Greedfall

How This Combo Ranks

In the Greedfall benchmark database, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 secures the 81st position out of 1,705 tested combinations. This places the combo comfortably within the top 5% of all systems evaluated, reflecting a high-performance pairing that handles the 2019 Action RPG with authority. The combination's rank is particularly notable given the game's age; it demonstrates that this hardware configuration is not merely adequate but substantially overpowers the title's demands.

The ranking context becomes clearer when examining the components' individual standings. The RTX 5080 sits at the 89th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 9800X3D achieves a 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs. This near-elite positioning on both fronts explains why the combo outperforms the vast majority of alternatives. The data indicates that Greedfall, with its relatively modest system requirements for a 2019 release, is thoroughly dominated by this pairing. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers 336 FPS, which is a figure that places it in the upper echelon of measured results. Even at the demanding 4K Ultra preset, the combo maintains playable performance at 64.5 FPS, suggesting that no realistic in-game scenario will challenge this hardware.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the primary driver of visual fidelity in this configuration. Its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s, which proves more than sufficient for Greedfall's textures and effects at any resolution. The GPU's Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process, contains 10,752 shading units alongside 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores. For a game released in 2019, the RTX 5080's ray tracing and AI capabilities are far ahead of what Greedfall can utilize, meaning the card operates well within its comfort zone.

Clock speeds are equally impressive: the base clock runs at 2,295 MHz, boosting to 2,617 MHz under load. The memory clock operates at 1,875 MHz, translating to 30 Gbps effective speed. These figures explain the GPU's benchmark performance, including a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 8,637 and a Passmark G3D score of 36,565. The GPU's 89th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 59,188, places it in close competition with the Intel Arc A570M (1.6% higher) and ahead of the Intel Arc Pro A60 by 1.9%. In Greedfall specifically, the GPU's role becomes clear when observing the scaling from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 241.2 FPS, but this drops to 169.7 FPS at 1440p and further to 97.6 FPS at 4K. This progressive decline indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, though it never falls below playable thresholds.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D provides the computational backbone for this pairing. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge codename), this processor operates at a base clock of 4.70 GHz and boosts to 5.20 GHz. The 96 MB of shared L3 cache is particularly beneficial for gaming workloads, as it reduces memory latency and improves data access patterns that games like Greedfall rely on for NPC AI, quest logic, and world simulation.

The CPU's benchmark scores reinforce its gaming pedigree. It achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 34,004 and a single-core score of 4,800, alongside a Geekbench multicore score of 18,413. The Passmark multithread score of 40,009 and physics score of 4,083 further demonstrate its capability. The 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37,780, places it nearly even with the Intel Xeon 6353P (0.1% lower) and Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (0.1% lower), while slightly ahead of the Intel Core i9-13900HK and i5-13600KF by 0.6% and 0.7% respectively.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 336 FPS, which is a frame rate that would be impossible if the CPU were not capable of feeding the GPU with sufficient draw calls and game logic updates. The processor's 8,315 million transistors spread across a 70.6 mm² die, manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process, represent a highly efficient design that pairs well with the RTX 5080's 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K Ultra settings in Greedfall?

A: The combo achieves an average of 64.5 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is playable, though it represents the lowest measured performance point in the dataset, indicating that the GPU is heavily taxed at this configuration.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 1080p High, the combo delivers 241.2 FPS, which drops to 169.7 FPS at 1440p and further to 97.6 FPS at 4K. This represents a 59.5% reduction from 1080p to 4K, highlighting the GPU's increasing workload at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 9800X3D a bottleneck for the RTX 5080 in this game?

A: Benchmark data suggests the CPU is not a bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 336 FPS, indicating the processor can deliver frames well beyond typical display refresh rates. The CPU's 90th percentile ranking versus the GPU's 89th percentile suggests balanced performance.

Q: How does the RTX 5080 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 5080 scores 59,188 on average, placing it 1.6% behind the Intel Arc A570M (58,239) and 1.9% ahead of the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326). It also leads the Intel Arc A580 by 2.5% and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X by 2.6%.

Q: What memory configuration does this combo use?

A: The RTX 5080 features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth. The CPU supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration and 89.6 GB/s bandwidth, though specific memory capacity is not specified in the data.

Q: How does the CPU's single-threaded performance compare to its multicore performance?

A: The CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,800 versus a multicore score of 34,004, representing a 7.1x scaling factor. This indicates strong single-thread performance that benefits games like Greedfall, which may not fully utilize all 16 threads.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of how Greedfall responds to resolution changes. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 336 FPS, which serves as the baseline maximum performance. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 233.3 FPS (a 30.6% reduction), and 4K Low further reduces it to 141.4 FPS (a 57.9% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

At High settings, the progression is 241.2 FPS (1080p) → 169.7 FPS (1440p) → 97.6 FPS (4K), representing a 29.7% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 59.5% drop from 1080p to 4K. The Medium settings follow a similar trajectory: 263.8 FPS at 1080p, 182 FPS at 1440p, and 110.3 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings show the steepest decline: 153.3 FPS at 1080p, 108.1 FPS at 1440p, and 64.5 FPS at 4K.

These numbers reveal that the GPU is the primary limiting component at all resolutions above 1080p. The consistent percentage drops across settings—roughly 30% from 1080p to 1440p and another 40% from 1440p to 4K—are characteristic of GPU-bound scenarios. The CPU's ability to maintain 336 FPS at 1080p Low demonstrates that it can supply frames far beyond what the GPU can render at higher resolutions. The data suggests that for maximum frame rates, 1080p is the optimal resolution, while 1440p offers a balanced experience with 169.7 FPS at High settings. The 4K Ultra result of 64.5 FPS, while playable, shows the limits of even this high-end pairing when pushing Greedfall's maximum visual settings at 4K resolution.