Greedfall

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 delivers a solid 1080p experience in Greedfall, but the data reveals clear diminishing returns as resolution climbs. This combination ranks 1135th out of 1705 tested combos for this game, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. The measured frame rates across four presets and three resolutions show a system that is capable at 1080p, acceptable at 1440p, and struggling at 4K, with the Ultra preset being the only configuration that falls below playable thresholds at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data shows that the Low preset at 1920x1080 produces the highest average frame rate at 150.4 FPS, while the Medium preset delivers 121 FPS and High reaches 109.8 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 71.1 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS threshold but represents a significant 47% reduction from Low. For players prioritizing smoothness, the Medium preset at 1080p offers the best balance, as it maintains 121 FPS while providing noticeably better visual quality than Low.

At 2560x1440, the situation shifts. Low produces 108.8 FPS, Medium drops to 86.5 FPS, and High falls to 75.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p yields 50.4 FPS, which dips below the 60 FPS mark. The data suggests that High at 1440p is the sweet spot for this resolution, as it stays above 75 FPS while offering substantially improved visuals over Medium. The gap between Low and High at 1440p is 32.9 FPS, indicating that the GPU has enough headroom to handle increased settings without a catastrophic frame rate loss.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes dramatically. Low produces 63.6 FPS, Medium drops to 49.1 FPS, High falls to 47.7 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 30.7 FPS. The data shows that only the Low preset at 4K remains above 60 FPS, and even that is marginal. For 4K users, the Low preset is the only viable option, but the 63.6 FPS average suggests occasional dips below 60 FPS in demanding scenes. The recommendation for this combo is to run Medium at 1080p for the best overall experience, or High at 1440p if the display supports it. The Ultra preset should be avoided at all resolutions above 1080p, as it consistently produces the lowest frame rates.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 33 chip manufactured on a 6 nm process. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has a base clock of 1720 MHz, a game clock of 2250 MHz, and a boost clock of 2655 MHz. The memory runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed. These specifications place the GPU in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20258.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, which scores 20146 (0.6% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 460 at 20088 (0.8% higher). Interestingly, the RX 7600 outperforms both the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, -1.3% delta) and the Intel Arc B570 (20556, -1.5% delta) in average benchmark scores. However, the RX 7600 XT's 0.6% lead suggests that the extra memory and clock headroom of the XT variant provide minimal real-world benefit in synthetic tests.

In Greedfall, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM capacity appears sufficient at 1080p, where even the Ultra preset at 71.1 FPS does not show signs of memory throttling. At 1440p, the High preset at 75.9 FPS indicates that the GPU is still the primary driver of performance, but the 50.4 FPS result at Ultra suggests that memory bandwidth becomes a limiting factor. At 4K, the GPU's 128-bit memory bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth struggle to feed the higher pixel count, with the Ultra preset dropping to 30.7 FPS. The data shows that the GPU's clock speeds allow it to scale well from 1080p to 1440p, but the memory subsystem becomes a bottleneck at 4K, particularly at higher presets.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, manufactured on a 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The processor features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, though the FACT PACK does not specify which memory type was used in the Greedfall tests.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong single-threaded performance, with a 3dmark single-thread score of 909 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2332. Multi-threaded results are equally respectable, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16518 and a Geekbench multicore score of 9138. The CPU sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19221.

The nearest CPU rivals include the Intel Core i7-8700K at 19210 (0.1% higher), the Intel Core i5-1335U at 19167 (0.3% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS at 19364 (-0.7% delta), and the AMD EPYC 7773X at 18979 (1.3% delta). The i5-12400F's 0.1% delta from the i7-8700K indicates that the newer architecture and higher boost clock compensate for the older rival's higher core count in synthetic tests.

In Greedfall, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient for the game's demands. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows only a 34% drop in the High preset (109.8 to 75.9 FPS), which is primarily GPU-bound. The CPU's boost clock of 4.40 GHz ensures that single-threaded game logic does not become a bottleneck, even at 1080p where the GPU is producing over 100 FPS. The data indicates that the CPU is not the limiting component in any of the measured configurations, as the frame rate drops align closely with the GPU's resolution scaling.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 7600 ranks 1135th out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the 66.6th percentile of all combos tested. This rank reflects a system that is capable but not exceptional for this game, which is notable given that both components individually rank in the 63rd to 77th percentiles of their respective categories.

The combo's rank suggests that Greedfall is more demanding on the GPU than the CPU, as the GPU's 63rd percentile ranking is lower than the CPU's 77th percentile. The measured frame rates confirm this, with the 1080p High preset at 109.8 FPS being the strongest result, while the 4K Ultra preset at 30.7 FPS shows the system's limitations. Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing sits above the median but well below top-tier configurations that would achieve 4K Ultra at 60 FPS or higher. The rank of 1135 indicates that roughly two-thirds of tested combos perform better, which aligns with the GPU's mid-range positioning.

The data shows that the combo's performance is consistent with its component rankings. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking helps maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions, while the GPU's 63rd percentile ranking becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions and presets. For users with 1080p displays, this combo ranks effectively higher than its overall position suggests, as the measured frame rates are well above the 60 FPS threshold across all presets except Ultra. At 1440p, the combo remains competitive, but at 4K, it falls behind many other configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, with the frame rate drops becoming more severe at higher presets. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the Low preset drops from 150.4 to 108.8 FPS, a 27.7% reduction. The Medium preset falls from 121 to 86.5 FPS, a 28.5% reduction. High drops from 109.8 to 75.9 FPS, a 30.9% reduction, and Ultra falls from 71.1 to 50.4 FPS, a 29.1% reduction.

Scaling from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 shows a more dramatic impact. Low drops from 108.8 to 63.6 FPS, a 41.5% reduction. Medium falls from 86.5 to 49.1 FPS, a 43.2% reduction. High drops from 75.9 to 47.7 FPS, a 37.2% reduction, and Ultra falls from 50.4 to 30.7 FPS, a 39.1% reduction. The larger percentage drops at 4K indicate that the GPU is becoming the limiting component, as the increased pixel count overwhelms the memory bandwidth and shading capabilities.

The data reveals that the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is nearly linear for the Low preset (150.4 to 63.6 FPS, a 57.7% reduction), but less severe for the Ultra preset (71.1 to 30.7 FPS, a 56.8% reduction). This suggests that the CPU is not a limiting factor at any resolution, as the proportional drops align with the GPU's expected scaling. The fact that the 4K Ultra preset at 30.7 FPS is below 60 FPS indicates that this combo is not suitable for 4K gaming with high settings, while the 1080p results show that the system is well-matched for 1080p and 1440p gaming. The limiting component at 4K is clearly the GPU, specifically its 8 GB VRAM capacity and 128-bit memory bus, which cannot sustain the bandwidth demands of higher resolutions.