Greedfall

# Greedfall Performance Analysis: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

The combination of AMD's Ryzen 5 7500F processor and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card delivers a broad range of frame rates in Greedfall, scaling from a playable 60 FPS average at 4K High settings to a fluid 204 FPS average at 1080p Low. The measured data shows this pairing sits at rank 1584 out of 3703 tested combos for this title, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the database. Across all tested configurations, the pattern of frame rate changes from 1080p to 4K reveals where the system's performance ceiling resides and how each component contributes to the final result.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS values across resolutions demonstrate a clear and consistent scaling pattern that points to the GPU as the primary limiting factor in Greedfall. Starting at 1920x1080 with High settings, the system produces 146 FPS average; moving to 2560x1440 drops this to 101 FPS, a reduction of approximately 31%; and at 3840x2160 the average falls to 60 FPS, which is about 41% lower than the 1440p result and roughly 59% lower than the 1080p figure. This steep decline as pixel count increases is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the RTX 3070's rendering capacity is increasingly consumed by the higher resolution workloads.

The Low settings row amplifies this observation. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 204 FPS average, which drops to 141 FPS at 1440p (a 31% decrease) and then to 84 FPS at 4K (a 40% decrease from 1440p). The proportional drops are nearly identical to those seen at High settings, suggesting that even when graphical load is reduced, the same resolution-driven bottleneck persists. If the CPU were the constraint, lowering settings would typically produce a smaller FPS gap between resolutions because the processor workload would remain similar while GPU load decreases; instead, the data shows that reducing settings from High to Low at 1080p yields a 58 FPS improvement (146 to 204), while the same settings change at 4K yields only a 24 FPS improvement (60 to 84). This compression of gains at higher resolutions reinforces the GPU-bound interpretation.

The Medium settings row provides additional detail with minimum and maximum frame rates. At 1080p Medium, the average is 160 FPS with a minimum of 136 FPS and maximum of 184 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 111 FPS with minimum 94 FPS and maximum 128 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average is 66 FPS with minimum 56 FPS and maximum 76 FPS. The gap between minimum and maximum frames remains proportionally similar across resolutions (roughly 30% of the average value), indicating that the frame time variance is tied to the same component — the GPU — regardless of resolution. The minimum FPS values at 4K Medium (56 FPS) and 1440p Medium (94 FPS) suggest that even the lower-bound performance stays within playable territory for most scenarios, though the 4K Ultra result of 38 FPS average falls below the typical 60 FPS target.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F brings six cores and twelve threads to this pairing, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. Its Zen 4 architecture, built on a 5 nm process, provides the processing foundation for Greedfall's game logic and simulation. The CPU's benchmark scores indicate strong single-threaded capability — a 3DMark single-thread score of 974 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3218 — which is relevant for a game that relies heavily on main-thread performance. The multi-threaded results are equally robust: Cinebench R23 multi-core reaches 22799, Geekbench multi-core scores 12362, and the Passmark multithread result is 26825.

In the context of Greedfall's measured FPS, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the 1080p Low results. At 204 FPS average, the system is producing frames at a rate that approaches the practical ceiling for many CPU-driven scenarios, yet the data shows no evidence of a hard CPU cap that would prevent higher frame rates. The fact that 1080p Low (204 FPS) is substantially higher than 1080p High (146 FPS) indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU with enough data to reach 200+ FPS when the GPU workload is light. If the CPU were the limiting factor at 1080p Low, the frame rate would plateau regardless of GPU load; instead, the 58 FPS jump from High to Low at the same resolution suggests the GPU is still the dominant constraint even at lower settings.

The CPU's single-thread performance, as shown by a Passmark single-thread score of 3841 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2374, supports this interpretation. Greedfall, like many action RPGs, tends to have a primary game thread that benefits from high per-core performance. The Ryzen 5 7500F's boost clock of 5.00 GHz provides the headroom needed to avoid becoming the bottleneck in most scenarios tested. The processor's 32 MB of shared L3 cache also helps maintain consistent frame delivery by reducing memory latency for frequently accessed data, though the direct impact on FPS cannot be isolated from this dataset alone.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 77 among all tested processors, with an average benchmark score of 24964, places it near rivals such as the Intel Core i7-11850H (deltaPct 0.1), AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (deltaPct -0.2), and Intel Core i7-13620H (deltaPct 0.2). These small delta percentages indicate that the 7500F delivers performance broadly similar to those alternatives, meaning the choice of CPU among these options would likely have minimal impact on Greedfall's frame rates compared to the GPU's influence.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 204, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, at 4K High settings the average FPS is exactly 60, and at 4K Medium it is 66 with a minimum of 56 FPS. However, at 4K Ultra the average drops to 38 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS target.

Q: How does the frame rate change between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings produce 101 FPS average, while Ultra settings produce 64 FPS average — a reduction of 37 FPS (approximately 37% lower) when moving to the highest preset.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded in any tested configuration?

A: The only configuration with a recorded minimum FPS is Medium settings, where the lowest value is 56 FPS at 3840x2160 resolution. The minimum at 1440p Medium is 94 FPS, and at 1080p Medium it is 136 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiting factor. Frame rates drop by roughly 31-41% when moving from 1080p to 1440p and again from 1440p to 4K, and the FPS gains from lowering settings diminish as resolution increases — both patterns point to GPU-bound performance.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for Greedfall?

A: This pairing ranks 1584 out of 3703 tested combos, placing it in the 42.8th percentile of all tested configurations for this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080 resolution, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 204 FPS, which is the single highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium settings follow at 160 FPS average, with a minimum of 136 FPS and maximum of 184 FPS, showing strong consistency with only a 48 FPS spread between the lowest and highest recorded frames. High settings reduce the average to 146 FPS, and Ultra settings drop further to 93 FPS average. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a total reduction of 111 FPS (from 204 to 93), which represents a 54% decrease in average frame rate when applying the most demanding preset.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same settings ladder produces lower but still robust numbers. Low settings average 141 FPS, Medium averages 111 FPS with a minimum of 94 FPS and maximum of 128 FPS, High averages 101 FPS, and Ultra averages 64 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 77 FPS, a 55% decrease that closely mirrors the proportional drop seen at 1080p. The Medium settings row at 1440p shows a minimum-to-maximum spread of 34 FPS, which is tighter in absolute terms than the 1080p Medium spread but similar proportionally.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates become more modest. Low settings produce 84 FPS average, Medium produces 66 FPS average with a minimum of 56 FPS and maximum of 76 FPS, High produces exactly 60 FPS average, and Ultra produces 38 FPS average. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 46 FPS, a 55% decrease that matches the proportional reductions at lower resolutions. Notably, the 4K High result of 60 FPS exactly meets the common 60 FPS target, while 4K Medium provides a small cushion with 66 FPS average and a 56 FPS minimum. The 4K Ultra average of 38 FPS is the lowest measured value in the dataset, indicating that this preset is not suitable for smooth gameplay at this resolution.

Across all resolutions, the Medium settings rows are the only ones with complete minimum and maximum data. At 1080p, the range is 136-184 FPS; at 1440p, it is 94-128 FPS; and at 4K, it is 56-76 FPS. The consistency of these ranges — each spanning roughly 30% of the average value — suggests stable frame pacing with occasional dips rather than severe stuttering.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip, provides the rendering power for this pairing. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is directly relevant to Greedfall's texture-heavy environments. The GPU's boost clock of 1725 MHz, combined with 5888 shading units, yields a FP32 performance of 20.31 TFLOPS. The 184 texture mapping units and 96 raster output pipelines support a texture rate of 317.4 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 165.6 GPixel/s, respectively.

The GPU's benchmark results place it in the 61st percentile among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17208. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (deltaPct 0.7), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (deltaPct 1), AMD Radeon HD 7970M (deltaPct 1.1), and NVIDIA Tesla K40c (deltaPct -1.5). These tight delta percentages indicate that the RTX 3070's overall compute performance is closely matched by several other cards in the database, though Greedfall's specific rendering demands may favor different architectures.

The measured FPS data shows the RTX 3070 scaling predictably with resolution. At 1080p High, the GPU produces 146 FPS; at 1440p High, 101 FPS; and at 4K High, 60 FPS. This scaling curve — roughly 31% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and 41% reduction from 1440p to 4K — is typical for a GPU with 8 GB of memory and the bandwidth available here. The VRAM capacity may become a factor at 4K Ultra settings, where the 38 FPS average suggests the GPU is heavily taxed by both compute and memory demands. However, the dataset does not include VRAM usage figures, so any assertion about memory limitations remains speculative based on the performance pattern alone.

The GPU's DirectX 12 performance, as measured by Passmark at a score of 85, is notably lower than its DirectX 11 score of 182, which could indicate that Greedfall's rendering path benefits more from the older API. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3162 provides a modern benchmark comparison point. The RTX 3070's support for DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 ensures compatibility with the game's rendering requirements, but the measured FPS values ultimately reflect how well this specific GPU handles Greedfall's workload.

Settings Recommendations

For users prioritizing a smooth 60 FPS experience at 4K, the High preset is the appropriate choice, as it delivers exactly 60 FPS average. The Medium preset at 4K offers a slightly higher average of 66 FPS with a minimum of 56 FPS, providing a small safety margin for demanding scenes. Ultra at 4K should be avoided, as its 38 FPS average falls well below playability thresholds for most users. Given that the jump from Medium to High at 4K costs only 6 FPS (from 66 to 60), High is the better balance of visual quality and performance at this resolution.

At 1440p, the High preset delivers 101 FPS average, which comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS target and leaves headroom for demanding moments. Medium at 1440p provides 111 FPS with a 94 FPS minimum, making it the safest choice for users who want to avoid any frame rate dips below 90 FPS. Ultra at 1440p drops to 64 FPS average, which is still playable but offers no minimum FPS data to confirm consistency. For most 1440p users, High is the recommended preset — it provides 101 FPS, a 37 FPS improvement over Ultra, and the visual difference between High and Ultra in Greedfall is unlikely to justify the performance cost.

At 1080p, all settings produce playable frame rates. Ultra averages 93 FPS, High averages 146 FPS, Medium averages 160 FPS with a 136 FPS minimum, and Low reaches 204 FPS. For users with high-refresh-rate monitors, Medium or High are the best choices — Medium provides the highest average (160 FPS) with recorded minimums above 136 FPS, while High offers 146 FPS with presumably similar consistency (though no min/max data is available for High). Low at 204 FPS may exceed the refresh rate of most displays, making it unnecessary unless maximizing frame rate is the sole objective. Ultra at 93 FPS is perfectly playable but represents a significant performance sacrifice compared to High.

The data suggests that the Medium preset offers the most consistent performance across all resolutions, as it is the only setting with recorded minimum FPS values. At 1080p, the minimum of 136 FPS ensures no perceptible stutter; at 1440p, the minimum of 94 FPS maintains a comfortable buffer above 60 FPS; and at 4K, the minimum of 56 FPS keeps gameplay mostly smooth with occasional dips below 60. This consistency makes Medium the recommended preset for users who prioritize frame rate stability over maximum visual fidelity.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 combination holds rank 1584 out of 3703 tested combos for Greedfall, placing it in the 42.8th percentile of all tested configurations. This means roughly 57% of tested combos deliver higher performance in this game, while 43% deliver lower performance. The rank reflects the mid-to-upper tier positioning of this pairing, consistent with the RTX 3070's 61st percentile ranking among GPUs and the 7500F's 77th percentile among CPUs.

The combo's rank relative to the component percentiles suggests that Greedfall's specific performance characteristics may not perfectly align with the aggregate benchmark scores. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking is higher than the combo's 42.8th percentile, indicating that the processor is capable of more than this game utilizes. Similarly, the GPU's 61st percentile is above the combo's overall rank, suggesting that either the game's engine does not fully leverage the RTX 3070's capabilities, or that the combination of these two components produces a result slightly below what their individual scores would predict.

Within the context of the database, this combo's position at 1584 out of 3703 means there is a substantial number of higher-performing configurations, likely featuring more powerful GPUs or CPUs. However, the 42.8th percentile also indicates that this pairing outperforms a significant majority of tested combos — nearly 2,119 configurations rank below it. For a mid-range CPU paired with a mainstream enthusiast GPU, this ranking is reasonable given Greedfall's demanding 4K Ultra settings, which reduce the average FPS to 38.

The measured FPS data provides the most meaningful interpretation of this rank. At 1080p, the combo delivers excellent performance across all settings, with even Ultra exceeding 90 FPS. At 1440p, it remains strong with High settings exceeding 100 FPS. At 4K, it achieves playable frame rates up to High settings but struggles with Ultra. These results indicate that the combo is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K available for users willing to adjust settings. The rank of 1584 reflects this balanced capability — not top-tier for 4K Ultra, but more than sufficient for the majority of gaming scenarios.