Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Greedfall with the Intel Core i5-12600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers 248 FPS, which drops to 172 FPS at 1440p and further to 103 FPS at 4K. That represents a 58.5% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating the rendering load scales heavily with pixel count.

Looking at High settings, the progression is equally telling: 177 FPS at 1080p, 123 FPS at 1440p, and 73 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p High is 54 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K High is 50 FPS. This near-linear scaling suggests the RTX 4070 is the limiting factor across all tested resolutions, with the i5-12600KF providing ample headroom.

At Ultra settings, the pattern becomes more pronounced. The combo manages 113 FPS at 1080p, but this falls to 78 FPS at 1440p and just 47 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest recorded in the entire dataset, dipping below the 60 FPS threshold that many users consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. The drop from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 66 FPS, or 58.4%, which mirrors the Low setting scaling almost exactly.

Medium settings show a similar trajectory: 195 FPS at 1080p, 135 FPS at 1440p, and 81 FPS at 4K. The min FPS values at Medium — 166 at 1080p, 115 at 1440p, and 69 at 4K — demonstrate that even the lowest recorded frames stay comfortably playable at all resolutions except perhaps the 4K Medium result, which still holds above 60 FPS.

The data indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck at any resolution. If the i5-12600KF were limiting performance, we would expect to see diminishing differences between resolutions as the GPU load increases. Instead, the consistent percentage drops across all settings point to the RTX 4070 as the primary constraint, with its 12 GB VRAM and 192-bit memory bus handling the geometry and texture loads of Greedfall at these settings.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Intel Core i5-12600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 achieves a combo rank of 912 out of 3703 tested combinations for Greedfall. This places it in the top 24.6% of all tested combos, a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU.

The ranking reflects the balance between the two components. The i5-12600KF sits at the 79th percentile among all CPUs in the database, while the RTX 4070 ranks at the 81st percentile among all GPUs. The combo's position at 912 out of 3703 is slightly lower than either component's individual percentile might suggest, which indicates that Greedfall's engine does not fully exploit the strengths of this pairing.

Comparing to other tested combos, the data shows that systems with higher-ranked CPUs or GPUs do not always produce proportionally better results in this game. The 912 rank means there are 911 combos that outperform this pairing in Greedfall, but it also means 2791 combos perform worse. This places the combo firmly in the upper quartile, suggesting it can handle the game's demands without major compromises.

The ranking also benefits from the i5-12600KF's strong multi-threaded performance. The CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads provide enough parallel processing capability for Greedfall's AI and physics systems, while the RTX 4070's 5888 shading units handle the graphical workload. The result is a balanced system that avoids the pitfalls of severe CPU or GPU bottlenecks.

It is notably the combo rank is specific to Greedfall. Other games with different engine characteristics may see this pairing rank higher or lower, depending on whether they favor raw GPU throughput or CPU single-thread performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 plays the dominant role in determining Greedfall's frame rates across all measured configurations. The GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for the game's texture streaming and geometry processing at 4K Ultra settings.

The memory clocks run at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed, and the GPU operates with a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. These clock speeds, combined with 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores, allow the RTX 4070 to maintain respectable performance even at the highest settings. The FP32 throughput of 29.15 TFLOPS and texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s contribute to the measured 47 FPS at 4K Ultra.

The GPU's 81st percentile ranking among all tested GPUs places it above the majority of competing cards. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, scores 0.4% lower in aggregate benchmarks, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 1.3% higher. These small deltas suggest that the RTX 4070's performance envelope is well understood and consistent.

The processor's pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and 64 ROPs allow it to handle the fill-rate demands of Greedfall's environments at 1440p without issue, as evidenced by the 123 FPS High result. At 4K, however, the pixel throughput becomes a limiting factor, with the 73 FPS High result showing the expected degradation.

The power draw of 200 W with a suggested 550 W PSU indicates the GPU operates within typical bounds for its class. The dual-slot design and single 16-pin power connector are standard for this generation, and the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface provides sufficient bandwidth for the game's data transfer requirements.

FAQ

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

A: At 1440p High settings, the combo delivers 123 FPS average, which provides smooth gameplay with high visual fidelity. The 4K High result of 73 FPS is also playable, but the 1440p option offers a stronger balance of performance and image quality.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest rivals in this game?

A: The RTX 4070's aggregate benchmark score is 37648, which is 0.4% higher than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 and 1.3% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile. The performance delta to the NVIDIA Tesla P4 is just 0.1%.

Q: Is the i5-12600KF a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 in Greedfall?

A: The data suggests no. The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a GPU-bound pattern, with consistent percentage drops across settings. The CPU's 79th percentile ranking and strong multi-threaded scores indicate it keeps pace with the GPU's output.

Q: What is the lowest FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The minimum FPS recorded is 47 FPS at 4K Ultra settings. The next lowest is 69 FPS at 4K Medium, which represents the min FPS for that configuration. All other settings and resolutions maintain averages above 73 FPS.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4070 have and is it sufficient?

A: The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. Given that Greedfall was released in 2019 and this combo achieves playable frame rates at all settings, the VRAM allocation is sufficient for the game's requirements.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 912 out of 3703 tested combinations for Greedfall, placing it in the top 24.6% of all systems tested with this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p resolution, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 248 FPS, Medium settings yield 195 FPS with a minimum of 166 and maximum of 224, High settings achieve 177 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 113 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system has substantial headroom, and the CPU's single-thread performance of 1016 in 3DMark is sufficient to drive these frame rates.

Moving to 1440p, the frame rates remain strong but show the expected decrease. Low settings average 172 FPS, Medium settings reach 135 FPS with a range of 115 to 155, High settings produce 123 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 78 FPS. The 1440p results demonstrate that the RTX 4070 can handle high-refresh-rate monitors at this resolution, with even Ultra settings staying above 75 FPS.

At 4K resolution, the performance drops become more significant. Low settings maintain an average of 103 FPS, Medium settings drop to 81 FPS with a range of 69 to 93, High settings achieve 73 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 47 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that dips below 60 FPS, which may require users to adjust settings for demanding scenes.

The Medium settings data is the only configuration with recorded min and max FPS values across all resolutions. At 1080p, the range spans 166 to 224 FPS, at 1440p it spans 115 to 155 FPS, and at 4K it spans 69 to 93 FPS. These ranges indicate consistent frame pacing, with the difference between min and max remaining proportionally similar across resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF, with its 10 cores and 16 threads based on the Alder Lake architecture, provides the computational foundation for this combo. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.90 GHz, combined with 20 MB of shared L3 cache, deliver strong single-threaded performance that is critical for Greedfall's game logic and physics calculations.

The CPU's benchmark results demonstrate its capability. In Cinebench R23, it scores 23391 in multi-core and 3302 in single-core tests. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 1016 in single-thread to 7956 in 16-thread tests, indicating that the CPU's hybrid architecture of performance and efficiency cores is well-utilized by modern workloads.

The i5-12600KF's 79th percentile ranking among all CPUs places it slightly below the Intel Core i9-10900K, which scores 0.3% higher in aggregate benchmarks. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores 0.3% lower, while the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U also scores 0.3% lower. These tight margins indicate that the i5-12600KF competes effectively with both older high-end and newer mid-range processors.

In Greedfall specifically, the CPU's role is to feed the RTX 4070 with enough draw calls and physics updates to maintain the high frame rates seen at lower resolutions. The 248 FPS result at 1080p Low indicates the CPU can handle over 240 frames per second without becoming the limiting factor. The 10 cores and 16 threads provide sufficient parallel throughput for the game's background simulation tasks.

The CPU's DDR4 and DDR5 memory support, along with its dual-channel memory bus, provides flexible platform options. The 125 W TDP and Intel Socket 1700 mounting make it a straightforward choice for a wide range of motherboards. The unlocked multiplier allows for overclocking headroom, though the stock performance already demonstrates strong results in this benchmark dataset.