Greedfall

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-12700K compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i7-12700K posts an average benchmark score of 35684, placing it 0.3% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (35802) and 0.7% behind the Intel Core i5-14500HX (35940). It is 0.6% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13700T (35468) and 0.8% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13800H (35416). The deltas are tight, indicating near-parity performance among these four processors.

Q: What is the GPU's standing among all tested graphics cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT sits at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29024. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6800M, scores 29011 — a delta of 0.0% — while the AMD Radeon RX 470 (28996) trails by 0.1%, and the Intel Arc A370M (29175) leads by 0.5%.

Q: What frame rates can this combo achieve at 1080p with High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the measured average FPS is 113.9. This is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, and it shows the system has headroom for higher refresh rates or more demanding settings.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairs for Greedfall?

A: The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT ranks 1101 out of 1705 tested combos for this game. That places it in the lower third of all configurations, suggesting that while it can run the game, many other combos deliver better overall performance.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings yield an average of 107.1 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 51.4 FPS — a reduction of 55.7 FPS. This represents a 52% performance penalty for maxing out visual quality, indicating that Ultra settings at this resolution significantly stress the GPU.

Q: Does the CPU's multi-threaded performance align with its gaming results?

A: The i7-12700K's Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 29241, and its 3DMark max-threads score is 9979. These strong multi-threaded numbers (89th percentile among all CPUs) suggest the processor is not a bottleneck in Greedfall, as the frame rates scale more with GPU load across resolution and settings changes.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a Navi 23 chip fabricated on a 7 nm process. It carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 280.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock runs at 2055 MHz, with a game clock of 2410 MHz and a boost clock of 2635 MHz. These specifications place the card at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29024.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role becomes evident when examining frame rates across settings at a fixed resolution. At 1080p, the card delivers 160.2 FPS on Low, 122.9 FPS on Medium, 113.9 FPS on High, and 70.2 FPS on Ultra. The drop from High to Ultra (113.9 to 70.2 FPS, a 43.7 FPS loss) is substantial, indicating that Ultra settings demand significantly more from the GPU's shading units and memory subsystem. The GPU has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, which handle the rasterization workload, while 32 ray accelerators provide RT capabilities — though Greedfall's traditional rendering leans heavily on the core raster pipeline.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this 2019 action RPG, as evidenced by the 4K results. At 3840x2160, the card still manages 48.1 FPS on High and 65.7 FPS on Low, though Ultra drops to 31.8 FPS. The memory bandwidth of 280.3 GB/s becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions, where the GPU must access textures and geometry data more frequently. The FP32 throughput of 10.79 TFLOPS and texture rate of 337.3 GTexel/s are the raw compute resources that drive these results, and the data shows they scale predictably with resolution and settings.

Comparing to its nearest rivals, the RX 6650 XT is essentially tied with the RX 6800M (delta 0.0%) and RX 470 (delta 0.1%), while trailing the Arc A370M by 0.5%. This means the card sits in a competitive mid-range tier, and its Greedfall performance reflects that positioning — playable at high settings, but not a top-tier performer for this title.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700K is a 12-core, 20-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with 25 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark results place it at the 89th percentile among all processors, with an average score of 35684. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29241 and single-core score of 4128 demonstrate strong both multi-threaded and single-threaded performance.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The measured frame rates at 1080p Low (160.2 FPS) show that the CPU can push very high frame rates when the GPU is lightly loaded. However, as resolution increases, the frame rates drop — indicating the GPU becomes the primary constraint. At 1440p High, the system produces 75.9 FPS, and at 4K High, 48.1 FPS. This scaling pattern suggests the i7-12700K has ample headroom to keep up with the GPU's output at all tested settings.

The CPU's nearest rivals are all within 0.8% of its average score, meaning there is essentially no performance gap between them in synthetic tests. The i7-12700K's 3DMark single-thread score of 1043 and multi-thread score of 9979 (max threads) indicate balanced performance, and its PassMark multi-thread score of 34404 confirms strong parallel processing capability. For a game like Greedfall, which is not known for extreme CPU demands, this processor provides more than enough compute power to avoid becoming a bottleneck.

The large L3 cache (25 MB shared) and high boost clock of 5.00 GHz help with single-threaded game logic, while the 20 threads handle background tasks and streaming. The data shows that even at 1080p Low, where the CPU has the least GPU work to hide behind, the system maintains 160.2 FPS — a figure that would require a capable CPU to achieve. This indicates the processor is delivering its expected performance in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-12700K combined with the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT ranks 1101 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places the configuration in the 35th percentile of all tested CPU-GPU pairs, meaning roughly two-thirds of tested combos deliver higher frame rates in this game. The ranking reflects the GPU's mid-tier status (72nd percentile) more than the CPU's high-tier status (89th percentile), suggesting the graphics card is the limiting factor for this pairing.

Given that the GPU's nearest rivals — the RX 6800M, RX 470, and Arc A370M — all have nearly identical average benchmark scores (within 0.6%), the combo's ranking is driven primarily by the GPU's performance tier rather than the CPU's capabilities. The CPU's strong benchmark results (89th percentile) do not boost the combo's rank because the GPU cannot fully utilize the processor's headroom at higher resolutions and settings.

The rank of 1101 out of 1705 indicates that this combo is better suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming than for 4K. At 1080p High, the system achieves 113.9 FPS, which is a solid result, but at 4K Ultra, it drops to 31.8 FPS — below the 60 FPS target that many gamers prefer. The ranking reflects this mixed performance profile: competitive at lower resolutions, but outclassed by combos with more powerful GPUs at higher resolutions.

The data shows that the CPU's percentile ranking (89) is significantly higher than the GPU's (72), which is a common pattern for mid-range GPU pairings. The combo rank of 1101/1705 confirms that while the CPU is a strong performer, the overall gaming experience in Greedfall is constrained by the GPU's capabilities, especially when pushing resolution and quality settings upward.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance scaling across resolutions. At 1080p High, the system delivers 113.9 FPS; at 1440p High, it drops to 75.9 FPS (a 33.4% reduction); and at 4K High, it falls to 48.1 FPS (a 57.8% reduction from 1080p). This scaling indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component, as the frame rate drops proportionally with the increase in pixel count.

The same pattern holds across all settings. At Low settings, 1080p yields 160.2 FPS, 1440p yields 107.1 FPS, and 4K yields 65.7 FPS. At Ultra settings, the numbers are 70.2 FPS, 51.4 FPS, and 31.8 FPS respectively. The consistent drop from 1080p to 4K — roughly a 59% reduction in FPS across all settings — is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering workload scales with resolution while the CPU's contribution remains relatively constant.

The 4K results are particularly telling. At 4K Ultra, the system only manages 31.8 FPS, which is below playable thresholds for most users. Even at 4K Low, the 65.7 FPS result shows the GPU is stretched thin at this resolution. The fact that the CPU can deliver 160.2 FPS at 1080p Low but only 65.7 FPS at 4K Low demonstrates that the RX 6650 XT's 8 GB VRAM and 280.3 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to maintain high frame rates at 4K, even with reduced visual quality.

The scaling behavior confirms that this combo is optimized for 1080p and 1440p gaming. At 1440p Medium, the system achieves 86.9 FPS, and at 1440p High, 75.9 FPS — both are solid results for a mid-range GPU. The limiting component is clearly the GPU, as the CPU's high percentile ranking (89) and strong benchmark scores (Cinebench R23 multi-core of 29241) would not be the constraining factor in these frame rate drops. The data indicates that users seeking higher 4K performance would need a more powerful GPU, while the i7-12700K has sufficient headroom for more demanding graphics cards.