Greedfall

Greedfall is an Action RPG from 2019 that still presents a substantial challenge to modern hardware, particularly at higher resolutions and quality settings. The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers a playable experience across the board, but the data reveals a clear shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution scales. This analysis breaks down the measured performance of this specific pairing to show exactly where its strengths and limitations lie.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a predictable, yet steep, decline in performance as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces an average of 130 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops that average to 90 FPS, a reduction of 40 FPS. At 4K, the average falls further to 54 FPS. This pattern indicates that the GPU is becoming the primary limiting factor as pixel count rises.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K is particularly telling. At High settings, the frame rate drops by 36 FPS when moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160. This is a massive hit that points directly at the graphics card struggling with the increased pixel workload. The RX 6700 XT, with its 12 GB of memory and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth, is being saturated at 4K. The difference between 1080p and 1440p is a 40 FPS drop, but the difference between 1440p and 4K is nearly the same magnitude, showing that the cost of each additional pixel is escalating.

The data also shows that lowering settings can offset the resolution penalty. At 4K, switching from High to Low settings boosts the average from 54 FPS to 75 FPS. This is a significant gain, suggesting that while the GPU is the bottleneck, it is not an insurmountable one. At 1080p, the jump from High to Low is from 130 FPS to 182 FPS, a 52 FPS improvement. The fact that the 1080p Low result is more than double the 4K High result underscores how much headroom is available at lower resolutions and how quickly the GPU becomes the ceiling at higher ones.

The scaling behavior confirms that this is a GPU-bound scenario at 1440p and 4K. The CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, but as pixel count increases, the GPU’s compute and memory throughput become the deciding factors in frame rate.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a Navi 22 chip. Its clock speeds are set at a base of 2321 MHz, a game clock of 2424 MHz, and a boost clock of 2581 MHz. These are high frequencies that help the card deliver strong compute performance. The card’s FP32 throughput is listed at 13.21 TFLOPS, which is a solid figure for this class of hardware.

The GPU’s memory configuration is also crucial for Greedfall. It has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s. This memory size is sufficient for the game’s textures at 1440p and even 4K, but the bandwidth becomes a constraint at higher resolutions. The measured FPS data shows the card’s texture rate of 413.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s are being taxed heavily at 4K, where the average FPS drops below 60 on High settings.

In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU scores 19786 in Passmark G3D and 44152 in Geekbench OpenCL. Its percentile ranking against all GPUs is 72, placing it in the upper tier of available hardware. The nearest rivals in the data include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile with a deltaPct of 0, meaning the RX 6700 XT performs on par with that mobile part in aggregate scores. It also trades blows with the RTX 3090, which is only 0.5% faster in average score. This context is useful, but the real-world Greedfall data shows that even with this level of performance, 4K Ultra is a stretch.

The GPU’s power requirements are listed at a 230 W TDP with a suggested PSU of 550 W. This is not a power-hungry card by modern standards, but it still needs adequate cooling and power delivery. The memory clock is set at 2000 MHz, which translates to 16 Gbps effective, a standard speed for this generation.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Ryzen 5 7500F and the RX 6700 XT holds a combo rank of 1938 out of 3703 tested combos for Greedfall. This places it in the 52nd percentile of all tested pairings, meaning it performs better than slightly more than half of the other combinations in the database. This is a middle-of-the-pack result, not a top-tier setup, but it is also far from a weak one.

The rank reflects a balance between the CPU and GPU. The CPU’s percentile rank is 77 against all CPUs, which is quite high, while the GPU’s percentile rank is 72. The combo rank being lower than either individual component’s percentile suggests that the pairing is not perfectly optimized for this specific title. The CPU is likely capable of driving a more powerful GPU, or the GPU is holding the CPU back in certain scenarios.

Looking at the CPU’s nearest rivals, it is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-11850H, which has a deltaPct of 0.1, and the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, which is 0.2% faster. This indicates that the Ryzen 5 7500F is a competitive mid-range processor. For the GPU, the nearest rival is the RTX 4070 Mobile, which has a deltaPct of 0, and the RTX 3090, which is 0.5% faster. This is notable because the RX 6700 XT is matching a much more expensive desktop card in aggregate benchmarks, but in Greedfall specifically, the combo rank shows the real-world performance is more modest.

The rank of 1938 out of 3703 suggests that for a user looking at this combo, they are getting a solid, dependable experience, but there is room for improvement if higher frame rates are desired. The data implies that upgrading the GPU would likely yield a more significant performance boost than upgrading the CPU, given the CPU’s higher percentile ranking.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo shows strong performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 182 FPS, which is exceptionally smooth. Medium settings drop to 143 FPS, with a minimum of 122 FPS and a maximum of 164 FPS. High settings average 130 FPS. Ultra settings, however, cause a significant drop to 83 FPS. This 99 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p highlights the heavy cost of the highest quality presets.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain highly playable. Low settings average 126 FPS. Medium settings average 99 FPS, with a minimum of 84 FPS and a maximum of 114 FPS. High settings average 90 FPS. Ultra settings again cause a steep drop to 57 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra here is 69 FPS, showing that the GPU is starting to feel the pressure of the higher resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more demanding. Low settings average 75 FPS, which is the only preset that maintains a comfortable frame rate for smooth gameplay. Medium settings average 59 FPS, with a minimum of 50 FPS and a maximum of 68 FPS. High settings average 54 FPS. Ultra settings plummet to 34 FPS, which is not ideal for a game requiring responsive controls. The data shows a clear pattern: 4K requires Low to Medium settings to stay above 60 FPS, while 1080p and 1440p can handle High settings easily.

The Medium settings data is the only set that includes min and max FPS values across all resolutions. At 1080p, the spread is from 122 to 164 FPS, a range of 42 FPS. At 1440p, the spread is from 84 to 114 FPS, a range of 30 FPS. At 4K, the spread is from 50 to 68 FPS, a range of 18 FPS. This tightening of the frame time range as resolution increases suggests that the GPU is becoming more consistently saturated, reducing the variance in frame delivery.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Raphael. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. This is a modern CPU with strong single-threaded performance, which is critical for games like Greedfall. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and a 32 MB shared L3 cache, which helps with data locality and reduces memory latency.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU shows strong results. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 22799, and its single-core score is 3218. The Geekbench multicore score is 12362, with a single-core score of 2374. These numbers indicate that the CPU is not a bottleneck in most gaming scenarios. Its 3DMark scores also show scalability, with a single-thread score of 974 and a max-thread score of 6379.

The CPU’s memory support is DDR5 with a dual-channel bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. This is a significant upgrade over older platforms and helps feed the GPU with data. The CPU also supports PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes, though the GPU uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The 5 nm process node and 6,570 million transistors make it an efficient and capable part.

In the context of Greedfall, the CPU’s role is to maintain a stable frame rate floor. The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is capable of driving the GPU to its limits, as evidenced by the high frame rates. However, at 4K, the CPU is largely idle, waiting for the GPU to catch up. The CPU’s 77th percentile ranking against all CPUs confirms that it is a robust performer, but the combo rank of 1938 shows that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Greedfall with this combo for a 60 FPS experience?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 at High settings averages 90 FPS, and even Ultra at 1440p averages 57 FPS. At 3840x2160, High settings average 54 FPS, which is below 60. For a consistent 60 FPS, 1440p High is the safe choice, while 4K Low is the only way to stay above 60 FPS.

Q: How much of a performance difference is there between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings average 182 FPS, while Ultra settings average 83 FPS. This is a difference of 99 FPS, showing that Ultra settings nearly halve the frame rate compared to Low.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this system for Greedfall?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The CPU has a percentile rank of 77, while the GPU is at 72. The frame rate drops significantly from 1080p to 4K, which is a classic sign of GPU limitation. At 1080p, the CPU has enough headroom to push the GPU to 182 FPS on Low settings.

Q: How does the RX 6700 XT compare to its nearest rival, the RTX 4070 Mobile, in aggregate benchmarks?

A: The average benchmark score for the RX 6700 XT is 27425, while the RTX 4070 Mobile scores 27435. The deltaPct is 0, meaning they are statistically tied in overall performance.

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K with Medium settings, and what is the frame time range?

A: At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 59, with a minimum of 50 FPS and a maximum of 68 FPS. This is a narrow range, suggesting consistent frame delivery, but it is still right at the edge of the 60 FPS target.

Q: Does the combo rank in Greedfall indicate a well-balanced system?

A: The combo ranks 1938 out of 3703 tested combos. This places it in the middle of the pack. The CPU is stronger than the GPU, so the system is not perfectly balanced for this title, but it delivers playable performance at most settings and resolutions.