Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti pairing delivers a fundamentally smooth Greedfall experience at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K Ultra settings push the GPU past its comfort zone. The data shows a clear performance hierarchy: the combination ranks 1248th out of 1705 tested CPU-GPU pairings for this title, placing it in the upper-midrange of all possible configurations. The RTX 3060 Ti, with its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, while the Ryzen 7 5700X’s 8 cores and 16 threads operate at a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost up to 4.60 GHz. These specifications directly shape the measured frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings configuration for 1080p gaming?

A: The highest average frame rate at 1920x1080 is achieved with Low settings, producing 152.5 FPS. Medium settings deliver 117.7 FPS, while High settings yield 111.1 FPS. Ultra settings drop significantly to 66.5 FPS, suggesting that the jump from High to Ultra imposes a heavy GPU load.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X scores 26,214 in its average benchmark, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-11900KF, scores 26,196, representing a 0.1% difference. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X scores 26,272, which is -0.2% relative to the 5700X.

Q: Is the GPU’s performance consistent with its market position?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti holds an average benchmark score of 25,120, placing it in the 69th percentile of all GPUs. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, scores 25,180, a -0.2% delta. The AMD Radeon RX 6600 scores 25,235, which is -0.5% relative to the 3060 Ti.

Q: What frame rate can be expected at 1440p with High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the average FPS is 75.4. This is a substantial drop from the 111.1 FPS seen at 1080p High, indicating that resolution scaling has a pronounced effect on performance.

Q: How demanding is the Ultra preset at 4K?

A: The most demanding configuration tested is 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which yields an average of 29.3 FPS. This is below the 30 FPS threshold often considered a minimum for playability, highlighting the GPU's limitations at this extreme setting.

Q: Does the CPU's multi-threaded performance help in this game?

A: The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 22,620, and its single-core score is 3,193. While Greedfall benefits from strong single-thread performance, the data shows that GPU limitations dominate at higher resolutions, making the CPU less of a bottleneck in those scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the primary driver of frame rates in Greedfall, and its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is a critical factor. The memory operates at 1750 MHz with a 14 Gbps effective data rate across a 256-bit bus, resulting in 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K data shows the frame buffer being pushed hard. The GPU’s boost clock of 1665 MHz and base clock of 1410 MHz are standard for the Ampere architecture, built on Samsung's 8 nm process with 17,400 million transistors.

The GPU’s benchmark data reveals its position: a PassMark G3D score of 20,349 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,626. These synthetic results correlate with the measured game performance. At 1080p Low, the GPU produces 152.5 FPS, demonstrating its raw capability when not constrained by graphical effects. However, the Ultra preset at 1080p cuts that to 66.5 FPS, a 56% reduction that illustrates the massive cost of the highest-quality textures and lighting. The RTX 3060 Ti’s 38 RT cores and 152 tensor cores are present, but Greedfall is not a ray-tracing showcase, so the traditional rasterization performance, measured by the 4864 shading units, takes precedence.

The GPU’s role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings reduces the average FPS from 111.1 to 75.4, a 36 FPS drop. Moving to 4K High results in 43.8 FPS, further halving the 1440p number. This scaling pattern is classic GPU-bound behavior. The card's 133.2 GPixel/s pixel rate and 253.1 GTexel/s texture rate are the theoretical limits, and the measured FPS shows the card approaching these ceilings at 4K. The data indicates that for stable 60 FPS gameplay, the RTX 3060 Ti requires Medium or High settings at 1440p, as Ultra at that resolution only achieves 47.5 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data across the three resolutions tells a clear story about the limiting component. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average FPS is 152.5. This high number suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately, but it also indicates that the GPU is not the sole bottleneck at this low graphical load. Dropping to 2560x1440 Low reduces the average to 103.5 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Low, it falls to 64.5 FPS. This progression shows a consistent scaling factor, with each resolution increase imposing a significant penalty.

Looking at High settings, the scaling is more dramatic. The 1080p High score of 111.1 FPS drops to 75.4 FPS at 1440p, a 32% decrease. At 4K High, the score plummets to 43.8 FPS, a further 42% decrease from 1440p. This non-linear drop is indicative of the GPU's memory bandwidth becoming a limiting factor. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is taxed heavily by the higher pixel count and texture fetch demands at 4K. The Ultra settings show the most severe scaling: 66.5 FPS at 1080p, 47.5 FPS at 1440p, and 29.3 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is nearly unplayable, suggesting that the combination of high resolution and ultra-quality assets exceeds the GPU’s capability.

The data indicates that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck in most scenarios. The Ryzen 7 5700X’s strong single-thread score of 3,193 in Cinebench R23 and its high 3DMark single-thread score of 921 suggest it can handle the game logic. The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is far steeper than the drop between CPU-bound scenarios would indicate. For example, the gap between 1080p Low (152.5 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (66.5 FPS) is 86 FPS, which is entirely due to GPU load. The resolution scaling confirms that Greedfall is heavily GPU-dependent, and users seeking higher frame rates at 4K would need to reduce settings to Low to achieve 64.5 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 3060 Ti and Ryzen 7 5700X deliver excellent performance. Low settings produce an average of 152.5 FPS, the highest recorded in the entire dataset. Medium settings reduce this to 117.7 FPS, and High settings yield 111.1 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 66.5 FPS, which is still playable but represents a major performance hit. The difference between High and Ultra at this resolution is 44.6 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset enables particularly expensive effects.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the expected decline. Low settings average 103.5 FPS, which is still above the 100 FPS mark. Medium settings produce 82.3 FPS, and High settings achieve 75.4 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p falls to 47.5 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. This suggests that 1440p users should stick to High or Medium settings for the best balance of visual quality and frame rate. The gap between Medium and High at this resolution is only 6.9 FPS, making High the more attractive option.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly overburdened at higher settings. Low settings produce 64.5 FPS, which is playable but requires significant graphical compromises. Medium settings drop to 50.7 FPS, and High settings yield 43.8 FPS. The Ultra preset averages just 29.3 FPS, making it unsuitable for serious gameplay. The data shows that 4K gaming with this GPU is only viable at Low or Medium settings. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at High settings results in a 31.6 FPS drop, emphasizing the demanding nature of 4K rendering. The overall pattern across all resolutions is consistent: the RTX 3060 Ti is a capable 1080p and 1440p card, but its 8 GB memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth limit its 4K potential.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X plays a supporting role in Greedfall, but its specifications ensure it does not bottleneck the GPU in most scenarios. The CPU features 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a shared 32 MB L3 cache. This configuration provides strong multi-threaded performance, as evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,620 and a PassMark multi-thread score of 26,612.

The CPU’s single-thread performance is equally important for game logic. Its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,193 and Geekbench single-core score of 2,148 ensure that the game's main thread is well-served. In the 3DMark tests, the CPU scores 921 in single-thread and 6,858 in 16-thread tests, showing a solid scaling pattern. The average benchmark score of 26,214 places it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, and its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-11900KF, is only 0.1% different, confirming the 5700X is a top-tier performer.

However, the CPU’s influence on Greedfall’s frame rates diminishes at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 152.5 FPS result suggests the CPU is capable of driving high frame rates, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as settings and resolution increase. The data shows that the CPU's role is to provide consistent frame pacing, not to be the primary performance constraint. The memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s and dual-channel DDR4 support are sufficient for this game. The CPU’s 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die, with a boost clock reaching 4.60 GHz, ensure that it can keep up with the GPU’s demands, but the measured FPS drops are overwhelmingly attributed to GPU load. The CPU’s percentile ranking and rival comparisons, such as the 0.2% difference from the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT, reinforce that it is a high-end part that will not hold back the RTX 3060 Ti in this title.