Greedfall

# Greedfall Combo Analysis: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D + Intel Arc B370

This combination of an AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor with an Intel Arc B370 integrated GPU places the system at rank 2699 out of 2938 tested combos for Greedfall, putting it in the bottom 8% of configurations. The pairing of a high-end 8-core desktop CPU with a low-power integrated graphics solution creates a significant bottleneck, with the Arc B370's 5th percentile standing among all GPUs contrasting sharply with the Ryzen 7 9850X3D's 92nd percentile among all CPUs. The measured frame rates confirm this imbalance: even at 1080p with Low settings, the system averages 76 FPS, which drops dramatically as resolution and quality settings increase.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2699 out of 2938 tested configurations places this system firmly in the lower tier of Greedfall performance. This ranking reflects the Intel Arc B370's position as the limiting factor; the GPU's average benchmark score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, with its nearest rivals being the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (scoring 1186, a 0.2% delta) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (scoring 1190, a 0.5% delta). The Arc B370 trails the AMD FirePro M2000 by 1.4% and sits just ahead of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 by 0.2%, indicating performance in the range of legacy mobile and entry-level desktop graphics solutions from over a decade ago.

In contrast, the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D demonstrates top-tier CPU performance with an average benchmark score of 58386, placing it in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (scoring 58323, a 0.1% delta), the Intel Core i9-14900 (scoring 58115, a 0.5% delta), and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 (scoring 58826, a 0.7% delta). This CPU is clearly capable of far more than the GPU can deliver, and the ranking reflects this mismatch. The data indicates that this combo's rank is almost entirely determined by the GPU's capabilities, as Greedfall's rendering demands outpace what the Arc B370 can provide at higher settings.

The 2699th position out of 2938 means roughly 92% of tested configurations outperform this combo in Greedfall. This is not a system designed for high-fidelity gaming at demanding settings; rather, it functions as a playable configuration only at the lowest quality presets and resolutions. The gap between CPU and GPU performance is stark, and the benchmark results consistently reflect the GPU as the primary constraint across all tested scenarios.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the optimal experience for this combo in Greedfall is achieved at 1080p with Low settings, where the system averages 76 FPS. This is the only tested configuration that consistently exceeds 60 FPS, providing smooth gameplay without frame rate drops. At 1080p Medium, the average drops to 60 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS, which is borderline playable but may experience noticeable stuttering during demanding scenes.

At 1440p, the Low preset delivers an average of 53 FPS, which is playable but below the 60 FPS threshold that most action RPGs benefit from. The Medium preset at 1440p averages 41 FPS with a minimum of 35 FPS, which will feel sluggish during combat sequences. At 4K, even the Low preset only achieves 31 FPS, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay.

The High preset, which represents the default quality expectation for many players, delivers 54 FPS at 1080p, 38 FPS at 1440p, and 22 FPS at 4K. These numbers indicate that High settings are only viable at 1080p, and even then, the frame rate hovers near the edge of acceptable playability. The Ultra preset is effectively unplayable at all resolutions, with averages of 35 FPS at 1080p, 24 FPS at 1440p, and 14 FPS at 4K.

For the best measured experience, the data strongly favors 1080p Low, which provides a 76 FPS average. This represents a 26.7% improvement over 1080p Medium and a 40.7% improvement over 1080p High. Players seeking higher visual fidelity should consider 1080p Medium as a compromise, accepting the 60 FPS average and the 51 FPS minimum as the cost of improved graphics.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling across resolutions reveals a pattern consistent with a GPU-bound scenario. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces the average FPS from 76 to 53, a 30.3% drop. Moving from 1440p to 4K further reduces the average to 31 FPS, another 41.5% drop. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 59.2%, which aligns closely with the increased pixel count demands on the GPU.

At Medium settings, the scaling shows 1080p at 60 FPS, 1440p at 41 FPS, and 4K at 25 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 31.7%, and from 1440p to 4K is 39.0%. The total reduction is 58.3%. The High preset demonstrates a similar pattern: 54 FPS at 1080p, 38 FPS at 1440p (a 29.6% drop), and 22 FPS at 4K (a 42.1% drop from 1440p), totaling 59.3% from 1080p to 4K.

The Ultra preset shows the most severe scaling: 35 FPS at 1080p, 24 FPS at 1440p (a 31.4% drop), and 14 FPS at 4K (a 41.7% drop from 1440p), totaling 60.0% from 1080p to 4K. This consistent pattern across all settings—where the 1080p to 1440p drop is roughly 30% and the 1440p to 4K drop is roughly 40%—indicates that the GPU is the limiting component. A CPU-bound scenario would show less severe scaling at higher resolutions, as the CPU workload remains relatively constant while pixel count increases. The data shows the opposite: frame rates decline proportionally with resolution, confirming the Intel Arc B370's limited pixel throughput is the bottleneck.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its best results. The Low preset averages 76 FPS, which is the highest measured frame rate for this combo. The Medium preset averages 60 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS, providing a playable experience with some headroom. The High preset averages 54 FPS, which falls short of the 60 FPS ideal but remains within a tolerable range for an action RPG. The Ultra preset averages 35 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay and will exhibit noticeable frame pacing issues.

At 2560x1440, performance drops significantly across all settings. The Low preset averages 53 FPS, which is marginally playable but will feel less responsive than the 1080p experience. The Medium preset averages 41 FPS with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS, indicating that even the minimum frame rate is below 40 FPS, which will be noticeable during fast-paced combat. The High preset averages 38 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 24 FPS, both of which are below acceptable playability thresholds.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain playable frame rates at any setting. The Low preset averages 31 FPS, which is below the 30 FPS minimum that some players consider acceptable but still represents the best 4K result. The Medium preset averages 25 FPS with a minimum of 21 FPS and a maximum of 28 FPS, showing consistent sub-30 FPS performance. The High preset averages 22 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 14 FPS, making both effectively unplayable.

The data reveals that the Arc B370's performance ceiling for Greedfall is approximately 76 FPS at 1080p Low, and that every increase in resolution or settings quality results in substantial frame rate penalties. The minimum frame rate data, available only for the Medium preset at each resolution, shows that the system maintains reasonable frame time consistency at this setting level, with the 1080p minimum of 51 FPS representing a 15% drop from the average.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this system in Greedfall?

A: The data shows that 1080p with Low settings provides the highest average frame rate at 76 FPS. This is the only tested configuration that exceeds the 60 FPS threshold, making it the optimal choice for smooth gameplay.

Q: Can this system run Greedfall at 4K?

A: At 4K, the system achieves 31 FPS on Low settings, 25 FPS on Medium, 22 FPS on High, and 14 FPS on Ultra. None of these configurations reach 30 FPS consistently, so 4K is not recommended for a playable experience.

Q: How does the CPU performance compare to the GPU performance in this combo?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D ranks in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 58386, while the Intel Arc B370 ranks in the 5th percentile of all GPUs with a score of 1184. This indicates a severe imbalance where the CPU vastly outperforms the GPU.

Q: What frame rate can be expected at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: At 1440p with Medium settings, the system averages 41 FPS with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS. This is below the 60 FPS target and may result in noticeable stuttering during demanding scenes.

Q: Is the Ultra preset usable at any resolution?

A: The Ultra preset averages 35 FPS at 1080p, 24 FPS at 1440p, and 14 FPS at 4K. Even at 1080p, the frame rate is below 40 FPS, making the Ultra preset unsuitable for smooth gameplay at all tested resolutions.

Q: How does the Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it 0.2% behind the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186), 0.5% behind the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190), and 1.4% ahead of the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168).

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a 9000 series processor built on the Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename, manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process. It features 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The CPU's cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 96 MB of shared L3 cache. This substantial L3 cache is characteristic of the X3D line and benefits gaming workloads that exhibit high cache locality.

The CPU's benchmark results demonstrate strong multi-threaded and single-threaded performance. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22807 and single-core score of 2228 place it among the top-tier desktop processors. The Passmark multi-thread score of 41318 and single-thread score of 4704 further confirm its capabilities. The data compression score of 474501 and floating point math score of 81998 indicate strong computational throughput, while the physics score of 4171 shows good performance in simulated workloads.

In Greedfall, an action RPG with complex AI and physics systems, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, NPC behavior, and world simulation. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D's 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample parallel processing capability, and its high boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensures responsive single-threaded performance. However, the measured frame rates in Greedfall show that the CPU is not the limiting factor; even at 1080p Low, where CPU load is typically highest relative to GPU load, the system achieves 76 FPS, which is well below what this CPU could deliver if paired with a more capable GPU.

The CPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 58386, places it just 0.1% above the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and 0.5% above the Intel Core i9-14900. This indicates that the Ryzen 7 9850X3D is performing at the expected level for its class. The CPU's 120 W TDP and Socket AM5 compatibility, along with DDR5 memory support and PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes, make it a modern high-end platform component, but these capabilities are largely underutilized in this combo due to the GPU bottleneck.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics solution based on the Xe3-LPG architecture with the Panther Lake chip, manufactured on Intel's 3 nm process. It features a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, with system shared memory and system dependent bandwidth. The GPU contains 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 render output units, along with 10 ray tracing cores. Its pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s, texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 6.144 TFLOPS.

The Arc B370's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, which is exceptionally low for a modern graphics solution. Its nearest rivals are all legacy products: the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000, all of which are over a decade old. This positioning indicates that the Arc B370's performance level is comparable to entry-level graphics solutions from previous generations.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role is to render the game's environments, characters, and effects. The measured frame rates show that the GPU is the primary bottleneck across all resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 76 FPS, but this drops to 53 FPS at 1440p and 31 FPS at 4K, demonstrating the GPU's limited pixel throughput. The 20 ROPs and 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 performance are simply insufficient for the rendering demands of Greedfall at higher settings.

The GPU's 25 W TDP and IGP slot width indicate it is designed for power-efficient integrated use rather than high-performance gaming. Its system shared memory and system dependent bandwidth mean that performance can vary based on the system's memory configuration. The API support includes DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which provides modern feature support, but the hardware's limited compute resources prevent these features from being fully utilized in demanding scenarios. The data clearly shows that any attempt to improve Greedfall performance in this combo would require replacing or supplementing the GPU.