Greedfall

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT lands at rank 396 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. That places this configuration in the top 23% of all systems benchmarked for this title, a solid position that reflects the combination of a mid-range Zen 4 processor with a high-end RDNA 3 graphics card. The percentile standings reinforce this: the CPU sits at the 82nd percentile against all processors, and the GPU matches at the 82nd percentile against all graphics cards. When both components perform near the same relative tier, the pairing avoids obvious bottlenecks, though the measured FPS data suggests the GPU is doing most of the heavy lifting at higher resolutions.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when compared to the nearest rivals for each component. The CPU's average benchmark score of 25064 places it virtually tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, which scores 25057 with a deltaPct of 0. The Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 trails by just 0.1%, scoring 25099, while the EPYC 9474F matches similarly with 25103 and a -0.2% delta. The closest competitor, the Ryzen 5 7500F, sits just 0.3% behind at 24993. These deltas are tiny, meaning the 8400F's processing power is essentially interchangeable with several other options in synthetic workloads. For Greedfall specifically, this suggests CPU choice matters less than GPU configuration, a pattern visible in the FPS scaling across resolutions.

GPU Role

The RX 7900 XT brings substantial memory resources to Greedfall: 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 320-bit bus, delivering 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 2500 MHz, translating to 20 Gbps effective. These figures explain why the card handles 4K Ultra at nearly 49 FPS while maintaining playable frame rates elsewhere. The GPU's boost clock of 2394 MHz and game clock of 2025 MHz, with a base of 1387 MHz, show a wide dynamic range that allows the card to scale power draw with demand. The 5376 shading units and 192 ROPs provide raw throughput that directly benefits Greedfall's rendering of complex scenes and character models.

The GPU's benchmark profile places it at the 82nd percentile, with an average score of 38358. Its nearest rival, the RTX 5080 Mobile, scores 38349 with a deltaPct of 0, making the two effectively identical in synthetic performance. The CMP 70HX trails by 0.3% at 38225, while the MX570 leads by 0.4% at 38494, and the RTX 4080 Mobile sits 0.6% behind at 38135. For Greedfall, the measured results show the GPU scaling cleanly from 4K to 1080p: 48.9 FPS at 4K Ultra jumps to 121.2 FPS at 1080p Ultra, a 148% increase that indicates the card's compute resources are being fully utilized at each resolution. The 20 GB frame buffer proves particularly useful at 4K, where memory-hungry textures and effects can easily exceed smaller pools.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo compare to other tested combinations in Greedfall?

A: The combo ranks 396th out of 1705 tested combinations, placing it in the top 23% of all systems benchmarked for this game.

Q: What is the best resolution for this setup to maintain high frame rates?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the combo achieves 134.1 FPS, while 1920x1080 with High settings reaches 190.2 FPS. Both are well above smooth gameplay thresholds.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at any resolution?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo hits 264.5 FPS, while at 4K Low it drops to 111.9 FPS. The 58% reduction suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, with the CPU remaining capable throughout.

Q: What is the largest FPS drop between consecutive settings at the same resolution?

A: At 4K, dropping from High (77.2 FPS) to Ultra (48.9 FPS) represents a 37% performance loss, the steepest penalty among all settings transitions in the measured data.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance relate to its gaming results?

A: The CPU scores 2943 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 3684 in Passmark single-thread. These moderate scores align with the high frame rates observed at lower resolutions, indicating adequate single-thread headroom for Greedfall's logic.

Q: Is this a balanced pairing for Greedfall specifically?

A: The data shows balanced behavior: the CPU ranks at the 82nd percentile and the GPU also at the 82nd percentile, with measured FPS scaling consistently across resolutions without abrupt drop-offs that would indicate a bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data points to High settings as the optimal balance for this combo. At 1920x1080, High delivers 190.2 FPS, which is 80.7 FPS below Low (264.5) but 18.7 FPS above Medium (209.9). The jump from High to Ultra costs 69 FPS (from 190.2 to 121.2), a 36% reduction that most users would find excessive for marginal visual gains. At 2560x1440, High produces 134.1 FPS, comfortably above the 85.7 FPS seen at Ultra, while still being 50.8 FPS below Low's 184.9. At 4K, High yields 77.2 FPS, which is playable but notably below the 111.9 FPS at Low.

For competitive play where frame rate matters most, Low settings at 1080p unlock the full potential of the hardware at 264.5 FPS. For immersive single-player experiences, High at 1440p (134.1 FPS) offers the best combination of visual fidelity and smoothness. Ultra settings should be reserved for 1080p only, where the 121.2 FPS result keeps the experience fluid. At 4K, Medium (84.7 FPS) is the recommended ceiling, as Ultra drops to 48.9 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many consider the minimum for comfortable gameplay.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo demonstrates its ceiling with Low settings producing 264.5 FPS. Medium settings drop to 209.9 FPS, a 21% reduction, while High settings deliver 190.2 FPS. Ultra settings take the largest penalty, falling to 121.2 FPS, which is 54% below Low. The progression from Low to Ultra shows diminishing returns: the first step (Low to Medium) costs 54.6 FPS, the second (Medium to High) costs 19.7 FPS, and the final step (High to Ultra) costs 69 FPS, an unusually steep decline that suggests Ultra introduces effects that heavily tax the GPU.

At 2560x1440, Low settings reach 184.9 FPS, Medium hits 147.2 FPS, High achieves 134.1 FPS, and Ultra settles at 85.7 FPS. The gap between Medium and High narrows to 13.1 FPS, while the High to Ultra drop is 48.4 FPS. At this resolution, the GPU begins to show load, but the 20 GB memory buffer keeps performance stable. At 3840x2160, Low produces 111.9 FPS, Medium drops to 84.7 FPS, High manages 77.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 48.9 FPS. The 4K results show the steepest scaling penalties: Low to Medium costs 27.2 FPS, Medium to High costs 7.5 FPS, but High to Ultra costs 28.3 FPS.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 8400F brings 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 4.20 GHz with a boost of 4.70 GHz. Built on Zen 4 architecture with TSMC's 4 nm process, it features 16 MB of shared L3 cache and per-core L1 and L2 caches of 64 KB and 1 MB respectively. The CPU's memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s over dual-channel DDR5 provides adequate data throughput for Greedfall's streaming needs. In synthetic tests, the CPU scores 20851 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2943 in single-core, while Passmark multithread shows 24530 and single-thread 3684.

The CPU's percentile rank of 82 places it among capable gaming processors, though its nearest rivals show it is not exceptional. The Ryzen 7 2700X matches its average score exactly (25057 vs 25064), a surprising result given the architectural differences. The 8400F's boost behavior is critical here: at 4.70 GHz, it extracts single-thread performance that keeps Greedfall's game logic moving without bottlenecking the GPU. The measured FPS data supports this: at 1080p Low, the system reaches 264.5 FPS, which would be impossible if the CPU were limiting. However, at 4K Ultra, the 48.9 FPS result aligns with GPU-bound behavior, indicating the CPU has headroom to spare.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At Ultra settings, the combo delivers 121.2 FPS at 1080p, 85.7 FPS at 1440p, and 48.9 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 35.5 FPS (29% reduction), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 36.8 FPS (43% reduction). This accelerating decline indicates the GPU is increasingly stressed as pixel count grows. At Low settings, the same pattern appears: 264.5 FPS at 1080p, 184.9 FPS at 1440p, and 111.9 FPS at 4K, with reductions of 30% and 39% respectively.

The scaling behavior at High settings is particularly telling. The combo achieves 190.2 FPS at 1080p, 134.1 FPS at 1440p, and 77.2 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 56.1 FPS (29%) matches the Low settings pattern, but the 1440p to 4K drop of 56.9 FPS (42%) is slightly steeper. This suggests that at High settings, the GPU's compute units become the primary constraint at 4K, while the CPU maintains adequate performance. The fact that 4K Low (111.9 FPS) exceeds 1440p Ultra (85.7 FPS) by 26.2 FPS further confirms that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions, not the CPU. The 20 GB VRAM capacity ensures memory bandwidth is never the constraint, allowing the GPU's 51.48 TFLOPS FP32 throughput to be the determining factor in frame delivery.