Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Greedfall with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 reveals a predictable but steep performance curve as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 248 FPS average. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops this to 172 FPS, a reduction of roughly 31%. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 103 FPS, meaning the jump from 1440p to 4K costs another 40% of the frame rate. This pattern strongly indicates that the GPU is the primary scaling bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the CPU has ample headroom at lower pixel counts.

The High settings tier tells a similar story. At 1080p High, the average is 177 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 123 FPS, and at 4K High, it settles at 73 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings is a 59% reduction in average FPS. This is a larger proportional drop than the Low settings tier, which only loses 58% from 1080p to 4K. The difference is modest but consistent: higher graphical fidelity amplifies the GPU's workload, making the RTX 4070's limits more apparent.

Ultra settings produce the most constrained results. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 113 FPS, which is still playable. At 1440p Ultra, it falls to 78 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it drops to 47 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured configuration that falls below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that this combo is not suited for maximum fidelity at native 4K. The data shows a clear inflection point between 1440p and 4K where the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth become the limiting factors.

The min FPS data, available only for Medium settings, reinforces this interpretation. At 1080p Medium, the min FPS is 166, with an average of 195. At 1440p Medium, the min FPS is 115, with an average of 135. At 4K Medium, the min FPS is 69, with an average of 81. The gap between min and average FPS widens slightly at higher resolutions, suggesting that frame time consistency degrades as the GPU nears its capacity. The RTX 4070's 12 GB of VRAM and 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are sufficient for these settings, but the rendering workload at 4K pushes the architecture to its limits.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne, built on TSMC's 7 nm process. Its base clock is 3.60 GHz, boosting up to 4.60 GHz. For a game like Greedfall, an Action RPG with a 2019 release date, the CPU's role is to manage game logic, AI, and physics, which are typically not heavily multi-threaded. The 5600GT's single-thread performance, as measured by Cinebench R23 single-core at 2438 points, is solid, but its multi-core score of 17272 points indicates that it can handle background tasks without bottlenecking.

Benchmark results show the 5600GT's 3DMark scores across thread counts: 913 for single-thread, 1794 for 2-threads, 3446 for 4-threads, 4968 for 8-threads, and 5554 for max threads. The scaling from 2 to 8 threads is nearly linear, but the jump from 8 to max threads is modest, suggesting diminishing returns beyond 8 threads. Greedfall, being an older title, likely utilizes fewer than 8 threads effectively, so the 5600GT's 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient.

The CPU's percentile ranking against all CPUs is 74, with an average benchmark score of 20733. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-12490F with an average score of 20802, a delta of -0.3%, and the Intel Xeon 6325P at 20821, a delta of -0.4%. The 5600GT is effectively neck-and-neck with these parts. In Greedfall, the data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 248 FPS, which is far beyond the refresh rate of most monitors, indicating the CPU is not a limiting factor at lower resolutions. Even at 1080p Ultra, the 113 FPS average suggests the CPU can feed the GPU adequately.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s over a dual-channel DDR4 interface is a potential constraint, but Greedfall's data shows no evidence of a CPU bottleneck. The FPS scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 248 to 113, a 54% drop, which is entirely attributable to GPU workload. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the FPS would remain flat across settings at a given resolution. This is not the case, confirming that the 5600GT is not the bottleneck in this pairing.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Greedfall?

A: The highest average FPS is 248, measured at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 the limiting factor at 4K Ultra?

A: The data shows 47 FPS average at 3840x2160 Ultra. Given that the CPU has sufficient headroom at lower resolutions, the GPU is the limiting factor at this setting.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600GT compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The 5600GT has an average benchmark score of 20733. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12490F, scores 20802, a delta of -0.3%, meaning the 5600GT is slightly behind but effectively within margin of error.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Medium and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440 Medium, the average FPS is 135. At 2560x1440 Ultra, the average FPS is 78, a reduction of 57 FPS or roughly 42%.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 have enough VRAM for Greedfall at 4K?

A: The RTX 4070 has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory. The measured data shows playable FPS at 4K Medium (81 FPS), indicating the 12 GB VRAM is sufficient for this game at these settings.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combos in Greedfall?

A: The combo ranks 912 out of 3703 tested combos, placing it in the top 25% of all tested configurations.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combo ranks 912 out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the 75th percentile, meaning it outperforms about three-quarters of all tested configurations. The rank is indicative of a high-performance pairing that excels at 1080p and 1440p but shows limitations at 4K Ultra. The data reveals that this combo is better suited for high-refresh-rate gaming at lower resolutions rather than maximum fidelity at 4K.

The rank of 912 is influenced by the GPU's strong synthetic scores. The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37648, with a percentile of 81 against all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P4 at 37628 (0.1% delta), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at 37507 (0.4% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile at 38135 (-1.3% delta). The RTX 4070 is essentially tied with these parts in raw compute, but its real-world gaming performance in Greedfall is strong, as evidenced by the measured FPS.

The CPU's rank of 74th percentile is a slight drag on the combo's overall position. While the 5600GT is adequate, it is not a top-tier processor. The combination of a mid-range CPU with a high-end GPU creates a balanced system for most resolutions, but the CPU's single-thread performance, while solid, does not push the combo higher in the rankings. The data shows that at 1080p, the combo is capable of 248 FPS Low and 177 FPS High, which are excellent results. The rank of 912 reflects that this pairing is competitive but not at the absolute top tier, likely due to the CPU's limitations in heavily threaded scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is the dominant component in this pairing, and the measured FPS data confirms its central role. The GPU is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, featuring 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units. Its base clock is 1920 MHz, boosting to 2475 MHz. The memory subsystem consists of 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. This configuration is well-suited for Greedfall, which is not a particularly demanding title by modern standards.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark scores are robust. It achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3854, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 154858, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 174152. Its Passmark G3D score is 26927, with a GPU compute score of 14720. These scores place the RTX 4070 at the 81st percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla P4, scores 37628, a delta of just 0.1%, indicating that the RTX 4070's performance is tightly clustered with its peers in synthetic tests.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role is most evident in the scaling from Low to Ultra settings. At 1080p, the FPS drops from 248 (Low) to 113 (Ultra), a 54% reduction. At 1440p, the drop is from 172 (Low) to 78 (Ultra), a 55% reduction. At 4K, the drop is from 103 (Low) to 47 (Ultra), a 54% reduction. This consistent proportional decline across resolutions indicates that the GPU's compute and memory resources are the primary determinants of performance. The RTX 4070's 64 ROPs and 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the pixel throughput becomes a bottleneck, especially at Ultra settings.

The GPU's 12 GB VRAM is not a limiting factor in Greedfall, as the game's requirements are modest. The data shows playable FPS at 4K Medium (81 FPS), which suggests that the memory capacity is adequate. The limiting factor at 4K Ultra is the GPU's raw compute power, not its memory. The 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 performance is substantial, but Greedfall's Ultra settings likely include effects that stress the shading units and ROPs more than the VRAM.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Greedfall is organized by resolution and settings, with averages provided for all configurations and min/max values for Medium settings.

At 1920x1080, the results are as follows:

• Low: 248 FPS average
• Medium: 195 FPS average, with min 166 and max 224
• High: 177 FPS average
• Ultra: 113 FPS average

The 1080p results show a clear hierarchy, with Low providing the highest frame rates and Ultra the lowest. The Medium settings' min FPS of 166 indicates that even in the most demanding scenes, the combo maintains high frame rates at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the results are:

• Low: 172 FPS average
• Medium: 135 FPS average, with min 115 and max 155
• High: 123 FPS average
• Ultra: 78 FPS average

The 1440p results show a significant drop from 1080p, particularly at Low settings where the FPS falls from 248 to 172, a 31% reduction. The Ultra setting at 1440p, with 78 FPS, is still playable but approaches the threshold where framerate dips may be noticeable.

At 3840x2160, the results are:

• Low: 103 FPS average
• Medium: 81 FPS average, with min 69 and max 93
• High: 73 FPS average
• Ultra: 47 FPS average

The 4K results are the most demanding. Low settings yield 103 FPS, which is playable, but Ultra settings drop to 47 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. The Medium settings at 4K, with an average of 81 FPS and a min of 69, are the most balanced option for this resolution.

The data shows that the combo is best utilized at 1080p and 1440p, where it can achieve high refresh rates at most settings. At 4K, the user must compromise on settings to maintain playable frame rates, with Medium being the recommended setting based on the measured min FPS of 69. The Ultra setting at 4K, with 47 FPS average, is not recommended for smooth gameplay, but it remains functional for less demanding scenarios.