Greedfall

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT lands at rank 488 out of 1,705 tested combinations in Greedfall. That places this pairing in the 71st percentile of all tested combos, a strong showing that reflects a balanced partnership rather than a lopsided one. The combo outperforms roughly 71 percent of the field, which is notable for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU. The ranking suggests that while neither component is the absolute fastest available, their combined performance in this Action RPG is enough to outclass the majority of systems tested, though it stops short of the top tier where flagship CPUs and GPUs dominate.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 488 out of 1,705 tested combinations places it comfortably in the upper-middle tier of the database. This is not a fringe pairing that struggles to keep up, nor is it a top-100 monster that crushes everything. The data shows that this combination is a reliable high-performance option for Greedfall, with the CPU and GPU working in concert to deliver frame rates that many other pairings cannot match. The ranking implies that the i5-14400F does not bottleneck the RX 9070 XT in this title, as the overall score reflects the sum of both parts. The percentile position also suggests that users with this combo can expect a smooth experience at most settings, though the most demanding presets will test its limits.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is the heavy lifter in this pairing, and its specifications make its role clear. It carries 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s base clock is 1660 MHz, with a boost clock of 2970 MHz and a game clock of 2400 MHz. These clocks are high for a modern GPU, and the RDNA 4.0 architecture supports them well. In Greedfall, the GPU’s memory capacity is more than sufficient, and the bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and high-resolution assets do not cause stutters. The boost clock of 2970 MHz is particularly relevant, as it allows the GPU to push higher frame rates in less demanding scenes. The GPU’s 4096 shading units and 128 ROPs handle the game’s rendering load efficiently, and the data confirms that the GPU is the primary driver of the FPS numbers at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K, with the GPU becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 249.3 FPS, but this drops to 174.1 FPS at 1440p and further to 103.3 FPS at 4K. This is a 58.5 percent drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the CPU can feed the GPU at lower resolutions, but the GPU’s workload grows disproportionately with pixel count. The trend is similar at High settings: 174.3 FPS at 1080p falls to 123.1 FPS at 1440p and 72.3 FPS at 4K. The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is keeping up well, but at 4K, the GPU’s raw fill rate and bandwidth are the bottlenecks. The scaling is not linear, which points to the GPU’s compute resources being saturated at higher resolutions, while the CPU has headroom to spare.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 249.3 FPS, Medium yields 197 FPS, and High reaches 174.3 FPS. Ultra settings drop the average to 111.7 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS threshold but shows a significant cost for the highest quality presets. The gap between Low and Ultra is 137.6 FPS, highlighting that the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution. Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers scale down proportionally: Low hits 174.1 FPS, Medium 133.9 FPS, High 123.1 FPS, and Ultra 77.7 FPS. The Ultra setting at 1440p is the first point where the combo dips below the 100 FPS mark, but it remains playable. At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly stressed. Low settings average 103.3 FPS, Medium 80.5 FPS, High 72.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 45 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only sub-60 FPS figure in the entire dataset, showing that this combo is not suited for maximum quality at 4K. The data shows a consistent pattern: the combo excels at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K Ultra is beyond its comfortable reach.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F plays a supporting role in this combo, but its specifications ensure it does not hold the GPU back. It features 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The CPU’s Raptor Lake architecture, built on a 10 nm process, provides solid single-thread performance, which is crucial for Greedfall’s game logic and physics. The boost clock of 4.70 GHz is high enough to keep frame rates stable even in CPU-bound scenes at 1080p. The CPU’s 20 MB of shared L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, and its support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory ensures flexibility. In terms of raw compute, the CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21,914 and single-core score of 3,093 indicate that it can handle the game’s threading demands. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 249.3 FPS, a number that would be impossible if the CPU were a bottleneck. The CPU’s percentile rank of 88 against all CPUs further confirms that it is a capable partner for the RX 9070 XT. However, at 4K Ultra, the GPU’s workload dominates, and the CPU’s role diminishes, as evidenced by the FPS dropping to 45. The i5-14400F is not the limiting factor in this pairing; it provides enough headroom for the GPU to operate at its full potential in most scenarios.