Greedfall

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti paired with the Intel Core i5-14600K delivers a robust, high-refresh-rate experience in Greedfall, with measured frame rates scaling predictably across resolution and quality presets. The data shows a combination that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS at 4K on High settings, while pushing well past 144 FPS thresholds at 1080p on medium presets. This analysis breaks down the benchmark results, contextualizes the CPU and GPU contributions, and ranks the pairing against the broader tested hardware database.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combination produces an average of 43.4 FPS. This is the most demanding preset tested, and it sits below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the 1440p High preset compare to the 1080p High preset?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the average FPS is 106.7. Dropping to 1920x1080 with the same High preset increases the average to 155.3 FPS, a gain of approximately 45% in frame rate.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: The spread is substantial. At 1920x1080, Low settings yield an average of 216.4 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 97.6 FPS. This represents a 55% reduction in average frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest quality preset.

Q: Is this CPU or GPU combo ranked highly among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combination ranks 688th out of 1705 tested combos for Greedfall. This places it in the upper half of all configurations, though not in the top tier.

Q: What is the average score of the GPU in synthetic benchmarks compared to its nearest rival?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 30849. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700, has an average score of 31112, which is 0.8% higher. The RTX 3070 Ti is also 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME.

Q: Does the CPU's performance in multi-core benchmarks suggest a bottleneck at lower resolutions?

A: The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 32881, and its single-core score is 4642. At 1080p Low settings, the frame rate reaches 216.4 FPS, indicating the processor is capable of feeding the GPU adequately even in high-frequency scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process by Samsung. It packs 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, with a transistor count of 17,400 million on a 392 mm² die. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1575 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, with memory running at 19 Gbps effective across a 256-bit bus. This configuration yields a memory bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s, supported by 8 GB of GDDR6X memory.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role is clearly demonstrated by the measured FPS scaling. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 43.4, which is a demanding workload that stresses the 8 GB frame buffer and the 169.9 GPixel/s pixel rate. The data shows that dropping to High settings at the same resolution raises the average to 63 FPS, a significant 45% improvement. This indicates that the Ultra preset introduces a heavy load on the render pipeline, likely due to advanced shading and post-processing effects that tax the 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 compute capacity.

At 1440p, the GPU shows more headroom. Medium settings yield 114.6 FPS, while High settings produce 106.7 FPS. The difference between these two presets is relatively modest, suggesting that the GPU is not the primary constraint at this resolution until Ultra is enabled, which drops the average to 66 FPS. The 1080p results demonstrate the GPU's capability to handle high refresh rates, with Low settings hitting 216.4 FPS and Medium achieving 167.6 FPS. Even at 1080p Ultra, the average remains above 60 FPS at 97.6, showing that the RTX 3070 Ti is a capable match for this title across most settings.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark percentile stands at 74, meaning it outperforms 74% of all GPUs in the database. Its passmark G3D score is 23356, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 3478. These numbers contextualize its performance in Greedfall, which is an Action RPG from 2019, making it less demanding than contemporary releases.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K is a 14-core, 20-thread processor from the Raptor Lake-R architecture, built on a 10 nm process by Intel. It features a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 16 CPU lanes.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role becomes evident when examining frame rates at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is less taxed. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 216.4, which suggests the processor can push frame rates high enough to avoid becoming a bottleneck in less demanding scenes. The single-core performance, measured at 4642 in Cinebench R23, is crucial for game logic and draw call processing, and the data shows it is sufficient to maintain high averages.

The multi-core performance is also relevant. The processor scores 32881 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 13810 in Cinebench R20 multi-core. While Greedfall may not use all 20 threads heavily, the 14-core configuration ensures background tasks and engine threads do not impede frame pacing. The processor's percentile versus all CPUs is 93, indicating it outperforms 93% of CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score is 49166, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and 0.4% lower than the Intel Core i5-14600KF.

At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as evidenced by the smaller FPS deltas between Low and High settings at these resolutions. For instance, at 1440p, Low yields 148.9 FPS and High yields 106.7 FPS, a 28% difference, while at 1080p, the same settings show a 28% difference (216.4 vs 155.3). This consistency suggests the CPU maintains sufficient headroom across resolutions, allowing the GPU's workload to dictate the final frame rate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark data provides average FPS for three resolutions and four quality settings, all measured rather than estimated. At 3840x2160, the results are: Low at 86.8 FPS, Medium at 70.6 FPS, High at 63 FPS, and Ultra at 43.4 FPS. This shows a clear progression where Ultra demands nearly double the processing power of Low, and only Low and Medium presets remain above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low at 148.9 FPS, Medium at 114.6 FPS, High at 106.7 FPS, and Ultra at 66 FPS. The jump from Medium to High is only 6.9%, while the jump from High to Ultra is 38%. This indicates that the Ultra preset at 1440p introduces a significant performance penalty, likely due to increased texture resolution and draw distances that strain the 8 GB VRAM and the GPU's 339.8 GTexel/s texture rate.

At 1920x1080, the averages are: Low at 216.4 FPS, Medium at 167.6 FPS, High at 155.3 FPS, and Ultra at 97.6 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 22.5%, and between High and Ultra is 37.1%. The 1080p Ultra result of 97.6 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS standard, showing that this combo is viable for high-refresh-rate monitors (120Hz or 144Hz) at this resolution with high-quality visuals.

The data reveals that the most efficient preset for maintaining high frame rates is Medium at 1440p, which offers 114.6 FPS, a balance between visual quality and performance. For 4K gaming, players would need to accept Low settings to stay above 60 FPS, as Ultra drops to 43.4 FPS, which is below the playable threshold for many users.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 688th out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the 40th percentile of all configurations, meaning it outperforms roughly 60% of the tested hardware pairings for this specific game. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's strong multi-core performance and the GPU's mid-to-high-tier capability.

The CPU, with a percentile of 93 versus all CPUs, is a top-tier processor, but the GPU, with a percentile of 74 versus all GPUs, is more mid-range. This discrepancy explains why the combo does not rank higher overall: the GPU is the limiting factor in more demanding settings. The GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (0.3% lower score) and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 (0.8% higher score), both of which are also mid-range cards.

The rank of 688 suggests that while this combo is capable of running Greedfall smoothly at 1080p and 1440p, it is not among the elite configurations that would achieve maximum frame rates at 4K Ultra. The measured FPS data confirms this: 4K Ultra is the only preset that fails to reach 60 FPS, which would likely place higher-ranked combos with more powerful GPUs above it. The data indicates that the i5-14600K provides ample headroom, as the frame rate drops are primarily correlated with GPU load, making the RTX 3070 Ti the component that defines the combo's overall rank.