Greedfall

# Greedfall on AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D + Intel Arc B580

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Intel Arc B580 combination delivers a solid, if not spectacular, Greedfall experience. Benchmark data shows the pairing lands at rank 2190 out of 2938 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier of all systems measured. The 12-core, 24-thread Zen 5 processor with its 128 MB of L3 cache provides ample headroom, while the Arc B580's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 2670 MHz boost clock become the primary performance arbiters across resolutions. The data reveals a system that can comfortably handle 1080p and 1440p gaming, but struggles to maintain smooth frame rates at 4K with higher presets.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset delivers 105 FPS average at 1920x1080, which is only slightly below the 115 FPS Medium preset. However, the Low preset reaches 147 FPS. For the best balance of visual fidelity and smoothness, High is the optimal choice, as it offers a 56.7% improvement over Ultra's 67 FPS while retaining significantly better visuals than Low.

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

A: Yes, but with limitations. At 3840x2160 with the Medium preset, the combo achieves 48 FPS average with a minimum of 41 FPS and maximum of 55 FPS. The High preset drops to 43 FPS, and Ultra falls to 28 FPS. Only the Low preset at 61 FPS provides consistently smooth gameplay at 4K.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Arc B580's average benchmark score of 23021 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, which scores 23061 (a 0.2% difference). It is also within 0.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080's 23172 score, and 1% ahead of the NVIDIA P106-100's 23249. The GPU sits at the 68th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 9900X3D a bottleneck for the Arc B580 in this game?

A: Benchmark data suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor. The processor scores 47737 in Cinebench R23 multicore and sits at the 91st percentile of all CPUs. At 1080p, the system reaches 147 FPS on Low settings, indicating the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates.

Q: What is the frame time consistency like at Medium settings?

A: The data shows tight frame pacing at Medium settings. At 1080p, the system averages 115 FPS with a minimum of 98 and maximum of 133 FPS (a 35 FPS spread). At 1440p, the average is 80 FPS with a range of 68 to 92 FPS. At 4K, the average drops to 48 FPS with a 41 to 55 FPS range.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in Greedfall?

A: This configuration ranks 2190 out of 2938 tested combinations, placing it in approximately the 74th percentile of all systems tested for this game. This suggests that while playable, there are many faster combinations available for Greedfall specifically.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to the High preset as the sweet spot for most users. At 1080p, High delivers 105 FPS average, which is 56.7% faster than Ultra's 67 FPS while offering nearly the same visual quality. The jump from Medium to High costs only 10 FPS (115 to 105), making High a negligible performance hit over Medium with meaningful visual gains.

For 1440p displays, the High preset at 73 FPS is the recommended starting point. This provides a smooth experience on 60 Hz monitors and is only 7 FPS below Medium's 80 FPS. Users with high-refresh 1440p panels may prefer Low at 102 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial. Ultra at 46 FPS is playable but sits below the 60 FPS threshold that most gamers consider smooth.

At 4K, the situation changes dramatically. The Medium preset's 48 FPS average is the highest playable option, though it still falls short of 60 FPS. The Low preset at 61 FPS is the only 4K option that crosses the 60 FPS line, but it sacrifices significant visual detail. Ultra at 28 FPS is not recommended for anything other than static screenshots. The data suggests that 4K gaming with this combo requires either Low settings or accepting sub-60 FPS performance.

The frame time data at Medium settings reveals good consistency across all resolutions. The 1080p spread of 35 FPS (98 to 133) and the 1440p spread of 24 FPS (68 to 92) indicate stable performance without severe stuttering. The 4K spread of 14 FPS (41 to 55) is tighter in absolute terms but represents a larger percentage variation relative to the 48 FPS average.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that becomes progressively GPU-bound at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 105 at 1920x1080 to 73 at 2560x1440 (a 30.5% decrease) and further to 43 at 3840x2160 (a 59.0% decrease from 1080p). This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario, where the Arc B580's rendering throughput becomes the constraining factor.

The Low preset shows the steepest absolute scaling curve: 147 FPS at 1080p, 102 FPS at 1440p (30.6% drop), and 61 FPS at 4K (58.5% drop). The fact that even Low settings cannot maintain 60+ FPS at 4K confirms that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at this resolution. The CPU's 24 threads and 128 MB L3 cache are more than sufficient to feed the GPU at all tested settings.

Interestingly, the Medium preset shows a slightly shallower scaling curve: 115 FPS at 1080p, 80 FPS at 1440p (30.4% drop), and 48 FPS at 4K (58.3% drop). This consistency across presets suggests that the resolution scaling penalty is largely independent of the graphics settings, which is typical for a game that scales its rendering load proportionally with pixel count.

The Ultra preset exhibits the most dramatic scaling: 67 FPS at 1080p, 46 FPS at 1440p (31.3% drop), and 28 FPS at 4K (58.2% drop). The 4K Ultra performance is particularly revealing — at 28 FPS, the system delivers less than half the frame rate of 1080p Ultra, indicating that the Arc B580's 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are insufficient for the combined load of 4K resolution and maximum settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 2190 out of 2938 tested combinations places it at roughly the 74th percentile — meaning about 26% of tested systems are slower, and 74% are faster. This ranking reflects the Arc B580's position as a mid-range GPU paired with a high-end CPU. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D's 91st percentile CPU ranking (avg benchmark score 54762) contributes significantly to the combo's position, but the GPU's 68th percentile standing (avg benchmark score 23021) holds the pairing back.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 9 9900X3D scores 0.6% below the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF (55093), 1.3% above the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (54053), 2.0% above the Intel Xeon 6505P (53701), and 2.1% above the Intel Core i7-14700F (53620). These tight margins show that the 9900X3D is competitively positioned among high-end desktop processors, though not at the absolute top.

For the GPU, the Arc B580's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (0.2% faster), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (0.6% slower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (0.7% slower), and the NVIDIA P106-100 (1.0% slower). This clustering around a narrow performance band suggests that the Arc B580 delivers performance comparable to a range of older and newer GPUs, with the RTX 2080 and RTX 3080 being particularly notable comparisons.

The ranking in Greedfall specifically is lower than the hardware's synthetic benchmark averages might suggest. This indicates that Greedfall's engine may not fully utilize the CPU's 3D V-Cache advantages or the GPU's architectural strengths. The game's 2019 release date and Action RPG genre characteristics likely contribute to this underperformance relative to synthetic expectations.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580's specifications directly explain its performance characteristics in Greedfall. With 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, the GPU is built for mainstream 1080p and 1440p gaming. The 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for most games at these resolutions but becomes strained at 4K with high detail.

The GPU's clocks are notable for their uniformity: both base and boost clocks sit at 2670 MHz, which is unusual and indicates the card runs at a fixed frequency under typical loads. The memory clock of 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) contributes to the 456.0 GB/s bandwidth figure. The 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 427.2 GTexel/s texture rate place the card firmly in the mid-range segment.

In Greedfall specifically, the GPU's role as the primary performance limiter is evident from the resolution scaling data. At 1080p, the GPU manages 105 FPS on High settings, suggesting it has headroom to spare. At 4K, the same settings yield only 43 FPS, a 59% reduction that aligns with the 4x pixel count increase. This linear relationship indicates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the constraining factors at higher resolutions.

The Arc B580's ray tracing capabilities (20 RT cores) and DirectX 12 Ultimate support are present but not directly tested in the measured FPS data. The GPU's 190 W TDP and dual-slot design are consistent with its performance class. The PCIe 4.0 x8 interface provides adequate bandwidth for the 12 GB frame buffer, though it may slightly limit performance in extreme scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest performance. The Low preset achieves 147 FPS average, which is the highest measured result across all resolution and settings combinations. Medium follows at 115 FPS with a minimum of 98 and maximum of 133 FPS. High drops slightly to 105 FPS, while Ultra brings up the rear at 67 FPS. The 80 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p demonstrates the significant performance cost of maximum settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, all presets take a meaningful hit. Low maintains a highly playable 102 FPS, followed by Medium at 80 FPS (minimum 68, maximum 92). High delivers 73 FPS, which remains smooth for most display configurations. Ultra falls to 46 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold but still playable for less demanding users. The relative ordering of presets remains consistent with 1080p, but the gaps between them narrow slightly.

At 3840x2160, the performance ceiling drops considerably. Low is the only preset to exceed 60 FPS, hitting 61 FPS average. Medium follows at 48 FPS with a minimum of 41 and maximum of 55 FPS. High manages 43 FPS, and Ultra drops to 28 FPS. The 33 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is the smallest spread across all resolutions, indicating that the GPU becomes uniformly constrained regardless of settings.

The Medium preset's frame time data provides the most complete picture of stability. At 1080p, the 98 to 133 FPS range shows a 30.4% variation from minimum to maximum. At 1440p, the range narrows to 68 to 92 FPS (35.3% variation). At 4K, the range is 41 to 55 FPS (34.1% variation). This consistent proportional variation suggests stable frame pacing across resolutions, with no single resolution exhibiting anomalous stuttering or frame spikes.