Greedfall

The Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination delivers a remarkably consistent experience in Greedfall, with the data showing that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor only at the highest resolutions and settings. At 1080p, the combo produces an average of 208.4 FPS on High settings, which climbs to 293.4 FPS on Low. Moving to 1440p sees these figures drop to 147.5 FPS and 203.9 FPS respectively, while 4K High yields 84.7 FPS and 4K Low reaches 118.5 FPS. The scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K reveals a predictable curve: the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens dramatically as resolution increases, indicating that the CPU has ample headroom at lower resolutions while the GPU workload scales almost linearly with pixel count. At 1080p Ultra, the combo still manages 137.2 FPS, suggesting that even the most demanding settings at this resolution are not fully saturating the hardware.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial but not catastrophic, with the data showing a clear transition point where the GPU becomes the bottleneck. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 208.4 FPS at 1080p to 147.5 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of approximately 29%. Pushing to 4K High further reduces performance to 84.7 FPS, which represents a 59% drop from the 1080p figure. This steep decline indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is being pushed to its limits at 4K, while the i7-13700K has sufficient compute headroom to keep up with the GPU's demands at lower resolutions. The Low settings curve tells a similar story: 293.4 FPS at 1080p, 203.9 FPS at 1440p, and 118.5 FPS at 4K. The fact that even at 4K Low the combo exceeds 100 FPS suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s and 16 GB of GDDR6X VRAM are adequate for this title, but the raw compute throughput begins to limit performance at higher pixel counts. The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling, dropping from 137.2 FPS at 1080p to 91.4 FPS at 1440p and finally 58.1 FPS at 4K, which is the only configuration that falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The benchmark data places this combination at rank 193 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall, putting it in the top 11.3% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the synergy between the i7-13700K and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, where the CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads provide enough processing power to avoid bottlenecking the GPU in most scenarios. The GPU's percentile ranking of 86 among all GPUs, combined with the CPU's percentile of 93 among all CPUs, explains why this combo sits so high in the overall standings. The i7-13700K's average benchmark score of 47282 places it within 0.1% of the Intel Core i7-13700KF (score 47334) and 0.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 4364P (score 47131), showing that the CPU is competitive with its closest rivals. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's average benchmark score of 48704 puts it 0.7% behind the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (score 49071) and 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (score 47915), indicating that the GPU is well-positioned in its performance class. This combination's rank of 193 suggests that while it is not at the absolute top of the charts, it outperforms the vast majority of tested configurations in this specific game.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's specifications directly explain its behavior in Greedfall's measured results. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for the game's asset streaming at all tested resolutions. The boost clock of 2610 MHz, paired with 8448 shading units and 264 texture mapping units, provides the compute throughput needed for the 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 performance. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 58.1, which is the only sub-60 result in the entire dataset. This indicates that the GPU's raw fill rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s become the limiting factors when the game applies its most demanding visual effects at 4K. The pixel rate and texture rate figures suggest that the GPU can handle 4K High (84.7 FPS) comfortably but struggles with the additional overhead of Ultra settings. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48704, confirms that this is a high-end part that performs as expected in a demanding title like Greedfall.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Greedfall with this combo for a smooth 60 FPS experience?

A: The data shows that 4K Ultra is the only configuration that falls below 60 FPS, averaging 58.1 FPS. All other tested settings at 4K, including High (84.7 FPS) and Medium (97.1 FPS), exceed 60 FPS, while 1440p and 1080p configurations all average above 91 FPS.

Q: How much performance difference exists between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the gap between Low (293.4 FPS) and Ultra (137.2 FPS) is 156.2 FPS, meaning Ultra delivers approximately 53% of the Low preset's frame rate. This demonstrates a significant performance cost for the highest visual quality settings.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 4K across all settings?

A: Yes, with the exception of Ultra. The data shows 4K Low at 118.5 FPS, 4K Medium at 97.1 FPS, and 4K High at 84.7 FPS, all of which are well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the i7-13700K compare to its closest rival, the i7-13700KF?

A: The i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 47282, which is 0.1% lower than the i7-13700KF's score of 47334. This difference is negligible and indicates nearly identical performance between the two CPUs.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and how does it affect performance?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. This configuration supports smooth performance at 4K High (84.7 FPS) and 1440p Ultra (91.4 FPS), suggesting no memory capacity or bandwidth bottlenecks in this game.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the primary bottleneck at 4K Ultra?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, as the frame rate drops to 58.1 FPS while the CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads provide enough throughput to maintain higher frame rates at lower settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy for optimizing the experience in Greedfall. For 4K displays, High settings at 84.7 FPS offer the best balance of visual quality and performance, as Ultra drops to 58.1 FPS which may cause noticeable stuttering on 60 Hz displays. At 1440p, Ultra settings at 91.4 FPS are fully playable and provide the best visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness. For 1080p users, the Ultra preset at 137.2 FPS is the recommended choice, as it delivers high frame rates while maintaining the game's highest visual quality. The Medium preset at 1080p (229 FPS) and 1440p (161.8 FPS) provides a comfortable margin for users who prioritize frame rate consistency over maximum visual detail. The Low preset, while achieving the highest frame rates (293.4 FPS at 1080p), is generally unnecessary given the hardware's capability, except for competitive play or extreme refresh rate displays. The 4K Medium setting at 97.1 FPS is a viable alternative for users who want higher frame rates than High provides while still retaining some visual enhancements.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K provides substantial processing power that complements the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER in Greedfall. With 16 cores and 24 threads, the CPU offers strong multi-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 39000 and 3DMark max threads score of 12412. The single-thread performance, measured at 5505 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 1136 in 3DMark single thread, is critical for game logic and physics calculations. The CPU's boost clock of 5.40 GHz ensures responsive frame pacing, while the 30 MB of shared L3 cache helps reduce memory latency. The benchmark results show that the i7-13700K ranks in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 47282. This positions it 0.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 4364P (score 47131) and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i9-12900F (score 47081), while being 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 (score 47527). In Greedfall, the CPU's role becomes evident when comparing frame rates at 1080p Low (293.4 FPS) versus 4K Low (118.5 FPS); the fact that 1080p performance exceeds 290 FPS indicates the CPU is not a bottleneck even at the highest frame rates. The CPU's 16 cores handle the game's background tasks efficiently, allowing the GPU to operate at its full potential across all tested configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset for Greedfall with the Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 293.4 FPS, Medium averages 229 FPS, High averages 208.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 137.2 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 53.2% performance reduction, with the largest single-step drop occurring between High and Ultra (71.2 FPS difference).

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 203.9 FPS, Medium averages 161.8 FPS, High averages 147.5 FPS, and Ultra averages 91.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 112.5 FPS, representing a 44.8% reduction in performance.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 118.5 FPS, Medium averages 97.1 FPS, High averages 84.7 FPS, and Ultra averages 58.1 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only configuration that falls below 60 FPS, with the gap between Low and Ultra being 60.4 FPS.

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K shows that the Low preset maintains the highest percentage of its original performance (40.4% of 1080p Low), while the Ultra preset retains only 42.3% of its 1080p performance. The Medium preset retains 42.4% of its 1080p performance, and High retains 40.6%. This consistency across presets indicates that the GPU's workload scales uniformly with resolution, with the Ultra preset being the most demanding on the GPU's resources at 4K.