Greedfall

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The measured FPS rows for Greedfall show a clear scaling pattern across the four quality presets at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 136 FPS average, while Medium reaches 150 FPS and Low peaks at 191 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 87 FPS, a substantial reduction of 49 FPS from High. At 2560x1440, High produces 94 FPS, Medium 104 FPS, Low 132 FPS, and Ultra 60 FPS. The 3840x2160 results show High at 56 FPS, Medium 62 FPS, Low 79 FPS, and Ultra 36 FPS.

The data indicates that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 136 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while maintaining visual quality above Medium. At 1440p, High yields 94 FPS, still comfortably playable. At 4K, High produces 56 FPS, slightly below the ideal 60 FPS mark but close enough for acceptable performance on many displays.

Medium preset presents an interesting alternative at 4K, where it achieves 62 FPS with a minimum of 53 FPS and maximum of 71 FPS. This is the only 4K setting with recorded frame time variance data, suggesting the frame pacing remains consistent. At 1440p, Medium reaches 104 FPS with a minimum of 88 FPS and maximum of 120 FPS, while at 1080p it hits 150 FPS with a range of 128 to 173 FPS.

The Ultra preset consistently shows the largest performance penalty. The gap between High and Ultra at 1080p is 49 FPS (136 to 87), at 1440p is 34 FPS (94 to 60), and at 4K is 20 FPS (56 to 36). These reductions suggest Ultra applies effects that heavily tax the rendering pipeline, making it impractical for sustained high-refresh gameplay.

Low preset provides the highest frame rates at every resolution: 191 FPS at 1080p, 132 FPS at 1440p, and 79 FPS at 4K. This preset prioritizes frame rate above all visual features, suitable for competitive play or extremely high refresh rate displays. However, the visual trade-off may be significant for an Action RPG where environmental detail contributes to immersion.

The best experience per the measured rows is the High preset for most users. It maintains 136 FPS at 1080p, 94 FPS at 1440p, and 56 FPS at 4K, representing the most consistent balance between visual fidelity and performance across all tested configurations. For 4K specifically, Medium edges out High by 6 FPS (62 versus 56) and offers the only recorded minimum frame rate at that resolution, making it the safer choice for 4K displays.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 1705 out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall. This places the pairing in the upper-middle portion of the database, with 1998 combos ranked below it and 1704 above it. The percentile position indicates that slightly less than half of all tested configurations deliver higher frame rates in this game.

The Ryzen 9 9900X itself holds a 92nd percentile ranking among all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 57498. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 9015 with an average score of 57555 (0.1% higher), the AMD EPYC 7313 at 57399 (0.2% lower), the Intel Core i9-14900 at 58115 (1.1% higher), and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M at 58323 (1.4% higher). These small deltas show the 9900X sits in a tightly clustered performance band near the top of the CPU hierarchy.

The Radeon RX 6750 XT holds a 71st percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26011. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon R9 M395X at 25891 (0.5% lower), the AMD FirePro W7100 at 25856 (0.6% lower), the AMD FirePro D700 at 25842 (0.7% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile at 25740 (1.1% lower). The GPU sits slightly above these competitors in average score, though the deltas remain within 1.1%.

The gap between the CPU's 92nd percentile and the GPU's 71st percentile suggests the graphics card acts as the primary constraint in Greedfall. The CPU has substantial headroom relative to the GPU's capabilities. The combo rank of 1705 out of 3703 reflects this imbalance, as configurations with similarly ranked CPUs but higher-ranked GPUs would likely achieve better frame rates.

The measured FPS values reinforce this interpretation. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 191 FPS, indicating the CPU can drive very high frame rates when the GPU workload is light. As settings increase to Ultra, the frame rate drops to 87 FPS at 1080p, showing the GPU becomes the limiting factor under heavier rendering loads.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT uses the Navi 22 chip built on RDNA 2.0 architecture with a 7 nm process from TSMC. The GPU contains 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die, with a transistor density of 51.3 million per square millimeter. The card features 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units, along with 40 ray tracing cores.

Memory configuration consists of 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 2250 MHz, which translates to 18 Gbps effective. The GPU's base clock is 2150 MHz, with a boost clock of 2600 MHz and a game clock of 2495 MHz. These clock speeds allow the card to reach 13.31 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance and 26.62 TFLOPS of FP16 performance.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role becomes evident when examining the frame rate scaling across settings. At 1080p, the transition from Low to High reduces average FPS from 191 to 136, a 55 FPS drop. Moving from High to Ultra further reduces to 87 FPS, another 49 FPS drop. The Ultra preset appears to introduce rendering features that disproportionately impact the RX 6750 XT's throughput.

The 12 GB VRAM capacity proves sufficient at all tested resolutions, as no memory-related stuttering or capacity issues appear in the recorded data. The 192-bit memory bus and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate data throughput for Greedfall's texture streaming demands at 4K, where the High preset maintains 56 FPS.

The GPU's benchmark profile shows a Passmark G3D score of 20700, with DirectX 11 scoring 180 and DirectX 12 scoring 80. The DirectX 12 score being lower than DirectX 11 suggests the card may not fully leverage DX12 features, which could affect Greedfall if the game uses DX12 paths. The Vulkan score of 98089 and OpenCL score of 16360 provide additional context for compute-heavy workloads.

The pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s indicate the card's fillrate capabilities. At 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 36 FPS, suggesting the Ultra preset's additional pixel shading and texture work exceeds what the 64 ROPs and 160 TMUs can sustain at that resolution.

FAQ

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

A: The measured data shows 2560x1440 with High settings delivers 94 FPS average, balancing visual quality and performance. At 1920x1080 High reaches 136 FPS, while 3840x2160 High drops to 56 FPS. The 1440p High configuration provides the most comfortable margin above 60 FPS while offering higher fidelity than 1080p.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at each resolution?

A: At 1080p, High delivers 136 FPS versus Ultra's 87 FPS, a 49 FPS difference. At 1440p, High achieves 94 FPS versus Ultra's 60 FPS, a 34 FPS difference. At 4K, High produces 56 FPS versus Ultra's 36 FPS, a 20 FPS difference. Ultra consistently costs more than one-third of the frame rate at every resolution.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM cause any limitations in Greedfall?

A: No VRAM-related issues appear in the recorded data. The combo maintains playable frame rates at 4K with High settings (56 FPS), and the Medium preset at 4K shows a minimum of 53 FPS, indicating stable memory allocation throughout the test. The 432.0 GB/s bandwidth appears sufficient for this game's requirements.

Q: Which component limits performance in Greedfall?

A: The GPU acts as the primary limiter. The Ryzen 9 9900X ranks in the 92nd percentile among CPUs, while the RX 6750 XT ranks in the 71st percentile among GPUs. Frame rates drop significantly as settings increase from Low to Ultra at the same resolution, which is characteristic of GPU-bound scenarios. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 191 FPS, showing the CPU can handle high frame rates when the GPU load is minimal.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 1705 out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the upper-middle range of the database. The CPU's nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i9-14900, score 1.1% higher on average benchmarks, while the GPU's nearest rivals, including the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, score 1.1% lower on average.

Q: Is the Medium preset viable at 4K?

A: Yes, the Medium preset at 3840x2160 delivers 62 FPS average with a minimum of 53 FPS and maximum of 71 FPS. This is the only 4K setting with recorded frame variance data, and the minimum stays above 50 FPS, making it a viable option for 4K displays. High at 4K produces 56 FPS but lacks recorded minimum data.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals consistent scaling patterns as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the combo delivers 136 FPS at 1080p, 94 FPS at 1440p, and 56 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 42 FPS (approximately 31%), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 38 FPS (approximately 40%). The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 80 FPS, representing a 59% decrease.

Low settings show a similar pattern: 191 FPS at 1080p, 132 FPS at 1440p, and 79 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 59 FPS (31%), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 53 FPS (40%). The total reduction is 112 FPS, a 59% decrease. The consistent percentage drops across resolution changes suggest a uniform scaling factor independent of the quality preset.

Medium settings produce 150 FPS at 1080p, 104 FPS at 1440p, and 62 FPS at 4K. The drops are 46 FPS (31%) and 42 FPS (40%) respectively, with a total reduction of 88 FPS (59%). Ultra settings show 87 FPS at 1080p, 60 FPS at 1440p, and 36 FPS at 4K. The drops are 27 FPS (31%) and 24 FPS (40%), totaling 51 FPS (59%).

The near-identical percentage drops across all four presets indicate that resolution scaling affects the rendering pipeline uniformly. This pattern suggests the limiting component responds proportionally to pixel count changes. Since the GPU's shading units, TMUs, and ROPs all operate on per-pixel workloads, the consistent percentage drops point to GPU-bound behavior at all settings.

The frame rate at 4K High (56 FPS) sits just below the 60 FPS target, while 1440p High (94 FPS) provides a comfortable margin. The scaling behavior implies that reducing resolution from 4K to 1440p yields approximately 1.68 times the frame rate at High settings (56 to 94 FPS), which aligns closely with the pixel count ratio between these resolutions. This linear relationship further confirms the GPU as the primary constraint.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename. It operates on the AMD Socket AM5 platform with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The CPU uses a 4 nm process from TSMC with 16,630 million transistors across a dual-die configuration of 2x 70.6 mm². The thermal design power is 120 W.

Cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 64 MB of L3 cache. Memory support includes DDR5 with dual-channel access providing 89.6 GB/s of bandwidth, along with ECC memory support. The CPU connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes and includes integrated Radeon Graphics. The processor was released on 2024-08-14 with a launch MSRP of $499.

Benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 32172, Geekbench multicore scores 22174, and Passmark multithread scores 54643. Single-thread results include Cinebench R23 singlecore at 2253, Geekbench singlecore at 3010, and Passmark singlethread at 4672. The 3DMark tests show scaling from 1286 single-thread to 13929 max-threads, indicating good thread utilization scaling.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU based on the frame rate patterns. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 191 FPS, which approaches the practical upper range for many displays. The CPU's 12 cores and 24 threads provide ample processing headroom for the game's logic, AI, and physics systems, even at high frame rates.

The CPU's 92nd percentile ranking versus the GPU's 71st percentile suggests the processor is not the limiting factor in this configuration. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (191 FPS) demonstrates the CPU can sustain very high frame rates when the GPU workload is minimal. As settings increase and resolution rises, the frame rate drops in a pattern consistent with GPU-bound rendering.

The 3DMark 16-thread score of 12552 and max-thread score of 13929 indicate strong multi-core performance that benefits games using multiple threads. Greedfall, as an Action RPG, likely uses several threads for gameplay systems, and the 9900X's core count provides substantial capacity. The Passmark physics score of 3381 and data encryption score of 33421 further indicate computational strength.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s via dual-channel DDR5 provides adequate data delivery to the GPU. The 64 MB L3 cache helps reduce memory latency for frequently accessed game data. These characteristics support consistent frame delivery, as evidenced by the Medium preset's recorded frame ranges at each resolution: 128-173 FPS at 1080p, 88-120 FPS at 1440p, and 53-71 FPS at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset for Greedfall with the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT covers three resolutions and four quality settings.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 191 FPS average. The Medium preset