Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 delivers a playable but heavily GPU-bound experience in Greedfall, with the data showing that frame rates scale almost entirely with resolution and graphics preset rather than CPU headroom. Across all measured rows, the combination ranks 1307th out of 2938 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database. The strongest takeaway from the measured FPS is that this pairing is consistently limited by the RX 7700’s rendering throughput, especially at 4K where even Low settings only reach 79 FPS average, while the 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X remains largely underutilized.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep and predictable drop as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 136 FPS at 1080p to 94 FPS at 1440p, then to 56 FPS at 4K. That represents a 31% reduction going from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 40% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The pattern is consistent across all presets, indicating that the RX 7700’s pixel throughput is the dominant constraint.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced: 191 FPS at 1080p drops to 132 FPS at 1440p (a 31% decline) and then to 79 FPS at 4K (a 40% decline from 1440p). Medium settings follow the same trajectory, with 150 FPS at 1080p, 104 FPS at 1440p, and 62 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings show the largest relative drop, from 87 FPS at 1080p to 60 FPS at 1440p (31% lower) and finally 36 FPS at 4K (40% lower than 1440p). These consistent percentage drops strongly suggest that the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors, not the CPU or system memory.

The 4K Ultra result of 36 FPS is particularly telling. It sits well below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered smooth for action RPGs, and the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K (79 versus 36 FPS) illustrates that the RX 7700 simply cannot sustain high-fidelity rendering at that resolution. Meanwhile, the Ryzen 9 9900X’s 12 cores and 24 threads, with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, are far more than Greedfall requires, as evidenced by the fact that even at 1080p Low (191 FPS), the frame rate is still climbing with GPU headroom rather than hitting a CPU ceiling.

The data also shows that the gap between Medium and High is relatively small compared to the gap between High and Ultra. At 1080p, Medium delivers 150 FPS while High delivers 136 FPS (a 10% difference), but Ultra drops to 87 FPS (36% below High). This nonlinear scaling points to specific rendering features in the Ultra preset that disproportionately tax the GPU, likely related to shadow quality or post-processing effects, though the exact settings are not enumerated in the data.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 with Medium settings provides the best balance, delivering 104 FPS average with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 120 FPS. This stays comfortably above 60 FPS while offering higher fidelity than Low settings, which reach 132 FPS but with reduced visual quality.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Greedfall?

A: 4K is playable but only at lower presets. The measured data shows 79 FPS at Low, 62 FPS at Medium, and 56 FPS at High, but Ultra drops to 36 FPS, which is below the smooth-playability threshold. Medium at 4K with a 53 FPS minimum is the highest preset that maintains a playable experience.

Q: How does the RX 7700 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 7700’s average benchmark score is 15852, placing it 1.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129) and 1% behind the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014). It is also 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679) and 0.1% behind the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862). This indicates the RX 7700 sits in a tight performance cluster near the RTX 3060 Ti.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 9900X a bottleneck for the RX 7700 in this game?

A: No. The measured FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a GPU-bound pattern, with consistent percentage drops across resolutions. The Ryzen 9 9900X’s single-thread score of 1286 in 3DMark and multi-thread score of 13929 in 3DMark max threads far exceed what Greedfall’s engine can utilize. The CPU sits at the 92nd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 58th percentile, confirming the GPU is the limiting component.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank among tested configurations?

A: This specific pairing ranks 1307th out of 2938 tested combos, placing it in the 55th percentile of all combinations. That means roughly 44% of tested combos perform better, while 55% perform worse, which aligns with the mid-range positioning of the RX 7700 relative to the CPU’s high-end standing.

Q: Does the Ultra preset provide a meaningful visual improvement over High?

A: The data does not include visual quality metrics, but the performance cost is severe. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 87 FPS versus 136 FPS at High, a 36% reduction. At 1440p, the gap is 60 FPS versus 94 FPS (36% lower), and at 4K it is 36 FPS versus 56 FPS (36% lower). Given the consistent penalty, the Ultra preset appears to add rendering features that heavily tax the GPU without a proportional frame rate benefit.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge), with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. In Greedfall, this hardware is vastly overprovisioned. The game’s engine, originally released in 2019, does not exhibit CPU-bound behavior in any of the measured rows. The evidence lies in the scaling: if the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect frame rates to plateau at higher resolutions or settings, but instead they decline proportionally with pixel count.

The CPU’s benchmark data reinforces this conclusion. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 1286, and its 3DMark 2-thread score is 2519, indicating strong per-core performance. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32172 and single-core score of 2253 further demonstrate that even a single core of this processor can handle game logic far beyond Greedfall’s demands. The PassMark multithread score of 54643 and single-thread score of 4672 confirm the same story.

At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 191 FPS. This is the highest measured frame rate in the dataset, and it is likely near the ceiling of what the RX 7700 can output at that resolution. The CPU is not the constraint here; if it were, we would see diminishing returns when lowering resolution further, but the 191 FPS figure is already close to the GPU’s practical limit. The Ryzen 9 9900X’s 64 MB of L3 cache and 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth provide ample data throughput for game assets, and the dual-channel DDR5 support is more than sufficient for this title.

The CPU also holds a 92nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 57498. Its nearest rivals in synthetic tests are the AMD EPYC 9015 (57555, 0.1% faster), the AMD EPYC 7313 (57399, 0.2% slower), the Intel Core i9-14900 (58115, 1.1% faster), and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323, 1.4% faster). These comparisons show that the Ryzen 9 9900X is competitive with high-end server and desktop parts, but none of that power translates into additional FPS in Greedfall because the RX 7700 cannot keep up.

In practical terms, the CPU role in this combo is to ensure that frame times remain consistent and that no stutter occurs from thread saturation. With 24 threads available, background tasks and game threads have ample room, and the data shows no min FPS values below 53 FPS (at 4K Medium), suggesting stable frame delivery. The CPU’s 120W TDP and 4nm process node also indicate efficient operation, though power consumption is not directly measured in the FPS data.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy of presets across all three resolutions, and the optimal choice depends on the target frame rate and resolution. For 1080p displays, the best experience is at Medium settings, which delivers 150 FPS average with a minimum of 127 FPS and a maximum of 172 FPS. This provides a wide margin above 60 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay even in demanding scenes. High settings at 1080p (136 FPS) are also excellent, but the 10% performance loss compared to Medium is not worth the modest visual upgrade, especially since Ultra drops to 87 FPS.

At 1440p, the recommendation shifts to Medium settings as well, with 104 FPS average, 88 FPS minimum, and 120 FPS maximum. This is the only preset at 1440p that maintains a minimum above 60 FPS. High settings at 1440p average 94 FPS, but the lack of a min FPS value in the data means we cannot confirm whether it dips below 60 FPS in heavy scenes. Low settings at 1440p reach 132 FPS, but that sacrifices too much visual fidelity for a game that benefits from environmental detail. Ultra at 1440p (60 FPS) is technically playable but offers no headroom for frame time spikes.

For 4K, the data is less forgiving. Only Low settings (79 FPS) and Medium settings (62 FPS with a 53 FPS minimum) provide a playable experience. High settings at 4K average 56 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra drops to 36 FPS, which is borderline unplayable for an action RPG. The recommended preset for 4K is Medium, as it provides a 62 FPS average and a 53 FPS minimum, which is acceptable for slower-paced exploration but may feel sluggish during combat. Low settings at 4K are the safer choice for competitive or fast-paced play, sacrificing visuals for a 79 FPS average.

Across all resolutions, the High preset offers a consistent 36% performance penalty over Low (136 vs 191 at 1080p, 94 vs 132 at 1440p, 56 vs 79 at 4K). Medium sits between Low and High, typically within 10-15% of High. The Ultra preset is the least efficient, costing 36% more than High at every resolution, which suggests it enables effects that are not well optimized for the RX 7700’s RDNA 3.0 architecture. For the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, Medium is the clear winner across all three resolutions, with the caveat that 4K Medium is the absolute floor for acceptable performance.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and AMD Radeon RX 7700 ranks 1307th out of 2938 tested combos in Greedfall. That places it at the 44.5th percentile from the top, meaning 1306 combos perform better and 1631 perform worse. The rank reflects the GPU’s mid-range positioning more than the CPU’s high-end capabilities. The Ryzen 9 9900X alone sits at the 92nd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 57498, while the RX 7700 sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 15852.

The combo’s rank in-game is lower than the CPU’s percentile ranking, which confirms that the GPU is the limiting factor. In synthetic benchmarks, the RX 7700’s nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 16129 (1.7% higher). The AMD Radeon RX 9060 scores 16014 (1% higher), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 15679 (1.1% lower). These small deltas indicate that the RX 7700 is squarely in the middle of a performance cluster, and any of these GPUs would likely produce similar FPS in Greedfall.

On the CPU side, the Ryzen 9 9900X’s nearest rivals are the AMD EPYC 9015 (57555, 0.1% higher), AMD EPYC 7313 (57399, 0.2% lower), Intel Core i9-14900 (58115, 1.1% higher), and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323, 1.4% higher). The CPU’s synthetic performance is within 2% of these parts, but in Greedfall, that difference is irrelevant because the GPU is saturated long before the CPU reaches its limits.

In the context of all tested combos, the 1307th rank means this pairing is not a top-tier configuration for high-refresh-rate gaming at 4K. However, it is also not a low-end setup. The measured FPS data shows that 1080p and 1440p gaming are well-served, with 1440p Medium achieving 104 FPS, which is competitive with many higher-priced combos. The rank would likely improve significantly if the same CPU were paired with a higher-tier GPU, but as configured, the RX 7700 caps the system’s potential.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The dataset provides 12 measured FPS rows, covering three resolutions and four settings presets. Below is the full breakdown of average, minimum, and maximum FPS values.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 191 FPS average with no min or max recorded. Medium achieves 150 FPS average, with a minimum of 127 FPS and a maximum of 172 FPS. High achieves 136 FPS average with no min or max. Ultra achieves 87 FPS average with no min or max. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 54.5% reduction in average FPS, with the largest single drop occurring from High to Ultra (136 to 87, a 36% decrease).

At 2560x1440, Low achieves 132 FPS average. Medium achieves 104 FPS average, with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 120 FPS. High achieves 94 FPS average. Ultra achieves 60 FPS average. The drop from Low to Ultra is 54.5%, matching the 1080p pattern. The Medium preset at 1440p has the tightest min-to-max range (88-120), indicating consistent frame delivery, whereas the 1080p Medium range (127-172) shows more variance.

At 3840x2160, Low achieves 79 FPS average. Medium achieves 62 FPS average, with a minimum of 53 FPS and a maximum of 71 FPS. High achieves 56 FPS average. Ultra achieves 36 FPS average. The drop from Low to Ultra is 54.4%, again matching the other resolutions. This consistency across resolutions strongly indicates that the RX 7700’s rendering pipeline is the sole determinant of performance, with no CPU or memory-related anomalies.

The only rows with min and max values are the Medium presets at all three resolutions. This is notable because it suggests that the Medium preset exercises the GPU in a way that produces measurable frame time variance, whereas Low, High, and Ultra either cap performance at a fixed level (Low) or are so heavily loaded that variance is not recorded (Ultra). The 4K Medium row shows a minimum of 53 FPS, which is 9 FPS below the average, indicating occasional dips that could be noticeable during combat. The 1440p Medium minimum of 88 FPS is 16 FPS below the average, but still well above playability thresholds. The 1080p Medium minimum of 127 FPS is 23 FPS below the average, which is the largest absolute variance in the dataset.

Across all measured rows, the highest average FPS is 191 at 1080p Low, and the lowest is 36 at 4K Ultra. The median average FPS across all 12 rows is 83 FPS, which is derived from the middle values (79, 87, 94, 104). This median reflects the GPU’s mid-range positioning. The data also shows that the RX 7700’s 16 GB of GDDR6 memory with 624.1 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for all tested settings, as no row shows a memory-related performance collapse, but the 256-bit bus width is not enough to push beyond 79 FPS at 4K Low.

In summary, the measured FPS breakdown confirms that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K limited to Medium as the highest playable preset. The Ryzen 9 9900X provides ample CPU headroom, but the RX 7700’s performance ceiling defines the experience. The consistent 54% reduction from Low to Ultra across all resolutions is a reliable predictor of performance for untested settings, and the Medium preset’s min FPS values provide the most useful data for judging frame consistency.