Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a dominant 1080p experience in Greedfall, but the data reveals a sharp performance cliff as resolution and settings increase. The measured FPS shows this combo is firmly GPU-limited at higher loads, with the CPU providing ample headroom across all tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent, indicating the RTX 4070 SUPER becomes the primary bottleneck as pixel count rises. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 196 at 1920x1080 to 137.6 at 2560x1440, a reduction of approximately 30%. Moving to 3840x2160, the average drops further to 82.7, which is roughly 58% below the 1080p result.

The scaling pattern is nearly identical across all settings presets. Low settings show the most extreme range: 276.6 FPS at 1080p, 191.8 at 1440p, and 113.8 at 4K. This wide spread confirms that the GPU’s rendering load, not the CPU, dictates performance at higher resolutions. The Ryzen 5 7500F’s 6 cores and 12 threads are never the limiting factor here; even at 1080p Low, the CPU maintains 276.6 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show.

The Ultra preset reveals the most dramatic scaling penalty. At 1080p, the combo still manages a solid 125.8 FPS, but 1440p drops to 88.3, and 4K collapses to 51.2. This 59% reduction from 1080p to 4K Ultra is the largest relative drop in the dataset, underscoring that the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are pushed hard by the highest settings at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this combination at rank 308 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, putting it in the top 18% of all configurations. This is a strong result, but not an elite one. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU’s 82nd percentile standing among all processors and the GPU’s 84th percentile among all graphics cards.

The CPU’s nearest rivals show how close the 7500F is to its peers. It scores within 0.1% of the Intel Core i7-11850H and 0.3% behind both the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 8400F. The Ryzen 9 6900HX is just 0.4% ahead. These tiny margins mean the 7500F’s contribution to the combo rank is essentially neutral — it will neither boost nor drag down the overall standing.

The GPU’s rivals tell a similar story. The RTX 4070 SUPER is 0.2% behind the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, while leading the AMD Radeon Pro 580X by 1.4% and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 1.6%. The 308th rank out of 1705 is therefore driven by the GPU’s strong but not class-leading performance, paired with a CPU that is competitive but not exceptional in this game’s workload.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K gaming, the data strongly favors Medium settings. The Ultra preset delivers only 51.2 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth action gameplay, while High reaches 82.7 FPS and Medium hits 90.8. The jump from Ultra to Medium is a 77% improvement in frame rate, making Medium the clear choice for 4K. Low settings at 4K provide 113.8 FPS, but the visual sacrifice is unnecessary given Medium’s comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

At 1440p, High settings are the sweet spot. The combo produces 137.6 FPS on High, which is more than enough for high-refresh-rate monitors. Ultra drops to 88.3 FPS, still playable but not ideal for competitive play. Medium and Low offer 149.6 and 191.8 FPS respectively, but these presets reduce visual fidelity without a proportional frame rate gain over High.

For 1080p, the recommendation is Ultra. The measured 125.8 FPS on Ultra is well above 60 FPS and provides the best visual experience. High settings yield 196 FPS, but the extra 70 FPS is unlikely to be noticeable on most displays, while the visual downgrade from Ultra is significant. Low and Medium settings at 1080p exceed 219 FPS, which is wasted performance unless the user has a 240Hz or higher monitor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest averages. Low settings produce 276.6 FPS, Medium drops to 219.9, High comes in at 196, and Ultra bottoms out at 125.8. The gap between Low and Ultra is 150.8 FPS, a 120% difference that shows the GPU’s headroom at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 191.8 FPS on Low, 149.6 on Medium, 137.6 on High, and 88.3 on Ultra. The scaling from 1080p is roughly 30-32% across all presets, confirming a consistent GPU load increase. The Ultra preset at 1440p is the first configuration where the frame rate drops below 100 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the data shows 113.8 FPS on Low, 90.8 on Medium, 82.7 on High, and 51.2 on Ultra. The Ultra result is the only measured configuration below 60 FPS, making it the sole setting where the combo fails to maintain a smooth experience. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 62.6 FPS, a 122% variation that mirrors the 1080p spread but at a much lower absolute level.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 SUPER is the decisive component in this pairing. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p but strained at 4K Ultra. The boost clock of 2475 MHz and 7168 shading units deliver 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which the benchmark results show is enough for high frame rates at lower resolutions but not for maxed-out 4K.

The GPU’s 84th percentile ranking among all graphics cards aligns with its measured behavior. The nearest rival comparisons — 0.2% behind the RTX A6000 and 0.3% behind the RX 7650 GRE — indicate that the 4070 SUPER is a solid mid-to-high-tier performer. The 4K Ultra result of 51.2 FPS is the clearest evidence that the GPU’s 220 W TDP and 35.8 billion transistors are working at their limit when ray tracing and heavy effects are enabled.

The memory subsystem plays a critical role in the 4K results. The 504.2 GB/s bandwidth is the same across all resolutions, but the per-pixel data requirements at 3840x2160 are four times that of 1080p. This explains why the frame rate scales so poorly with resolution: the GPU’s compute capacity and memory bandwidth are exhausted simultaneously.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Greedfall?*

A: The data shows 1440p High as the optimal balance, delivering 137.6 FPS. 1080p Ultra is also excellent at 125.8 FPS, while 4K requires dropping to Medium for 90.8 FPS.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming?

A: Yes, but only at Medium or Low settings. The measured averages are 90.8 FPS on Medium and 113.8 on Low, while High drops to 82.7 and Ultra falls to 51.2.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 7500F compare to its closest CPU rivals?

A: The 7500F is within 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-11850H, AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, making it statistically tied with all four.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 SUPER a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: No. Even at 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 125.8 FPS, and at Low settings it reaches 276.6 FPS. The CPU is not limiting these results.

Q: What is the combo’s overall ranking in this game?

A: The combination ranks 308th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the top 18% of all configurations.

Q: Why is the 4K Ultra result so low?

A: The 51.2 FPS average reflects the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute limits at 3840x2160 with maximum settings. Dropping to Medium improves this to 90.8 FPS, a 77% gain.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F’s contribution is best described as unobtrusive. Its 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz, provide more than enough processing power for Greedfall. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s of DDR5 memory bandwidth ensure the CPU never starves the GPU of data.

The CPU’s benchmark scores confirm its capability. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22799 and single-core score of 3218 are strong for a 65 W part. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6376 and max-thread score of 6379 show consistent scaling across all cores. The PassMark single-thread score of 3841 and multithread score of 26825 place it well above average.

The nearest rival data reinforces this view. The 7500F’s average benchmark score of 24993 is virtually identical to the Intel Core i7-11850H (24974, +0.1%) and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25057, -0.3%). This means that in Greedfall, swapping the CPU for any of these alternatives would produce nearly identical frame rates. The 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs is a fair representation of its standing.

The data shows no scenario where the CPU limits performance. Even at 1080p Low, where the GPU has the least work, the combo reaches 276.6 FPS. This is well beyond the 240Hz refresh rate of most high-end monitors, indicating that the CPU’s single-thread performance and low latency are more than adequate. The 5.00 GHz boost clock and Zen 4 architecture deliver the responsiveness needed for an action RPG, though the game’s age — released in 2019 — means it does not heavily utilize the 7500F’s 12 threads.