Greedfall

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 5000 series, built on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Vermeer) using a 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. This CPU sits in the 75th percentile among all tested processors, indicating solid mainstream performance. Its average benchmark score is 21,771, which places it within 0.1% of the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H (21,749) and within -0.5% of both the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (21,874) and Intel Core i7-11700 (21,891). The data shows that in synthetic multi-threaded tests, the 5600X delivers a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 11,838 and a single-core score of 1,541, with a Geekbench multicore score of 9,173 and a single-core score of 1,989.

For Greedfall, an Action RPG from 2019, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient to feed the GPU at most settings. The benchmark data reveals that at 1080p, the measured frame rates are exceptionally high across all presets, which indicates that the CPU is not a limiting factor at this resolution. The 3DMark scores—5,582 for 16 threads and 5,588 for max threads—show consistent scaling, meaning the processor can handle the game's thread scheduling without bottlenecking. The single-thread performance, highlighted by a Passmark single-thread score of 3,364 and a 3DMark single-thread score of 917, is particularly relevant for a game like Greedfall, which relies heavily on a primary game thread. At 1080p Ultra, the combo achieves 145 FPS, while at 1080p High it reaches 226 FPS, demonstrating that the CPU has ample headroom. The L3 cache of 32 MB and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth contribute to consistent frame pacing, as seen in the Medium preset's 249 FPS average with a minimum of 212 FPS.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The measured data for Greedfall with this combo shows a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 145 FPS, which is already well above the threshold for smooth gameplay. However, the High preset jumps to 226 FPS, a significant increase of 81 FPS over Ultra. The Medium preset offers 249 FPS, and Low reaches 318 FPS. The recommendation here is to use the High preset at 1080p, as it provides a 55.9% improvement over Ultra (from 145 to 226 FPS) while likely maintaining most of the visual enhancements that matter in an Action RPG. The difference between High and Medium is only 23 FPS (226 to 249), suggesting diminishing returns when dropping from High to Medium.

At 1440p, the High preset delivers 157 FPS, which is still excellent for a fast-paced game. Ultra drops to 100 FPS, while Medium provides 173 FPS. The data suggests that High is the sweet spot at this resolution too, as it keeps the frame rate above 144 Hz for high-refresh-rate monitors. The Ultra preset's 100 FPS is acceptable but represents a 36.3% drop from High (157 to 100). Moving to 4K, the High preset produces 94 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for competitive play. Medium at 4K gives 103 FPS, and Low reaches 131 FPS. Ultra at 4K falls to 60 FPS, which is exactly at the threshold for standard 60 Hz displays but leaves no headroom for drops.

The best experience across all resolutions is the High preset. It consistently offers a balance between visual quality and performance, with the frame rates at 1080p (226 FPS), 1440p (157 FPS), and 4K (94 FPS) all being respectable. If the user prioritizes maximum visual fidelity, Ultra is viable at 1080p (145 FPS) and 1440p (100 FPS), but at 4K, the 60 FPS average is borderline. Medium is a fallback for 4K if higher frame rates are desired, offering 103 FPS, but the visual quality drop from High is likely noticeable in a game with detailed environments.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a clear resolution scaling pattern. Starting from 1080p High (226 FPS), moving to 1440p High reduces the average to 157 FPS, a 30.5% drop. From 1440p to 4K High, the frame rate falls to 94 FPS, a 40.1% drop from 1440p. The overall drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings is 58.4% (226 to 94 FPS). This scaling behavior indicates that the GPU is becoming the primary limiting factor as resolution increases. The CPU's role diminishes at higher resolutions because the workload shifts to pixel processing, which is handled by the RTX 4080.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced. 1080p Low yields 318 FPS, 1440p Low drops to 220 FPS (a 30.8% decrease), and 4K Low falls to 131 FPS (a 40.5% decrease from 1440p). The 4K Low result being 131 FPS suggests that even at the lowest settings, the GPU is still heavily taxed at 4K. The fact that the 1080p Low frame rate (318 FPS) is nearly three times the 4K Low frame rate (131 FPS) highlights the GPU-bound nature of 4K rendering.

The Medium preset shows a similar trend: 1080p Medium (249 FPS), 1440p Medium (173 FPS, a 30.5% drop), and 4K Medium (103 FPS, a 40.5% drop from 1440p). This consistent percentage drop across settings—roughly 30% from 1080p to 1440p and 40% from 1440p to 4K—indicates that the GPU's pixel throughput is the bottleneck. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is not showing signs of saturation because the frame rates at 1080p are in the 200-300 FPS range, which would expose CPU limitations if they existed. The data strongly suggests that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the component determining the frame rate ceiling at 1440p and 4K, while the Ryzen 5 5600X has sufficient headroom to support high FPS at 1080p.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks 254th out of 3,703 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the top 6.9% of all tested configurations, which is a strong result given the CPU's mid-range positioning. The CPU alone sits in the 75th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 86th percentile among all GPUs, so the combo rank of 254 reflects a synergy where the powerful GPU is not overly constrained by the CPU. The CPU's nearest rivals—AMD Ryzen 7 4800H (deltaPct 0.1%), AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (deltaPct -0.5%), Intel Core i7-11700 (deltaPct -0.5%), and AMD EPYC 9554P (deltaPct -0.6%)—all have similar average benchmark scores, indicating that the 5600X is in a tight performance cluster.

The GPU's nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, has an average score that is 0.1% higher, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is -1.1% lower. These small deltas mean that swapping the GPU for a direct competitor would result in negligible performance changes in Greedfall. The combo rank of 254 out of 3,703 (top 6.9%) is impressive when considering that many combos with higher-end CPUs (like the EPYC 9554P, which is -0.6% in CPU benchmarks) would not necessarily yield better gaming performance. The data indicates that this combo provides a high level of performance in Greedfall, with the RTX 4080 being the dominant factor. The rank suggests that only 253 other tested configurations deliver higher frame rates, which typically involve newer or more expensive GPUs.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process. It features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2205 MHz and a boost clock of 2505 MHz, with memory clocked at 1400 MHz (22.4 Gbps effective). This GPU is in the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54,247. Its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, has a score of 54,209 (deltaPct 0.1%), while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54,828 (deltaPct -1.1%). The RTX 4080's 16 GB of VRAM is more than sufficient for Greedfall, which is a 2019 title with moderate VRAM requirements, so memory capacity is not a limiting factor at any resolution or setting.

The GPU's raw compute power is substantial, with 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. Its FP32 performance is 48.74 TFLOPS, and it has 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores. In Greedfall, which does not heavily utilize ray tracing, these RT cores are less relevant, but the traditional rasterization performance is what drives the high frame rates. The measured FPS data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the combo manages 60 FPS, which is a demanding scenario. At 4K High, the 94 FPS average demonstrates the GPU's ability to handle high pixel counts. The 16 GB VRAM ensures that texture loading at Ultra settings does not cause stuttering, as the GPU can hold all necessary assets in memory.

The GPU's boost clock of 2505 MHz is key to maintaining high frame rates in GPU-bound scenarios. At 1440p High (157 FPS) and 4K High (94 FPS), the GPU is clearly the performance driver. The Passmark G3D score of 34,457 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,567 corroborate the gaming performance. The RTX 4080's 320 W TDP and triple-slot design indicate it is a high-power component, but the benchmark results justify this, as it delivers frame rates that exceed 144 FPS at 1080p High and 1440p High. The GPU's memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s is critical for 4K performance, as the higher resolution requires more texture data to be streamed, and the measured 4K Medium (103 FPS) and 4K Low (131 FPS) results show that the GPU can scale down settings to achieve playable frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

1080p (1920x1080):

• Low: 318 FPS average. This is the highest measured frame rate for this combo, indicating that the CPU and GPU are both under minimal load.
• Medium: 249 FPS average, with a minimum of 212 FPS and maximum of 287 FPS. The 37 FPS spread between min and max shows some variance, likely due to CPU thread scheduling.
• High: 226 FPS average. This is a 9.2% drop from Medium, which is modest.
• Ultra: 145 FPS average. This is a 35.8% drop from High, showing that Ultra settings impose a significant load on the GPU.

1440p (2560x1440):

• Low: 220 FPS average. This is 30.8% lower than the 1080p Low result, confirming the GPU-bound scaling.
• Medium: 173 FPS average, with a minimum of 147 FPS and maximum of 199 FPS. The min-to-max range of 52 FPS is wider than at 1080p, indicating more variable frame pacing.
• High: 157 FPS average. This is reasonably close to the Medium result, with only a 9.2% difference (173 to 157).
• Ultra: 100 FPS average. This is a 36.3% drop from High, similar to the 1080p Ultra drop from High (35.8%).

4K (3840x2160):

• Low: 131 FPS average. This is a 40.5% drop from 1440p Low, showing the steep cost of 4K.
• Medium: 103 FPS average, with a minimum of 88 FPS and maximum of 119 FPS. The min FPS of 88 is still playable, but the 31 FPS range suggests potential dips in complex scenes.
• High: 94 FPS average. This is only 8.7% lower than Medium, indicating that High settings are not disproportionately heavier at 4K.
• Ultra: 60 FPS average. This is exactly 60 FPS, which matches standard monitor refresh rates but leaves no room for frame drops.

The data shows that the Medium preset at 4K (103 FPS) is the only setting that provides a 100+ FPS experience at that resolution. The High preset at 4K (94 FPS) is still smooth, but the Ultra preset (60 FPS) is only suitable for 60 Hz displays. For users targeting 144 Hz at 1440p, the High preset (157 FPS) is the clear choice, while at 1080p, even Ultra (145 FPS) can drive a 144 Hz panel. The measured frame rates across all settings and resolutions demonstrate that this combo excels at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K being viable but requiring settings compromises to maintain high frame rates.