Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 pairing delivers exceptional performance in Greedfall, placing 46th out of 1705 tested combos. The data shows a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, while the CPU's 12 cores and 24 threads provide ample headroom at 1080p. This is a top-tier combination for a game from 2019, where the RTX 4090's 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute push frame rates into triple digits at nearly every setting.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and tells a clear story about where the bottleneck lies. At Ultra settings, the average frame rate falls from 158.8 FPS at 1920x1080 to 111.9 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 46.9 FPS. Moving to 3840x2160, the average drops further to 65.2 FPS, which is a 93.6 FPS loss from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is classic GPU-bound behavior; the RTX 4090 is the limiting factor as pixel count increases, while the Ryzen 9 9900X has performance to spare.

At Low settings, the trend is even more pronounced. The 1920x1080 result of 350.8 FPS drops to 245.4 FPS at 1440p and then to 142.9 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 4K at Low is 207.9 FPS, which is a massive 59% reduction. This indicates that even with minimal graphical load, the GPU's rendering throughput at 4K cannot keep pace with its 1080p output. The CPU is not the constraint here; the RTX 4090's raw pixel-pushing ability is what determines the ceiling.

The intermediate settings show a consistent pattern. Medium settings at 1080p yield 278 FPS, falling to 193.4 FPS at 1440p and 115.1 FPS at 4K. High settings follow suit with 250.9 FPS, 174.7 FPS, and 105.8 FPS respectively. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is consistently a roughly 39-40% drop across all settings, which is expected for a game that places heavy load on the GPU's shading units and ROPs. The data suggests that for 4K play, users are firmly in GPU-bound territory, while at 1080p, the system is likely hitting framerate ceilings that even this CPU can feed.

FAQ

Q: How does the RTX 4090's memory configuration affect Greedfall performance?

A: The GPU features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. This is far more than Greedfall requires, but it ensures no memory-related stutters or texture pop-in, allowing the 4K Ultra result of 65.2 FPS to be limited purely by compute, not memory capacity or speed.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 9900X a bottleneck for the RTX 4090 in this game?

A: No. The CPU's benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 46438 and a single-core score of 6555, are strong. The measured FPS at 1080p Low of 350.8 FPS indicates the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates, so the bottleneck is almost entirely on the GPU side, especially at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the playable 4K experience like?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 65.2, which is playable but not ideal for high-refresh displays. Dropping to High raises the average to 105.8 FPS, a 62% improvement, making it the best choice for smooth 4K gameplay. Low at 4K reaches 142.9 FPS, but this sacrifices visual quality.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems for Greedfall?

A: The combination ranks 46th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the top 2.7% of all systems. This is a strong showing, reflecting that the pairing of this specific CPU and GPU is well-optimized for the game's engine.

Q: What are the differences in performance between the CPU's nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X has an average benchmark score of 54450. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, scores 54681, which is 0.4% higher. The Intel Core i7-14700F scores 54097, which is 0.7% lower. These are negligible differences in synthetic tests, and in Greedfall, they would likely translate to sub-2% FPS differences.

Q: Does the GPU's end-of-life production status impact its current performance?

A: The RTX 4090 is marked as end-of-life, but its measured performance remains top-tier. Its Passmark G3D score of 38194 and percentile rank of 91 versus all GPUs show it still outperforms the vast majority of available cards, making its production status irrelevant for current gameplay metrics.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to High settings as the optimal balance for this combination. At 4K, High delivers 105.8 FPS, which is 62% higher than Ultra's 65.2 FPS. The visual difference between High and Ultra in Greedfall is typically modest, while the performance cost of Ultra is severe. For 4K users, High is the clear recommendation to maintain a smooth 100+ FPS experience.

At 1440p, High yields 174.7 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh monitors. Medium provides 193.4 FPS, a 10.7% increase, but the visual quality drop is noticeable. Ultra at 1440p drops to 111.9 FPS, which is still playable but not worth the fidelity gain over High for most users. The data suggests High is the sweet spot for 1440p as well.

For 1080p, the situation is different. Ultra produces 158.8 FPS, which is still exceptionally high. Given the CPU and GPU headroom, users can afford to enable Ultra settings at 1080p without sacrificing smoothness. Low at 1080p reaches 350.8 FPS, which is only relevant for competitive play or extreme refresh rates. The recommendation is to use Ultra at 1080p, High at 1440p, and High at 4K for the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 46th out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, which puts it in the 97.3rd percentile. This data indicates that the Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 4090 pairing is exceptionally well-suited for this title. The CPU's 94th percentile rank versus all CPUs and the GPU's 91st percentile rank versus all GPUs combine to create a system that excels in both CPU-bound and GPU-bound scenarios.

The ranking is particularly impressive given the game's release date of September 2019. Greedfall does not use the latest graphical features that would stress the RTX 4090's ray tracing cores or tensor cores, but the raw compute power of the GPU, with its 16384 shading units and 176 ROPs, still pushes frame rates to the top tier. The CPU's 64 MB of L3 cache and Zen 5 architecture provide low-latency access to game data, ensuring that no CPU-side hiccups drag down the average FPS.

In practical terms, this rank means the system outperforms the vast majority of other CPU-GPU combinations tested for this game. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-14700F, have average benchmark scores within 0.7% of the 9900X, indicating that CPU choice is not a significant differentiator here. The GPU is the dominant factor, and the RTX 4090's position at the top of the GPU hierarchy solidifies this combo's high rank.

GPU Role

The RTX 4090 is the primary driver of the measured FPS in Greedfall. Its 24 GB of GDDR6X memory with a 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming at 4K Ultra never becomes a bottleneck. The GPU's 16384 shading units and 512 TMUs handle the game's pixel and texture workloads efficiently, as evidenced by the high frame rates at all resolutions.

Clock speeds are relevant here. The base clock of 2235 MHz and boost clock of 2520 MHz are high for a GPU with 76,300 million transistors on a 5 nm process. The pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s directly translate to the measured FPS. At 4K Ultra, the 65.2 FPS average suggests the GPU is heavily loaded, while at 1080p Low, the 350.8 FPS result shows the GPU is operating near its theoretical output limits for this game.

The RTX 4090's 128 ray tracing cores are not heavily utilized in Greedfall, which does not feature demanding ray-traced effects. However, the GPU's raw rasterization performance, driven by its 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, is what separates it from lower-tier cards. The Passmark G3D score of 38194 and a percentile rank of 91 versus all GPUs confirm that this is a top-10% part, and in Greedfall, it performs accordingly. The GPU's memory clock of 1313 MHz, with 21 Gbps effective speed, provides the bandwidth needed to maintain high frame rates without memory-induced dips.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4090 produces staggering results. Low settings average 350.8 FPS, Medium averages 278 FPS, and High averages 250.9 FPS. Ultra settings still manage 158.8 FPS, which is more than enough for any high-refresh display. The gap between Low and Ultra is 192 FPS, showing the performance cost of maxing out every setting.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected decline. Low averages 245.4 FPS, Medium 193.4 FPS, and High 174.7 FPS. Ultra drops to 111.9 FPS, which is a 30% reduction from High. This resolution is the sweet spot for this combo, offering high frame rates with solid visual quality.

At 3840x2160, the data shows a clear division. Low averages 142.9 FPS, Medium 115.1 FPS, and High 105.8 FPS. Ultra falls to 65.2 FPS, which is a 38% drop from High. The 4K Ultra result is the only sub-100 FPS data point in the entire measurement set, highlighting that Greedfall's Ultra preset at 4K is exceptionally demanding. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at High settings shows a 68.9 FPS drop, which is a 39% reduction, consistent across all settings. This indicates that the GPU's performance at 4K is the limiting factor, and users should adjust settings accordingly to maintain their desired frame rate target.