Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 combination delivers a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Greedfall, with the GPU acting as the primary constraint at higher settings. The data shows that 1080p is the only resolution where this combo consistently achieves high frame rates across all presets, while 4K Ultra falls to an unplayable 25.5 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 90.2 FPS at 1920x1080 to 63.8 FPS at 2560x1440, then plummets to 39.8 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 55.9% reduction in performance from 1080p to 4K at High settings. The pattern is even more pronounced at Ultra settings, where the drop is from 60 FPS at 1080p to 38 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 25.5 FPS at 4K — a 57.5% loss.

This scaling behavior points directly to the GTX 1070 as the limiting component. The Ryzen 5 7500F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads boosting to 5.00 GHz, is not the bottleneck here; the consistent performance degradation with increasing pixel count is the signature of a GPU that runs out of rasterization throughput. At 1080p, the combo can push past 90 FPS at High and even hit 124.2 FPS at Low, indicating that the CPU has ample headroom to feed the GPU at lower resolutions.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens dramatically as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low (124.2 FPS) and Ultra (60 FPS) is 64.2 FPS. At 4K, that gap shrinks to 26.7 FPS (52.2 vs 25.5), confirming that at higher resolutions the GPU is so saturated that even reducing settings yields diminishing returns. The data suggests that 1440p is the practical ceiling for this combo at Medium or High settings, with 4K only viable at Low settings.

GPU Role

The GTX 1070’s specifications explain its behavior in Greedfall. With 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth, the card has sufficient memory capacity for this 2019 title. The Pascal architecture, built on a 16 nm process with 7,200 million transistors, provides 6.463 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. Its boost clock of 1683 MHz and 1920 shading units are the key drivers behind the measured frame rates.

The GPU’s percentile ranking at 51 means it sits exactly at the median of all tested GPUs, which aligns with its performance profile in Greedfall. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro K4200, scores 0.7% higher on average, while the GeForce GTX 880M scores 1.3% lower. This places the GTX 1070 in a competitive but not dominant position. The card’s 8 GB VRAM is adequate for Greedfall at all tested settings, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale consistently with resolution rather than showing sudden drops that would indicate memory swapping.

The GTX 1070’s 150 W TDP and 1x 8-pin power connector are modest, but the data shows that thermal or power constraints do not appear to throttle performance. The card maintains a consistent relationship between settings and FPS across all resolutions. At 1080p, the jump from Medium (98.6 FPS) to High (90.2 FPS) costs only 8.4 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra (60 FPS) costs 30.2 FPS — indicating that Ultra settings introduce effects that heavily tax the Pascal architecture’s fixed-function units.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 7500F provides a strong foundation for this gaming combination. Built on TSMC’s 5 nm process with Zen 4 architecture, this 6-core, 12-thread processor runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts to 5.00 GHz. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22799 and single-core score of 3218 demonstrate substantial processing power. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth ensure that the CPU never starves the GPU.

The CPU’s percentile ranking at 82 places it well above the GPU’s 51, confirming that the processor is not the bottleneck in this pairing. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-11850H, scores just 0.1% higher, while the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X scores 0.3% lower. The Ryzen 5 7500F’s 5.00 GHz boost clock is particularly beneficial for Greedfall’s single-threaded game logic, and the 12 threads handle background tasks without impacting frame times.

Evidence of CPU headroom appears in the 1080p Low setting: 124.2 FPS shows that the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond what the GTX 1070 can render at High or Ultra settings. Even at 4K Ultra, where the GPU is clearly overwhelmed at 25.5 FPS, the CPU’s 82nd percentile ranking means that any frame rate limitation is purely graphical. The Ryzen 5 7500F’s launch MSRP of $179 positions it as a mid-range processor, but its performance metrics — including a Passmark multithread score of 26825 and Geekbench multicore score of 12686 — show it punches well above its class for gaming workloads.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo handle Greedfall at 4K?

A: Only at Low settings, where it achieves 52.2 FPS. At Medium it drops to 38.6 FPS, High to 39.8 FPS, and Ultra to 25.5 FPS, making 4K Ultra unplayable.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combination?

A: 1080p is the sweet spot, with all settings achieving at least 60 FPS. At 1440p, Medium and High are playable (65.5 and 63.8 FPS respectively), but Ultra drops to 38 FPS.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GTX 1070 scores 0.7% higher than the Quadro K4200 and 1.3% lower than the GTX 880M. It ranks at the 51st percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 7500F a bottleneck for the GTX 1070?

A: No. The CPU ranks at the 82nd percentile, far above the GPU’s 51st percentile. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 124.2 FPS, proving the CPU can feed the GPU faster than it can render.

Q: What settings should be avoided at 1440p?

A: Ultra settings at 1440p produce only 38 FPS, which is below the playable threshold. Stick to Medium or High for a smooth experience.

Q: How much performance does Ultra cost over High at 1080p?

A: Ultra drops from 90.2 FPS to 60 FPS at 1080p, a 33.5% reduction. The jump from Medium to High costs only 8.4 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to High settings at 1080p as the optimal configuration for this combo. At 90.2 FPS, this preset delivers a smooth experience with visual quality far above Medium, and it stays well clear of the 60 FPS threshold that Ultra barely hits. For users prioritizing frame rate over visuals, Low at 1080p yields 124.2 FPS, but the 34 FPS gain over High comes at a significant visual cost.

At 1440p, High settings at 63.8 FPS is the recommended choice, as it maintains a playable frame rate while preserving visual fidelity. Medium at 1440p (65.5 FPS) is nearly identical in performance, so High is the better value for the same frame rate. Ultra at 1440p should be avoided entirely, as 38 FPS is below the smoothness threshold for an action RPG.

For 4K, only Low settings (52.2 FPS) are viable. Medium and High both hover near 39 FPS, which is borderline playable but not recommended for a game requiring combat precision. Ultra at 4K at 25.5 FPS is unusable. The data suggests that users with 4K displays should either accept Low settings or use a lower resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 124.2 FPS on Low, 98.6 FPS on Medium, 90.2 FPS on High, and 60 FPS on Ultra. All settings exceed the 60 FPS threshold, making 1080p the only resolution where every preset is playable.

At 2560x1440, performance drops to 85.6 FPS on Low, 65.5 FPS on Medium, 63.8 FPS on High, and 38 FPS on Ultra. The first three presets remain playable, but Ultra falls below the acceptable range.

At 3840x2160, the numbers are 52.2 FPS on Low, 38.6 FPS on Medium, 39.8 FPS on High, and 25.5 FPS on Ultra. Only Low achieves a frame rate that can be considered comfortable, and even that sits below the 60 FPS ideal.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1431st out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the bottom 16% of all configurations. This low ranking is driven almost entirely by the GPU, which sits at the 51st percentile, while the CPU ranks at the 82nd percentile.

The ranking reflects the GPU’s age — the GTX 1070 is from 2016, and Greedfall was released in 2019. The data shows that the combo performs admirably at 1080p, but the 84th percentile gap between the CPU’s capability and the GPU’s output means that upgrading the graphics card would yield significant gains without changing the processor. The CPU’s nearest rivals — the i7-11850H, Ryzen 7 2700X, and Ryzen 5 8400F — all score within 0.4% of each other, confirming that the 7500F is well-matched to its peer group, while the GPU’s rivals (Quadro K4200, GTX 880M, GTX 1650 SUPER) are similarly clustered. This combo’s 1431st rank is a direct consequence of pairing a top-quartile CPU with a median GPU, creating a system that is CPU-ready for future GPU upgrades.