Greedfall

# Greedfall — AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 delivers a high-performance Greedfall experience, with the benchmark data showing a strong bias toward GPU-bound performance at higher resolutions while the CPU’s substantial cache and 8-core/16-thread configuration ensure headroom at 1080p. The measured frame rates across the four presets and three resolutions reveal a system that is capable of smooth gameplay at 4K Ultra, though the scaling pattern indicates diminishing returns as resolution increases. The combo ranks 254th out of 3,703 tested combinations, placing it in the top 7% of all tested systems for this title, a position that reflects the balanced nature of this pairing.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial across all settings, but the pattern reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 318 FPS at 1920x1080 to 131 FPS at 3840x2160, a reduction of 58.8%. This steep decline indicates that even at Low presets, the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU is capable of feeding far more frames than the RTX 4080 can render at 4K. The 1080p Low result of 318 FPS suggests the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is not fully taxed at this resolution, with the GPU becoming the constraint even in the least demanding settings.

Moving to Medium settings, the scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a drop from 249 FPS to 103 FPS, a 58.6% reduction. The 4K Medium result of 103 FPS with a minimum of 88 FPS and maximum of 119 FPS demonstrates that the system maintains playable frame rates while adding graphical fidelity. At High settings, the drop is slightly less severe in percentage terms: from 226 FPS at 1080p to 94 FPS at 4K, a 58.4% reduction. This consistency across presets — all hovering around a 58% reduction from 1080p to 4K — strongly suggests that the RTX 4080’s rendering throughput is the dominant factor in this scaling, as the CPU’s influence diminishes once pixel count increases.

The Ultra preset tells a different story. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 145 FPS, which drops to 100 FPS at 1440p (a 31% reduction) and then to 60 FPS at 4K (a 58.6% reduction from 1080p). The 1440p-to-4K drop of 40% is the steepest of any resolution transition in the dataset, indicating that the Ultra preset’s additional effects and draw distances place an exponential load on the GPU as pixel count rises. The 4K Ultra result of exactly 60 FPS is notable, as it suggests the game’s engine and the RTX 4080’s capabilities converge at this point, with the GPU fully saturated. The data indicates that for players targeting 4K, the choice between High (94 FPS) and Ultra (60 FPS) is a 36% performance cost for the extra visual quality, while the jump from Medium (103 FPS) to High (94 FPS) costs only 8.7%.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, with its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, plays the decisive role in Greedfall’s higher-resolution performance. The GPU’s 76 RT cores and 304 Tensor cores, while not directly benchmarked in this title’s standard rasterization, contribute to the overall architecture that handles the game’s rendering pipeline. The boost clock of 2505 MHz, with a base clock of 2205 MHz, provides the raw compute capacity, reflected in the 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The memory configuration is particularly relevant here: 16 GB of VRAM at 4K Ultra ensures that texture streaming and high-resolution assets do not exceed capacity, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates without observed stuttering in the measured data.

The GPU’s 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 54,247, places it just 0.1% behind the RTX 4080 SUPER (54,209) and 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828, delta -1.1%). This tight grouping suggests that Greedfall’s performance is well within the RTX 4080’s comfort zone, and the measured FPS reflects a GPU that is neither over- nor under-provisioned for this title. The 4K Medium result of 103 FPS, with minimum and maximum of 88 and 119 FPS respectively, shows the GPU maintaining a narrow frame time distribution, indicating stable memory bandwidth utilization. At 1440p High, the 157 FPS average demonstrates that the RTX 4080 can drive high-refresh-rate monitors at this resolution, while the 1080p results — reaching 318 FPS at Low — show the GPU’s ceiling is far above the display refresh rates most users would pair with this system for this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and RTX 4080 ranks 254th out of 3,703 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 6.9% of all configurations. This percentile ranking is notable given the CPU’s 83rd percentile standing among all CPUs (average benchmark score 33,079) and the GPU’s 86th percentile among all GPUs (average benchmark score 54,247). The combo rank of 254 suggests that while both components are individually strong, the pairing is not the absolute top-tier for this specific game — likely because Greedfall’s engine does not fully utilize the 7800X3D’s 3D V-Cache advantages, and the RTX 4080, while excellent, is outclassed by higher-end 40-series cards in synthetic benchmarks.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G (average score 33,089, 0% delta), Intel Core i7-13650HX (33,089, 0% delta), and AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (33,091, 0% delta), indicating that the 7800X3D is effectively tied with these processors in overall synthetic performance. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is 0.4% behind (33,201 avg score). For the GPU, the RTX 4080’s nearest rival is the RTX 4080 SUPER (54,209, 0.1% delta), which is statistically indistinguishable, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X trails by 1.1% (54,828). This means that in Greedfall, the combo’s rank of 254 is likely determined more by the specific game engine’s preferences than by component-level deficiencies — the system is essentially at parity with the 4080 SUPER in synthetic terms, yet the game’s measured FPS shows 4K Ultra at 60 FPS, suggesting the engine caps or is optimized for this level.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 318 FPS, Medium 249 FPS (with a minimum of 212 and maximum of 287), High 226 FPS, and Ultra 145 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra — a 54.4% reduction — indicates that the Ultra preset’s additional effects cost 173 FPS at this resolution. The 1080p results are all above 144 Hz, meaning the system can fully saturate high-refresh-rate monitors at any setting, though the jump from High (226 FPS) to Ultra (145 FPS) represents a 35.8% performance penalty that may not be visually justified.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 220 FPS for Low, 173 FPS for Medium (minimum 147, maximum 199), 157 FPS for High, and 100 FPS for Ultra. The Medium preset’s minimum of 147 FPS ensures frame times stay within a tight window, while the Ultra result of 100 FPS provides a smooth 100 Hz experience. The transition from 1080p to 1440p costs between 30.8% (Low: 318 to 220) and 41.4% (Ultra: 145 to 100) of performance, with the higher presets taking a larger relative hit, consistent with GPU-bound scaling.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 131 FPS for Low, 103 FPS for Medium (minimum 88, maximum 119), 94 FPS for High, and 60 FPS for Ultra. The 4K results show the system remains highly playable even at High, with 94 FPS providing a comfortable margin above 60 Hz. The Medium preset’s minimum of 88 FPS indicates no significant frame drops, while the Ultra preset’s 60 FPS average suggests the game is likely V-sync locked or the GPU is delivering exactly the refresh rate of a standard 60 Hz display. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K — 131 to 60 FPS — demonstrates a 54.2% performance cost for maximum settings, with the largest single drop occurring between High (94 FPS) and Ultra (60 FPS), a 36.2% reduction.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 1440p as the sweet spot. At High settings, the system delivers 157 FPS, and even at Ultra it maintains 100 FPS. This provides a high-refresh-rate experience without the steep performance cost seen at 4K Ultra, where the average drops to 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54,247, which is 0.1% higher than the RTX 4080 SUPER (54,209) and 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828). The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55,698, putting it 2.6% ahead of the 4080 in the database’s average.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 7800X3D a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the system reaches 318 FPS, which is the highest measured result in the dataset. The CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads, with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, appear sufficient to feed the RTX 4080 at this resolution, as the GPU becomes the limiting factor even at Low settings.

Q: What is the performance difference between Medium and High at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Medium settings produce an average of 103 FPS (minimum 88, maximum 119), while High settings yield 94 FPS. This is an 8.7% reduction in average frame rate for the visual upgrade, making High a relatively efficient choice at 4K.

Q: How does the combo rank overall in Greedfall?

A: The combination ranks 254th out of 3,703 tested combos, placing it in the top 6.9% of all configurations. This is consistent with the CPU’s 83rd percentile and GPU’s 86th percentile rankings, though the game-specific rank suggests other combos with higher-end GPUs achieve better results.

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM of the RTX 4080 cause any issues at 4K?

A: The measured data shows no evidence of VRAM-related stuttering. At 4K Medium, the minimum FPS is 88, and at 4K High it is not reported but the average of 94 FPS indicates stable performance. The 716.8 GB/s memory bandwidth appears sufficient for Greedfall’s 4K assets.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, built on the Zen 4 architecture with the Raphael codename, provides 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The processor’s defining feature is its cache hierarchy: 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and a massive 96 MB of shared L3 cache. This large L3 cache is particularly relevant for game engines that rely on data locality, though Greedfall’s measured results suggest the game does not disproportionately benefit from it — the 1080p Low result of 318 FPS is high, but the CPU’s synthetic benchmarks show it tied with rivals like the Ryzen 7 8700G and Intel Core i7-13650HX, all at 0% delta in average score.

The CPU’s benchmark results include a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16,817 and single-core score of 1,713, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 15,610 and single-core of 2,426. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,980, compared to the 2-thread score of 1,887, shows strong scaling across threads, but the max-thread score of 7,967 being slightly lower than the 16-thread score suggests thermal or power management at full load. The TDP of 120 W and TSMC 5 nm process node (with 11,270 million transistors on a 71 mm² die) make it an efficient choice, though the multiplier is locked, limiting overclocking potential. The DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth and dual-channel configuration provides adequate memory throughput for the RTX 4080’s demands, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates at 1080p where CPU-memory interaction is most critical.

The CPU’s percentile ranking of 83rd among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 33,079, places it just behind the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H (33,201, -0.4% delta), and effectively tied with the Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-13650HX (both 33,089). In Greedfall, the CPU’s role is most visible at 1080p Low where the 318 FPS result indicates the processor can drive extremely high frame rates, but the 4K results show that the GPU becomes the limiting factor well before the CPU’s capabilities are exhausted. The 96 MB L3 cache appears to provide some benefit in maintaining minimum frame rates, as the 1440p Medium minimum of 147 FPS and 4K Medium minimum of 88 FPS show no significant drops, but the data does not suggest a unique advantage over the CPU’s closest rivals in this specific title.

Settings Recommendations

For the best measured experience, 1440p High stands out as the optimal balance: 157 FPS average with no reported minimums below playable thresholds. This setting provides a 36.3% improvement over Ultra (100 FPS) while offering most of the visual fidelity, and it is 100 FPS higher than the 4K High result. At 1440p, the Medium preset (173 FPS, minimum 147) is also excellent for players who prefer higher frame rates over visual detail, as the 16 FPS difference between Medium and High is modest at 9.2%.

For 4K users, High is the recommended preset at 94 FPS, which is 36.2% faster than Ultra’s 60 FPS while providing a substantial visual upgrade over Medium (103 FPS, only 9 FPS faster). The Ultra preset at 4K delivers exactly 60 FPS, which is sufficient for standard displays but leaves no headroom for frame drops; the data shows the Medium preset at 4K has a minimum of 88 FPS, making it the safest choice for maintaining smooth gameplay. At 1080p, High (226 FPS) is recommended over Ultra (145 FPS) for competitive or high-refresh-rate play, as the 81 FPS difference is significant and the visual gain from High to Ultra is often imperceptible at this resolution. The Low preset, while delivering the highest frame rates (318 FPS at 1080p, 131 FPS at 4K), is only advisable for players seeking absolute maximum FPS, as the visual quality reduction is substantial based on the naming conventions and the performance deltas observed.