Greedfall

Greedfall, the Action RPG released on 2019-09-09, is tested here with an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER. The pairing ranks 1042 out of 1705 tested combos in this game, a result that reflects a top-tier CPU pulling a mid-tier GPU. The measured data shows the RTX 2070 SUPER is the component that limits the higher-resolution presets.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is a 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor built on Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) at TSMC 4 nm. It has a base clock of 4.30 GHz, a boost clock of 5.70 GHz, and 128 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 through a dual-channel memory bus with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth, uses AMD Socket AM5, and includes Radeon Graphics as integrated graphics. The CPU's launch MSRP is $699.

Synthetic benchmarks put this CPU near the top of the database. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 1292, and its Cinebench R23 single-core score is 8430. Multi-threaded results are equally strong: 3DMark max threads scores 17184, Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 59712, and the average benchmark score is 71660. It ranks in the 96th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest CPU rivals reinforce that position: the 9950X3D is 0.9% ahead of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270, 1.8% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, and 2.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-14700KF, while sitting 1.9% behind the Intel Xeon 6517P.

For Greedfall, the CPU’s headroom is most visible in the 1920x1080 Low row, where the combo reaches 164.7 FPS. That is the highest measured FPS row in the entire dataset. Since the same CPU is paired with a GPU that falls to 33.5 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, the CPU is not the binding constraint in the heavier rows.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame field places this pairing at 1042 out of 1705 tested combinations. That is a below-median position, but the individual components tell different stories. The CPU ranks in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 71660, and the GPU’s average benchmark score is 22206. This gap explains why the combo rank is not near the top: the CPU is elite, but the GPU is a mid-range part in this database.

In Greedfall, the measured average FPS ranges from 164.7 at 1080p Low to 33.5 at 4K Ultra. The shape of that range reflects a rig whose ceiling is set by the RTX 2070 SUPER rather than the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. The data is measured, not simulated, which makes the 1042-of-1705 rank a direct observation of this specific pairing in this game.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling pattern is steep across every preset. At High settings, average FPS goes from 118 at 1920x1080 to 83.5 at 2560x1440 and then 49.8 at 3840x2160. At Low settings, the same progression is 164.7, 114.9, and 69. At Medium, it is 132.9, 93.7, and 52.8. At Ultra, it is 78.6, 54.7, and 33.5.

In each preset, the 4K result is far below the 1080p result. The CPU’s synthetic scores do not change with resolution, so the FPS drop is driven by the GPU’s rendering load. The measured rows show a clear pattern: 1080p Low reaches 164.7 FPS, while 4K Ultra only reaches 33.5 FPS. This type of scaling indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting component as resolution increases.

FAQ

Q: What is this combo's rank in Greedfall?

A: It is ranked 1042 out of 1705 tested combos.

Q: Which measured preset produces the highest average FPS, and which produces the lowest?

A: The highest is 1920x1080 Low at 164.7 FPS. The lowest is 3840x2160 Ultra at 33.5 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 9950X3D compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score is 71660. It is 0.9% ahead of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270, 1.8% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, 2.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-14700KF, and 1.9% behind the Intel Xeon 6517P.

Q: What average FPS does the combo deliver at 1440p High?

A: 83.5 FPS at 2560x1440 High. For context, 1080p High is 118 FPS and 4K High is 49.8 FPS.

Q: Does the GPU rank higher or lower than the CPU in the benchmark database?

A: The GPU ranks at the 65th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 22206. The CPU ranks at the 96th percentile with an average benchmark score of 71660.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture at TSMC 12 nm, with 13,600 million transistors on a 545 mm² die. It has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Its base clock is 1605 MHz and its boost clock is 1770 MHz, with 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. It also includes 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, with FP32 throughput of 9.062 TFLOPS. The card is dual-slot, 267 mm long, and uses one 6-pin and one 8-pin power connector, with a suggested PSU of 550 W. Its launch MSRP is 499 USD.

The GPU’s benchmark standing is lower than the CPU’s: 65th percentile of all GPUs and an average benchmark score of 22206. Its nearest rivals in the GPU database are close. The RTX 2070 SUPER is 0.5% behind the NVIDIA RTX A400, 0.9% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z, 2.3% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, and 2.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5700.

In Greedfall, this GPU produces 118 FPS at 1080p High, 83.5 at 1440p High, and 49.8 at 4K High. At 4K Ultra it averages 33.5 FPS. These measured rows show the GPU handling the game well at 1080p and 1440p, but struggling to maintain high frame rates at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

At 1920x1080, the measured presets are Low at 164.7 FPS, Medium at 132.9 FPS, High at 118 FPS, and Ultra at 78.6 FPS. High is the recommended choice for 1080p: it delivers 118 FPS while Ultra falls to 78.6 FPS, and the visual step down from High to Medium is unlikely to be necessary given the large margin above the 4K results.

At 2560x1440, the measured presets are Low at 114.9 FPS, Medium at 93.7 FPS, High at 83.5 FPS, and Ultra at 54.7 FPS. High at 83.5 FPS offers the best balance in the dataset; Medium is 93.7 FPS but lowers quality, and Ultra’s 54.7 FPS is the weakest 1440p result.

At 3840x2160, the measured presets are Low at 69 FPS, Medium at 52.8 FPS, High at 49.8 FPS, and Ultra at 33.5 FPS. Low is the fastest 4K row by a wide margin, and it is the only 4K preset that stays above 49.8 FPS? Actually Low is 69, Medium 52.8, High 49.8. If frame rate is the priority at 4K, Low is the clear measured choice. If visual quality matters more, Medium and High are close at 52.8 and 49.8 FPS, but Ultra’s 33.5 FPS is a heavy cost.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All values below are average FPS from the measured rows; min and max FPS were not recorded in the dataset.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 3840x2160 | High | 49.8 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 69 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 52.8 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 33.5 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 83.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 114.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 93.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 54.7 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 118 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 164.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 132.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 78.6 |