Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Greedfall with the Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti reveals a predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases, but the magnitude of the drop varies heavily by settings preset. At High settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 sees average FPS fall from 154.7 to 104.3, a reduction of roughly 33%. Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at High settings drops the average further to 65.1, another 38% reduction. This compounding decline indicates that the GPU is becoming the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, with the CPU's headroom being consumed less as pixel count rises.

At Low settings, the scaling behavior is more dramatic. The 1920x1080 result of 213.6 FPS drops to 148.3 at 2560x1440, then to 92.1 at 3840x2160. The percentage drops are 31% and 38% respectively, which is a steeper absolute fall than at High settings. This suggests that at Low settings, the rendering pipeline is less demanding per pixel, so the GPU's raw throughput becomes the ceiling sooner, especially as resolution climbs. The 1080p Low result of 213.6 FPS approaches the practical limit for many displays, but the data shows the combo can push well beyond 200 FPS only at the lowest preset.

Ultra settings present the most constrained picture. At 1920x1080, the average is 96.6 FPS; at 2560x1440 it falls to 68.9; at 3840x2160 it collapses to 38.5. The 4K Ultra figure is below 40 FPS, which is a steep penalty for enabling the highest preset. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at Ultra is a 44% drop, larger than the equivalent drop at High (38%) or Medium (41%). This indicates that Ultra settings introduce effects that disproportionately tax the memory subsystem and shading units of the RTX 3070 Ti. Medium settings sit between the extremes: 168.2 FPS at 1080p, 117.6 at 1440p, and 69.3 at 4K.

The overall pattern is clear: this combo is fully playable at 1080p across all presets, with even Ultra exceeding 90 FPS. At 1440p, High and Medium remain smooth, but Ultra dips below 70 FPS. At 4K, only Low and High maintain average FPS above 60, with High barely clearing that threshold at 65.1. The limiting component shifts from CPU-bound at 1080p Low to strongly GPU-bound at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate is less than a fifth of the 1080p Low result.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip fabricated on Samsung's 8 nm process. It carries 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s. The memory clock is listed as 1188 MHz with 19 Gbps effective data rate. These specifications are directly relevant to Greedfall's results, particularly at 4K where memory capacity and bandwidth become critical. The 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient for most scenes at High settings, but the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 likely approaches or exceeds this capacity, contributing to the 38.5 FPS average.

The GPU's base clock is 1575 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz. It has 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. The pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s provide the throughput needed for the 1080p and 1440p results, but at 4K the fill rate demands outpace what these units can deliver at Ultra settings. The FP32 performance of 21.75 TFLOPS is a strong figure for 2021 hardware, yet Greedfall's Ultra preset at 4K still reduces the average to 38.5 FPS, indicating that raw compute is not the only constraint.

The RTX 3070 Ti's percentile ranking among all GPUs is 74, which places it in the upper quartile but not the top tier. Its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (0.3% slower), AMD Radeon RX 6700 (0.8% faster), and NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (0.9% faster). These are close margins, suggesting that small architectural differences translate into the observed FPS deltas in Greedfall. The GPU's 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores are present but Greedfall does not heavily leverage ray tracing, so their impact on these measured results is minimal.

The 290 W TDP and dual-slot cooler design indicate a power-hungry card, but the measured FPS data does not show thermal throttling artifacts. The 12-pin power connector and 600 W suggested PSU are consistent with a high-end card of this era. The GPU's production status is end-of-life, with the GeForce 40 series as its successor, but its performance in Greedfall remains competitive at 1080p and 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 687 out of 1705 tested combos for Greedfall. This places it in the 60th percentile of all combinations, meaning roughly 40% of tested setups perform better in this game. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU's strong multi-threaded capabilities and the GPU's mid-to-high tier position. The combo outperforms many systems with older CPUs or lower-tier GPUs, but it is outclassed by combinations featuring higher-end cards like the RTX 3080 or RTX 3090.

The rank of 687 is notable because the CPU sits in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 74th percentile. This mismatch suggests that the GPU is the bottleneck in Greedfall, and a faster GPU would likely yield a better combo rank without changing the CPU. The CPU's average benchmark score is 47282, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i7-13700KF (0.1% faster), AMD EPYC 4364P (0.3% slower), and Intel Core i9-12900F (0.4% slower). These are negligible differences, confirming that the i7-13700K is not the limiting factor.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 30849, with rivals like the AMD Radeon RX 6700 (0.8% faster) and NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (0.9% faster). The close rivals on the GPU side indicate that swapping to a comparable card would produce nearly identical FPS in Greedfall. The combo's rank of 687 out of 1705 means it sits in the upper-middle range, which aligns with the measured FPS data showing strong 1080p performance but weaker 4K Ultra results. For a game released in 2019, this combo delivers a smooth experience at most settings and resolutions, but the 4K Ultra result of 38.5 FPS is a clear weak point.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings?

A: The average FPS is 154.7, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings?

A: No, the average FPS at 4K Ultra is 38.5, which is below 60 FPS and indicates a heavy performance penalty.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in benchmark score?

A: The Intel Core i7-13700K scores 47282 on average, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i7-13700KF and 0.3% higher than the AMD EPYC 4364P.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti has a memory bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s, using 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in Greedfall?

A: The combo ranks 687 out of 1705 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle tier.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 2560x1440?

A: At Low settings the average is 148.3 FPS, while at Ultra it drops to 68.9 FPS, a difference of 79.4 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the lowest measured average is 96.6 FPS at Ultra settings. Low settings produce 213.6 FPS, Medium produces 168.2 FPS, and High produces 154.7 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 117 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a significant load on the GPU even at 1080p. The 1080p results are all above 90 FPS, making this resolution thoroughly playable for any preset.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 148.3 FPS (Low), 117.6 FPS (Medium), 104.3 FPS (High), and 68.9 FPS (Ultra). The drop from Low to Ultra is 79.4 FPS. The High and Medium results remain comfortably above 100 FPS, while Ultra dips below 70 FPS. This resolution strikes a balance between visual fidelity and performance, with High settings being the sweet spot.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 92.1 FPS (Low), 69.3 FPS (Medium), 65.1 FPS (High), and 38.5 FPS (Ultra). The Ultra result is the only one below 60 FPS, and it is substantially lower than the Medium result. The gap between Medium and Ultra at 4K is 30.8 FPS, which is larger than the gap between Low and Medium (22.8 FPS) or High and Medium (4.2 FPS). This suggests that Ultra settings introduce effects that disproportionately impact 4K performance.

The data across all resolutions shows a consistent pattern: Low settings provide the highest FPS, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra always the lowest. The relative ordering is unchanged across resolutions, but the absolute differences shrink as resolution increases. For example, the gap between Low and Ultra is 117 FPS at 1080p, 79.4 FPS at 1440p, and 53.6 FPS at 4K. This compression indicates that the GPU becomes more saturated at higher resolutions, reducing the headroom for preset-based performance scaling.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K is a 16-core, 24-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process. Its base clock is 3.40 GHz with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. The CPU has 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 2 MB of L2 cache per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, and its 125 W TDP reflects a high-performance desktop part. The CPU's percentile ranking of 93 places it in the top 7% of all CPUs, underscoring its strength.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is evident from the 1080p Low result of 213.6 FPS. This high frame rate is only achievable if the CPU can feed the GPU quickly enough, and the i7-13700K's single-thread performance of 5505 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 4333 in Passmark single-thread indicates strong per-core capability. The multi-threaded scores are also impressive: 39000 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 12412 in 3DMark max threads. Greedfall is not a heavily multi-threaded title, so the CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads are partially underutilized, but the high single-thread performance ensures that the game's main thread is not a bottleneck.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark score include the Intel Core i7-13700KF (0.1% faster), AMD EPYC 4364P (0.3% slower), and Intel Core i9-12900F (0.4% slower). These differences are within noise and would not produce observable FPS changes in Greedfall. The CPU's launch MSRP is $409, and it was released in September 2022. Its memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 allows flexibility, but the benchmark data does not indicate which memory type was used in the measured FPS results. The CPU's 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes provide ample bandwidth for the RTX 3070 Ti, which uses PCIe 4.0 x16.

At 4K Ultra, the CPU's influence diminishes, as the GPU's 38.5 FPS result is clearly the limiting factor. The data shows that the i7-13700K is not the constraint in Greedfall; even at 1080p Low, where the CPU's workload is highest relative to the GPU, the combo achieves 213.6 FPS. This indicates that the GPU's 74th percentile ranking is the primary determinant of the combo's overall performance, and the CPU's 93rd percentile ranking provides ample headroom for higher-end GPUs if the user were to upgrade.