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# Greedfall: Intel Core i5-14400F + AMD Radeon RX 9060 — Performance Analysis

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 9060 delivers a solid 1080p experience in Greedfall, with performance scaling predictably across resolutions and presets. Measured data shows this pairing ranks 1672nd out of 2938 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle tier for this Action RPG. The sweet spot for most players will be High settings at 1440p, where the average frame rate of 83 FPS balances visual fidelity with responsiveness, while 4K Ultra remains the only configuration that falls below playable thresholds at 31 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates across presets and resolutions reveal a clear hierarchy in Greedfall. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 167 FPS average, which far exceeds display refresh rate capabilities for most monitors. Medium settings still produce 131 FPS, while High drops to 119 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p yields 76 FPS, which remains fluid but comes at a significant cost relative to High. The data suggests that High settings at 1080p offer the best balance, as the 119 FPS average is within 4% of Medium's performance while providing substantially better visual quality.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low settings produce 116 FPS, Medium delivers 91 FPS, and High achieves 83 FPS. Ultra drops sharply to 53 FPS. The 8 FPS difference between Medium and High at 1440p is modest, making High the recommended preset for this resolution. The measured minimum frame rate of 77 FPS at Medium settings indicates consistent frame pacing, and High's absence of a recorded minimum suggests similar stability based on the average being close to Medium's range.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes dramatically. Low settings yield 69 FPS, Medium drops to 54 FPS with a minimum of 46 FPS, High falls to 49 FPS, and Ultra plunges to 31 FPS. The gap between Low and High at 4K is only 20 FPS, which is smaller than the resolution scaling would suggest. This indicates that Greedfall's Ultra preset introduces rendering features that disproportionately impact the RX 9060 at high pixel counts. For 4K users, Low or Medium settings are the only viable options, with Medium providing a minimum of 46 FPS that stays above the most common 30 FPS playability floor.

The optimal experience across all resolutions is High settings at 1440p. This configuration delivers 83 FPS average, which is 8 FPS above the 75 FPS threshold commonly associated with high-refresh gaming, while maintaining visual quality superior to Medium. For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, 1080p Low at 167 FPS serves competitive purposes, though Greedfall's Action RPG nature suggests visual immersion matters more than esports-level responsiveness.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock reaches 2990 MHz, with a game clock of 2400 MHz and base clock of 1700 MHz. These specifications place the card in the mid-range segment, and the measured performance in Greedfall reflects this positioning. The GPU's 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units provide the computational foundation for the frame rates observed.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity proves sufficient for Greedfall's requirements across all tested settings. The fact that 4K Ultra produces 31 FPS average suggests the GPU is compute-bound rather than memory-limited, as the 8 GB allocation would typically handle this game's textures without spilling to system memory. The 288.0 GB/s bandwidth supports the 21.43 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, allowing the GPU to maintain consistent performance across the preset spectrum.

Benchmark indices show the RX 9060 scores 17631 in Passmark G3D and 3322 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, with a percentile rank of 59 against all GPUs. The nearest rival, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, scores 16129 with a delta of -0.7%, indicating the RX 9060 performs nearly identically to that established card. This explains the observed frame rates: the RX 9060 behaves like a capable 1080p and entry-level 1440p card, which matches the measured 119 FPS at 1080p High and 83 FPS at 1440p High.

The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support and Vulkan 1.4 API compatibility ensure modern rendering paths in Greedfall are fully utilized. The 4 nm process node from TSMC, with 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die, contributes to the card's efficiency, though the 132 W TDP and 300 W suggested PSU requirement are the only power figures available for reference. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface provides ample bandwidth for the 8 GB frame buffer at all tested resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a consistent scaling pattern across the three resolutions. At High settings, the RX 9060 delivers 119 FPS at 1080p, 83 FPS at 1440p, and 49 FPS at 4K. This represents a 30.3% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 58.8% drop from 1080p to 4K. The pixel count increase from 1080p to 1440p is 77.8%, while the frame rate drop is only 30.3%, indicating the GPU is not purely pixel-bound at this stage. The 4K resolution represents a 400% pixel increase over 1080p, yet the frame rate only drops by 58.8%, suggesting Greedfall's engine has other bottlenecks that partially offset the rendering load.

Low settings exhibit a different scaling profile: 167 FPS at 1080p, 116 FPS at 1440p, and 69 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 30.5%, nearly identical to High settings, but the 1080p-to-4K drop is 58.7%, also similar. This consistency across presets indicates the resolution scaling is primarily resolution-driven rather than preset-driven, with the GPU maintaining proportional performance regardless of visual complexity.

Ultra settings show the most severe scaling: 76 FPS at 1080p, 53 FPS at 1440p, and 31 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 30.3%, matching the other presets, but the 1080p-to-4K drop is 59.2%, slightly higher. This suggests Ultra adds GPU-intensive effects that become more expensive at higher resolutions, pushing the RX 9060 toward its computational limits.

The limiting component shifts based on resolution. At 1080p, the 167 FPS Low result indicates the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently, but the 119 FPS High average suggests the GPU is beginning to become the constraint. At 1440p, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across presets relative to resolution scaling. At 4K, the GPU is heavily constrained, with even Low settings only achieving 69 FPS, indicating no CPU bottleneck remains. The Intel Core i5-14400F's 10 cores and 16 threads, with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, provide ample headroom at all resolutions, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling patterns.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 9060 ranks 1672nd out of 2938 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the 43rd percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects the mid-range positioning of both components. The CPU's percentile of 83 against all CPUs indicates the i5-14400F is a strong processor, while the GPU's percentile of 59 shows the RX 9060 is slightly above average but not exceptional. The combination produces a system that is GPU-limited in most gaming scenarios, which is typical for balanced mid-range builds.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U with a 0.1% higher score, the Intel Core i9-11900 with a 0.2% higher score, and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS with a 0.2% lower score. These deltas are negligible, indicating the i5-14400F performs on par with both previous-generation high-end chips and current-generation mobile processors. The GPU's nearest rivals show similar tight competition: the RTX 3060 Ti scores 0.7% higher, the Radeon R9 370X scores 1% lower, and the Radeon RX 7700 scores 1% lower. This places the RX 9060 in a crowded performance tier where small architectural differences determine positioning.

The combo rank of 1672 out of 2938 suggests that approximately 43% of tested configurations outperform this pairing in Greedfall. Given the game's 2019 release date and Action RPG genre, this rank indicates the combo handles the game competently but not exceptionally. The 1440p High result of 83 FPS is the standout achievement, while the 4K Ultra result of 31 FPS highlights the limitations. For players with 1440p monitors, this combo ranks well above the median for playable frame rates, while 4K users would need to compromise on settings to achieve satisfactory performance.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F features 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The processor's Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process, includes 20 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 21645 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3055 in single-core, with a Passmark multithread score of 25470 and single-thread score of 3701. These figures indicate strong multi-threaded performance for a mid-range desktop processor.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU at most settings. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 1440p and 4K shows that the GPU becomes the bottleneck as resolution increases. However, at 1080p Low settings, the 167 FPS average suggests the CPU can maintain high frame rates when the GPU is not heavily loaded. The 10-core configuration with 16 threads provides sufficient parallel processing for Greedfall's engine, which typically utilizes multiple threads for AI, physics, and rendering tasks.

The CPU's benchmark scores place it in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32279. The nearest rival, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, scores 32233 with a 0.1% delta, while the Intel Core i9-11900 scores 32226 with a 0.2% delta. These marginal differences indicate the i5-14400F delivers performance comparable to previous-generation high-end processors, making it a robust pairing for the RX 9060. The CPU's 65 W TDP and support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory provide flexibility for system builders, though the specific memory configuration's impact on Greedfall performance is not directly measured.

The lack of integrated graphics on the i5-14400F means the RX 9060 handles all display output, with the CPU's PCIe Gen 5.0 16-lane interface providing ample bandwidth for the GPU. The processor's 4.70 GHz boost clock ensures single-threaded tasks, including game logic and draw call processing, are handled efficiently. In Greedfall, this translates to stable frame pacing, as evidenced by the measured minimum FPS of 46 at 4K Medium and 112 at 1080p Medium, which show only modest deviations from average frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this pairing?

A: The data shows 1440p High delivers 83 FPS average, offering the best balance of visual quality and performance. At 1080p, High achieves 119 FPS, while 4K High drops to 49 FPS, making 1440p the recommended target for this combo.

Q: How does the RX 9060 compare to its closest GPU rival?

A: The RX 9060 scores 17631 in Passmark G3D, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 16129, a delta of -0.7%. This means the RX 9060 performs nearly identically to the RTX 3060 Ti, with a 0.7% advantage in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-14400F sufficient for Greedfall's CPU demands?

A: Yes. The CPU scores 21645 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and ranks in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs. The frame rate scaling across resolutions confirms the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher settings, meaning the CPU does not limit performance.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 4K with this combo?

A: At 4K, Low settings yield 69 FPS, Medium provides 54 FPS with a minimum of 46 FPS, High delivers 49 FPS, and Ultra drops to 31 FPS. Only Low and Medium maintain playable frame rates above 30 FPS at 4K.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 1672nd out of 2938 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the upper-middle tier. Approximately 43% of tested configurations outperform this pairing, while 57% perform worse.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM on the RX 9060 limit performance in Greedfall?

A: The 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth appears sufficient for all tested settings, as frame rate drops correlate with resolution scaling rather than memory capacity issues. The 4K Ultra result of 31 FPS is more likely compute-limited than memory-limited.