Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in Greedfall produces a dataset that clearly illustrates the balance between a high-end 2025 processor and a 2020 mid-range graphics card. The measured frames per second across three resolutions and four quality presets show a system where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution and graphical load increase, while the CPU’s strong single-thread performance ensures high frame rates at lower settings. This analysis breaks down the measured results, contextualizes the hardware’s role, and provides actionable settings guidance based solely on the provided data.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Greedfall reveals a predictable but pronounced scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 133 FPS at 1080p to 92 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 55 FPS at 4K. This represents a 41.4% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 40.2% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is consistent across all presets, suggesting that the rendering load increases linearly with pixel count, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario.

The Low preset shows the most dramatic absolute scaling, starting at 187 FPS at 1080p, dropping to 130 FPS at 1440p, and then to 77 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K here is 58.8%, which is steeper than the High preset’s 58.6% drop. This near-identical relative reduction indicates that the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors regardless of the quality settings applied.

At Medium settings, the measured rows include both average and min/max FPS values, offering insight into frame time consistency. The average FPS at 1080p is 147, with a min of 125 and max of 169. At 1440p, the average is 102, with min 87 and max 117. At 4K, the average is 61, with min 52 and max 70. The spread between min and max FPS narrows as resolution increases: 44 FPS at 1080p, 30 FPS at 1440p, and 18 FPS at 4K. This tightening of the frame rate range at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU’s consistent workload at 4K reduces the CPU-driven frame pacing variance seen at lower resolutions.

The Ultra preset shows the lowest performance across all resolutions, with 85 FPS at 1080p, 59 FPS at 1440p, and 35 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 30.6%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 40.7%. The steeper decline at higher resolutions under Ultra settings indicates that the additional graphical features of the Ultra preset disproportionately tax the GPU, making the 4K experience borderline playable at an average of 35 FPS.

The data suggests that the limiting component shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the CPU’s performance allows the RTX 3060 Ti to reach 187 FPS on Low, indicating that the GPU is still the primary constraint, but the CPU is not holding it back. At 4K, the GPU is unquestionably the bottleneck, as evidenced by the 55 FPS at High settings, which is well below the 60 FPS target. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D’s capabilities are not fully utilized at 4K, as the GPU cannot feed frames fast enough to stress the processor’s 12 cores and 24 threads.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip, featuring 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. Its boost clock is rated at 1665 MHz, with a base clock of 1410 MHz. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. These specifications place the GPU in the 59th percentile of all GPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 16129.

In Greedfall, the GPU’s memory capacity and bandwidth appear sufficient for the measured settings. The 8 GB frame buffer handles the 4K Ultra preset without exceeding memory limits, as the average FPS of 35 indicates the GPU is compute-bound rather than memory-starved. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth supports the texture streaming demands of a 2019 action RPG, and the 133.2 GPixel/s pixel rate explains the resolution scaling observed in the data.

The RTX 3060 Ti’s nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX 9060 with a deltaPct of 0.7%, meaning the RTX 3060 Ti scores 0.7% higher on average. The AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT both have a deltaPct of -1.4%, indicating the RTX 3060 Ti scores 1.4% higher than these cards. The AMD Radeon R9 370X has a deltaPct of 1.7%, meaning the RTX 3060 Ti scores 1.7% lower. These relative scores provide context for the GPU’s overall capability, but the Greedfall-specific measurements show how this card performs in a real-world title.

The GPU’s 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the raw compute power that drives the Greedfall rendering. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (187 FPS) suggests that the GPU is not fully saturated at this resolution and settings, leaving headroom for higher frame rates if the CPU could deliver. However, at 4K Ultra, the 35 FPS average indicates the GPU is working near its limit, as the pixel shading and texture fill requirements exceed what the 16.20 TFLOPS can sustain at interactive frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings is 92 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 3060 Ti compare to the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT in overall benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 16129, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT has a score of 16361. The deltaPct is -1.4%, meaning the RTX 3060 Ti scores 1.4% lower than the RX 5700 XT.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 4K with Medium settings?

A: The minimum FPS recorded at 3840x2160 with Medium settings is 52 FPS.

Q: Does the Ryzen 9 9900X3D have integrated graphics?

A: Yes, the Ryzen 9 9900X3D includes Radeon Graphics as its integrated GPU, though the measured FPS data uses the discrete RTX 3060 Ti.

Q: What is the boost clock of the RTX 3060 Ti?

A: The boost clock of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 1665 MHz.

Q: At which resolution does the Ultra preset achieve an average FPS above 60?

A: The Ultra preset achieves an average FPS above 60 only at 1920x1080, with a measured average of 85 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset drops to 59 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ranks 1413 out of 2938 tested combos in Greedfall. This places the combo in the upper half of all tested configurations, specifically at the 51.9th percentile (1413/2938). The ranking reflects the balance between a top-tier CPU and a mid-range GPU, where the CPU’s potential is not fully leveraged in this title due to the GPU’s limitations at higher resolutions.

The Ryzen 9 9900X3D itself ranks in the 91st percentile against all CPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 54762. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF with a deltaPct of -0.6% (meaning the Ryzen scores 0.6% higher), the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K with a deltaPct of 1.3% (Ryzen scores 1.3% higher), the Intel Xeon 6505P with a deltaPct of 2% (Ryzen scores 2% higher), and the Intel Core i7-14700F with a deltaPct of 2.1% (Ryzen scores 2.1% higher). This CPU performance is far above what Greedfall requires, as evidenced by the high frame rates at 1080p.

The GPU’s percentile rank of 59 against all GPUs, combined with the combo rank of 1413, suggests that while the CPU is in the top 10% of processors, the GPU is only in the top 41% of graphics cards. The combo ranking in Greedfall reflects this mismatch, as the game’s performance is dominated by the GPU’s capabilities. The 2938 total combos tested include a wide range of hardware pairings, and a rank of 1413 indicates that many configurations with more powerful GPUs outperform this combo, while many with weaker CPUs and similar GPUs fall below it.

The data shows that the combo’s performance is consistent with the GPU’s 59th percentile status. At 1080p High, the 133 FPS average is respectable, but combos with higher-tier GPUs would achieve significantly higher frame rates. The CPU’s 91st percentile ranking does not translate into a top-tier gaming experience in Greedfall because the GPU becomes the limiting factor at all resolutions above 1080p Low.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge. It operates on the AMD Socket AM5 platform with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. The processor features 128 MB of L3 cache, with 80 KB of L1 cache per core and 1 MB of L2 cache per core. This cache configuration is substantial for gaming workloads, though Greedfall’s engine may not fully utilize the large L3 cache.

The CPU’s benchmark scores reflect its high-end positioning. In Cinebench R23, it scores 47737 in multicore and 6739 in single-core. The single-core score of 6739 is particularly relevant for gaming, as many titles, including action RPGs like Greedfall, rely heavily on single-thread performance for game logic and draw call submission. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1269 corroborates this strong single-core capability.

In the measured Greedfall data, the CPU’s influence is most apparent at 1080p Low, where the average FPS reaches 187. This high frame rate indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU with enough draw calls and physics calculations to maintain near-200 FPS. The 1080p High preset at 133 FPS also shows the CPU’s ability to sustain high frame rates, though the GPU’s increased workload at High settings begins to limit performance.

The CPU’s 12 cores and 24 threads are more than sufficient for Greedfall, which is a 2019 title that likely does not scale well beyond 8 threads. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 12490 and max-thread score of 13795 indicate that the CPU’s multi-threaded performance is robust, but the game does not appear to be CPU-limited in any of the measured scenarios. The Geekbench multicore score of 22884 further demonstrates the CPU’s headroom, as Greedfall would only use a fraction of this capacity.

The Ryzen 9 9900X3D’s memory support for DDR5 with dual-channel configuration provides a memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. This bandwidth is sufficient for the game’s asset streaming, especially when combined with the 128 MB L3 cache. The CPU’s PCIe Gen 5 interface with 24 lanes ensures that the GPU’s PCIe 4.0 x16 connection is not a bottleneck, though the RTX 3060 Ti’s bandwidth requirements are modest compared to newer cards.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across all combinations of resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 187 on Low to 85 on Ultra. The Low preset achieves 187 FPS, High reaches 133 FPS, Medium averages 147 FPS with a min of 125 and max of 169, and Ultra drops to 85 FPS. The Medium preset’s min/max values indicate that frame times are consistent, with the 44 FPS spread suggesting no major stuttering.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS ranges from 130 on Low to 59 on Ultra. Low achieves 130 FPS, High reaches 92 FPS, Medium averages 102 FPS with a min of 87 and max of 117, and Ultra drops to 59 FPS. The Medium preset’s min/max spread narrows to 30 FPS, indicating smoother frame delivery at this resolution. The Ultra preset’s 59 FPS is just below the 60 FPS target, making it borderline for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 77 on Low to 35 on Ultra. Low achieves 77 FPS, High reaches 55 FPS, Medium averages 61 FPS with a min of 52 and max of 70, and Ultra drops to 35 FPS. The Medium preset’s min/max spread narrows further to 18 FPS, showing the most consistent frame delivery at 4K. However, the 35 FPS average on Ultra is below the threshold for comfortable gameplay, while the 55 FPS on High and 61 FPS on Medium are close to playable.

The progression from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows a consistent performance penalty. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 102 FPS (187 to 85). At 1440p, the difference is 71 FPS (130 to 59). At 4K, the difference is 42 FPS (77 to 35). The diminishing absolute difference at higher resolutions highlights that the GPU’s pixel throughput becomes the dominant factor, and the settings-based overhead (textures, shadows, effects) has a smaller relative impact on the already-reduced frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimal settings based on the target resolution and desired frame rate. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset’s 85 FPS average is well above the 60 FPS threshold, making it the recommended choice for players with high-refresh-rate monitors. The High preset at 133 FPS offers a significant frame rate boost for competitive play, while the Medium preset at 147 FPS provides an even higher average with a minimum of 125 FPS, ensuring no drops below 120 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the High preset’s 92 FPS is the best balance between visual quality and performance, comfortably exceeding the 60 FPS target. The Ultra preset’s 59 FPS is just below 60, which may be acceptable for slower-paced gameplay but risks noticeable frame drops. The Medium preset at 102 FPS offers a safer margin, with a minimum of 87 FPS ensuring smooth gameplay even in demanding scenes. For players prioritizing frame rate over visual fidelity, the Low preset’s 130 FPS is available, though the visual compromise is substantial.

At 3840x2160, the Medium preset’s 61 FPS average is the only setting that achieves the 60 FPS target, with a minimum of 52 FPS indicating occasional dips. The High preset’s 55 FPS is playable but not ideal, especially in combat-heavy areas where frame drops could affect responsiveness. The Low preset’s 77 FPS is the highest at 4K, but the visual quality reduction may not be worth the frame rate gain. The Ultra preset’s 35 FPS is not recommended for 4K gameplay, as it falls well below the playable threshold.

For the best overall experience, the data suggests using High settings at 1440p, which delivers 92 FPS with good visual fidelity. At 1080p, Ultra settings are viable at 85 FPS, providing the full visual experience without sacrificing smoothness. At 4K, Medium settings are the only option that maintains 60 FPS, though players may prefer High settings at 55 FPS for better visuals if they can tolerate the lower frame rate. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D’s processing power ensures that the CPU will not cause frame rate drops at any of these settings, as the GPU is the sole limiting factor in all measured scenarios.