Greedfall

Greedfall, an Action RPG from 2019, presents a demanding workload that scales significantly with both resolution and graphical presets. The measured data for the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination reveals a system capable of high refresh rate play at 1080p and smooth experiences at higher resolutions, provided settings are managed carefully. The benchmark results show a clear hierarchy across the four tested presets and three resolutions, allowing for a data-driven determination of the optimal configuration for various display targets.

Settings Recommendations

The dataset provides measured average FPS for Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. The optimal preset depends entirely on the target resolution and desired frame rate. For a 1080p display, the data strongly supports using the High preset. This configuration achieves an average of 128.1 FPS, which is a 55.6% increase over the 82.4 FPS of the Ultra preset, while only sacrificing a modest 10.7% performance headroom compared to the 143.4 FPS of Medium. The High preset provides a substantial visual upgrade over Low settings while remaining well above the 60 FPS threshold, making it the best balance of fidelity and speed.

At 2560x1440, the High preset remains the most compelling choice. The data shows an average of 89.1 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 60 FPS, offering a smooth experience for most players. The Ultra preset drops to 55.7 FPS, which is below the ideal threshold for fluid motion. The Medium preset at 97.4 FPS offers a 9.3% performance advantage over High, but this comes with a more significant reduction in visual quality. Given that High is only 8.3 FPS away from the 100 FPS mark and well clear of the 60 FPS floor, it is the recommended preset for 1440p.

For 4K (3840x2160) gaming, the data suggests that a compromise is necessary. The Medium preset yields an average of 57.3 FPS, which is just short of the 60 FPS target but arguably playable. The High preset achieves 54.1 FPS, while Low provides 76.7 FPS. The Ultra preset is not viable at this resolution, producing only 35.9 FPS. The 21.4 FPS gap between Medium and Low is significant, but the visual uplift of Medium over Low justifies the performance cost. Therefore, Medium is the highest preset that maintains a frame rate near the playable threshold, making it the recommended starting point for 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate recorded for this system?

A: The highest recorded average frame rate is 178.4 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low preset.

Q: How does the Ultra preset performance at 1440p compare to the High preset at 4K?

A: The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 produces an average of 55.7 FPS, while the High preset at 3840x2160 produces an average of 54.1 FPS. These two configurations deliver nearly identical frame rates.

Q: Is a 60 FPS average achievable at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, but only by lowering settings. The Low preset at 3840x2160 achieves an average of 76.7 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS mark. The Medium preset at 57.3 FPS and High preset at 54.1 FPS fall just short of this target.

Q: What is the performance penalty for moving from the Medium preset to the Ultra preset at 1080p?

A: The average frame rate drops from 143.4 FPS on Medium to 82.4 FPS on Ultra at 1920x1080, representing a 42.5% reduction in performance.

Q: Which preset at 1440p provides the closest performance to the 1080p High preset?

A: The 1440p High preset at 89.1 FPS is the closest match in the dataset to the 1080p High preset at 128.1 FPS, though it is still 30.5% slower.

Q: Does the data suggest the system is more capable at 1440p High or 1080p Ultra?

A: The data shows the system is more capable at 1440p High, which achieves 89.1 FPS, compared to 1080p Ultra, which achieves 82.4 FPS. The higher resolution with a slightly lower preset yields a better frame rate.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the primary determinant of performance in Greedfall, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling across resolutions. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. Its boost clock is rated at 2460 MHz. In the measured data, the most demanding configuration (4K Ultra) yields 35.9 FPS, while the least demanding (1080p Low) yields 178.4 FPS, a 4.97x difference. This scaling indicates that the GPU's processing power and memory bandwidth are heavily taxed by the game's higher settings.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 66 against all GPUs places it in the mid-range tier. Its average benchmark score of 23181 is closely matched by its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Arc B580, which is a mere 0.7% faster. This suggests that the RTX 4060's performance in Greedfall is consistent with its theoretical compute capabilities, which include 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is a critical factor; at 4K resolution with Ultra settings, the game's demands likely strain this capacity, contributing to the significant frame rate drop to 35.9 FPS, a 53.2% reduction from the 4K Medium result.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4060 and Ryzen 7 7700X combination delivers impressive results across all presets. The Low preset averages 178.4 FPS, providing a highly responsive experience. Medium increases visual fidelity while still achieving 143.4 FPS. The High preset, at 128.1 FPS, remains exceptionally smooth and is the recommended choice for most users. Ultra, however, exacts a heavy toll, dropping to 82.4 FPS. This 45.8 FPS difference between High and Ultra at 1080p highlights the significant cost of the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down predictably. The Low preset averages 125.3 FPS, which is a 29.8% decrease from the 1080p Low result. Medium achieves 97.4 FPS, and High drops to 89.1 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 55.7 FPS, making it the only preset at this resolution to dip below 60 FPS. The delta between Medium and High is 8.3 FPS, whereas the delta between High and Ultra is 33.4 FPS, demonstrating a steep performance cliff at the Ultra preset.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. The Low preset produces 76.7 FPS, which is still playable. Medium drops to 57.3 FPS, and High to 54.1 FPS. The Ultra preset yields a mere 35.9 FPS, which is likely to be a poor experience due to stuttering. The range of results at 4K, from 76.7 FPS to 35.9 FPS, shows that the RTX 4060 can handle 4K only when settings are substantially lowered.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p and then to 4K reveals how the system's performance is constrained by the GPU. At the High preset, the average frame rate drops from 128.1 FPS at 1080p to 89.1 FPS at 1440p, a 30.4% decrease. Moving from 1440p to 4K High, the frame rate falls to 54.1 FPS, a further 39.3% reduction. This non-linear scaling is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the increase in pixel count demands more from the shading units and memory bandwidth.

The Ultra preset exhibits even more dramatic scaling. From 82.4 FPS at 1080p, the frame rate drops 32.4% to 55.7 FPS at 1440p. The subsequent jump to 4K results in a 35.5% decline to 35.9 FPS. The performance at 4K Ultra is only 43.6% of the 1080p Ultra performance, indicating that the RTX 4060 is severely overburdened.

The Low preset shows the smallest relative performance drop, falling from 178.4 FPS at 1080p to 125.3 FPS at 1440p (a 29.8% drop) and then to 76.7 FPS at 4K (a 38.8% drop). The fact that even the Low preset loses almost 40% of its performance between 1440p and 4K confirms that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors. The 8 GB VRAM is likely a constraint at 4K, as the higher resolution textures and buffers consume more memory, potentially causing the GPU to rely on slower data paths.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X provides a robust foundation for Greedfall, ensuring that the GPU is not starved of data. This processor features 8 cores and 16 threads, based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Its multi-threaded capabilities are strong, as indicated by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30325. The single-core performance is also excellent, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4281, which is critical for game logic and physics.

The CPU's benchmark percentile of 89 places it well above average. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13500, scores only 0.4% higher in average benchmarks, indicating that the 7700X has no trouble keeping pace with modern workloads. In the context of Greedfall, the high single-thread performance ensures that the game's main thread is never a bottleneck. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache also helps with data locality, reducing latency.

However, the measured FPS data suggests that the CPU is not the primary limiting factor in this pairing. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 178.4 FPS, which is a high frame rate. If the CPU were a bottleneck, we would expect to see a ceiling on performance even at lower resolutions and settings. The data shows that the frame rate continues to rise as resolution decreases, from 76.7 FPS at 4K Low to 178.4 FPS at 1080p Low, confirming that the GPU is the component that is being pushed to its limits. The Ryzen 7 7700X's 16 threads are more than sufficient for Greedfall's engine, and its performance headroom means that the RTX 4060's limits are reached first in all tested scenarios.