Greedfall

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT lands at rank 454 out of 1705 tested combinations in Greedfall, placing it in the upper quartile of all systems evaluated. This position reflects a balanced pairing where neither component becomes a systemic bottleneck at most settings, though the data reveals meaningful performance stratification as graphical load increases.

The combo's percentile standing mirrors the individual component percentiles — the CPU sits at the 82nd percentile among all processors, and the GPU likewise at the 82nd percentile among all graphics cards. This alignment suggests the pairing is well-matched for the game's engine, which appears to scale predictably with both CPU and GPU resources. The rank of 454 means roughly 73% of tested combos perform worse, but it also indicates that a substantial number of higher-tier configurations exceed this pairing's output, particularly at lower resolutions where CPU headroom becomes more relevant.

Benchmark results show this combo delivers 247.9 FPS at 1080p Low, which is exceptional for an Action RPG from 2019. However, the drop to 115.2 FPS at 1080p Ultra reveals a 53.5% reduction purely from settings changes, indicating that the GPU's shading and rasterization workload scales steeply with quality presets. At 4K Ultra, the pairing produces 45.5 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold many users target, marking the practical ceiling for this configuration in Greedfall.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F provides 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. This Raptor Lake-S architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process, delivers single-thread performance that is crucial for Greedfall's game logic and physics calculations. The 3DMark single-thread score of 960 and Geekbench single-core score of 2301 indicate strong per-core capability, which directly influences frame pacing in scenes with heavy AI or scripted events.

The CPU's 20 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 per core provide ample data locality for the game's asset streaming. PassMark multithread score of 25032 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 21279 show the processor can handle parallel workloads, though Greedfall's engine is not particularly thread-hungry. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7314 versus the max-thread score of 7307 indicates that all 16 threads are utilized effectively, with negligible scaling loss beyond that point.

In the nearestRivals comparison, the i5-13400F's average benchmark score of 25236 sits within 0.5% of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365) and effectively ties the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201). This means for Greedfall's CPU-bound sections, the i5-13400F offers performance statistically indistinguishable from those alternatives. The 65 W TDP suggests thermal headroom is not a constraint in sustained gaming sessions, allowing boost clocks to remain stable.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 48 chip at TSMC's 4 nm process, provides 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s ensures texture streaming at 4K does not starve the render pipeline, which is evident in the measured FPS scaling from 73.2 FPS at 4K High down to 45.5 FPS at 4K Ultra — a moderate 37.8% drop that reflects memory bandwidth adequacy rather than a hard bottleneck.

The GPU's 4096 shading units and 128 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 380.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 760.3 GTexel/s. These specifications translate to 48.66 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which the game leverages for its particle effects and environmental detail. The boost clock of 2970 MHz and game clock of 2400 MHz indicate the card sustains high frequencies under load, contributing to the strong 1080p results.

Benchmark scores reinforce this GPU's position: PassMark G3D score of 26795 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 7260 place it in the 82nd percentile. In nearestRivals, the RX 9070 XT's average score of 39647 is within 0.6% of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (39879) and AMD Radeon Pro 575 (39703), showing that for Greedfall's DirectX 11-era rendering path, the newer architecture does not dramatically outpace older high-end cards. However, the 16 GB VRAM capacity provides future-proofing that those older cards lack.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results across all settings. Low preset achieves 247.9 FPS, Medium reaches 193.2 FPS, High produces 176.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 115.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 132.7 FPS, representing a 53.5% reduction. This scaling pattern suggests the CPU maintains adequate frame pacing even at high settings, with the GPU's shading workload being the primary differentiator.

At 2560x1440, the results show a predictable shift downward. Low yields 171.1 FPS, Medium hits 137 FPS, High produces 123.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 79.3 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra results in a 35.9 FPS drop (31.2% reduction), which is consistent with the increased pixel count requiring more fill-rate throughput. The 1440p Ultra result of 79.3 FPS remains playable for most users, maintaining a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance ceiling becomes apparent. Low produces 104.6 FPS, Medium reaches 81.5 FPS, High delivers 73.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 45.5 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K falls below the 60 FPS target, indicating that this resolution/settings combination exceeds the GPU's practical capabilities for smooth gameplay. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is 59.1 FPS (56.5% reduction), which is slightly steeper than at lower resolutions, suggesting the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth are both heavily taxed.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of 60 FPS at 1440p Ultra in Greedfall?

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 Ultra is 79.3 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by 19.3 FPS, providing comfortable headroom for frame-time spikes.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25236, which is 0.5% lower than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365) and 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201), making the differences negligible in practice.

Q: What is the largest FPS drop between settings at any resolution?

A: At 1920x1080, the drop from Low (247.9 FPS) to Ultra (115.2 FPS) is 132.7 FPS, a 53.5% reduction. This is the largest absolute drop across all tested resolutions.

Q: Does the GPU outperform its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has an average benchmark score of 39647, which is 0.1% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro 575 (39703) and 0.2% higher than the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39568). The differences are within measurement noise.

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K with any settings?

A: Yes, but only at Low and Medium presets. At 3840x2160 Low, the average is 104.6 FPS, and at Medium it is 81.5 FPS. High produces 73.2 FPS, which also exceeds 60 FPS, but Ultra drops to 45.5 FPS.

Q: How does the combo rank relative to all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 454 out of 1705 tested combinations, placing it in the top 26.6% of all systems evaluated for Greedfall performance.