Greedfall

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The measured frame rates for Greedfall on the Intel Core i5-11400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 show a clear hierarchy across the four preset tiers. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 111.1 FPS average, which is playable but represents a dramatic 43% performance penalty compared to the High preset’s 177.6 FPS. The High preset at 1080p is the sweet spot: it keeps the average above 144 Hz for high-refresh displays while still offering substantial visual fidelity over Medium, which runs at 196.2 FPS. The jump from High to Ultra costs 66.5 FPS at 1080p — the largest single-preset drop in the entire dataset — indicating that Ultra applies effects that are disproportionately expensive relative to their visual return.

At 1440p, the same pattern holds. High preset produces 124.4 FPS average, comfortably above 60 FPS and even exceeding 120 FPS for smooth motion. Ultra drops to 76.6 FPS, which is still playable but sacrifices 47.8 FPS against High. The Medium preset at 134.5 FPS offers only 10.1 FPS more than High, making High the better choice for image quality per frame. At 4K, High manages 75.2 FPS, which is the recommended configuration for UHD displays — it stays above 60 FPS without the severe degradation seen in Ultra, which falls to 47.5 FPS. Low presets across all resolutions produce high frame rates (250.1 FPS at 1080p, 172.7 FPS at 1440p, 103.1 FPS at 4K) but are unnecessary for this hardware. The data strongly favors High settings as the optimal balance: it is the only preset that maintains 60+ FPS at every tested resolution, and it does so with a comfortable margin.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Rocket Lake architecture, running at a 2.60 GHz base clock and boosting up to 4.40 GHz. Its benchmark profile shows a single-thread score of 868 in 3dmark_single_thread and 204 in Cinebench R15 single-core, which are modest numbers. However, the multi-threaded results are stronger: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 14372, and Geekbench multicore hits 7579. This combination of moderate single-thread and solid multi-thread performance suggests the CPU can handle modern game engines that use multiple threads for physics, AI, and streaming.

In Greedfall, the measured FPS scaling reveals the CPU’s role. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 250.1 FPS, which is the highest number in the entire dataset. This indicates that even at the lowest settings, the CPU does not become a hard bottleneck — the GPU is still capable of pushing beyond 250 FPS. The single-thread score of 868 in 3dmark places this CPU in the 75th percentile among all processors, meaning it outperforms a majority of installed CPUs for lightly threaded workloads. The 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth provide adequate headroom for game logic.

Comparing to nearest rivals, the i5-11400F’s average benchmark score of 17181 is virtually identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189, 0% delta) and the Intel Core i7-1260P (17212, -0.2% delta). This means the CPU is positioned in a crowded mid-range tier where small clock differences do not translate into meaningful FPS changes. The 6-core/12-thread configuration is sufficient for Greedfall’s engine, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across resolution changes. The CPU does not appear to limit the GPU until frame rates approach 250 FPS at 1080p Low, and even then, the average remains high.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, featuring 5888 shading units, 184 tensor cores, and 46 RT cores. It carries 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s base clock is 1920 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz, and its PassMark G3D score of 26927 places it in the 81st percentile of all GPUs. This is a high-end card that should dominate a 2019 Action RPG like Greedfall.

The measured FPS data confirms the GPU is the primary performance driver. At 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 47.5 FPS — the only sub-60 result in the entire dataset. This is a clear GPU-bound scenario, as the CPU’s workload does not change with resolution. The RTX 4070’s FP32 compute of 29.15 TFLOPS and texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s are being taxed heavily by Ultra settings at 4K. The 12 GB VRAM is unlikely to be fully utilized at any tested resolution, but the memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s becomes relevant at 4K where pixel throughput demands are highest.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507 avg score, -0.6% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38135, -2.2% delta). These deltas are small, indicating the RTX 4070 desktop sits in a performance tier where minor architectural differences matter more than raw specs. In Greedfall, the GPU’s strength shows in the 1080p High result of 177.6 FPS — this is a 60% improvement over the 4K High result of 75.2 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU scales well with resolution but hits diminishing returns at 4K Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 436th out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 25.6% of all configurations. This ranking reflects a system that is well above average for this game but not at the absolute top tier. The data shows that the GPU is doing most of the heavy lifting — the RTX 4070’s percentile rank (81st) is higher than the CPU’s (75th), and the combo rank sits between these two values.

This ranking makes sense given the game’s release date of 2019. Greedfall is an older title with less demanding graphics than modern AAA releases, so even a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU can achieve excellent results. The combo outperforms 1269 other tested configurations, which indicates that most users are running less capable hardware. The rank also suggests that upgrading the CPU would yield minimal gains in this specific game — the bottleneck at 4K Ultra is clearly the GPU, not the processor. Conversely, the 1080p Low result of 250.1 FPS shows the combo is capable of extreme frame rates in lighter scenes, but the 436th rank reflects the average across all settings and resolutions, where Ultra presets drag the mean down.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and informative. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 177.6 at 1080p to 124.4 at 1440p (a 30% reduction) and then to 75.2 at 4K (a 58% reduction from 1440p). This pattern indicates a GPU-bound workload — the CPU’s frame production capability remains constant, but the GPU must render 4 times the pixels at 4K versus 1080p. The fact that the FPS does not drop to exactly 25% of the 1080p value (which would be 44.4 FPS) shows that the GPU has enough headroom to mitigate some of the pixel count increase, but the scaling is still severe.

For Low settings, the drop from 1080p (250.1 FPS) to 4K (103.1 FPS) is a 59% reduction, nearly identical to the High preset’s relative decline. This similarity across presets confirms that resolution scaling is the dominant factor, not the visual complexity. The Ultra preset shows the worst absolute scaling: 111.1 FPS at 1080p falls to 47.5 FPS at 4K, a 57% drop. The limiting component is unambiguously the GPU; the CPU’s performance is consistent across resolutions, as evidenced by the fact that 1080p Low exceeds 250 FPS without the CPU capping it. The data suggests that for 4K gaming, the RTX 4070 is adequate for High settings but not for Ultra, while 1440p High provides the best balance of resolution and frame rate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 250.1 FPS on Low, 196.2 FPS on Medium, 177.6 FPS on High, and 111.1 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 139 FPS, showing that preset selection has a massive impact at this resolution. The Medium to High gap is only 18.6 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 66.5 FPS — this is the largest preset-to-preset jump in the entire dataset.

At 2560x1440, the results are 172.7 FPS on Low, 134.5 FPS on Medium, 124.4 FPS on High, and 76.6 FPS on Ultra. The Medium to High difference shrinks to 10.1 FPS, while High to Ultra still costs 47.8 FPS. The 1440p results are 31-33% lower than 1080p for most presets, with Ultra being the exception at 31% lower.

At 3840x2160, the results are 103.1 FPS on Low, 81.5 FPS on Medium, 75.2 FPS on High, and 47.5 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the only sub-60 FPS number in the entire measured dataset. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is only 6.3 FPS, making High the obvious recommendation. The 4K Low result of 103.1 FPS is still above 100 FPS, which is remarkable for a 2019 game at UHD resolution. Across all resolutions, the High preset consistently delivers the best balance of frame rate and visual quality, with the 4K High result of 75.2 FPS being the lowest recommended configuration.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Greedfall?

A: 1440p High provides the best experience, delivering 124.4 FPS average. This is well above 60 FPS and close to 120 FPS, making it ideal for high-refresh monitors. 4K High (75.2 FPS) is also playable, while 4K Ultra (47.5 FPS) falls below 60 FPS.

Q: Should I use Ultra settings with this hardware?

A: The data does not recommend Ultra. At 1080p, Ultra costs 66.5 FPS compared to High (177.6 FPS to 111.1 FPS), and at 4K it drops to 47.5 FPS. The visual improvement from High to Ultra is not supported by the FPS data, which shows a disproportionate performance penalty.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor?

A: The GPU is the limiting component. The FPS drops consistently from 1080p to 4K across all presets (e.g., High: 177.6 to 75.2 FPS), which is characteristic of GPU-bound rendering. The CPU’s 1080p Low result of 250.1 FPS shows it can feed the GPU well beyond typical frame rates.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: It ranks 436th out of 1705 combos, placing it in the top 25.6% of all configurations tested for Greedfall. This puts it well above average but not in the top tier, reflecting the mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Medium and High settings?

A: The difference is small. At 1080p, Medium runs at 196.2 FPS while High runs at 177.6 FPS, a gap of 18.6 FPS. At 1440p, the gap is 10.1 FPS (134.5 vs 124.4), and at 4K it is only 6.3 FPS (81.5 vs 75.2). High is the better choice due to the minimal FPS cost.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming?

A: Yes, but only at High settings (75.2 FPS) or lower. Ultra at 4K drops to 47.5 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS standard. The Low preset at 4K reaches 103.1 FPS, indicating the GPU has headroom for older titles at UHD.