Greedfall

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 delivers a highly capable Greedfall experience, with the data indicating that the High preset at 2560x1440 offers the optimal balance of visual fidelity and fluid performance. While the combo can push high frame rates at 1080p, the 1440p High configuration provides a 95 FPS average that is both smooth and visually rich, avoiding the steep performance penalty of Ultra settings while comfortably exceeding the 60 FPS threshold. For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the 1080p Low preset achieves 192 FPS, but the qualitative leap in visual quality at High makes the 1440p setting the recommended choice for most players.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear performance hierarchy across the four available presets. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset yields an average of 87 FPS, which is a substantial drop from the High preset's 137 FPS. This 50 FPS difference represents a 36.5% performance loss for what is typically a marginal visual improvement in Greedfall's art style. The Medium preset at 1080p delivers 151 FPS, while Low reaches 192 FPS, showing that the GPU has significant headroom at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. The Ultra preset falls to 61 FPS, which is playable but leaves little margin for demanding scenes. The High preset, however, maintains a robust 95 FPS average, representing a 55.7% improvement over Ultra. The Medium preset at 1440p achieves 105 FPS, and Low reaches 133 FPS. The data strongly suggests that High is the sweet spot at this resolution, as it retains most of the visual enhancements while nearly matching Medium's performance.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 5060 begins to show its limits. The High preset produces 57 FPS, which is just below the ideal 60 FPS target. Medium drops to 62 FPS, while Low manages 79 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the outlier, collapsing to 36 FPS, which is a 42.9% reduction compared to High. This indicates that Ultra settings are not viable at 4K for this combination. The recommendation stands: use High settings for the best experience, with 1440p High being the optimal configuration. At 4K, users should accept High or Medium, as Ultra's cost is prohibitive.

FAQ

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

A: The data indicates that 2560x1440 with High settings provides the best overall experience, yielding a 95 FPS average. This configuration balances visual quality with performance, as it delivers over 60 FPS while avoiding the 36 FPS collapse seen at 4K Ultra.

Q: How does the RTX 5060 handle 4K gaming in Greedfall?

A: At 3840x2160, the GPU can manage playable frame rates on lower presets, with Low achieving 79 FPS and Medium hitting 62 FPS. However, the High preset drops to 57 FPS, and Ultra falls to 36 FPS, making 4K Ultra impractical for this title.

Q: Is the Ultra preset ever worth using with this CPU and GPU?

A: The data shows Ultra is only viable at 1080p, where it produces 87 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra drops to 61 FPS, and at 4K it falls to 36 FPS. Given the significant performance cost, High settings are generally the better choice unless the user is at 1080p and wants maximum eye candy.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p with this combo?

A: The measured data shows excellent 1080p performance: Low preset hits 192 FPS, Medium reaches 151 FPS, High achieves 137 FPS, and Ultra still manages 87 FPS. All presets are above 60 FPS, making 1080p a non-issue for this hardware.

Q: How does the CPU's performance compare to its rivals in general benchmarks?

A: The Core i5-11400F has a percentile rank of 71 among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 17177 is nearly identical to the AMD EPYC 7H12 (17120, 0.3% difference) and the Intel Core i5-12450H (17239, -0.4% difference), indicating balanced mid-range performance.

Q: Does the GPU bottleneck the CPU in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 192 FPS, indicating high CPU throughput. However, at 4K Ultra, performance drops to 36 FPS, a 81.3% reduction, which points to the GPU struggling with resolution scaling rather than a CPU limitation.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the RTX 5060's capabilities and limitations in Greedfall. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 137 at 1920x1080 to 95 at 2560x1440, and then to 57 at 3840x2160. This represents a 30.7% performance loss when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 40.0% loss when moving from 1440p to 4K. The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K is 58.4%, showing that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher pixel counts.

The Low preset exhibits a similar trend but with higher absolute numbers: 192 FPS at 1080p, 133 FPS at 1440p, and 79 FPS at 4K. The percentage losses are 30.7% and 40.6% respectively, indicating consistent scaling behavior. Medium settings show 151 FPS, 105 FPS, and 62 FPS across the three resolutions, with the 4K figure being dangerously close to the 60 FPS threshold.

The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling issues, with 87 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p, and 36 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra figure is not playable for smooth gameplay. The data indicates that the RTX 5060's 8 GB of GDDR7 memory and 128-bit bus are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K resolution, particularly at higher settings, overwhelms the GPU's pixel throughput. The 4K High result of 57 FPS suggests that users with 4K displays should either reduce to Medium or accept a slightly sub-60 FPS experience.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations, this Intel Core i5-11400F + RTX 5060 pairing ranks 1639th out of 3703 total combos for Greedfall. This places it in the 55.7th percentile of all tested systems, indicating a solidly above-average performance profile. The rank reflects the CPU's 71st percentile standing among all processors and the GPU's 72nd percentile among all graphics cards.

The combo's ranking suggests that while it is not a top-tier enthusiast setup, it comfortably outperforms the majority of systems in the database. The CPU's nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 7H12, scores 0.3% higher on average, while the Intel Core i5-12450H scores 0.4% lower. This places the i5-11400F in a tightly contested performance band, where tiny differences in synthetic benchmarks translate to negligible differences in actual game performance.

The GPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 860M (0.3% lower score) and the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 (0.3% lower), while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT scores 1.2% higher. This clustering indicates that the RTX 5060 is positioned well within the mid-range GPU segment. The combination's overall rank of 1639 out of 3703 confirms that it delivers a balanced experience that is neither over- nor under-powered for Greedfall's requirements.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This Rocket Lake architecture chip uses a 14 nm process and has a 12 MB shared L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark scores show strong multithreaded capability: the Cinebench R23 multicore result is 14340 points, while the single-core score is 2024 points. The Geekbench multicore score of 7737 and single-core score of 1777 further confirm its balanced performance.

In Greedfall, an Action RPG from 2019, the CPU's 6-core/12-thread configuration is more than sufficient. The game's engine does not typically require the high core counts found in modern CPUs, and the i5-11400F's strong single-thread performance, evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 868, ensures that the game's primary simulation thread runs efficiently. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 192 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this title.

The CPU's passmark multithread score of 16908 and 3DMark max-threads score of 5652 indicate that even in heavily threaded scenarios, the chip maintains solid throughput. However, the measured FPS data shows that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the FPS drops consistently with increased pixel count regardless of the CPU's capabilities. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes are adequate for the RTX 5060, which uses a PCIe 5.0 x8 interface but will operate within the Gen 4 bandwidth limits without issue.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a comprehensive look at performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: Low preset achieves 192 FPS average, Medium reaches 151 FPS with a minimum of 128 FPS and maximum of 173 FPS, High delivers 137 FPS, and Ultra produces 87 FPS. All 1080p presets exceed 60 FPS comfortably, making this resolution ideal for high-refresh-rate displays.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the expected scaling impact. The Low preset averages 133 FPS, Medium hits 105 FPS with a range of 89 to 120 FPS, High maintains 95 FPS, and Ultra drops to 61 FPS. The 1440p results show that High and Medium are nearly identical in performance, with only a 10 FPS difference, while Ultra costs an additional 34 FPS compared to High.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's limitations become apparent. The Low preset averages 79 FPS, Medium achieves 62 FPS with a minimum of 53 FPS and maximum of 72 FPS, High drops to 57 FPS, and Ultra falls to 36 FPS. The 4K results show a steep cliff between Medium and High, with a 5 FPS difference, but a much larger 21 FPS gap between High and Ultra. The Medium preset's minimum FPS of 53 indicates occasional dips below the 60 FPS threshold, making High at 4K a borderline experience at best.

The data also shows that the RTX 5060's 8 GB of VRAM is sufficient for all tested configurations, as no outliers or stutter issues are visible in the min FPS values for Medium settings. The overall pattern suggests that users should target 1080p or 1440p for the best experience, with 4K being viable only at Low or Medium settings.