Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination ranks 254th out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 7% of all configurations. This is a dominant pairing for this Action RPG, with the benchmark data showing consistently high frame rates across all settings and resolutions. The combo's ranking reflects a system that is well-balanced for Greedfall, though the data reveals distinct scaling patterns that clarify which component carries the load at different settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The 254th position out of 3703 tested combos puts this pairing in the upper echelon of systems benchmarked for Greedfall. This is a strong result, indicating that the combination of the Ryzen 5 7500X3D and RTX 4080 delivers a high-performance experience without being an absolute top-tier outlier. The rank is driven by the CPU's strong single-thread performance and the GPU's substantial rasterization power, both of which matter in Greedfall's open-world environments.

Benchmark results show the CPU's average benchmark score sits at 44573, placing it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs. The nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H, scores 44466, a delta of just 0.2%, meaning the Ryzen chip is essentially tied with that processor. The Intel Core i5-14600 trails by 0.7% with a score of 44889, while the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 is ahead by 0.6% at 44309. These tight margins indicate that the Ryzen 5 7500X3D is competitively positioned, though not a clear leader among its immediate peers.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4080's average benchmark score is 54247, which lands in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Its closest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores 54209, a negligible 0.1% difference, making the two effectively equal in synthetic tests. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1% ahead at 54828, while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.6% behind at 55698. This data suggests the RTX 4080 is a very capable card, but not at the absolute peak of the performance curve, which aligns with its 254th overall combo rank.

The measured FPS data reinforces this ranking. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 318 FPS, a figure that only a small fraction of systems can match. The fact that the rank is not higher is likely due to the CPU's limits at lower resolutions, where the GPU is not fully utilized, as well as the presence of systems with more powerful CPUs and GPUs in the database.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It features 9728 shading units, 304 texture mapping units, and 112 ROPs, along with 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores. The card operates at a base clock of 2205 MHz and a boost clock of 2505 MHz, with memory running at 1400 MHz, translating to 22.4 Gbps effective.

Memory configuration is a 16 GB GDDR6X buffer on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. This is ample for Greedfall, a game from 2019 that does not demand excessive VRAM even at 4K. The measured FPS data confirms that VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor: at 4K Ultra, the combo still manages 60 FPS, and at 4K High it reaches 94 FPS, indicating the GPU has enough memory bandwidth and capacity to handle the game's textures and geometry without stuttering or frame drops.

The GPU's raw compute power is substantial. The FP32 performance is rated at 48.74 TFLOPS, with a pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 761.5 GTexel/s. These figures explain the high frame rates observed at 1440p and 1080p. At 1440p High, the combo hits 157 FPS, and at 1080p High it reaches 226 FPS. The card's DirectX 12 Ultimate support ensures compatibility with Greedfall's rendering requirements, and the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface provides sufficient bandwidth for the GPU to communicate with the CPU.

The GPU's benchmark scores corroborate its gaming performance. The Passmark G3D score is 34457, which is high but not extraordinary, and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 6567. These synthetic results, combined with the measured FPS, show that the RTX 4080 is a strong performer for Greedfall but also that the game's engine does not fully stress the card at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the CPU becoming a bottleneck at 1080p.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best experience. At 4K, the Medium preset delivers an average of 103 FPS with a minimum of 88 FPS, which is smooth and responsive. The High preset at 4K achieves 94 FPS, which is also playable, but Medium offers a higher minimum frame rate. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 60 FPS, which is borderline for a fast-paced action RPG, and the Low preset at 4K yields 131 FPS, which is unnecessary for most displays.

At 1440p, the Medium preset stands out with an average of 173 FPS and a minimum of 147 FPS, providing a highly fluid experience. The High preset at 1440p hits 157 FPS, which is also excellent, but Medium offers a slightly better minimum frame rate. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 100 FPS, which is still playable but less optimal, while Low at 1440p reaches 220 FPS, which is excessive for typical 144Hz monitors.

At 1080p, the Medium preset yields 249 FPS with a minimum of 212 FPS, which is exceptional for competitive play. The High preset at 1080p achieves 226 FPS, and Low reaches 318 FPS, but these are beyond the refresh rate of most displays. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 145 FPS, which is still high but represents a significant performance penalty.

The data indicates that the Medium preset is the sweet spot across all resolutions. It consistently provides the highest minimum frame rates, which are critical for avoiding stutter in combat scenarios. At 4K, Medium offers 88 FPS minimum, which is above the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p, the 147 FPS minimum ensures smooth gameplay, and at 1080p, 212 FPS minimum is more than sufficient. The Ultra preset, while visually superior, incurs a severe performance cost, particularly at 4K where it halves the frame rate compared to Medium.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the combo demonstrates its maximum potential. With Low settings, the average FPS is 318, which is the highest figure recorded in the entire dataset. Medium settings reduce this to 249 FPS, with a minimum of 212 FPS and a maximum of 287 FPS. High settings yield 226 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 145 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent performance decline, but even at Ultra, the frame rate remains above 144 FPS, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales as expected. Low settings produce 220 FPS, Medium settings achieve 173 FPS with a minimum of 147 FPS and a maximum of 199 FPS, High settings reach 157 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 100 FPS. The difference between Medium and High is relatively small, only 16 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra is a more substantial 57 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset introduces significant rendering overhead that the GPU struggles to maintain at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the highest resolution, the performance becomes more constrained. Low settings still deliver 131 FPS, which is impressive for 4K. Medium settings achieve 103 FPS with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 119 FPS. High settings yield 94 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 60 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is only 9 FPS, but the gap between High and Ultra is 34 FPS. This indicates that the Ultra preset at 4K is particularly demanding, likely due to increased draw distances and shadow quality that tax the GPU.

The data shows a clear pattern: the combo performs best at Medium settings across all resolutions, balancing visual quality with frame rate stability. The minimum FPS figures for Medium settings are notably higher than those for High or Ultra, which is crucial for maintaining a consistent experience in Greedfall's combat-heavy gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals how the combo scales from 1080p to 4K. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 249 at 1080p to 173 at 1440p, a 30.5% decrease, and then to 103 at 4K, a 40.5% decrease from 1440p. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 58.6%, which is significant but not as severe as one might expect from a high-end GPU.

At High settings, the drop is more pronounced. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS falls from 226 to 157, a 30.5% decrease. From 1440p to 4K, it drops to 94, a 40.1% decrease. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 58.4%, nearly identical to Medium settings. This consistency suggests that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at High settings across all resolutions.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops from 318 to 220, a 30.8% decrease. From 1440p to 4K, it drops to 131, a 40.5% decrease. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 58.8%. However, the absolute frame rates at Low settings are so high that even at 4K, the combo exceeds 130 FPS, indicating that the GPU is not heavily stressed.

The scaling pattern at Ultra settings is different. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops from 145 to 100, a 31.0% decrease. From 1440p to 4K, it drops to 60, a 40.0% decrease. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 58.6%. This consistent percentage reduction across all settings suggests that the scaling is primarily resolution-driven, not setting-driven.

The fact that the percentage drops are nearly identical across all settings points to the GPU being the limiting component at all resolutions. The RTX 4080's rendering pipeline scales linearly with pixel count, and the CPU's performance is sufficient to feed the GPU even at 1080p, where the frame rates are extremely high. This indicates that the combo is well-balanced, with neither component creating a significant bottleneck.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, based on the Raphael codename and Zen 4 architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 4.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache, which is a key feature for gaming performance.

The CPU's benchmark scores are strong. The Passmark single-thread score is 3494, and the multithread score is 25047. The data compression score is 271649, and the floating point math score is 43594. The integer math score is 70774, and the extended instructions score is 20455. These figures place the CPU in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44573.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is evident at lower resolutions where frame rates are extremely high. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 318 FPS, which is likely close to the CPU's maximum frame generation capability. The 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for Greedfall's threaded workload, but the game's engine appears to have a single-thread bottleneck that limits performance at very high frame rates.

The CPU's nearest rivals show that it is not a performance outlier. The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H scores 44466, just 0.2% lower, and the Intel Core i9-13950HX scores 44342, 0.5% lower. The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 scores 44309, 0.6% lower. These small deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 7500X3D is competitive but not dominant among its peers.

The measured FPS data suggests that the CPU is not a bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 4K, the frame rates are primarily determined by the GPU, as evidenced by the consistent scaling patterns. However, at 1080p, the CPU's limits become apparent, as the frame rates do not increase proportionally with the GPU's capabilities. The 96 MB L3 cache is beneficial for Greedfall's open-world environments, reducing memory latency and improving frame consistency, as seen in the relatively high minimum FPS values at Medium settings.