Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Greedfall with the Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combination produces 334.3 FPS, which drops to 233.6 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 140.7 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 57.9% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the RTX 5080 is the primary limiting factor even at the lowest graphical preset.

The scaling behavior changes notably when moving to Ultra settings. At 1920x1080 Ultra, the system delivers 151.9 FPS. At 2560x1440 Ultra, this falls to 109 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Ultra, it drops to 62.3 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is particularly telling—it sits below the 97.6 FPS achieved at 4K High, showing that the Ultra preset imposes a substantial additional load on the GPU. The difference between 4K High and 4K Ultra amounts to 35.3 FPS, or roughly 36% lower performance, which demonstrates how Greedfall's Ultra settings stress the graphics card heavily.

The transition from Medium to High settings also reveals interesting scaling. At 1080p, Medium delivers 264.9 FPS versus 240.5 FPS for High, a gap of 24.4 FPS. At 4K, the same settings comparison shows 110.8 FPS for Medium versus 97.6 FPS for High, a 13.2 FPS difference. The proportionally smaller gap at higher resolutions suggests that pixel throughput becomes the dominant cost, while the incremental settings overhead becomes relatively less significant. This is classic GPU-bound behavior, where the shading and texture work scales with resolution more than with individual setting toggles.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2617 MHz. The GPU contains 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, along with 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores. These specifications position the card for high-refresh-rate gaming at 1440p and solid 4K performance, which the Greedfall data confirms.

In Greedfall, the GPU's memory configuration appears sufficient even at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS settles at 62.3. The 16 GB frame buffer provides ample headroom for the game's textures and effects, as evidenced by the fact that resolution scaling produces consistent frame rate drops without any signs of memory-related stuttering or crashes in the measured data. The 960.0 GB/s bandwidth is particularly relevant for a game like Greedfall, which features dense environments and numerous on-screen elements that require frequent texture streaming.

The RTX 5080's benchmark results show a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 8637 and a PassMark G3D score of 36565, placing it in the 89th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Arc A570M, trails by 1.6% in average benchmark score, while the Intel Arc Pro A60 leads by 1.9%. The GPU's PassMark DirectX 11 score of 324 and DirectX 12 score of 151 indicate strong API-specific performance, though these synthetic numbers don't directly translate to Greedfall's engine behavior.

The measured FPS data reveals that the RTX 5080's raw compute power becomes the bottleneck at 4K Ultra, where the 62.3 FPS average is the lowest across all tested configurations. This suggests that Greedfall's Ultra preset includes effects that are particularly demanding on the GPU's shading and ROP throughput, rather than memory bandwidth or capacity. The card's 293.1 GPixel/s pixel rate and 879.3 GTexel/s texture rate provide context for why the card handles 1440p High at 164.5 FPS but struggles to maintain 60+ FPS at 4K Ultra.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K brings 16 cores and 24 threads to the Greedfall test system, with base and boost clocks of 3.40 GHz and 5.40 GHz respectively. This Raptor Lake-S architecture processor features 30 MB of shared L3 cache, 2 MB of L2 cache per core, and 80 KB of L1 cache per core. The CPU's 125 W TDP and unlocked multiplier make it a high-performance desktop part, and its benchmark scores reflect that positioning.

Synthetic benchmarks show the i7-13700K achieving a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 39000 and a single-core score of 5505. In Geekbench, it posts 17731 multicore and 2850 single-core. The 3DMark tests reveal scaling from 1136 single-thread to 12412 max-threads, with 16-thread performance at 10717 and 8-thread at 8193. These numbers indicate strong multi-core capability that should prevent CPU bottlenecks in most gaming scenarios.

For Greedfall, the CPU's role is evident when examining the 1080p Low results. At 334.3 FPS, the frame rate is extraordinarily high, suggesting the CPU is not limiting at this configuration. However, the gap between 1080p Low (334.3 FPS) and 1080p Medium (264.9 FPS) is 69.4 FPS, which is larger than the 1080p Medium to High gap of 24.4 FPS. This non-linear scaling could indicate that Greedfall's Medium settings introduce CPU-related work that becomes more prominent at lower resolutions where the GPU has less pixel workload.

The i7-13700K's percentile rank of 93 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 47282, places it just 0.1% below the Core i7-13700KF and 0.4% below the Core i9-12900F. The AMD EPYC 4364P sits 0.3% above, and the Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is 0.5% higher. These margins are negligible in real-world gaming, and the Greedfall data confirms that the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution or setting combination tested. Even at 4K Ultra with 62.3 FPS, the CPU's 16 cores and high boost clock provide ample headroom.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset for Greedfall with the Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 spans three resolutions and four settings levels, producing twelve distinct data points. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 151.9 at Ultra settings to 334.3 at Low settings. Medium settings deliver 264.9 FPS, while High settings achieve 240.5 FPS. The 1080p results are consistently above 150 FPS, making the combination well-suited for high-refresh-rate monitors at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the expected resolution penalty. Low settings produce 233.6 FPS, Medium delivers 183.2 FPS, High achieves 164.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 109 FPS. The 1440p results indicate that the RTX 5080 can handle the game at high frame rates even with demanding settings, with the Ultra preset being the only configuration that falls below 120 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance picture changes significantly. Low settings yield 140.7 FPS, Medium produces 110.8 FPS, High achieves 97.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 62.3 FPS. The 4K results show that the game becomes GPU-bound at this resolution, with the gap between Low and Ultra expanding to 78.4 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 62.3 FPS is the only configuration that approaches the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting that players targeting 4K with maximum settings will need to accept lower frame rates or adjust settings.

The combo rank for this hardware pairing in Greedfall is 99 out of 1705 tested combinations, placing it in the top 5.8% of all configurations. This high ranking reflects the strong performance across all resolution and settings combinations, with the 1080p Low result of 334.3 FPS being particularly notable as one of the highest frame rates in the dataset.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved with this hardware in Greedfall?

A: The highest average FPS is 334.3, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 264.9 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 240.5 FPS at 1080p High.

Q: How does the RTX 5080 compare to its closest GPU rival in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 5080 has an average benchmark score of 59188, which is 1.6% higher than the Intel Arc A570M's 58239 and 2.5% higher than the Intel Arc A580's 57756. The Intel Arc Pro A60 scores 60326, which is 1.9% higher than the RTX 5080.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU become the limiting factor at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS drops to 62.3. The CPU's high benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 39000, suggest it is not the bottleneck at any resolution tested.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the 1080p result is 240.5 FPS, while the 4K result is 97.6 FPS. This represents a reduction of 142.9 FPS, or approximately 59% lower performance at 4K.

Q: How does the i7-13700K rank among all CPUs in the benchmark database?

A: The i7-13700K is in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 47282. It is 0.1% behind the Core i7-13700KF and 0.4% behind the Core i9-12900F, while being 0.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 4364P.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this hardware combination?

A: The lowest average FPS is 62.3, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is the only configuration in the dataset that falls below 90 FPS, with the next lowest being 97.6 FPS at 4K High.