Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for Greedfall with the Intel Core i3-12100F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER show a clear and expected progression as resolution increases. At 1080p with High settings, the combo delivers 210.3 FPS. Moving to 1440p at the same preset, the average drops to 148.1 FPS, which is a reduction of roughly 30%. At 4K, the High preset yields 87 FPS, representing another significant step down.

The scaling pattern becomes more revealing when examining the Low preset. At 1080p Low, the system produces 292.5 FPS. At 1440p Low, it still manages 204.9 FPS, and at 4K Low, it achieves 123.9 FPS. The fact that 4K Low still produces well over 120 FPS indicates that the GPU is not being overwhelmed at these settings. Conversely, the Ultra preset shows the steepest decline: 131.7 FPS at 1080p, 94.9 FPS at 1440p, and only 55.7 FPS at 4K. This drop from 1080p to 4K on Ultra is a 58% reduction.

The data suggests that at 1080p and 1440p, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the primary driver of performance, but the CPU begins to play a larger role at lower resolutions and settings. The gap between 1080p Low (292.5 FPS) and 1080p High (210.3 FPS) is 82.2 FPS, while the gap between 1440p Low and High is 56.8 FPS. At 4K, the difference between Low and High narrows to 36.9 FPS. This compression of frame rates at higher resolutions points to the GPU becoming the limiting factor, while the Core i3-12100F has enough headroom to push very high frame rates at lower resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a 4-core, 8-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its benchmark scores place it in the 72nd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13516. Compared to its nearest rivals, it sits within a narrow band: it is 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i7-1250U, and 0.6% ahead of the Intel Core i3-10105.

In Greedfall, the CPU's impact is most evident at 1080p. The 292.5 FPS result at Low settings suggests the processor can feed the GPU adequately for very high frame rates. However, the gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p (160.8 FPS) is substantial, indicating that the game's Ultra preset imposes heavy demands that the 4-core/8-thread configuration cannot fully satisfy. The single-thread score of 893 in 3DMark and 1681 in Cinebench R23 shows solid per-core performance, which is crucial for an Action RPG that likely relies on a primary game thread. The multi-threaded score of 11912 in Cinebench R23 shows the processor's limits when all cores are engaged.

The data indicates that at 1440p and 4K, the CPU is less of a bottleneck. The frame rate differences between Low and High at those resolutions (44 FPS at 1440p, 36.9 FPS at 4K) are smaller than at 1080p, suggesting the GPU workload dominates. For a game like Greedfall, the Core i3-12100F appears sufficient to maintain playable frame rates, but the Ultra preset at 1080p (131.7 FPS) shows that the CPU can hold back the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER from reaching its full potential in CPU-bound scenarios.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the High preset offers the best balance between visual quality and performance for this combo. At 1080p, High yields 210.3 FPS, which is well above any standard display refresh rate. At 1440p, High produces 148.1 FPS, still excellent for high-refresh monitors. Even at 4K, High maintains 87 FPS, which is smooth for most gaming scenarios.

The Medium preset provides a modest improvement over High: 229.9 FPS at 1080p, 160.9 FPS at 1440p, and 96.9 FPS at 4K. The gains are 19.6, 12.8, and 9.9 FPS respectively, which may not justify the visual downgrade from High. The Low preset, while delivering 292.5 FPS at 1080p and 123.9 FPS at 4K, sacrifices too much fidelity for the small performance uplift.

The Ultra preset is the outlier. At 1080p it achieves 131.7 FPS, but at 4K it drops to 55.7 FPS. This is the only setting where the combo fails to maintain 60 FPS at 4K. Given that High offers 87 FPS at 4K, the Ultra preset's additional visual features are not worth the 36% performance penalty. Benchmark results indicate that High is the recommended preset for this CPU-GPU pairing across all resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 4K smoothly?

A: Yes, at High settings the combo achieves 87 FPS at 3840x2160. At Medium it reaches 96.9 FPS, and at Low it hits 123.9 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 55.7 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU affect performance at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the CPU becomes more relevant. The Core i3-12100F allows for 292.5 FPS at Low settings but only 131.7 FPS at Ultra, indicating that the processor limits the GPU in CPU-bound scenarios at lower resolutions.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo?

A: The data shows that 1440p High provides 148.1 FPS, which pairs well with high-refresh monitors. At 4K High, the 87 FPS result is still very playable, so the choice depends on display capability.

Q: Is the Ultra preset worth using?

A: No. Compared to High, Ultra reduces performance by 37.5% at 1080p (from 210.3 to 131.7 FPS) and by 36% at 4K (from 87 to 55.7 FPS). The visual gains are not reflected in the frame rate data.

Q: How does this combo compare to other tested configurations in Greedfall?

A: This combo ranks 183rd out of 1705 tested combos in the game, placing it in the top 11% of all configurations tested for Greedfall.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at 4K?

A: No. At 4K, the frame rate differences between settings are smaller (36.9 FPS between Low and High), indicating the GPU is the primary limiting factor at this resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process and features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its core clocks are 2340 MHz base and 2610 MHz boost, with a peak FP32 throughput of 44.10 TFLOPS. The GPU sits in the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48704.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role is most pronounced at 4K. The measured results show that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER can handle 4K High at 87 FPS, which is a strong result for a demanding Action RPG. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for this game, as the data does not indicate any memory-related performance cliffs. The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (0.7% higher average score) and the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (1.6% lower), but those comparisons are based on synthetic benchmarks, not in-game results.

The GPU's performance scaling with settings is consistent with its architecture. At 1080p, the GPU produces 292.5 FPS at Low but only 131.7 FPS at Ultra, showing that the Ultra preset's effects (likely including higher-resolution textures and more complex shading) significantly increase the GPU load. At 4K, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers: 123.9 FPS at Low versus 55.7 FPS at Ultra. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking suggests it is a top-tier part, and the Greedfall results confirm this, as it maintains playable frame rates at 4K with High settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i3-12100F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination ranks 183rd out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places the pairing in the top 10.7% of all configurations tested for this game. The rank is notable because the CPU is a budget-oriented 4-core part while the GPU is a high-end card, yet the combo still outperforms the vast majority of tested systems.

The data shows that the GPU is the dominant contributor to this ranking. At 4K High, the combo achieves 87 FPS, which is a solid result for a game released in 2019. The CPU's 4-core/8-thread configuration does not appear to significantly hamper performance at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the relatively small frame rate gaps between settings at 4K. At 1080p, the CPU's limitations become more apparent, but the combo still delivers 210.3 FPS at High, which is more than sufficient for any display.

Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing's rank of 183 out of 1705 indicates that it is a well-balanced configuration for Greedfall, despite the CPU being a lower-tier part. The GPU's high percentile (86th) and the CPU's mid-range percentile (72nd) combine to produce a system that excels in GPU-bound scenarios, which is where Greedfall's most demanding settings operate. For a builder prioritizing frame rates at 1440p or 4K, this combo delivers strong results without the CPU becoming a significant bottleneck.