Greedfall

Greedfall, a 2019 Action RPG, responds predictably but with notable extremes to the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination. The benchmark data reveals a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-limited at higher resolutions and quality settings, yet shows signs of CPU limitation at the lowest settings and resolutions where frame rates climb to extreme levels.

Resolution Scaling

The performance delta between 1080p and 4K is stark and defines the system's behavior. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 227 FPS at 1920x1080 to 156 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 71 FPS. Moving to 3840x2160, the average falls further to 94.7 FPS. This scaling pattern indicates that the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the primary bottleneck as pixel count increases; the GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 4K, but the rendering load still cuts the frame rate by more than half compared to 1080p. The drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings is 61.3 FPS, which is a severe percentage decline, showing that Greedfall's engine does not scale efficiently with resolution when the GPU is heavily loaded.

The Low settings profile tells a different story about the system's limits. At 1080p Low, the average reaches 313.2 FPS, a figure that suggests the CPU is nearing its ceiling. Scaling to 1440p Low yields 218.8 FPS, a drop of 94.4 FPS, and 4K Low produces 132.9 FPS. The disparity between Low and High settings at the same resolution is substantial: at 1080p, Low is 86.2 FPS faster than High, and at 4K, Low is 38.2 FPS faster. This indicates that at Low settings, the GPU is less stressed, but the frame rate is still bounded by the processing capabilities of the Intel Core i5-14600KF, which has a boost clock of 5.30 GHz across its 14 cores.

The Ultra settings profile exhibits the most dramatic scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 144.6 FPS, but this falls to 102.1 FPS at 1440p and plummets to 60.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result, and it shows that the combination of maximum quality settings and high resolution pushes the GPU to its limit. The data suggests that for 4K Ultra play, the RTX 4080 SUPER is the limiting component, as the frame rate drops to a level that is typical for a demanding AAA title at that configuration.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant factor in this configuration's gaming performance. Its specifications include a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2550 MHz, with 10240 shading units. The GPU's memory configuration of 16 GB GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. In Greedfall, this hardware translates to benchmark scores that place it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53610. Its nearest rivals in the database are the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, which scores 53489 (0.2% slower), and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M, which scores 53414 (0.4% slower). The RTX 4080 SUPER is also 2.1% faster than the AMD Radeon RX 7700S and 2.9% faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, according to the deltaPct values.

The GPU's role in Greedfall is most evident in the Ultra settings results. The 4K Ultra average of 60.4 FPS is a direct reflection of the GPU's rendering limits at maximum quality. The GPU's 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 816.0 GTexel/s texture rate are substantial, but the game's demands at Ultra 4K still result in a sub-100 FPS experience. Conversely, at 1080p Low, the GPU is not the bottleneck, as the 313.2 FPS average is far beyond what the game's visuals at that setting require. The data shows a clear inflection point: between Medium and High settings at 1440p, the frame rate drops from 171.3 to 156, and between High and Ultra at 1440p, it drops from 156 to 102.1, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a significant additional load on the GPU.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF provides the foundation for high frame rates in Greedfall, but its role is secondary to the GPU at most settings. The CPU has 14 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its 24 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache are ample for a game of this generation. The CPU's benchmark scores are strong: it achieves 32889 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4643 in single-core, with a PassMark multithread score of 38697. It ranks in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49367. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600K, scores 49166, which is 0.4% slower, while the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X scores 49062, 0.6% slower.

The CPU's influence on Greedfall's frame rates is visible in the Low settings results. At 1080p Low, the average of 313.2 FPS is likely constrained by the CPU's ability to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic, as the GPU is not heavily taxed at that quality level. The scaling from 1080p Low to 1440p Low (a drop of 94.4 FPS) and then to 4K Low (an additional drop of 85.9 FPS) shows that the CPU can maintain high throughput, but the GPU's rendering time becomes the limiting factor as resolution climbs. The CPU's 14 cores are well-suited for modern games, but Greedfall, released in 2019, may not fully utilize all threads, which could explain why the frame rates at Low settings are high but not unlimited. The boost clock of 5.30 GHz is critical for single-threaded performance, and the single-core Cinebench R23 score of 4643 indicates strong per-core capability.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 313.2 FPS, Medium 247.4 FPS, High 227 FPS, and Ultra 144.6 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 168.6 FPS, which is a massive range that highlights the GPU's headroom at this resolution. The data shows that for 1080p gaming, the RTX 4080 SUPER is rarely stressed, and even at Ultra, the frame rate is well above the threshold for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 218.8 FPS for Low, 171.3 FPS for Medium, 156 FPS for High, and 102.1 FPS for Ultra. The transition from High to Ultra at 1440p results in a 53.9 FPS drop, which is the most significant single-setting penalty at that resolution. This suggests that the Ultra preset introduces effects or post-processing that heavily load the GPU. The 1440p results are still excellent, with all settings except Ultra exceeding 150 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops considerably. Low settings average 132.9 FPS, Medium 103.6 FPS, High 94.7 FPS, and Ultra 60.4 FPS. The 4K results show that the system is capable of smooth gameplay at High settings, but Ultra settings push the average down to a level that may be borderline for some users. The difference between 4K Low and 4K Ultra is 72.5 FPS, which is a large gap but proportionally similar to the other resolutions. The 4K High result of 94.7 FPS is notable because it is close to the 100 FPS mark, suggesting that the RTX 4080 SUPER has enough power for high-quality 4K gaming, but not enough for maximum quality.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Greedfall, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 117th out of 1705 tested combos. This places it in the top 6.9% of all configurations tested, which is a strong result given the game's age and the high-end nature of the components. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU's strong multi-threaded performance and the GPU's high rendering throughput.

The rank of 117 out of 1705 combos indicates that while this system is very fast, there are 116 other combinations that achieve higher average frame rates in Greedfall. Those configurations likely include even more powerful GPUs or CPUs with higher clock speeds, but the data available does not specify which components they use. The combo rank is a holistic measure, and given that the RTX 4080 SUPER is in the 88th percentile of GPUs and the i5-14600KF is in the 93rd percentile of CPUs, a top-120 ranking is consistent with the individual component strengths. The 4K Ultra result of 60.4 FPS is the weakest data point, but it is still playable, and the 1080p results are exceptionally high, which contributes to the overall ranking. This combo is clearly designed for high-refresh-rate 1440p gaming or smooth 4K gameplay at High settings, as the data confirms.