Greedfall

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER places 121st out of 1,705 tested combinations in Greedfall, putting it in the top 7% of all configs. This is a strong showing, but the ranking reveals something interesting: the RTX 4080 SUPER sits at the 88th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 5700 lands at the 84th percentile among CPUs. The combo rank being slightly lower than either component's individual percentile suggests that Greedfall's engine doesn't fully extract the potential from this pairing, likely due to how the game scales with thread counts and memory latency rather than raw throughput.

The CPU's nearest rivals help contextualize its standing. The Intel Core i9-9900K trails by just 0.7% in average benchmark score, and the Intel Core i7-12700H is 0.8% behind. The AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 is 1.2% off the pace. These margins are razor-thin, meaning the 5700's 8-core, 16-thread configuration with a 3.70 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost clock is competitive with much newer mobile and desktop parts. For a 2022 release, this processor remains remarkably relevant in 2025's gaming landscape.

What's more telling is the GPU side. The RTX 4080 SUPER's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, is only 0.2% behind in average score. The Radeon Pro W6600M trails by 0.4%, and the RTX 5070 Ti — a newer generation card — is 2.9% behind. This suggests the 4080 SUPER's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth provide a substantial buffer for high-resolution textures, but the game's actual rendering demands might not fully stress this GPU until 4K Ultra settings, where the measured FPS drops to 59.4.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 SUPER brings 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1438 MHz, which translates to 23 Gbps effective. These specifications matter in Greedfall because the game's open-world environments with dense foliage and dynamic lighting can consume significant VRAM at higher resolutions. The data confirms this: at 4K Ultra, average FPS falls to 59.4, while 4K High manages 92.2 — a gap of 32.8 FPS that points to memory bandwidth and shading unit load becoming the bottleneck.

The GPU's base clock of 2295 MHz and boost clock of 2550 MHz are high for the Ada Lovelace architecture, and the 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is substantial. Yet the benchmark results show that at 1440p Ultra, the combo produces 102.1 FPS, while at 1080p Ultra it reaches 142.9. The scaling from 1440p to 1080p is only a 40.8 FPS increase, which is less than the jump from 4K High to 1440p High (65.6 FPS). This pattern indicates that at 1080p, the CPU starts to limit the GPU's ability to stretch its legs, especially since the RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 88th percentile while the CPU sits 4 points lower.

The GPU's pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s are enormous for a 2019 game like Greedfall. The data suggests the card is overprovisioned for most settings, but the 4K Ultra result of 59.4 FPS shows that even this hardware meets its match when the game's highest preset combines heavy draw distances with full-res shadows and post-processing. The 112 ROPs and 320 TMUs handle the rasterization workload, but the 80 RT cores go largely unused in this non-ray-traced title.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5700's 8 cores and 16 threads, based on the Zen 3 Cezanne architecture, provide a solid foundation for Greedfall's AI routines and world simulation. The 3.70 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost clocks, combined with 16 MB of L3 cache, allow for responsive single-threaded performance — evidenced by the 3dmark single-thread score of 901. The multi-threaded scores are equally telling: 3dmark_16_threads hits 6,628, and Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 20,655. These numbers place the CPU at the 84th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 27,220 against the i9-9900K's 27,043.

In Greedfall specifically, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining FPS at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 314.6 FPS, but at 4K Low it drops to 132.4. The 1080p result is so high that it's clearly beyond what the game's engine can consistently feed the GPU, meaning the CPU's 16 threads are likely being utilized effectively for physics and NPC pathfinding. The Passmark multithread score of 24,303 reinforces this — the CPU has ample headroom for maintaining high frame rates even when the GPU isn't the limiting factor.

The 65W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are modest, but the 10,700 million transistors on a 7 nm process deliver strong performance per watt. The CPU's nearest rivals include the 8-core i9-9900K, which is 0.7% slower overall, and the 14-core i7-12700H, which is 0.8% slower. This indicates that Greedfall's CPU demands are well-served by 8 cores with high IPC, rather than needing more cores with lower per-core efficiency. The 3dmark_8_threads score of 5,585 versus 16-thread score of 6,617 shows that the CPU scales well up to 8 threads, which aligns with the game's likely thread distribution across main game logic and rendering prep.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo compare to the RTX 4080 SUPER's nearest GPU rival in Greedfall?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER's closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, is within 0.2% in average benchmark score. In Greedfall, the measured FPS at 4K Ultra is 59.4, and the RX 6900 XT would likely land within a few frames of that, given the negligible performance delta between the two cards.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p resolution?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo hits 314.6 FPS, while 4K Low produces 132.4 FPS. The massive gap (182.2 FPS) at low settings suggests the GPU is doing most of the heavy lifting at lower resolutions, but the CPU's 84th percentile ranking versus the GPU's 88th percentile implies the CPU becomes more relevant as resolution drops, potentially capping frame rates before the GPU's full potential is reached.

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

A: The combo ranks 121st out of 1,705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 7.1% of all configurations. This is a high rank, but given the GPU's 88th percentile standing, the CPU's 84th percentile position holds the combo back from reaching even higher ranks.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700 compare to its closest CPU rival in raw performance?

A: The Intel Core i9-9900K is 0.7% behind the Ryzen 7 5700 in average benchmark score (27,043 vs 27,220). This means the 5700's 8-core, 16-thread design with a 4.60 GHz boost clock edges out the older Intel flagship by a tiny margin, making it a very competitive gaming CPU for Greedfall.

Q: What happens to FPS when switching from High to Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 4K High, the combo achieves 92.2 FPS, but dropping to Ultra brings it down to 59.4 FPS — a 32.8 FPS reduction. This indicates Ultra settings introduce rendering features that heavily tax the GPU, likely involving more complex shading and geometry that the RTX 4080 SUPER's 10,240 shading units must process.

Q: Does the CPU's 16 MB of L3 cache impact gaming performance?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700's 16 MB L3 cache, split across two CCX clusters, provides 8 MB per 4-core group. This is sufficient for Greedfall's data access patterns, as evidenced by the 3dmark_4_threads score of 3,382 and the strong single-thread score of 901, which allow the CPU to maintain high FPS even when the GPU is not fully saturated.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At Low settings, the combo goes from 314.6 FPS at 1080p to 220.2 at 1440p (a 30% drop) and then to 132.4 at 4K (a 39.9% drop from 1440p). This scaling is steeper than expected for a GPU-heavy workload, suggesting the CPU's 16 threads are still feeding the GPU adequately even at 4K Low. The CPU's 3dmark_16_threads score of 6,628 indicates it can handle the game's logic thread demands across all resolutions.

At High settings, the pattern changes: 226.5 FPS at 1080p, 157.8 at 1440p (30.3% drop), and 92.2 at 4K (41.6% drop from 1440p). The larger percentage drop from 1440p to 4K at High compared to Low suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth (736.3 GB/s) and pixel rate (285.6 GPixel/s) become more constraining as resolution increases. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is ample, but the 256-bit bus width means the card must work harder to fill 4K frames.

Ultra settings show the most dramatic scaling: 142.9 FPS at 1080p, 102.1 at 1440p (28.5% drop), and 59.4 at 4K (41.8% drop). The 4K Ultra result being below 60 FPS indicates that this is the first setting where the RTX 4080 SUPER's compute resources (52.22 TFLOPS) are fully taxed. The difference between 1080p and 1440p Ultra (40.8 FPS) is smaller than the 1440p to 4K gap (42.7 FPS), meaning the GPU's fill rate becomes the dominant limiting factor at 4K, while at 1080p the CPU likely provides enough frames to keep the GPU busy but not fully saturated.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to High settings as the sweet spot for this combo. At 1080p High, the combo produces 226.5 FPS, which is above the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. At 1440p High, it achieves 157.8 FPS — still excellent for competitive play. Even at 4K High, the 92.2 FPS result is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. High settings provide the best balance between visual fidelity and performance across all resolutions.

Ultra settings are only recommended for 1080p and 1440p displays, where the combo maintains 142.9 and 102.1 FPS respectively. At 4K Ultra, the 59.4 FPS result is borderline playable but may cause noticeable stutter in fast-moving combat scenes. Medium settings offer marginal improvements over High (250.5 vs 226.5 FPS at 1080p) but sacrifice visual quality for gains that are unlikely to be perceptible on most displays.

For the best experience, High settings at 1440p offer 157.8 FPS, which is higher than the 4K High result by 65.6 FPS. This suggests that 1440p High is the recommended configuration for users prioritizing both visual quality and frame rate stability. The data shows diminishing returns when pushing from High to Ultra, with the GPU's 88th percentile ranking indicating it can handle High settings without breaking a sweat, but Ultra at 4K pushes it to its limits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 314.6 FPS on Low, 250.5 on Medium, 226.5 on High, and 142.9 on Ultra. The jump from Low to Ultra represents a 171.7 FPS reduction, showing that Ultra's additional rendering features cost over 54% of the Low setting's performance. The 1080p Low result of 314.6 FPS is the highest measured across all resolutions and settings, indicating the CPU can feed the GPU enough frames to approach the game's engine limits.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are 220.2 FPS on Low, 169.8 on Medium, 157.8 on High, and 102.1 on Ultra. The 1440p results show a 118.1 FPS difference between Low and Ultra, which is a 53.6% drop. This resolution is likely the best balance for this combo, as the 157.8 FPS High result is above most high-refresh-rate monitors, while the 102.1 FPS Ultra result remains smooth.

At 3840x2160, the combo achieves 132.4 FPS on Low, 100.6 on Medium, 92.2 on High, and 59.4 on Ultra. The 4K performance shows a 73 FPS difference between Low and Ultra (55.2% drop), which is the largest percentage drop across all resolutions. The 4K Ultra result of 59.4 FPS is the only measured value below 60 FPS, confirming that this is the most demanding configuration in the dataset. The 4K Low result of 132.4 FPS demonstrates that the RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB VRAM and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth are more than sufficient for the game's textures at lower presets, but Ultra's additional effects overwhelm the GPU's shading units.