Greedfall

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Ultra settings for this combination?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 delivers an average of 55.9 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, which is the most demanding preset tested at this resolution.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 5950X compare to its nearest rival in overall CPU benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X has an average benchmark score of 49062, placing it 0.2% behind the Intel Core i5-14600K (49166) and 0.6% behind the Intel Core i5-14600KF (49367). It sits 0.7% ahead of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (48698).

Q: What is the GTX 1070's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The GTX 1070 sits at the 51st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 12331. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro K4200, scores 12241, which is 0.7% behind.

Q: What FPS difference does dropping from Ultra to High settings make at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, moving from Ultra (42.1 FPS) to High (63.4 FPS) yields a gain of 21.3 FPS, representing a substantial improvement of roughly 50% in frame rate for one step down in quality.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its single-threaded performance?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X scores 38607 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 5450 in single-core. The multi-core score is approximately 7.1 times higher, reflecting the benefit of its 16 cores and 32 threads.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth and how does it affect performance?

A: The GTX 1070 features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s. This bandwidth is a key factor in how the card handles texture-heavy scenes at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (codename Vermeer), manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, with 64 MB of L3 cache distributed across the chiplet design. The CPU's benchmark results indicate strong scaling from 2 threads to 16 threads: the 3DMark score rises from 1856 at 2 threads to 6598 at 8 threads, then to 10810 at 16 threads, and finally 11597 at maximum threads. This scaling pattern suggests that while the processor benefits from additional cores, the marginal gain diminishes beyond 8 threads.

In Greedfall, an Action RPG from 2019, the CPU's role is primarily to maintain a stable frame delivery pipeline, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU is less of a bottleneck. The data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the combination achieves 125.9 FPS, which is the highest measured result across all configurations. This indicates that the Ryzen 9 5950X has ample headroom to feed the GTX 1070 even at high frame rates. The processor's single-thread performance, measured at 5450 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 3470 in PassMark single-thread, is critical for game logic, physics, and draw-call submission. Given the game's release in 2019, the Ryzen 9 5950X, released in 2020, provides far more computational capacity than the game requires, meaning CPU-induced frame dips are unlikely to be the primary limiter.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 93 among all CPUs places it in the top tier of desktop processors, with an average benchmark score of 49062. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-14600K (49166, 0.2% faster) and the Intel Core i5-14600KF (49367, 0.6% faster), while it edges out the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (48698, 0.7% slower) and the AMD EPYC 4345P (49595, 1.1% slower). These deltas are small, all within 1.1%, suggesting that in CPU-bound scenarios, swapping between these processors would yield negligible differences in Greedfall. However, the Ryzen 9 5950X's 16 cores and 32 threads provide substantial multi-threaded capacity, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 38607, which is over 7 times its single-core score. This headroom means that even if Greedfall were to spawn additional background threads, the CPU would handle them without compromising frame pacing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is a Pascal-architecture GPU (chip GP104) manufactured on a 16 nm process by TSMC, with 7,200 million transistors on a 314 mm² die. It operates with a base clock of 1506 MHz and a boost clock of 1683 MHz, with memory running at 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective). The card features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its compute capabilities include 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, delivering 6.463 TFLOPS of FP32 performance.

The GTX 1070 sits at the 51st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 12331. Its nearest rivals are closely matched: the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (12241, 0.7% slower), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M (12490, 1.3% faster), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER (12504, 1.4% faster), and the NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm (12547, 1.7% faster). This grouping indicates that the GTX 1070 is positioned in the mid-range segment of the GPU landscape, a factor that becomes evident in Greedfall's performance at higher resolutions.

The GPU's memory bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s is a critical constraint in this game. At 4K Ultra settings, the combination achieves only 26.2 FPS, while dropping to 4K Low yields 53.9 FPS. This 27.7 FPS spread demonstrates how sensitive the card is to texture and shading complexity. The GTX 1070's 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the game's demands at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the combination of memory pressure and shader workload pushes the card to its limits. The benchmark results show that the GPU is the dominant bottleneck in this pairing, particularly as resolution increases and the CPU's ample headroom becomes less relevant.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the GTX 1070 with the Ryzen 9 5950X delivers a wide range of performance depending on settings. Low settings achieve 125.9 FPS, which is smooth for any display. Medium settings drop to 97.5 FPS, still comfortably above 60 FPS. High settings yield 91.7 FPS, maintaining good playability. Ultra settings, however, drop to 55.9 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold and may be noticeable on high-refresh-rate displays. The step from Low to Medium costs 28.4 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 35.8 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a disproportionately heavy load relative to High.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably. Low settings produce 88.8 FPS, which is still smooth. Medium settings deliver 68.4 FPS, close to the 60 FPS target. High settings achieve 63.4 FPS, barely above the threshold. Ultra settings drop to 42.1 FPS, which is noticeably less fluid. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 46.7 FPS, showing that the GPU's workload increases significantly with each quality tier. The transition from High to Ultra costs 21.3 FPS, a larger relative drop than from Medium to High (5.0 FPS), suggesting that Ultra settings introduce effects that disproportionately stress the GTX 1070.

At 3840x2160, the card struggles to maintain playable frame rates. Low settings yield 53.9 FPS, slightly below 60. Medium settings drop to 38.5 FPS, and High settings reach 36.3 FPS. Ultra settings produce only 26.2 FPS, which is marginal for any gaming scenario. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 27.7 FPS, and the scaling from 1440p to 4K at any given setting is severe. For example, at High settings, the frame rate drops from 63.4 FPS at 1440p to 36.3 FPS at 4K, a reduction of 27.1 FPS. This indicates that the GPU's rendering capacity is insufficient for 4K in this title, even at lower quality presets.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling results reveal a clear pattern of GPU-bound behavior. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings, the average FPS drops from 91.7 to 63.4, a reduction of 28.3 FPS (approximately 31%). From 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at High settings, the frame rate falls from 63.4 to 36.3, a reduction of 27.1 FPS (approximately 43%). This accelerating decline as resolution increases indicates that the GTX 1070's fill rate and memory bandwidth become increasingly saturated.

At Low settings, the same pattern holds but with higher absolute values: 125.9 FPS at 1080p, 88.8 FPS at 1440p, and 53.9 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 29% from 1080p to 1440p and 39% from 1440p to 4K. The fact that even at Low settings the card cannot maintain 60 FPS at 4K is telling. It suggests that the GPU's raw pixel throughput, not just its shading complexity, is the limiting factor at 4K. The GTX 1070's pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s are simply not sufficient for 8.3 million pixels at 4K with this game's engine.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is even more punishing: 55.9 FPS at 1080p drops to 42.1 FPS at 1440p (a 25% reduction) and then to 26.2 FPS at 4K (a 38% reduction from 1440p). The fact that the frame rate falls below 30 FPS at 4K Ultra indicates that the card is overwhelmed by the combination of high resolution and maximum quality settings. In contrast, the CPU's role in this scaling is minimal; the Ryzen 9 5950X's strong multi-threaded and single-threaded scores suggest it could easily handle higher frame rates if the GPU were faster. The data, therefore, points unequivocally to the GTX 1070 as the limiting component, with the CPU providing a stable platform that does not constrain performance at any resolution or settings combination tested.