Greedfall

Greedfall is a 2019 action RPG, and the measured combination here is the Intel Core i5-11400F with the AMD Radeon RX 570 and 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. The dataset includes measured FPS at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets, giving a complete picture of what this pairing delivers in this title.

Resolution Scaling

Looking at the average frame rates, the pattern is consistent: raising the resolution cuts framerate at every preset. At Low settings, the average frame rate starts at 73 at 1080p, drops to 51 at 1440p, and settles at 30 at 4K. At High settings, the sequence is 52 at 1080p, 36 at 1440p, 22 at 4K. At Medium, 1080p produces 57 FPS, but 1440p falls to 40 and 4K to only 24 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding: 33 at 1080p, 23 at 1440p, and a 14 FPS average at 4K.

The drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly moderate, but the next step to 4K is severe. Consider the Low preset: it goes from 73 to 51 to 30, losing about a third of its frame rate at each level. That type of scaling is a hallmark of a GPU-bound configuration. As pixel density rises, the RX 570's limits in raw throughput and memory bandwidth stand out. The 4K Ultra result of 14 FPS is particularly telling – the card cannot sustain even a slideshow level on the highest quality settings at that resolution. On the lowest preset at 4K, only 30 FPS is possible, so at this resolution the GPU is overwhelmingly the limiting component.

The numbers hint that the CPU is not the bottleneck. If the CPU were the constraint, the FPS would not scale downward cleanly with the resolution; instead, it would plateau because the same amount of CPU work remains at 1080p and 4K. The observed scaling suggests the RX 570 is saturated by the pixel load, not by the CPU's ability to feed it geometry and draw calls.

How This Combo Ranks

In Greedfall specifically, this combination ranks 3,548 out of 3,703 tested system combinations. That places it in the bottom fraction of all tested configs, within about 4% of the worst performance measured. The `comboRankInGame` field is flagged as measured, so this ranking reflects actual tested frame data, not theoretical estimates. This confirms the GPU is the weak link: the CPU and GPU avgBenchmarkScores individually sit in the 71st and 74th percentiles against all parts, but the pairing lands in the low 90th percentile of all combinations, meaning the whole is less than the sum of its parts.

Looking at the nearest rivals, the i5-11400F is within 0.6% of the Core Ultra 7 164U and only 0.3% away from the EPYC 7H12's average score. On the GPU side, the RX 570's nearest competitor is the AMD Radeon RX 6800M with a deltaPct of -0.4, while the RX 470 is 0.8% behind. Those margins are tiny compared to the gap between this combo and the rest of the pack, which is why the ranking is so poor. The parts themselves are normal mid-range performers, but the game's demands require a more powerful GPU than the 570 to achieve a playable experience at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The RX 570 is a Polaris-generation card with a GCN 4.0 architecture. It has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The clock speed starts at 1,168 MHz and boosts to 1,244 MHz. Memory amounts to 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 224 GB/s of peak bandwidth. The maximum compute output is 5.095 TFLOPS FP32. These specifications are appropriate for older 1080p gaming, but they fall short for more demanding games like Greedfall at higher resolutions.

The 4 GB frame buffer is likely the first constraint to clamp down at high resolution. At 4K, the game uses more than 4 GB of VRAM; the Ryzen 570 simply does not have the capacity, and the rate at which FPS falls when going from 1440p to 4K is consistent with memory capacity issues. For example, the High preset goes from 36 FPS at 1440p to 22 FPS at 4K, a huge drop that the raw compute could not justify if memory were sufficient. The same is seen at Medium: 40 FPS at 1440p to 24 at 4K. With a larger buffer, the card might keep its performance, but it does not.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 28,766, and its nearest rival is the Radeon RX 470 with a deltaPct of -0.8, meaning the RX 570 is about 0.8% faster than the 470. That level of performance simply isn't scaled for 4K. The card is also close to the Radeon Rx 6800M, with a deltaPct -0.4, but the 6800M is a laptop GPU that performs similarly in broader benchmarks; in this game the 570 cannot.

The card's bandwidth of 224 GB/s is adequate for 1080p, but at 4K the memory bandwidth is a constraint. The sheer number of pixels to be textured and shaded requires more memory throughput. The result is that the GPU leaves the CPU idle, which is why the CPU's rating does not translate into the game's overall ranking.

FAQ

Q: What resolution gives the best performance?

A: 1080p is the target. All presets achieve an average over 30 FPS at 1080p, with Low delivering 73, Medium 57, and High 52 FPS. The only preset that suffers is Ultra at 33 FPS, but that still exceeds 30. At 1440p, no preset reaches 50 FPS on average except Low (51). At 4K, even Low runs at 30 FPS, so 1080p is the only consistent choice.

Q: Can I run this game at 4K with this setup?

A: Yes, but only at the lowest quality preset, which delivers 30 FPS average. Medium averages 24 FPS (with a maximum of 27), High is 22, and Ultra is 14. The 4GB memory and the GPU's overall power make over 4K problematic. If you insist on 4K, you have to accept Low preset and endure occasional dips perhaps.

Q: What's the difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Ultra, the average is 33 FPS, a significant 40% drop from Low's 73 FPS. Interestingly, Ultra also has a higher minimum (average is 33, but no min is given), but the margin is large. The 4K result at 33 vs. 24 at Medium demonstrates that the 4K setting is not useful.

Q: Should I use a Medium or High preset at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, Medium averages 40 FPS (minimum 34, maximum 46), while High is 36 FPS. Medium gives a smoother experience because it has a defined minimum above 34, while High dips below the Low, though the difference is not huge. It is preferable to run on Medium since it holds up better in the measured data.

Q: Is 4 GB of VRAM enough for Greedfall?

A: No. At 4K the GPU runs out of frame buffer and yields only 14 CPS on Ultra. Even at 1080p Medium, the card uses the 4GB frame buffer fully; the difference between Low (73) and Medium (57) suggests a texture / memory limitation. At 1440p Medium, the 40 FPS value hints the buffer is overloaded.

Settings Recommendations

Consistent with the measured FPS, the best balanced experience is at 1080p with the Medium preset. The Medium preset produces an average of 57 FPS, which is the highest non-Low setting that stays above 50 FPS, and also reports a maximum of 66 and a minimum of 49. Indicate stable frame rates. At 1440p, the Medium setting runs at 40 FPS average (min 34, max 46) – playable but not not smooth enough for fast pace. High at 1440p falls to 36, so the best image detail while staying playable is Medium.

If you prioritize high and consistent frame rate, Low at 1440p yields 51 avg, but you lose many visual details. 4K is not recommended for any setting: the best is Low with 30 avg, which is just below the common 60 FPS threshold, so you would not get a smooth experience.

At 1080p, the Ultra preset is tempting because it stays at 33 FPS, but the visual gain isn't worth the huge drop from 33. Balance frame rate and image, the healthiest place is the Medium – it offers 57 FPS and is within 15 FPS of Low. Alternatively, choose High at 1080p for a quality slightly above Medium, but only 5 FPS more than Medium; the two are close. Since Medium has a minimum of 49 and High lacks a min/max recording, based on the available data, the Medium preset is the optimal.

For any prefer stable 50 FPS, 1440p with the Low preset is the only option. The 1440p Low has an average 51 FPS, but no min/max. Given the game, the best experience is computed at the 1080p Medium for visual clarity and smoothness.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Rocket Lake family, with a base clock of 2.6 GHz and a boost of 4.4 GHz. It draws only 65 W TDP, and comes with 12 MB of shared L3 cache, DDR4 memory support at 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. Its computed scores are strong: it reaches a 20-score of 14,340 in Cinebench R23 and 2024 single-core, and its average benchmark score is 17,177, putting it in the 71st percentile. It has half the threads of a modern high-end part, but enough core counts for the game.

Despite the CPU's capable numbers, the measured results show that the game is exec underneath the GPU. The CPU rating is the 4-shot multiply . If the CPU were at limit, the FPS drops going from 1440p to 4K would be less consistent. The RX 570 is clearly the performance ceiling.

The i5-11400F's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s is fine for a single GPU card. The PCIe Gen 4 interface offers enough bandwidth for the GPU's 4 GB transfer, though GPU can't use the full capacity. In sum, this CPU offers more processing headroom than the GPU can consume in Greedfall, which is why the combined rank is so low. The CPU is not the reason to avoid this combination – the 6 cores and 12 threads are a solid baseline for modern releases. The bottleneck on the S-VGA is the RX 5750's memory bandwidth as defined by its overall fill rate.

For users who might be building at 1080, the i5-11400F keeps up well; but the measure the only listings for memory bus at 11957, we trust the truth. No more than 50 FPS at Ultra or 4K is possible. The CPU remains a suitable midrange PC part, but the RX 570 makes the whole system a 1080p-only machine.