Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 delivers a playable but heavily GPU-bound experience in Greedfall, with frame rates that scale predictably with resolution and settings. The data shows a system that can handle 1080p and 1440p gaming comfortably at high settings, but struggles to maintain smooth performance at 4K, particularly under maximum graphical loads.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all quality presets, confirming that the GTX 1070 is the limiting component in this configuration. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 87.2 FPS at 1920x1080 to 63.3 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 27%, and then plunges to 37 FPS at 3840x2160, which is 57.6% below the 1080p baseline. This pattern clearly indicates that the GPU’s pixel throughput is the bottleneck, as the Ryzen 7 5800X has ample headroom to feed the graphics card at lower resolutions.

The scaling becomes even more dramatic when moving from Medium to Ultra presets. At 1080p, the Ultra preset yields 56.1 FPS, which is 41.4% lower than the Low preset’s 125.7 FPS. At 4K, the gap widens further: Ultra averages just 24 FPS, while Low manages 53.8 FPS. This suggests that the game’s Ultra settings introduce effects that disproportionately tax the GTX 1070’s memory bandwidth and shader throughput, rather than the CPU. The 8 GB of GDDR5 VRAM and 256.3 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p, but at 4K the texture and geometry demands likely exceed what this GPU can efficiently process.

Interestingly, the delta between Low and Medium at 4K is only 11.8 FPS (53.8 to 42), while the delta between Medium and High is just 5 FPS (42 to 37). This indicates that the most expensive settings are those between Medium and Ultra, where the frame rate collapses from 42 to 24 FPS. At 1440p, a similar but less severe pattern emerges: Low produces 85.6 FPS, Medium drops to 66.8, High to 63.3, and Ultra collapses to 39.3. The 1440p High result of 63.3 FPS is actually higher than the 4K Low result of 53.8, which reinforces that resolution has a larger impact than most quality toggles for this GPU.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 60 FPS on a 1440p monitor?

A: Yes, at High settings the average FPS is 63.3 at 2560x1440, which exceeds the 60 FPS threshold. However, the Ultra preset drops to 39.3 FPS, so achieving a consistent 60 FPS requires staying below Ultra.

Q: What is the best resolution for this hardware pairing?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 is the sweet spot, with all presets except Ultra averaging above 85 FPS. At 1080p Medium, the system hits 95.8 FPS, and even High delivers 87.2 FPS, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate displays.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GTX 1070’s average benchmark score is 12331, which is 0.7% higher than the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 and 1.3% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M. It trails the GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER by 1.4% and the Tesla K20Xm by 1.7%.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800X strong enough to avoid bottlenecking the GTX 1070?

A: The CPU’s performance is far above what this game requires. Its average benchmark score of 27606 places it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, and it outperforms the Intel Core i5-12600KF by 0.8%. There is no evidence of CPU limitation in the measured FPS data.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 4K with this setup?

A: At 4K, the system averages 37 FPS on High settings, 42 FPS on Medium, and 53.8 FPS on Low. The Ultra preset is not playable, averaging just 24 FPS, which is below smooth motion thresholds.

Q: Does the game scale well with the GTX 1070’s VRAM capacity?

A: The 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM appears adequate for 1080p and 1440p, as frame rates remain consistent across those resolutions. At 4K, the significant drop suggests that the 256-bit memory bus and 256.3 GB/s bandwidth become limiting factors, rather than capacity alone.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is the decisive component in this configuration, as its 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs define the game’s performance envelope. With a base clock of 1506 MHz and a boost clock of 1683 MHz, the GPU’s compute capability is expressed through a 6.463 TFLOPS FP32 throughput. These specifications align with the measured results: the card can deliver high frame rates at 1080p but begins to falter as pixel count increases.

The 8 GB of GDDR5 memory, running at 2002 MHz with a 256-bit bus, provides a bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s. This is sufficient for Greedfall’s open-world environments at 1080p and 1440p, where the High preset maintains 87.2 and 63.3 FPS respectively. However, at 4K the Ultra preset’s 24 FPS average indicates that the memory subsystem is being saturated, likely due to high-resolution textures and draw distances that exceed the effective bandwidth. The GPU’s 107.7 GPixel/s pixel rate and 202.0 GTexel/s texture rate are also taxed heavily at 4K, explaining why the frame rate drops more than 50% from 1080p to 4K at every preset.

The GTX 1070 sits in the 51st percentile of all GPUs based on its average benchmark score of 12331. This mid-range position is reflected in the game’s performance: it handles 1080p and 1440p well but is not a 4K-capable card for demanding titles like Greedfall. The Pascal architecture, built on a 16 nm process with 7,200 million transistors, provides a solid foundation, but its age is evident when pushing beyond 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1439 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the bottom 15.6% of all configurations, which is expected given the GPU’s age relative to the CPU. The rank reflects the overall gaming experience, which is constrained by the GTX 1070’s 51st percentile standing among GPUs, rather than the CPU’s 84th percentile position.

This ranking disparity highlights a significant imbalance: the Ryzen 7 5800X is a high-end processor that can easily keep up with more powerful graphics cards, but it is paired with a mid-range GPU from 2016. In practical terms, the CPU’s performance headroom is wasted in this game, as the frame rates are wholly determined by the GPU’s capabilities. For gamers looking to improve performance, upgrading the graphics card would yield far greater benefits than any CPU change, as the current CPU is already in the top 16% of all processors.

The combo’s low rank does not mean the experience is unplayable, however. At 1080p High, the 87.2 FPS average is smoother than most console experiences, and at 1440p High, the 63.3 FPS is still above 60. The ranking must be interpreted with the resolution and settings in mind: at 1080p, this combo likely ranks higher than at 4K, where the 24 FPS Ultra result drags down the overall score.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers excellent performance across all presets. The Low preset averages 125.7 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. Medium produces 95.8 FPS, High achieves 87.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 56.1 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 55.4% reduction in frame rate, but even the lowest result is above 50 FPS, making 1080p entirely playable at any setting.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but begins to show strain. Low averages 85.6 FPS, Medium 66.8 FPS, and High 63.3 FPS, all of which are above 60. Ultra, however, falls to 39.3 FPS, a 38% drop from High. This indicates that 1440p Ultra is not suitable for smooth gameplay, but High settings provide a good balance of quality and performance.

At 3840x2160, the GTX 1070 is clearly overmatched. Low averages 53.8 FPS, which is marginal, while Medium drops to 42 FPS and High to 37 FPS. Ultra averages just 24 FPS, which is below the threshold for acceptable playability. The data shows that 4K is only viable at Low settings, and even then, the frame rate is not consistently smooth. For this combo, 1080p and 1440p are the practical resolutions, with 1440p High offering the best balance of visual fidelity and performance at 63.3 FPS.