Greedfall

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 secures the 149th position out of 2,938 tested combos in Greedfall. This placement places the configuration firmly within the top 5.1% of all tested systems, a strong result that reflects the GPU's dominance in this title. The ranking gap to the very top is notable, but the data shows this pairing outperforms the overwhelming majority of setups, indicating that the combination is well-suited for high-refresh-rate gameplay at most settings.

Looking at the individual components, the RTX 4090's average benchmark score of 60,347 places it in the 88th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5600F's average score of 36,945 lands it in the 85th percentile among CPUs. The GPU's nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Arc Pro A60 (deltaPct 0), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (deltaPct 0.3), and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (deltaPct -2.5). This indicates the 4090 is essentially in a dead heat with those workstation-class cards on aggregate benchmarks, though Greedfall's specific engine clearly favors the GeForce architecture. For the CPU, the Ryzen 5 5600F sits within 0.5% of the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, showing that its Zen 3 architecture remains competitive even against newer silicon. The combo's overall rank suggests that while the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions, the GPU is doing the heavy lifting to achieve these frame rates.

GPU Role

The RTX 4090 brings 24 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. In Greedfall, this memory capacity is far beyond what the game demands, but the bandwidth is critical for maintaining high average FPS at 4K. The GPU's base clock of 2235 MHz and boost clock of 2520 MHz, combined with its 16,384 shading units, allow it to process the game's dense environments and particle effects efficiently. The card's 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores are present, though Greedfall's 2019 release date means ray tracing is not a significant factor in these results; the raw rasterization power from the 176 ROPs is what drives the measured frame rates.

The GPU's benchmark results show a Passmark G3D score of 38,194 and a Passmark GPU Compute score of 26,613, which are strong indicators of its ability to handle both graphics and compute workloads. Interestingly, the nearest rivals in the database include the Intel Arc Pro A60 with a deltaPct of 0, meaning the 4090's average score is effectively identical to that card in aggregate terms. However, the measured FPS in Greedfall tells a different story, as the 4090's architecture is clearly optimized for gaming workloads. The GPU's 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 1,290.2 GTexel/s texture rate provide ample headroom, and the data shows that even at Ultra settings across all resolutions, the card never dips below 66 FPS average, indicating that the 4090 is never truly stressed by this title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases, with the GPU becoming more dominant as the pixel count rises. At 1080p, the average FPS across all settings is exceptionally high, with Low settings hitting 311 FPS and High reaching 250 FPS. Moving to 1440p, those numbers drop to 243 FPS and 174 FPS respectively, representing a 21.9% decrease at Low and a 30.4% decrease at High. At 4K, the averages fall further to 145 FPS and 104 FPS, which are 53.4% and 58.4% lower than the 1080p figures. This scaling pattern suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is starting to limit performance, as the GPU has enough headroom to push far beyond what the Ryzen 5 5600F can feed it.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens significantly at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low (311 FPS) and Ultra (160 FPS) is 151 FPS, while at 1440p, the gap is 132 FPS (243 vs 111), and at 4K, it narrows to 79 FPS (145 vs 66). This narrowing indicates that at 4K, the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor, as the pixel fill rate demands more from the card's 443.5 GPixel/s pixel rate. The data implies that for competitive play at 1080p, the CPU is the bottleneck, but for visual fidelity at 4K, the GPU is doing the heavy lifting. The Medium settings at 4K show a min FPS of 97 and max of 131, which suggests that even with some frame variance, the experience remains smooth.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4090 delivers staggering frame rates across all four settings. Low settings produce an average of 311 FPS, while Medium achieves 276 FPS with a min of 234 and max of 317. High settings yield 250 FPS, and Ultra drops to 160 FPS. The step from High to Ultra is the most punishing at this resolution, a 36% reduction, which indicates that Ultra settings introduce effects that disproportionately tax the GPU. The Medium preset's min FPS of 234 still exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end monitors, ensuring a consistently fluid experience.

At 2560x1440, the averages remain high but show a clear progression. Low hits 243 FPS, Medium reaches 191 FPS with a min of 163 and max of 220, High achieves 174 FPS, and Ultra settles at 111 FPS. The delta between Medium and High is only 17 FPS, suggesting that the visual improvements from Medium to High are relatively cheap to render. However, the jump from High to Ultra is again steep, a 36.2% drop, mirroring the 1080p pattern. The 1440p Medium settings show a min FPS of 163, which still clears 144 Hz displays comfortably.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's limits become apparent. Low settings average 145 FPS, Medium drops to 114 FPS with a min of 97 and max of 131, High achieves 104 FPS, and Ultra falls to 66 FPS. The 4K Ultra figure is the only average below 100 FPS in the entire dataset, indicating that this is the most demanding configuration tested. The Medium preset at 4K shows a min FPS of 97, which is still above 60, but the variance from 97 to 131 suggests that some scenes are more demanding than others. The data implies that 4K Ultra is playable but may not deliver the highest refresh rates, while 4K High offers a better balance with 104 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the Medium preset at 1440p offers the most compelling balance for most users. With an average of 191 FPS, a min of 163, and a max of 220, this configuration provides high frame rates with minimal variance, ensuring a stable experience on high-refresh-rate monitors. The 163 FPS minimum is crucial, as it guarantees that even in the most demanding scenes, the frame rate never dips below what a 144 Hz display can utilize. At 1080p, the Medium preset (276 FPS average) is equally recommended, as the min FPS of 234 eliminates any possibility of stutter.

For users prioritizing visual quality at 4K, the High preset is the better choice over Ultra. High averages 104 FPS, while Ultra drops to 66 FPS, a 36.5% reduction that may not justify the visual gains. The 4K Medium preset (114 FPS) is also viable, but High offers a more noticeable improvement while still maintaining a triple-digit average. At 1080p and 1440p, Ultra settings remain playable with averages of 160 FPS and 111 FPS respectively, but the steep performance penalty suggests that High is the sweet spot for those who want near-maximal quality without sacrificing frame rate. The data indicates that the Low preset is only useful for extreme competitive scenarios, as it pushes past 300 FPS at 1080p, but the visual degradation is significant.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. Its base clock of 3.00 GHz and boost clock of 4.00 GHz, combined with 32 MB of shared L3 cache, provide solid gaming performance. The CPU's Passmark single-thread score of 2,872 and multithread score of 19,236 indicate that it handles both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads capably. In Greedfall, which is primarily a GPU-bound title, the CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU can produce higher frame rates.

The data shows that at 1080p, the CPU limits the GPU's potential. The RTX 4090 is capable of far higher frame rates than the 311 FPS observed at Low settings, but the Ryzen 5 5600F's single-thread performance becomes a constraint. The CPU's percentile rank of 85 among all processors places it above average, but its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i9-12900T and AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, which have similar average scores. The 5600F's Passmark physics score of 1,043 and extended instructions score of 16,266 suggest that it can handle the game's physics calculations and instruction sets without issue. At 4K, the CPU's role diminishes, as the GPU becomes the bottleneck, but at 1080p and 1440p, the 5600F's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to maintain high frame rates without becoming a major limiting factor.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in Greedfall?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F + RTX 4090 combo ranks 149th out of 2,938 tested combinations, placing it in the top 5.1% of all systems.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The highest average FPS is 311, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the RTX 4090 compare to its nearest rival in aggregate benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4090's average benchmark score of 60,347 is effectively tied with the Intel Arc Pro A60 (deltaPct 0) and slightly ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (deltaPct 0.3).

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The lowest average FPS is 66, achieved at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU become the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the CPU becomes the limiting factor, as the RTX 4090 has headroom to exceed the 311 FPS ceiling set by the Ryzen 5 5600F's performance.

Q: What is the recommended setting for 4K gaming based on the data?

A: The High preset at 4K is recommended, as it delivers an average of 104 FPS, while Ultra drops to 66 FPS, a significant performance cost.