Greedfall

Greedfall, a 2019 Action RPG, places the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Radeon RX 9070 combination in a strong position, with measured data showing it ranks 1122nd out of 3703 tested combos, placing it in the top third of all configurations. The data reveals a system that delivers smooth performance across most settings, with the GPU and CPU taking turns as the limiting factor depending on resolution and preset.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 is the sweet spot, delivering 116 FPS on High settings and 162 FPS on Low, while 3840x2160 drops to 69 FPS on High and 44 FPS on Ultra, suggesting 4K is viable but not optimal for high refresh rates.

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

A: The CPU's average benchmark score of 21771 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H (21749, 0.1% faster) and slightly ahead of the Intel Core i7-11700 (21891, -0.5% slower), indicating the 5600X is well-matched against these competitors.

Q: Is the RX 9070 a significant upgrade over similar GPUs?

A: The RX 9070's average benchmark score of 23877 is 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (23736) and 1.1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile (23628), though it trails the AMD Radeon RX 6800S (24063) by 0.8%.

Q: What is the biggest FPS drop when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: On High settings, the average FPS drops from 167 at 1920x1080 to 116 at 2560x1440, then to 69 at 3840x2160, representing a 58.7% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Which settings preset provides the highest frame rate?

A: Low settings at 1920x1080 provides the highest measured average at 234 FPS, while Ultra at 3840x2160 provides the lowest at 44 FPS, showing a massive 190 FPS spread across the tested configurations.

Q: How does the combo's rank translate to real-world performance?

A: Being ranked 1122nd out of 3703 combinations means the system outperforms roughly 70% of tested setups, which aligns with the measured FPS data showing playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 brings substantial graphics horsepower to Greedfall, with its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus providing 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is critical for the game's open-world environments, where texture streaming and asset loading can bottleneck smaller memory pools. The GPU's boost clock of 2520 MHz and game clock of 2070 MHz, with a base of 1330 MHz, show a significant dynamic range that allows the card to scale performance based on workload demands.

The RX 9070's RDNA 4.0 architecture, built on TSMC's 4 nm process, packs 53,900 million transistors into a 357 mm² die, enabling 3584 shading units and 128 ROPs. This hardware configuration produces 36.13 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which directly translates to the measured frame rates in Greedfall. The GPU's pixel rate of 322.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 564.5 GTexel/s suggest it can handle the game's visual effects without becoming the primary bottleneck at lower resolutions.

The measured FPS data indicates that the RX 9070 is the dominant factor in performance scaling. At 1920x1080, the GPU pushes 167 FPS on High settings, but at 3840x2160, the same settings yield only 69 FPS, a 58.7% reduction. This drop is more pronounced than what a purely CPU-limited scenario would produce, indicating that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth become increasingly strained as pixel count rises. The 16 GB VRAM capacity prevents memory-related stuttering, but the raw compute power at 4K is insufficient to maintain high refresh rates on Ultra settings, which average only 44 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression across resolutions reveals a clear GPU-bound scenario at higher pixel counts. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the average FPS on High settings drops from 167 to 116, a 30.5% decrease, while moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 drops from 116 to 69, a 40.5% decrease. This non-linear scaling suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and ROP throughput are being saturated at 4K, where the pixel count quadruples compared to 1080p but the frame rate only drops to 41.3% of the original.

The data shows that Low settings at 4K (97 FPS) outperform Ultra settings at 1440p (74 FPS), highlighting how settings presets have a larger impact on performance than resolution alone. This indicates that the RX 9070 has sufficient headroom at lower resolutions to render the game at high frame rates, but the Ultra preset's additional effects, likely including higher-quality shadows and post-processing, tax the GPU more heavily than the resolution increase itself.

The limiting component shifts with resolution. At 1920x1080, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, running at base 3.70 GHz and boost 4.60 GHz, can feed the GPU efficiently, as evidenced by the 234 FPS on Low settings. However, at 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, with even Low settings unable to exceed 97 FPS. This suggests that for players targeting 4K, the RX 9070's 16 GB memory and 644.6 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for capacity, but the 36.13 TFLOPS compute power is the limiting factor.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + AMD Radeon RX 9070 combination ranks 1122nd out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the 69.7th percentile of all configurations. This ranking is consistent with the hardware's individual benchmark positions: the CPU sits at the 75th percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU ranks at the 69th percentile against all GPUs. The combo's ranking being slightly lower than the CPU's percentile suggests that the GPU is the more limiting factor in this game's specific workload.

Compared to the nearest rival combos, this system's performance is tightly clustered. The CPU's average benchmark score of 21771 is within 0.6% of its nearest competitors, and the GPU's score of 23877 is within 1.2% of its rivals. This indicates that the combo's ranking is not driven by exceptional hardware but by the balanced pairing of a mid-range CPU with a high-end GPU, which is appropriate for Greedfall's engine that appears to scale well with both cores and graphics compute.

The ranking implies that this combo outperforms the majority of tested systems, but there is significant headroom for improvement. The 3703 total combos likely include many with higher-end CPUs like the Ryzen 7 or Intel Core i7 series, as well as more powerful GPUs. The fact that this combo sits in the top third suggests it is a well-balanced choice for Greedfall, capable of delivering high frame rates at 1440p without the need for extreme hardware.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings average 234 FPS, Medium averages 184 FPS with minimums of 156 FPS, High averages 167 FPS, and Ultra drops to 107 FPS. These numbers indicate that 1080p is not a challenge for this hardware, with even the most demanding preset maintaining triple-digit frame rates.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the GPU beginning to strain. Low settings average 162 FPS, Medium averages 127 FPS with a minimum of 108 FPS, High averages 116 FPS, and Ultra drops to 74 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 88 FPS, compared to 127 FPS at 1080p, showing that the GPU's performance ceiling is being approached.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low settings average 97 FPS, Medium averages 76 FPS with a minimum of 65 FPS, High averages 69 FPS, and Ultra drops to 44 FPS. The minimum FPS of 65 FPS on Medium settings at 4K is noteworthy, as it suggests that even with drops, the experience remains playable, but the Ultra preset's 44 FPS average indicates a slide toward unplayable territory for smooth gameplay.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to Medium settings at 2560x1440 as the optimal balance for this combo. This configuration averages 127 FPS with a minimum of 108 FPS and maximum of 147 FPS, providing a smooth experience that comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS threshold for action RPGs. The 108 FPS minimum ensures that frame drops during combat or exploration will not cause noticeable stuttering.

For players prioritizing visual fidelity over frame rate, High settings at 2560x1440 offer 116 FPS, which is still excellent for Greedfall's detailed environments. At 3840x2160, Medium settings at 76 FPS is the recommended choice, as it maintains playability while delivering better visuals than Low settings at 97 FPS. The Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution, as the 44 FPS at 4K and 74 FPS at 1440p do not justify the visual improvement over High settings.

The data suggests that Low settings are only necessary for competitive play or extremely high refresh rate monitors. At 1920x1080, Low settings produce 234 FPS, which would benefit a 240 Hz display, but the visual degradation is significant compared to Medium's 184 FPS. For most players, Medium or High settings at 1440p provides the best experience, balancing frame rate with visual quality.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, built on the Zen 3 architecture with a 7 nm process, contributes 6 cores and 12 threads to this combo. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz provide strong single-threaded performance, as evidenced by the 3dmark single-thread score of 917 and the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1541. These scores are competitive for the game's engine, which appears to favor higher clock speeds over additional cores.

The CPU's 32 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth support the GPU's data demands. In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most apparent at lower resolutions, where the 234 FPS at 1080p Low settings indicates that the processor can keep the GPU fed with draw calls and game logic. The 6 cores and 12 threads handle the game's AI, physics, and scripting, which are typically not heavily multithreaded.

At higher resolutions, the CPU's influence diminishes as the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The fact that the combo's ranking (1122nd out of 3703) is lower than the CPU's individual percentile (75th) suggests that the CPU is not the primary limiting factor in this game. The Ryzen 5 5600X's average benchmark score of 21771 places it just 0.1% behind the Ryzen 7 4800H, indicating that this mid-range CPU provides adequate processing power for Greedfall without being a significant bottleneck, even at 4K where the GPU is clearly the constraining component.