Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and AMD Radeon RX 570 pairing in Greedfall delivers a playable but constrained experience, with the data showing a clear ceiling at 1080p and a steep falloff at higher resolutions. The combination ranks 1616 out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the lower quartile of systems for this Action RPG. The CPU, a Zen 3 8-core/16-thread part, is not the bottleneck; the 4 GB Polaris GPU is the limiting factor across most settings, as evidenced by the FPS scaling curves.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings for the smoothest experience with this combo?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 72.5 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. For a better balance, 1920x1080 at Medium delivers 55.5 FPS, while High at the same resolution still yields 52 FPS.

Q: How much of a performance gap exists between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: The data shows a 40.5 FPS difference at 1920x1080. The system averages 72.5 FPS on Low but drops to just 32 FPS on Ultra, indicating that the GPU struggles severely with the highest preset even at the lowest resolution.

*Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Greedfall?*

A: No, it is not viable. At 3840x2160, the average FPS is 21 on High, 27 on Medium, and only 12.6 on Ultra. Only the Low preset at 32.5 FPS approaches a playable frame rate, and even that is marginal.

Q: How does the CPU's performance compare to its direct rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 27220, placing it 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i9-9900K and 0.8% ahead of both the Intel Core i7-12700H and Intel Core i7-1370P. It is 1.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340.

Q: Is the GPU the primary bottleneck in this pairing?

A: Yes. The FPS drop from 1080p High (52 FPS) to 4K High (21 FPS) is a 59.6% reduction, which is far steeper than the scaling of the CPU's thread performance. The RX 570's 4 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are overwhelmed at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 570's average benchmark score is 30158, which is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0.2% ahead) and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (0.2% ahead). It is 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla M60 and 0.8% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is a Zen 3 part built on the 7 nm TSMC process, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz boosts up to 4.60 GHz, and it carries a 16 MB L3 cache. The CPU sits in the 84th percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 27220. Its multi-threaded capabilities are strong, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20655, which is more than seven times its single-core score of 2916.

In Greedfall, this CPU provides ample headroom. The data indicates that the processor is not the primary constraint; the FPS figures are more heavily influenced by the graphics settings and resolution than by CPU thread scaling. A 3DMark 16-thread score of 6628 and a max-thread score of 6617 show that the CPU's performance is stable and consistent across workloads. The PassMark multi-thread score of 24303 further confirms that the Ryzen 7 5700 can handle the game's logic without being a limiting factor. The deltaPct versus its nearest rivals is negligible, with only a 0.7% difference from the Intel Core i9-9900K, meaning that any of these CPUs would yield similar results in this title. The data suggests the CPU is waiting on the GPU to render frames, not the other way around.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the decisive component in this pairing. Built on the older GCN 4.0 architecture (Polaris 20) using a 14 nm GlobalFoundries process, it has 2048 shading units and a 256-bit memory bus. It operates at a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory running at 7 Gbps effective, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's average benchmark score is 30158, placing it in the 74th percentile of all GPUs, but its nearest rivals include modern cards like the RTX 5060, which shows that the average score does not tell the full story for this legacy part.

The GPU's role in Greedfall is to manage the rendering load, and it struggles under the strain of Ultra presets. The FP32 performance of 5.095 TFLOPS is insufficient for the game's highest visual fidelity at playable frame rates. The 4 GB VRAM is a significant limitation; as resolution increases, the data shows a rapid collapse in performance. The GPU's pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s are simply outmatched by the demands of 4K. The benchmark results indicate that the RX 570 is the primary bottleneck in this system, as its performance ceiling is hit at 1080p Medium, and any increase in resolution or settings yields diminishing returns.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of the system's capabilities. At 1920x1080, the system is most comfortable. The Low preset yields an average of 72.5 FPS, which is the peak performance for this combo. Moving up to Medium drops the frame rate to 55.5 FPS, and High is close behind at 52 FPS. The Ultra preset is a significant step down, with an average of just 32 FPS, making it the least desirable setting at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the performance takes a clear hit. The Low preset averages 52.1 FPS, which is still playable, but the Medium preset falls to 40.5 FPS, and High drops to 37.7 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution averages only 25.4 FPS, which is below the threshold for a smooth experience. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a consistent loss of about 20-28% of performance across all settings.

At 3840x2160, the system is overwhelmed. The Low preset averages 32.5 FPS, which is the only playable option. The Medium preset drops to 27 FPS, High to 21 FPS, and Ultra falls to a slideshow-like 12.6 FPS. The data shows that 4K is only feasible with the lowest settings, and even then, the frame rate is borderline. The overall ranking of 1616 out of 1705 combos confirms that this pairing is not suited for high-resolution gaming in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data highlights the GPU's dominance as a bottleneck. From 1920x1080 High (52 FPS) to 2560x1440 High (37.7 FPS), the frame rate drops by 27.5%. Moving from 1440p High to 4K High (21 FPS) results in an additional 44.3% reduction. The cumulative drop from 1080p High to 4K High is a dramatic 59.6%. This steep decline is characteristic of a GPU that is running out of memory bandwidth and fill rate as pixel count increases.

The pattern is consistent across settings. At Low settings, the drop from 1080p (72.5 FPS) to 4K (32.5 FPS) is 55.2%. At Medium, the drop is 51.4% (55.5 to 27 FPS). At Ultra, the drop is 60.6% (32 to 12.6 FPS). These numbers suggest that the limiting component shifts slightly depending on settings, but the GPU remains the primary constraint throughout. The CPU's performance remains static, so the FPS loss is almost entirely attributable to the RX 570's inability to push more pixels.

The data indicates that the sweet spot for this combo is 1080p, where the GPU can still leverage its 224.0 GB/s bandwidth effectively. At 1440p, the system is borderline playable on Low, but the performance is not consistent enough for a demanding Action RPG. At 4K, the system fails to deliver a playable experience on any setting above Low. The conclusion is clear: the Ryzen 7 5700 is ready for more, but the RX 570 caps the system's potential in Greedfall.