Greedfall

# Greedfall Performance Analysis: Intel Core i7-12700KF + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

This combination of the Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks first out of 2,938 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it at the very top of the database for this title. The measured frame rates across all resolutions and settings presets confirm that this pairing delivers exceptional performance, though the scaling patterns reveal interesting nuances about where the bottleneck lies at different quality levels.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data shows that the Ultra preset produces the most demanding workload, with average frame rates dropping to 72 FPS at 3840x2160, 121 FPS at 2560x1440, and 175 FPS at 1920x1080. While these numbers are playable, the step down to High settings yields dramatically better performance with minimal visual compromise for most users. At High, the system delivers 113 FPS at 4K, 190 FPS at 1440p, and 273 FPS at 1080p — representing improvements of 57%, 57%, and 56% respectively over Ultra at each resolution.

For users with high-refresh-rate displays, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and frame rate headroom. At 1440p Medium, the system produces 209 FPS average with a minimum of 178 FPS and maximum of 240 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay even during demanding scenes. The 4K Medium preset delivers 125 FPS average with a minimum of 106 FPS, which remains comfortably above the 100 FPS threshold for most modern displays. At 1080p Medium, the 301 FPS average with 256 FPS minimum and 346 FPS maximum provides an exceptionally fluid experience.

The Low preset pushes frame rates to extreme levels — 383 FPS at 1080p, 266 FPS at 1440p, and 159 FPS at 4K — but sacrifices the visual fidelity that Greedfall's environments benefit from. Given that High settings maintain triple-digit frame rates even at 4K, there is little reason to drop below Medium for competitive or casual play. The data indicates that High is the sweet spot for 4K users, while Medium or High at 1440p will satisfy most high-refresh-rate monitor owners.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D brings substantial hardware resources to Greedfall, featuring 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output pipelines are complemented by 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores, operating at a base clock of 2017 MHz and boost clock of 2407 MHz. This Blackwell 2.0 architecture implementation on TSMC's 5 nm process contains 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die.

The benchmark results show the RTX 5090 D scoring 44,065 in Passmark G3D and 28,396 in Passmark GPU Compute, with a DirectX 12 score of 219 in Passmark. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14,326, along with Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores of 310,674 and 376,915 respectively, position it well above the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT at 76,904 (1.1% higher average score), AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at 78,940 (-1.6%), NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB at 79,396 (-2.1%), and NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 79,605 (-2.4%).

In Greedfall specifically, the GPU's massive memory capacity and bandwidth prove decisive at 4K resolutions. The 32 GB VRAM allocation ensures that even the most texture-heavy scenes at Ultra settings will not encounter memory capacity limitations. The pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s provide the raw fill rate necessary to maintain high frame rates across the board. The FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS indicates that compute-heavy effects in Greedfall, such as particle systems and dynamic lighting, are handled with considerable headroom.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Greedfall?

A: The data shows playable performance at all resolutions. At 4K Ultra the system averages 72 FPS, while 4K High reaches 113 FPS. For 1440p, all settings presets exceed 120 FPS, with High delivering 190 FPS. At 1080p, even Ultra maintains 175 FPS, making any resolution viable depending on display capabilities.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 D compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 5090 D has an average benchmark score of 77,712, placing it in the 92nd percentile. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, scores 78,940, which is 1.6% higher. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79,605, 2.4% higher, while the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT scores 76,904, 1.1% lower.

Q: Is the Core i7-12700KF holding back the RTX 5090 D in Greedfall?

A: At 1080p, where CPU load is typically highest, the system reaches 383 FPS on Low settings and 273 FPS on High, indicating the processor keeps pace with the GPU's output. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking and 35,365 average benchmark score suggest sufficient processing power for this title.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 4K with Medium settings?

A: The measured data shows 125 FPS average at 3840x2160 with Medium settings, with a minimum of 106 FPS and maximum of 143 FPS. This represents a solid experience for 4K gaming, particularly for users who prefer higher frame rates over maximum visual quality.

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

A: This specific combination of Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks first overall in Greedfall, outperforming 2,937 other tested combinations in the database.

Q: What is the CPU's multithreaded performance profile?

A: The Core i7-12700KF scores 28,838 in Cinebench R23 multicore, 12,111 in R20 multicore, and 2,906 in R15 multicore. Passmark multithread score reaches 34,092, with integer math at 113,521 and floating point math at 87,449.

How This Combo Ranks

This pairing of the Intel Core i7-12700KF with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D achieves the number one position out of 2,938 tested combinations in Greedfall. The rank of 1 indicates that no other CPU-GPU pairing in the database produces higher frame rates in this game, making this the definitive top-tier configuration for players seeking maximum performance.

The CPU component itself ranks in the 85th percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 35,365. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-13700T with an average score of 35,403 (-0.1% delta), the Intel Core 5 213PE at 35,428 (-0.2%), the Intel Core i5-13600T at 35,305 (0.2%), and the Intel Core i7-12700K at 35,287 (0.2%). These close margins indicate that the i7-12700KF sits in a highly competitive performance band where small differences in synthetic benchmarks translate to negligible real-world distinctions.

The GPU ranks in the 92nd percentile of all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 77,712. The combination of a top-15% CPU with a top-8% GPU produces the best measured results in Greedfall, suggesting that the game scales well with both processor and graphics resources. The fact that this combo achieves rank 1 despite the GPU's percentile being lower than the CPU's reflects the specific optimization patterns of Greedfall's engine.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF provides 12 cores and 20 threads based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The processor features a 25 MB shared L3 cache, with 80 KB L1 and 1.25 MB L2 per core, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process with a 215 mm² die size. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration and connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong single-threaded performance with a Geekbench single-core score of 2,255 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,071. Multithreaded results are equally impressive: Geekbench multicore reaches 14,367, while Cinebench R23 multicore hits 28,838. Passmark tests show 113,521 in integer math, 87,449 in floating point math, and 441,960 in data compression. The 3DMark scores of 9,983 for max threads and 1,043 for single thread illustrate the processor's scaling capabilities.

For Greedfall, the CPU's role becomes most apparent at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 300 FPS. At 1080p Low, the system produces 383 FPS, requiring the processor to maintain very high draw call throughput and physics simulation rates. The 20 threads ensure that background tasks and game logic don't starve rendering threads, while the 5.00 GHz boost clock provides the low-latency single-thread performance that many game engines still depend upon. The 85th percentile ranking indicates that this processor outperforms the majority of CPUs in the database, contributing to the combo's top-tier status.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce 383 FPS average, Medium reaches 301 FPS with a minimum of 256 and maximum of 346, High achieves 273 FPS, and Ultra maintains 175 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 54% reduction in frame rate, with the most significant drop occurring between High and Ultra.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains exceptionally strong. Low settings deliver 266 FPS, Medium produces 209 FPS with a minimum of 178 and maximum of 240, High reaches 190 FPS, and Ultra maintains 121 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at this resolution is also 54%, mirroring the 1080p scaling pattern. The minimum frame rates at Medium (178 FPS) remain well above typical display refresh rates.

At 3840x2160, the system still delivers playable performance across all presets. Low settings yield 159 FPS, Medium produces 125 FPS with a minimum of 106 and maximum of 143, High achieves 113 FPS, and Ultra drops to 72 FPS. The 4K Ultra result represents the only measured configuration below 100 FPS, though 72 FPS remains smooth for most gaming scenarios. The percentage reduction from Low to Ultra at 4K is 55%, nearly identical to the lower resolutions.

The Medium preset across all resolutions shows the only complete min/max data in the measured results. At 1080p, the 256-346 FPS range indicates a 35% variance between minimum and maximum. At 1440p, the 178-240 FPS range shows a 35% variance, and at 4K, the 106-143 FPS range demonstrates a 35% variance. This consistent variance pattern suggests that Greedfall's frame pacing remains stable regardless of resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p shows frame rate reductions of 31% at Low (383 to 266 FPS), 31% at Medium (301 to 209 FPS), 30% at High (273 to 190 FPS), and 31% at Ultra (175 to 121 FPS). This consistent ~30% drop across all presets indicates that resolution scaling behaves predictably, with the GPU handling the increased pixel count uniformly regardless of graphical complexity.

Moving from 1440p to 4K produces larger reductions: 40% at Low (266 to 159 FPS), 40% at Medium (209 to 125 FPS), 41% at High (190 to 113 FPS), and 40% at Ultra (121 to 72 FPS). The slightly larger percentage drop at 4K compared to the 1080p-to-1440p transition reflects the quadratically increasing pixel count at 3840x2160. The consistent ~40% reduction across all settings suggests that the RTX 5090 D remains the primary limiting factor at 4K.

The overall scaling from 1080p Low to 4K Low shows a 58% reduction (383 to 159 FPS), while the same comparison at Ultra shows a 59% reduction (175 to 72 FPS). This consistency across presets indicates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth scale predictably with resolution, with no unexpected bottlenecks emerging at higher pixel counts. The 32 GB GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for 4K textures, and the measured data confirms that resolution scaling follows expected patterns without anomalous drops. This behavior suggests that the system is well-balanced for Greedfall, with the CPU providing sufficient performance at 1080p to avoid bottlenecking the GPU, while the GPU's capabilities scale smoothly as resolution increases.