Greedfall

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates across the three tested resolutions reveal a classic GPU-bound scaling curve, with the most pronounced drop occurring from 1440p to 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 262.3 FPS at 1920x1080 to 178.4 FPS at 2560x1440—a reduction of approximately 32%—and then to 105.8 FPS at 3840x2160, another 41% decline. This steep progression indicates that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the primary limiting factor at higher pixel counts, as the Intel Core i7-13700K's 16 cores and 24 threads provide ample headroom for the game's CPU demands.

The Low preset shows a similar pattern but with higher absolute values: 364.8 FPS at 1080p, 253.2 FPS at 1440p, and 149.9 FPS at 4K. The delta from 1080p to 4K at Low is about 59%, which is slightly larger than the 60% drop seen at High, suggesting that even when pixel fill-rate demands are reduced, the GPU remains the bottleneck. The Ultra preset, however, tells a different story: 166 FPS at 1080p, 115.2 FPS at 1440p, and 67.8 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is less than half of the 1080p figure, indicating that Ultra settings introduce effects that disproportionately tax the render pipeline.

Benchmark results indicate that the scaling from Medium to High is modest at every resolution—116 to 105.8 FPS at 4K, 200.9 to 178.4 FPS at 1440p, and 285.2 to 262.3 FPS at 1080p. This 10-12% performance cost for one preset tier is consistent with a game that scales primarily through resolution rather than through incremental quality settings. The data does not include minimum or maximum frame times, so the average FPS figures here represent the central tendency, but they are sufficient to characterize the overall scaling behavior.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s, is more than sufficient for Greedfall's textures and geometry at any resolution tested. The card's boost clock of 2407 MHz, paired with its 21,760 shading units, drives the high fill rates observed in the data. At 4K High, the card produces 105.8 FPS, which is 56% higher than the 67.8 FPS at 4K Ultra—a difference that highlights how the GPU's 176 ROPs handle the pixel workload differently depending on the preset.

The GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 1,636.8 GTexel/s texture rate provide the raw throughput needed for Greedfall's combat effects and environmental detail. The card's 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores are present in the hardware but are not specifically exercised by this game's rasterization-focused rendering, based on the measured results. The 5 nm process node and 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die contribute to the card's ability to maintain high clocks under load, though the data does not include temperature or power throttling metrics.

Compared to its nearest rivals in the benchmark database, the RTX 5090's average benchmark score of 84,306 sits 0.1% above the GeForce RTX 5090 D and 1.3% above the AMD Radeon PRO W6600, while trailing the NVIDIA CMP 40HX by 1.6%. This positions the card as a top-tier performer, and the measured FPS in Greedfall reflect that standing. The GPU's 94th percentile ranking among all tested GPUs corroborates the high frame rates observed, though the game's age (2019 release) means the CPU's role is minimized at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the 364.8 FPS at 1080p Low.

Settings Recommendations

For players targeting 60 FPS as a baseline, the Ultra preset at 4K is viable, delivering 67.8 FPS on average. However, the data suggests that High at 4K offers a better experience: 105.8 FPS, which is 56% higher than Ultra while presumably retaining most visual fidelity. At 1440p, High provides 178.4 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end monitors, making Medium (200.9 FPS) a sensible choice for those with 240 Hz displays. The 1080p results are so high—262.3 FPS at High and 285.2 FPS at Medium—that the choice between them is purely about whether the visual difference justifies a 9% frame rate reduction.

The Low preset at any resolution produces frame rates that exceed 149.9 FPS, but the visual compromise is likely substantial given the jump from Low to Medium at 4K (149.9 to 116 FPS, a 29% difference). The Medium preset at 4K (116 FPS) and High at 1440p (178.4 FPS) represent the sweet spots for balancing quality and performance. For competitive play or high-refresh-rate displays, dropping to Low at 1080p yields 364.8 FPS, which is 39% higher than High at the same resolution—a meaningful margin for latency-sensitive scenarios.

The measured rows do not include frame pacing or 1% lows, so the average FPS figures may overstate the smoothness of the experience. Nevertheless, the data supports recommending High as the default preset for most users, with Ultra reserved for those who prioritize visual fidelity over frame rate headroom. The 4K Ultra result of 67.8 FPS is the only configuration that dips below the 70 FPS threshold, indicating that even the most demanding settings remain playable on this hardware combination.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in Greedfall?

A: The highest measured average is 364.8 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At 4K, the maximum is 149.9 FPS, also with Low settings.

Q: How much faster is High settings at 1440p compared to 4K?

A: High at 2560x1440 produces 178.4 FPS, which is 68.6% higher than the 105.8 FPS at 3840x2160 with the same preset. This indicates a significant pixel-count penalty.

Q: Does the Ultra preset ever outperform High in terms of frame rate?

A: No. At every resolution, High delivers higher average FPS than Ultra. The gap ranges from 35.8% at 4K (105.8 vs 67.8 FPS) to 58% at 1080p (262.3 vs 166 FPS).

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Medium at 1080p?

A: Low averages 364.8 FPS, while Medium averages 285.2 FPS, a difference of 79.6 FPS or 27.9%. This is the largest relative gap between adjacent presets at any resolution.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 rank among all tested GPUs in the database?

A: The GPU holds a 94th percentile ranking among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84,306. This places it 1.3% above the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 and 0.1% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D.

Q: What is the lowest average frame rate recorded for this combination?

A: The lowest average is 67.8 FPS, achieved at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This remains above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating playable performance even at the most demanding configuration tested.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-13700K and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 19th out of 1,705 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 1.1% of all configurations. This high ranking is driven primarily by the GPU's exceptional raw performance, as the CPU's 93rd percentile ranking among all processors (average benchmark score of 47,282) provides sufficient single-thread performance (3,930 in Cinebench R15 single-core) to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at most settings.

The CPU's nearest rivals show negligible performance differences: the Core i7-13700KF is 0.1% faster, the AMD EPYC 4364P is 0.3% slower, and the Intel Core i9-12900F is 0.4% slower. These sub-1% deltas suggest that the choice of CPU in this tier has minimal impact on the overall combo ranking. The GPU's nearest rivals similarly cluster within 1.6%, with the CMP 40HX being the only one that meaningfully outperforms the RTX 5090 in average benchmark score (85,637 vs 84,306).

The combo's 19th-place finish out of 1,705 indicates that the measured FPS figures in this game are among the highest recorded. The 4K Ultra result of 67.8 FPS is particularly notable, as it shows that even the most demanding preset remains playable on this hardware. The ranking also reflects the CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads, which handle the game's background simulation and AI without introducing frame rate penalties, as evidenced by the 364.8 FPS result at 1080p Low—a figure that would be impossible if the CPU were the limiting factor.