Greedfall

# Greedfall Performance Analysis: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

The measured performance data for this combination in Greedfall reveals a system that is firmly GPU-limited at higher resolutions, with the RTX 2060 SUPER acting as the primary bottleneck while the Ryzen 7 9850X3D provides ample headroom. The combo ranks 2074th out of 2938 tested configurations, placing it in the lower-middle tier of all tested systems for this title, with the GPU's 62nd percentile standing against all GPUs contrasting with the CPU's 92nd percentile against all CPUs — a clear indicator of where the performance ceiling resides.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, demonstrating that Greedfall's rendering load scales heavily with pixel count. At High settings, average FPS falls from 108 at 1920x1080 to 75 at 2560x1440 (a 31% reduction) and then to 45 at 3840x2160 (another 40% drop from 1440p). This progressive decline from 1080p to 1440p to 4K — 108 → 75 → 45 — shows a near-linear relationship with pixel count, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario.

At Low settings, the scaling pattern is even more pronounced: 152 FPS at 1080p drops to 105 at 1440p (31% loss) and then to 63 at 4K (40% loss from 1440p). The fact that even at Low settings, 4K performance falls to 63 FPS while 1080p reaches 152 FPS indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER's raw pixel throughput is the limiting factor rather than any CPU-side constraint. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is nowhere near being taxed by this Action RPG.

Ultra settings tell a harsher story: 69 FPS at 1080p, 48 at 1440p, and just 29 at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 29 FPS is below playable thresholds, and even 1440p Ultra at 48 FPS is borderline. The scaling from 1080p Ultra (69 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (48 FPS) represents a 30% reduction, while moving to 4K Ultra costs another 40%. This consistent percentage-based degradation across all settings strongly suggests the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources are being saturated, not the CPU's capabilities.

The data indicates that this combo is suitable for 1080p and 1440p gaming in Greedfall, but 4K requires significant settings compromises. At 4K Medium, the system manages 49 FPS with a minimum of 42 FPS and maximum of 57 FPS, which is playable but not smooth. The 4K Low setting at 63 FPS is the only 4K configuration that provides consistently fluid performance, and even then, the gap between Low and Medium at 4K (63 vs 49 FPS) shows how quickly the GPU struggles as visual fidelity increases.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is the defining component in this pairing, and its specifications explain the measured results. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, the card has sufficient memory capacity for Greedfall at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results suggest the bandwidth and compute throughput become strained. The GPU's boost clock of 1650 MHz and base clock of 1470 MHz, combined with 2176 shading units, produce 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance — a figure that aligns with the observed mid-range performance tier.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 62 places it below many contemporary cards, and its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (0.4% ahead), AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (0.5% ahead), AMD Radeon RX 460 (1.5% ahead), and Intel Arc A770M (1.6% ahead). This tight clustering around the 18,000 average benchmark score range confirms that the RTX 2060 SUPER sits at a specific performance plateau, and Greedfall's measured FPS reflects this position.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is adequate for the measured settings, but the transition from Medium to Ultra at 1440p (83 to 48 FPS) and the even steeper drop at 4K (49 to 29 FPS) suggests that the higher presets are demanding more than just additional memory — they are taxing the GPU's shading units and texture units (136 TMUs, 64 ROPs). The pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s are the hardware limits that explain why 4K Ultra at 29 FPS is the floor of this combo's performance envelope.

The GPU's Turing architecture, built on TSMC's 12 nm process with 10,800 million transistors, delivers DirectX 12 Ultimate support, which Greedfall can leverage. The 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores are present but not heavily utilized in this title, as the measured FPS patterns indicate traditional rasterization is the primary workload. The memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) provides the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, which becomes a critical factor at 4K where the pixel throughput demands strain the memory subsystem.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p gaming, the data clearly supports High settings as the optimal choice, delivering 108 FPS average. This is a 9 FPS improvement over Medium (119 FPS with minimum 101 FPS), but more importantly, High at 108 FPS is well above the 60 FPS threshold while Ultra drops to 69 FPS — a 36% penalty for visual gains that many players would consider marginal. Low at 152 FPS is unnecessary unless chasing maximum refresh rates, but High provides the best balance of fidelity and performance.

At 1440p, Medium settings at 83 FPS (minimum 70 FPS, maximum 95 FPS) represent the sweet spot, offering a smooth experience with acceptable visual quality. High at 75 FPS is also viable, but the 8 FPS difference between Medium and High (83 vs 75) makes Medium the safer recommendation for maintaining consistent frame times. Ultra at 48 FPS is too close to the 45 FPS discomfort zone, and Low at 105 FPS sacrifices too much visual quality for headroom that isn't necessary at this resolution.

For 4K, the recommendations become more constrained. Low settings at 63 FPS is the only preset that clears the 60 FPS bar, making it the default choice for 4K play. Medium at 49 FPS (minimum 42 FPS) is playable but may exhibit stutter in demanding scenes, while High at 45 FPS and Ultra at 29 FPS are not recommended for active gameplay. Users prioritizing visual quality over smoothness might accept Medium, but the data shows that 4K in Greedfall with this GPU requires the Low preset for a reliable experience.

The measured minimum and maximum values for Medium settings (42-57 FPS at 4K, 70-95 FPS at 1440p, 101-137 FPS at 1080p) indicate that frame pacing is generally stable, with the range widening at higher resolutions — a sign that the GPU's resource allocation becomes less predictable under heavier loads. For the best experience, 1080p High or 1440p Medium are the recommended configurations based on the measured rows.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings spectrum is well-represented. Low settings produce 152 FPS average, which is the highest measured value across all resolutions and settings. Medium settings yield 119 FPS with a minimum of 101 FPS and maximum of 137 FPS, providing a wide operating range. High settings deliver 108 FPS average, while Ultra settings drop to 69 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra (152 → 119 → 108 → 69) shows a 55% reduction from the lowest to highest preset at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the same settings ladder shows 105 FPS for Low, 83 FPS for Medium (minimum 70, maximum 95), 75 FPS for High, and 48 FPS for Ultra. The Medium preset's minimum of 70 FPS is particularly notable — it indicates that even in demanding scenes, the system maintains playable frame rates. The gap between High and Ultra at 1440p (75 vs 48 FPS, a 36% drop) is the largest single-step penalty in the entire dataset, suggesting that Ultra introduces disproportionately heavy effects.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low at 63 FPS, Medium at 49 FPS (minimum 42, maximum 57), High at 45 FPS, and Ultra at 29 FPS. The Medium preset's maximum of 57 FPS never reaches 60, which explains why Low is the recommended 4K setting. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K (63 → 49 → 45 → 29) shows that the GPU struggles most severely at this resolution, with Ultra delivering less than half the frame rate of Low.

Cross-resolution analysis reveals that the CPU is not a limiting factor: even at 1080p Low with 152 FPS, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D's 16 threads are more than sufficient to feed the GPU. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22807 and single-core score of 2228, combined with its 92nd percentile ranking, indicate a processor that would support far higher frame rates if paired with a more powerful GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination ranks 2074th out of 2938 tested configurations in Greedfall, placing it in the 71st percentile of all combos — meaning roughly 29% of tested systems perform worse, while 71% perform better. This ranking is heavily influenced by the GPU's position: the RTX 2060 SUPER's 62nd percentile against all GPUs is the limiting factor, while the CPU's 92nd percentile demonstrates that the processor is not the bottleneck.

The GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (0.4% higher average score), AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (0.5% higher), AMD Radeon RX 460 (1.5% higher), and Intel Arc A770M (1.6% higher) — all cluster within 1.6% of the RTX 2060 SUPER's average benchmark score of 18093. This tight grouping means that in Greedfall, the measured FPS would likely be similar across these GPUs, with differences of only a few frames per second.

The CPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (0.1% higher average score), Intel Xeon w5-2545 (0.2% lower), Intel Core i9-14900 (0.5% higher), and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 (0.7% lower). Since the CPU is not the limiting factor in Greedfall at the measured settings, these rival CPUs would produce nearly identical FPS when paired with the RTX 2060 SUPER.

The combo rank of 2074 out of 2938, when cross-referenced with the CPU's 92nd percentile and GPU's 62nd percentile, confirms that the ranking is determined almost entirely by the GPU. Users with this CPU who upgrade the GPU would see substantial FPS gains in Greedfall, as the processor has significant headroom — evidenced by its Passmark multithread score of 41318 and single-thread score of 4704, which are far above what Greedfall requires.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 with High settings (108 FPS) or 2560x1440 with Medium settings (83 FPS, minimum 70 FPS) provide the best experiences. 4K is only playable at Low settings (63 FPS), with Medium at 49 FPS being borderline.

Q: Can this system handle 4K in Greedfall?

A: Yes, but with significant compromises. At 4K Low, the combo achieves 63 FPS average, which is playable. 4K Medium drops to 49 FPS (minimum 42 FPS), and 4K Ultra falls to 29 FPS, which is not recommended for active gameplay.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 9850X3D or the RTX 2060 SUPER the bottleneck in this game?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER is clearly the limiting component. The CPU ranks in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22807, while the GPU ranks in the 62nd percentile. The FPS scaling patterns across resolutions confirm GPU-bound performance.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems in Greedfall?

A: It ranks 2074th out of 2938 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier. The GPU's nearest rivals (RTX 3060 Mobile, Radeon Pro 5700, RX 460, Arc A770M) all score within 1.6% of the RTX 2060 SUPER's average benchmark score of 18093.

Q: What settings should I use for a smooth 60+ FPS experience?

A: For 1080p, High (108 FPS) or Medium (119 FPS) both exceed 60 FPS. For 1440p, Medium (83 FPS) is the only preset above 60 FPS besides Low (105 FPS). For 4K, only Low (63 FPS) reaches 60 FPS.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM on the RTX 2060 SUPER limit performance in this game?

A: The measured data does not show VRAM capacity as a distinct bottleneck. Performance drops from Medium to Ultra at each resolution (e.g., 119 to 69 FPS at 1080p) are consistent with compute and bandwidth limitations rather than memory capacity exhaustion, given the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth and 8 GB capacity.