Greedfall

FAQ

Q: How does this CPU compare to its closest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Intel Core i5-14600KF sits within a very tight cluster at the top of its segment. It is 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14600K, 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, and 1.4% ahead of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H. The only rival that edges it out is the AMD EPYC 4345P, which is 0.5% faster in average score.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to its nearest competitors?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 has an average benchmark score of 30109, landing it in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs. It is effectively tied with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (0% delta), sits 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla M60, and is 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile. The AMD Radeon RX 570 is 0.2% ahead of it.

Q: What kind of frame rates does this combo deliver at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the combo ranges from 88.1 FPS at Ultra settings up to 187.4 FPS at Low settings. The High preset delivers 138.7 FPS, while Medium sits at 148.6 FPS. All four settings produce playable frame rates at this resolution.

Q: Can this setup handle 4K gaming?

A: Yes, but with significant caveats. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset drops to 36.7 FPS, which is below the typical 60 FPS target. The High preset is nearly playable at 57.1 FPS, while Medium reaches 63.8 FPS. The Low preset is the only one that provides substantial headroom at 80.5 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for Greedfall?

A: This pairing ranks 834th out of 1705 total tested combos, placing it in the middle of the pack. This is a measured rank, meaning the data comes from direct testing of this specific CPU and GPU combination.

Q: What are the key specifications of the CPU and GPU?

A: The CPU is a 14-core, 20-thread processor with a 3.50 GHz base clock and 5.30 GHz boost clock, built on Intel's 10 nm process with 24 MB of shared L3 cache. The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, featuring 3840 shading units and a boost clock of 2497 MHz.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is the primary driver of visual fidelity in Greedfall, and its 8 GB VRAM capacity is the defining constraint at higher resolutions. The GPU's memory configuration—GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth—is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the frame rate collapse at 4K Ultra settings (36.7 FPS) suggests the VRAM buffer is being saturated. The 8 GB capacity is the likely culprit; this is a 2019 Action RPG, but modern Ultra presets at 4K still exceed what 8 GB can comfortably hold.

Clock speeds tell a similar story. The base clock of 2280 MHz and boost clock of 2497 MHz are reasonably high, and the GPU sustains performance well at lower settings. The data shows a clear pattern: at 1920x1080, dropping from Ultra to High yields a 50.6 FPS improvement (from 88.1 to 138.7), which is a massive jump for one settings tier. This indicates the GPU is heavily loaded by Ultra effects, and reducing settings relieves that pressure quickly.

The RTX 5060's 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 299.6 GTexel/s texture rate are respectable figures for this class, but they are not enough to brute-force through Greedfall's Ultra preset at high resolutions. The GPU's pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s also becomes a bottleneck at 4K, where the sheer number of pixels to fill grows exponentially. The measured data confirms this: 4K Ultra is the only configuration that falls below 40 FPS, and it does so decisively.

At 2560x1440, the GPU performs admirably. The High preset delivers 92.1 FPS, and even Ultra manages 57.9 FPS. This resolution represents the sweet spot for this GPU in Greedfall—it has enough pixel throughput to look sharp while avoiding the VRAM and fill-rate walls that appear at 4K. The gap between 1440p Ultra (57.9 FPS) and 4K Ultra (36.7 FPS) is stark, and it is a direct consequence of the 8 GB memory limit and the 128-bit bus width.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF provides the compute backbone for this combo, and its specifications indicate it is far more capable than this game requires. With 14 cores and 20 threads, the CPU has substantial multi-threaded headroom—its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32889 and PassMark multi-thread score of 38697 place it in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs. Greedfall, being a 2019 title, is unlikely to scale well beyond 8 threads, so the CPU is almost certainly not the limiting factor in any measured configuration.

The clock speeds are the more relevant metric for gaming. The 3.50 GHz base clock and 5.30 GHz boost clock are high for this generation, and the single-thread performance is strong: a Geekbench single-core score of 2778 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4643. These figures suggest the CPU can feed the GPU without stalling, even at high frame rates. At 1080p Low, where the combo hits 187.4 FPS, the CPU's single-thread performance is likely what enables such a high ceiling.

The CPU's 24 MB of shared L3 cache and 80 KB L1 cache per core are generous for gaming workloads. While the game's engine may not exploit all 20 threads, the cache hierarchy helps reduce memory latency, which matters for frame pacing. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, and its dual-channel memory bus is standard for this platform. The ECC memory support is a workstation-oriented feature that has no bearing on Greedfall performance.

In practical terms, the CPU's role here is to stay out of the way. The measured FPS deltas between settings tiers (e.g., 1080p High at 138.7 FPS vs. 1080p Medium at 148.6 FPS) are consistent with GPU-bound behavior—the CPU is not introducing a bottleneck that would flatten frame rates across settings. The 0.4% delta versus the Intel Core i5-14600K in average benchmark score reinforces that this CPU is a consistent performer, not a variable that would cause wild swings in game performance.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 ranks 834th out of 1705 tested combos for Greedfall. That places it roughly in the 49th percentile—dead center of all tested configurations. This is a surprisingly middling result for hardware that is individually strong, but it makes sense when considering the GPU's 8 GB VRAM limitation at higher resolutions.

The rank reflects the combo's performance across the full range of settings and resolutions in the measured data. At 1080p, this combo performs like a high-end setup, with all settings easily clearing 88 FPS. At 1440p, it remains competitive, with High and Medium both exceeding 92 FPS. But at 4K, the combo falls apart at Ultra (36.7 FPS) and only becomes comfortable at Low (80.5 FPS). This J-shaped performance curve drags the overall rank down relative to combos with larger VRAM pools or faster memory buses.

The CPU's 93rd percentile standing among all CPUs and the GPU's 73rd percentile standing among all GPUs suggest this should be a top-tier gaming combo. The fact that it ranks in the middle of the pack for Greedfall specifically indicates the game's engine and settings are more demanding on the GPU's memory subsystem than on raw compute. Combos ranked higher likely feature GPUs with more than 8 GB of VRAM or wider memory buses, which would smooth out the 4K performance.

That said, the rank is not a condemnation. For a 1080p or 1440p gamer, this combo is well above average. The rank is skewed by the 4K Ultra result, which is an edge case for this hardware class. The data shows a clear pattern: this combo is a strong mid-range performer that loses its footing only at extreme resolutions and settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to a clear hierarchy of presets, and the best choice depends entirely on the target resolution. For 1920x1080, the High preset at 138.7 FPS is the optimal balance—it is only 9.9 FPS slower than Medium (148.6 FPS) but offers significantly better visual quality. Ultra at 88.1 FPS is still playable, but the 50.6 FPS drop from High to Ultra is too steep for the visual gains in a game of this era.

At 2560x1440, the High preset at 92.1 FPS is the recommended choice. Medium is only 10.9 FPS faster (103 FPS), while Ultra drops to 57.9 FPS—still playable but approaching the edge of smoothness. Low at 134.6 FPS is unnecessary unless the user prioritizes maximum frame rates over visuals. The High preset clears the 60 FPS threshold with substantial margin and is the best experience per the measured rows.

For 3840x2160, the situation is more constrained. Ultra at 36.7 FPS is not recommended for anything but static scenes. Medium at 63.8 FPS is the baseline for smooth play, and High at 57.1 FPS is a borderline option that may feel slightly stuttery on fast panels. Low at 80.5 FPS is the only preset that provides comfortable headroom, but it sacrifices visual fidelity. The data suggests Medium is the pragmatic choice at 4K—it is the lowest preset that keeps the game visually coherent while staying above 60 FPS.

In summary: use High at 1080p and 1440p, and Medium at 4K. These presets deliver the best combination of frame rate and visual quality based on the measured averages.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 187.4 FPS, which is the highest measured average across all resolutions and settings. Medium follows at 148.6 FPS, High at 138.7 FPS, and Ultra at 88.1 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 99.3 FPS, indicating that the GPU's workload scales dramatically with settings at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain robust but show a tighter spread. Low hits 134.6 FPS, Medium reaches 103 FPS, High is at 92.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 57.9 FPS. The delta from Low to Ultra is 76.7 FPS, slightly smaller than at 1080p, as the GPU becomes more pixel-bound and less settings-bound. Every preset except Ultra clears the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the performance curve flattens and collapses at the top end. Low manages 80.5 FPS, Medium is at 63.8 FPS, High drops to 57.1 FPS, and Ultra falls to 36.7 FPS. The difference between Low and High is only 23.4 FPS, showing that at 4K, the GPU is constrained by raw pixel throughput and memory bandwidth rather than settings. The Ultra preset is the only measured configuration that falls below 40 FPS, and it does so by a significant margin.

The resolution scaling is telling. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the frame rate drops from 138.7 to 92.1 FPS—a 33.6% reduction. From 1440p to 4K at High settings, it drops from 92.1 to 57.1 FPS—a 38% reduction. These figures align with the pixel count increases (1.78x for 1080p to 1440p, 2.25x for 1440p to 4K), confirming the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. The CPU maintains its role as a non-limiting component throughout.