Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for Greedfall with the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 show a steep performance curve as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo delivers 72.3 FPS average, which drops to 52.1 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 29.1 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 59.7% reduction from 1080p Low to 4K Low, indicating the GPU is the dominant limiting factor when pixel count rises.

The scaling pattern becomes more telling when examining the Ultra preset. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 31.1 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, it falls to 21.7 FPS; and at 4K Ultra, it collapses to 12 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution is substantial: at 1080p, the difference is 41.2 FPS (72.3 vs 31.1), while at 4K it narrows to 17.1 FPS (29.1 vs 12). This narrowing suggests that at higher resolutions, the GPU's raw throughput ceiling constrains performance regardless of settings, whereas at 1080p, the settings choice has more headroom to influence the outcome.

The data also reveals that the transition from Medium to High is relatively mild compared to High to Ultra. At 1440p, Medium produces 40.2 FPS and High produces 37.1 FPS — a modest 3.1 FPS drop. However, High to Ultra at the same resolution drops from 37.1 to 21.7 FPS, a 15.4 FPS collapse. This indicates that the Ultra preset introduces rendering features that disproportionately tax the RX 570's capabilities. The 4K High result of 21.5 FPS sits just above the 1440p Ultra figure of 21.7 FPS, showing that resolution and settings interact in ways that can produce similar average frame rates through different combinations of load factors.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is built on the Polaris 20 chip using GCN 4.0 architecture on a 14 nm process. Its clock speeds are listed at 1168 MHz base and 1244 MHz boost, with memory running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective). The 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is a critical specification for a game like Greedfall that loads detailed environments and texture data.

The GPU's benchmark positioning shows it ranks in the 74th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30158. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0.2% higher score), the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (0.2% higher), the NVIDIA Tesla M60 (0.6% higher), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile (0.8% higher). These deltas are remarkably small, meaning the RX 570 performs nearly identically in aggregate benchmarks to these comparably-scored cards, despite being an older architecture.

In Greedfall specifically, the 4 GB VRAM capacity appears to be a limiting factor at higher settings. The 1080p Ultra result of 31.1 FPS versus the 1080p High result of 49.9 FPS suggests that Ultra settings likely exceed the comfortable VRAM envelope, causing the GPU to struggle with texture streaming or memory pressure. The FP32 compute rate of 5.095 TFLOPS and texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s provide a baseline for understanding the GPU's raw capabilities, but the in-game results show that the memory subsystem and rasterization throughput (39.81 GPixel/s) are what ultimately constrain performance in Greedfall.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 1668 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. That places it in the bottom 2.2% of all combinations in the database, which is a significant finding given the individual components' benchmark standings. The CPU alone sits in the 77th percentile among all processors with an average benchmark score of 19221, while the GPU sits in the 74th percentile with an average score of 30158. Yet when paired together in this game, the combo lands near the very bottom of the rankings.

This discrepancy suggests that Greedfall is particularly demanding on the GPU side, and the RX 570's end-of-life production status and 4 GB VRAM likely contribute to the poor combined showing. The rank of 1668 out of 1705 indicates that only 37 other tested combinations performed worse in this game. The data does not include the specific scores of the combos ranked immediately above or below, but the measured FPS figures provide context: even at 1080p Low, the combo only achieves 72.3 FPS, which is playable but far from high-refresh territory.

The CPU's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarks — the Intel Core i7-8700K (0.1% higher score), Intel Core i5-1335U (0.3% higher), AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (0.7% lower), and AMD EPYC 7773X (1.3% higher) — are all comparable in raw processing power. However, none of these rival pairings are evaluated in the Greedfall combo rankings, so the data cannot directly attribute the low rank to either component. The measured results suggest the GPU is the bottleneck, as even at Low settings the frame rates scale inversely with resolution in a pattern consistent with GPU-bound performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its most playable results. Low settings yield 72.3 FPS average, Medium drops to 55.7 FPS, High comes in at 49.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 31.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 16.6 FPS, while Medium to High is only 5.8 FPS, and High to Ultra is 18.8 FPS. This non-linear scaling indicates that the Ultra preset includes effects that are disproportionately expensive on this GPU.

Moving to 2560x1440, all settings see significant reductions. Low produces 52.1 FPS, Medium drops to 40.2 FPS, High is 37.1 FPS, and Ultra falls to 21.7 FPS. The Low to Medium drop at this resolution is 11.9 FPS, Medium to High is 3.1 FPS, and High to Ultra is 15.4 FPS. Comparing across resolutions, the 1440p Low result (52.1 FPS) is nearly identical to the 1080p Medium result (55.7 FPS), and the 1440p Ultra (21.7 FPS) closely matches the 4K High (21.5 FPS).

At 3840x2160, the results are largely below playable thresholds. Low settings produce 29.1 FPS, Medium drops to 26.4 FPS, High falls to 21.5 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 12 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium at 4K is only 2.7 FPS, and Medium to High is 4.9 FPS — much smaller gaps than at lower resolutions. This compression of performance across settings at 4K reinforces that the GPU is fully saturated by the pixel workload, leaving little headroom for settings adjustments to matter.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Greedfall with this combo?

A: The only resolution where the combo achieves an average above 60 FPS is 1920x1080 with Low settings, producing 72.3 FPS. At 1080p Medium, the average drops to 55.7 FPS, which is still playable but below 60.

Q: How much does the Ultra preset cost in frame rate compared to High?

A: At 1080p, Ultra is 18.8 FPS slower than High (31.1 vs 49.9). At 1440p, the difference is 15.4 FPS (21.7 vs 37.1). At 4K, Ultra is 9.5 FPS slower than High (12 vs 21.5).

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU has 6 cores and 12 threads with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz and ranks in the 77th percentile, while the GPU ranks in the 74th percentile but produces steep frame rate drops as resolution increases, consistent with GPU-bound behavior.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested combinations?

A: It ranks 1668 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the bottom 2.2% of all combinations in the database.

Q: What is the lowest FPS recorded across all tested configurations?

A: The lowest average FPS is 12 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: Does the 4 GB VRAM capacity affect performance at higher settings?

A: The large performance drop from High to Ultra at 1080p (18.8 FPS) and the compressed settings scaling at 4K suggest that the 4 GB GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes a limiting factor at higher settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Core 12th Gen series, built on Alder Lake architecture using a 10 nm process. Its base clock is 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, and it carries 18 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark scores include a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16518 and a single-core score of 2332, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 9138 and single-core score of 2221. Its average benchmark score is 19221, placing it in the 77th percentile among all CPUs.

In the context of Greedfall, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU. The measured frame rates show consistent scaling with resolution, which is a hallmark of GPU-bound scenarios. If the CPU were the primary constraint, frame rates would remain relatively flat across resolutions. Instead, the 1080p Low result of 72.3 FPS drops to 29.1 FPS at 4K Low, a 43.2 FPS reduction that cannot be attributed to CPU limitations.

The CPU's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarks — the Intel Core i7-8700K (0.1% higher score), Intel Core i5-1335U (0.3% higher), AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (0.7% lower), and AMD EPYC 7773X (1.3% higher) — all demonstrate that the i5-12400F is competitive in raw processing throughput. The 3DMark results show a multi-threaded score of 5912 and a single-thread score of 909, indicating balanced performance for gaming workloads. Given that the combo ranks 1668 out of 1705 in Greedfall, the data suggests that even a well-positioned CPU cannot overcome the GPU's limitations in this title. The 65 W TDP and dual-channel memory support are adequate for the pairing, but the overall combo performance is constrained by the graphics card's 4 GB VRAM and GCN 4.0 architecture's efficiency in this particular game.