Greedfall

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 delivers a playable but constrained experience in Greedfall, a 2019 Action RPG. Benchmark data shows this combination ranks 1659th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 3% of systems. The pairing struggles at higher resolutions, with the GPU becoming the primary bottleneck, while the CPU's four cores and eight threads provide adequate support for the game's demands at 1080p.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this combo in Greedfall?

A: The Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Radeon RX 570 combination ranks 1659th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it near the bottom of the benchmark database for this title.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1920x1080 with High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo achieves an average of 54.8 FPS. This drops to 33.8 FPS at Ultra settings, while Low settings reach 74.5 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Core i3-12100F has an average benchmark score of 13516, which is 0.1% below the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (13534) and 1.8% above the Intel Core i7-7700K (13280). Its percentile ranking against all CPUs is 72.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and bandwidth?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 570 features 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, which translates to 7 Gbps effective.

Q: Is this combo better suited for 1080p or 1440p gaming?

A: The data indicates 1080p is the practical target. At 2560x1440, High settings yield 34.1 FPS, but Ultra drops to 21.3 FPS. At 1920x1080, High settings deliver 54.8 FPS, making it the more viable resolution for this game.

Q: What are the GPU's compute capabilities in terms of raw throughput?

A: The Radeon RX 570 delivers 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and an equal 5.095 TFLOPS of FP16 performance. Its pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 159.2 GTexel/s.

How This Combo Ranks

The measured data places this configuration at rank 1659 out of 1705 total combos tested in Greedfall. This is a bottom-tier result, indicating that the system sits in the lowest percentile of all hardware pairings evaluated for this title. The rank reflects the combined limitations of the CPU and GPU when handling the game's engine demands.

The CPU's individual standing is comparatively stronger. With a percentile rank of 72 against all CPUs, the Core i3-12100F outperforms a majority of processors in general benchmark workloads. Its average benchmark score of 13516 sits remarkably close to its nearest rivals: it trails the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by just 0.1% (13534 vs 13516) and leads the Intel Core i7-1250U by 0.4% (13462) and the Intel Core i3-10105 by 0.6% (13430). The delta against the Intel Core i7-7700K is larger at 1.8% (13280).

The GPU, however, anchors the combo's poor ranking. The Radeon RX 570's average benchmark score of 30158 places it at the 74th percentile among all GPUs, but its nearest rivals include significantly newer architectures. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 scores 30109, a 0.2% delta, while the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 30097, also 0.2% behind. The NVIDIA Tesla M60 trails by 0.6% (29969), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is 0.8% behind (29928). These tight deltas show the RX 570 competing with modern cards in synthetic benchmarks, but Greedfall's specific workload reveals its age.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the decisive factor in this combo's Greedfall performance. Built on the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture and a 14 nm process from GlobalFoundries, the GPU packs 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 raster operation units. Its 4 GB GDDR5 memory, running at 1750 MHz with a 256-bit bus, delivers 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth—adequate for 1080p but restrictive at higher resolutions.

The GPU's clock speeds are modest: a base of 1168 MHz and a boost of 1244 MHz. These translate to a pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput of 5.095 TFLOPS is identical to its FP16 output, indicating no dedicated half-precision acceleration. The card consumes 150 W TDP and requires a 450 W suggested power supply, with a single 6-pin power connector.

In Greedfall, the GPU's 4 GB VRAM becomes a limiting factor at 3840x2160. At this resolution, Ultra settings produce an average of only 11.3 FPS, while High settings reach 22.8 FPS. The drop from Medium (22 FPS) to Low (29.3 FPS) at 4K suggests that texture memory and fill rate are severely strained. The 74th percentile GPU ranking masks this weakness because synthetic benchmarks favor the card's compute throughput, but the game's real-time rendering exposes the VRAM and bandwidth constraints.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo performs best: Low settings average 74.5 FPS, Medium reaches 56.2 FPS, High hits 54.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 33.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 40.7 FPS, indicating that the GPU's fill rate and shader capacity are the primary bottlenecks at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages fall significantly. Low settings produce 51 FPS, Medium yields 41.7 FPS, High achieves 34.1 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 21.3 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings costs 20.7 FPS (54.8 to 34.1), a 38% reduction. This steep drop suggests the GPU is running out of memory bandwidth and pixel throughput.

At 3840x2160, the results are largely unplayable. Ultra settings average 11.3 FPS, which is a slideshow. Medium achieves 22 FPS, High reaches 22.8 FPS, and Low tops out at 29.3 FPS. The difference between Medium and High at 4K is negligible (0.8 FPS), while Low provides a modest 6.5 FPS improvement over Medium. These numbers indicate that the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM is overwhelmed at 4K, forcing the engine to swap textures aggressively.

The data shows no min or max FPS values, so the consistency of these averages is unknown. However, the pattern across all 12 data points is consistent: the combo scales predictably with resolution and settings, with the GPU being the dominant constraint at every configuration.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F provides the processing foundation for this combo, and its specifications suggest it is not the primary bottleneck in Greedfall. This 12th Gen Core i3 features 4 cores and 8 threads, running at a base clock of 3.30 GHz with a boost of 4.30 GHz. The Alder Lake architecture uses a 10 nm process from Intel with a die size of 163 mm², and the chip carries 12 MB of shared L3 cache, with 1.25 MB of L2 per core and 80 KB of L1 per core.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong single-threaded performance, which is crucial for game engines. Its 3dmark single-thread score is 893, and its 3dmark 2-thread score is 1659. Multi-threaded performance scales well: 3dmark 4-thread hits 2859, 8-thread reaches 4026, and max-threads scores 4023. Cinebench results reinforce this: R23 multicore scores 11912, while single-core scores 1681. Geekbench shows 7413 multicore and 2224 single-core.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database are revealing. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, a high-end workstation chip, scores only 0.1% higher on average. The Intel Core i7-7700K, a former flagship, trails by 1.8%. This indicates the Core i3-12100F's 4-core/8-thread configuration is competitive with much more expensive processors in general workloads, thanks to its high boost clock and efficient architecture.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 74.5 FPS, which is well below the CPU's potential ceiling. The 3dmark 16-thread score of 4051 and the Cinebench R23 multicore result of 11912 suggest the processor can handle more demanding scenarios, but the RX 570's limits cap the frame rate. The 58 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 memory support ensure the CPU does not introduce thermal or memory bandwidth constraints that would further degrade performance.