Greedfall

Greedfall, the 2019 action RPG from Spiders, presents an interesting case for the Intel Core i5-10400F and AMD Radeon RX 6600 pairing. The measured data shows a system that is clearly capable of smooth gameplay at mainstream resolutions, but which hits a firm performance ceiling when pushed to 4K. The benchmark results indicate a component balance that shifts from CPU-bound at lower resolutions to heavily GPU-bound at higher ones, with the quality settings acting as a critical lever on the final framerate.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K clearly reveals the GPU as the primary bottleneck as pixel count increases. At 1080p with High settings, the combo delivers an average of 98.6 FPS, which drops to 71.4 FPS at 1440p and further to 39 FPS at 4K. This represents a 60% reduction in average framerate when moving from 1080p to 4K, a steep decline that is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario where the RX 6600's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus are being saturated.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings presets. With Low settings, the average FPS goes from 137.7 at 1080p to 93.9 at 1440p and 57.4 at 4K. The drop from 1440p to 4K is particularly sharp, with the system losing roughly 39% of its performance at Low settings and 45% at High settings. This suggests that the RX 6600, with its 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs, is the limiting factor at 4K, unable to maintain the throughput required for the 3840x2160 resolution regardless of the graphical load.

The data also indicates that the scaling is not linear. At 1080p, the difference between Low and High settings is 39.1 FPS, but at 4K, that same difference narrows to 18.4 FPS. This compression of the performance gap at higher resolutions underscores that the GPU's raw compute capacity is exhausted before the quality settings can have their full effect. The 4K Ultra result of 24.6 FPS is particularly telling—it is the only configuration that falls below the 30 FPS playability threshold, confirming that this resolution is only viable for this combo with significant settings compromises.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F brings six cores and twelve threads to the pairing, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. In Greedfall, this processor proves sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, where the average FPS of 137.7 on Low settings indicates that the CPU is not the primary constraint. The processor's multi-threaded capabilities, reflected in a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10297, provide ample headroom for the game's AI and physics calculations, which are typically not heavily parallelized but benefit from the 12 threads.

However, the CPU's role becomes more nuanced when examining the 1440p results. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings only reduces the average FPS from 98.6 to 71.4, a 27.6% drop that is less severe than the 45.3% drop seen when moving from 1440p to 4K. This suggests that at 1440p, the system is still partially CPU-bound, with the i5-10400F's single-thread performance (a Geekbench single-core score of 1454) being sufficient to keep frame times consistent.

The processor's 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support at 42.7 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for Greedfall's open-world environments, which require frequent asset streaming. The benchmark results show that the CPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 14168, places it in a solid mid-range position. Compared to its nearest rivals, the i5-10400F is virtually tied with the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% difference) and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (-0.8% difference), indicating that its computational throughput is well-matched to the demands of this game.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 4K?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings, where it achieves an average of 57.4 FPS. At High settings, the average drops to 39 FPS, and at Ultra, it falls to 24.6 FPS, which is below the standard 30 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the best resolution for this pairing?

A: The data shows that 1080p is the sweet spot, with all settings presets exceeding 66 FPS on average. At 1440p, the system remains playable, but the Ultra preset drops to 46.1 FPS, indicating that High settings are the practical maximum for consistent performance.

Q: How does the RX 6600 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 6600's average benchmark score of 25235 places it in a dead heat with the AMD Radeon 890M (0% difference) and the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (-0.2% difference). It is slightly ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (0.2%) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (0.5%).

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-10400F a bottleneck for the RX 6600?

A: At 1080p, the CPU is not a bottleneck, as evidenced by the 137.7 FPS average on Low settings. At 1440p, the CPU still provides sufficient headroom, but at 4K, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor, rendering the CPU's role secondary.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: The average FPS drops from 93.9 on Low to 46.1 on Ultra, representing a 50.9% reduction in performance. This indicates that the Ultra preset's additional graphical effects place a significant load on the GPU.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Greedfall?

A: The combo ranks 1398 out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the 18th percentile. This suggests that while it is capable of delivering playable framerates, there are many more powerful combinations in the database.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 1398 out of 1705 tested combinations for Greedfall places it in the lower-middle tier of the performance spectrum. This position is largely attributable to the RX 6600's standing in the GPU hierarchy; its 69th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25235, indicates that it is a competent but not high-end graphics card. The CPU's 73rd percentile ranking is slightly higher, but the combined system performance is constrained by the GPU's capabilities.

The ranking suggests that this pairing is well-suited for 1080p gaming, where the data shows it can achieve high framerates across all settings. At 1440p, the combo remains viable for High settings, but the Ultra preset's 46.1 FPS average is borderline. The 4K results, with a best-case average of 57.4 FPS on Low, confirm that this resolution is not the intended target for this hardware. The rank of 1398 out of 1705 indicates that roughly 82% of tested combos are faster, which is consistent with the RX 6600's mid-range positioning relative to the wider GPU market.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest performance. The Low preset achieves an average of 137.7 FPS, which drops to 109.7 FPS on Medium, 98.6 FPS on High, and 66.8 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra is 70.9 FPS, demonstrating that the CPU and GPU combination has sufficient headroom to handle the full range of graphical settings at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 93.9 FPS on Low, 76.1 FPS on Medium, 71.4 FPS on High, and 46.1 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p results in a 31.8% performance loss on Low settings, but only a 27.6% loss on High settings, indicating that the GPU's workload is increasing more proportionally with resolution than with quality settings.

At 3840x2160, the system's limitations become apparent. The Low preset averages 57.4 FPS, while Medium drops to 43 FPS, High to 39 FPS, and Ultra falls to 24.6 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 32.8 FPS, which is less than half the difference seen at 1080p. This compression of performance across settings at 4K is a clear indicator that the GPU is operating at its maximum capacity, unable to differentiate between quality levels as effectively as it can at lower resolutions. The 4K Ultra result of 24.6 FPS is the only measured configuration that falls below 30 FPS, marking it as the sole non-playable setting in the dataset.