choice.

Q: Why does the Medium preset outperform High in average frame rate?

A: The data shows that Medium produces higher average FPS than High at every tested resolution: 217 vs 197 at 1080p, 151 vs 137 at 1440p, and 90 vs 82 at 4K. This suggests that High may be enabling effects that are poorly optimized or that the settings differences do not proportionally impact visual quality.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this combo?

A: The GPU is the primary limiter. The frame rate drops by approximately 59% from 1080p to 4K at both Low and Medium settings, which closely matches the 4x pixel count increase. The Ryzen 5 5600F's strong single-thread performance (PassMark score of 2872) ensures it does not bottleneck the RTX 4070 SUPER.

*Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 4K with playable frame rates?*

A: Yes, but only at Medium or lower settings. Medium achieves 90 FPS average with a 76 FPS minimum at 4K, while High drops to 82 FPS, and Ultra falls to 52 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. Players should avoid Ultra at 4K with this hardware.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested combinations?

A: It ranks 474th out of 2938 tested combinations, placing it in the top 16%. This strong ranking reflects the balanced nature of the pairing, with the CPU and GPU each sitting in the 85th and 83rd percentiles of their respective categories.

Q: What is the maximum frame rate achievable with this combo?

A: The highest recorded average frame rate is 276 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The minimum recorded frame rate is 52 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, indicating that even at the highest resolution, the game remains playable at all presets except Ultra.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination in Greedfall is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 276 FPS average, while Medium produces 217 FPS average with a minimum of 185 FPS and a maximum of 250 FPS. High settings achieve 197 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 126 FPS average. The gap between Low and Ultra is 150 FPS, representing a 54% reduction, which highlights the significant cost of enabling maximum graphical features at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, Low delivers 192 FPS average, Medium produces 151 FPS with a minimum of 128 FPS and a maximum of 173 FPS, High achieves 137 FPS, and Ultra drops to 87 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a consistent reduction across all presets, with Low falling by 30%, Medium by 30%, High by 31%, and Ultra by 31%, confirming that the GPU workload increases uniformly with pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the data shows Low achieving 114 FPS, Medium producing 90 FPS with a minimum of 76 FPS and a maximum of 103 FPS, High achieving 82 FPS, and Ultra dropping to 52 FPS. The 4K Medium result is notable for maintaining a minimum frame rate above 60 FPS, while High falls to 82 FPS average and Ultra drops below playable thresholds. The transition from 1440p to 4K results in frame rate reductions of 41% for Low, 40% for Medium, 40% for High, and 40% for Ultra, demonstrating consistent scaling behavior across all presets.