Greedfall

Greedfall, an Action RPG released in 2019, shows a wide performance spread across settings and resolutions for the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination. The measured data reveals a system capable of high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but one that struggles to maintain smooth gameplay at 4K with maximum settings. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS, the role of each component, and what the data implies for players.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, High delivers an average of 176.5 FPS, which is 35% higher than the Ultra preset's 112.2 FPS while providing only a modest visual step down. Moving to 2560x1440, the High preset maintains an impressive 125.7 FPS average, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and significantly more fluid than the 80.4 FPS seen at Ultra. Even at 3840x2160, High achieves a playable 73.4 FPS average, whereas Ultra drops to a demanding 46.3 FPS.

The Medium preset is a viable alternative for players prioritizing higher frame rates over visual fidelity. At 1080p, Medium reaches 194.2 FPS, and at 1440p it produces 134.9 FPS. The jump from Medium to High costs approximately 9% of performance at 1080p (194.2 to 176.5 FPS) and 7% at 1440p (134.9 to 125.7 FPS), which is a reasonable trade for improved visuals. However, at 4K, the difference between Medium (81.1 FPS) and High (73.4 FPS) is more pronounced, making High the better choice if the display supports it.

The Low preset is only recommended for extreme frame rate chasing. It produces 246.6 FPS at 1080p and 168.7 FPS at 1440p, but the visual degradation is severe. The Ultra preset is not recommended for this combo, as the data shows it causes a dramatic performance cliff at every resolution, particularly at 4K where it nearly halves the High preset's frame rate. The measured data suggests that High is the sweet spot, offering the best combination of visual quality and performance for this specific hardware pairing.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest measured average is 246.6 FPS, achieved with the Low preset at 1920x1080. The High preset produces 176.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 112.2 FPS.

Q: Can this system run Greedfall at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, but only with lower settings. At 3840x2160, the High preset averages 73.4 FPS, and Medium averages 81.1 FPS. The Ultra preset, however, drops to 46.3 FPS, which is below the generally accepted 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the 1440p performance compare to 1080p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 125.7 FPS, which is 28.8% lower than the 176.5 FPS seen at 1080p. The Ultra preset at 1440p (80.4 FPS) is 28.3% lower than its 1080p counterpart (112.2 FPS), indicating a consistent scaling pattern.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU becomes the primary limiter as resolution increases. At 1080p, the gap between Low (246.6 FPS) and High (176.5 FPS) is 70.1 FPS, showing strong CPU headroom. At 4K, the gap between Low (100.3 FPS) and High (73.4 FPS) is 26.9 FPS, with the Ultra preset collapsing to 46.3 FPS, indicating heavy GPU load.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 494th out of 1705 tested combinations for Greedfall, placing it in the top 29% of all tested systems.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 7600X's single-thread performance matter for this game?

A: The CPU's single-thread score of 3406 in Cinebench R23 suggests strong per-core capability. However, the measured FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K indicates that the GPU's workload dominates at higher resolutions, making single-thread performance less critical for frame rates beyond 1080p.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X features 6 cores and 12 threads, based on the Zen 4 architecture with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. This configuration provides substantial processing power, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 24128 and single-core score of 3406. The CPU's percentile rank of 83 against all CPUs places it in the upper tier of processors, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, which it outperforms by only 0.2% in average benchmark score.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most apparent at lower resolutions. The measured data shows a 70.1 FPS difference between Low and High settings at 1080p (246.6 vs 176.5 FPS), which indicates that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to reach very high frame rates when graphical load is light. The Ryzen 5 7600X's 12 threads and 32 MB of shared L3 cache provide adequate bandwidth for the game's AI and physics calculations, but the data shows that the frame rate ceiling at 1080p is not constrained by the CPU, as the Low preset exceeds 240 FPS.

At higher resolutions, the CPU's influence diminishes. The difference between Low and High settings at 1440p is 43 FPS (168.7 vs 125.7), and at 4K it shrinks to 26.9 FPS (100.3 vs 73.4). This progressive narrowing indicates that the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck as pixel count increases. The CPU's multithreaded score of 24128 in Cinebench R23 suggests it has ample headroom for game logic, but the data implies that Greedfall's engine does not heavily stress all 12 threads, as the performance scaling is more dependent on resolution than on CPU load.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination holds a rank of 494 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the 71st percentile of all tested systems. This position indicates that while the combo is capable of high frame rates, it is not among the top performers for this specific game. The GPU itself ranks in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41224, placing it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which it trails by only 0.5%.

The combo's rank of 494 suggests that other combinations, likely featuring newer or higher-tier components, achieve better performance in Greedfall. The RTX 3080 Ti's nearest rival, the RTX 3090, shows a delta of -0.5%, meaning the 3080 Ti is slightly slower in synthetic benchmarks. However, the measured FPS data indicates that the combo still delivers excellent performance at 1080p and 1440p, with the High preset exceeding 120 FPS at both resolutions. The rank reflects the overall competitive landscape, and the data shows that this combo is well above average, but not top-tier, for Greedfall.

The CPU's rank of 83rd percentile and the GPU's rank of 83rd percentile are consistent with the combo's position. The data suggests that the system is balanced, with neither component severely bottlenecking the other in most scenarios. The 494th rank out of 1705 combos indicates that roughly 29% of tested systems outperform this configuration, which is a strong showing for a mid- to high-range setup from the previous generation.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, with the GPU becoming the primary limiting factor. At 1080p, the High preset averages 176.5 FPS. Moving to 1440p, the same preset drops to 125.7 FPS, a 28.8% reduction. At 4K, the High preset further drops to 73.4 FPS, a 41.6% reduction from 1440p and a 58.4% reduction from 1080p. This scaling is consistent with the increasing pixel count: 1440p has 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p, and 4K has 2.25 times the pixels of 1440p.

The Ultra preset shows even more dramatic scaling. At 1080p, it averages 112.2 FPS, which drops to 80.4 FPS at 1440p (a 28.3% reduction) and then to 46.3 FPS at 4K (a 42.4% reduction from 1440p). The 4K Ultra result is particularly telling: it is only 41.3% of the 1080p Ultra performance, indicating that the RTX 3080 Ti's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth are heavily taxed at this setting.

The difference between Low and High settings also narrows as resolution increases, from 70.1 FPS at 1080p to 26.9 FPS at 4K. This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU can push frame rates much higher when GPU load is low, but at 4K, the GPU is saturated even at Low settings, leaving less room for variation. The data implies that for this combo, 1440p is the optimal resolution for balancing visual quality and performance, as the High preset maintains 125.7 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold, while 4K requires dropping to High or Medium to stay playable.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values across settings are: Low at 246.6 FPS, Medium at 194.2 FPS, High at 176.5 FPS, and Ultra at 112.2 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 52.4 FPS (21.3%), while the step from Medium to High costs 17.7 FPS (9.1%). The most significant drop is from High to Ultra, which costs 64.3 FPS (36.4%). This indicates that the Ultra preset introduces a disproportionately heavy graphical load at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the values are: Low at 168.7 FPS, Medium at 134.9 FPS, High at 125.7 FPS, and Ultra at 80.4 FPS. The scaling from Low to Medium costs 33.8 FPS (20.0%), Medium to High costs 9.2 FPS (6.8%), and High to Ultra costs 45.3 FPS (36.0%). The High to Ultra drop is consistent with the 1080p pattern, suggesting that the Ultra preset's effects are resolution-independent in their relative cost.

At 3840x2160, the values are: Low at 100.3 FPS, Medium at 81.1 FPS, High at 73.4 FPS, and Ultra at 46.3 FPS. The Low to Medium drop is 19.2 FPS (19.1%), Medium to High is 7.7 FPS (9.5%), and High to Ultra is 27.1 FPS (36.9%). The Ultra preset at 4K produces less than half the frame rate of Low, and even the High preset's 73.4 FPS is marginal for high-refresh-rate displays. Across all resolutions, the High to Ultra transition consistently costs approximately 36-37% of performance, making Ultra the least efficient preset choice for this combo.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with 10240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 render output units. It features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 1365 MHz with a boost clock of 1665 MHz, and it offers 34.10 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. These specifications place the GPU in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41224.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role is dominant at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the measured FPS scaling. The 4K Ultra result of 46.3 FPS suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading power are insufficient for maximum settings at this resolution. The 12 GB of VRAM is adequate for the game's textures, but the 34.10 TFLOPS of compute power is pushed to its limits by the Ultra preset's effects. The GPU's nearest rival, the RTX 3090, has a similar average score (41441 vs 41224, a -0.5% delta), indicating that the 3080 Ti performs nearly identically in synthetic benchmarks.

The data shows that the RTX 3080 Ti excels at 1080p and 1440p, where it easily maintains high frame rates. At 1080p High, it produces 176.5 FPS, and at 1440p High, it produces 125.7 FPS. The GPU's 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are not heavily utilized in this game, as Greedfall does not feature ray tracing, but the raw rasterization performance is strong. The 350 W TDP and suggested 750 W PSU indicate that the GPU draws significant power, but the measured results show that this power translates into solid frame rates at mainstream resolutions. For players targeting 4K, the GPU is the limiting factor, and the data suggests that High settings are the practical ceiling, with Ultra being reserved for lower resolutions or less demanding titles.