Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combo delivers its most fluid experience at 1080p, but the performance curve reveals a system that is heavily constrained by the graphics card as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces an average of 140.8 FPS, which drops to 100.6 FPS at High settings. Moving up to 2560x1440, the average at Low is 96.4 FPS, while High yields 69.6 FPS. At 3840x2160, the picture changes dramatically: Low settings produce 55.3 FPS, and High falls to 43.8 FPS. The scaling from 1080p Low to 4K Low represents a drop of 85.5 FPS, a 60.7% reduction in frame rate, which underscores that the RTX 2060’s rendering pipeline is the limiting factor. The gap between 1440p and 4K is particularly telling—the 96.4 FPS at 1440p Low collapses to 55.3 FPS at 4K Low, indicating that pixel throughput, not CPU headroom, is the bottleneck. The Ryzen 7 5800XT, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, has ample compute for this Action RPG, as evidenced by the fact that even at 1080p Ultra, where the GPU is most stressed, the system still manages 64.9 FPS. The data suggests that the CPU is never the primary constraint; rather, the RTX 2060’s 6 GB of VRAM and 192-bit memory bus are what govern performance at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested hardware combinations for Greedfall, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 sits at rank 1351 out of 1705 combos. That places it in the lower third of all tested systems, which is a significant finding given the CPU’s strength. The Ryzen 7 5800XT itself is a capable processor, with an average benchmark score of 29774 and a percentile rank of 86 among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS and AMD Ryzen 7 7840H, score within 0.3% of each other, showing that the CPU is competitive with modern mobile parts. However, the combo’s overall rank is dragged down by the GPU. The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 16074 and sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs, with its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, being just 0.5% faster. This mismatch—a top-tier CPU paired with a mid-range GPU—means the system’s in-game performance is dictated almost entirely by the graphics card. In practical terms, the combo rank of 1351 indicates that most other tested configurations, likely those with newer or higher-end GPUs, will outperform this pairing in Greedfall, even if their CPUs are weaker. The data shows that the 5800XT’s strong multi-threaded scores, such as 23794 in Cinebench R23 multicore, do not translate into a high in-game rank because the RTX 2060 cannot keep pace.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the decisive component in this configuration. Its architecture is based on Turing and it features 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. For Greedfall, a title that is not particularly demanding on VRAM, the 6 GB capacity is sufficient, but the memory bus width and bandwidth become limiting factors at higher resolutions. The GPU’s compute capabilities are modest, with an FP32 performance of 6.451 TFLOPS, which is reflected in its benchmark scores: it achieves 14111 in Passmark G3D and 71278 in Geekbench OpenCL. In the context of this game, the RTX 2060’s role is clear: it sets the ceiling for frame rates. At 1080p, the GPU can push past 100 FPS on High settings, but at 4K, the same settings yield less than half that. The 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, while present, are not leveraged by Greedfall, as the game does not utilize ray tracing or DLSS, so the raw rasterization performance is what matters. The GPU’s percentile rank of 58 indicates it is an average performer, and the data confirms that in this combo, it is the weak link that prevents the system from achieving higher frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the lowest preset (Low) delivers an average of 140.8 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo. Medium settings yield 111.1 FPS, High produces 100.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 64.9 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is substantial—a 35.7 FPS difference—suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces effects that heavily tax the GPU. Moving to 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers: Low averages 96.4 FPS, Medium 75.7 FPS, High 69.6 FPS, and Ultra 44.4 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at High settings is 31.0 FPS, a 30.8% reduction. At 3840x2160, the performance becomes marginal for smooth gameplay. Low settings average 55.3 FPS, Medium 45.9 FPS, High 43.8 FPS, and Ultra 27.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is effectively unplayable, as it falls well below the 30 FPS threshold. Notably, the difference between Medium and High at 4K is only 2.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU is so saturated that minor settings changes have little impact. The data also shows that the scaling from Low to Ultra at any given resolution is not linear; the largest jumps in frame rate cost occur between High and Ultra, suggesting that Ultra settings include disproportionately expensive visual features like higher shadow quality or ambient occlusion.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal balance between visual quality and performance is achieved at High settings for 1080p and 1440p. At 1920x1080, High settings produce 100.6 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, and the visual upgrade from Medium is worthwhile given the 10.5 FPS difference is negligible. For 2560x1440, High settings yield 69.6 FPS, which remains playable, though users with 144Hz monitors may prefer Medium at 75.7 FPS to stay closer to refresh rate limits. The Low preset is not recommended for these resolutions, as the frame rate gains (140.8 FPS at 1080p, 96.4 FPS at 1440p) come at the cost of significant visual fidelity, and the system is already capable of exceeding 60 FPS on High. At 3840x2160, the situation is more constrained. High settings at 43.8 FPS are borderline, and Low at 55.3 FPS is the only preset that approaches acceptable playability. For 4K users, Low settings are the pragmatic choice, as they provide a 26.5% improvement over High, and the game’s art style does not degrade as severely as other titles at lower presets. The Ultra preset is not viable at any resolution above 1080p, as it drops to 44.4 FPS at 1440p and 27.6 FPS at 4K, making it unsuitable for consistent gameplay. In summary, the data supports High at 1080p and 1440p, with Low being the only sensible option at 4K for this GPU-CPU combination.