Greedfall

The pairing of AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D with the Intel Arc B390 produces a striking bottleneck dynamic in Greedfall. The CPU is a high-end desktop part with 8 cores and 16 threads, while the GPU is an integrated-class solution that ranks in the 9th percentile of all tested graphics cards. Benchmark data confirms that the Arc B390 is the overwhelming limiting factor, as frame rates remain low even at 1080p and collapse further as resolution increases. This analysis breaks down the measured performance, scaling behavior, and what users can realistically expect from this combination.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and severe GPU-bound scenario across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 84 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops that to 58 FPS, a 31% reduction. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 35 FPS, which is 58% below the 1080p result. This steep scaling curve indicates that the Arc B390’s rendering throughput is exhausted very quickly as pixel count rises.

The pattern repeats across every settings tier. For High settings, the averages are 60 FPS at 1080p, 42 FPS at 1440p, and 25 FPS at 4K. Medium settings show 66 FPS at 1080p, 46 FPS at 1440p, and 27 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings are the most demanding, yielding 38 FPS at 1080p, 27 FPS at 1440p, and just 16 FPS at 4K. The consistent drop-off between 1080p and 1440p, followed by an even steeper decline at 4K, points squarely at the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth limitations. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D, with its 96 MB of shared L3 cache and 5.00 GHz boost clock, is not the constraint here; even the 4K Ultra result of 16 FPS would be far higher if the CPU were the bottleneck.

The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a roughly 30% performance penalty across Low, High, and Medium presets. The jump from 1440p to 4K is even more punishing, with another 40-50% reduction. This quadratic relationship between resolution and frame rate confirms that the Arc B390’s 7.680 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 24 ROPs are simply insufficient for high-resolution rendering in Greedfall. Users targeting 4K will face consistently sub-30 FPS averages regardless of settings, making the game effectively unplayable at that resolution. The 1080p results, while better, still show that the GPU is the ceiling; the 84 FPS Low score is respectable, but the CPU could drive far higher frame rates if paired with a more capable graphics solution.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combo in Greedfall?*

A: Based on measured data, 1920x1080 is the only viable resolution. It delivers 60 FPS on High and 84 FPS on Low, while 1440p and 4K results fall below 60 FPS across all settings.

Q: How does the Arc B390 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Arc B390 scores 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which places it just 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX, 1.5% ahead of the GeForce 800M, 2.5% ahead of the GT 625 OEM, and 2.7% ahead of the GT 710. It ranks in the 9th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 7800X3D holding back performance in this game?

A: No. The CPU produces 16,817 points in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,713 in single-core, with a 3DMark max-threads score of 7,967. The frame rate drops from 1080p to 4K are entirely attributable to the GPU, as the CPU has ample headroom.

Q: Which settings preset provides the highest minimum frame rate at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium settings show a minimum FPS of 39, while the High and Low presets do not report minimum values. The Ultra preset averages 27 FPS with no reported minimum, suggesting Medium is the safest choice for stability.

*Q: Does the Arc B390 support modern graphics APIs needed for Greedfall?*

A: Yes. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which covers the rendering requirements of this 2019 Action RPG.

Q: What is the overall ranking of this combo among tested configurations?

A: The combination ranks 2,595th out of 2,938 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the bottom 12% of all configurations.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame field places this pairing at 2,595 out of 2,938 tested configurations. That is a percentile rank of roughly 11.7%, meaning only about 12% of all combos perform worse. This is a poor showing, driven almost entirely by the Intel Arc B390’s position in the GPU hierarchy. The graphics card’s percentileVsAllGpus score of 9 indicates it is in the bottom tenth of all GPUs tested on the site, and its nearest rivals are all legacy NVIDIA parts like the GT 520MX and GT 710.

The contrast with the CPU is stark. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D sits in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 33,079. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and Intel Core i7-13650HX, both matching its score with a 0% delta, and the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H trailing by 0.4%. This is a top-tier gaming processor paired with a bottom-tier graphics solution, and the ranking reflects that mismatch. In Greedfall, the GPU bottleneck caps the combo’s potential, pushing it down to the bottom 12% of all tested pairings.

The data suggests that swapping the Arc B390 for even a mid-range discrete GPU would dramatically improve the rank, as the CPU has proven headroom. However, based on the measured FPS, the current pairing is only suitable for 1080p gaming at medium-to-low settings, and even then it struggles with Ultra presets. The 2,938-combo dataset shows this is not an outlier; it is a consistent result of pairing a high-end CPU with an integrated-class GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results. Low settings average 84 FPS, which is the highest recorded score across all resolutions and presets. Medium settings drop to 66 FPS, with a minimum of 56 and maximum of 76. High settings average 60 FPS, and Ultra falls to 38 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 46 FPS, indicating that the GPU’s limited shader count (1,536 shading units) is heavily taxed by higher-quality textures and effects.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance drops significantly. Low averages 58 FPS, Medium averages 46 FPS with a minimum of 39 and maximum of 53, High averages 42 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 31 FPS, but all presets sit below 60 FPS. The Medium preset’s minimum of 39 FPS suggests noticeable frame dips during combat or dense scenes, making it a borderline choice for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the results are uniformly poor. Low averages 35 FPS, Medium averages 27 FPS with a minimum of 23 and maximum of 32, High averages 25 FPS, and Ultra averages 16 FPS. No preset reaches a playable 30 FPS average except Low, and even that is marginal. The 4K Ultra score of 16 FPS is the lowest recorded measurement, confirming that the Arc B390 lacks the fill rate and memory bandwidth for 4K rendering. The GPU’s 24 ROPs and 60.00 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply insufficient for this resolution.

The data shows a consistent pattern: each resolution step down halves the available performance headroom. The 1080p Medium result of 66 FPS is the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, while 1440p Medium at 46 FPS is acceptable only for less demanding titles. The 4K results are unusable for action gameplay, with even Low settings failing to maintain 30 FPS in heavier scenes.

Settings Recommendations

For users constrained to this combo, the optimal experience is at 1920x1080 with Medium settings. This preset delivers an average of 66 FPS, with a minimum of 56 FPS and maximum of 76 FPS. The 56 FPS floor is high enough to avoid most perceptible stutter, and the 66 FPS average provides a smooth experience for an Action RPG. High settings at 1080p average 60 FPS, which is also playable, but the lack of a reported minimum makes Medium the safer choice for consistency.

At 2560x1440, Medium is the only preset that reports a minimum frame rate (39 FPS), and its 46 FPS average is borderline. Low settings at 58 FPS are technically smoother, but the visual downgrade may not be worth the 12 FPS gain. For players who prioritize frame rate over fidelity, 1440p Low is viable, but 1080p Medium offers a better balance of both.

The 4K resolution is not recommended under any settings. The best 4K result is Low at 35 FPS, which still falls short of the 60 FPS target and risks dips below 30 FPS in action sequences. Medium at 27 FPS and High at 25 FPS are unplayable, and Ultra at 16 FPS is a slideshow. Users should set their resolution to 1080p and choose Medium for the best measured experience, reserving Low for competitive or high-refresh-rate scenarios where 84 FPS is achievable.

Ultra settings are never worth the performance cost on this GPU. At 1080p Ultra, the 38 FPS average is 28 FPS lower than Medium, a 42% penalty for marginal visual gains. The data clearly shows that the Arc B390’s architecture is not designed for maxed-out presets, and the 12 RT cores do not compensate for the low shader count.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a Zen 4 (Raphael) processor built on TSMC’s 5 nm process, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock is 4.20 GHz with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, and it carries 96 MB of shared L3 cache. This cache configuration is specifically designed for gaming workloads, where repeated data access benefits from the large pool. The CPU’s benchmark scores reflect its strength: 16,817 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, 1,713 in single-core, and 7,967 in 3DMark max-threads.

In Greedfall, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics data. The game is an Action RPG from 2019, and its engine is not particularly demanding on modern processors. The 7800X3D’s 8 cores are more than sufficient for the game’s threaded workloads, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale inversely with resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, 1080p and 4K results would be similar; instead, 4K is 58% slower at Low settings, proving the GPU is maxed out.

The CPU’s 3DMark single-thread score of 959 and passmark single-thread score of 3,759 indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for games that rely on a main thread. The 7800X3D also supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, ensuring that memory latency does not impede frame pacing. The TDP of 120 W and the 71 mm² die size with 11,270 million transistors show it is a power-efficient design, though these factors do not directly impact Greedfall performance.

The nearest rival CPUs, including the Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-13650HX, match the 7800X3D’s average score of 33,079, but none of them change the GPU-bound outcome. The data confirms that any modern 8-core desktop CPU would produce identical FPS in this pairing, as the Arc B390 is the sole limiter. The CPU’s 83rd percentile ranking is irrelevant to the final frame rates; it only ensures that no CPU-induced stutter occurs. For users looking to upgrade, replacing the GPU is the only path to higher performance, as the 7800X3D has abundant headroom for any discrete graphics card.