Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 delivers a playable experience in Greedfall, but the combination demands careful settings management. The data shows that the GTX 1070 is the primary constraint, with the Ryzen 9 5900X providing ample headroom. Across all tested resolutions, the gap between Low and Ultra settings is substantial, and the optimal preset depends heavily on your target resolution and frame rate preference.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data indicates that the High preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance for this combination. At 1920x1080, High delivers an average of 91.9 FPS, which comfortably exceeds standard 60 Hz displays and remains smooth on higher refresh rate monitors. This is 32.6 FPS faster than the Ultra preset at the same resolution, while still offering a significant visual upgrade over Medium’s 97.1 FPS average. The data suggests that the graphical enhancements from Ultra are not worth the performance sacrifice, as the jump from Medium to High yields only a 5.2 FPS difference at 1080p, whereas the leap from High to Ultra costs 32.6 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the High preset remains the recommended choice, producing a 63.2 FPS average. This is right at the threshold for smooth gameplay on a 60 Hz display. Dropping to Medium reduces the average to 67.5 FPS, a gain of only 4.3 FPS, which is marginal in real-world terms. Conversely, the Ultra preset falls to 40.2 FPS, which is below the ideal comfort zone for action RPG combat. For 3840x2160, the situation changes dramatically. No preset achieves a 60 FPS average. The Low preset yields a 50.6 FPS average, which is the only playable option at this resolution. High drops to 36.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 23.7 FPS, indicating that the GTX 1070’s memory bandwidth and compute power are insufficient for 4K gaming with this title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is the defining factor in the performance scaling observed. The GPU’s base clock is 1506 MHz with a boost clock of 1683 MHz, and it contains 1920 shading units. The data shows that the GTX 1070 is fundamentally a 1080p and 1440p-class card for Greedfall. The performance drop at 3840x2160 is severe: the average FPS at High settings falls from 63.2 at 1440p to 36.2 at 4K, a 42.7% reduction. This indicates that the GPU is hitting a memory bandwidth or fillrate wall at higher resolutions.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings also grows with resolution. At 1080p, Low produces 127 FPS versus Ultra’s 59.3 FPS, a 2.14x difference. At 1440p, the ratio is similar (87.8 vs 40.2), but at 4K, Low produces 50.6 FPS while Ultra collapses to 23.7 FPS. This pattern suggests that while the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at lower settings, the GTX 1070’s raw throughput limits high-detail rendering at high pixel counts. The GPU’s 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p textures, but the data implies that at 4K, the memory subsystem becomes a bottleneck, preventing the card from maintaining playable frame rates even at Medium settings.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 60 FPS on a 1440p monitor?*

A: Yes, but only with the High preset. The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings is 63.2. The Medium preset also stays near that threshold at 67.5 FPS, but Ultra drops to 40.2 FPS, which is not sufficient for a consistent 60 FPS experience.

Q: Is the Ultra preset viable at 1080p with this hardware?

A: The data shows a 59.3 FPS average at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings. This is technically playable, but it is significantly below the 91.9 FPS achieved with High settings. Given that the High preset is already visually rich, the performance loss from Ultra is substantial.

Q: What is the highest playable resolution for this combination?

A: Based on the measured data, 2560x1440 is the highest resolution that can maintain a 60 FPS average, with High settings producing 63.2 FPS. At 3840x2160, even the Low preset only reaches 50.6 FPS, which may be acceptable for some but is below the standard 60 FPS target.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from High to Ultra settings?

A: The penalty is steep across all resolutions. At 1080p, the average drops from 91.9 to 59.3 FPS. At 1440p, it drops from 63.2 to 40.2 FPS. At 4K, it drops from 36.2 to 23.7 FPS. The data suggests that Ultra is not worth the cost on this GPU.

Q: Does the Ryzen 9 5900X bottleneck the GTX 1070 in this game?

A: No. The CPU has a high average benchmark score of 39453 and ranks in the 90th percentile against all CPUs. Given that the GTX 1070’s performance scales consistently with resolution changes, the bottleneck resides with the GPU, not the processor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the GTX 1070 delivers its best results. The Low preset achieves an average of 127 FPS, making it the only preset to exceed 120 FPS. Medium follows at 97.1 FPS, High at 91.9 FPS, and Ultra at 59.3 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 67.7 FPS drop, which is the largest absolute difference at any resolution.

At 2560x1440, the averages are more compressed. Low produces 87.8 FPS, Medium 67.5 FPS, High 63.2 FPS, and Ultra 40.2 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 47.6 FPS. Notably, the difference between Medium and High is only 4.3 FPS, making High the sensible pick for visual quality without a major frame rate hit.

At 3840x2160, the card struggles. Low yields 50.6 FPS, Medium 40 FPS, High 36.2 FPS, and Ultra 23.7 FPS. The step from Medium to High costs 3.8 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 12.5 FPS. The data shows that even Low settings cannot reach 60 FPS, confirming that 4K is beyond the GTX 1070’s capability for this title.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific configuration of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1426 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the lower 16% of all tested hardware pairings for this game. The low ranking is directly attributable to the GPU’s age and performance tier. The GTX 1070 has an average benchmark score of 12331 and sits in the 51st percentile of all GPUs, meaning half of all tested graphics cards are faster. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (0.7% slower), the GTX 880M (1.3% faster), the GTX 1650 SUPER (1.4% faster), and the Tesla K20Xm (1.7% faster). This suggests the GTX 1070 is operating in a tightly clustered performance band, but none of those rivals are likely to produce dramatically different results in Greedfall.

In contrast, the CPU is a top-tier part. The Ryzen 9 5900X has a 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with a 0.2% delta against the AMD EPYC 4245P and a 0.9% delta against the Intel Core i7-13700F. The pairing of a high-end 12-core processor with a mid-range 2016 GPU creates a significant imbalance. The data confirms that the combo’s rank is almost entirely GPU-limited. If the GTX 1070 were replaced with a faster GPU, the same CPU would likely push this combo much higher in the rankings, as the 5900X’s processing power is far beyond what this game requires at the settings tested. The 1426th rank is a reflection of the GPU’s 51st percentile standing, not the CPU’s 90th percentile strength.