Greedfall

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 580 ranks 1577th out of 1705 tested combinations in Greedfall. This places the combo in the bottom 8% of all tested configurations. The ranking reflects a substantial bottleneck: the RX 580 is a legacy Polaris 20 part from the RX 500 generation, while the Ryzen 7 7700 is a modern Zen 4 Raphael chip. The CPU sits in the 91st percentile among all processors, while the GPU sits in only the 53rd percentile among all graphics cards. That gap is the core story here — the processor has ample headroom, but the graphics card cannot translate that headroom into frame rate.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 40468 places it within 0.6% of the Intel Core i9-13905H and 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H. The GPU's average score of 13559 is statistically indistinguishable from the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, which scores 13564, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, which scores 13549. In practical terms, the Ryzen 7 7700 is a top-tier desktop CPU, but the RX 580 is a mid-range part from 2017. The measured FPS data confirms that the GPU is the limiting factor across all tested settings and resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Why does the combo rank so low despite having a powerful CPU?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 ranks in the 91st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40468. The RX 580 ranks in only the 53rd percentile among GPUs, with an average score of 13559. In Greedfall, the GPU becomes the performance ceiling, dragging the overall combo ranking down to 1577th out of 1705 tested combinations.

Q: How does the RX 580 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RX 580's average benchmark score of 13559 is essentially identical to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 (13564, deltaPct 0.0) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 (13549, deltaPct 0.1). It sits 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 455 and 1.1% behind the NVIDIA P106-090.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Greedfall?

A: At 1920x1080, the combo achieves playable frame rates across all settings, ranging from 39.3 FPS on Ultra to 80.9 FPS on Low. At 2560x1440, only Low settings stay above 55 FPS, and at 3840x2160, no setting reaches 33 FPS. The data clearly favors 1920x1080.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 7700 holding back the RX 580?

A: No. The CPU's benchmark scores are far higher than the GPU's, and the FPS scaling across resolutions shows the GPU struggling as pixel count increases. At 3840x2160, the drop from Low to Ultra costs 15.1 FPS (from 32.6 to 17.5), which is a GPU-side limitation, not a CPU one.

Q: How much FPS does the combo lose going from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 58.9 at 1920x1080 to 38.6 at 2560x1440 and further to 24.4 at 3840x2160. That is a 58.6% reduction from 1080p to 4K at High settings, indicating the GPU is the primary constraint.

Q: Can this combo handle Ultra settings?

A: Only at 1920x1080, where it averages 39.3 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra drops to 24.5 FPS, and at 3840x2160, it falls to 17.5 FPS. For smooth gameplay, Medium or High at 1080p is the realistic ceiling.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and steep decline as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound configuration. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo averages 80.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops that to 55.1 FPS, a 31.9% reduction. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 32.6 FPS, a further 40.8% drop from 1440p. This pattern repeats across all settings, confirming that the RX 580 cannot sustain adequate throughput at higher pixel counts.

At High settings, the scaling is similarly punishing: 58.9 FPS at 1080p, 38.6 FPS at 1440p, and 24.4 FPS at 4K. The gap between Low and High settings also widens with resolution. At 1080p, the difference between Low and High is 22.0 FPS. At 1440p, it is 16.5 FPS. At 4K, it narrows to 8.2 FPS. This narrowing indicates that at 4K, the GPU is so saturated that even lowering settings yields diminishing returns — the pixel fill rate becomes the hard limit.

The Ryzen 7 7700 has 8 cores, 16 threads, and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a 32 MB shared L3 cache. These specifications are more than adequate for Greedfall, an Action RPG from 2019. The data shows no evidence of CPU throttling: the FPS drops are proportional to resolution increases, which is the hallmark of a GPU-limited scenario. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the FPS would remain relatively flat as resolution rises. Instead, the measured numbers show a monotonic decline, reinforcing that the RX 580's 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 6.175 TFLOPS FP32 throughput are the constraints.

Settings Recommendations

The optimal experience for this combo is at 1920x1080 with High settings, where the average FPS is 58.9. This is the only setting/resolution combination that achieves near-60 FPS while maintaining visual fidelity above the Low preset. At Medium settings, the average is 65.8 FPS, which is smoother but comes with reduced visual quality. The difference between Medium and High is 7.1 FPS, which is minor in practice, so High is the better trade-off.

At 2560x1440, the data suggests avoiding anything above Low. Low averages 55.1 FPS, which is playable, but Medium drops to 41.7 FPS and High to 38.6 FPS. The frame rate variability at 1440p is significant enough that Medium and High would feel inconsistent in combat-heavy scenes. Ultra is not recommended at any resolution: even at 1080p, it averages only 39.3 FPS, and at 1440p it falls to 24.5 FPS.

For users prioritizing smoothness over fidelity, 1920x1080 Low at 80.9 FPS offers the highest headroom. However, the jump from Low to Medium at 1080p costs only 15.1 FPS (from 80.9 to 65.8), which is a reasonable price for improved visuals. The data points to High at 1080p as the best overall balance: it delivers 58.9 FPS, which is above the 50 FPS threshold for comfortable gameplay, while retaining more graphical detail than Medium or Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results across all settings. Low averages 80.9 FPS, Medium averages 65.8 FPS, High averages 58.9 FPS, and Ultra averages 39.3 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 41.6 FPS, showing that the RX 580 has meaningful headroom at this resolution — it can handle the lower presets comfortably but struggles with the highest one.

At 2560x1440, the averages drop across the board. Low remains playable at 55.1 FPS, but Medium falls to 41.7 FPS and High to 38.6 FPS. Ultra dips to 24.5 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The difference between Low and High at 1440p is 16.5 FPS, indicating that the GPU is beginning to hit its limits as pixel count increases.

At 3840x2160, the combo is not viable for smooth gameplay. Low averages 32.6 FPS, Medium 28.3 FPS, High 24.4 FPS, and Ultra 17.5 FPS. No setting reaches 33 FPS, and the gap between Low and Ultra is 15.1 FPS. The RX 580's 8 GB of GDDR5 memory and 256-bit bus are insufficient for 4K rendering in Greedfall, regardless of the quality preset.

The overall pattern is consistent: the combo is usable at 1080p across all settings, marginal at 1440p on Low, and unsuitable at 4K. The Ryzen 7 7700's performance is never the limiting factor — its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29302 and single-core score of 4136 are far beyond what Greedfall requires. The measured FPS data confirms that the RX 580 is the sole constraint, and users should target 1080p with High settings for the best balance of visual quality and frame rate.