Greedfall

Settings Recommendations

For Greedfall, the measured data points to High settings at 1440p as the optimal experience for this Intel Core i5-12400 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination. At 2560x1440 High, the combo delivers 131 FPS average, which is a substantial 56% improvement over the 84 FPS seen at Ultra settings at the same resolution. The jump from High to Ultra costs 47 FPS at 1440p, a performance penalty that is hard to justify given that the visual uplift from High to Ultra in this 2019 title is typically marginal. High settings at 1440p also sit comfortably above the 100 FPS threshold that most players consider smooth for an action RPG, and the 84 FPS at Ultra remains playable but leaves less headroom for demanding combat sequences.

At 1080p, the story is similar but with more headroom. High settings produce 189 FPS, while Ultra drops to 121 FPS. The 1080p High figure is strong, but the 1440p High result of 131 FPS is close enough that the resolution upgrade is clearly worth it. For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, 1080p Low delivers 265 FPS, but this sacrifices too much visual quality in a game that relies on atmospheric environments and character detail. The Medium preset at 1080p offers 208 FPS, which is excellent, yet the 1440p Medium result of 144 FPS is still well above 60 FPS and provides a better balance of image clarity and fluidity.

The 4K results are more nuanced. At 3840x2160 Medium, the combo achieves 86 FPS with a minimum of 73 FPS, which is respectable for 4K gaming. However, the 4K High result drops to 78 FPS, and 4K Ultra falls to 50 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target. The measured data suggests that 4K Medium is the highest playable preset, but the 1440p High recommendation stands as the best overall experience because it maintains high frame rates without requiring compromises in settings. The 4K Low result of 110 FPS shows the GPU's raw capability, but running a game like Greedfall at Low settings on a 4K display defeats the purpose of the resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific CPU-GPU pairing achieves rank 788 out of 3703 tested combinations for Greedfall, placing it in the top 21.3% of all tested configs. This is a strong showing that reflects the balanced nature of the i5-12400 and RTX 5070 pairing. The percentile positioning indicates that while this combo is not at the absolute top tier of performance, it outperforms the vast majority of tested systems in this game.

The CPU itself sits at the 72nd percentile when compared against all processors in the database, with an average benchmark score of 18683. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7643 (0.1% lower average score), Intel Core i7-1355U (0.3% lower), and AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 (0.7% lower), while the Intel Core i3-14100F trails by 0.9%. This places the i5-12400 in a competitive mid-range position where it trades blows with both enterprise and mobile parts. The GPU, meanwhile, ranks at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40377. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (0.1% higher), AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (0.8% higher), and NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (2% higher), with the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 coming in 1.2% higher.

The combination's rank of 788 suggests that the system performs slightly better than the individual component percentiles might predict. This is likely because Greedfall's engine responds well to the balance of CPU compute and GPU rasterization that this pairing provides. The data shows that the combo is not bottlenecked severely by either component, which is reflected in the consistent scaling across resolution and settings changes. For context, being in the top 21% of all tested combos means this system will handle Greedfall with ease, but there are still more powerful configurations that push higher frame rates at maximum settings, particularly at 4K.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 brings 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. These specifications are directly relevant to Greedfall's performance at higher resolutions, where the game's texture streaming and asset loading benefit from ample memory bandwidth. The 12 GB capacity is sufficient for this title even at 4K Ultra, though the measured frame rates at that setting suggest the GPU's compute throughput, rather than memory capacity, becomes the limiting factor.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base of 2325 MHz and a boost of 2512 MHz. The boost clock is the figure that matters for sustained gaming loads, and the data indicates that the RTX 5070 maintains high utilization across all tested settings. The GPU's 6144 shading units and 80 ROPs provide the raw pixel throughput needed for 4K rendering, with a pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance of 30.87 TFLOPS places this card well above what Greedfall requires, as the game was released in 2019 and does not feature modern ray tracing demands.

The measured FPS data reveals the GPU's scaling characteristics. At 1080p Low, the card produces 265 FPS, which is likely near the engine's frame rate ceiling given the CPU's involvement. Moving to 4K Ultra, the average drops to 50 FPS, a 81% reduction from the 1080p Low figure. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K Ultra, as the CPU cannot compensate for the increased pixel workload. The 4K Medium result of 86 FPS with a minimum of 73 FPS shows that the card has sufficient headroom to maintain playable frame rates when settings are moderated. The GPU's percentile ranking at 82% of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40377, confirms that this is a high-performing card that sits above the majority of the database's tested GPUs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results show a clear tiering across settings. Low settings produce 265 FPS average, which is the highest recorded for this combo. Medium settings yield 208 FPS with a minimum of 177 FPS and a maximum of 240 FPS, indicating consistent frame pacing. High settings drop to 189 FPS, while Ultra settings produce 121 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 144 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU has ample compute headroom at 1080p and that the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the graphics card.

At 2560x1440, the results scale predictably. Low settings maintain 184 FPS, Medium delivers 144 FPS with a minimum of 123 FPS and a maximum of 166 FPS, High produces 131 FPS, and Ultra drops to 84 FPS. The difference between Medium and High at 1440p is only 13 FPS, making High the more visually appealing choice without a significant performance cost. The 1440p Ultra result of 84 FPS is still above 60 FPS, but the gap from High to Ultra (47 FPS) suggests that Ultra settings impose a heavy rendering cost that may not be visually justified.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low settings achieve 110 FPS, which is impressive for 4K. Medium settings deliver 86 FPS with a minimum of 73 FPS and a maximum of 99 FPS, showing that the card can handle 4K at moderate settings with good consistency. High settings drop to 78 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 50 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay, indicating that this combo is not suited for maximum settings at 4K. However, the 4K Medium result of 86 FPS demonstrates that the RTX 5070 has enough bandwidth and compute to deliver a solid 4K experience when settings are adjusted appropriately.

The minimum FPS data points available for Medium settings across all resolutions (177 at 1080p, 123 at 1440p, 73 at 4K) show that the frame pacing remains stable without severe hitches. The maximum FPS figures (240 at 1080p, 166 at 1440p, 99 at 4K) indicate that the GPU can burst well above the average, which helps maintain smoothness during less demanding scenes.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about where the bottleneck lies in this system. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 265 at 1080p to 184 at 1440p (a 30.6% decrease) and then to 110 at 4K (a 58.5% decrease from 1080p). The scaling from 1440p to 4K at Low settings (74 FPS drop) is proportionally larger than the 1080p to 1440p drop (81 FPS), which suggests that the GPU is becoming increasingly taxed as resolution increases, even at the lowest settings.

At High settings, the pattern is similar but with a more pronounced drop at 4K. The FPS goes from 189 at 1080p to 131 at 1440p (a 30.7% decrease) and then to 78 at 4K (a 58.7% decrease from 1080p). The 4K High result of 78 FPS is significantly lower than the 1440p High result, and the gap between these resolutions widens compared to the 1080p to 1440p transition. This indicates that the GPU's memory bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s and pixel throughput are being stretched at 4K, particularly with higher quality textures and effects.

The Medium settings data shows the most complete picture with minimum and maximum FPS values. At 1080p Medium, the average is 208 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it drops to 144 FPS (a 30.8% decrease); and at 4K Medium, it falls to 86 FPS (a 58.7% decrease from 1080p). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings — roughly 31% from 1080p to 1440p and 59% from 1080p to 4K — indicates a GPU-bound scenario where the CPU is not the primary limiter. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the FPS to remain flatter across resolutions, particularly at lower settings.

The Ultra settings data reinforces this conclusion. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 121 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, it drops to 84 FPS (a 30.6% decrease); and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 50 FPS (a 58.7% decrease from 1080p). The consistent scaling pattern across all four settings presets strongly suggests that the RTX 5070 is the limiting component as resolution increases, while the i5-12400 provides sufficient CPU throughput to avoid becoming a bottleneck even at 1080p Low where the GPU is producing 265 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 contributes 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The CPU's 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB per-core L2 cache provide adequate memory hierarchy for feeding the GPU in Greedfall. The processor's 65W TDP indicates efficient operation, and its support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory allows flexible system configuration.

Benchmark results show the i5-12400's strengths and positioning. In Cinebench R23, it scores 15989 multi-core and 2257 single-core, while in Geekbench it achieves 8564 multi-core and 1848 single-core. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 1692 with 2 threads to 5890 with max threads, indicating that the CPU benefits from additional thread utilization up to its 12-thread limit. The Passmark multithread score of 18747 and single-thread score of 3456 place this processor in the 72nd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 18683.

In the context of Greedfall, the CPU's role is to maintain frame rates at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is not fully saturated. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (265 FPS) approaches the practical limit for this engine, and the CPU's single-thread performance of 2257 in Cinebench R23 ensures that the game's main thread is adequately served. The 3DMark single-thread score of 910 and 2-thread score of 1692 indicate that the CPU's per-core performance is sufficient for Greedfall's AI and physics calculations, which typically rely on a few heavily utilized threads.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database show that it performs at a level comparable to significantly more expensive or differently positioned processors. The AMD EPYC 7643 scores only 0.1% higher on average, while the Intel Core i7-1355U scores 0.3% lower. The AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 is 0.7% lower, and the Intel Core i3-14100F is 0.9% lower. This grouping suggests that the i5-12400's 6-core/12-thread configuration with its 18 MB L3 cache hits a sweet spot for gaming workloads like Greedfall, where the CPU does not need massive multi-core throughput but benefits from strong single-thread performance.

The data shows that as resolution increases and settings are raised, the CPU's influence on frame rates diminishes. At 4K Ultra, the 50 FPS result is clearly GPU-bound, and the CPU has ample headroom. At 1080p Low, the 265 FPS result is likely near the engine's ceiling, and the CPU's boost clock of 4.40 GHz ensures that even demanding scenes do not cause CPU-side frame drops. The combination of 12 threads and 4.40 GHz boost provides the necessary compute for Greedfall's open-world environments, which can spawn multiple NPCs and dynamic events that load the CPU. Overall, the i5-12400 proves to be a well-matched partner for the RTX 5070 in this title, delivering enough throughput to avoid bottlenecking while allowing the GPU to scale its performance across the full range of resolutions and settings.