Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is the top-performing combination for Greedfall, securing the #1 spot out of 2,938 tested combos. This pairing delivers exceptionally high frame rates across all settings and resolutions, making it a definitive choice for gamers seeking maximum performance in this Action RPG. The data indicates that the system is capable of handling even the most demanding configurations with ease, leaving headroom for high-refresh-rate displays at 1440p and smooth 4K experiences.

Settings Recommendations

For this specific hardware configuration, the measured data reveals a clear hierarchy in performance across the four available presets. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 175 FPS, which is already far beyond the refresh rate of most monitors. However, the data shows that the Medium preset achieves 301 FPS, while High reaches 273 FPS, both of which are substantial jumps. The Low preset tops out at 383 FPS, but such high frame rates are generally imperceptible to the human eye and offer diminishing returns. Given that the Ultra preset is only 72% of the performance of the Low preset at this resolution, the visual fidelity gains are likely worth the frame rate trade-off.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern remains consistent. The Ultra preset produces an average of 121 FPS, which is still excellent for a high-refresh-rate QHD monitor. The High preset at 190 FPS and the Medium preset at 209 FPS offer progressively higher headroom. Since the RTX 5090 D is clearly not bottlenecked at this resolution, the choice between High and Ultra comes down to personal preference for visual effects versus raw frame rate. The 4K data, however, tells a different story. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset drops to 72 FPS, which is the only configuration that falls below the 100 FPS threshold. The High preset at 113 FPS and Medium at 125 FPS both provide a much smoother experience.

The optimal recommendation for this combo is the High preset at 4K, as it balances the visual enhancements of the game with a fluid 113 FPS average. For 1440p and 1080p users, the Ultra preset is the recommended choice. The performance at these resolutions is so high that the visual quality improvements from Ultra are essentially free, with the 175 FPS at 1080p and 121 FPS at 1440p still being exceptionally smooth. It is notably the Medium preset at 4K offers a 12% improvement over High, but the High preset likely provides a better balance of visual fidelity and performance. The data strongly suggests that this system is overkill for 1080p, where even the most demanding settings produce frame rates well beyond the capabilities of most displays.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is the primary driver of performance in this configuration, particularly at higher resolutions. The GPU features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing a massive 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This substantial memory allocation and bandwidth are critical for handling the high-resolution textures and complex scenes in Greedfall without any stuttering or asset streaming issues. The card's 21,760 shading units and 176 ROPs ensure that pixel throughput is never a limiting factor, allowing for high levels of geometric detail and effects.

The clock speeds of the RTX 5090 D are also noteworthy. The base clock is 2017 MHz, with a boost clock of 2407 MHz. The memory operates at 1750 MHz, effectively 28 Gbps. These clock rates, combined with the massive core count, translate to a theoretical FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS. In practice, this raw compute power allows the GPU to maintain high frame rates even at 4K with demanding settings. The data shows that at 4K, the average FPS scales from 72 on Ultra to 159 on Low, illustrating that the GPU has significant headroom. The GPU's performance percentile of 92% against all other GPUs confirms its top-tier status.

The GPU's role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 383 FPS versus 175 FPS, a gap of 208 FPS. At 4K, the same comparison shows 159 FPS versus 72 FPS, a gap of 87 FPS. This indicates that while the CPU can keep up at lower resolutions, the GPU's workload becomes the dominant factor at 4K. The RTX 5090 D's architecture, Blackwell 2.0, is well-suited for this task, as evidenced by its strong scores in synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark Steel Nomad (14,326) and Geekbench Vulkan (376,915). The GPU's power draw is listed at a TDP of 575 W, which is substantial, but the performance it delivers justifies the power requirement for a high-end enthusiast build.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D achieves a rank of #1 out of 2,938 tested combinations for Greedfall. This is the pinnacle of performance for this game, indicating that no other tested pairing of CPU and GPU yields higher frame rates on average. This top ranking is not surprising given the individual strengths of both components. The GPU alone has a percentile rank of 92% against all other GPUs, while the CPU has a percentile rank of 91% against all other CPUs. When combined, their synergy produces the best possible result.

The data shows that this combo is in a league of its own. The nearest rivals for the GPU, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, have an average benchmark score that is 1.6% lower, but that is a synthetic comparison. In actual game performance for Greedfall, the combination of this specific CPU and GPU outperforms all others. The CPU's nearest rivals, like the Intel Core i7-14700F, show a delta of -0.6% in average benchmark scores, but again, this does not translate to a better gaming experience with the RTX 5090 D. The ranking underscores that for Greedfall, this is the definitive hardware combination.

The implications of this rank are practical. Users with this combo do not need to compromise on settings to achieve playable frame rates. The measured data shows that even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset yields an average of 72 FPS, which is playable, while the High preset at 4K is far more comfortable. The #1 ranking also suggests that any future game updates or driver optimizations are unlikely to dethrone this pairing. It provides a future-proof foundation for a high-end gaming PC, ensuring that Greedfall will run flawlessly without any need for hardware upgrades in the near term.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the combo's performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system is massively over-provisioned. The Low preset achieves an average of 383 FPS, Medium 301 FPS, High 273 FPS, and Ultra 175 FPS. The Medium preset also recorded a minimum of 256 FPS and a maximum of 346 FPS, showing very consistent frame pacing. These numbers are all far above the 144Hz or 165Hz refresh rates common on high-end 1080p monitors, meaning the system will rarely, if ever, be the bottleneck.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains exceptionally high. The Low preset averages 266 FPS, Medium averages 209 FPS with a minimum of 178 and a maximum of 240, and High averages 190 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 121 FPS, which is still excellent for QHD gaming. This resolution is the sweet spot for this combo, as it offers a significant visual upgrade over 1080p while still maintaining frame rates that can fully utilize a 240Hz monitor when using the Medium or High presets.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is finally challenged. The Low preset averages 159 FPS, Medium 125 FPS, and High 113 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only one that falls below 100 FPS, averaging 72 FPS. The Medium preset recorded a minimum of 106 FPS, suggesting that even in heavy scenes, it remains above 100 FPS. This data suggests that for 4K gaming, the High preset is the most balanced, offering a 113 FPS average. The difference between Medium and High is 12 FPS, which is noticeable but not drastic. The jump from High to Ultra is 41 FPS, a significant hit that makes the Ultra preset less desirable for smooth gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the nature of the bottleneck in this system. At 1080p, the Ultra preset averages 175 FPS. At 1440p, this drops to 121 FPS, a 31% reduction. At 4K, it further drops to 72 FPS, a 41% reduction from the 1440p figure and a 59% reduction from 1080p. This scaling pattern is typical of a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions. The CPU has less impact on the frame rate as the resolution increases, because the GPU's rendering workload becomes the limiting factor.

Comparing the Low preset scaling is also informative. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 383 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 266 FPS, a 31% reduction. At 4K Low, it drops to 159 FPS, a 40% reduction from 1440p. The percentage drops are very similar between the Low and Ultra presets, suggesting that the scaling is primarily resolution-driven rather than settings-driven. This further confirms that the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The CPU, with its 12 cores and 24 threads, is more than capable of feeding the GPU at all settings, but the GPU's rendering pipeline becomes saturated as the pixel count increases.

The data indicates that the limiting component shifts depending on the resolution. At 1080p, the frame rates are so high that the game's engine or the CPU's single-threaded performance might start to play a larger role, but the sheer numbers show that the GPU is still delivering. At 4K, the GPU is definitively the limiting factor. The 32 GB of VRAM is not a concern, but the raw compute power of the GPU is taxed heavily by the 4K resolution. This analysis suggests that users with this combo should not expect linear scaling; the performance hit from 1440p to 4K is substantial, but the absolute frame rates remain high enough for an excellent experience.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X plays a supporting but crucial role in this configuration. It is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. This high clock speed and core count ensure that the CPU is never a bottleneck in Greedfall. The game is not particularly known for being CPU-intensive, and this processor's capabilities far exceed the game's requirements. The CPU's benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29,300 and a single-core score of 2,016.5, demonstrate its immense processing power.

In the context of Greedfall, the CPU's role is to handle the game's logic, AI, and physics, while the GPU handles the rendering. The data shows that at 1080p, the frame rates are extremely high, reaching up to 383 FPS on Low settings. While the GPU is still doing the heavy lifting, the CPU must be fast enough to process the game's state and issue draw calls at that rate. The Ryzen 9 7900X's high boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensures that it can keep up with even the most demanding frame rate targets. The 64 MB of shared L3 cache also helps reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for gaming performance.

The CPU's performance percentile is 91%, and its average benchmark score of 53,288 places it in the top tier of processors. Its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-14700F, have an average score that is 0.6% lower, showing that the Ryzen 9 7900X is competitive at the top of the stack. However, in this specific game, the CPU is clearly not the limiting factor. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a consistent drop that is attributable to the GPU. This indicates that the CPU has ample headroom. For users, this means that the CPU is a solid foundation that will not hold back the RTX 5090 D in Greedfall, allowing the GPU to perform at its full potential.