Greedfall

Greedfall, a 2019 Action RPG, presents a clear performance hierarchy for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination. The data indicates that the "High" settings preset offers the most balanced experience, providing a substantial visual upgrade over "Medium" while maintaining frame rates that are well above playable thresholds at all tested resolutions. The "Ultra" preset, while visually demanding, imposes a significant performance penalty that makes it less suitable for smooth gameplay, particularly at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results strongly favor the "High" preset as the optimal choice for this hardware combination. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves an average of 200 FPS, which is more than sufficient for high-refresh-rate monitors. Moving to 2560x1440, the average remains robust at 139.1 FPS, ensuring a fluid experience. Even at 3840x2160, the "High" preset delivers an average of 80.9 FPS, which is comfortably within the territory of smooth, playable performance for most users. This preset offers the best compromise between visual fidelity and performance headroom.

In contrast, the "Ultra" preset demonstrates a steep cost. At 3840x2160, the average frame rate drops to 52.8 FPS, a reduction of 28.1 FPS compared to "High". This suggests that the most demanding settings place a heavy load on the system, pushing it below the ideal threshold for consistent 60 FPS gameplay at 4K. While "Ultra" might be tempting for maximum image quality, the data indicates it sacrifices too much fluidity for this specific game and hardware pairing.

The lower presets, "Low" and "Medium", do not present a compelling case. "Low" yields 273.5 FPS at 1080p and 115.4 FPS at 4K, but the visual downgrade is generally not worth the extra frames when "High" already provides excellent performance. "Medium" sits between the two, offering 218.4 FPS at 1080p and 89.9 FPS at 4K. While these are high numbers, they do not unlock a fundamentally different experience compared to "High," which already exceeds the refresh rate of most displays. The data suggests that users should start with "High" and only consider "Ultra" if they prioritize image quality over frame rate and are playing at 1080p, where the 129.2 FPS average remains acceptable.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the primary driver of the frame rates observed in Greedfall. The GPU's memory configuration of 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is a key factor in handling the game's textures and geometry at higher resolutions. The core clocks, with a base of 1980 MHz and a boost of 2475 MHz, allow the 7168 shading units to process pixel and vertex data efficiently. The card's benchmark scores, such as a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4627 and a Passmark G3D score of 29995, place it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs, indicating strong raw performance.

The GPU's dominance is evident when examining the performance scaling with settings. The transition from "Low" to "Ultra" at 4K shows a large drop from 115.4 FPS to 52.8 FPS. This significant reduction is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario where the graphics card's compute and memory subsystems are increasingly saturated. The RTX 4070 SUPER's performance relative to its nearest rivals, such as the NVIDIA RTX A6000 with a deltaPct of -0.2% and the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE with a deltaPct of -0.3%, shows it is a highly competitive part, but the data confirms that Greedfall's most extreme settings can still challenge it. The card's 220 W TDP and dual-slot design are consistent with its performance class, but the measured FPS is the definitive proof of its capability.

FAQ

Q: Can this hardware combination run Greedfall at 4K with high settings?

A: Yes. The measured data shows an average of 80.9 FPS at 3840x2160 with "High" settings, which provides a smooth and playable experience at 4K.

Q: What is the performance cost of using the "Ultra" preset at 1440p?

A: The "Ultra" preset at 2560x1440 yields an average of 89.8 FPS, which is a significant drop from the 139.1 FPS achieved with the "High" preset at the same resolution. This represents a loss of 49.3 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 42576, which is nearly identical to the NVIDIA RTX A6000's score of 42653 (a deltaPct of -0.2%). It also performs on par with the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, which has a score of 42723 (a deltaPct of -0.3%).

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 5900X a bottleneck for this GPU in Greedfall?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at higher settings. For example, at 4K, the frame rate drops from 115.4 FPS on "Low" to 52.8 FPS on "Ultra". This massive scaling with graphics settings indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER's performance, not the CPU's, is dictating the final frame rate in these scenarios.

Q: What is the best resolution for achieving frame rates above 200 FPS?

A: At 1920x1080 with "Low" settings, the combination achieves an average of 273.5 FPS. With "High" settings at the same resolution, it still delivers a very high 200 FPS average.

Q: How many other hardware combinations does this setup outperform in Greedfall?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and RTX 4070 SUPER combination ranks 290th out of 1705 tested combos, meaning it performs better than a majority of the other tested configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a detailed view of performance across all settings and resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across the board. The "Low" preset leads with an average of 273.5 FPS. The "Medium" preset follows with 218.4 FPS, and "High" is next with 200 FPS. The "Ultra" preset, while still high, drops to 129.2 FPS. The gap between "High" and "Ultra" here is 70.8 FPS, showing a substantial cost for the highest visual quality.

At 2560x1440, performance remains very strong. The "Low" preset averages 193.9 FPS, "Medium" 152.2 FPS, and "High" 139.1 FPS. The "Ultra" preset falls to 89.8 FPS. This resolution shows a similar pattern, with a 49.3 FPS difference between "High" and "Ultra". The "Ultra" setting still clears the 60 FPS mark, making it a viable option for users with 1440p monitors who prioritize graphical detail.

At 3840x2160, the demands of 4K become clear. The "Low" preset produces an average of 115.4 FPS, which is still very playable. "Medium" drops to 89.9 FPS, and "High" further reduces to 80.9 FPS. The "Ultra" preset, however, takes a significant hit, averaging only 52.8 FPS. At this resolution, the difference between "High" and "Ultra" is 28.1 FPS, pushing the "Ultra" preset below the preferred 60 FPS threshold and highlighting the GPU's limits.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested hardware combinations for Greedfall, the pairing of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER achieves a rank of 290 out of 1705 possible combinations. This places it in the top percentile of all tested systems, indicating a high level of performance. The data confirms that this is a powerful pairing for Greedfall, capable of delivering high frame rates at demanding resolutions. The GPU's individual standing, being in the 84th percentile, and the CPU's standing in the 90th percentile, both contribute to this strong combined result. While it is not the absolute fastest combination on record, its rank demonstrates that it is a top-tier setup that will handle the game with ease. The fact that it outranks 1415 other tested combos underscores its capability for this specific title.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, with its 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, provides a robust foundation for gaming. Its high multi-threaded performance, as evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33150 and a Passmark multithread score of 39002, ensures that it will not bottleneck the GPU in most scenarios. The CPU's specs, including a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, along with 64 MB of L3 cache, contribute to its strong single-thread performance, which is often critical for game logic and physics.

However, the benchmark data from Greedfall suggests that the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. This is most apparent when analyzing the frame rate scaling with resolution. For instance, at 1080p with "Low" settings, the average FPS is 273.5, but at 4K with the same settings, it drops to 115.4. If the CPU were the main bottleneck, the frame rates would remain more constant across resolutions. Instead, the significant drop at higher resolutions points to the GPU becoming the limiting factor. The CPU's performance relative to its rivals, such as being 0.9% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13700F and 1% behind the Intel Core i7-13700 in average benchmark scores, shows it is a top-tier processor, but Greedfall's engine appears to place the primary load on the graphics card.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data across the three resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern. When moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the average FPS on "High" settings drops from 200 to 139.1, a decrease of 60.9 FPS. This trend continues when moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, where the average further drops to 80.9 FPS, a decrease of 58.2 FPS. This consistent and substantial drop as resolution increases is a clear indicator that the rendering workload is scaling with the number of pixels and is being handled by the GPU.

This scaling behavior confirms that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the primary determinant of performance in Greedfall. The CPU, while capable, is not the limiting factor at these settings. If it were, the frame rates would be more consistent across resolutions, as the CPU's workload (game logic, draw calls) would not increase as dramatically with resolution. The data shows that to maintain a high frame rate at 4K, users must lower the settings, as the "Ultra" preset at 3840x2160 yields only 52.8 FPS. This is a clear indication that the GPU's processing power and memory bandwidth are fully taxed at that combination of resolution and graphical fidelity.