Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a wide performance envelope in Greedfall, with frame rates ranging from a highly playable 72.4 FPS at 4K High to a fluid 239.9 FPS at 1080p Low. The measured results show a system that scales predictably with resolution and settings, but the rate of change between presets reveals where the bottleneck shifts from the graphics card to the processor. This analysis walks through the measured FPS data, the roles of the CPU and GPU, and how this specific combination ranks against other tested configs.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p to 4K produces a clear pattern of diminishing returns, with the most dramatic drop occurring between 1440p and 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 171.5 FPS at 1080p to 119.2 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 52.3 FPS, and then to 72.4 FPS at 4K, another 46.8 FPS lower. The scaling from 1440p to 4K represents a 39% performance loss, while the jump from 1080p to 1440p costs 30%. This steeper decline at higher resolutions indicates the GPU is becoming the primary limiting component, as the pixel count increases faster than the RTX 3080’s rendering capacity can compensate.

At Ultra settings, the pattern is more severe, with the frame rate collapsing from 112.1 FPS at 1080p to 77.7 FPS at 1440p, and then to just 43 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is less than half the 1080p Ultra figure, confirming that the most demanding preset pushes the graphics card to its limits. Conversely, Low settings show the smallest absolute drops: 239.9 FPS at 1080p, 164.8 FPS at 1440p, and 98.2 FPS at 4K. The fact that even 4K Low remains above 90 FPS suggests that at lower settings, the CPU’s capability is more relevant, and the RTX 3080 still has headroom to spare.

The data indicates that 1080p results are heavily influenced by the Ryzen 7 5700G’s single-thread performance, as the GPU is not saturated at those resolutions. At 4K, particularly with Medium and High settings, the RTX 3080’s raw compute takes over, and the CPU’s role diminishes. The gap between High and Ultra settings widens with resolution — a 59.4 FPS difference at 1080p versus a 29.4 FPS difference at 4K — which points to the GPU’s memory bandwidth and shading capabilities being the deciding factor at higher pixel counts.

FAQ

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 171.5 at 1920x1080 to 72.4 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 99.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Q: Does the RTX 3080 maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra?

A: No, the measured average at 4K Ultra is 43 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth for action RPGs. This preset appears to be too demanding for the GPU in this configuration.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: This CPU-GPU pair is ranked 509th out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the upper third of all configurations.

Q: What is the difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low averages 164.8 FPS while Ultra averages 77.7 FPS, a 87.1 FPS gap that shows how much headroom the RTX 3080 has when settings are reduced.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700G a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests yes, as the frame rate ceiling at 1080p Low is 239.9 FPS, but the CPU’s single-thread score of 899 in 3DMark indicates it may cap performance before the GPU reaches its maximum output.

Q: What is the best preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: Based on the measured data, 4K Low at 98.2 FPS is the most fluid option, while 4K High at 72.4 FPS offers a balanced experience. Medium at 78.1 FPS is a middle ground, but Ultra at 43 FPS should be avoided.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 brings 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s. This memory configuration is directly relevant to Greedfall’s 4K results, where the High preset averages 72.4 FPS and the Medium preset reaches 78.1 FPS. The GPU’s boost clock of 1710 MHz and base clock of 1440 MHz, combined with 8704 shading units, allow it to handle the game’s geometry and lighting effects, but the 4K Ultra result of 43 FPS shows that the 10 GB frame buffer is not sufficient for the most demanding settings.

The RTX 3080’s performance percentile of 80 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35787, aligns with its measured behavior in Greedfall. The GPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro Duo, scores 35860 with a deltaPct of -0.2%, indicating the RTX 3080 is essentially on par with that card in synthetic benchmarks. However, the game-specific data shows that the RTX 3080’s strengths are best utilized at 1440p, where it achieves 119.2 FPS at High and 77.7 FPS at Ultra. The drop from 190.2 FPS at 1080p Medium to 132.9 FPS at 1440p Medium highlights how the GPU’s pixel rate of 164.2 GPixel/s becomes taxed as resolution increases.

The 320W TDP and the fact that the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface are consistent with its high-end positioning, but the measured FPS suggests that Greedfall does not fully leverage the RTX 3080’s capabilities at 1080p. The passmark G3D score of 25086 and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4407 provide context, yet the game’s engine appears to be more sensitive to memory bandwidth than raw compute, given the 43 FPS at 4K Ultra. The RTX 3080’s 760.3 GB/s bandwidth is ample for most resolutions, but the 4K Ultra result indicates that the game’s texture streaming may exceed the 10 GB capacity, causing performance to plummet.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is ranked 509th out of 1705 tested combinations in Greedfall, placing it in the 70th percentile of all configs. This rank reflects a balance between the CPU’s 83rd percentile among all processors and the GPU’s 80th percentile among all graphics cards. The combo’s position suggests that while neither component is top-tier, their pairing yields solid results for this particular game.

Compared to other tested combos, the 509th rank indicates that many configurations with newer or higher-end CPUs and GPUs outperform this pair. The Ryzen 7 5700G, despite having 8 cores and 16 threads, is a processor with integrated graphics that may not be optimized for gaming workloads, and its 16 MB L3 cache is modest by modern standards. The RTX 3080, while still capable, is an end-of-life product (released in 2020) that has been superseded by the GeForce 40 series. The combo’s rank reflects this generational gap.

The measured FPS data supports the 509th ranking, as the 4K Ultra result of 43 FPS is below what many top-tier combos achieve at that resolution. However, the 1080p Low result of 239.9 FPS shows that the combo can compete with higher-ranked systems when the CPU is not the bottleneck. The rank of 509 out of 1705 means there are approximately 1196 combos that perform worse, which provides context for users considering this pair for Greedfall.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its architecture is Zen 3, built on a 7 nm process, and it supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel bus providing 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. In Greedfall, the CPU’s role is most apparent at 1080p, where the frame rate at Low settings reaches 239.9 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is not the limiting factor at that resolution. The CPU’s single-thread score of 899 in 3DMark and 3283 in PassMark indicate strong per-core performance, which is crucial for the game’s AI and physics calculations.

The CPU’s 16 MB L3 cache is shared across all cores, and its 7 nm process node with 10,700 million transistors allows for efficient power consumption at 65W TDP. The benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20755 and a single-core score of 2930, which places the CPU in the 83rd percentile of all processors. This percentile is lower than the GPU’s 80th percentile, suggesting that the CPU is slightly weaker relative to its peers, but the measured FPS data shows that it still provides adequate performance for Greedfall.

At 1440p, the CPU’s influence diminishes, as the frame rate at High settings drops to 119.2 FPS, but the gap between Low (164.8 FPS) and High (119.2 FPS) indicates that the CPU can still keep up with the GPU’s output. The 4K results show the CPU’s role is minimal, as the frame rates are primarily determined by the GPU’s compute capabilities. The CPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, scores 25706 with a deltaPct of -0.3%, meaning the 5700G is essentially equivalent in synthetic benchmarks, but the 5700G’s desktop design with higher boost clocks gives it an edge in gaming scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the frame rates are consistently high across all settings. Low averages 239.9 FPS, Medium averages 190.2 FPS, High averages 171.5 FPS, and Ultra averages 112.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 127.8 FPS, which shows the GPU’s headroom at this resolution. The drop from Medium to High is 18.7 FPS, while from High to Ultra is 59.4 FPS, indicating that Ultra settings place a significant load on the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the results scale down proportionally. Low averages 164.8 FPS, Medium averages 132.9 FPS, High averages 119.2 FPS, and Ultra averages 77.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 87.1 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings results in a 52.3 FPS loss, while at Ultra, the loss is 34.4 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop considerably. Low averages 98.2 FPS, Medium averages 78.1 FPS, High averages 72.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 43 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 55.2 FPS. The jump from 1440p to 4K at High settings causes a 46.8 FPS reduction, while at Ultra, the reduction is 34.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 43 FPS is the only measured average below 60 FPS, making it the only preset that fails to deliver smooth gameplay. These numbers provide a complete picture of how the combo performs across all tested configurations.