Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 presents a stark contrast in generational capability within the Greedfall benchmark suite. The data reveals a system where a modern, high-performance central processor is constrained by a legacy graphics adapter, producing a predictable pattern of performance that is heavily dependent on resolution and graphical settings. The measured frame rates indicate that this combination is best suited for lower resolutions and moderate settings, with the GPU becoming the definitive bottleneck as workload increases.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is severe and clearly illustrates the limiting component. At 1080p with High settings, the combination produces an average of 51.8 FPS. Moving to 1440p reduces this to 36.7 FPS, a significant decline of approximately 29%. The step to 4K is even more punishing, with the average FPS falling to 20.1, which is a further 45% reduction from the 1440p result. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario where the rendering resolution directly dictates the frame rate.

The impact of resolution is even more pronounced at the highest settings. At 1080p Ultra, the system manages 32.1 FPS. This drops to 22.1 FPS at 1440p and plummets to a nearly unplayable 11.4 FPS at 4K. The delta between 1440p and 4K at Ultra settings is a 48% loss in performance. This steep curve suggests that the RX 570’s memory bandwidth and compute resources are overwhelmed at 4K, especially when the game’s visual fidelity is maxed out. The data shows that 4K Ultra is not a viable configuration for this pairing, while 1080p and 1440p offer a more reasonable, though sometimes limited, experience.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture. It features a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, which provides substantial single-threaded performance. Its benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24128 and a single-core score of 3406, place it in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. This indicates a very capable processor that is unlikely to be the primary constraint in most gaming scenarios.

In the context of this benchmark, the CPU’s role appears to be supportive rather than limiting. The substantial drop in FPS when moving from 1080p to 4K is a clear sign that the graphics card is the bottleneck, not the processor. The 7600X has ample headroom to feed the RX 570 with draw calls and game logic data. Its high single-thread performance, evidenced by a Passmark single-thread score of 4135, ensures that it can handle the game’s simulation and physics without becoming a limiting factor. The data suggests that the CPU is performing its role effectively, leaving the GPU as the sole determinant of frame rate.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is a much older component, based on the GCN 4.0 architecture and fabricated on a 14nm process. It comes with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. Its compute capabilities include 2048 shading units and a boost clock of 1244 MHz. While these specs were competitive at its release, the RX 570’s performance is now dwarfed by modern parts, as evidenced by its average benchmark score being nearly identical to that of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 in the database's nearest rivals list, a signal of the different era of these components.

The GPU’s 4 GB VRAM is a critical factor in this game’s performance. At 1080p and 1440p with Low to High settings, the frame rates, while not stellar, are within a playable range. However, the move to 4K and the Ultra preset likely exceeds the available memory and processing power. The 4K Ultra result of 11.4 FPS is a clear indicator that the RX 570 is completely overwhelmed. The GPU’s pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s are insufficient for the demands of 4K rendering in a modern action RPG. The data confirms the GPU is the definitive limiting factor in this combination.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark results provide a complete matrix of performance across three resolutions and four quality settings. At 1920x1080, the system delivers an average of 73.1 FPS on Low settings. This is the highest frame rate recorded for this combination. Increasing the settings to Medium yields 59.2 FPS, and High brings it down to 51.8 FPS. The most demanding setting, Ultra, results in an average of 32.1 FPS. This shows a clear 56% performance drop from Low to Ultra at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates drop across the board. The Low setting still manages a respectable 53.4 FPS. Medium produces 41.6 FPS, and High is reduced to 36.7 FPS. The Ultra setting falls to 22.1 FPS, which is a challenging level for smooth gameplay. The pattern shows that 1440p is possible only when settings are kept low or medium.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles. The Low setting yields an average of 32.2 FPS, which is barely playable. Medium drops to 25.8 FPS, and High falls to 20.1 FPS. The Ultra setting is effectively unplayable at 11.4 FPS. The data shows a consistent trend: the RX 570 provides playable frame rates only at 1080p with most settings, and at 1440p with lower settings. It is not capable of delivering a smooth 4K experience.

How This Combo Ranks

In the overall ranking for Greedfall, this combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Radeon RX 570 holds the 1626th position out of 1705 tested combos. This places it in the bottom 5% of all tested configurations, a ranking that reflects the significant bottleneck created by the older graphics card. While the CPU is a high-performing component, the system’s overall gaming capability is defined by the GPU.

The ranking is a direct consequence of the measured FPS results. While the CPU is in the 83rd percentile, the GPU’s average benchmark score is in the 74th percentile, but the pairing's performance is dragged down by the GPU's limitations at higher resolutions. The fact that this combo ranks so low indicates that the 7600X’s potential is largely untapped in this specific game with this specific GPU. This setup is a clear example of a processor being far more capable than the graphics adapter, resulting in a system that is not balanced for modern, demanding titles like Greedfall. The data shows that for a better result, a significantly more powerful GPU would be required to complement the Ryzen 5 7600X.