Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured framerate data for Greedfall with the Intel Core i7-12700K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 reveals a steep performance curve as resolution climbs. At 1080p High settings, the combination produces an average of 88.8 FPS. Dropping to 1440p High reduces that figure to 65.1 FPS, a reduction of roughly 27%. Moving further to 4K High yields 37.5 FPS, which represents a 58% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern indicates a system where the GPU becomes progressively more dominant as the pixel count increases.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens dramatically at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the spread from Low to Ultra spans 68 FPS (124.6 down to 56.6). At 1440p, that same spread narrows to 48.9 FPS (87.3 down to 38.4). At 4K, the range compresses further to 27.7 FPS (49.8 down to 22.1). This compression suggests that at 4K, even the lowest settings cannot fully relieve the rendering burden. The data shows that the GTX 1070's compute throughput, rather than memory bandwidth or CPU throughput, is the limiting factor at 4K.

Looking at the 4K results specifically, the progression from Low (49.8) to Medium (40.7) to High (37.5) to Ultra (22.1) shows a particularly harsh penalty for the highest preset. The Ultra setting at 4K delivers less than half the framerate of Low at the same resolution. This indicates that Greedfall's Ultra preset at 4K introduces effects or geometric complexity that disproportionately taxes the Pascal architecture. The 1080p results, by contrast, show that the i7-12700K is capable of feeding the GPU adequately at lower resolutions, with the 124.6 FPS Low result approaching the practical ceiling for this pairing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 sits in the 51st percentile of all GPUs according to aggregate benchmark data, with an average benchmark score of 12,331. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (0.7% higher score), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M (1.3% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER (1.4% lower). This places the GTX 1070 in a competitive middle tier, which aligns with the measured Greedfall performance. The card features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1506 MHz with a boost clock of 1683 MHz, and the memory operates at 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective).

In Greedfall, the GPU's memory capacity appears adequate for 1080p and 1440p play, but the 4K Ultra result of 22.1 FPS suggests that the combination of memory pressure and shading throughput limits the experience. The card's 1,920 shading units and 64 ROPs produce a pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s. At 4K, the pixel rate becomes the bottleneck; the card must fill roughly 8.3 million pixels per frame, and at Ultra settings the per-pixel work is substantial. The FP32 throughput of 6.463 TFLOPS is modest by modern standards, and Greedfall's lighting and particle effects appear to stress this resource heavily.

The transition from 1440p High (65.1 FPS) to 4K High (37.5 FPS) represents a 42% performance loss. This is a larger relative drop than the 27% loss observed from 1080p to 1440p, which confirms that the GPU is operating beyond its efficient envelope at 4K. The GTX 1070's 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient for the game's textures at 4K High, but the rendering pipeline is simply overburdened. The card's DirectX 12 benchmark score of 48 (out of 100 in the Passmark suite) hints at its age, yet the Vulkan score of 47,395 in Geekbench suggests the architecture can still handle modern APIs when the workload is appropriate.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700K is a 12-core, 20-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, manufactured on a 10 nm process. Its base clock is 3.60 GHz with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, and it carries 25 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU sits in the 89th percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 35,684. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (0.3% lower score), the Intel Core i5-14500HX (0.7% lower), and the Intel Core i7-13800H (0.8% higher). This places the i7-12700K in the upper tier of desktop processors, well ahead of the typical gaming CPU requirement.

In Greedfall, the CPU shows no signs of being a limiting factor at any resolution. The 1080p Low result of 124.6 FPS is the highest measured value across all settings, indicating that the processor can push the GTX 1070 to its maximum output when the GPU workload is light. The single-thread performance is particularly relevant here; the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,128 and Geekbench single-core score of 2,561 suggest strong per-thread efficiency. Greedfall, as an Action RPG, relies on a mix of gameplay logic, AI, and physics that benefit from both high clock speeds and multiple cores. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 9,276 and max-thread score of 9,979 indicate that the CPU can handle heavily threaded workloads without choking.

The 20 threads of the i7-12700K provide ample headroom for background tasks while gaming, but the benchmark data shows that the CPU is not the constraining resource in this pairing. The fact that 1080p Ultra (56.6 FPS) is lower than 1440p Low (87.3 FPS) reinforces that the GPU is the primary determinant of framerate. The CPU's boost clock of 5.00 GHz ensures that even in scenes with many NPCs or complex scripting, the processor can maintain frame pacing. The DDR4 and DDR5 memory support, combined with dual-channel bandwidth, means the CPU can feed data to the GPU without introducing memory-related stalls, though the exact memory configuration used in these measurements is not specified.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this hardware in Greedfall?

A: The data shows 1080p High producing 88.8 FPS and 1440p High producing 65.1 FPS, both of which are playable. At 4K, only Low settings (49.8 FPS) approach a smooth experience; 4K Ultra drops to 22.1 FPS, which is not fluid for an Action RPG.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in aggregate benchmarks?

A: The GTX 1070's average benchmark score of 12,331 is 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA Quadro K4200, 1.3% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M, and 1.4% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER. This places it in the 51st percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is the i7-12700K holding back the GTX 1070 in this game?

A: No. The CPU's 89th percentile ranking and single-core score of 4,128 in Cinebench R23 indicate it has ample headroom. The 1080p Low result of 124.6 FPS demonstrates that the CPU can push the GPU to its limits without bottlenecking.

Q: What does the 4K Ultra result of 22.1 FPS indicate about the GPU's longevity?

A: The 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured framerate and represents a 56% drop from 4K High (37.5 FPS). This shows the GTX 1070's 6.463 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 107.7 GPixel/s pixel rate are insufficient for Greedfall's highest preset at 4K, suggesting the card is better suited for 1080p or 1440p play.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for Greedfall?

A: This specific combination of the Intel Core i7-12700K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1,442 out of 1,705 tested combos, placing it in the lower 16th percentile of all configurations measured for this game.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM on the GTX 1070 sufficient for Greedfall?

A: The measured data shows that at 1080p, the card achieves 56.6 FPS at Ultra and 88.8 FPS at High, indicating that 8 GB of GDDR5 memory is not a limiting factor at these settings. At 4K High (37.5 FPS), the memory is still adequate, but the overall GPU throughput is the constraint.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1,442 out of 1,705 tested configurations for Greedfall. This places the pairing in the bottom 15% of all combos measured, which is a notable contrast to the individual component rankings. The CPU alone sits in the 89th percentile of all processors, while the GPU rests in the 51st percentile. The discrepancy between these two positions reveals that the GPU is the dominant factor in determining this combo's overall rank.

The rank suggests that while the i7-12700K provides exceptional compute headroom, the GTX 1070's mid-tier status limits the system's ability to compete with higher-end configurations. The measured FPS data supports this interpretation: at 1080p High, the combo achieves 88.8 FPS, which is solid but not exceptional for a system with a top-tier CPU. The 4K results, particularly the 37.5 FPS at High settings, further illustrate that this pairing is not optimized for high-resolution play. The gap between the CPU's performance percentile and the combo's overall rank indicates that upgrading the GPU would yield substantial gains, whereas the CPU is unlikely to be the bottleneck in any scenario.

For context, the GPU's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarks are the Quadro K4200, GTX 880M, and GTX 1650 SUPER, all of which have comparable average scores. The combo rank of 1,442 reflects that the GTX 1070, despite its solid 1080p performance, cannot push the system into the upper echelons of Greedfall's benchmark hierarchy. The CPU's 3DMark max-thread score of 9,979 is irrelevant when the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming with High or Medium settings, where it delivers 88.8 and 96.1 FPS respectively, or 1440p at Medium settings for 68.2 FPS.