Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for Greedfall with the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 show a clear and steep price for resolution. At 1080p with High settings, the combo delivers 172.8 FPS. Moving to 1440p drops that to 117.5 FPS, a 32% reduction. At 4K, the average falls further to 71 FPS, which is a 59% drop from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is typical of a game that becomes heavily GPU-bound as pixel count rises.

The data reveals that the transition from 1440p to 4K is the most punishing step. The 75.2 FPS at 1440p Ultra falls to 44.8 FPS at 4K Ultra, a decline of over 40%. This sharp cliff suggests that the RTX 3080's memory subsystem and raw shading throughput are the limiting factors at 4K, rather than the CPU. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D, with its 16 cores and 32 threads, is unlikely to be the constraint at any resolution in this title.

At 1080p, the frame rates are extraordinarily high, with the Low preset hitting 239.8 FPS. This indicates that the CPU is feeding the GPU effectively, and the bottleneck has shifted almost entirely to the graphics card. The gap between 1080p and 1440p at High settings (172.8 vs 117.5) is substantial, reinforcing that Greedfall's visual fidelity demands significant GPU resources as resolution climbs. The data points to a system where the RTX 3080 is the decisive factor in determining playable resolution, with the CPU providing ample headroom.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is the workhorse in this pairing, and its 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus with 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth is a key specification for Greedfall. The game's Ultra preset at 4K yields only 44.8 FPS, which is a stark contrast to the 100.2 FPS at Low settings at the same resolution. This 55.4 FPS spread between the lowest and highest quality presets at 4K highlights how much the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth are taxed by the game's effects.

The GPU's clock speeds—1440 MHz base and 1710 MHz boost—are modest by modern standards, but the architecture's 8704 shading units and 272 texture mapping units provide the computational heft. The 29.77 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the raw compute that Greedfall leverages for its combat and environment rendering. The benchmark results show that at 1440p, the RTX 3080 can still push 117.5 FPS on High, which is a solid outcome for a 2020-era card facing a 2019 game.

The RTX 3080 sits in the 80th percentile of all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 35787. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, which scores 36101 and is just 0.9% faster, and the AMD Radeon 880M at 35646, which is 0.4% slower. This places the RTX 3080 in a tightly contested mid-to-high tier. For Greedfall, the memory configuration is sufficient at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra results suggest that the 10 GB frame buffer and bandwidth are stretched thin when the game's highest-quality textures and post-processing are enabled.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 513th out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the 70th percentile of all configurations in the database for this specific game. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's top-tier compute and the GPU's upper-midrange standing.

Looking at the CPU's synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D achieves a 96th percentile ranking among all processors. Its average benchmark score of 71660 places it just 0.9% above the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 (71056) and 1.8% above the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (70420). However, it trails the Intel Xeon 6517P by 1.9% (73050). In Greedfall, this CPU strength is not fully utilized, as the game is not particularly demanding on multi-threaded workloads; the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The GPU's 80th percentile ranking is a more accurate predictor of the combo's overall standing in this game. The RTX 3080's average score of 35787 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35860, 0.2% slower) and the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (35435, 1.0% faster). This mid-pack positioning explains why the combo does not crack the top 500: the CPU is overqualified for the task, while the GPU holds the overall result back. The rank of 513 out of 1705 indicates a capable but not elite configuration for Greedfall, with many combos featuring newer or higher-end GPUs outperforming it.

FAQ

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

A: The measured average frame rate is 117.5 FPS.

Q: How much faster is the Ryzen 9 9950X3D compared to the Ryzen 9 9950X in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 9 9950X3D has an average benchmark score of 71660, which is 1.8% higher than the Ryzen 9 9950X's 70420.

Q: What is the frame rate at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 44.8 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 3080 faster or slower than the Radeon RX 7900 GRE in average GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 3080 is slightly slower, with a score of 35787 compared to the RX 7900 GRE's 36101, a difference of 0.9%.

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

A: The combo ranks 513th out of 1705 tested combinations in this game.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance at 1080p High?

A: At 1080p High, the combo achieves 172.8 FPS, and given the CPU's high synthetic scores, the GPU is the primary bottleneck at this resolution.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy for optimizing Greedfall with this hardware. At 4K, the High preset delivers 71 FPS, which is the only preset above the 60 FPS threshold at that resolution. The Medium preset at 4K drops to 77.3 FPS, which is surprisingly higher than High, suggesting that High may include specific effects that are disproportionately heavy. However, the Ultra preset at 4K falls to 44.8 FPS, which is not suitable for smooth gameplay. Therefore, for 4K, the High preset is the best balance, offering a playable frame rate without the severe penalty of Ultra.

At 1440p, the High preset yields 117.5 FPS, which is excellent for a smooth experience. The Medium preset provides 132.3 FPS, and Low reaches 164.8 FPS, but the visual quality difference between Medium and High is often worth the 14.8 FPS cost. The Ultra preset at 1440p still manages 75.2 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. For most users, High at 1440p is the recommended sweet spot, offering a substantial visual upgrade over Medium with only a modest frame rate reduction.

At 1080p, all presets are playable, with Low at 239.8 FPS, Medium at 190.7 FPS, High at 172.8 FPS, and Ultra at 106.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p is the only one that dips below 150 FPS, but it still provides a very playable experience. For competitive or high-refresh-rate play, the Medium preset at 190.7 FPS is recommended, as it maintains high frame rates while retaining acceptable visual fidelity. For a more immersive experience, the High preset at 172.8 FPS is nearly as fast and offers better graphics. The Ultra preset is best reserved for users who prioritize visual quality over frame rate, as the 106.6 FPS average is still above 100 FPS.

Across all resolutions, the data shows that the High preset consistently offers the best trade-off between frame rate and visual quality for this combination. The Ultra preset's significant performance hit, particularly at 4K, makes it a poor choice for this GPU, while Low and Medium do not provide enough of a frame rate advantage to justify their reduced visuals at 1080p and 1440p.