Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves a multi-threaded score of 8,717 in Cinebench R20 and a single-thread score of 1,230, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 25,626 puts it nearly on par with the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, which scores 25,706 (a -0.3% delta), and slightly ahead of the Intel Xeon D-2752TER at 25,532 (a +0.4% delta). In the context of Greedfall, an Action RPG, the CPU’s 16 threads are relevant for handling game logic, AI routines, and background simulation tasks, though the game’s engine does not appear to be heavily multi-threaded based on the frame rate scaling observed.

At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 289.5 FPS average, which is the highest measured result across all settings and resolutions. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is substantial: 289.5 FPS versus 134.5 FPS, a difference of 155 FPS. This indicates that at lower settings, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU efficiently, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as graphical load increases. The CPU’s single-thread performance, as evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 2,016, is adequate for the game’s primary thread, but the data suggests that the 5700G is not the bottleneck at 1080p; the GPU’s workload scaling is the dominant variable.

In terms of memory bandwidth, the CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, which is sufficient for this title. The 16 MB of L3 cache is modest by modern standards, but benchmark results show that the processor maintains competitive performance against its nearest rivals. The lack of a significant performance cliff between the 8-thread and 16-thread 3DMark scores (5,648 and 6,627, respectively) implies that Greedfall does not fully utilize all 16 threads, so the CPU’s multi-threading capability is more of a safety margin than a primary driver of the measured frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. Its boost clock is 2,610 MHz, with a base clock of 2,310 MHz. The GPU’s benchmark percentile is 85, with an average score of 44,900, placing it close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45,152, a -0.6% delta) and slightly ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45,642, a -1.6% delta). In Greedfall, the GPU’s role is clearly dominant across most resolutions, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling with settings.

At 1080p, the RTX 4070 Ti delivers 209.2 FPS on High and 134.5 FPS on Ultra, showing that even at lower resolutions, the GPU’s rendering load significantly impacts performance. The 12 GB VRAM is not a limiting factor at 1080p or 1440p, as the game’s texture requirements are well within this capacity. However, at 4K, the VRAM capacity becomes more relevant, though the data shows that the GPU still manages playable frame rates on High settings (83.5 FPS). The GPU’s compute capabilities, reflected in a Passmark G3D score of 31,624 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 205,028, are more than adequate for this 2019 title, which does not heavily leverage ray tracing or advanced DX12 features.

The RTX 4070 Ti’s performance relative to its rivals is consistent: it trails the RTX 5090 Mobile by less than 1% and is ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580 by 1.6%. This positions it as a high-end card that can handle Greedfall at maximum settings with ease, but the measured data shows a significant drop when moving from High to Ultra. This drop is not due to VRAM capacity but rather to the increased shading and texture filtering workloads that Ultra presets impose. The GPU’s 7,680 shading units and 240 texture mapping units are heavily utilized at Ultra, explaining why the frame rate falls from 209.2 FPS at 1080p High to 134.5 FPS at 1080p Ultra.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal balance between visual fidelity and performance is achieved at the High preset across all resolutions. At 1080p, High produces 209.2 FPS, which is only 19 FPS lower than Medium (228.1 FPS) but provides noticeably better visual quality. Pushing to Ultra reduces the frame rate to 134.5 FPS, a 35.7% drop from High, which is not justified for the marginal visual gains in this title. At 1440p, High delivers 141.8 FPS, which remains well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while Ultra drops to 89.7 FPS—still playable but with a significant performance cost.

At 4K, the High preset is the recommended choice, yielding 83.5 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS target. Medium at 4K offers 93 FPS, a 11.4% improvement over High, but the visual difference between Medium and High in Greedfall is often subtle, making High the superior choice for image quality. Ultra at 4K drops to 53.9 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold and is not recommended for a consistent experience. Low settings are only advisable for competitive play or extremely high refresh rate displays, but at 1080p Low (289.5 FPS) and 1440p Low (201.5 FPS), the frame rates are so high that the visual compromise is likely unnecessary for most users.

The data indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti is powerful enough to handle High settings at 4K without issue, but the step to Ultra introduces a disproportionate frame rate penalty. For users with 144Hz or 165Hz monitors, 1440p High (141.8 FPS) is the sweet spot, as it nearly saturates such refresh rates. At 1080p, even Ultra (134.5 FPS) is playable on high-refresh displays, but the High preset offers a better frame rate headroom with minimal visual loss. The recommendation is to default to High settings for this game, regardless of resolution, to achieve the best experience per the measured rows.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 209.2 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most gaming monitors and indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti is not stressed at this resolution.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 141.8 FPS, while Ultra drops to 89.7 FPS. This represents a 36.7% reduction in frame rate when moving from High to Ultra, making High the more balanced choice.

*Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti capable of 4K gaming in Greedfall?*

A: Yes, the GPU achieves 83.5 FPS at 3840x2160 with High settings, which is above the 60 FPS target. However, Ultra at 4K drops to 53.9 FPS, so High is the recommended preset for 4K.

Q: What is the combo rank in the game’s benchmark database?

A: The combo of AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks 254th out of 1,705 combinations, placing it in the top 15% of tested configurations.

Q: How does the CPU’s performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G has an average benchmark score of 25,626, which is 0.3% lower than the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (25,706) and 0.4% higher than the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25,532), indicating near-identical performance among these processors.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Medium at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low settings produce 121.2 FPS, while Medium produces 93 FPS. This is a 28.2 FPS difference, showing that the GPU has ample headroom even at lower settings in this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU-bound nature of Greedfall when paired with this hardware. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 209.2 at 1080p to 141.8 at 1440p (a 32.2% decrease) and then to 83.5 at 4K (a 41.1% decrease from 1440p). This steep decline across resolutions indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti is the primary limiting component, as the CPU’s performance is sufficient to maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions but cannot compensate for the exponentially increasing pixel count at 4K.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings presets. At Low settings, the frame rates are 289.5 FPS at 1080p, 201.5 FPS at 1440p, and 121.2 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 30.4% from 1080p to 1440p and 39.9% from 1440p to 4K, which closely mirrors the High preset’s scaling. This uniform scaling confirms that the GPU’s fill rate and shading capacity are the determinants of performance, rather than any CPU-related bottleneck. Even at Low settings, where the CPU has less graphics overhead to manage, the frame rate still falls by over 58% from 1080p to 4K, underscoring the GPU’s dominance.

At Medium settings, the frame rates are 228.1 FPS at 1080p, 158.4 FPS at 1440p, and 93 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 30.5%, and from 1440p to 4K is 41.3%. The slightly larger drop at 4K compared to High settings suggests that the Medium preset’s lower shading complexity allows the GPU to hit a more pronounced memory bandwidth wall at higher resolutions. The RTX 4070 Ti’s 504.2 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 1440p, but at 4K, the 12 GB frame buffer and memory bus become more limiting, particularly as the texture sizes and fill rate demands increase.

The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling: 134.5 FPS at 1080p, 89.7 FPS at 1440p (a 33.3% drop), and 53.9 FPS at 4K (a 39.9% drop from 1440p). The fact that Ultra at 4K falls below 60 FPS, while High at 4K remains above 80 FPS, indicates that the Ultra preset’s additional effects (likely higher shadow quality, ambient occlusion, and draw distances) push the GPU’s computational load past its practical limit at 4K. This data strongly suggests that for 4K gaming, users should stick to High settings to maintain a smooth experience, as the GPU’s architecture is not designed to sustain Ultra settings at that resolution without significant frame rate penalties. The overall scaling pattern confirms that the RTX 4070 Ti is the bottleneck in this configuration, with the Ryzen 7 5700G providing ample CPU headroom even at 1080p.