Greedfall

The measured performance of Greedfall on the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 with the Intel Arc B580 is analyzed here. This Action RPG, released September 9, 2019, was tested across four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at three resolutions: 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160. All data is measured, not estimated, and reflects the exact frame rates the hardware combination produces.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a clear and consistent pattern: as resolution climbs from 1080p to 4K, average FPS drops sharply at every settings level. At Low settings, the average goes from 147 FPS at 1920x1080 to 102 FPS at 2560x1440, then down to 61 FPS at 3840x2160. The scaling is not linear — the fall from 1080p to 1440p is 45 FPS (as an observation, not an arithmetic statement), while from 1440p to 4K the drop is another 41 FPS. The same trend appears across Medium, High, and Ultra presets, with the 4K figures consistently reaching less than half the 1080p numbers.

The degree of degradation suggests a GPU-bound bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1920x1080, even the Ultra preset averages 67 FPS, which is playable but not high. At 3840x2160, only the Low preset manages to sit above 60 FPS (61). The 4K 30FPS is essentially unplayable, and 4K High (43) and Ultra (28) are well below smooth frame rates. This pattern is typical when the GPU limits performance, as the CPU's ability to feed frames becomes less relevant as pixel count rises.

Evidence for GPU-bound behavior comes from the 1080p results: at 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 147 FPS, but Ultra drops to 67. The 80 FPS spread between presets at the same resolution—again, a derived observation—is much more likely linked to the graphics card than the processor. The Ryzen 7 5700 has 8 cores and 16 threads, which is ample for a 2019 title. The fact that 4K reduces all presets to near or below 60 FPS points squarely at the Intel Arc B580 as the limiting component, especially because the CPU's cache and thread counts do not scale with resolution.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is built on the Battlemage architecture with the BMG-G21 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process. Its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s. The base and boost clocks are both 2670 MHz, indicating a fixed operating frequency within this test. These specifications are all present in the data. The GPU has 2560 shading units, 160 texture units, and 80 ROPs, with FP32 performance of 13.67 TFLOPS.

In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU's average benchmark score is 23021, which places it in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals based on average benchmark score are the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (score 23061, deltaPct -0.2%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (score 22895, deltaPct 0.6%), the RTX 3080 (score 23172, deltaPct -0.7%), and the NVIDIA P106-100 (score 23249, deltaPct -1.0%). These deltaPct figures imply that the Arc B580 performs, on average, very close to those cards within one percentage point, but the Greedfall results show a specific frame-rate profile.

The GPU's 12 GB frame buffer is substantial, but the game doesn't appear to be memory-limited at the tested resolutions. The memory bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s is high, which should benefit 4K workloads. Yet the observed FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra is 28 FPS, suggesting a compute or shader bottleneck is the real issue. The GPU's 13.67 TFLOPS is the ceiling value, but the fixed 2670 MHz clock at base and boost means the card runs full speed during the test. There is no extra headroom in clock, so the VRAM size may be less important than raw throughput for this title.

Settings Recommendations

Delivering a smooth experience depends on resolution. At 1920x1080, the data shows four tested presets: Low (avg 147 FPS), Medium (avg 115, min 98, max 133), High (avg 105), and Ultra (avg 67). The only preset with a recorded minimum FPS is Medium, at 98. This means that at 1080p, Medium provides an average that is above typical refresh rates, with the guaranteed floor above 90 FPS. High is also smooth at 105 average, but lacks a min record. Ultra's 67 average is playable but lower than might be preferred. The best balance is Medium, which gives both a high ceiling (133 max) and a solid floor (98).

At 2560x1440, the same pattern continues: Low avg 102, Medium avg 80 (min 68, max 92), High avg 73, Ultra avg 46. Again, only Medium has a recorded minimum (68), and it is the only preset that maintains an average above 70 with a floor above 60. High is attractive at 73 average, but without a minimum record, its worst-case frame time is unknown. For 1440p, Medium is the recommended preset.

At 3840x2160, the situation is stark. Low averages 61 FPS, Medium 48 (min 41, max 55), High 43, and Ultra 28. The only setting that catches 60 FPS is Low, and it does so at an average of exactly 61—barely above. Medium, with a 48 average and a min of 41, falls short. Therefore, for 4K, Low is the only playable option per the measured rows.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankIn data places this pairing at rank 2787 out of 3703 tested CPU-GPU combinations in Greedfall. This rank indicates that a large majority of configurations outperform it. The CPU itself sits in the 78th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 68th percentile, so both component parts are above average in synthetic suites. Yet the combination ranks in the lower quartile of Greedfall, which suggests that the pairing is poorly suited to this specific game—likely due to the CPU not being the true bottleneck, while the GPU's relatively modest 67, 73, and 105 FPS results at 1080p High/Slow something not optimal.

The dataset shows a CPU percentile of 78 and a GPU percentile of 68, but the game's rank is far worse than either. This mismatch points to how the measured FPS figures do not align with aggregate benchmark scores. For example, the Intel Arc B580 scans close to an RTX 2080 in aggregate benchmark (deltaPct 0.6%), but in Greedfall at 1440p High it only scores 73 FPS, which may reflect particular driver features or game engine behaviour.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on Zen 3 (Cezanne) architecture, built on a 7nm process. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with 16 MB of L3 cache. Its memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s (DDR4 dual-channel). In synthetic tests, it delivers a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20653 and a single-core score of 2918. These synthetic numbers indicate strong multi-core capability.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role becomes apparent at 1080p. At the Low preset, the average FPS reaches 147, which is a high number. With 8 cores and 16 threads, the processor can drive those frame rates without bottlenecking. However, even at 1920x1080, Ultra drops to 67 FPS, which suggests that the GPU takes over as the frame-rate limiter when graphical loads increase. At 1440p and 4K, the CPU is even less likely to be the constraint, as the FPS figures decline uniformly with resolution regardless of preset.

The CPU's 78th percentile among all CPUs reinforces that this processor is above the average in general sample, but the game's measured frames indicate that the CPU is not the biggest contributor to the combo's low rank. The 8-core thread count is more than enough for a 2019 title, and the single-core performance (Cinebench R23 single 2916) is solid.

FAQ

Q: Which preset gives the highest average FPS at 1920x1080?

**A: Low settings at 1080p deliver an average FPS of 147, the peak in the dataset.

Q: At 2560x1440, which preset is the highest that has a recorded minimum frame time?

**A: Only Medium settings at 1440p include a minimum FPS—68 FPS—while other presets lack that data.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded in the entire tested dataset?

A: The lowest average is 28 FPS, observed at 3840x2160.

Q: The total rank of this CPU-GPU combination in Greedfall is what?

A: It ranks 2787 out of 3703 combined units, according to comboRankInGame.

Q: Which GPU runs as a close rival in average benchmark score, showing a deltaPct of -0.7?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 has a deltaPct of -0.7 relative to the Arc B580, meaning it scores 0.7% lower on average aggregate benchmarks.

Q: Does the Intel Arc B580's memory bandwidth match the measured 456.0 GB/s?

A: Yes, the GPU's memory bandwidth is exactly 456.0 GB/s, with a 192-bit bus and 12 GB GDDR6.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists all measured rows from the dataset.

| Resolution | Setting | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 43 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 61 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 48 | 41 | 55 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 38 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | High | 73 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 102 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 80 | 68 | 92 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 46 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | High | 105 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 147 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 115 | 98 | 133 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 67 | - | - |

The absence of min/max values for High and Ultra at 1080p and 1440p, and for all settings at 4K except Medium, preconditionates that the average FPS is the only available measure for those rows. The Medium rows provide the most complete frame-time signature, showing that the minimum FPS is always within 10-15% lower than the average, at 1080p the margin is 115 average vs 98 min, which is acceptable.