Greedfall

Greedfall, an Action RPG released in 2019, presents an interesting benchmark case for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination. The data shows a system capable of extremely high frame rates, but the performance characteristics vary significantly across presets and resolutions, revealing where each component contributes to the final output. This analysis walks through the measured FPS data to explain the CPU and GPU roles, optimal settings, and how this combo stacks up against other tested configurations.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. It features 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus. In synthetic benchmarks, this CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22799 and a single-core score of 3218, with a Geekbench multicore score of 12686. Its percentile rank against all CPUs is 82, indicating it sits comfortably above the median performer in the database.

In Greedfall, the CPU's influence is most apparent at lower resolutions and higher frame rates. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo reaches 362 FPS, a figure that demands strong per-thread performance to feed the GPU. The single-thread score of 974 in 3DMark and 3841 in Passmark suggests the 7500F has the headroom to handle this workload. However, the gap between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p is substantial—from 362 FPS down to 168.4 FPS—which indicates that while the CPU can push very high frame rates, the game's engine still has CPU-bound sections that limit maximum throughput. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration is sufficient for Greedfall, as the game does not appear to scale beyond this thread count based on the measured results; the CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 6376 is nearly identical to its max-thread score of 6379, suggesting diminishing returns beyond 16 threads.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 7500F posts an average benchmark score of 24993, which is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-11850H at 24974 (0.1% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX at 24897 (0.4% delta). It trails the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X by 0.3% (score 25057) and the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F by 0.3% (score 25064). These negligible differences mean that in CPU-bound scenarios within Greedfall, the 7500F should perform nearly identically to these alternatives, making the GPU the primary differentiator in this combo.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on preset selection. At 1080p, the High preset delivers 261.7 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any display refresh rate currently on the market. Moving to Medium yields 287.7 FPS, and Low reaches 362 FPS, but these increases come with visual quality trade-offs that are unlikely to be perceptible at such high frame rates. The Ultra preset drops to 168.4 FPS, still highly playable but representing a 36% reduction from High. Given that High offers nearly 100 FPS more than Ultra while maintaining solid visual fidelity, High is the recommended preset at 1080p.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts. High produces 182.8 FPS, Medium 199.1 FPS, and Low 253.4 FPS. Ultra falls to 115.7 FPS. The delta between High and Ultra is 67.1 FPS, which is a larger absolute gap than at 1080p. For a high-refresh-rate 1440p monitor, High remains the sweet spot, as it stays above 180 FPS while Ultra still clears 100 FPS. At 4K, the situation changes dramatically. High delivers 108.5 FPS, Medium 117.8 FPS, and Low 149.7 FPS, but Ultra drops to 68.6 FPS. Here, High is again the best choice—it maintains a triple-digit frame rate while Ultra dips below 70 FPS, which could cause stutter on variable refresh rate displays with lower VRR ranges.

The data indicates that High is the most balanced preset across all resolutions. It never falls below 108 FPS at 4K and exceeds 260 FPS at 1080p, providing a consistent experience without the excessive performance cost of Ultra. Medium offers a slight FPS boost over High at every resolution (ranging from 8.6% at 4K to 9.9% at 1440p), but the visual difference is typically minor, making High the superior recommendation for image quality per frame.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The resolution scaling data reveals the balance between CPU and GPU load. Moving from 1080p High (261.7 FPS) to 1440p High (182.8 FPS) results in a 30.2% FPS drop, while moving from 1440p to 4K High (108.5 FPS) yields a 40.7% drop. From 1080p to 4K, the total reduction is 58.5%. This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-limited scenario at higher resolutions, as the pixel count increases by 2.25x from 1080p to 1440p and another 2.25x from 1440p to 4K, but the FPS does not drop proportionally—indicating that the RTX 5090 has enough headroom to absorb some of the additional pixel workload.

At Low settings, the scaling is more pronounced: 362 FPS at 1080p drops to 253.4 FPS at 1440p (30% drop) and then to 149.7 FPS at 4K (40.9% drop from 1440p). The fact that Low settings at 1080p reaches 362 FPS, which is near the CPU's practical limit for this game, suggests that the processor is the primary limiter at this configuration. The RTX 5090 could likely render more frames if the CPU could supply them. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, which is why the FPS drops are smaller than the pixel count increases.

Ultra settings show the most significant scaling: 168.4 FPS at 1080p, 115.7 FPS at 1440p (31.3% drop), and 68.6 FPS at 4K (40.7% drop from 1440p). The 4K Ultra result of 68.6 FPS is the lowest measured across all rows, indicating that the combination of high resolution and maximum quality settings places a heavy load on the GPU, with the CPU contributing less to the bottleneck at this point.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a combo rank of 4 out of 1705 tested combinations in Greedfall. This top-0.2% ranking places it among the fastest configurations in the database. The rank is driven primarily by the RTX 5090's exceptional performance, as the CPU's synthetic scores are merely average for its class—but in this game, the GPU's raw throughput at higher resolutions and settings dominates the overall result.

Being ranked 4th means that only three other CPU-GPU pairings produce higher average frame rates in Greedfall. The 7500F's modest multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multicore of 22799) does not hold back the RTX 5090 in most scenarios, as evidenced by the high FPS at 1080p. However, the ranking also implies that the combo is not the absolute fastest, and the limiting factor at lower resolutions could be the CPU's single-thread capability. The 3DMark single-thread score of 974 is relatively low compared to the CPU's multi-thread results, which might explain why the combo cannot reach the very top spot in a game that may have single-threaded bottlenecks at extreme frame rates.

In the context of the database's 1705 combos, this rank of 4 indicates that the RTX 5090 is the dominant component. The GPU's percentile of 94 against all GPUs reflects its top-tier status, and the CPU's percentile of 82 is sufficient to avoid becoming a significant bottleneck in Greedfall's engine. The gap between this combo and the #1 spot is likely small, but the data does not provide the specific FPS values for the top three combos, so a precise comparison is not possible from the available information.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 2017 MHz with a boost clock of 2407 MHz, and it features 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. The GPU's Passmark G3D score is 39650, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 14411, placing it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs.

In Greedfall, the RTX 5090's role is most evident at 4K and at Ultra settings. The 32 GB VRAM is far beyond what this 2019 title requires, but the memory bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s helps maintain high frame rates at 4K, where texture and geometry data demands are highest. The GPU's FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS allows it to handle the game's shading and post-processing effects without strain, as shown by the 108.5 FPS at 4K High. The boost clock of 2407 MHz is modest for a flagship, but the sheer number of shaders compensates for the relatively low clock speed.

The RTX 5090's nearest rivals include the RTX 5090 D (0.1% delta), RTX 5050 Mobile (0.2% delta), and AMD Radeon PRO W6600 (1.3% delta), with the NVIDIA CMP 40HX being 1.6% faster. The average benchmark score of 84306 confirms its position near the top of the GPU hierarchy. In Greedfall, the GPU is the primary determinant of frame rates at 4K and Ultra settings, as the CPU's influence diminishes at these higher loads. The 4K Ultra result of 68.6 FPS is the only measured row below 100 FPS, suggesting that even this flagship GPU is pushed by maximum settings at 4K, though it remains playable.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for a 1440p monitor with this combo?

A: The High preset at 1440p delivers 182.8 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate displays. Ultra drops to 115.7 FPS, still playable but with a significant performance cost.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations in Greedfall?

A: It ranks 4th out of 1705 combos, placing it in the top 0.2% of all tested CPU-GPU pairings in this game.

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

A: At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 362 FPS, which is near the CPU's practical limit. The GPU could likely render more frames, but the Ryzen 5 7500F's single-thread performance becomes the bottleneck.

Q: What is the FPS difference between High and Ultra at 4K?

A: At 4K, High delivers 108.5 FPS while Ultra drops to 68.6 FPS, a difference of 39.9 FPS. This makes High the better choice for maintaining a smooth experience at 4K.

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

A: Its average benchmark score of 24993 is within 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-11850H, AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, showing negligible performance differences.

Q: Does the RTX 5090's 32 GB VRAM matter for Greedfall?

A: The 32 GB VRAM is far more than needed for this 2019 title, but the 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth helps maintain high frame rates at 4K, where memory demands are highest.