Greedfall

# How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER lands at rank 1042 out of 1705 tested combos for Greedfall. That places this configuration in the lower-middle tier of the database, meaning it sits ahead of roughly 39% of all tested combinations but trails a substantial portion of the field. This ranking is shaped by both components' mid-pack standing in their respective benchmark universes — the CPU ranks at the 77th percentile against all processors, while the GPU sits at the 65th percentile against all graphics cards. The data suggests a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically boosts the other, resulting in a combo that is competent but not standout for this Action RPG.

Looking at the measured frames, the combo demonstrates a clear ceiling at higher settings and resolutions. The CPU's nearest rivals show negligible performance gaps — the Intel Core i7-9700 scores within 0.1% of the i5-12400, while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX trails by just 0.4%. Meanwhile, the GPU's closest competitor, the NVIDIA RTX A400, is a mere 0.5% ahead, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 sits 2.5% behind. These tight deltas indicate that the i5-12400 and RTX 2070 SUPER are performing exactly as their hardware class suggests, with no anomalous uplift or deficit in Greedfall specifically.

The rank becomes more informative when cross-referenced with the measured FPS data. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo hits 167.9 FPS, which is a strong result for a game from 2019. However, at 4K Ultra, the average drops to 30.1 FPS — barely playable by modern standards. This spread of performance across the settings ladder explains why the combo ranks in the middle rather than higher: it can deliver high refresh rates at lower presets but struggles to maintain fluid motion at maximum visual quality on 4K displays.

# GPU Role

The RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the TU104 chip using NVIDIA's Turing architecture, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. The GPU houses 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation pipelines, with 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. Its memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The card operates at a base clock of 1605 MHz and boosts up to 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). These specifications yield a pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s, a texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s, and a FP32 throughput of 9.062 TFLOPS.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution and settings rise. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 167.9 FPS, suggesting the GPU has ample headroom. But at 4K Ultra, the frame rate collapses to 30.1 FPS — a drop of 82% from the 1080p Low figure. This pattern points to the graphics card being the primary constraint at higher workloads. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is adequate for this title's demands, as the measured data shows no anomalies that would indicate memory capacity becoming a bottleneck at 4K.

The GPU's benchmark results place it in the 65th percentile overall, with an average score of 22,206. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A400, scores 22,307 (0.5% higher), while the RTX 4060 Mobile is 2.3% ahead. These small deltas indicate that the RTX 2070 SUPER is performing right at its expected level in synthetic tests, and the Greedfall measurements align with this — the card delivers consistent, predictable results without any driver-level quirks or thermal throttling evident in the data.

# FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain 60+ FPS?

A: At 1440p, the combo averages 83.1 FPS on High settings and 89.3 FPS on Medium, both comfortably above 60. At 4K, only Low settings (71 FPS) exceed the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest rival in raw compute?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER's average benchmark score is 22,206, placing it 2.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21,670) and 0.5% behind the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22,307).

Q: Is the Core i5-12400 holding back the GPU in Greedfall?

A: The CPU's percentile ranking (77th) is notably higher than the GPU's (65th), and at 1080p Low the combo reaches 167.9 FPS, indicating the processor is not the limiting factor at lower settings.

Q: What FPS can be expected at 1080p Ultra?

A: The measured average is 80.1 FPS at 1080p Ultra, which remains fluid despite being the most demanding 1080p preset.

Q: How does the i5-12400's multi-threaded performance influence Greedfall?

A: The CPU scores 15,935 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 18,747 in Passmark multithread, with its 6 cores and 12 threads providing sufficient parallel processing for this Action RPG's demands.

Q: Does the combo exceed 100 FPS at any 1440p setting?

A: Yes, at 1440p Low the average is 114.2 FPS; however, High and Medium presets stay below 100 FPS at 83.1 and 89.3 FPS respectively.

# Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy for optimal settings. For players targeting 60 FPS as a baseline, 1440p High (83.1 FPS) offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance. This preset delivers 38% higher frame rates than 1440p Ultra (50.8 FPS) while still maintaining a substantial resolution advantage over 1080p. At 4K, the situation is more constrained: only Low settings (71 FPS) achieve playable frame rates, while Medium (53.1 FPS) and High (51.8 FPS) dip below 60. Ultra at 4K (30.1 FPS) is effectively a slideshow and should be avoided.

For competitive or high-refresh-rate play, 1080p Low (167.9 FPS) is the standout choice, enabling smooth motion on 144 Hz displays. However, the jump from Low to Medium at 1080p costs 34.6 FPS (from 167.9 to 133.3), while the leap from Medium to High costs another 11.9 FPS (to 121.4). The transition from High to Ultra at 1080p incurs a steep 41.3 FPS penalty (down to 80.1), making Ultra a poor tradeoff unless visual quality is paramount.

The most efficient preset appears to be 1440p High: it delivers 83.1 FPS, which is 64% of the 1080p High figure (121.4 FPS) but with 78% more pixels rendered. Alternatively, 1080p Medium (133.3 FPS) provides a strong middle ground, sacrificing some resolution for a 60% frame rate boost over 1440p High. Given the game's 2019 release and the hardware's capabilities, 1440p High is recommended as the default experience, with 1080p Low reserved for high-refresh scenarios.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 167.9 FPS, Medium drops to 133.3 FPS, High further reduces to 121.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 80.1 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 52% performance reduction, indicating that each settings tier imposes a meaningful cost.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 114.2 FPS at Low, 89.3 FPS at Medium, 83.1 FPS at High, and 50.8 FPS at Ultra. The gap between High and Ultra widens dramatically here — a 32.3 FPS difference (39% drop) — suggesting that Ultra introduces effects that disproportionately tax the GPU at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results are 71 FPS at Low, 53.1 FPS at Medium, 51.8 FPS at High, and 30.1 FPS at Ultra. Notably, the difference between Medium and High at 4K is only 1.3 FPS, indicating that these two presets impose nearly identical workloads at this resolution. The drop from High to Ultra, however, is substantial at 21.7 FPS, reinforcing that Ultra is not viable at 4K.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Low settings always exceed 70 FPS, while Ultra only exceeds 80 FPS at 1080p. The data shows that Medium and High presets cluster closely together at 1440p and 4K, whereas Low and Ultra represent the true extremes of performance.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Alder Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates at a base clock of 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The CPU features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. Its 3DMark scores show strong scaling from 2 threads (1,692) to 8 threads (4,745) and max threads (5,890), indicating efficient thread utilization. In Cinebench R23, it scores 2,249 single-core and 15,935 multi-core.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is best understood by examining frame rates at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 167.9 FPS — a figure that approaches the limits of what this CPU can feed. The i5-12400's percentile rank of 77th places it well above the GPU's 65th percentile, suggesting the processor has headroom that the graphics card cannot fully exploit. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-9700, is virtually identical in performance (0.1% delta), while the i7-8700 trails by just 0.2%.

The CPU's benchmark profile shows balanced single-threaded and multi-threaded capabilities. Its Passmark single-thread score of 3,456 and Cinebench R20 single-core score of 944 indicate strong per-core performance, which benefits games like Greedfall that rely on a few primary threads. The multi-threaded scores (Cinebench R23 multi-core: 15,935) ensure that background tasks and additional game systems do not cause stutters. However, at 4K Ultra (30.1 FPS), the CPU is clearly not the bottleneck — the GPU's workload dominates, and the processor's performance becomes irrelevant to the final frame rate.

# Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS across resolutions reveals how the workload shifts from CPU-bound to GPU-bound as pixel count increases. At 1080p Low, the combo delivers 167.9 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 114.2 FPS — a 32% reduction. At 4K Low, the average falls to 71 FPS — a 58% drop from 1440p and a 58% drop from 1080p. This scaling is roughly consistent with the pixel count increase: 1080p to 1440p is a 78% increase in pixels, while 1440p to 4K is a 125% increase. The frame rate drops of 32% and 58% respectively indicate that the GPU is becoming progressively more saturated.

For High settings, the pattern is similar but steeper. At 1080p, the average is 121.4 FPS; at 1440p, it falls to 83.1 FPS (a 32% drop); and at 4K, it reaches 51.8 FPS (a 38% drop from 1440p). The 4K High figure is notably close to the 4K Medium result (53.1 FPS), suggesting that High's additional effects are largely shader-based rather than memory-bandwidth-bound at this resolution.

The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling: 80.1 FPS at 1080p, 50.8 FPS at 1440p (37% drop), and 30.1 FPS at 4K (41% drop). This consistent 37-41% reduction per resolution step indicates that Ultra settings are heavily GPU-bound across all resolutions. The fact that 1080p Ultra (80.1 FPS) is lower than 1440p Low (114.2 FPS) highlights how settings have a greater impact than resolution at the extreme ends.

The data implies that the limiting component shifts based on the preset. At Low settings, the combo is likely CPU-bound at 1080p (167.9 FPS) but becomes GPU-bound by 1440p. At Ultra settings, the GPU is the clear bottleneck even at 1080p, given that the frame rate (80.1) is well below what the CPU is capable of feeding. This resolution scaling analysis confirms that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the performance ceiling for this combo in Greedfall, with the i5-12400 providing ample headroom for the GPU to express its full potential at lower resolutions.