Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Greedfall with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and AMD Radeon RX 570 shows a steep performance curve as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the combo delivers 33.1 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at Ultra drops that to 24.7 FPS, a reduction of roughly 25%. The 4K Ultra result falls further to 16.3 FPS, which is approximately 51% below the 1080p Ultra figure. This pattern indicates the GPU is the primary limiting component; the frame rate collapses almost linearly with the pixel count increase.

The scaling behavior is more telling when examining Low settings. At 1080p Low, the pair produces 70.7 FPS. At 1440p Low, it manages 53.3 FPS, and at 4K Low, it falls to 27.6 FPS. The gap between 1440p and 4K at Low settings is substantial — a 25.7 FPS drop — which points to the RX 570's 4 GB memory buffer and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth being saturated at higher resolutions. The GPU's texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s are simply insufficient for 4K workloads, regardless of quality preset.

Notably, the delta between Medium and High settings is small at every resolution. At 1080p, Medium yields 57.2 FPS versus 52.5 FPS on High. At 1440p, the gap narrows to 39.9 FPS versus 36.4 FPS. This suggests that Greedfall's Medium and High presets impose similar shading loads, and the RX 570's 2048 shading units are the bottleneck rather than memory or ROP throughput. The Ultra preset, however, represents a significant jump: 33.1 FPS at 1080p, which is 37% lower than High. That indicates Ultra enables effects that heavily tax the GPU's 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 throughput.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 5800X and Radeon RX 570 ranks 1646th out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the bottom 3.5% of all configurations in the database for this game. The rank is a direct reflection of the GPU's age and capability; the CPU is a modern, high-performance part, but the RX 570 was released in 2017 and is now end-of-life.

The CPU's benchmark standing is strong. The Ryzen 7 5800X sits at the 84th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27606. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 scores 27535 (0.3% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27708 (0.4% lower), the Intel Core i7-13700H scores 27716 (0.4% lower), and the Intel Core i5-12600KF scores 27827 (0.8% lower). This indicates the 5800X is firmly competitive with modern mid-range and laptop parts, offering 8 cores, 16 threads, and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz.

The GPU, conversely, is a weak link. The RX 570's average benchmark score is 30158, placing it at the 74th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are surprising: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 scores 30109 (0.2% lower), the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 30097 (0.2% lower), the NVIDIA Tesla M60 scores 29969 (0.6% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile scores 29928 (0.8% lower). These deltas are all within 1%, meaning the RX 570's average benchmark score is statistically equivalent to those much newer parts in synthetic tests. However, in Greedfall specifically, the combo rank of 1646 out of 1705 shows that synthetic averages do not translate to real-world game performance — the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM and GCN 4.0 architecture struggle with this title's demands.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is built on the Polaris 20 chip using GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It operates with a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz. The memory runs at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, yielding 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 4 GB GDDR5 frame buffer is the most consequential specification for Greedfall, as the game's texture and geometry demands at 1440p and above likely exceed this capacity.

The GPU's compute resources include 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The texture fill rate is 159.2 GTexel/s, and the pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s. Floating point performance is rated at 5.095 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 (1:1). These figures explain the measured FPS: at 1080p Ultra, the 32 ROPs can handle 33.1 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, the same ROPs must fill four times the pixels, resulting in 16.3 FPS. The GPU's power draw is 150 W with a 1x 6-pin power connector, and the suggested PSU is 450 W.

The RX 570's successor was Vega, and its production status is end-of-life. This means no driver optimizations are forthcoming for this architecture. The GPU's 74th percentile ranking among all GPUs, despite its age, reflects its balanced design, but Greedfall's specific rendering paths — likely heavy on draw calls and texture streaming — expose the 4 GB VRAM ceiling. The measured data shows that even at 1080p Low, the combo only reaches 70.7 FPS, which is below what a modern GPU would achieve at the same settings with this CPU.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 57.2 FPS, which is the highest playable average above 60 FPS territory. Low yields 70.7 FPS, but Medium offers a better balance of visual quality and performance. Ultra drops to 33.1 FPS, which is likely not smooth enough for action RPG gameplay.

Q: Can this combo handle 1440p resolution?

A: Yes, but with compromises. At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 53.3 FPS, and Medium produces 39.9 FPS. High yields 36.4 FPS, while Ultra falls to 24.7 FPS. For a consistent 60 FPS target, 1440p is not achievable at any preset with this hardware.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5800X compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The 5800X scores 27606 average. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is 0.3% higher at 27535, the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE is 0.4% lower at 27708, the Intel Core i7-13700H is 0.4% lower at 27716, and the Intel Core i5-12600KF is 0.8% lower at 27827. All are within 1% of each other.

Q: Is the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM sufficient for Greedfall?

A: The data suggests it is limiting. At 4K Low, the combo produces 27.6 FPS, while at 4K Medium it drops to 24.9 FPS. The small delta between Low and Medium at 4K (2.7 FPS) indicates the memory bandwidth is saturated, not the shading units. At 1080p, the gap between Low and Medium is 13.5 FPS, showing the GPU has headroom at lower pixel counts.

Q: What is the FPS drop from 1080p to 4K at the same settings?

A: At Low settings, 1080p yields 70.7 FPS and 4K yields 27.6 FPS, a drop of 43.1 FPS (61%). At Ultra settings, 1080p yields 33.1 FPS and 4K yields 16.3 FPS, a drop of 16.8 FPS (51%). The percentage drop is larger at Low settings because the GPU is less bound by shading work and more by pixel throughput.

Q: Where does this combo rank globally for Greedfall?

A: It ranks 1646th out of 1705 tested combinations. This places it near the bottom of the database, reflecting the GPU's age and VRAM limitation. The CPU's strong 84th percentile standing does not compensate for the GPU's 74th percentile score in this specific game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination of the Ryzen 7 5800X and RX 570 produces the following average frame rates across four quality presets: Low delivers 70.7 FPS, Medium delivers 57.2 FPS, High delivers 52.5 FPS, and Ultra delivers 33.1 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 37.6 FPS, indicating that Ultra imposes nearly double the rendering cost of Low at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the performance drops across the board: Low yields 53.3 FPS, Medium yields 39.9 FPS, High yields 36.4 FPS, and Ultra yields 24.7 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 28.6 FPS. Compared to 1080p, the 1440p Low result is 17.4 FPS lower, while the 1440p Ultra result is 8.4 FPS lower. The percentage loss from 1080p to 1440p is largest at Low settings (24.6%) and smallest at Ultra settings (25.4%).

At 3840x2160, the results are marginal for playability: Low produces 27.6 FPS, Medium produces 24.9 FPS, High produces 19.9 FPS, and Ultra produces 16.3 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 11.3 FPS. When scaling from 1440p to 4K, the Low preset drops by 25.7 FPS (from 53.3 to 27.6), while the Ultra preset drops by 8.4 FPS (from 24.7 to 16.3). This non-linear scaling confirms that the GPU's memory subsystem is the binding constraint at 4K, as the frame rate does not improve proportionally with reduced settings.

All measured data points are consistent with a GPU that has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. The 1080p results show the GPU can maintain playable frame rates at Medium and High, but the 1440p results suggest users must accept Low or Medium for a playable experience. The 4K results are below 30 FPS at every preset, making this resolution unsuitable for this combo in Greedfall.