Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a clear performance curve in Greedfall, with the GPU becoming the dominant constraint as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080, the combo is exceptionally strong, producing 111.2 FPS on High settings and 152.1 FPS on Low. These numbers indicate that the CPU has ample headroom to feed the graphics card at this resolution, as the frame rates are high enough to suggest the rendering pipeline is the primary limiter rather than processor throughput. Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS on High drops to 77.1, a reduction of roughly 31% from the 1080p figure. This is a substantial scaling penalty that points directly at the GPU’s workload increasing. At 3840x2160, the High preset yields only 46.6 FPS, which is a 40% drop from the 1440p result. The pattern is unambiguous: each resolution step imposes a significant performance cost, and the RTX 2060 SUPER is clearly the component that determines the final frame rate in this game. The data shows that even at 4K with Low settings, the combo only reaches 61.5 FPS, which is barely playable for a smooth experience, while Ultra at 4K falls to 32.1 FPS, indicating a hard ceiling for this hardware configuration.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5700X is a Zen 3 part with 8 cores and 16 threads, clocked at a base of 3.40 GHz and a boost of 4.60 GHz. This processor’s multi-threaded capabilities are robust, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22620 and a Passmark multithread score of 26612. However, in Greedfall, the CPU’s role is largely to keep pace with the GPU’s output without becoming a bottleneck. The benchmark results suggest this is achieved at lower resolutions, where the frame rates are high, but the CPU is not the limiting factor. The single-thread performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3193, which is relevant for a game that may rely on a few primary threads for game logic and physics. The data indicates that the CPU’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 16 threads provide ample resources for the game’s demands. Even at 1080p Ultra, where the CPU would be most likely to become a constraint, the combo still manages 70.4 FPS, which is well above playable thresholds. This suggests that the Ryzen 7 5700X is not holding the system back, and the performance scaling issues are almost entirely attributable to the graphics card’s processing power. The processor’s average benchmark score of 26214 places it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, and its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-11900KF, scores nearly identically with a delta of just 0.1%. This level of performance is more than sufficient for Greedfall’s CPU requirements, confirming that the GPU is the primary driver of frame rate changes across settings and resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the optimal balance between visual quality and performance is found at the High preset. At 1920x1080, High delivers 111.2 FPS, which is an excellent experience for a fast-paced action RPG, offering a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, High still provides a very playable 77.1 FPS, making it the sweet spot for users with higher-resolution monitors. The Medium preset offers only marginal gains over High, with 118.6 FPS at 1080p and 81.4 FPS at 1440p, which are increases of just 6.7% and 5.6% respectively. These small differences do not justify the visual downgrade from High. The Ultra preset, while visually demanding, shows a steep performance penalty, dropping to 70.4 FPS at 1080p and 49 FPS at 1440p. These numbers are significantly lower and make Ultra a poor choice for maintaining smooth gameplay, especially at higher resolutions. The Low preset is the only way to push frame rates above 150 FPS at 1080p, hitting 152.1 FPS, but this comes at the cost of visual fidelity. For users seeking the highest possible frame rates on high refresh rate displays, Low is an option, but for most players, High provides the best compromise. At 4K, the situation changes drastically, as even High only reaches 46.6 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target. In this case, the data suggests dropping to Medium (50.6 FPS) or Low (61.5 FPS) is necessary to achieve a more stable experience, with Low being the only preset that crosses the 60 FPS threshold at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 5700X and the RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1160 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the lower third of all configurations, which is a direct reflection of the GPU’s mid-range standing. The RTX 2060 SUPER itself has an average benchmark score of 19774, placing it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, is only 0.5% faster. This performance gap is small, but it means that the combo is not positioned to compete with high-end systems. The ranking suggests that while the CPU is a strong performer, the GPU limits the overall gaming experience. For context, the CPU’s average benchmark score of 26214 is in the 83rd percentile, but this advantage is nullified by the graphics card’s lower standing. The data shows that this pairing is balanced in the sense that neither component is drastically underpowered relative to the other, but the GPU is the clear bottleneck. A system with a more powerful graphics card would likely see a much higher ranking, as the CPU has the headroom to support it. The rank of 1160 indicates that there are a significant number of configurations that outperform this one, primarily due to superior GPU performance. However, it is also important to note that the combo is not at the very bottom of the list, suggesting it can still deliver a competent experience at 1080p, but it will struggle to maintain high frame rates at 4K.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is the defining component in this pairing, and its specifications explain the performance scaling observed in Greedfall. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is adequate for the game at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the capacity and bandwidth become more stressed, contributing to the lower frame rates. The GPU’s boost clock of 1650 MHz and its 2176 shading units deliver a raw compute throughput of 7.181 TFLOPS. This is a modest figure compared to higher-tier cards, and the benchmark results confirm its limitations. The Passmark G3D score of 16462 places it in the 63rd percentile, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, is only 0.3% faster. This indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER is a solid mid-range performer, but it lacks the raw power to handle Greedfall’s most demanding settings at high resolutions. The data shows that the GPU’s performance drops significantly as resolution increases, with the 4K Ultra average of 32.1 FPS being the lowest measured result. This is a direct consequence of the GPU’s fill rate and shader processing capabilities being overwhelmed by the pixel count. The 8 GB VRAM is also a factor, as Greedfall’s Ultra settings may require more memory than is available, leading to potential texture streaming issues that could cause stutter, though the average FPS numbers do not reflect these transient drops. Overall, the RTX 2060 SUPER is capable of delivering excellent frame rates at 1080p and good performance at 1440p, but it is not suited for 4K gaming with this title, as the measured FPS values confirm that the GPU is the primary constraint on the system’s overall performance.