Greedfall

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ranks 993rd out of 3,703 tested combos for Greedfall, placing it comfortably in the top 27% of all configurations measured. This is a strong result for a 2019 Action RPG, indicating that this pairing has ample headroom to deliver a smooth experience at most settings, though the data reveals some interesting bottlenecks at the highest visual fidelity.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 993 out of 3,703 tested combinations in Greedfall reflects a system that is well above average for this title. With a percentile ranking of 89 for the CPU and 83 for the GPU against all tested parts, the pairing is balanced enough to avoid severe performance limitations from either component in most scenarios. The data suggests this is a high-end setup that will not struggle with the game's standard demands, but the ranking also indicates that there are many faster, more modern components that can push higher frame rates, especially at 1440p and 1080p.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 46,881 places it in a tight cluster with its nearest rivals. It is effectively tied with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (deltaPct of -0.2) and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 (deltaPct of -0.3), while marginally ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX and Intel Xeon w3-2535, both by 0.5. This indicates that the i7-13700K's processing power is not a differentiator in this specific game; its performance is squarely in line with other top-tier CPUs from its era. The GPU, meanwhile, sits in a similar situation, with its average benchmark score of 41,187 being 2% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, and roughly 1-2% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla M40 variants. This shows that the RTX 3080 Ti is a very capable card, but newer generations have overtaken it in raw compute.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA102 chip, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It houses 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 render output units, alongside 80 RT cores and 320 Tensor cores. The card operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. Its memory subsystem is a key strength: 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s, with memory running at an effective 19 Gbps. This substantial memory bandwidth is crucial for Greedfall, which features dense environments and detailed textures.

In Greedfall, the GPU's role is dominant, but the data shows a nuanced picture. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 46, a significant fall from the 73 FPS at 4K High. This 27 FPS penalty for moving from High to Ultra is far more substantial than the 7 FPS drop from Medium to High at the same resolution. This indicates that the Ultra preset introduces settings that are particularly taxing on the GPU's shader and memory resources. The RTX 3080 Ti's 12 GB of VRAM is sufficient for this title, but the sheer compute load at 4K Ultra is what limits performance. The card's FP32 performance of 34.10 TFLOPS is substantial, but it is not enough to maintain high frame rates at the most demanding settings in this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling across resolutions is a clear indicator of where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 176 FPS, which is an excellent result. Moving to 1440p High, the frame rate drops to 122 FPS, a 30.7% decrease. The jump to 4K High sees another significant drop to 73 FPS, a 40.2% reduction from 1440p. This pattern of substantial FPS loss with each resolution increase is classic GPU-bound behavior. The CPU is powerful enough to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, but as the pixel count rises, the GPU's rendering workload becomes the limiting factor.

This is further confirmed by the Low settings data. At 1080p Low, the system produces 247 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 171 FPS, and at 4K Low, it falls to 102 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is a 30.8% drop, nearly identical to the High preset's drop. This consistency across settings suggests that the resolution is the primary driver of performance changes, not the complexity of the scene. The fact that even at 4K Low the system still produces over 100 FPS shows that the RTX 3080 Ti has enough raw power to handle the game at high frame rates, but the Ultra preset at 4K is simply too demanding for it to maintain a playable 60 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the High preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for this combo. At 4K High, the system averages 73 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target for a smooth experience on a 60Hz display. The Medium preset at 4K provides 80 FPS, but the visual jump from Medium to High is generally more noticeable in a game like Greedfall, which relies on detailed textures and lighting for its atmosphere. The 7 FPS cost to go from Medium to High is a worthwhile trade-off.

For users with high refresh rate monitors at 1440p, the High preset is also the best choice, delivering 122 FPS. This is an excellent result that will take advantage of 120Hz+ displays. While the Low preset at 1440p achieves 171 FPS, the visual compromise is significant. The Ultra preset, while offering the best image quality, is not recommended at any resolution. At 1440p Ultra, the frame rate drops to 78 FPS, which, while playable, is a 44 FPS loss compared to High. At 4K Ultra, the 46 FPS average makes the game feel stuttery and unresponsive. The performance cost of Ultra is simply too high for the marginal visual improvements it provides over High in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured frame rates provides a clear picture of the combo's capabilities.

At 1920x1080, the system is heavily GPU-limited, but performance is exceptional across all settings. The Low preset averages 247 FPS, ensuring maximum responsiveness. Medium sees a drop to 194 FPS, with a minimum of 165 and a maximum of 223 FPS. High reduces the average to 176 FPS. Ultra is the most demanding, pulling the average down to 112 FPS. Even at this setting, the frame rate is high enough for a smooth experience on most monitors, but the gap between High and Ultra is a significant 64 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains very strong. The Low preset averages 171 FPS. Medium averages 134 FPS, with a minimum of 114 and a maximum of 155 FPS. High delivers a solid 122 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate gaming. The Ultra preset is where the card begins to show its limits, averaging 78 FPS. While this is still playable, it is a substantial 44 FPS drop from High, making Ultra a less attractive option.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is fully saturated. The Low preset still manages an average of 102 FPS, which is impressive for 4K. Medium averages 80 FPS, with a minimum of 68 and a maximum of 92 FPS, ensuring a mostly smooth experience. High averages 73 FPS, which is still acceptable for 4K gaming. The Ultra preset, however, brings the system to its knees, with an average of just 46 FPS. This is a 27 FPS drop from High and is below the threshold for a consistently smooth experience, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional effects are too heavy for the RTX 3080 Ti at this resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K is a 16-core, 24-thread processor from the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Its cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 30 MB of L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory via a dual-channel memory bus. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 30,745 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2,116 in single-core, demonstrating its high multi-threaded and single-threaded capabilities.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU, but its strength ensures it never becomes a bottleneck. The data shows that the FPS drops are almost entirely attributable to resolution scaling, which is a GPU workload. For instance, at 1080p Low, the system hits 247 FPS. If the CPU were a limiting factor, we would expect to see a plateau in FPS at lower resolutions, but the numbers continue to climb as resolution decreases, indicating the CPU is feeding the GPU as fast as it can. The CPU's high single-thread performance, evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 2,529, is sufficient for the game's logic and physics calculations. The multi-threaded performance, with a Passmark multithread score of 45,887, ensures that background tasks and the game's various systems do not cause frame time spikes. The i7-13700K provides a rock-solid foundation, allowing the RTX 3080 Ti to be the sole determinant of frame rate in this title. Its performance relative to its nearest rivals, being within 0.5% of all of them, confirms that any of these CPUs would yield nearly identical in-game results, highlighting that the GPU is the component to upgrade for higher FPS in Greedfall.