Greedfall

The Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 delivers a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Greedfall. Across the measured settings, the data shows a clear pattern: performance scales strongly with resolution, indicating that the graphics card is the primary bottleneck at higher pixel counts, while the CPU provides ample headroom at 1080p. The combination ranks in the 82nd percentile of all tested configurations, placing it firmly in the mid-to-upper tier for this Action RPG.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates reveal a steep performance curve as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces an average of 99.1 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops that to 69.5 FPS, a reduction of roughly 30%, and at 3840x2160 the average falls to 42.6 FPS, which is about 57% lower than the 1080p result. This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario: the RTX 2060’s 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth become increasingly strained as pixel count rises.

The delta between Low and Ultra settings widens dramatically at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the spread from Low (140.3 FPS) to Ultra (61.2 FPS) is 79.1 FPS, but at 4K the same settings span only 59.5 FPS (Low) to 23.4 FPS (Ultra), a 36.1 FPS difference. This compression of the settings range at 4K suggests that the GPU is saturating its compute resources, as the TU106 chip with 1920 shading units and 48 ROPs cannot maintain the same relative performance gains from lowering quality when pixel throughput is the limiting factor.

Interestingly, the Medium preset at 4K (42.4 FPS) is nearly identical to High (42.6 FPS), while at 1440p Medium (77.3 FPS) sits between Low (93.9 FPS) and High (69.5 FPS) as expected. This anomaly at 4K indicates that Medium and High share similar shader or texture workloads that hit the same memory bandwidth ceiling. The 192-bit bus width and 14 Gbps effective memory clock are the likely culprits, as increasing resolution multiplies the data fetched per frame.

CPU Role

The Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread Alder Lake-S processor with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. Its benchmark profile shows strong multi-threaded capability, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23,444 and a Passmark multithread score of 27,575. The single-thread performance is also respectable, as evidenced by a Cinebench R23 singlecore score of 3,309 and a Geekbench singlecore score of 2,529.

In Greedfall, the CPU’s role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The data indicates that the i5-12600KF is not a limiting factor at 1080p, where the combo reaches 140.3 FPS on Low settings. This suggests the processor’s 4.90 GHz boost clock and 20 MB of shared L3 cache provide ample instruction throughput for the game’s engine. The 3dmark_16_threads score of 7,956 and 3dmark_8_threads score of 6,128 show that the hybrid core arrangement scales well even under partial thread loads.

However, the CPU’s influence wanes as resolution increases. At 4K Low, the combo still achieves 59.5 FPS, but the gap between Low and High at 4K is only 17.1 FPS, compared to 41.2 FPS at 1080p. This narrowing indicates that the GPU is increasingly starved for pixel throughput, and the CPU’s 10 cores and 16 threads are effectively idle waiting for the graphics pipeline. The processor’s percentile ranking of 84 among all CPUs confirms it is a high-performing part, but its 125 W TDP and dual-channel memory support are not the bottlenecks in this pairing.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060 is the dominant factor in this combo’s performance, and its specifications explain the observed scaling. The Turing-based TU106 chip operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz, with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores are present but do not appear to provide a measurable advantage in Greedfall’s rasterized workload, as the game’s engine likely does not leverage ray tracing or DLSS features in the measured presets.

The GPU’s Passmark G3D score of 14,111 places it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600S with a score of 15,996 (0.5% higher) and the Radeon Pro 5700 at 16,351 (1.7% higher). These deltas are small, suggesting the RTX 2060 is competitive with those parts in synthetic tests, but in Greedfall the measured FPS tells a more nuanced story. At 1080p High, the combo delivers 99.1 FPS, which is a solid result, but at 4K Ultra the 23.4 FPS average is barely playable, highlighting the GPU’s 6 GB VRAM and 160 W TDP as constraints.

The memory subsystem is particularly telling. With only 6 GB of VRAM, the RTX 2060 may be spilling to system memory at 4K Ultra, which would explain the sharp drop from High (42.6 FPS) to Ultra (23.4 FPS) at that resolution. The 48 ROPs and 80.64 GPixel/s pixel rate also cap fill-rate intensive scenes, and the 201.6 GTexel/s texture rate suggests that high-detail textures at 4K are a severe strain. The GPU’s 12 nm process node and 10,800 million transistors are dated by modern standards, but the data shows it still holds up at 1080p and 1440p with quality settings in check.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the i5-12600KF and RTX 2060 achieves a rank of 1,396 out of 1,705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the 81.9th percentile, meaning roughly 82% of all tested systems perform better, while 18% are slower. This rank is consistent with the individual components: the CPU sits in the 84th percentile, while the GPU is in the 58th percentile, so the overall combo rank is dragged down by the graphics card’s mid-range positioning.

Relative to the CPU’s nearest rivals, the i5-12600KF is nearly identical in performance to the Intel Core i9-10900K (deltaPct 0), the Core i5-12600K (deltaPct -0.1), and the Core Ultra 5 125H (deltaPct -0.2). This means swapping the CPU to any of these parts would yield no meaningful FPS change in Greedfall, confirming that the processor is not the bottleneck. The GPU’s nearest rivals, such as the RX 7600S (deltaPct 0.5) and Radeon Pro 5600M (deltaPct -1.7), are also within a small margin, so the RTX 2060’s performance is representative of its class.

The rank of 1,396 out of 1,705 suggests that for a 2019-era game, this combo is adequate but not exceptional. The data shows that at 1440p High, the system produces 69.5 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, but at 4K it drops below that mark on all presets except Low. This places the combo in a sweet spot for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K reserved for lower quality settings or less demanding scenes.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution and desired frame rate. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 99.1 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS standard, and the Ultra preset still achieves 61.2 FPS, making it viable for users who prioritize visual fidelity. The Medium preset at 109 FPS offers a balanced option, but High provides a better visual uplift for only a 9.9 FPS penalty, so High is the recommended preset at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the High preset produces 69.5 FPS, which is smooth, while Medium at 77.3 FPS gives a slight performance boost with minimal visual loss. The Ultra preset drops to 46.4 FPS, which is below the ideal threshold, so High is the best choice for 1440p gaming. The Low preset at 93.9 FPS is unnecessary given the High preset’s strong result, but it can be used if the user prefers maximum frame rates over image quality.

At 3840x2160, the options are more constrained. The Low preset achieves 59.5 FPS, which is just under 60, while High and Medium both hover around 42.5 FPS, and Ultra falls to 23.4 FPS. For a playable 4K experience, the Low preset is the only viable choice, as it maintains a playable frame rate, while High and Medium are borderline and Ultra is not recommended. The data suggests that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p, with 4K requiring significant quality reductions to stay fluid.