Greedfall

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Greedfall, but the data clearly shows that this Action RPG becomes brutally demanding at 4K. The measured frame rates indicate that the RTX 3060 Ti is the primary driver of performance, with the i5-11400F providing ample headroom at lower resolutions. For most users, the High preset at 2560x1440 represents the sweet spot, balancing visual fidelity with a smooth average of 92.2 FPS. Pushing to Ultra at this resolution drops the average to 56.6 FPS, which is playable but sacrifices the smoothness that High offers. At 1080p, the High preset achieves an excellent 132.3 FPS average, making it a strong choice for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data suggests that the High preset is the optimal choice for this combination across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, High yields an average of 132.3 FPS, which is only 57.5 FPS behind Low but provides significantly better visual quality. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p is steep, costing 43.4 FPS (from 132.3 to 88.9), a penalty that is not worth the marginal visual gains. At 2560x1440, High again proves its value, delivering a 92.2 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 56.6 FPS—a 35.6 FPS reduction. For a smoother experience at 1440p, Medium at 99.5 FPS is a viable alternative if you prefer higher frame rates over maxed-out details. At 3840x2160, the situation changes: High produces a 54.8 FPS average, which is borderline playable, but Medium at 59.7 FPS is actually slightly better. Ultra at 4K is not recommended, as it plummets to 35.2 FPS, making the game feel stuttery and unresponsive. The data indicates that sticking to High or Medium, depending on resolution, offers the best balance of performance and image quality.

GPU Role

The RTX 3060 Ti is the workhorse in this pairing, and its specifications directly explain the measured results. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, the card provides a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is sufficient for the textures and assets in Greedfall at 1080p and 1440p. The GPU's boost clock of 1665 MHz and its 4864 shading units contribute to its raw compute power, reflected in its PassMark G3D score of 20349. This score places it in the 69th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, is nearly identical with a score of 25180 and a deltaPct of -0.2. The data shows that the GPU's performance scales predictably with resolution: at 1080p High, it averages 132.3 FPS, but at 4K High, this falls to 54.8 FPS. This 77.5 FPS drop indicates that the GPU is being saturated at higher resolutions, especially when moving from High to Ultra settings. The 8 GB VRAM is adequate for this game, but the extreme frame rate drops at 4K Ultra suggest that the card's compute capabilities, not just memory capacity, are the limiting factor.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drops from 1080p to 4K are significant and reveal the GPU-bound nature of Greedfall. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 132.3 FPS at 1920x1080 to 92.2 FPS at 2560x1440, a 30.3% decrease in performance. Moving further to 3840x2160, the average drops to 54.8 FPS, which is a 58.6% reduction from the 1080p figure. This steep decline is typical of a game that is heavily reliant on pixel throughput, and the RTX 3060 Ti's 133.2 GPixel/s pixel rate becomes the bottleneck. At Low settings, the scaling is similar but with higher absolute numbers: 189.8 FPS at 1080p, 130.1 FPS at 1440p, and 76.2 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result is still playable, but the gap between Low and High at 4K is only 21.4 FPS, suggesting that even at the lowest settings, the GPU is working hard to fill those pixels. The data indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor here; the i5-11400F's strong multi-threaded performance, with a PassMark multithread score of 16908, is more than capable of feeding the GPU at these resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 3060 Ti and i5-11400F combination delivers high frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 189.8 FPS, which is excellent for competitive play. Medium settings yield 151.1 FPS, and High settings drop to 132.3 FPS, still well above the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra settings are the most demanding, producing an average of 88.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 100.9 FPS, highlighting the significant performance cost of maxed-out visuals. At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong: Low averages 130.1 FPS, Medium 99.5 FPS, High 92.2 FPS, and Ultra 56.6 FPS. The drop from Medium to High is only 7.3 FPS, but the jump from High to Ultra is a substantial 35.6 FPS, indicating that Ultra's additional effects are particularly taxing. At 3840x2160, the performance is more constrained: Low averages 76.2 FPS, Medium 59.7 FPS, High 54.8 FPS, and Ultra 35.2 FPS. The data shows that at 4K, even Medium settings struggle to maintain a consistent 60 FPS, and Ultra is unplayable. The 4K results clearly demonstrate that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K only viable at Low or Medium settings.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Greedfall, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ranks 876 out of 1705 combos. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all tested systems, which is a reasonable result given the hardware's age and market position. The GPU's percentile rank of 69 compared to all GPUs is respectable, but its average benchmark score of 25120 is closely matched by rivals like the AMD Radeon RX 6600, which scores 25235 with a deltaPct of -0.5. This suggests that the RTX 3060 Ti is performing as expected, and the combo's overall rank is likely influenced by the CPU's performance. The i5-11400F's percentile rank of 75 among all CPUs is solid, but its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with an average score of 17189, show that the CPU is not a standout performer. The mid-pack ranking indicates that while this combo is capable of running Greedfall well at 1080p and 1440p, it is not among the top-tier configurations, particularly at 4K where the GPU's limitations become apparent.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F provides a strong foundation for this gaming setup. With 6 cores and 12 threads, it handles the multi-threaded workloads of Greedfall efficiently, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14372. The CPU's boost clock of 4.40 GHz ensures that single-threaded performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2029. This is important for a game like Greedfall, which likely relies on a few primary threads for game logic. The CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 2981 and multithread score of 16908 indicate that it is well-balanced for gaming. The data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck in this configuration; at 1080p Low, the GPU produces 189.8 FPS, and the CPU can keep up. However, at 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 35.2 FPS, which is clearly a GPU limitation. The CPU's 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support help reduce latency, but the key takeaway is that the i5-11400F has enough headroom to allow the RTX 3060 Ti to perform to its full potential in most scenarios. The CPU's 65W TDP and 14 nm process node are not performance factors here, but its overall benchmark scores, such as the Geekbench multicore score of 7579, confirm that it is a capable partner for this GPU.