Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 580 delivers a distinctly CPU-favorable combination in Greedfall, where the processor’s modern architecture and high clock speeds keep frame pacing stable even as the GPU’s older GCN design becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions. This pairing sits at rank 2672 out of 2938 tested combos in the game, placing it in the lower third of the database, but the measured FPS data reveals a pattern that is less about raw capability and more about where the bottleneck shifts between the two components.

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

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael) using TSMC’s 5 nm process node. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and it carries 32 MB of shared L3 cache alongside 1 MB of L2 cache per core and 64 KB of L1 per core. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes. With a TDP of 65 watts, this is a power-efficient desktop part aimed at mainstream builds, and its benchmark scores reflect a strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performer relative to its class.

In synthetic tests, the Ryzen 5 7400F scores 3,072 points in Cinebench R23 single-core and 21,765 points in multi-core. The Passmark single-thread score is 3,689, while the multithread score reaches 25,645. These numbers place the CPU in the 83rd percentile among all tested processors, meaning it outperforms the majority of CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score is 32,750, which is nearly identical to the Intel Core i5-14600T (32,707, a delta of 0.1%), the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (32,697, delta 0.2%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (32,812, delta -0.2%). The closest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, scores 32,662, a delta of 0.3%. These deltas are all under a third of a percent, meaning the 7400F’s CPU performance is statistically indistinguishable from those four rivals in aggregate benchmarks.

For Greedfall, the CPU’s role is significant because the game was released in 2019, and its engine is not particularly demanding on modern multi-core processors. The Ryzen 5 7400F’s high boost clock of 4.70 GHz ensures that single-threaded game logic, AI, and physics calculations are handled with minimal latency. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 81 FPS average, which is the highest score in the entire dataset. This suggests that the CPU is not limiting at lower resolutions and lower graphics settings, where the GPU has less work to do. The 12 threads also provide enough parallelism for background tasks and any lightly threaded game workloads, but the game’s performance ceiling is clearly dictated by the GPU, as evidenced by the FPS scaling across resolutions.

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

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is based on the Polaris 20 chip using the GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured on GlobalFoundries’ 14 nm process. It has 2,304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1257 MHz and a boost clock of 1340 MHz, with memory running at 2000 MHz (8 Gbps effective). It comes with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. The card’s pixel rate is 42.88 GPixel/s, texture rate is 193.0 GTexel/s, and it delivers 6.175 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The TDP is 185 watts, requiring a suggested 450-watt PSU and a single 8-pin power connector. The RX 580 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3, and it was released in April 2017, making it an end-of-life product as of the current database.

The GPU’s benchmark scores show it ranks in the 53rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 12,928. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (12,940, delta -0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (12,986, delta -0.4%), the AMD Radeon 740M (12,870, delta 0.5%), and the AMD FirePro W5100 (12,847, delta 0.6%). These deltas are again very small, all within 0.6%, indicating that the RX 580 performs on par with these competitors in synthetic workloads. In DirectX 11, the Passmark score is 60, while DirectX 12 drops to 43, and DirectX 10 is 46. The G3D score is 8,813, and the GPU compute score is 3,488.

In Greedfall, the RX 580’s 8 GB of VRAM is sufficient for the game’s textures at 1080p and 1440p, but the GPU’s raw compute power becomes the limiting factor at higher settings. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Ultra, the average FPS drops to 37, which is less than half of the 1080p Low score of 81 FPS. This steep decline indicates that the RX 580’s shading units and texture units are overwhelmed by the game’s Ultra settings, which likely include higher-resolution shadows, ambient occlusion, and post-processing effects. At 1440p Ultra, the average FPS falls to 26, and at 4K Ultra, it plummets to 15 FPS. The GPU’s 6.175 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is simply not enough to sustain playable frame rates at those resolutions with maxed-out settings, confirming that the GPU is the dominant bottleneck in this combo.

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

The measured FPS data across resolutions shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance degradation. At 1080p Low, the combo averages 81 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low, the average drops to 56 FPS, a reduction of 25 FPS, or approximately 31%. At 4K Low, the average is 34 FPS, which is a further 22 FPS drop from 1440p, representing a 39% decrease. This scaling is consistent with a GPU that is increasingly stressed as pixel count rises, because the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU at all resolutions.

For Medium settings, the pattern is similar. At 1080p Medium, the average is 64 FPS, with a minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 73 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 44 FPS, with a minimum of 38 FPS and a maximum of 51 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average is 26 FPS, with a minimum of 22 FPS and a maximum of 30 FPS. The delta between 1080p and 1440p is 20 FPS (31%), and between 1440p and 4K is 18 FPS (41%). The minimum FPS values also scale down proportionally, indicating that the GPU’s frame time consistency degrades as resolution increases.

High settings show the same trend. At 1080p High, the average is 58 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 40 FPS, a 31% reduction. At 4K High, the average is 24 FPS, a 40% reduction from 1440p. The Ultra settings have the most dramatic scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 37 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it falls to 26 FPS, a 30% drop. At 4K Ultra, the average is 15 FPS, a 42% drop from 1440p. The consistent pattern of roughly 30% drops from 1080p to 1440p and 40% drops from 1440p to 4K across all settings strongly suggests that the GPU is the limiting component. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the FPS to remain relatively flat as resolution increases, because the CPU’s workload does not scale with pixel count. Instead, the FPS drops in near-linear proportion to the pixel count increase, which is the hallmark of a GPU-bound scenario.

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

The complete measured FPS dataset for this combo in Greedfall is as follows. At 4K (3840x2160), the High settings produce an average of 24 FPS with no minimum or maximum recorded. Low settings at 4K yield an average of 34 FPS. Medium settings at 4K have an average of 26 FPS, with a minimum of 22 FPS and a maximum of 30 FPS. Ultra settings at 4K produce an average of 15 FPS. These numbers indicate that 4K is not viable for this combo, as even Low settings barely exceed 30 FPS, and Ultra settings are essentially unplayable.

At 1440p (2560x1440), the High settings average 40 FPS. Low settings average 56 FPS. Medium settings average 44 FPS, with a minimum of 38 FPS and a maximum of 51 FPS. Ultra settings average 26 FPS. The 1440p results are more playable, with Low and Medium settings providing acceptable frame rates for a slower-paced Action RPG, but Ultra settings fall below 30 FPS, which is a common threshold for smooth gameplay.

At 1080p (1920x1080), the High settings average 58 FPS. Low settings average 81 FPS. Medium settings average 64 FPS, with a minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 73 FPS. Ultra settings average 37 FPS. The 1080p data shows that this combo can handle most settings at playable levels, with Low, Medium, and High all exceeding 58 FPS, while Ultra dips to 37 FPS, which is still above the 30 FPS floor but may feel less smooth in action-heavy scenes. The minimum FPS values are only provided for Medium settings at each resolution, and they show a consistent pattern: at 1080p Medium, the minimum is 54 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it is 38 FPS; and at 4K Medium, it is 22 FPS. These minimums are within 10-15 FPS of the averages, suggesting that frame pacing is relatively stable without severe stutters, but the overall low averages at higher resolutions remain the primary issue.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

In the database of tested CPU-GPU combinations for Greedfall, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and the AMD Radeon RX 580 holds a combo rank of 2672 out of 2938 total combos. This places it in the 9th percentile of all tested combos, meaning that roughly 91% of the other combinations in the database achieve higher average FPS in this game. The rank is heavily influenced by the GPU, which is an older, lower-tier card compared to modern alternatives. The CPU’s high percentile (83rd among all CPUs) does not compensate for the GPU’s 53rd percentile ranking, because Greedfall is a GPU-bound title at most settings and resolutions, as evidenced by the FPS scaling data.

The combo rank of 2672 out of 2938 suggests that users with this configuration are near the bottom of the performance spectrum for this game. However, the rank is not the entire story. At 1080p Low and Medium settings, the measured FPS of 81 and 64 respectively are perfectly playable, and even 1080p High at 58 FPS is acceptable. The rank reflects the average across all tested settings and resolutions, which includes the unplayable 4K Ultra result of 15 FPS and the poor 1440p Ultra result of 26 FPS. In the context of other combos, the RX 580’s nearest rivals—the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile and GTX 1660 SUPER—would likely produce similar FPS in Greedfall, given their nearly identical average benchmark scores (12,940 and 12,986 vs 12,928). The CPU’s rivals, such as the Intel Core i5-14600T and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H, have negligible performance deltas (0.1% and -0.2%), so swapping the CPU would not change the game’s FPS; instead, upgrading the GPU would be necessary to move up in the combo rank.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average FPS is 81, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. The next best is 64 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 58 FPS at 1080p High.

*Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in Greedfall?*

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The FPS drops by approximately 30% when moving from 1080p to 1440p and by another 40% from 1440p to 4K across all settings, which is characteristic of GPU-bound performance. The CPU’s high benchmark scores (83rd percentile) are not the constraint.

*Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 4K?*

A: No, not at playable frame rates. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 15. At 4K High, it is 24 FPS. At 4K Medium, it is 26 FPS with a minimum of 22 FPS. Only 4K Low reaches 34 FPS, which is still below the 60 FPS target and only marginally above 30 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 580 compare to its nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The RX 580 has an average benchmark score of 12,928. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, scores 12,940 (a delta of -0.1%). The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER scores 12,986 (delta -0.4%), the AMD Radeon 740M scores 12,870 (delta 0.5%), and the AMD FirePro W5100 scores 12,847 (delta 0.6%). All deltas are within 0.6%, indicating near-identical performance.

*Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested configurations in Greedfall?*

A: The combo ranks 2672 out of 2938 tested combinations. This places it in the lower 9% of all tested combos, reflecting the GPU’s limited performance at higher settings and resolutions.

Q: What settings are recommended for smooth gameplay at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, Low settings yield 81 FPS, Medium yields 64 FPS (with a minimum of 54 FPS), and High yields 58 FPS. Ultra drops to 37 FPS. For a 60 FPS target, Medium or Low settings are required, while High is playable but below 60 FPS.