Greedfall

The Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination delivers a compelling 4K experience in Greedfall, but the scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear shift in bottleneck behavior. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 316 FPS, which is an exceptionally high ceiling that suggests the CPU is doing the heavy lifting at this resolution. Moving to 2560x1440 Low, the average drops to 219 FPS, a reduction of roughly 31% from the 1080p figure. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls further to 131 FPS, indicating that the GPU is beginning to take on a more significant role as pixel count rises. The progression shows that while the system is capable of feeding a high-refresh-rate 1080p panel, the frame rate is not strictly linear with resolution — the 4K Low result is 58% lower than the 1080p Low result, which points to a combination of CPU overhead and GPU throughput limits rather than a single component dominating entirely.

The gap between settings at each resolution further clarifies the limiting factor. At 1080p, the spread from Low (316 FPS) to Ultra (144 FPS) is 172 FPS, a massive range that indicates the game's settings have a profound impact on the CPU's ability to push frames. At 1440p, the same spread is 119 FPS (219 to 100), and at 4K it narrows to 72 FPS (131 to 59). As resolution increases, the relative penalty for Ultra settings becomes more pronounced in percentage terms, but the absolute delta shrinks because the GPU is already saturated. The data suggests that at 1080p, the Intel Core i7-12700KF is the primary constraint, as even the RTX 4080 SUPER cannot be fully utilized when the CPU is processing a relatively low pixel count. At 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, with the CPU having ample headroom to feed it, as evidenced by the 93 FPS High result being only 29% lower than the Low result.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF is a 12-core, 20-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. Its benchmark scores place it in the 85th percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35365. In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions where the frame rate is not constrained by the GPU. The 1080p Low result of 316 FPS demonstrates that the processor's single-thread and multi-thread performance is more than sufficient to drive a high pixel throughput, but the drop to 144 FPS at 1080p Ultra suggests that the game's Ultra preset introduces CPU-intensive effects that cut the frame rate by more than half. This is not a typical GPU-bound scenario; rather, it indicates that the game's draw calls and physics calculations scale with settings, and the i7-12700KF's 20 threads are being tasked heavily at Ultra.

Comparing the i7-12700KF to its nearest rivals, the data shows a tight cluster. The Intel Core i7-13700T scores 35403, which is 0.1% higher than the i7-12700KF's 35365 average, while the Intel Core i5-13600T scores 35305, a 0.2% deficit. The Intel Core 5 213PE scores 35428, 0.2% higher, and the i7-12700K scores 35287, 0.2% lower. This means the i7-12700KF is statistically indistinguishable from its immediate peers, with deltas of less than a third of a percent. In practical terms for Greedfall, this implies that swapping to any of these rivals would produce nearly identical CPU-bound frame rates at 1080p, likely within a few FPS of the measured 316 FPS Low result. The 3DMark multi-thread score of 9983 and single-thread score of 1043 further corroborate that the CPU has balanced performance, but the game's results show that at 1440p and 4K, the CPU is not the bottleneck, as the frame rates scale more with GPU settings than with CPU workload.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates across presets and resolutions allow for a data-driven recommendation on the best experience. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset yields 59 FPS, which is playable but borders on the lower edge of smoothness for many users. The High preset, however, delivers 93 FPS, which is a 58% improvement over Ultra while still maintaining a visually rich experience. The Medium preset at 4K produces 103 FPS with a minimum of 87 FPS, offering a more stable frame pacing than High, which has no recorded minimum. For a 4K display, the data suggests that Medium is the optimal choice if frame consistency is prioritized, as the 87 FPS minimum is still well within a comfortable range, and the 103 FPS average is only 10 FPS lower than High. Pushing to Low at 4K yields 131 FPS, but the visual fidelity loss is likely too great for a title like Greedfall, which relies on atmospheric detail.

At 2560x1440, the scenario shifts. The High preset achieves 156 FPS, while Medium hits 172 FPS with a minimum of 146 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 100 FPS, which is still smooth but represents a 36% reduction from High. For 1440p users, High is the recommended preset, as it balances the 156 FPS average with no recorded minimum frame drop, suggesting consistent performance. The Medium preset's 146 FPS minimum is also strong, but the visual difference between High and Medium in an Action RPG with dense environments may justify the slight FPS trade-off. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 225 FPS, which is more than enough for any high-refresh-rate monitor, and the Ultra preset still manages 144 FPS. For 1080p, High is the sensible choice, as the jump to Ultra reduces the frame rate by 36% without a proportional visual gain, while Low at 316 FPS offers no real benefit outside of competitive scenarios, which do not apply to a single-player RPG. The data indicates that High is the sweet spot across all resolutions, with Medium serving as a fallback for 4K users who demand frame pacing over absolute visual quality.

How This Combo Ranks

In the aggregate benchmark database, this specific combination of Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 325 out of 3703 tested combos for Greedfall, placing it in the 91st percentile of all configurations. This is a strong showing, but it is not at the very top, which suggests that there are a few dozen combinations that achieve higher frame rates, likely due to more recent CPUs with higher single-thread performance or GPUs with additional memory bandwidth. The rank of 325 indicates that the combo is highly capable for this game, but it is not the absolute best, leaving room for other pairings to outperform it in specific scenarios. The data shows that the combo's 4K Ultra result of 59 FPS is the weakest point in its profile, and this is likely where higher-ranked combinations pull ahead, as they might sustain 60 FPS or more at Ultra settings.

The combo's ranking is also influenced by its consistency across settings. At 1080p, the combo's 144 FPS Ultra result is strong, but some rival combos with faster CPUs might push past 150 FPS in CPU-bound scenarios. At 4K, the combo's 93 FPS High result is respectable, but GPUs with more VRAM or higher memory bandwidth, such as the RTX 4080 SUPER's nearest rivals, could close the gap. The average benchmark score for the RTX 4080 SUPER is 54209, placing it in the 86th percentile, and its nearest rival, the RTX 4080, scores 54247, a 0.1% difference. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, 1.1% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, 2.7% higher, though these scores are aggregate and not specific to Greedfall. The combo rank of 325 out of 3703 is a strong validation that this pairing is well-matched for the game, with no single component dragging the other down to a significant degree.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, featuring 10240 shading units and 80 RT cores. It has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock is 2550 MHz, and its benchmark scores place it in the 86th percentile against all GPUs, with an average score of 54209. In Greedfall, the GPU's role becomes dominant at 4K, where the frame rates are heavily influenced by the preset. The 4K Ultra result of 59 FPS is the lowest measured, and it indicates that the GPU's rasterization and shading units are being pushed to their limits. The 4K High result of 93 FPS shows that reducing the preset from Ultra to High alleviates a significant portion of the GPU's workload, allowing for a 58% frame rate increase.

The GPU's VRAM capacity of 16 GB is likely a factor in the 4K results, as Greedfall at high resolutions and settings can consume a substantial amount of memory. The 4K Medium result of 103 FPS with a minimum of 87 FPS suggests that the GPU is not running out of memory, as the frame pacing remains stable. The GPU's memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s is also a contributor to the 4K performance, as the game's textures and effects require high throughput to maintain consistent frame rates. Compared to its nearest rivals, the RTX 4080 SUPER is nearly identical to the RTX 4080, with a 0.1% difference in average score, but the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X and RX 6750 GRE 12 GB show higher aggregate scores, though this does not translate directly to Greedfall performance. The GPU's role is clear: at 1080p and 1440p, it is not the limiting factor, as the CPU and game settings dictate frame rates, but at 4K, the GPU's raw performance and memory subsystem define the experience, with the Ultra preset being the only setting that brings the combo below the 60 FPS threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for this combo in Greedfall is as follows. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 316 FPS, with no minimum or maximum recorded. The Medium preset produces 248 FPS on average, with a minimum of 211 FPS and a maximum of 285 FPS, showing a consistent frame window. High settings at 1080p yield 225 FPS, and Ultra drops to 144 FPS, a 36% reduction from High. At 2560x1440, Low averages 219 FPS, Medium averages 172 FPS with a minimum of 146 FPS and a maximum of 198 FPS, High averages 156 FPS, and Ultra averages 100 FPS. The 1440p data shows a similar pattern to 1080p, but with lower absolute values, as the GPU begins to take on more work.

At 3840x2160, the breakdown is more telling. Low settings average 131 FPS, which is still a very playable frame rate for 4K. Medium averages 103 FPS, with a minimum of 87 FPS and a maximum of 118 FPS, representing the most stable frame pacing of the 4K presets. High averages 93 FPS, and Ultra averages 59 FPS, which is the only preset where the combo falls below the 60 FPS threshold. The data shows that the transition from High to Ultra at 4K is the steepest drop in the entire dataset, with a 37% reduction in frame rate, while the transition from Low to Medium at 4K is only 21%. This suggests that the Ultra preset introduces a specific set of effects or draw distances that disproportionately impact the GPU. Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently provides the most balanced performance, with recorded minimums that are within 15-20% of the average, whereas the High and Ultra presets have no recorded minimums, making their frame pacing less certain. The 1080p Low result of 316 FPS is the highest measurement in the dataset, and it underscores the CPU's capability, while the 4K Ultra result of 59 FPS is the lowest, highlighting the GPU's limits when pushed to maximum visual fidelity.