Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER pairing delivers an exceptionally strong experience in Greedfall, with the data showing this combination ranks in the 82nd percentile of all tested hardware combos (rank 654 out of 3703). The standout finding is that even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains a playable 52 FPS average, while dropping to High settings at 1440p yields a remarkably smooth 137 FPS. The performance scaling pattern reveals a system where the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions, but the 16-core, 32-thread CPU ensures the engine never bottlenecks even at 1080p Low where frame rates exceed 276 FPS.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this hardware in Greedfall?*

A: The data indicates 1440p High (137 FPS) or 1440p Medium (151 FPS) offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance. At 4K High, the system still delivers 82 FPS, making it fully playable, but Ultra at any resolution drops below the 90 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score of 43223 places it within 0.1% of the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43262) and within 1% of the RTX 4090 Mobile (43667). This indicates the desktop 4070 SUPER performs nearly identically to a top-tier mobile RTX 4090 in aggregate testing.

*Q: Is the Ryzen 9 9950X3D a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 SUPER in Greedfall?*

A: No. At 1080p Low, the system produces 276 FPS, indicating the CPU can feed the GPU far beyond typical monitor refresh rates. The CPU's 95th percentile ranking among all processors, with a multi-thread score of 70255 in PassMark, shows it is not the limiting factor at any settings.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 197 at 1080p High to 137 at 1440p High, then to 82 at 4K High. This represents a 58% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is consistent with the GPU's 12 GB memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth handling increased pixel throughput.

Q: What are the minimum FPS figures for the Medium preset across resolutions?

A: At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 185 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it is 128 FPS; and at 4K Medium, it is 76 FPS. These lows are all comfortably above playable thresholds, even at 4K.

*Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance impact Greedfall?*

A: The 9950X3D scores 2259 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 1292 in 3DMark single-thread, placing it in the 95th percentile of all CPUs. This robust single-thread capability ensures the game's AI and physics calculations do not create frame hitches, as evidenced by the high 1080p frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER serves as the decisive performance driver in Greedfall at resolutions above 1080p. The GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for the game's textures at 4K, as demonstrated by the playable 82 FPS average at 4K High. The boost clock of 2475 MHz, combined with 7168 shading units, delivers the raw compute needed to sustain high frame rates, with the FP32 throughput of 35.48 TFLOPS being the key metric for this older title's shader workload.

The GPU's 80 ROPs and 224 TMUs directly influence the pixel and texture fill rates (198.0 GPixel/s and 554.4 GTexel/s respectively), which are critical for Greedfall's dense environments. Benchmark data shows the card achieves a PassMark G3D score of 29995ahan and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 205624, positioning it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. When compared to its nearest rivals, the 4070 SUPER's average score of 43223 is effectively tied with the Quadro M6000 24 GB (43262, -0.1% delta) and sits just 1% behind the RTX 4090 Mobile (43667), indicating that this desktop card punches above its class for this game.

The 220 W TDP and dual-slot design allow for sustained boost clocks during extended sessions, which is reflected in the consistent frame pacing seen in the measured data. The GPU's support for DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 ensures full compatibility with Greedfall's rendering pipeline, though the game's 2019 release means it does not heavily stress ray tracing cores (56 RT cores) or tensor cores (224). Instead, the traditional rasterization performance, measured at 35.48 TFLOPS FP32, is what drives the observed frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear GPU-bound scaling pattern as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the system produces 197 FPS, which drops to 137 FPS at 1440p High (-30%) and further to 82 FPS at 4K High (-58% from 1080p). This scaling is steeper than the pixel count increase alone would suggest, indicating that memory bandwidth and fill rate become limiting factors at higher resolutions.

The Low preset shows the most dramatic scaling: 276 FPS at 1080p drops to 192 FPS at 1440p (-30%) and 114 FPS at 4K (-59%). This consistent ~30% drop per resolution step confirms the GPU is the primary constraint, as the CPU's performance headroom remains constant across resolutions. The Medium preset follows a similar pattern with 217 FPS at 1080p, 151 FPS at 1440p, and 90 FPS at 4K, representing a 58% total reduction.

Ultra settings exhibit the steepest decline, falling from 126 FPS at 1080p to 87 FPS at 1440p (-31%) and 52 FPS at 4K (-59%). This near-identical percentage drop across all presets indicates that Greedfall's resolution scaling is uniform regardless of graphical complexity, a hallmark of GPU-bound performance. The fact that 4K Ultra still maintains 52 FPS average, while 4K Medium achieves 90 FPS, suggests the game's Ultra preset introduces effects that disproportionately tax the GPU's memory subsystem.

The data strongly indicates that at 1080p, the system is partially CPU-limited in the Low preset (276 FPS), but at 1440p and above, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the sole limiting factor. This is corroborated by the CPU's 95th percentile ranking and its ability to produce a 3DMark max-thread score of 17184, which provides ample headroom for the game's engine.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers exceptional performance across all presets. The Low preset achieves 276 FPS average, which is the highest recorded figure in the entire dataset. Medium produces 217 FPS with a minimum of 185 FPS, ensuring no frame drops below 180 FPS. High reaches 197 FPS, while Ultra drops to 126 FPS, still far above any display's refresh rate. This resolution is clearly CPU-bound at Low, as the GPU's capabilities are not fully utilized.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain highly playable but show the GPU beginning to assert its limits. Low produces 192 FPS, Medium 151 FPS (minimum 128 FPS), High 137 FPS, and Ultra 87 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 128 FPS is particularly noteworthy, as it indicates the system can hold above 120 FPS even during demanding scenes. The gap between High and Ultra at 1440p (50 FPS difference) is the largest single-settings jump in the dataset, suggesting the Ultra preset adds significant post-processing overhead.

At 3840x2160, the system remains viable for high-refresh gaming. High delivers 82 FPS, which is suitable for 60 Hz displays with headroom. Medium achieves 90 FPS with a minimum of 76 FPS, making it the most consistent 4K option. Low reaches 114 FPS, while Ultra drops to 52 FPS, which is borderline for smooth gameplay but still above the 30 FPS playability floor. The Medium preset's minimum of 76 FPS is the only 4K figure with a recorded minimum, and it suggests that even demanding scenes stay well above 60 FPS.

The data shows a linear progression across presets at each resolution, with Low being 2.4x faster than Ultra at 1080p, 2.2x faster at 1440p, and 2.2x faster at 4K. This consistency confirms the GPU scaling is predictable and that the game does not have any anomalous performance cliffs.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D provides overwhelming CPU headroom for Greedfall, ensuring the GPU is never starved of data. With 16 cores and 32 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge), the processor's massive 128 MB L3 cache is particularly beneficial for game workloads that frequently access shared data. The CPU achieves a PassMark multithread score of 70255 and a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 42018, placing it in the 95th percentile of all CPUs.

The boost clock of 5.70 GHz, combined with a single-thread 3DMark score of 1292, ensures that Greedfall's primary game thread runs without bottlenecks. This is evidenced by the 276 FPS result at 1080p Low, where the CPU must generate draw calls as fast as the GPU can render them. The CPU's 4.30 GHz base clock and 170 W TDP allow for sustained high-frequency operation, which is critical for maintaining consistent frame times in an open-world action RPG.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the 9950X3D's average benchmark score of 75779 is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 (75738) and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 (75488). This marginal lead in synthetic tests translates to no practical difference in Greedfall, as the game is not heavily multithreaded beyond 8 threads. The CPU's 3DMark 8-thread score of 9259 is particularly relevant, as it shows strong scaling for the 8 threads that most games utilize.

The processor's DDR5 memory support with dual-channel configuration and 89.6 GB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and asset loading do not introduce stutters. The 4 nm process node and TSMC foundry production contribute to efficiency, but more importantly, the architecture's IPC gains over previous generations provide the single-thread performance that Greedfall requires. The data shows that even at 1080p Low with 276 FPS, the CPU is not the limiting factor, as the frame rate is constrained by the GPU's maximum output rather than CPU processing limits.

Settings Recommendations

For the best overall experience, the data strongly supports using the High preset at 2560x1440, which delivers 137 FPS with no recorded minimum below playable levels. This combination provides excellent visual fidelity while maintaining frame rates that exceed 120 FPS, suitable for high-refresh displays. The Medium preset at 1440p (151 FPS, minimum 128 FPS) is a close alternative for users prioritizing frame rate consistency over visual effects.

At 4K, the Medium preset is the recommended choice, achieving 90 FPS average with a minimum of 76 FPS. This is the only 4K setting with a recorded minimum FPS figure, and it indicates that even the most demanding scenes stay above the 60 FPS threshold. High at 4K (82 FPS) is also viable, but the lack of a minimum FPS recording makes Medium the safer recommendation for guaranteed smoothness.

For competitive or high-refresh gaming at 1080p, the Low preset's 276 FPS is overkill for most displays, but it demonstrates the system's capability. The High preset at 1080p (197 FPS) is the most balanced option, providing near-maximum frame rates without the performance penalty of Ultra (126 FPS). The Ultra preset at any resolution is not recommended, as it costs 35-40% performance compared to High while the visual difference in Greedfall is typically minimal due to its 2019 release date.

The data indicates that the Medium preset offers the best minimum FPS headroom across all resolutions, with minimums of 185 FPS (1080p), 128 FPS (1440p), and 76 FPS (4K). This consistency makes it the safest choice for users who cannot tolerate frame drops. However, the High preset's 50% performance advantage over Ultra at identical resolutions makes it the superior choice for visual quality, as the step from High to Ultra yields diminishing returns. Ultimately, the 1440p High setting provides the best compromise of visual quality, frame rate, and future-proofing for this hardware combination.