Greedfall

Greedfall, an Action RPG released in 2019, presents a specific performance profile when paired with the Intel Core i7-12700KF and AMD Radeon RX 9070. The measured data shows this combination ranks 557th out of 1,705 possible hardware combos for this title, placing it in the upper third of tested systems. This analysis walks through the CPU and GPU contributions, followed by a detailed breakdown of the measured frame rates across resolutions and settings.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i7-12700KF is a 12-core, 20-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process node. It operates with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a TDP of 125 W. The chip features a hybrid design with 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and 25 MB of shared L3 cache. Synthetic benchmarks show strong single-thread performance with a 3DMark single-thread score of 1,043 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,091, which matters for Greedfall's game logic and physics calculations that often rely on fewer threads.

Multi-threaded performance is also substantial, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 28,979 and a PassMark multithread score of 34,092. The processor's 3DMark scores scale from 2,065 for 2 threads to 9,983 for max threads, indicating good scaling across the 20 available threads. This range of performance suggests the CPU can handle both lightly-threaded game tasks and background workloads without bottlenecking the GPU in most scenarios. The processor holds an 89th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,355.

Comparing the i7-12700KF to its nearest rivals, it sits within a narrow performance band. It is effectively tied with the Intel Core i5-14400, showing a delta of just 0.1% higher, and the Intel Core i9-12900HX, with a 0.2% higher score. The data indicates the i7-12700KF is 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i7-13800H and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i5-13600T. These margins are negligible in real-world gaming, meaning the CPU is not a differentiating factor in Greedfall's frame rates; the GPU will dictate the performance envelope.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture using a 4 nm process at TSMC, featuring the Navi 48 chip with 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die. It carries 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1330 MHz, a game clock of 2070 MHz, and a boost clock of 2520 MHz, with memory running at 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective). The card has 3,584 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, producing a pixel rate of 322.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 564.5 GTexel/s. Its FP32 throughput is 36.13 TFLOPS.

The 16 GB VRAM capacity is ample for Greedfall, a title from 2019 that does not demand excessive memory, even at 4K Ultra settings. The GPU's memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s ensures texture streaming and high-resolution assets are fed efficiently to the rendering pipeline. In synthetic tests, the RX 9070 scores 25,381 in PassMark G3D and 6,290 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it in the 79th percentile among all GPUs with an average score of 34,780.

Relative to its nearest rivals, the RX 9070 shows a 0.2% lower score than the NVIDIA A2, a 0.3% higher score than the NVIDIA Quadro GV100, a 0.7% higher score than the AMD Radeon HD 7970, and a 0.8% higher score than the AMD Radeon PRO W6400. These deltas are tiny, yet the measured FPS in Greedfall shows this GPU has ample headroom at lower resolutions, becoming the primary constraint at 4K Ultra. The data implies the GPU's raw compute and memory subsystem are well-matched to the CPU, but the game's engine will push the GPU harder as resolution increases.

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-12700KF compare to the Intel Core i5-14400 in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i7-12700KF has an average benchmark score of 35,355, which is 0.1% higher than the i5-14400's score of 35,336, making them effectively identical in performance.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth of the AMD Radeon RX 9070, and why does it matter for Greedfall?

A: The RX 9070 provides 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth over a 256-bit bus. This bandwidth supports the 16 GB GDDR6 memory, allowing for smooth texture streaming and high-resolution rendering without stutter in Greedfall.

Q: What is the boost clock of the i7-12700KF, and how does it relate to single-threaded tasks?

A: The boost clock is 5.00 GHz, and with a 3DMark single-thread score of 1,043 and Cinebench R23 single-core of 4,091, it handles lightly-threaded game logic efficiently.

Q: At which resolution and settings does the combo rank highest in measured FPS?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 234.2 at 1920x1080 with Low settings, while the lowest is 46.3 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the RX 9070's score compare to the NVIDIA Quadro GV100?

A: The RX 9070 has an average GPU score of 34,780, which is 0.3% higher than the Quadro GV100's score of 34,677.

Q: What is the L3 cache size on the i7-12700KF?

A: The processor has 25 MB of shared L3 cache, which helps with frequently accessed data across the 12 cores and 20 threads.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the measured frame rates show a clear progression from Low to Ultra. Low settings produce an average of 234.2 FPS, Medium drops to 182.7 FPS, High settles at 170.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 104.7 FPS. The gap from Low to Ultra is 129.5 FPS, indicating that the GPU handles the load well even at the highest preset, but the CPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution since all settings exceed 100 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings average 165.2 FPS, Medium reaches 128.4 FPS, High comes in at 115.7 FPS, and Ultra drops to 75.4 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 89.8 FPS, showing that resolution scaling begins to exert pressure on the GPU, but the combo still maintains playable rates at all settings.

At 3840x2160, the GPU workload increases significantly. Low settings average 98.7 FPS, Medium drops to 77.2 FPS, High yields 66.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 46.3 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 52.4 FPS, and the Ultra setting is the only one that dips below 60 FPS, indicating that 4K Ultra is the boundary for smooth gameplay with this hardware. Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: each step up in settings costs roughly 20-30% performance, with the largest relative drop occurring from High to Ultra at 4K.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The transition from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals the scaling behavior of this hardware combo. At High settings, FPS drops from 170.6 at 1080p to 115.7 at 1440p, a reduction of 54.9 FPS, and then to 66.7 at 4K, another 49.0 FPS drop. The total decline from 1080p to 4K is 103.9 FPS, representing a 60.9% reduction. This steep curve indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck as resolution increases, since the CPU's performance is resolution-independent.

For Low settings, the drop is from 234.2 at 1080p to 165.2 at 1440p, then to 98.7 at 4K, a total decline of 135.5 FPS or 57.9%. Medium settings go from 182.7 to 128.4 to 77.2, a total of 105.5 FPS lost (57.7%). Ultra settings show the smallest absolute drop but the largest relative impact: from 104.7 at 1080p to 75.4 at 1440p to 46.3 at 4K, a total of 58.4 FPS lost (55.8%). The consistent ~58-61% reduction across settings suggests that the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth are scaling predictably with pixel count, while the CPU maintains enough headroom to avoid introducing frame drops at higher resolutions.

The data implies that at 1080p, the system is partially CPU-bound at Low settings (234.2 FPS), but the GPU still delivers over 100 FPS at Ultra. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting component, as evidenced by the sub-50 FPS result at Ultra. The i7-12700KF's high single-thread scores (3DMark single-thread 1,043) ensure that even at 1080p, the CPU does not cap performance below the GPU's output.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

For a 60 FPS target, the data shows that at 3840x2160, High settings (66.7 FPS) are the highest quality preset that meets the target, while Ultra (46.3 FPS) falls short. At 2560x1440, Ultra (75.4 FPS) is viable, as are all lower presets, with Low hitting 165.2 FPS. At 1920x1080, every setting exceeds 100 FPS, with Ultra at 104.7 FPS and High at 170.6 FPS, so users can prioritize visual fidelity without worrying about frame rate drops.

For a 144 Hz display, the optimal choice is 1920x1080 with High settings (170.6 FPS) or Medium (182.7 FPS), as these exceed the refresh rate. At 1440p, only Low (165.2 FPS) reaches the 144 FPS threshold, while Medium (128.4 FPS) comes close but misses. At 4K, no preset reaches 144 FPS, so users with high-refresh 4K panels should target 1080p or accept lower settings.

The best experience balancing visual quality and smoothness is 2560x1440 with High settings, delivering 115.7 FPS, which is smooth on 120 Hz displays and retains most of the visual fidelity. For maximum quality, 1920x1080 Ultra (104.7 FPS) is the pick, as it offers the highest settings while staying well above 60 FPS. The data suggests that the RX 9070's 16 GB VRAM and 644.6 GB/s bandwidth are not strained by Greedfall's textures at any resolution, so the settings recommendation is driven purely by the GPU's compute load rather than memory capacity.