Greedfall

Greedfall, the 2019 Action RPG, presents a demanding workload that clearly separates CPU and GPU responsibilities. With the Intel Core i7-12700K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, the benchmark data reveals a system that is well-balanced at lower resolutions but becomes firmly GPU-bound as pixel count rises. The measured frame rates show a consistent scaling pattern that highlights the strengths and limitations of this specific hardware combination, offering a clear picture of what players can expect across different quality presets.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K produces a dramatic shift in performance, with the average frame rate dropping by over 70% at the highest settings. At 1920x1080 Ultra, the combo delivers 88.6 FPS, which falls to 60.9 FPS at 2560x1440 Ultra, and then plummets to 36.3 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra. This steep decline indicates that the Radeon RX 6750 XT is the primary limiting factor once resolution climbs, as the raw pixel throughput required at 4K overwhelms the GPU's 13.31 TFLOPS of compute power.

The scaling pattern becomes more telling when examining the Low preset. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 193.3 FPS, which is more than double the 4K Ultra result. However, the drop from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is only 30.6%, while the drop from 1440p Low to 4K Low is 41.6%. This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is still contributing meaningfully to performance, but by 1440p the GPU begins to dominate. The 4K Low result of 78.4 FPS still exceeds the 4K High result of 53.4 FPS, confirming that visual settings have a substantial impact on GPU load.

Between Medium and High settings, the differences are more modest. At 1440p, Medium produces 103.7 FPS versus 96.8 FPS for High, a gap of only 6.7%. At 1080p, the same comparison yields 151.1 FPS versus 138.5 FPS, an 8.3% difference. This indicates that Greedfall's Medium and High presets impose similar GPU workloads, whereas Ultra represents a significant jump in rendering demands. The Ultra preset at any resolution costs roughly 35-40% of the frame rate compared to High, making it the most punishing setting in the game.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700K brings substantial processing headroom to this pairing, with 12 cores and 20 threads based on the Alder Lake architecture. Its boost clock reaches 5.00 GHz, and benchmark results show strong single-thread performance with a 3DMark single-thread score of 1043 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4128. These figures matter for Greedfall, which relies on consistent frame pacing and does not scale perfectly across many threads, making high single-core throughput more valuable than raw multi-core muscle.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are nevertheless impressive, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29241 and a Passmark multithread score of 34404. However, the game's frame rates at 1080p suggest that the CPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 193.3 FPS, which is well beyond typical display refresh rates and shows that the i7-12700K can feed the GPU adequately. The CPU's 25 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB per-core L2 cache provide sufficient data locality for game logic and physics calculations.

The data indicates that the CPU's role becomes less critical as resolution increases. At 4K, even the Low preset yields 78.4 FPS, which is still CPU-limited in theory but practically constrained by the GPU's pixel throughput. The CPU's 89th percentile ranking among all tested CPUs emphasizes that it sits above the vast majority of processors, and its nearest rivals show negligible performance deltas — the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 is just 0.3% slower, while the Intel Core i7-13700T is 0.6% faster. This places the i7-12700K in a sweet spot where it neither holds back nor over-delivers for this GPU.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a 7 nm process from TSMC, featuring 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs. Its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which becomes crucial at higher resolutions. The GPU's boost clock of 2600 MHz and game clock of 2495 MHz drive its 13.31 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, and the memory runs at an effective 18 Gbps. These specifications place the GPU in the 79th percentile of all tested GPUs, with its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 5600M, scoring just 0.2% higher on average.

The GPU's VRAM capacity of 12 GB proves adequate for Greedfall's needs, as even at 4K Ultra the system maintains playable, albeit low, frame rates. The 4K Ultra result of 36.3 FPS is the weakest showing, but the GPU's 166.4 GPixel/s pixel rate and 416.0 GTexel/s texture rate indicate it can handle the game's textures without stuttering from memory exhaustion. The benchmark scores reinforce this, with a Passmark G3D score of 20700 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2548.

The GPU's performance scaling with settings is consistent with its architectural strengths. From Low to Medium at 1080p, the frame rate drops from 193.3 to 151.1 FPS, a 21.8% reduction. From Medium to High, the drop is 8.3%, and from High to Ultra, it drops 36.0%. This non-linear scaling suggests that Ultra enables expensive effects like high-quality shadows and ambient occlusion that disproportionately tax the GPU's 64 ROPs. The GPU's 250 W TDP and dual-slot cooler are appropriate for this workload, and its PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensures no bandwidth bottleneck.

How This Combo Ranks

Among all tested combinations, this pairing of Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 801st out of 1705 combos for Greedfall. This places it in the upper-middle tier, which is consistent with the GPU's 79th percentile ranking versus the CPU's higher 89th percentile. The rank suggests that while the CPU is overqualified for this GPU in most scenarios, the combination still outperforms a majority of systems tested.

The delta between the CPU and GPU percentiles is notable. The i7-12700K's 89th percentile ranking versus the RX 6750 XT's 79th percentile indicates a slight imbalance, where the CPU has more headroom than the GPU can exploit. This is evident in the frame rates: at 1080p Low, the system hits 193.3 FPS, but the GPU's limitations become apparent at 4K Ultra where it drops to 36.3 FPS. The combo rank of 801 reflects this asymmetry, as systems with weaker CPUs but stronger GPUs would likely rank higher at 4K.

The rank also benefits from the CPU's strong synthetic benchmarks. With an average benchmark score of 35684, the i7-12700K outperforms its nearest rivals in several tests, including a 0.7% advantage over the Intel Core i5-14500HX and a 0.8% advantage over the Intel Core i7-13800H. However, the GPU's average score of 35327 sits just 0.2% below the RX 5600M and 0.3% above the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, showing that the GPU is competitive but not dominant in its class. This balance explains the mid-pack ranking for the overall combo.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 193.3 FPS, Medium yields 151.1 FPS, High achieves 138.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 88.6 FPS. All of these are above 60 FPS, making 1080p an excellent target for high-refresh-rate monitors. The gap between Medium and High is small, suggesting that players can run High without a significant penalty over Medium, while Ultra still maintains playable performance.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show the GPU's increasing load. Low settings produce 134.2 FPS, Medium gives 103.7 FPS, High reaches 96.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 60.9 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result is just above the 60 FPS threshold, making it viable for most players. The drop from 1080p to 1440p ranges from 30.6% at Low to 31.3% at Ultra, indicating consistent scaling across settings.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain high frame rates. Low settings produce 78.4 FPS, Medium yields 63.1 FPS, High achieves 53.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 36.3 FPS. Only Low and Medium remain above 60 FPS at 4K, while High and Ultra require adaptive sync or lower refresh rates. The 4K Ultra result is the only scenario where the system falls below 40 FPS, confirming that the RX 6750 XT is not designed for maximum settings at this resolution. The data overall shows a system that excels at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K limited to medium or lower presets for smooth gameplay.