Greedfall

Greedfall is a 2019 Action RPG that stresses both CPU and GPU, and the pairing of AMD’s Ryzen 5 5600G with Intel’s Arc B570 delivers a playable but not flawless experience, according to measured data. The combo ranks 2344 out of 2938 tested configurations, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database, yet the frame rates across resolutions tell a story of a system that can handle 1080p well and struggles at 4K. The Ryzen 5 5600G, a 6-core/12-thread Zen 3 part, and the Arc B570, a 10 GB Battlemage GPU, form a balanced pair where the GPU is the primary bottleneck at high settings, while the CPU’s single-thread strength keeps low-setting performance respectable.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Greedfall?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the sweet spot, with average FPS ranging from 59 at Ultra to 130 at Low. At 2560x1440, averages drop to between 41 and 90, while 3840x2160 falls below 60 FPS on every preset, with Ultra averaging just 24 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600G compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600G’s average benchmark score is 21088, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i3-1220P (21066) and 0.1% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (21112). It also trails the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U by 0.2% and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U by 0.4%, indicating near-identical overall compute performance among these four chips.

Q: What is the Arc B570’s standing relative to other GPUs?

A: With an average benchmark score of 20556, the Arc B570 sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, which scores 20534 (0.1% lower), while the Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, just 0.1% higher. The AMD Radeon R9 M390X is 0.5% faster, and the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M is 0.4% slower.

Q: Which settings preset provides the highest minimum FPS at 1080p?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 has a minimum FPS of 87, which is the only 1080p preset with a recorded min FPS. The High preset averages 92 FPS, Low averages 130, and Ultra averages 59, but none of those list min or max values in the data.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5600G’s integrated graphics relevant for this pairing?

A: The CPU includes Radeon Vega 7 integrated graphics, but the system uses the discrete Intel Arc B570. The measured FPS data reflects the discrete GPU’s output, so the iGPU does not factor into these results.

Q: How does this combo’s rank translate to real-world performance?

A: Rank 2344 out of 2938 combos means roughly 20% of tested configurations perform worse, while about 80% perform better. In practice, this aligns with the measured FPS: 1080p is smooth on most presets, 1440p is playable on Medium and High, and 4K is only viable on Low.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture (Battlemage generation) and uses a 5 nm process. It packs 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units, with 18 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a fixed base and boost clock of 2500 MHz, with memory clocked at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). Its 10 GB of GDDR6 memory runs across a 160-bit bus, delivering 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. These specs put the card in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20556.

In Greedfall, the GPU’s VRAM and bandwidth become decisive at higher resolutions. At 3840x2160, the card’s 10 GB frame buffer and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to maintain fluid frame rates. The measured data shows 4K averages of 38 FPS on High, 42 on Medium, 54 on Low, and a stuttering 24 on Ultra. The jump from 1080p to 1440p is more manageable: High drops from 92 to 64 FPS, and Low from 130 to 90, while Medium falls from 102 to 71. These figures suggest the card’s texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s are adequate for lower pixel counts but get overwhelmed at 4K.

The Arc B570’s FP32 throughput of 11.52 TFLOPS is modest by current standards, and the 18 RT cores do little for Greedfall, which is not a ray tracing title. The GPU’s closest rivals, the RTX 3070 Mobile and Arc A750, score within 0.1% of it in synthetic benchmarks, yet the measured FPS in this game shows that synthetic parity does not always translate to identical frame rates. At 1080p Ultra, the combo hits 59 FPS, which is borderline; at 1440p Ultra, it falls to 41, and at 4K Ultra, 24. The pattern is clear: the B570 is a 1080p-class card for this game, with 1440p viable only on Medium or High.

The GPU’s memory bandwidth is a key constraint. At 380.0 GB/s, it is sufficient for 1080p textures but struggles when the render target expands. The data shows that dropping from High to Medium at 1440p yields a 7 FPS improvement (71 vs 64), while at 4K the same step yields only 4 FPS (42 vs 38). This diminishing return indicates the card is memory-bound at 4K, not compute-bound. The 10 GB capacity also becomes a factor at Ultra settings, where the 4K average collapses to 24 FPS, likely due to texture swapping or memory pressure.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is a Zen 3 (Cezanne) processor on the AM4 socket, featuring 6 cores and 12 threads. It has a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU’s cache configuration includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of L3. It supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and its PCIe interface is Gen 3 with 16 lanes. The chip’s average benchmark score is 21088, placing it in the 74th percentile of all CPUs.

In Greedfall, the CPU’s role is more pronounced at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 130 FPS, which is the highest average in the dataset. This suggests the 5600G’s 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the B570 at 1080p, where the GPU’s render workload is lighter. The CPU’s single-thread score in 3DMark is 872, and its Cinebench R23 single-core score is 1409, indicating strong per-core performance for a chip of this class. This matters because Greedfall’s game logic and draw calls are often single-thread bound.

However, the CPU’s multi-threaded performance is more modest. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 10551, and Geekbench multi-core is 8428. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, as evidenced by the FPS scaling: 1080p High (92) to 1440p High (64) is a 30% drop, while 1440p High to 4K High (38) is a 41% drop. These larger proportional declines at higher resolutions indicate the GPU is limiting performance, not the CPU. The 5600G’s 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are adequate for feeding the GPU, but they do not compensate for the B570’s bandwidth ceiling at 4K.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the 5600G is effectively tied with the Core i3-1220P (0.1% faster), Core Ultra 7 256V (0.1% slower), and Ryzen 5 7530U (0.2% slower). This means the CPU is not a weak link in this pairing. At 1080p Ultra, the combo still manages 59 FPS, which suggests the CPU can maintain frame pacing even when the GPU is nearing its limits. The 5600G’s 3DMark max-thread score of 5455 and 8-thread score of 4694 indicate it can handle the game’s threading model without becoming a bottleneck at 1080p.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of Ryzen 5 5600G and Arc B570 ranks 2344 out of 2938 tested configurations in Greedfall, putting it in the 20th percentile of all combos. This rank is lower than the individual components’ percentiles (CPU at 74th, GPU at 65th), which indicates that the pairing is not optimally balanced for this specific game. The rank suggests that many other CPU-GPU combinations deliver higher average FPS, likely due to more powerful GPUs or better CPU-GPU synergy.

The rank’s practical meaning is visible in the measured FPS data. At 1080p, the combo achieves playable frame rates across all presets, with Low hitting 130 FPS and High at 92. However, the 4K results are poor, with Ultra averaging 24 FPS and High at 38. This places the combo below many others that can handle 1440p or 4K more effectively. The rank of 2344 out of 2938 means that over 600 tested combos perform worse, but the majority outperform this pairing.

The discrepancy between the individual component percentiles and the combo rank can be attributed to Greedfall’s specific demands. The game appears to favor GPUs with higher bandwidth and VRAM, as evidenced by the B570’s struggles at 4K despite its 65th percentile standing. The CPU’s 74th percentile is not the limiting factor, as the FPS at 1080p shows headroom. The combo rank reflects a system that is well-suited for 1080p gaming but falls behind in higher-resolution scenarios. For context, the GPU’s nearest rival, the Arc A750, scores 0.1% higher in synthetic tests, but the measured FPS data does not include a direct comparison for Greedfall, so the rank must be taken as the primary indicator.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings levels, with some entries lacking min or max FPS values. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results: Low averages 130 FPS, Medium averages 102 FPS with a min of 87 and max of 117, High averages 92 FPS, and Ultra averages 59 FPS. The Medium preset is the only one at 1080p with full min/max data, showing a 30 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, which indicates some frame time variance but overall smoothness.

At 2560x1440, performance drops significantly. Low averages 90 FPS, Medium averages 71 FPS (min 60, max 81), High averages 64 FPS, and Ultra averages 41 FPS. The Medium preset’s min of 60 FPS is exactly at the threshold for smooth gameplay, while Ultra’s 41 FPS average is borderline unplayable for a fast-paced action RPG. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 30-35% reduction in FPS across most settings, which is consistent with the GPU’s bandwidth limitations.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles. Low averages 54 FPS, Medium averages 42 FPS (min 36, max 48), High averages 38 FPS, and Ultra averages 24 FPS. The Medium preset’s min of 36 FPS would result in noticeable stuttering, and Ultra’s 24 FPS average is below the threshold for playable action. The 4K data shows a steep drop-off from Low to Ultra, with a 30 FPS difference between the two extremes. The min FPS of 36 at 4K Medium indicates that even the mid-range preset cannot maintain a consistent frame rate at this resolution.

The measured data reveals a clear pattern: 1080p is the intended resolution for this combo, 1440p is viable with settings adjustments, and 4K is only playable on Low. The lack of min/max data for most presets limits analysis of frame pacing, but the available numbers (1080p Medium min 87, 1440p Medium min 60, 4K Medium min 36) show that frame drops become more severe as resolution increases. The gap between average and min FPS at 4K Medium (42 avg vs 36 min) suggests occasional dips that would be noticeable during combat or exploration.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution. For 1920x1080, the High preset at 92 FPS offers the best balance of visual quality and performance, as it is well above the 60 FPS threshold and only 10 FPS lower than Medium’s 102 FPS. Ultra at 59 FPS is just below 60, so it is playable but not ideal for competitive action. Low at 130 FPS is overkill for most displays, but it could benefit high-refresh-rate monitors.

For 2560x1440, the High preset at 64 FPS is the recommended choice, as it maintains playability while offering better visuals than Medium’s 71 FPS. The Medium preset’s min of 60 FPS is reassuring, but High’s average of 64 suggests it can also hold near that level. Ultra at 41 FPS is not recommended, as it falls below the 60 FPS smoothness threshold and would result in a less responsive experience. Low at 90 FPS is viable but sacrifices too much visual fidelity.

For 3840x2160, only the Low preset at 54 FPS is acceptable, and even that is borderline. Medium at 42 FPS (min 36) and High at 38 FPS are not smooth enough for an action RPG, while Ultra at 24 FPS is effectively unplayable. Users with 4K displays should either drop to 1440p or accept Low settings. The data suggests that the Medium preset at 4K, with its min FPS of 36, will cause noticeable hitches during intense scenes.

The best overall experience, per the measured rows, is 1920x1080 on High settings. This yields 92 FPS average, which is smooth and responsive, while the visual upgrade from Medium to High is typically worthwhile in a game like Greedfall with detailed environments. For users prioritizing frame rate over visuals, 1080p Medium at 102 FPS is the strongest choice, as it has the highest average FPS with a min of 87, ensuring consistent performance. At 1440p, High is the sweet spot, and at 4K, Low is the only sensible option. The data does not support any settings combination that achieves 60+ FPS at 4K, so users should target 1080p or 1440p for the best experience.