Greedfall

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

The combination of an Intel Core i5-10400F and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti places this build at rank 175 out of 1705 tested combos for Greedfall, putting it comfortably in the top 10% of all configurations. This pairing leverages a six-core Comet Lake processor with a Blackwell 2.0 flagship GPU, and the measured frame rates reveal a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions while showing some CPU limitation at 1080p. The data shows a consistent theme: this is a 1440p and 4K capable machine that can push very high refresh rates at lower settings, but the older CPU holds back the GPU's full potential in lighter scenes.

FAQ

Q: Is the RTX 5070 Ti a good match for Greedfall with this CPU?

A: The data indicates a strong match overall. The combo ranks 175th out of 1705 tested pairings, which is in the top 10% of all combinations. At 4K Ultra, the system manages 54.9 FPS, while at 1440p High it reaches 149.4 FPS, showing the GPU is well-utilized despite the older CPU.

Q: What is the single-thread performance of the i5-10400F, and why does it matter?

A: The i5-10400F scores 688 in 3DMark single-thread and 1454 in Geekbench single-core. These scores place it at the 73rd percentile against all CPUs. For Greedfall, higher single-thread performance helps maintain minimum frame rates, but the measured results show that at 4K the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, so this CPU's single-thread capability proves adequate.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Ti's VRAM affect 4K gameplay?

A: The GPU comes with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth. At 4K Ultra settings, the system still hits 54.9 FPS average, which suggests the VRAM capacity and bandwidth are sufficient for this game's demands at that resolution. The 4K High preset improves to 87.9 FPS.

Q: What is the biggest performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at the same resolution?

A: At 1080p, the gap between Low (282.5 FPS) and Ultra (141.2 FPS) is exactly double, a 100% difference. At 1440p, Low produces 208.5 FPS versus 98.7 FPS on Ultra, again roughly a 2.1x gap. At 4K, the spread is larger in absolute terms: 125.8 FPS on Low versus 54.9 FPS on Ultra.

Q: Is the i5-10400F a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The evidence suggests yes, especially at lower settings. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 282.5 FPS, but the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads with a 4.30 GHz boost clock may limit how much higher the GPU could push. The CPU's passmark multithread score is 12115, which is modest, and the 3DMark max-thread score of 4735 indicates the CPU's total throughput is the ceiling in these lighter scenes.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested CPUs and GPUs in general?

A: The GPU sits at the 87th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 52086, nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (52085, 0% delta). The CPU is at the 73rd percentile with an average score of 14168, placing it near the AMD EPYC 7552 (14115, +0.4% delta) and AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (14277, -0.8% delta).

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 175 out of 1705 tested configurations for Greedfall places it in the 89.7th percentile of all tested systems. This is a strong showing, but notably, the ranking reflects the entire system's performance in this specific title, not just the GPU or CPU individually. The RTX 5070 Ti alone sits at the 87th percentile among all GPUs, which means the combo ranking slightly exceeds what the GPU alone would suggest, indicating the CPU is not dragging the system down significantly in this game.

When looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the i5-10400F with an average benchmark score of 14168 is nearly tied with the AMD EPYC 7552 (14115, +0.4% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (14277, -0.8% delta). This puts the CPU in a performance class where it competes with both server and mobile parts, but its 6 cores and 12 threads from the Comet Lake architecture are more than sufficient for Greedfall's engine. The GPU's nearest rival is the RTX 4080 with a 0% delta, meaning these two cards are effectively identical in average performance, though the RTX 5070 Ti uses a newer 5 nm process and has 16 GB of GDDR7 memory versus the older card's specifications.

The rank of 175 out of 1705 means that approximately 1530 other tested combos perform worse in this game. This is a meaningful distinction because Greedfall, being a 2019 title, benefits from the GPU's raw rasterization power more than its ray tracing or tensor core capabilities. The measured FPS data confirms that this combo delivers high frame rates across all tested resolutions, with even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset remaining playable at 54.9 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications make it well-suited for Greedfall. The GPU is built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, giving it a transistor density of 120.6 million per square millimeter. It features 8960 shading units, 280 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, which contribute to a pixel rate of 235.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 686.6 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is rated at 43.94 TFLOPS, and the memory subsystem consists of 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, providing 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The clock behavior is important for understanding the measured results. The base clock is 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2452 MHz, and the memory runs at 1750 MHz, which translates to 28 Gbps effective. These clocks allow the GPU to hit 87.9 FPS at 4K High settings, which is a demanding scenario for most hardware. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is particularly relevant for Greedfall at 4K Ultra, where the game can consume significant memory; the fact that the system still maintains 54.9 FPS at those settings suggests the VRAM is not a limiting factor here.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its position. It achieves 6604 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 231226 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 227554 in Geekbench Vulkan. The Passmark G3D score is 32974, and the GPU compute score is 20203. These numbers place the RTX 5070 Ti at the 87th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 52086. Its nearest rival, the RTX 4080, has an identical average score of 52085 with a 0% delta, confirming that this GPU is at the top of the performance hierarchy for this game's generation.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers very high frame rates across all settings. On Low, the average FPS is 282.5, which is exceptionally smooth. Medium settings produce 237.6 FPS, High yields 219.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 141.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 141.3 FPS, which represents a 50% reduction in performance when maxing out the settings. Even at Ultra, the frame rate is well above the 144 Hz threshold, making this resolution ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains impressive. Low settings deliver 208.5 FPS, Medium hits 168.5 FPS, High produces 149.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 98.7 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 109.8 FPS, or roughly 47% less performance at maximum settings. At 1440p Ultra, the system still crosses the 90 FPS mark, which is excellent for a modern GPU in an older title like Greedfall.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to show its limits. Low settings produce 125.8 FPS, Medium yields 101.2 FPS, High reaches 87.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 54.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 70.9 FPS, a 44% reduction. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate dips below 60 FPS, which is the only configuration in the entire dataset where the system fails to maintain a playable average. This suggests that 4K Ultra is the boundary of this combo's capability for Greedfall.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about which component is the bottleneck. At High settings, the FPS drops from 219.2 at 1080p to 149.4 at 1440p (a 32% decrease) and then to 87.9 at 4K (a further 41% decrease). This pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor as resolution increases, because the CPU workload stays relatively constant while the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the constraint.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic. The system achieves 282.5 FPS at 1080p, 208.5 FPS at 1440p (a 26% drop), and 125.8 FPS at 4K (a 40% drop from 1440p). The fact that the 1080p Low result is very high suggests that the CPU is starting to limit the GPU at this resolution, because the GPU would likely push even higher frame rates if the CPU could keep up. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 4748 and the max-thread score of 4735 indicate the CPU's total throughput is modest, and at 1080p Low, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads at 2.90 GHz base and 4.30 GHz boost become the constraint.

The scaling pattern shows that this system is GPU-bound at 1440p and 4K, but CPU-bound at 1080p with lower settings. For Greedfall specifically, this means users with high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors will see the CPU limit peak performance, while those with 1440p or 4K displays will be fully utilizing the RTX 5070 Ti. The 4K Ultra result of 54.9 FPS is the only scenario where the system falls short of 60 FPS, which is a reasonable trade-off for maximum visual quality.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Comet Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 14 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 256 KB of L2 per core, and 12 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel operation and a bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s. The CPU uses PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes available from the processor itself.

In terms of benchmark performance, the i5-10400F scores 4324 in Cinebench R20 multicore and 610 in single-core, while Cinebench R23 results are 10297 multicore and 1453 single-core. The Geekbench scores are 5783 multicore and 1454 single-core. These numbers place the CPU at the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14168. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7552 (14115, +0.4% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (14277, -0.8% delta), showing that the i5-10400F sits in a competitive performance tier.

For Greedfall, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p Low settings, where the system reaches 282.5 FPS. The CPU's 12 threads provide enough parallelism for the game's engine, but the single-thread performance of 688 in 3DMark and 2541 in Passmark single-thread becomes the ceiling in lighter scenes. The Passmark multithread score of 12115 and the 3DMark 8-thread score of 3929 indicate that the CPU's total throughput is adequate for this game, but it does prevent the RTX 5070 Ti from reaching its full potential in the least demanding scenarios. At 1440p and 4K, the CPU's influence diminishes, and the GPU's 16 GB of VRAM and 896.0 GB/s bandwidth become the deciding factors for frame rates.