Greedfall

How This Combo Ranks

This pairing of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti lands at rank 238 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. That places it in the top 14% of all configurations tested, which is a strong showing for a game released in 2019. The data shows this combo sits comfortably above the median, but it is not at the absolute top tier either. The CPU holds a 90th percentile ranking against all CPUs, while the GPU sits at an 85th percentile against all GPUs, suggesting a balanced pairing where neither component drags the other down significantly.

The gap between this combo and the very top performers is not enormous, but it is noticeable. The measured frame rates indicate that this system can handle Greedfall with authority at most settings, but the Ultra preset at 4K shows clear limits. What is more telling is how the combo behaves across resolutions. At 1080p, the system produces very high frame rates that most monitors cannot even display, which means the CPU is doing the heavy lifting there. At 4K, the frame rates drop substantially, indicating the GPU becomes the primary constraint. This is a classic sign of a well-matched pairing where the bottleneck shifts depending on the workload.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC. It packs 7680 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation processors, along with 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. The chip has a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2610 MHz, with memory running at 1313 MHz for a 21 Gbps effective data rate. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory sits on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU achieves a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 40.09 TFLOPS.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the system hits 292.1 FPS, which is extraordinarily high and suggests the GPU is not the limiting factor. But at 4K Ultra, the average drops to 55.9 FPS, a massive reduction that clearly points to the GPU being the bottleneck. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is relevant here because Greedfall at 4K Ultra can be demanding on memory, and the data shows the GPU has enough headroom to avoid stutter but not enough raw compute to maintain high frame rates at maximum settings. The GPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (0.6% higher avg score) and the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (1.6% lower avg score), which puts the 4070 Ti in a competitive mid-to-high tier position.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer) built on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, with 64 MB of L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth and uses the AMD Socket AM4 platform with PCIe Gen 4. Its benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 33150, while single-core scores 4680. The 3DMark 16-thread score is 9075, and max-thread score reaches 10075.

In Greedfall, the CPU's influence is most visible at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system produces 292.1 FPS, which is well beyond what most displays can handle and indicates the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at high rates. The Ryzen 9 5900X's 12 cores and 24 threads are not fully utilized by Greedfall, which is an older title from 2019, but the high single-thread performance (passmark single-thread score of 3469) ensures smooth operation. The CPU's average benchmark score of 39453 puts it just 0.2% ahead of the AMD EPYC 4245P and 0.9% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13700F, showing it remains competitive even against newer parts. The CPU's 90th percentile ranking against all CPUs reinforces that it is not the weak link in this pairing.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 1440p High delivers 144.7 FPS, which is excellent for smooth gameplay. 1080p High hits 206.8 FPS, but that exceeds most monitor refresh rates. 4K High drops to 88.2 FPS, which is still playable but not as fluid.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Ti compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 44900, which is 0.6% lower than the RTX 5090 Mobile and 1.6% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 580. It sits at the 85th percentile against all GPUs.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 5900X holding back the RTX 4070 Ti in Greedfall?

A: At 1080p, the CPU is clearly the limiting factor since frame rates reach 292.1 FPS on Low, but at 4K Ultra the GPU becomes the bottleneck with only 55.9 FPS. The CPU's 90th percentile ranking suggests it is not a significant constraint.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured data shows 91 FPS at 1440p Ultra, which is above the 60 FPS threshold and provides a good experience for most players.

Q: How much faster is the 5900X than the Intel Core i7-13700?

A: The 5900X has an average benchmark score of 39453, which is 1% lower than the Core i7-13700's score of 39857. The difference is minimal in synthetic tests.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM cause issues in Greedfall?

A: At 4K Ultra, the system averages 55.9 FPS, which suggests the VRAM is sufficient to avoid severe stuttering, but the GPU compute is the limiting factor at that resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression across resolutions shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling. At 1080p Low, the system produces 292.1 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 199.4 FPS, a 31.7% reduction. At 4K Low, the average falls to 118.3 FPS, another 40.7% drop from 1440p. This steep decline indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU is struggling to keep up as pixel count increases. The scaling is even more dramatic at Ultra settings: 1080p Ultra yields 133 FPS, 1440p Ultra drops to 91 FPS (a 31.6% reduction), and 4K Ultra falls to 55.9 FPS (a 38.6% reduction from 1440p).

The data shows that the CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p across all settings. At 1080p Low, the system hits 292.1 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra it drops to 133 FPS, which is a 54.5% reduction. This massive drop within the same resolution suggests the GPU is becoming more involved as settings increase. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck: the difference between Low (118.3 FPS) and Ultra (55.9 FPS) is 52.7%, showing that the GPU cannot maintain high frame rates at maximum settings in 4K. The sweet spot appears to be 1440p, where the system delivers 144.7 FPS at High settings and 156.4 FPS at Medium, balancing visual quality with fluid performance.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows show a clear trade-off between visual quality and frame rate. At 1080p, the system can run at Ultra with 133 FPS, which is above the 120 Hz threshold and provides a good experience, but High settings (206.8 FPS) offer a much larger headroom for high-refresh monitors. At 1440p, High settings (144.7 FPS) are ideal for 144 Hz displays, while Ultra (91 FPS) is still playable but not ideal for competitive play. At 4K, High settings (88.2 FPS) provide the best balance, as Medium (97.7 FPS) is only marginally better and Ultra (55.9 FPS) drops below the 60 FPS threshold.

For most players, 1440p High is the recommended choice because it delivers 144.7 FPS, which is smooth and looks good. If you have a 4K display and want to stay above 60 FPS, 4K Medium at 97.7 FPS is the best option, as it is well above the playable threshold and visually superior to Low (118.3 FPS) without the massive performance hit of Ultra (55.9 FPS). The data indicates that the Ultra preset is not worth the frame rate penalty at any resolution above 1080p, where it still manages 133 FPS. The Low preset is only useful for extreme high-refresh scenarios, such as 1080p at 292.1 FPS, but the visual degradation is substantial.