Greedfall

Greedfall, an Action RPG released in 2019, presents a demanding workload that scales significantly with both CPU and GPU capabilities. This analysis examines the performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, using measured FPS data to understand the balance between the processor and graphics card across resolutions and settings.

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G compare to its nearest rivals in CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G sits at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25626. It is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, which scores 25706, a delta of -0.3%. The Intel Xeon D-2752TER and Intel Core 5 210H are also extremely close, trailing by just 0.4% and 0.5% respectively, making these four processors statistically indistinguishable in raw compute.

Q: Where does the RTX 3080 Ti rank against other GPUs in the database?

A: The GPU also holds the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41224. Its closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which scores 41441, a delta of -0.5%. Interestingly, the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 score higher, at 41610 and 41687 respectively, placing the 3080 Ti slightly behind these newer or specialized parts.

Q: What is the best performance setting for this combo at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low setting delivers the highest average frame rate at 245.8 FPS. Medium and High settings produce 194 FPS and 177.3 FPS respectively, showing a progressive decrease. The Ultra setting drops to 112.4 FPS, which is still highly playable but represents a significant 54% reduction from the Low preset.

Q: How does the transition from 1080p to 4K affect the average FPS on High settings?

A: Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings reduces the average FPS from 177.3 to 122.8, a 31% drop. Scaling further to 3840x2160 yields 75.4 FPS, which is a 39% decrease from the 1440p result and a 57% total reduction from 1080p. This scaling pattern indicates a growing GPU bottleneck at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the overall ranking of this specific combo in Greedfall?

A: The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ranks 502nd out of 1705 tested combinations in Greedfall. This places it in the top 30% of all tested systems, indicating a strong pairing for this title, though not at the absolute top tier.

Q: What are the key memory specifications of the RTX 3080 Ti?

A: The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s. It operates at a memory clock of 1188 MHz, translating to 19 Gbps effective. This high bandwidth is crucial for handling high-resolution textures and complex scenes at 4K.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the primary driver for graphical performance in Greedfall, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with a 912.4 GB/s bandwidth ensures that large texture datasets and complex geometry are loaded without bottlenecking the rendering pipeline. The GPU's base clock of 1365 MHz and boost clock of 1665 MHz are complemented by 10240 shading units and 112 ROPs, which directly influence pixel fill rate and overall rasterization speed.

The benchmark results show a clear correlation between GPU load and frame rate. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 245.8 FPS, a scenario where the CPU likely becomes the limiting factor. However, as resolution increases to 4K, the GPU's workload expands dramatically. At 3840x2160, the Ultra setting yields only 44.8 FPS, while High produces 75.4 FPS. This demonstrates that Greedfall's Ultra preset at 4K is exceptionally demanding, likely due to high-resolution shadows, ambient occlusion, and post-processing effects that heavily tax the GPU's compute units.

The RTX 3080 Ti's architecture, with 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, provides features that may not be fully utilized by Greedfall, as the game predates widespread ray tracing adoption. However, the raw rasterization power from its 34.10 TFLOPS FP32 performance ensures that even at 1440p High, the system maintains 122.8 FPS. The GPU's 83rd percentile ranking and its close benchmark scores to the RTX 3090 suggest that it is a top-tier performer, and the data confirms that in Greedfall, it delivers excellent frame rates until pushed to 4K Ultra.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G serves as the central processor, providing 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture at a 7 nm process node. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz allow for strong single-threaded performance, which is critical for game logic and draw call submission. The CPU's 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth contribute to overall system responsiveness.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU is less strained. At 1080p Low, the 245.8 FPS result suggests the CPU is capable of feeding frames to the GPU without becoming a bottleneck. The CPU's benchmark scores, such as the Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20755 and single-core score of 2930, indicate strong performance for a desktop processor. The PassMark single-thread score of 3283 further confirms its capability in lightly-threaded workloads.

However, the Ryzen 7 5700G is a unique part, as it includes integrated Radeon Vega 8 graphics. When paired with a discrete GPU like the RTX 3080 Ti, the CPU's processing power is what matters. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 899 in single-thread to 6627 in max-threads, indicating good multi-threading efficiency. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 44.8 FPS, which is likely a GPU limitation, but the CPU still needs to maintain frame pacing and physics calculations, a task it handles adequately given its 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ranks 502nd out of 1705 tested combinations in Greedfall. This position, in the 70th percentile of all combos, reflects a balanced pairing where neither component is severely mismatched. The CPU's 83rd percentile and GPU's 83rd percentile are aligned, suggesting that the system is well suited for this game.

To contextualize this rank, consider that the CPU's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, performs within 0.3% of the 5700G in average benchmark scores. The GPU's nearest rival, the RTX 3090, is only 0.5% faster in average benchmarks. This means that slight changes in component selection could shift the ranking by a few positions, but the overall tier of performance would remain consistent. The rank of 502 indicates that most of the 1705 combos are either using faster GPUs like the RTX 3090 series or newer CPUs, but this pairing holds its own.

The data suggests that the 5700G is not a bottleneck for the 3080 Ti in most scenarios, as the frame rates scale predictably with resolution. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 245.8 FPS, which is near the upper limit of what most displays can show. The rank reflects the system's ability to deliver high frame rates across the board, with the only notable weakness being at 4K Ultra, where the GPU's 44.8 FPS result drags down the overall average.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound workload. At High settings, the system produces 177.3 FPS at 1080p, 122.8 FPS at 1440p, and 75.4 FPS at 4K. This represents a 31% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a further 39% drop from 1440p to 4K. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 57%, which is substantial but expected for a demanding title.

The scaling behavior changes with settings. At Low settings, the frame rates are 245.8 FPS (1080p), 169.9 FPS (1440p), and 99.8 FPS (4K). The percentage drops are 31% and 41% respectively, showing a similar pattern. At Ultra settings, the frame rates are 112.4 FPS (1080p), 77.9 FPS (1440p), and 44.8 FPS (4K), with drops of 31% and 42%. This consistency suggests that the RTX 3080 Ti's performance scales linearly with pixel count, and the CPU is not introducing additional bottlenecks at higher resolutions.

The limiting component is clearly the GPU, as the frame rate drops are directly proportional to the increase in pixel count. The CPU's performance, as measured by benchmarks, is sufficient to keep up with the GPU's output at all resolutions. The fact that the 1080p Low result of 245.8 FPS is the highest measured indicates that the CPU can push well beyond 200 FPS, so the GPU is the primary constraint in all other scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. The Low setting achieves 245.8 FPS, while Medium produces 194 FPS and High yields 177.3 FPS. The Ultra setting drops to 112.4 FPS, which is a 54% reduction from Low, showing that the Ultra preset includes effects that significantly impact performance. All 1080p results are above the 60 FPS threshold, making this resolution ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong. Low produces 169.9 FPS, Medium delivers 133.8 FPS, and High reaches 122.8 FPS. Ultra falls to 77.9 FPS, which is still playable but shows a 54% drop from Low, consistent with the 1080p scaling. The 1440p results indicate that the RTX 3080 Ti can handle this resolution with ease, even at High settings, which is the recommended balance for visual quality and performance.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is pushed to its limits. Low produces 99.8 FPS, Medium delivers 82.7 FPS, and High yields 75.4 FPS. The Ultra setting drops to 44.8 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target and would require settings adjustments for smoother gameplay. The drop from High to Ultra at 4K is 41%, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional graphical features are particularly costly at this resolution. The data shows that 4K High is the maximum viable setting for this combo, providing 75.4 FPS, while 4K Ultra is only suitable for less demanding scenes or when using adaptive sync technologies.