Greedfall

Greedfall, a 2019 Action RPG, presents a demanding workload that scales significantly with both resolution and graphical presets. For the combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, the measured frame rates reveal a configuration capable of high-refresh 1080p and 1440p gaming, while 4K requires careful settings selection to remain fluid. The data set provides twelve distinct performance points, spanning four presets across three resolutions, offering a comprehensive view of this hardware pairing.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data shows that the Ultra preset is punishing at higher resolutions, with average frame rates dropping to 53.6 FPS at 3840x2160 and 87.2 FPS at 2560x1440. While playable, the 4K Ultra figure falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many users target for a smooth experience. At 1080p, Ultra manages 123.9 FPS on average, which is excellent, but the cost of moving to this preset at higher resolutions is steep.

The High preset emerges as the optimal balance for this hardware. At 1920x1080, it delivers 197.1 FPS, which is only a 20.1 FPS drop from the Low preset's 276 FPS but provides substantially better visual fidelity. At 2560x1440, High maintains an average of 139.3 FPS, comfortably above the 120 Hz refresh rate class. Even at 3840x2160, High achieves 83.9 FPS, clearing the 60 FPS target with headroom. This suggests High is the most versatile preset across all tested resolutions.

For users with high-refresh 1440p monitors, the Medium preset offers a slight edge in frame rate, pushing the average from 139.3 FPS to 150.6 FPS at that resolution. However, the graphical quality difference between Medium and High is often significant in action RPGs, and the 11.3 FPS gain may not justify the visual downgrade. At 4K, the Medium preset provides 90.8 FPS, a 6.9 FPS improvement over High, which could be relevant for those seeking a buffer against frame drops.

The Low preset is only recommended for competitive play or extreme frame rate chasing, as it yields 276 FPS at 1080p and 189.1 FPS at 1440p. These figures far exceed the refresh rate capabilities of most displays. The data strongly indicates that High is the default choice, with Medium as a fallback for 4K users who prioritize frame rate stability over maximum visual quality.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for a 60 FPS experience?

A: The data shows that High settings at 3840x2160 produce an average of 83.9 FPS, and Ultra at 2560x1440 yields 87.2 FPS. Both comfortably exceed 60 FPS, but High at 4K offers a more consistent experience without the steep performance penalty of Ultra.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER perform at 1080p with this CPU?

A: At 1920x1080, the average frame rates range from 276 FPS on Low to 123.9 FPS on Ultra. Even the most demanding preset stays well above the 120 FPS mark, indicating that the GPU is not a limiting factor at this resolution.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800XT a bottleneck for this game at higher resolutions?

A: The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K suggests otherwise. At 1440p High, the average is 139.3 FPS, which drops to 83.9 FPS at 4K High. This 55.4 FPS decrease aligns with the increased pixel count, indicating the GPU becomes the primary workload processor as resolution rises.

Q: Can this system handle Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: Yes, but with a caveat. The measured average at 2560x1440 Ultra is 87.2 FPS, which is smooth. However, this is a significant 52.1 FPS drop from the High preset at the same resolution, suggesting the Ultra preset introduces a heavy load that may cause noticeable frame time spikes in complex scenes.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and High settings at 4K?

A: The Low preset averages 114.6 FPS, while High averages 83.9 FPS. This 30.7 FPS difference is substantial, but the visual improvement from Low to High is typically more noticeable than the difference between High and Ultra in this title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, demonstrates its capability through the measured results. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Greedfall's texture demands even at 4K Ultra where the average drops to 53.6 FPS. This low figure suggests the GPU is heavily taxed by the Ultra preset's shadow and post-processing effects, rather than running out of VRAM.

The GPU's clocks, with a base of 1980 MHz and a boost of 2475 MHz, allow it to sustain high utilization. This is evident in the scaling between presets; moving from Medium to Ultra at 1440p drops performance from 150.6 FPS to 87.2 FPS, a 42% reduction that points to the GPU's compute units (7168 shading units) being saturated. In contrast, the 1080p results show less dramatic scaling, from 217.2 FPS on Medium to 123.9 FPS on Ultra, indicating the CPU and memory subsystem begin to share the load at lower pixel counts.

The RTX 4070 SUPER sits at the 84th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 42576. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A6000, scores 42653, a delta of -0.2%, showing these cards are nearly identical in raw compute. The Greedfall results align with this positioning; the GPU delivers strong 1440p performance and acceptable 4K performance at High settings, matching expectations for a card in this percentile range.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the configuration shows its highest frame rates. The Low preset produces an average of 276 FPS, which drops to 217.2 FPS on Medium, a 58.8 FPS step. High settings yield 197.1 FPS, a 20.1 FPS drop from Medium, while Ultra brings the average down to 123.9 FPS, a substantial 73.2 FPS reduction from High. This pattern reveals that the Ultra preset is disproportionately expensive at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages shift down uniformly. Low delivers 189.1 FPS, Medium 150.6 FPS, High 139.3 FPS, and Ultra 87.2 FPS. The gap between Medium and High narrows to 11.3 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra widens to 52.1 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset's additional effects, likely higher draw distances and more complex lighting, scale poorly with resolution.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 114.6 FPS for Low, 90.8 FPS for Medium, 83.9 FPS for High, and 53.6 FPS for Ultra. The Low to Medium drop is 23.8 FPS, the Medium to High drop is 6.9 FPS, and the High to Ultra drop is 30.3 FPS. The 4K Ultra figure is the only measured result below 60 FPS, indicating that this preset exceeds the comfortable operating range for this GPU at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K varies by preset, revealing the workload characteristics. At Low settings, the average falls from 276 FPS at 1080p to 114.6 FPS at 4K, a 58.5% reduction. At High settings, the drop is from 197.1 FPS to 83.9 FPS, a 57.4% reduction. These similar percentages suggest that pixel count is the dominant factor at these settings.

The Ultra preset shows a different pattern. From 1080p to 4K, the average drops from 123.9 FPS to 53.6 FPS, a 56.7% reduction. While this percentage is slightly lower, the absolute drop of 70.3 FPS is the largest of any preset. This indicates that at Ultra, both the GPU's shading rate and memory bandwidth are strained, and the 12 GB frame buffer may be approaching its limit with 4K textures and effects.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K is particularly telling. At High settings, the drop is from 139.3 FPS to 83.9 FPS, a 39.8% reduction. At Medium, it goes from 150.6 FPS to 90.8 FPS, a 39.7% reduction. This consistent scaling, regardless of preset, points to the GPU being the primary limiting component. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the scaling would flatten at higher resolutions, but the linear relationship between pixel count and frame rate confirms the RTX 4070 SUPER is doing the heavy lifting.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT, with 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, provides a strong foundation for Greedfall. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz, combined with 32 MB of L3 cache, allow it to feed the GPU adequately. The CPU's multi-threaded performance is evident in its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23794, while its single-core score of 3359 ensures strong per-thread performance for game logic.

The CPU's influence on the measured FPS is most apparent at 1080p. At Low settings, the 276 FPS average suggests the CPU and GPU are both operating near their limits, but the CPU is likely the first to reach its ceiling. The drop to 123.9 FPS at Ultra, a 152.1 FPS reduction, shows that the GPU's load increases dramatically while the CPU's workload remains relatively constant, meaning the CPU is not the bottleneck at higher presets.

The 5800XT sits at the 86th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29774. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS, scores 29856, a delta of -0.3%, indicating near-identical performance. In Greedfall, this CPU capability translates to headroom; at 4K High, the GPU produces 83.9 FPS, and the CPU is unlikely to limit this figure given its strong single-thread results. The CPU's 16 threads are more than sufficient for Greedfall's engine, which likely uses fewer than 8 threads effectively, leaving the remaining resources idle.