Greedfall

Greedfall, an action RPG released on 2019-09-09, running on an Intel Core i5-12400 (6 cores, 12 threads, base 2.50 GHz, boost 4.40 GHz) and an AMD Radeon RX 7700 (16 GB GDDR6, 256-bit bus, 624.1 GB/s bandwidth) delivers a highly fluid experience at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K demands a quality compromise. Measured frame rates across four presets and three resolutions reveal a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, yet the processor’s robust single- and multi-threaded scores prevent any CPU limitation at standard settings. The combination ranks 1705th out of 3703 tested combos, placing it in the middle of the performance distribution for this game.

Settings Recommendations

With this CPU–GPU pairing, the ideal quality preset depends strongly on the enable resolution. At 1920x1080 , all four settings deliver playable frame averages, but the best blend of visual fidelity and frame rate is found with High. The measured average at High is 136 FPS, which is comfortably above a 60 FPS threshold while still avoiding the Ultra preset’s 87 FPS average. The Ultra setting does provide a higher level of visual detail, but the 136 FPS at High already ensures smooth motion without stressing the GPU unnecessarily. For those prioritizing maximum smoothness, the Low preset runs at 191 FPS, yet that sacrifices shadows, textures, and post processing that the High preset recovers. Since the gap between High and Low is 55 FPS but only a 19 FPS difference up to Ultra, High strikes the best compromise for 1080p.

At 2560x1440, High remains a strong recommendation, achieving 94 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 60 FPS, which is borderline for a 1440p setup, while Medium runs at 104 FPS too. The gap between Medium and High is only 10 FPS, so choosing High costs little in performance while providing notably better visuals. Low is unnecessary here: 132 FPS, but the quality drop from Medium is substantial, and a 1440p display requests more visual fidelity. Therefore, High is the recommended preset for 1440p.

When moving to 3840x2160, the situation shifts the balance sharply. Only Medium and Low maintain average frames above 60 FPS, with 62 FPS and 79 FPS respectively. High sits at 56 FPS, slightly below the 60 FPS ideal, while Ultra drops to 36 FPS, which is clearly too low for a smooth experience. For 4K, Medium is the recommended setting because it preserves enough visual quality to remain playable and stays above the 60 FPS target. Choosing High would result in sub-60 FPS, which many players find less acceptable, while Ultra is essentially unplayable for fluid motion. Thus, the best experience across all resolutions is High at 1080p/1440p, and Medium at 4K will be needed if you cannot downscale.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average is 87 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings.

Q: At 4K resolution, which settings achieve a minimum FPS above 60?

A: At 3840x2160, only Medium (62 FPS) and Low (79 FPS) have averages above 60. High (56 FPS) and Ultra (36 FPS) fall below that threshold.

Q: How does this CPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400 has an average benchmark score of 18683, while its closest rival, the AMD EPYC 7643, scores 18697, showing the i5-12400 is roughly 0.1% lower (deltaPct -0.1). It also trails the Intel Core i7-1355U by 0.3% and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 by 0.7%, but it outperforms the Intel Core i3-14100F by 0.9%.

Q: How does the RX 7700 GPU compare to the RX 9060 in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 7700’s average benchmark score is 15852, while the RX 9060 scores 16014, which gives a deltaPct of ‑1 (meaning the RX 7700 is about 1% slower in the averaged benchmark tests).

Q: What is the GPU’s memory configuration?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256‑bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s.

Q: What is the combined rank of this CPU–GPU combo among all tested configurations in Greedfall?

A: This combo placed 1705 out of 3703 tested combinations, meaning slightly less than half of all combos performed better.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data shows a clear and expected degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. For each quality preset, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is substantial, and the further step to 4K is even more pronounced. Taking the High setting as an example: at 1080p the average is 136 FPS, at 1440p it falls to 94 FPS, and at 4K it sinks to 56 FPS. That is a reduction of 30% when moving to 1440p and then another 40% when stepping to 4K, both of which indicate that the Radeon RX 7700 GPU becomes the limiting component once the resolution exceeds 1080p. The same pattern appears across every preset. For Low settings, 1080p yields 191 FPS, 1440p 132 FPS, and 4K 79 FPS; the drop from 1080p to 1440p is about 31%, and from 1440p to 4K about 40%. The Medium run shows 150 FPS, 104 FPS, and 62 FPS respectively. These consistent proportional losses suggest that the game’s rendering pipeline is heavily resolution‑sensitive, and the graphics card’s shader throughput, texture fill rate, and memory bandwidth become the decisive factor as pixel counts rise.

At 1080p, the CPU’s strong dual‑core and multi‑thread scores (e.g., a Geekbench 6 single‑core of 1848, Cinebench R23 single‑core of 2257) allow the GPU to sustain very high frame rates, since the game likely is not pushing the CPU excssively at that resolution. However, when frame rates drop at 4K, the average sits far below the 1440p values, confirming that the GPU has reached its limits under higher pixel loads. The 16 GB frame buffer is large enough for 4K textures, but the raw compute power is not suffiicient to maintain high average FPS at Ultra settings. Overall, the resolution scaling reveals a configuration that is comfortably CPU‑unbounded at 1080p and increasingly GPU‑bottlenecked as resolution climbs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table captures the exact average (and where available, minimum and maximum) frame rates for each combination of resolution and quality preset. All values are as recorded in the measured dataset.

| Resolution | Quality | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 191 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 150 | 127 | 172 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 136 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 87 | – | – |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 132 | – | – |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 104 | 88 | 120 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 94 | – | – |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 60 | – | – |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 79 | – | – |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 62 | 53 | 71 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 56 | – | – |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 36 | – | – |

The data is consistent: at 1080p, even Ultra breaks 87 FPS, while Low runs at 191 FPS, making the –system capable for high‑refresh monitors. At 1440p, Ultra still touches 60 FPS, and Medium assets that headroom above 100 FPS. At 4K, the story flips – only Low and Medium remain above 60, and Ultra falls to 36 FPS, which is far below the target for smooth motion. The min/max data, given only for Medium, shows the variation across a single run: at 4K, the minimum dips to 53 FPS, indicating occasional stutter, while the maximum reaches 71 FPS. This irregularity suggests that even the Medium setting might exhibit slight frame‑time humps in demanding scenes. Nevertheless, the average provides a reliable performance benchmark for each setting.

How This Combo Ranks

In the Greedfall database, the Intel Core i5-12400 + AMD Radeon RX 7700 configuration is ranked 1705 out of 3703 tested combinations. That places it roughly midway in the overall performance distribution, which is consistent with the observed frame rates: 1080p is very smooth, 1440p is playable, and 4K requires settings compromises. The CPU’s benchmark percentile (72nd among all CPUs) is higher than the GPU’s (58th among all GPUs), indicating that the processor is relatively stronger than the graphics card relative to other components. However, in this particular game, the rank is dictated by the GPU’s ability to maintain pace at higher resolutions, which matches the measured performance across resolutions. The combo is not a top tier pairing – it does not push into the upper quartile of the list – but it also sits well above the lower half. For users targeting 1080p or 1440p gaming, this rank is satisfactory; for 4K enthusiasts, the GPU alone would likely need an upgrade to climb significantly in the standings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5‑12400 is a 6‑core, 12‑thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz, a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, and an 18 MB L3 cache. Its performance benchmarks are strong: Cinebench R23 multi‑core 15,989, single‑core 2,257; Geekbench 6 multi‑core 8,564, single‑core 1,848; and passmark multi‑thread 18,747. In the synthetic ranking, it sits in the 72nd percentile among all CPUs. relative to its nearest rivals, the i5-12400’s average score of 18,683 is 0.1% lower than the AMD EPYC 7643, 0.3% lower than the Intel Core i7-1355U, and 0.7% lower than the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330, while beating the Intel Core i3-14100F by 0.9%. These numbers indicate a highly capable mid‑range processor that can easily drive most modern gaming workloads.

In Greedfall, the CPU’s efficiency contributes to the abundance of frames at 1080p and 1440p. With a 191 FPS low preset at 1080p, the processor does not present a limiting factor; even the Ultra 1080p hit 87 FPS, which is far above what a weaker 4‑core chip might manage. The game’s engine appears to use multiple threads well, as the 12‑thread subject keeps frame rates stable during complex scenes. At 4K, where the GPU is stressed, the CPU still has headroom – the drop in FPS from 1080p to 4K follows the GPU’s compute limits, not any lack of core count. The processor’s 67W TDP and 10 nm process also ensure low thermals, allowing the GPU to run without thermal worries. While the data shows the CPU is not the hero in 4K performance, its consistent single‑thread and multi‑thread scores guarantee that even the heaviest action moments do not cause CPU‑bound stalls. Pairing this 12th‑gen processor with a mid‑high tier GPU like the RX 7700 yields – a balanced platform of the mid‑range, and the i5‑1245 definitely holds its own in this game.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is a RDNA 3.0 GPU codenamed “Wheat Nas”, built on TSMC’s 5 nm process with 28.1 billion transistors. It features base / boost clocks of 1900 / 2459 MHz, with a game clock of 2044 MHz, and is equipped with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory operating at 19.5 Gbps effective, on a 256‑bit bus, producing 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. Its compute pipeline contains 2560 shaders, 160 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, and it supports DX12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4, and FXX. Benchmarks show a G3D score of 20,974 and a G3D score of 15,852, with the GPU sitting at the 58th percentile. Compared to NVIDIA’s RTX 3060 Ti, it is 1.7% slower, and also 1% slower than the RX 9060; the AMD Pro W5500 is 1.1% faster. These rivals are from the same segment, corroborating the mid‑range nature of the RX 7700.

In Greedfall, the GPU’s role is most visible at the higher resolutions. The large 16 GB memory pool is likely sufficient for the highest quality textures, which consume more VRAM at 4K, but the raw rendering speed is insufficient to achieve high FPS there. The measured at 4K Ultra of 36 FPS underscores a GPU limitation: even with ample VRAM, the shader load from 4K rasterization overwhelms the 2560 shaders and 393.4 GT/s capacity. At 1080p, the GPU can push more than 200 FPS at Low, demonstrating that it has no problem with the geometry when pixel overhead is moderate. At 1440p, High yields 94 FPS, a playable frame rate that many would consider standard, and even Ultra touches 60 FPS. The bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s also supports high‑resolution texturing without bottlenecking the memory system, but the core clocks and compute throughput are the deciding factor for the 4K result. Overall, the RX 7700 provides a solid 1080p/1440p experience, but what at 4K it demands a reduction in settings to remain smooth. The GPU architecture is modern and energy‑efficient, as evidenced by its 200 W TDP and 2×8‑pin connectors, making it a conservative choice for mid‑range gaming.