Greedfall

This combo, pairing the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with the AMD Radeon RX 580, sits in the lower tier of tested configurations for Greedfall. The data places this pairing at rank 1572 out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 8% of all systems benchmarked for this title. While the CPU is a high-end desktop part, the GPU is the dominant factor in this outcome, a pattern that becomes clear when examining the measured performance and hardware specifications.

How This Combo Ranks

The overall ranking of 1572 out of 1705 combos is heavily influenced by the graphics card's position in the broader GPU landscape. The AMD Radeon RX 580 is a mid-range part from an older generation, and its benchmark scores reflect that. The GPU holds a percentile rank of 53 against all other GPUs, meaning it performs better than roughly half of the tested graphics cards. In direct comparison, its average benchmark score of 13559 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, which scores 13564, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, which scores 13549. The delta percentages are negligible, with the RX 580 trailing the GTX 570 by 0% and the GTX 950 by 0.1%. This places the GPU in a specific performance bracket, and Greedfall's demands push this combination down the rankings.

In contrast, the CPU is a top-tier processor. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X holds a 90th percentile rank against all CPUs, indicating it outperforms the vast majority of processors in the database. Its average benchmark score of 39453 puts it in the same league as the Intel Core i7-13700, which scores 39857, and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS, which scores 39747. The data shows the CPU is not the bottleneck in this pairing; the GPU is clearly the limiting factor. The combination's low rank is a direct result of the GPU's mid-pack performance being insufficient to drive high frame rates at demanding settings in this Action RPG.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is built on the Polaris 20 chip using the GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process. It features 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 32 raster operating units. The card has a base clock of 1257 MHz and a boost clock of 1340 MHz. Its memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. The memory clock is listed at 2000 MHz, or 8 Gbps effective. These specifications result in a pixel rate of 42.88 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 193.0 GTexel/s, with a peak FP32 performance of 6.175 TFLOPS.

These specifications directly impact the measured results in Greedfall. The GPU's 8 GB of VRAM is a key factor; at 4K resolution, the game's texture and geometry demands can stress this capacity, but the data shows the frame rates drop significantly even at lower settings. The RX 580's raw compute power is the primary constraint. The benchmark scores for the GPU show a PassMark G3D score of 8813 and a DirectX 12 score of 43, which are modest figures. The data suggests that the RX 580's performance is insufficient for smooth gameplay at high resolutions and quality presets, as evidenced by the low average FPS figures at 4K and the inability to maintain 60 FPS at 1440p on higher settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor from the 5000 series, based on the Zen 3 architecture (codename Vermeer). It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. The CPU has a substantial 64 MB of L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Its multi-threaded capabilities are strong, as shown by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33150 and a PassMark multi-thread score of 39002. Single-thread performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4680.

In the context of Greedfall, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and process game logic. The data implies that the Ryzen 9 5900X is more than capable of handling this task. The 12 cores and 24 threads provide ample processing power for the game's systems, and the high boost clock ensures responsive performance in single-threaded scenarios. The CPU's nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 4245P, has a similar average score of 39383, with a delta of 0.2%, confirming the 5900X's high-level performance. The benchmark results indicate that the CPU is not the source of the low frame rates; rather, it is waiting on the GPU to render frames, making the RX 580 the definitive performance ceiling for this combo.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of performance across resolutions and settings. At 1080p, the combo achieves playable frame rates on lower presets. The Low preset yields an average of 80.6 FPS, while the Medium preset drops to 62.7 FPS. The High preset is close behind at 59.2 FPS, which is just shy of a 60 FPS target. The Ultra preset, however, causes a significant drop to 35.8 FPS, indicating a steep performance cost for the highest graphical fidelity.

At 1440p, the frame rates become more strained. The Low preset manages an average of 56.6 FPS, which is still acceptable. The High preset produces 41.6 FPS, and the Medium preset is similar at 42.2 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p yields an average of 27 FPS, which is a considerable drop and shows the GPU struggling to maintain smooth motion. Moving up to 4K, the performance degrades further. The Low preset averages 33.9 FPS, the Medium preset averages 28.5 FPS, and the High preset averages 26.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is nearly unplayable, with an average of 13.8 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K highlights the GPU-bound nature of this configuration. At the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 80.6 at 1080p to 56.6 at 1440p (a 30% reduction) and then to 33.9 at 4K (a further 40% reduction from 1440p). This pattern indicates that the RX 580's pixel throughput is the limiting factor, as the workload scales directly with resolution. The data shows a consistent decline, but the drop is more pronounced at higher resolutions, which is typical for a GPU that is already near its limits.

The scaling for the High preset shows a similar trend, with FPS dropping from 59.2 at 1080p to 41.6 at 1440p and then to 26.9 at 4K. The percentage drops are 30% and 35%, respectively. This suggests that as the resolution increases, the GPU becomes increasingly saturated, and the CPU's performance headroom is irrelevant. The data points to the GPU being the sole bottleneck; the massive computational power of the Ryzen 9 5900X does not compensate for the RX 580's inability to render more pixels. The frame rate drops are directly proportional to the increase in pixel count, confirming that this combo is strictly GPU-limited in Greedfall.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution and desired frame rate. For a 60 FPS experience at 1080p, the High preset is the best choice, as it achieves an average of 59.2 FPS. Choosing Medium yields 62.7 FPS, which provides a small margin above 60 FPS, but High offers a better visual quality for a negligible performance cost. The Low preset at 1080p is the only setting that provides a significant headroom, with 80.6 FPS, but it sacrifices visual fidelity.

For 1440p, the data suggests that the High preset is not a viable option for smooth gameplay, as it averages only 41.6 FPS. The Medium preset offers a similar average of 42.2 FPS, which is still below 60 FPS. The Low preset at 1440p, averaging 56.6 FPS, is the only setting that approaches a playable frame rate, though it still falls short of a 60 FPS target. For a consistent experience at this resolution, the Low preset is the recommended choice. At 4K, no preset provides a playable frame rate. The Low preset averages 33.9 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth action, and the Ultra preset at 13.8 FPS is unplayable. The data indicates that 4K is not a suitable target for this combination, and users should avoid it. The best experience for this combo is at 1080p with the High preset, balancing visual quality with a frame rate that is close to the 60 FPS target.