Greedfall

Greedfall, an action RPG released in 2019, responds predictably but decisively to the Intel Core i7-12700KF and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX combination. The measured data shows a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, yet still scales impressively at 1080p, placing this pairing in the top tier of tested configurations.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions, avoiding the frame rate collapse seen at Ultra while delivering significantly better visual fidelity than Medium. At 1920x1080, the High preset produces an average of 207 FPS, which is 21 frames below the 228 FPS average of Medium but 75 frames above the 132 FPS average of Ultra. This gap widens at higher resolutions, where the difference between High and Ultra becomes more pronounced.

At 2560x1440, High delivers 143 FPS average, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while Medium reaches 158 FPS average. The Ultra preset drops to 91 FPS average at this resolution, which remains playable but introduces diminishing returns for the performance cost. The data suggests that High is the sweet spot for 1440p, as it maintains high frame rates while preserving the visual enhancements that matter most in an action RPG.

For 4K gaming at 3840x2160, the High preset falls to 85 FPS average, which is still fluid, but the Medium preset provides a more comfortable margin at 94 FPS average. The Ultra preset at 4K produces only 55 FPS average, which is below the ideal threshold for fast-paced combat. Given that the measured data shows the Low preset at 4K achieves 120 FPS average, the recommendation is to use High for visual quality or Medium for additional headroom, depending on the display's refresh rate.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX brings substantial resources to Greedfall, featuring 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth. The GPU's 6144 shading units, 384 TMUs, and 192 ROPs are backed by a boost clock of 2498 MHz and a game clock of 2365 MHz. These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 479.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 959.2 GTexel/s, which explain the card's ability to maintain high frame rates even at 4K.

The VRAM capacity is particularly relevant for Greedfall, as the game's open-world environments and detailed textures can consume significant memory at higher resolutions. The 24 GB allocation ensures that the GPU never becomes memory-constrained, allowing the 960.0 GB/s bandwidth to feed the 6144 shading units without bottleneck. The FP32 compute throughput of 61.39 TFLOPS provides ample raw processing power for the game's DirectX 12 rendering path.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 64 versus all GPUs, combined with an average benchmark score of 19410, places it in the mid-to-upper range of tested hardware. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB with a delta of 0.4 percent, the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 at -1 percent, and the AMD FirePro D300 at -1.2 percent, though these comparisons reflect synthetic workloads rather than gaming performance.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals the expected GPU-bound behavior for this title. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 207 FPS average, which drops to 143 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 85 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 31 percent reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 59 percent reduction from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at all resolutions.

The scaling pattern for Medium settings follows a similar trajectory: 228 FPS at 1080p, 158 FPS at 1440p, and 94 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset shows the steepest decline, going from 132 FPS at 1080p to 91 FPS at 1440p and 55 FPS at 4K, a 58 percent drop from 1080p to 4K. This steeper decline at Ultra suggests that the additional draw calls and post-processing effects at that preset amplify the GPU workload disproportionately.

The Low preset demonstrates the least severe scaling, with 290 FPS at 1080p, 201 FPS at 1440p, and 120 FPS at 4K. The 4K result at Low settings still exceeds the 1080p Ultra result, confirming that the RX 7900 XTX has sufficient bandwidth and compute to handle the resolution increase when the graphical load is reduced. The 4K Medium result of 94 FPS average, with a minimum of 80 FPS and maximum of 108 FPS, shows that the system maintains consistent frame delivery without significant stutter.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700KF and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX ranks 562 out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 15.2 percent of all configurations. This is a strong showing for a pairing that pairs a 12th-generation CPU with a current-generation GPU, though the rank indicates that there are still 561 combinations that achieve higher average frame rates in this specific title.

The rank reflects the GPU-bound nature of Greedfall at high settings, where the RX 7900 XTX's performance ceiling is the determining factor. The CPU's contribution to the rank is secondary, as the game's engine does not appear to stress multi-threaded workloads to the point where the i7-12700KF's 12 cores and 20 threads become a bottleneck. The measured frame rates show no signs of CPU limitation, as the FPS scales consistently with resolution changes, which is characteristic of GPU-bound scenarios.

Compared to the full field of 3703 combinations, this rank of 562 suggests that the pairing is well above average but not at the absolute top, which is expected given that the GPU's synthetic benchmark percentile of 64 versus all GPUs indicates there are faster cards available. The combo's performance in Greedfall is nonetheless impressive, particularly considering the game's 2019 release date and the generational improvements in hardware since then.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF provides the computational foundation for this combo, with 12 cores (8 performance and 4 efficiency) and 20 threads operating at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. This Alder Lake-S architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process, features a 25 MB shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 cache per core, along with 80 KB L1 cache per core. The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are substantial, as evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 28838 and a Geekbench multicore score of 14367.

For Greedfall specifically, the CPU's single-threaded performance is likely more relevant, given the game's age and typical engine behavior. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4071 and the 3DMark single-thread score of 1043 indicate strong per-core performance that can handle the game's main thread without bottlenecking the GPU. The boost clock of 5.00 GHz provides the necessary frequency headroom for the game's most demanding CPU-bound moments, such as large-scale combat encounters with multiple NPCs.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 85 versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35365, places it near the top of the processor hierarchy. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-13700T with a delta of -0.1 percent, the Intel Core i5-13600T at 0.2 percent, and the Intel Core i7-12700K at 0.2 percent, showing that this chip is competitive with newer and more power-efficient alternatives. The 125 W TDP reflects the performance-oriented design, though the actual power draw in gaming workloads is typically lower than synthetic stress tests.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. The Low preset achieves 290 FPS average, while Medium reaches 228 FPS average with a minimum of 193 FPS and maximum of 262 FPS. The High preset produces 207 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 132 FPS average. These figures indicate that at 1080p, the system has substantial headroom even at the highest settings, with the Ultra preset still delivering well above the refresh rate of most monitors.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but begin to show the GPU's workload. Low settings yield 201 FPS average, Medium delivers 158 FPS average with a minimum of 134 FPS and maximum of 181 FPS, and High produces 143 FPS average. The Ultra preset at 1440p reaches 91 FPS average, which is still smooth but represents a 31 percent reduction from the 1080p Ultra result. The measured minimum frame rate of 134 FPS at Medium settings indicates that the system maintains consistent performance without significant drops.

At 3840x2160, the resolution scaling becomes most apparent. The Low preset achieves 120 FPS average, which is a 59 percent reduction from the 1080p Low result. Medium settings produce 94 FPS average with a minimum of 80 FPS and maximum of 108 FPS, while High falls to 85 FPS average. The Ultra preset at 4K delivers only 55 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered essential for smooth gameplay. The 80 FPS minimum at Medium settings suggests that the system can handle 4K gameplay without major stutters, but the Ultra preset's 55 FPS average indicates that this setting is best reserved for less demanding scenes or lower resolutions.