Greedfall

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 lands at rank 1381 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This ranking reflects a pairing where the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher settings, while the CPU's four cores hold the system back from extreme frame rates at lower settings. The result is a combo that delivers solid 1080p performance for high-refresh monitors but struggles to maintain playable frame rates at 4K with maximum quality.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 1381 out of 1705 combos means this pairing sits in the 19th percentile of all tested configurations for Greedfall. That places it well behind the top-tier systems but ahead of the bottom quartile. The ranking is heavily influenced by the GPU's 69th percentile standing among all GPUs and the CPU's 72nd percentile among all CPUs. When both components sit near the 70th percentile, the combined result typically lands lower than either individual percentile because the system is only as strong as its weakest link at any given moment.

Against its nearest rivals, the i3-12100F shows a tight cluster of performance. Its average benchmark score of 13516 is just 0.1% below the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (13534), 0.4% above the Intel Core i7-1250U (13462), 0.6% above the Intel Core i3-10105 (13430), and 1.8% above the Intel Core i7-7700K (13280). This indicates the i3-12100F's 4-core, 8-thread configuration delivers performance comparable to much larger and more expensive processors in synthetic tests, though real-world gaming depends on the game's ability to use those threads effectively.

The RX 6600's nearest rivals show an even tighter spread. Its average benchmark score of 25235 is within 0.5% of the AMD Radeon 890M (25246), AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (25287), AMD Radeon RX 6700M (25180), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (25120). This clustering suggests the RX 6600's performance tier is well-established, and Greedfall's results should align closely with what those other GPUs would produce in the same system.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 1080p with high settings?

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 101.2. This is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and suitable for 100Hz monitors. Low settings push this to 138.5 FPS, and Medium to 111.3 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Greedfall?

A: 1920x1080 is the sweet spot. At 2560x1440, High settings drop to 69.1 FPS, which is still playable but leaves less headroom. At 3840x2160, even Low settings only reach 58.4 FPS, meaning 4K is only viable with significant compromises.

Q: How does Ultra settings affect performance?

A: Ultra settings cause a dramatic frame rate drop across all resolutions. At 1080p, Ultra averages 63 FPS, which is a 37.7% decrease from High. At 1440p, Ultra averages 44.4 FPS, and at 4K, it falls to 28.3 FPS, making it largely unplayable.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU more limiting in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings. The frame rate drops significantly when moving from Low to Ultra at the same resolution, while the CPU's four cores are sufficient to feed the GPU at lower settings where frame rates exceed 100 FPS.

Q: What kind of monitor should be paired with this combo?

A: A 1080p monitor with a refresh rate between 60Hz and 144Hz is ideal. The combo reaches 138.5 FPS at Low settings and 101.2 FPS at High, so a 144Hz display will be fully utilized at Low but not at Ultra. A 1440p 60Hz monitor also works well with High settings at 69.1 FPS.

Q: How does this combo compare to the RTX 3060 Ti in this game?

A: The RX 6600's average benchmark score is 25235, which is 0.5% higher than the RTX 3060 Ti's 25120. The data suggests the RX 6600 performs nearly identically to the RTX 3060 Ti in synthetic tests, so Greedfall frame rates should be very similar between the two GPUs.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases. At High settings, the combo delivers 101.2 FPS at 1080p, 69.1 FPS at 1440p, and 38.7 FPS at 4K. Moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by 31.7%, while moving from 1440p to 4K reduces it by 44.0%. This non-linear scaling indicates that the RX 6600's 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM become increasingly taxed at higher resolutions.

The Low settings data reveals the CPU's role more clearly. At Low settings, the combo reaches 138.5 FPS at 1080p, 95 FPS at 1440p, and 58.4 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 31.4% is nearly identical to the High settings drop, suggesting the GPU is still the main constraint even at Low. However, the 4K Low result of 58.4 FPS versus the 4K High result of 38.7 FPS shows that reducing settings helps more at 4K, which points to the GPU's rasterization limits rather than memory capacity issues.

The scaling from Medium to Ultra settings at each resolution shows the game's settings have a larger impact than resolution changes. At 1080p, Medium runs at 111.3 FPS while Ultra drops to 63 FPS, a 43.4% reduction. At 4K, Medium runs at 46 FPS while Ultra drops to 28.3 FPS, a 38.5% reduction. This suggests that Ultra settings introduce effects that heavily tax the GPU's 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best performance across all settings. Low settings average 138.5 FPS, Medium 111.3 FPS, High 101.2 FPS, and Ultra 63 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is the largest single-setting jump at 37.7%, indicating Ultra includes a significant visual quality increase that costs a substantial amount of performance.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain playable for most settings. Low averages 95 FPS, Medium 73.6 FPS, High 69.1 FPS, and Ultra 44.4 FPS. The 1440p results show a smaller relative drop from 1080p at lower settings, with Low only losing 31.4% versus Ultra losing 29.5%. This consistency suggests the GPU's compute resources are the limiting factor rather than memory bandwidth.

At 3840x2160, only Low settings approach playable territory with 58.4 FPS. Medium drops to 46 FPS, High to 38.7 FPS, and Ultra to 28.3 FPS. The 4K results make it clear that this combo is not designed for 4K gaming in Greedfall, as even the lowest settings barely maintain 60 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 51.5% performance reduction, which is steeper than at 1080p or 1440p.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 uses the Navi 23 chip built on TSMC's 7 nm process, with 11,060 million transistors on a 237 mm² die. Its RDNA 2.0 architecture includes 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with 28 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1626 MHz, a game clock of 2044 MHz, and a boost clock of 2491 MHz, drawing up to 132 W of power.

The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is sufficient for Greedfall at 1080p and 1440p, as evidenced by the frame rates at those resolutions. However, the 4K results show the memory bandwidth becomes a constraint, with frame rates dropping below 60 FPS even at Low settings. The GPU's pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 279.0 GTexel/s are adequate for the game's demands at lower resolutions but struggle to keep up with 4K output.

The RX 6600's average benchmark score of 25235 places it at the 69th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon 890M, scores 25246, a 0% difference, while the RX 580 2048SP scores 25287 (0.2% higher) and the RX 6700M scores 25180 (0.2% lower). The RTX 3060 Ti scores 25120, which is 0.5% lower. This clustering means the RX 6600's Greedfall performance should be representative of this entire performance tier.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a 4-core, 8-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture built on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, with a 58 W TDP. The CPU has 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 12 MB of shared L3 cache, supporting DDR4 and DDR5 memory.

The i3-12100F's benchmark results show strong single-thread performance but limited multi-thread scaling. Its Cinebench R23 single-core score is 1681, while its multi-core score is 11912. The 3DMark scores reveal the thread scaling pattern: 1659 for 2 threads, 2859 for 4 threads, 4026 for 8 threads, and 4023 for max threads. The near-identical scores between 8 threads and max threads confirm that the CPU has only 4 physical cores with hyper-threading, and additional threads beyond 8 provide no benefit.

In Greedfall, the CPU's 4 cores are sufficient to drive frame rates above 100 FPS at 1080p with lower settings. The 138.5 FPS result at Low settings suggests the game is not heavily CPU-limited at this resolution. However, the combination of the CPU's 72nd percentile ranking and the GPU's 69th percentile ranking means the system cannot reach the extreme frame rates achieved by higher-core-count CPUs paired with faster GPUs. The i3-12100F's nearest rivals, including the Threadripper PRO 3975WX with a 0.1% higher average score, show that raw core count does not directly translate to better gaming performance when the GPU is the limiting factor.