Greedfall

# Greedfall with Intel Core i5-10400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

The pairing of a 6-core Comet Lake processor with NVIDIA's Blackwell-based RTX 5070 produces a wide spread of frame rates across resolutions and presets in Greedfall, ranging from 50 FPS at 4K Ultra to 265 FPS at 1080p Low. The data shows a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions but increasingly CPU-limited as resolution drops and settings are lowered, which is typical for an Action RPG from 2019 running on modern hardware.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how this combo scales from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 189 FPS at 1920x1080 to 131 FPS at 2560x1440, then further to 78 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 31% reduction when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 40% drop when going from 1440p to 4K. The pixel count increases by 2.25x from 1080p to 1440p, and another 2.25x from 1440p to 4K, yet the frame rate does not scale proportionally—indicating that the RTX 5070's 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are sufficient to keep up with the load, but other bottlenecks emerge.

At Low settings, the scaling is steeper: 265 FPS at 1080p, 184 FPS at 1440p, and 110 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 31%, and the 1440p-to-4K drop is 40%, nearly identical percentages to High settings. This suggests that even at Low, the GPU remains the primary limiter at 4K, as the absolute frame rates are still above 100 FPS. However, at 1080p Low, the 265 FPS figure is likely approaching the practical ceiling of what a 6-core/12-thread Comet Lake processor can feed, given that the CPU's single-thread score in Cinebench R23 is 1451 and its multi-thread score is 10283.

The Medium preset shows a similar pattern: 208 FPS at 1080p, 144 FPS at 1440p, and 86 FPS at 4K. The 4K-to-1080p ratio here is 2.42x, which is closer to the pixel count ratio than the High or Low presets. This implies that Medium settings create a more balanced workload where neither the CPU nor GPU is overwhelmingly dominant at any resolution. The minimum FPS values at Medium are 177 (1080p), 123 (1440p), and 73 (4K), with maximums of 240, 166, and 99 respectively—showing that frame time consistency degrades as resolution climbs.

Ultra settings present the largest resolution penalty: 121 FPS at 1080p, 84 FPS at 1440p, and 50 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-4K drop is 59%, the steepest of all presets. This indicates that Ultra settings push the RTX 5070 hard enough that even at 1080p, the GPU is the limiting factor, and the additional pixel load at 4K overwhelms the card's 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and 192-bit bus. The 50 FPS at 4K Ultra is the only measured result below 60 FPS across the entire dataset.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this CPU-GPU combination ranks 788th out of 3703 tested combos for Greedfall, placing it in the 79th percentile. That is a strong showing, considering the processor is a 10th-gen part from 2020 paired with a 2025 GPU. The ranking reflects that the RTX 5070 carries most of the performance weight, while the i5-10400F does not drag results down as much as older or lower-core-count CPUs might.

The GPU's percentile versus all GPUs is 82, while the CPU's percentile is 68. The gap between these two values suggests that the processor is the weaker link in this pairing, but not by a margin that cripples gameplay. The combo rank of 788 is higher than what the CPU's percentile alone would predict, which aligns with the measured FPS data showing that Greedfall is not a heavily multi-threaded title—it benefits more from raw GPU throughput than from CPU core count.

The RTX 5070's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (0.1% higher average score), the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (0.8% higher), and the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (1.2% lower). These deltas are small, meaning the RTX 5070 sits in a tightly grouped performance tier. For the CPU, the nearest rivals are the Intel Xeon 6756E (0.2% higher), the Intel Core 7 160UL (0.3% lower), and the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.5% higher)—all within a 1% band, showing that the i5-10400F's synthetic average score of 14185 is representative of a broad mid-range segment.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Comet Lake architecture, built on Intel's 14 nm process. It runs at a base clock of 2.90 GHz and boosts up to 4.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. It has 12 MB of shared L3 cache, with 64 KB L1 and 256 KB L2 per core. Memory support is DDR4 in dual-channel configuration, providing 42.7 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU's 3DMark scores show a scaling pattern: 1350 with 2 threads, 2560 with 4 threads, 3929 with 8 threads, and 4735 with max threads—indicating that performance gains taper off beyond 8 threads, which is consistent with a 6-core/12-thread part that hits diminishing returns on heavily multi-threaded workloads.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most visible at 1080p Low, where the 265 FPS average is likely constrained by the processor's single-thread capabilities. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1451 is modest by modern standards, and the PassMark single-thread score of 2541 places it in the mid-range. The 3DMark single-thread score of 688 and 2-thread score of 1350 reinforce that this CPU can handle lightweight game logic but will not push frame rates into the 300+ territory that newer processors might enable.

The 12 threads help with background tasks and any multi-threaded game systems, but Greedfall's measured results show that the GPU is the dominant factor across most settings. At 4K Ultra, the 50 FPS result is almost certainly GPU-bound, as the RTX 5070's 80 ROPs and 192 texture units are stretched thin by the 8.3 million pixels at that resolution. At 1080p Medium, the 208 FPS average with a 177 FPS minimum suggests the CPU is keeping up adequately, but the 31% drop from 1080p to 1440p at all presets points to a balanced system where neither component is a clear bottleneck at mid-range settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full dataset of measured frame rates covers three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 265 (Low) to 121 (Ultra), with High at 189 and Medium at 208. The Medium preset has the only recorded min/max values at this resolution: 177 minimum and 240 maximum, showing a 63 FPS spread. At 2560x1440, the range narrows to 184 (Low) and 84 (Ultra), with High at 131 and Medium at 144. The Medium preset again has min/max data: 123 and 166, a 43 FPS spread. At 3840x2160, the averages are 110 (Low), 86 (Medium), 78 (High), and 50 (Ultra), with Medium showing 73 minimum and 99 maximum.

The delta between Low and Ultra at each resolution is substantial: 144 FPS at 1080p, 100 FPS at 1440p, and 60 FPS at 4K. This indicates that the Ultra preset imposes a heavy cost, likely from increased draw distances, shadow quality, and post-processing effects that are typical of Action RPGs. The step from Medium to High is smaller: 19 FPS at 1080p, 13 FPS at 1440p, and 8 FPS at 4K—suggesting that High is a more efficient tier than Ultra for this title.

The minimum FPS values at Medium settings provide insight into frame pacing. At 1080p, the 177 FPS minimum is 85% of the average, which is acceptable. At 1440p, the 123 FPS minimum is also 85% of the average. At 4K, the 73 FPS minimum drops to 85% of the 86 FPS average, but the absolute number remains above 60 FPS, so gameplay stays smooth. No other presets have min/max data, but the averages alone show a consistent pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Greedfall with this combo?

A: Based on the measured data, 2560x1440 at High settings provides 131 FPS average, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay while maintaining visual quality. At 4K High, the average drops to 78 FPS, which is still playable but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5070's average benchmark score of 40377 is 0.1% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 580, 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100, and 1.2% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 5300. It ranks in the 82nd percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Is the i5-10400F a bottleneck for the RTX 5070 in Greedfall?

A: At 1080p Low, the 265 FPS average suggests the CPU may be limiting, as the GPU is capable of higher output. At 4K Ultra, the 50 FPS result is clearly GPU-bound. The CPU's 68th percentile ranking versus the GPU's 82nd indicates the processor is the weaker component, but the game's measured results show it only becomes a factor at low resolutions and settings.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 4K with this setup?

A: At 3840x2160, the measured averages are 110 FPS on Low, 86 FPS on Medium, 78 FPS on High, and 50 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has a 73 FPS minimum and 99 FPS maximum, so staying at Medium or below will keep frame rates above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance affect this game?

A: The i5-10400F scores 10283 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4318 in Cinebench R20 multi-core. Its 3DMark max-thread score of 4735 is only slightly higher than the 8-thread score of 3929, indicating that Greedfall does not utilize more than 8 threads effectively, so the 6-core/12-thread design is sufficient.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the GPU in this combo?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 has a launch MSRP of 549 USD.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate, the High preset is the standout choice across all three resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 189 FPS, which is 22% lower than Medium's 208 FPS but still far above any display refresh rate that would be paired with this hardware. At 1440p, High's 131 FPS is only 9% lower than Medium's 144 FPS, and the visual upgrade is worth the small performance cost. At 4K, High's 78 FPS is 9% lower than Medium's 86 FPS, but both are comfortably above 60 FPS.

The Ultra preset is the only one that drops below 60 FPS at any resolution, hitting 50 FPS at 4K. Given that the step from High to Ultra costs 43 FPS at 1080p (from 189 to 121), 47 FPS at 1440p (from 131 to 84), and 28 FPS at 4K (from 78 to 50), the visual gains are unlikely to justify the frame rate penalty for most players. If you need the highest possible frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p offers 265 FPS, but that sacrifices too much graphical quality for a game like Greedfall that relies on atmosphere.

The Medium preset is a reasonable fallback if you want guaranteed frame pacing—it has the only min/max data in the dataset, showing a 177-240 FPS range at 1080p, 123-166 at 1440p, and 73-99 at 4K. This consistency makes Medium the safest choice for competitive or streaming scenarios where frame time spikes are undesirable. However, for a single-player Action RPG, the High preset at 1440p provides the best combination of visual quality and performance, with 131 FPS average and no risk of dipping below 60 FPS. If you have a 4K display, High at 4K is still viable at 78 FPS, but you should avoid Ultra unless you prioritize graphics over smoothness.