Greedfall

The Intel Core i5-14600K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT delivers a playable but uneven experience in Greedfall, with performance that hinges almost entirely on the graphics preset selected. The data shows a clear pattern: the 8 GB RX 5700 XT becomes the dominant constraint at higher settings, while the 14-core CPU provides ample headroom at lower presets. This combination ranks 1296th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the lower third of the database, a position driven more by the GPU’s age than by any CPU limitation.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS reveals a steep performance cliff as resolution climbs, but the shape of that curve changes dramatically depending on the settings preset. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 152.8 FPS, which drops to 101.9 FPS at 1440p and further to 60.1 FPS at 4K. That represents a 33% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 61% reduction from 1080p to 4K, indicating that even at Low settings, the GPU is beginning to feel the pixel-count pressure. However, the more telling statistic comes from the Ultra preset: 67.7 FPS at 1080p falls to 44.7 FPS at 1440p and then collapses to 28.6 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is less than half of the 1080p Ultra figure, a scaling pattern that points squarely at the RX 5700 XT’s 8 GB frame buffer and RDNA 1.0 architecture struggling with both fill-rate and memory bandwidth demands.

The resolution scaling behavior suggests that at Low and Medium settings, the system is partially CPU-bound at 1080p, where the 152.8 FPS Low result exceeds what one might expect from a GPU of this class. The Intel Core i5-14600K, with its 5.30 GHz boost clock and 24 MB of shared L3 cache, is clearly capable of feeding the GPU at high frame rates. Yet the gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p—85.1 FPS—demonstrates that the GPU’s shading units and texture units become the limiting factor once the preset load increases. At 4K, the story is unambiguous: even Medium settings yield only 51 FPS, and High drops to 46.2 FPS, both figures indicating that the GPU is saturated regardless of CPU headroom.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT operates with a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1905 MHz, with a game clock rated at 1755 MHz. Its memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. These specifications explain the observed frame rates: the card’s 9.754 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is sufficient for 1080p gaming, but the 8 GB capacity becomes a liability at 4K Ultra, where the 28.6 FPS result indicates the card is likely hitting memory capacity limits and resorting to slower fallback paths. The GPU’s pixel rate of 121.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 304.8 GTexel/s are respectable for its generation, yet they are clearly outmatched by the demands of Greedfall’s Ultra preset at high resolutions.

The GPU’s benchmark percentile of 68 places it above the median of all tested GPUs, but its nearest rivals in the database—such as the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000—are within a 0.9% deltaPct of its average score. This suggests the RX 5700 XT sits in a crowded performance tier, and its measured FPS in Greedfall reflects that positioning. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2134, while not directly comparable to in-game results, reinforces that this is a mid-range DX12 performer. In practice, the GPU’s role in this combo is to deliver playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p with Medium or High settings, while 4K remains viable only at Low settings (60.1 FPS) or with significant compromises.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of 1705 tested CPU-GPU combinations for Greedfall, this pairing of the Intel Core i5-14600K and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT achieves rank 1296. That places it in the 24th percentile of all tested combos, meaning roughly three-quarters of configurations deliver higher average frame rates in this game. The rank is somewhat surprising given the CPU’s strength—the i5-14600K holds a 93rd percentile ranking among all CPUs and an average benchmark score of 49166, which is within 0.4% of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. This indicates the CPU is not the bottleneck; rather, the RX 5700 XT, with its 68th percentile GPU ranking and average score of 24731, drags the combo down.

The deltaPct values for the GPU’s nearest rivals are telling: the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile is 0.1% faster, the Intel Arc A350M is 0.3% slower, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is 0.6% slower. This clustering means the RX 5700 XT’s performance in Greedfall is representative of a broad mid-range tier, and any improvement in combo rank would require a GPU with more memory bandwidth or capacity. The CPU’s nearest rivals show similarly tight margins, confirming that the i5-14600K is not the performance limiter. The data suggests that swapping the RX 5700 XT for a higher-tier GPU would yield substantial FPS gains, while upgrading the CPU would produce negligible improvements in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 152.8 FPS, which drops to 115.9 FPS at Medium and 109.2 FPS at High. The Ultra preset brings a significant penalty, falling to 67.7 FPS—a 56% reduction from Low. This spread indicates that the GPU has enough headroom at lower presets to maintain high refresh rates, but the Ultra preset’s additional geometry and texture work overwhelm the card’s 2560 shading units. For gamers with 144 Hz displays, Low through High presets all exceed the refresh threshold, making 1080p a sweet spot for this hardware.

Moving to 1440p, the numbers shift downward but remain playable for most settings. Low yields 101.9 FPS, Medium drops to 80.3 FPS, and High falls to 74.3 FPS. The Ultra preset, however, drops to 44.7 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target most players consider smooth. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 57.2 FPS, a narrower margin than at 1080p, suggesting the GPU is becoming the primary constraint across all presets. At 4K, the results are marginal: Low hits 60.1 FPS, Medium drops to 51 FPS, and High falls to 46.2 FPS. Ultra is effectively unplayable at 28.6 FPS. The 4K Low result is notable—it is the only 4K preset that achieves a 60 FPS average, and it does so by a razor-thin margin.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal experience depends on the target resolution and refresh rate. For 1080p displays, the High preset at 109.2 FPS offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, as it stays above the 100 FPS mark while providing substantially better image quality than Medium’s 115.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 67.7 FPS is acceptable for 60 Hz monitors but sacrifices too much performance for the visual gain; players should instead select High and potentially enable higher-quality anti-aliasing if they desire additional sharpness.

For 1440p, the High preset at 74.3 FPS is the recommended choice for 60 Hz displays, as it delivers a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium at 80.3 FPS is a viable alternative for those prioritizing frame rate over visual polish, but the data shows High provides 74.3 FPS without crossing into the sub-60 territory that makes the Ultra preset (44.7 FPS) unsuitable. At 4K, the only sensible option is the Low preset at 60.1 FPS, which just barely achieves a playable frame rate. Medium at 51 FPS and High at 46.2 FPS are both below the 60 FPS target, and Ultra at 28.6 FPS is not recommended for any gameplay scenario. Players with 4K displays should accept Low settings or consider lowering the resolution to 1440p and using High settings for a significantly better experience—74.3 FPS versus 60.1 FPS is a meaningful improvement in smoothness.