Greedfall

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this combo at 1080p Ultra settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 delivers an average of 65.8 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 16074, while the RX 7600S scores 15996, putting the RTX 2060 just 0.5% ahead in overall GPU performance.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600X sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26272.

Q: Does this combo rank higher in 1080p Low or 4K Ultra?

A: The data shows 1080p Low achieves 141 FPS average, while 4K Ultra drops to 27.4 FPS — indicating the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the RTX 2060 have?

A: The GPU features 336.0 GB/s bandwidth across a 192-bit bus, paired with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory.

Q: How many cores and threads does the Ryzen 5 7600X have?

A: The CPU has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.30 GHz.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the primary bottleneck in this pairing at higher resolutions. Its 6 GB GDDR6 memory and 192-bit bus provide 336.0 GB/s bandwidth, which proves sufficient for 1080p and 1440p but strained at 4K. The GPU's boost clock of 1680 MHz and base clock of 1365 MHz drive its 6.451 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, yet the 4K Ultra result of 27.4 FPS average shows the architecture's limits under heavy load.

The RTX 2060's 58th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it below the CPU's 83rd percentile — a clear imbalance. Benchmark results indicate the GPU holds back the system in GPU-bound scenarios. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 141 FPS average, but dropping to 4K Ultra collapses performance to 27.4 FPS, a 5.1x reduction. The 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores do not assist in this title's traditional rasterization workload.

The GPU's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, scores 15996 versus the RTX 2060's 16074 — a negligible 0.5% gap. This suggests the RTX 2060 remains competitive with newer mobile parts in synthetic benchmarks, but Greedfall's measured results show real-world performance depends heavily on resolution and settings. The 12 nm Turing chip, with its 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die, runs at a 160 W TDP.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU as the dominant limiting component. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 99.5 at 1080p to 68.5 at 1440p, then to 39 at 4K — a 60.8% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This scaling pattern is steeper than what a CPU-bound scenario would produce, confirming the RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are the constraining factors.

The Low settings row shows a similar trend: 141 FPS at 1080p, 98 at 1440p, and 58.1 at 4K. Even at the lowest quality preset, 4K performance barely crosses the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium settings follow the same trajectory — 109.6 to 78.1 to 46.9 FPS — with the 4K result falling below playable levels. Ultra settings demonstrate the most dramatic drop: 65.8 at 1080p, 45.3 at 1440p, and 27.4 at 4K.

The resolution scaling data indicates that 1080p is the sweet spot for this combo, with all settings presets delivering playable frame rates. At 1440p, only the Low preset (98 FPS) and High preset (68.5 FPS) remain comfortably above 60 FPS. The 4K results, ranging from 27.4 to 58.1 FPS, expose the GPU's inability to feed the CPU's processing power at higher pixel counts.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows suggest Ultra settings provide the best experience at 1080p, where the combo achieves 65.8 FPS average. This remains above the 60 FPS standard, though not by a wide margin. At 1440p, High settings at 68.5 FPS offer the best balance — the 45.3 FPS Ultra result falls short of smooth gameplay, while Low at 98 FPS sacrifices visual quality unnecessarily.

For 4K, no preset delivers an ideal experience. The Low setting at 58.1 FPS comes closest to playable, but Medium (46.9 FPS) and High (39 FPS) both dip below acceptable thresholds. Ultra at 4K produces 27.4 FPS, which is only suitable for screenshots or turn-based play. The data suggests users with 4K displays should either run Low settings or accept a lower resolution.

The 1080p Medium preset at 109.6 FPS provides a strong middle ground, offering significantly better frame rates than High (99.5 FPS) while maintaining higher visual fidelity than Low (141 FPS). For competitive play or high-refresh-rate monitors, Low at 141 FPS is the clear choice. Overall, the benchmark results favor 1080p High or Ultra as the primary recommendation, with 1440p High as an acceptable alternative.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 1350 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. The 79.2 percentile placement (calculated from 1350/1705) indicates this pairing sits in the lower-mid range of tested configurations. The ranking reflects the GPU's 58th percentile score against the CPU's stronger 83rd percentile — the combination is held back by the graphics card.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U with a deltaPct of 0, the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U at -0.1%, and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE at -0.2%. These processors all post nearly identical average scores (26262 to 26320), showing the 7600X's 26272 average is right in the pack. The GPU's rivals — the AMD Radeon RX 7600S at +0.5%, AMD Radeon Pro 5600M at -1.7%, and AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at +1.8% — surround the RTX 2060's performance.

The combo rank of 1350 suggests that users seeking higher Greedfall performance should prioritize GPU upgrades over CPU changes. The data shows the CPU has headroom, as evidenced by its 83rd percentile ranking, but the GPU's 58th percentile limits overall system performance in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo achieves its best results. Low settings produce 141 FPS average, Medium reaches 109.6 FPS, High delivers 99.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 65.8 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra represents a 53.3% performance reduction, with each step up in quality costing roughly 10-15% performance.

At 2560x1440, the same settings ladder shows: Low at 98 FPS, Medium at 78.1 FPS, High at 68.5 FPS, and Ultra at 45.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 53.8%, and the Ultra preset falls below the 60 FPS threshold. The 1440p results represent a 30.5% reduction from 1080p at Low, and a 31.2% reduction at Ultra.

At 3840x2160, performance drops significantly: Low averages 58.1 FPS, Medium 46.9 FPS, High 39 FPS, and Ultra 27.4 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is only 19.4% of the 1080p Low performance. Across all resolutions, the scaling from Low to Ultra remains consistent at roughly 50-60% total performance loss, but the absolute values at 4K make only the Low preset viable.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X provides substantial processing headroom that the RTX 2060 cannot fully utilize in this game. With 6 cores, 12 threads, and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, the CPU's Zen 4 architecture on TSMC's 5 nm process delivers strong single-thread and multi-thread performance. The 32 MB shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth help feed the GPU, but the measured FPS data shows the graphics card becomes the limiting factor above 1080p.

The CPU's benchmark scores demonstrate its capability: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 24128, single-core hits 3406, and Geekbench multicore scores 12905. The 3DMark single-thread test produces 1060, while the max-thread test reaches 6845. These results, combined with the 83rd percentile ranking, indicate the 7600X is not the bottleneck in Greedfall. The GPU's 58th percentile and the dramatic FPS drops at higher resolutions confirm this.

At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 141 FPS, which approaches the CPU's frame delivery ceiling in lighter scenes. The 65.8 FPS at 1080p Ultra suggests the GPU is working near its maximum capacity rather than waiting on the CPU. The 4K results, where even Low settings only manage 58.1 FPS, further isolate the GPU as the performance constraint. The CPU's 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die, with a 105 W TDP, leave thermal and power headroom that could support a stronger GPU in future upgrades.