Greedfall

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 produces a high-performance combination in Greedfall, ranking in the 90th percentile of all tested configurations. The data shows this pairing delivers excellent frame rates across all resolutions, with the RTX 5080 providing the dominant performance headroom. The CPU, while a capable 6-core processor, becomes the limiting factor primarily at 1080p, where frame rates exceed what the GPU alone would typically constrain.

FAQ

*Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this combo in Greedfall?*

A: This combination ranks 90th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it well within the top tier of systems for this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181, which is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189) and the Intel Core i7-1260P (17212), showing no significant performance gap between them.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5080 has an average benchmark score of 59188, placing it 1.6% ahead of the Intel Arc A570M (58239) and 2.5% ahead of the Intel Arc A580 (57756), while being 1.9% behind the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60326).

Q: What is the best frame rate achieved at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves an average of 330.8 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded across all tested configurations.

Q: What is the frame rate at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system delivers an average of 65.7 FPS, which remains playable but represents the most demanding scenario in the dataset.

Q: How much does the GPU's memory bandwidth contribute to performance?

A: The RTX 5080 features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which supports high-resolution textures and frame rates without bottlenecking at 4K.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the primary driver of frame rates in Greedfall, particularly at higher resolutions. Its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory provides ample capacity for the game's textures, while the 960.0 GB/s memory bandwidth ensures data flows quickly to the GPU cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2295 MHz and boosts to 2617 MHz, with a memory clock of 1875 MHz (30 Gbps effective). This configuration allows the card to push an average of 100.4 FPS at 4K High settings, demonstrating its raw compute power.

The GPU's architecture, Blackwell 2.0, includes 10752 shading units and 84 RT cores, which are relevant for the game's visual effects. The card achieves a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s, enabling it to handle complex scenes without dropping below playable thresholds. At 1440p, the RTX 5080 maintains high performance, with an average of 164.9 FPS at High settings, indicating that the GPU is not saturated until resolution and settings are maximized.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its strength: it sits in the 89th percentile of all GPUs, with a Passmark G3D score of 36565. This places it ahead of several Intel Arc alternatives, with a 1.6% advantage over the Arc A570M and a 2.5% lead over the Arc A580. The card's 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 performance provides substantial headroom for Greedfall's rendering demands, ensuring that even at Ultra settings, the GPU remains the primary performance contributor rather than a bottleneck.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. In Greedfall, this CPU provides sufficient processing power to avoid limiting the GPU at higher resolutions, but its influence becomes apparent at 1080p where frame rates climb significantly. The processor's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14372 and single-core score of 2029 indicate balanced performance that supports the game's physics and AI calculations without major setbacks.

The CPU's architecture, Rocket Lake, uses a 14 nm process and offers 12 MB of shared L3 cache. This cache configuration helps reduce latency when accessing frequently used data, which is beneficial for maintaining consistent frame pacing. The CPU's memory support for DDR4 with dual-channel configuration and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth ensures that data transfer between the CPU and system memory does not become a limiting factor in gameplay scenarios.

Benchmark results show the i5-11400F performs nearly identically to its nearest rivals, with an average score of 17181 compared to the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U's 17189 and the Intel Core i7-1260P's 17212. This parity means that for Greedfall, the CPU choice does not introduce a significant performance variation when paired with the RTX 5080. The processor's single-thread performance, as measured by Passmark at 2981, is adequate for the game's primary game logic thread, though at 1080p Low settings, the 330.8 FPS average suggests the CPU is operating near its effective limit.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 ranks 90th out of 1705 tested combos for Greedfall. This percentile placement (roughly the top 5%) indicates that the system is exceptionally well-suited for this game, outperforming the vast majority of hardware configurations. The ranking reflects the synergy between the GPU's high compute capacity and the CPU's sufficient multi-threading capabilities, allowing the system to deliver high frame rates without significant bottlenecks.

The combo's rank is particularly notable given that the CPU itself sits at the 75th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is at the 89th percentile. This suggests that the GPU's strength compensates for the CPU's more modest standing, resulting in a combined performance that exceeds what either component would achieve alone. The data shows that at 4K Ultra settings, where the GPU is most stressed, the combo still delivers 65.7 FPS, demonstrating that the CPU does not drag down performance even in the most demanding scenario.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern across resolutions. Moving from 1080p to 1440p, the average frame rate drops by approximately 32% at High settings (from 243.7 FPS to 164.9 FPS). The drop from 1440p to 4K is more pronounced, with High settings falling from 164.9 FPS to 100.4 FPS, a 39% reduction. This non-linear scaling indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as resolution increases, while the CPU's role diminishes.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more dramatic: the system achieves 330.8 FPS at 1080p, but this falls to 232.8 FPS at 1440p (a 30% drop) and then to 139.8 FPS at 4K (a further 40% drop). The large frame rates at 1080p Low suggest the CPU is the limiting factor at this setting, as the GPU could theoretically render more frames if the CPU could keep up. In contrast, at 4K Ultra, the 65.7 FPS result is primarily GPU-bound, as the rendering load overwhelms the GPU's capacity.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The dataset provides average FPS for four settings presets across three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 330.8 FPS on Low, 263.9 FPS on Medium, 243.7 FPS on High, and 152.5 FPS on Ultra. These numbers show that the jump from High to Ultra causes a 37% performance hit, which is substantial and indicates that Ultra settings include effects that significantly tax the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales to 232.8 FPS on Low, 185.4 FPS on Medium, 164.9 FPS on High, and 108.6 FPS on Ultra. The relative drop from High to Ultra at this resolution is 34%, slightly less than at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is beginning to become the bottleneck. At 3840x2160, the averages are 139.8 FPS on Low, 109.8 FPS on Medium, 100.4 FPS on High, and 65.7 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that falls below 100 FPS, making it the most demanding scenario in the dataset.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the High preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 243.7 FPS, which far exceeds the refresh rate of most monitors, while at 1440p it maintains 164.9 FPS, suitable for high-refresh-rate displays. Even at 4K, High produces 100.4 FPS, which is smooth for most gaming scenarios.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Medium preset provides a significant boost over High, with a 8% improvement at 1080p (263.9 FPS), 12% at 1440p (185.4 FPS), and 9% at 4K (109.8 FPS). The Low preset pushes performance even further, reaching 330.8 FPS at 1080p, but the visual compromise is substantial. The Ultra preset, while offering the best visuals, incurs a steep performance penalty: at 4K it drops to 65.7 FPS, which may be below the target for high-refresh-rate gaming. Therefore, the data suggests that High is the optimal preset for most users, with Medium as a viable alternative for those seeking higher frame rates without sacrificing too much visual fidelity.