Greedfall

Greedfall, a 2019 Action RPG, presents a demanding workload for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT combination. The measured data shows a wide performance envelope across resolutions and presets, with the system ranking 867th out of 1705 tested combos. The benchmark results reveal that the optimal experience hinges on balancing the GPU's graphical load against the CPU's processing headroom.

Settings Recommendations

The data indicates that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all three tested resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers an average of 136 FPS, which is 51.4% higher than the Ultra preset's 84.6 FPS, while the visual quality reduction is less severe than dropping to Medium. At 1440p, High produces 91.9 FPS, maintaining a smooth experience above the 60 FPS threshold, whereas Ultra dips to 59.6 FPS, risking stutter on standard 60Hz displays. The 4K results reinforce this pattern; High achieves 55.8 FPS, close to playable, while Ultra falls to 35.2 FPS, which is not recommended for consistent gameplay.

For users prioritizing frame rate above all else, Low settings at 1080p yield 189.7 FPS, and even at 1440p, Low hits 132.9 FPS. However, the leap from Low to Medium at 1080p is a 41.2% reduction in FPS, suggesting that the GPU is not the primary constraint at lower settings. The Medium preset provides a middle ground, offering 149.5 FPS at 1080p and 103.7 FPS at 1440p, but it does not provide the same visual fidelity as High. The data shows that High is the sweet spot, as it delivers the best combination of visual fidelity and playable frame rates without the steep performance penalty seen with Ultra.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a 7 nm process. It features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 2150 MHz, with a game clock of 2495 MHz and a boost clock of 2600 MHz. Its 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs contribute to a pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 13.31 TFLOPS.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution and settings rise. The transition from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a drop from 189.7 FPS to 84.6 FPS, a 55.4% reduction, indicating that the GPU is heavily taxed by the Ultra preset's effects. The same trend is visible at 4K, where Low achieves 78.9 FPS but Ultra plummets to 35.2 FPS. The 12 GB VRAM appears sufficient for the game's demands, as no data suggests a memory bottleneck. The GPU's benchmark percentile of 79, against an average score of 35327, places it close to rivals like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, which is 1.3% faster, and the AMD Radeon 880M, which is 0.9% faster. This close grouping suggests the RX 6750 XT is a capable mid-range contender, but Greedfall's Ultra settings push it beyond its comfort zone.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 136 at 1080p to 91.9 at 1440p, a 32.4% decrease, and then to 55.8 at 4K, a further 39.3% decrease from 1440p. This progressive decline shows that the rendering load on the GPU grows exponentially with pixel count. At Low settings, the drop is similar in percentage terms: from 189.7 FPS at 1080p to 132.9 FPS at 1440p (a 30% decrease) and then to 78.9 FPS at 4K (a 40.6% decrease from 1440p).

The scaling behavior indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions, particularly 4K. At 1080p, the CPU's performance is more relevant, as evidenced by the smaller absolute FPS differences between presets when compared to 1440p and 4K. For example, the gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 105.1 FPS, while at 4K it is 43.7 FPS. This narrowing gap at 4K suggests the GPU is saturated, and the CPU has less influence on the final frame rate. The data confirms that 1080p and 1440p are the practical resolutions for this combo, with 4K only viable on Low or Medium settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from a high of 189.7 on Low to a low of 84.6 on Ultra. The Medium preset achieves 149.5 FPS, and High sits at 136 FPS. The data shows a consistent step-down as settings increase, with the largest single drop occurring between Low and Medium, a 40.2 FPS difference.

At 2560x1440, the results are lower but maintain a similar pattern. Low produces 132.9 FPS, Medium drops to 103.7 FPS, and High reaches 91.9 FPS. Ultra is significantly slower at 59.6 FPS, representing a 35.2% reduction from High. This resolution is where the GPU begins to struggle with the highest preset.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates become marginal. Low yields 78.9 FPS, which is playable, while Medium drops to 61.2 FPS, just above the 60 FPS line. High falls to 55.8 FPS, which may cause noticeable stutter on some displays, and Ultra is effectively unplayable at 35.2 FPS. The data shows a clear hierarchy: 1080p is for high-refresh displays, 1440p is the sweet spot for High settings, and 4K requires reduced settings for playability.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for smooth gameplay at 1440p?

A: The High preset at 1440p produces an average of 91.9 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold and provides a good balance of visual quality. The Ultra preset drops to 59.6 FPS, making High the recommended choice for this resolution.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Greedfall?

A: At 4K, the Low preset achieves 78.9 FPS and Medium reaches 61.2 FPS, so playable frame rates are possible. However, High drops to 55.8 FPS and Ultra falls to 35.2 FPS, indicating that 4K is only practical with reduced settings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F has an average benchmark score of 24993, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-11850H and 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX. It is 0.3% slower than both the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the Low preset produces 189.7 FPS, while Ultra produces 84.6 FPS. This represents a 105.1 FPS difference, showing that the Ultra preset imposes a significant performance cost.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the CPU plays a larger role, as the FPS differences between presets are relatively smaller in percentage terms compared to 4K. The data suggests the CPU can still feed the GPU at lower resolutions, but the GPU becomes the bottleneck as resolution increases.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have, and is it sufficient?

A: The RX 6750 XT has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory. The measured data shows no evidence of a memory-related performance drop, indicating that 12 GB is sufficient for Greedfall at all tested settings and resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael). It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus, providing 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Its benchmark results show a single-thread score of 974 in 3DMark and a multicore score of 6379 in the same test, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22799.

In Greedfall, the CPU's performance is most evident at 1080p, where the GPU is less stressed. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 189.7 FPS, suggesting the CPU can handle high frame rates. However, the drop to 84.6 FPS at Ultra indicates that the GPU is still the primary constraint even at this resolution. At 1440p and 4K, the CPU's influence diminishes, as the frame rate differences between settings become more pronounced due to GPU load.

The CPU's percentile rank of 82 places it above most processors, and its average benchmark score of 24993 is close to its rivals, with a 0.1% difference from the Intel Core i7-11850H and a 0.4% difference from the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX. This indicates that the 7500F is a well-balanced processor for gaming, but Greedfall's engine does not appear to be heavily CPU-bound at higher resolutions. The 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for the game's threading model, as the data does not show a CPU bottleneck at any tested setting.