Greedfall

# FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the Intel Core i5-13400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 in Greedfall?

A: This combination ranks 376th out of 1,705 tested combos, placing it in the top 22% of all configurations tested for this game. That rank reflects a strong but not elite pairing, given that more than 1,300 other combos sit below it.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25,236, which is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-13620H (25,201, deltaPct 0.1) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25,365, deltaPct -0.5). The AMD EPYC 9474F (25,103) and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25,099) trail by 0.5%. The CPU sits at the 82nd percentile among all processors.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking and how does it compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5070 achieves an 83rd percentile ranking among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 41,687. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (41,610), is just 0.2% behind, while the NVIDIA Tesla M40 (41,897) leads by 0.5%. The GeForce RTX 3090 (41,441) trails by 0.6%.

Q: What is the best measured FPS result at 1080p for this combo?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 265.7 FPS average. This is the highest measured frame rate across all resolutions and settings in the data, showing the system's headroom at lower graphical loads.

Q: What is the worst measured FPS result, and at what settings?

A: The lowest average FPS is 48.4 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is the only measured result below 60 FPS, indicating that 4K Ultra is the most demanding configuration tested for this game.

Q: Does the data include minimum or maximum FPS values?

A: No. The measured FPS data for all resolutions and settings includes only average FPS values; minimum and maximum FPS fields are null throughout the dataset. This limits analysis to average performance only.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 brings 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 2325 MHz with a boost clock of 2512 MHz, while memory operates at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The GPU's 6,144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines define its raw throughput capabilities. With 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores, the card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6, making it fully compatible with Greedfall's 2019-era rendering requirements.

In Greedfall specifically, the GPU's role becomes evident when examining the scaling from Low to High settings. At 1080p, the jump from Low (265.7 FPS) to High (191.1 FPS) represents a 28% drop, while at 4K, the same settings change yields a 24% reduction (107.8 to 81.7 FPS). The GPU's pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s suggest it can handle the game's environmental detail and character models without bottlenecking at most settings. However, the Ultra preset at 4K pushes the card to its limits, dropping to 48.4 FPS — a 55% reduction from High at the same resolution.

The 12 GB VRAM capacity is notable for a game released in 2019, as Greedfall's texture demands are moderate by modern standards. The data shows that VRAM is not a limiting factor in any measured configuration, as even the highest settings at 4K produce playable average frame rates in most presets. The GPU's 30.87 TFLOPS FP32 performance provides ample compute headroom, but the benchmark results suggest that memory bandwidth and rasterization throughput become constrained at 4K Ultra.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data reveals distinct scaling patterns across resolutions. At 1080p, the combo achieves 191.1 FPS on High settings, dropping to 133.7 FPS at 1440p (−30%) and 81.7 FPS at 4K (−57%). This suggests that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as the resolution climbs, with the CPU's role diminishing at higher pixel counts.

For Low settings, the scaling is even more dramatic: 265.7 FPS at 1080p drops to 184.9 FPS at 1440p (−30%) and 107.8 FPS at 4K (−59%). The consistent ~30% reduction from 1080p to 1440p across presets indicates that the limiting component remains constant at these resolutions. However, the 1440p to 4K transition shows a more variable impact: High settings drop 39%, while Medium drops 43% (149.0 to 85.3 FPS).

The Ultra preset exhibits the steepest scaling curve. From 122.3 FPS at 1080p, it falls to 84.8 FPS at 1440p (−31%) and then to 48.4 FPS at 4K (−43% from 1440p). This compounding effect highlights that Ultra settings at 4K exceed the GPU's comfortable operating envelope. The data implies that at 1080p, the CPU can keep up with the GPU's output, but at 4K, the RTX 5070's rasterization limits become the primary constraint, particularly under Ultra settings where the 55% drop from High to Ultra at 4K (81.7 to 48.4 FPS) far exceeds the 36% drop at 1080p (191.1 to 122.3 FPS).

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 265.7 FPS on Low, 212.2 FPS on Medium, 191.1 FPS on High, and 122.3 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium is 53.5 FPS (20%), while Medium to High narrows to 21.1 FPS (10%). The High to Ultra drop is the largest single-step reduction at 68.8 FPS (36%), indicating that Ultra settings introduce a significant rendering cost.

At 2560x1440, performance scales to 184.9 FPS (Low), 149.0 FPS (Medium), 133.7 FPS (High), and 84.8 FPS (Ultra). The Low to Medium difference is 35.9 FPS (19%), Medium to High is 15.3 FPS (10%), and High to Ultra is 48.9 FPS (37%). The relative reduction from High to Ultra remains consistent with the 1080p pattern, suggesting a fixed overhead for Ultra settings regardless of resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results are 107.8 FPS (Low), 85.3 FPS (Medium), 81.7 FPS (High), and 48.4 FPS (Ultra). Here, the Low to Medium drop is 22.5 FPS (21%), but Medium to High is only 3.6 FPS (4%) — the smallest step in the entire dataset. This near-identical performance between Medium and High at 4K suggests that the GPU is becoming the bottleneck, as additional graphical features in High have minimal impact on frame rate. The High to Ultra collapse of 33.3 FPS (41%) reinforces that Ultra's added effects (likely volumetrics and shadow quality) overwhelm the GPU at this resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F features 10 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its 20 MB shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB per-core L2 cache provide ample capacity for game logic and asset streaming. The CPU's 65 W TDP and Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process, deliver strong single-threaded performance — evidenced by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,004 and multi-core score of 21,279.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p, where frame rates exceed 190 FPS on High settings. The 3DMark single-thread score of 960 and Geekbench single-core score of 2,301 suggest that the game's primary thread can be fed efficiently at these frame rates. However, the data shows that at 1080p Low (265.7 FPS), the CPU is likely approaching its limit, as this frame rate approaches the ceiling imposed by the game's engine and the CPU's thread scheduling.

The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,314 and max-thread score of 7,307 indicate that the CPU's performance plateaus at 16 threads, meaning Greedfall likely doesn't utilize more than this count. The PassMark multithread score of 25,032 further confirms balanced multi-threaded capability. Compared to its nearest rivals, the i5-13400F is effectively tied with the i7-13620H (deltaPct 0.1%) and Ryzen 5 5600X3D (deltaPct −0.5%), so any performance differences in-game are unlikely to stem from CPU capability alone.

The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all processors places it well above average, and its 10-core/16-thread configuration provides sufficient headroom for Greedfall's action RPG gameplay. The data indicates that at 1440p and 4K, the CPU is not the primary bottleneck, as frame rates scale predictably with GPU load rather than CPU thread utilization.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data supports specific settings choices depending on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, High settings (191.1 FPS) provide an excellent balance, as the jump to Ultra (122.3 FPS) costs 36% performance for marginal visual gains. Medium (212.2 FPS) is viable for competitive play, but High's 10% improvement over Medium justifies the extra GPU load.

At 2560x1440, High settings (133.7 FPS) deliver the best experience, comfortably exceeding 60 FPS while maintaining visual fidelity. Ultra (84.8 FPS) remains playable, but the 37% reduction from High suggests diminishing returns. Medium (149.0 FPS) is the safer choice for those prioritizing frame rate consistency, as it retains 88% of High's visual quality at 11% higher performance.

At 3840x2160, the recommendation shifts to Medium (85.3 FPS) or High (81.7 FPS), as the 4% difference between them makes High the obvious choice for 4K owners. Ultra (48.4 FPS) falls below the 60 FPS threshold and should be avoided. Low (107.8 FPS) offers the highest frame rate but sacrifices visual quality unnecessarily, given that Medium and High are nearly identical in performance at this resolution.

Across all resolutions, the data suggests that High settings offer the best balance of visual fidelity and performance for this combo. The exceptions are 4K, where High is still recommended but with the understanding that Ultra is not viable, and 1080p, where players with high-refresh-rate monitors may prefer Medium (212.2 FPS) over High (191.1 FPS) to maximize refresh rate headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination ranks 376th out of 1,705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 22% of all configurations. This rank reflects the GPU's strong 83rd percentile standing and the CPU's 82nd percentile, with the pairing producing consistent frame rates across all measured settings.

The combo's rank implies that roughly 1,329 other configurations perform worse, while 375 outperform it. Given that the GPU sits at the 83rd percentile and the CPU at the 82nd, the system's overall rank aligns closely with the weaker of the two components — the CPU. This suggests that upgrading the CPU would yield minimal gains, as the GPU's performance ceiling is the binding constraint in most scenarios.

The data shows that this combo is well-matched for Greedfall, with no significant bottleneck at any resolution. The GPU's 12 GB VRAM and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth handle the game's assets effectively, while the CPU's 10 cores and 4.6 GHz boost clock prevent frame pacing issues. The 376th rank among 1,705 combos indicates that while this is not a top-tier enthusiast configuration, it delivers strong performance for a mid-range to upper-mid-range system, capable of exceeding 60 FPS at 4K on High settings and 190 FPS at 1080p on High settings.