Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Greedfall with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D reveals a classic resolution-scaling curve, but the shape of that curve is telling. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 353 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 266 FPS, a reduction of 87 FPS. At 4K Low, the average falls further to 159 FPS. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is approximately 24.6%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is approximately 40.2%. This accelerating decline as resolution increases is the signature of a system that becomes progressively more GPU-bound at higher pixel counts.

The High preset tells the same story. At 1080p High, the system averages 273 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 190 FPS, and at 4K High, it lands at 113 FPS. The gap between 1080p and 1440p High is 83 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K High is 77 FPS. These are large absolute drops, but the relative scaling is consistent with a GPU that is being fed by a CPU that can keep up at lower resolutions but starts to show its limits as frame times tighten. At 1080p High, the system is likely hitting a CPU ceiling, because the GPU has enormous headroom. The RTX 5090 D is capable of far more than 273 FPS in an older Action RPG, but the Ryzen 5 5600G's 6 cores and 12 threads at a 3.90 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock become the limiting factor.

The Medium preset offers the only complete FPS range data with min and max values. At 1080p Medium, the average is 301 FPS with a minimum of 256 and a maximum of 346. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 209 FPS with a minimum of 178 and a maximum of 240. At 4K Medium, the average is 125 FPS with a minimum of 106 and a maximum of 143. The spread between min and max at each resolution is roughly 90 FPS at 1080p, 62 FPS at 1440p, and 37 FPS at 4K. This tightening of the frame time variance at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is becoming the primary bottleneck, smoothing out the CPU-related hitches that appear at lower resolutions.

The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 175 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it falls to 121 FPS. At 4K Ultra, it plummets to 72 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K Ultra is 49 FPS, which is a 40.5% reduction. This is the clearest evidence that at Ultra settings and 4K resolution, the RTX 5090 D is being pushed hard, and the frame rate collapses to a level that is still playable but far from the high-refresh territory seen at lower settings. The data indicates that the limiting component shifts from the CPU at 1080p to the GPU at 4K, with the crossover occurring somewhere around 1440p where both components are significantly loaded.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne, built on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a total L3 cache of 16 MB. Its benchmark scores place it in the 74th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21,088. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i3-1220P, which scores 21,066 (0.1% higher), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, which scores 21,133 (0.2% higher). These are close margins, indicating that the 5600G sits in a crowded mid-range performance band.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p resolution. The fact that 1080p Low produces 353 FPS while 1080p Ultra produces 175 FPS suggests that the CPU is not the sole limiter even at low settings, but the scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p (a 50.4% drop) is steeper than the scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K (a 54.7% drop). The CPU's single-thread performance, as measured by Cinebench R23 single-core at 1,409 and Geekbench single-core at 1,801, is adequate for a game released in 2019, but it is not exceptional. The 3DMark single-thread score of 872 reinforces this. Greedfall is an Action RPG that likely relies on a mix of single-threaded game logic and multi-threaded rendering tasks. The 5600G's 12 threads provide enough parallel capacity, as shown by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10,551 and Geekbench multi-core score of 8,428.

The data shows that at 1080p High, the system achieves 273 FPS, which is below the 1080p Low figure of 353 FPS. This 80 FPS difference is primarily due to increased GPU load, but the fact that 1080p High cannot reach the 4K Low figure of 159 FPS is notable. The CPU is contributing to the frame rate ceiling at 1080p. If the CPU were entirely unconstrained, the GPU would likely push much higher numbers at 1080p Low. The Passmark multithread score of 19,717 and Passmark single-thread score of 3,177 indicate a balanced processor, but the 65 W TDP and the integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics suggest this is a chip designed for mainstream systems, not high-end gaming. The data indicates that in Greedfall, the 5600G is a competent but not limiting partner for the RTX 5090 D at 4K, where the GPU takes over as the primary constraint.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks 48th out of 2,938 tested combos in Greedfall. This is a strong position, placing it in the top 1.6% of all configurations. The high rank is driven almost entirely by the GPU, which sits in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 77,712. The GPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, which scores 78,940 (1.6% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT, which scores 76,904 (1.1% lower). These rival GPUs are mobile parts, which indicates that the desktop RTX 5090 D is being compared against a broad field, and its performance in Greedfall is consistent with its high percentile ranking.

The CPU's rank of 48th overall is surprising given that the CPU itself only sits in the 74th percentile of all CPUs. This discrepancy suggests that Greedfall is not heavily CPU-bound at the resolutions tested, and the GPU is doing the heavy lifting. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (scoring 21,112, a 0.1% difference) and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (scoring 21,174, a 0.4% difference), have similar average scores but are paired with different GPUs in other combos. The combo's rank of 48th out of 2,938 indicates that there are 47 other combinations that achieve higher average FPS in Greedfall, likely those pairing the RTX 5090 D with a higher-end CPU.

The data suggests that the 5600G is not holding the combo back significantly, but it is also not contributing to a top-10 finish. If the CPU were replaced with a higher-performing model, the combo rank would likely improve, especially at 1080p where the CPU has a more pronounced role. However, at 4K Ultra, where the combo produces 72 FPS, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, and the CPU's influence is minimal. The rank of 48th reflects the raw power of the RTX 5090 D, which can push Greedfall to playable frame rates even with a mid-range CPU from a different era.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The average FPS at 4K Ultra is 72 FPS, which is the lowest measured average across all tested settings and resolutions.

Q: How does the CPU's performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G has an average benchmark score of 21,088, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i3-1220P (21,066) and 0.2% lower than the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (21,133).

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS is 353 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Does the system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with any settings preset?

A: Yes, the system exceeds 60 FPS at all 4K presets. The lowest 4K average is 72 FPS at Ultra, while High produces 113 FPS, Medium produces 125 FPS, and Low produces 159 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 48th out of 2,938 tested combos in Greedfall.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D sits in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is a monster of a GPU, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process at TSMC. It has 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s. Its base clock is 2017 MHz with a boost clock of 2407 MHz, and it features 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. The GPU's compute capabilities are vast, with an FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS and a texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s. This hardware is designed for 4K gaming and beyond, which is reflected in its performance in Greedfall.

The GPU's role in this combo becomes dominant as resolution increases. At 4K Low, the system produces 159 FPS, which is a significant drop from the 1080p Low figure of 353 FPS. This 194 FPS difference is almost entirely attributable to the GPU being asked to render more pixels. The RTX 5090 D's pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s is high, but Greedfall's rendering demands at 4K still overwhelm it relative to lower resolutions. The GPU's benchmark scores support this: its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 14,326, and its Passmark G3D score is 44,065, placing it in the 92nd percentile.

The data shows that the GPU's performance scales predictably with settings. At 4K, moving from Low to Medium increases the average FPS from 159 to 125, a drop of 34 FPS. Moving from Medium to High drops it further to 113 FPS, and High to Ultra drops it to 72 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is where the GPU is most stressed, and the 72 FPS average is still above 60 FPS, which is a playable threshold. The GPU's VRAM of 32 GB is likely not a limiting factor in Greedfall, as the game is from 2019 and would not require such a large frame buffer. The 1.79 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and memory access are not bottlenecks.

The RTX 5090 D's nearest rivals in the benchmark database are the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (1.6% higher average score) and the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (1.1% lower average score). These are mobile GPUs, which highlights the desktop 5090 D's position in the broader GPU landscape. In Greedfall, the GPU is the star of the show, and the data indicates that it is the primary driver of the combo's high rank. At 4K Ultra, the GPU is clearly the limiting component, as the CPU's 6 cores are unlikely to be the cause of the 72 FPS average. The GPU's power is such that it can push high frame rates even in an older title, but the Ultra preset at 4K brings it to its knees relative to lower settings.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the best experience for this combo in Greedfall depends on the target resolution and the user's preference for frame rate versus visual fidelity. At 1080p, all presets deliver well above 144 FPS, with Low at 353 FPS, Medium at 301 FPS, High at 273 FPS, and Ultra at 175 FPS. The data shows that even Ultra at 1080p is far above the 144 Hz refresh rate of most monitors, so users with 1080p displays can safely select Ultra for the best visuals without sacrificing smoothness. The 175 FPS average at 1080p Ultra is more than sufficient for any display.

At 1440p, the situation is similar but slightly more constrained. Low produces 266 FPS, Medium produces 209 FPS, High produces 190 FPS, and Ultra produces 121 FPS. For a 1440p monitor with a 144 Hz refresh rate, the High preset at 190 FPS is ideal, as it exceeds the refresh rate and provides excellent visual quality. Ultra at 121 FPS is also playable on a 144 Hz display, but it falls short of the refresh ceiling. The data suggests that High is the sweet spot at 1440p, offering a 69 FPS advantage over Ultra while still maintaining a high level of graphical detail.

At 4K, the recommendations become more nuanced. Low produces 159 FPS, Medium produces 125 FPS, High produces 113 FPS, and Ultra produces 72 FPS. For a 4K display with a 60 Hz refresh rate, Ultra at 72 FPS is the best choice, as it exceeds 60 FPS and provides the highest visual fidelity. The 72 FPS average gives a 12 FPS headroom above 60, which should minimize any frame rate drops. For a 4K display with a 120 Hz or 144 Hz refresh rate, High at 113 FPS is the best option, as it provides a smooth experience while falling short of the refresh ceiling. Medium at 125 FPS is also viable, but the 12 FPS gain over High is minimal compared to the visual quality loss.

The data indicates that the Medium preset has the most consistent frame times, with a 37 FPS spread between min and max at 4K, compared to the other presets where min and max values are not provided. This consistency suggests that Medium is a stable choice for users who prioritize smoothness over absolute frame rate. The Ultra preset at 4K, while hitting 72 FPS, may exhibit more variance, though the lack of min/max data for Ultra makes this uncertain. Overall, the best experience per the measured rows is Ultra at 1080p for maximum visual quality on a standard display, High at 1440p for a balance of quality and speed on a high-refresh display, and Ultra at 4K for 60 Hz displays or High at 4K for high-refresh displays.