Greedfall

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT delivers a consistently smooth experience in Greedfall, with the most balanced performance found at the High preset across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, the High preset achieves an average of 147.8 FPS, which is comfortably above the 96.6 FPS seen at Ultra, while still providing the visual fidelity most players expect from an Action RPG. Moving to 2560x1440, the High preset maintains a strong 100.7 FPS average, and even at 3840x2160, High remains playable at 62.6 FPS. The Ultra preset, by contrast, drops to 96.6 FPS at 1080p and falls to 40.2 FPS at 4K, which introduces noticeable stutter on displays with high refresh rates. The Medium preset offers a marginal improvement over High at lower resolutions (162.9 FPS at 1080p, 111.7 FPS at 1440p), but the gap widens at 4K (67.7 FPS), suggesting that the extra visual settings in High are worth the small performance trade-off. For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset provides headroom—207.7 FPS at 1080p and 142.4 FPS at 1440p—but this comes at a significant cost to image quality, making High the recommended default for this combination.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is the primary driver of Greedfall’s performance, and the measured data reflects a GPU that scales predictably with resolution and settings. The card’s 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the texture and asset loads at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS falls to 40.2. At lower presets, the GPU’s 3456 shading units and 54 ray accelerators become less of a bottleneck, as evidenced by the jump from 40.2 FPS at 4K Ultra to 62.6 FPS at 4K High—a 55.7% improvement that is largely attributable to reduced shader and memory pressure. The boost clock of 2544 MHz, with a game clock of 2171 MHz, allows the card to maintain high utilization in scenes with complex geometry, and the FP32 throughput of 35.17 TFLOPS supports the game’s particle effects and lighting calculations. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the GPU scores 3316, and its PassMark G3D score of 22547 places it in the 73rd percentile among all GPUs, indicating strong rasterization performance that aligns with Greedfall’s non-ray-traced rendering demands. The card’s nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, shows a deltaPct of 0, meaning the two are statistically tied in average benchmark score (30109 vs. 30158 for the RX 570, which is -0.2% slower). This parity in synthetic tests translates to similar real-world behavior in Greedfall, where the GPU’s 245 W TDP and dual-slot cooler allow sustained boost clocks without thermal throttling.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F’s role in this pairing is to feed the RX 7700 XT with enough draw calls and physics updates, and the benchmark results show that its 4 cores and 8 threads are adequate for Greedfall, though not without limits. At 1080p Low, the CPU allows the GPU to reach 207.7 FPS, indicating that the processor is not a limiting factor at lower settings. However, the single-thread performance—measured at 893 in 3DMark single-thread and 1681 in Cinebench R23 single-core—becomes more relevant as frame rates climb. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 4051 and the max-thread score of 4023 show that the CPU’s multithreading potential is nearly saturated with just 8 threads, which is expected given the 12 MB of shared L3 cache. In Greedfall, which is not heavily threaded, the CPU’s boost clock of 4.30 GHz (base 3.30 GHz) helps maintain consistent frame pacing, particularly at 1440p and 4K where the GPU is more stressed. The processor’s PassMark multithread score of 14015 places it in the 72nd percentile of all CPUs, and its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, shows a negligible 0.1% deltaPct, despite the latter having far more cores—an indication that the i3-12100F’s per-core efficiency is competitive for this workload. The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the CPU is not the bottleneck, as the GPU’s 40.2 FPS is well below the threshold where the CPU’s 4.30 GHz boost would be strained.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks 748 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all configurations. This ranking is noteworthy because the CPU’s modest core count (4 cores, 8 threads) is offset by the GPU’s high percentile standing (73rd among all GPUs), allowing the combo to achieve frame rates that rival systems with more expensive processors. The measured FPS at 1440p High (100.7) and 1080p Ultra (96.6) are close, suggesting that the GPU is the primary performance limiter at these settings, while the CPU’s 3DMark single-thread score of 893 ensures that it does not drag down the average. Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing sits ahead of many with slower GPUs but behind those with top-tier CPUs and GPUs, as indicated by the rank of 748. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-7700K, is 1.8% faster in average benchmark score, but in Greedfall, the i3-12100F’s newer architecture (Alder Lake) likely contributes to smoother minimum frame rates, though min FPS data is not provided. The GPU’s nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, is effectively identical in synthetic performance (0% deltaPct), meaning that swapping the RX 7700 XT for that card would yield nearly the same FPS in this game. The combo’s ranking also benefits from the GPU’s 12 GB VRAM, which prevents texture swapping at 4K, a factor that likely separates it from combos with 8 GB cards.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for this CPU/GPU combo in Greedfall?

A: The High preset provides the best balance, delivering 147.8 FPS at 1080p, 100.7 FPS at 1440p, and 62.6 FPS at 4K, compared to Ultra which drops to 96.6, 65.6, and 40.2 FPS respectively.

Q: How does the RX 7700 XT compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 7700 XT’s PassMark G3D score is 22547, and it is statistically tied with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, which shows a deltaPct of 0, while the AMD Radeon RX 570 is 0.2% slower.

Q: Is the Core i3-12100F a bottleneck for the RX 7700 XT at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 207.7 FPS, indicating the CPU is not limiting at lower settings; however, at 1080p Ultra (96.6 FPS), the CPU’s single-thread score of 893 in 3DMark suggests it may cap performance in CPU-intensive scenes.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 748 out of 1705 tested combinations in Greedfall, placing it in the upper-middle percentile of all systems tested.

Q: Does the GPU’s memory bandwidth affect 4K performance?

A: Yes, the 432.0 GB/s bandwidth on the 192-bit bus is adequate for 4K High (62.6 FPS), but at 4K Ultra (40.2 FPS), the 12 GB VRAM and bandwidth become limiting factors.

Q: How does the CPU’s multithreading performance compare to its rivals?

A: The i3-12100F’s PassMark multithread score is 14015, and its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, is only 0.1% faster in average benchmark score, despite having many more cores.