Greedfall

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT delivers a solidly playable experience in Greedfall, but the performance profile reveals a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher resolutions and heavily CPU-capable at lower ones. The data shows a dramatic shift in frame rates depending on the resolution and settings, with the most extreme variance occurring between 1080p Low and 4K Ultra. The combination ranks in the 1240th position out of 3703 tested combos, placing it in the upper third of all tested hardware pairings, though the raw scores indicate that the CPU is significantly stronger relative to its peers than the GPU.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is the defining characteristic of this benchmark run. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 160 FPS at 1920x1080 to 111 FPS at 2560x1440, and finally to 66 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 58.75% reduction in average FPS when moving from 1080p to 4K, which strongly indicates that the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is the limiting component at higher pixel counts. The scaling is not linear, however; the step from 1080p to 1440p costs 49 FPS, while the step from 1440p to 4K costs 45 FPS, suggesting that the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources are being progressively saturated.

The pattern is even more pronounced at Medium settings, where the average FPS drops from 176 at 1080p to 122 at 1440p, and then to 73 at 4K. The minimum frame rates at Medium settings tell a similar story, with 150 FPS at 1080p, 104 FPS at 1440p, and 62 FPS at 4K. This consistent degradation across all settings confirms that resolution is the primary driver of performance loss, not the complexity of the scene or the CPU's ability to feed the GPU. The maximum frame rates at Medium settings follow the same trend, peaking at 203 FPS at 1080p, 141 FPS at 1440p, and 84 FPS at 4K.

At Low settings, the scaling is steeper, with 224 FPS at 1080p dropping to 156 FPS at 1440p and 93 FPS at 4K. This wider spread at Low settings suggests that when graphical load is minimal, the CPU has more headroom to push frame rates higher, but the GPU still becomes the bottleneck as pixel count increases. The fact that the 1080p Low result (224 FPS) is nearly 2.4 times higher than the 4K Low result (93 FPS) underscores how much of the RX 7800 XT's performance is consumed by pixel shading at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Its benchmark scores are formidable, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35122 and a single-core score of 4958, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 19620. The processor sits in the 91st percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53620, placing it just 0.2% behind the Intel Xeon 6505P and 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. These figures suggest that the CPU is more than capable of driving Greedfall at any setting, and the game's engine is unlikely to be thread-bound given the 28 available threads.

The evidence for CPU headroom is most apparent at 1080p Low settings, where the system achieves 224 FPS. This high frame rate indicates that the processor can feed the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates, and the game's logic and draw call processing are not limiting factors. However, the fact that the 1080p Ultra setting only reaches 102 FPS, while 1440p High reaches 111 FPS, points to a GPU bottleneck rather than a CPU one; the CPU is capable of maintaining high frame rates, but the GPU's rendering workload at Ultra settings caps performance. The CPU's 33 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support provide ample bandwidth for the game's data streaming, and the 65 W TDP suggests efficient power delivery under sustained loads.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Core i7-14700F and Radeon RX 7800 XT achieves a rank of 1240 out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall, which places it in the 66.5th percentile of all pairings. This is a strong result, but the ranking is somewhat lower than what the CPU's individual percentile would suggest, because the GPU is a more moderate performer. The RX 7800 XT sits in the 51st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 11627, placing it between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (11680, 0.5% higher) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M (11528, 0.9% lower). This GPU percentile is significantly lower than the CPU's 91st percentile, which explains why the combo rank is not higher.

The disparity between CPU and GPU performance means that in Greedfall, the combo is heavily skewed toward CPU-bound workloads. The rank of 1240 suggests that many other combos with slightly weaker CPUs but much stronger GPUs outperform this pairing at higher resolutions. For example, a combo with a mid-range CPU and a top-tier GPU would likely rank higher, because the game's GPU load at 4K is the primary constraint. The data indicates that the Core i7-14700F is not being fully utilized in this pairing, which is a common pattern when a high-core-count CPU is matched with a mid-range GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers high frame rates across all settings, with the average FPS ranging from 224 at Low to 102 at Ultra. The Medium setting shows an average of 176 FPS, with a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 203, while High reaches 160 FPS. The 1080p results demonstrate that the CPU is the dominant performer here, as even the most demanding Ultra setting stays above 100 FPS, which is smooth for an action RPG. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 122 FPS, showing that the GPU's shading workload has a measurable impact even at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS ranges from 156 at Low to 71 at Ultra. The Medium setting averages 122 FPS with a minimum of 104 and a maximum of 141, while High reaches 111 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra is 31 FPS (from 102 to 71), which is a 30.4% reduction, indicating that the GPU is beginning to feel the load of additional pixels. The 1440p results are still very playable, with even the Ultra setting maintaining a 71 FPS average, which is above the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered acceptable.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more variable, with the average FPS ranging from 93 at Low to 42 at Ultra. The Medium setting averages 73 FPS with a minimum of 62 and a maximum of 84, while High reaches 66 FPS. The Ultra setting at 4K drops to 42 FPS, which is below the ideal smoothness threshold and suggests that the RX 7800 XT is overtaxed at this resolution with maximum settings. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 51 FPS, showing that the GPU's resource limits are the primary constraint, as the CPU has ample headroom to push higher frame rates if the GPU could render faster.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 32 chip, featuring 3840 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units. It has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1295 MHz, a game clock of 2124 MHz, and a boost clock of 2430 MHz, with memory running at 2438 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective). These specifications are substantial for 1080p and 1440p gaming, and the 16 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for Greedfall's textures, which is a 2019 title with modest VRAM requirements.

The GPU's benchmark scores include a Passmark G3D score of 24176, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 18290, and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4157, placing it in the 51st percentile of all GPUs. This middling percentile is reflected in the 4K Ultra result of 42 FPS, which indicates that the GPU's 37.32 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 233.3 GPixel/s pixel rate are not enough to maintain high frame rates at maximum settings in 4K. The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and AMD Radeon Pro 5500M, which are both older or lower-tier cards, suggesting that the RX 7800 XT is competitive with mid-range offerings but not with high-end GPUs.

The VRAM capacity of 16 GB is a clear strength, as it prevents any memory-related stuttering at 4K, even with the game's highest settings. The 624.1 GB/s bandwidth is also sufficient for the game's asset streaming, but the compute performance is the limiting factor at 4K Ultra. The GPU's 96 ROPs and 240 TMUs are well-suited for 1440p, where the data shows a 111 FPS average at High settings, but the 4K resolution demands more pixel throughput than the card can deliver. The GPU's 263 W TDP is a notable power draw, but this is not reflected in the performance metrics, which consistently show the GPU as the bottleneck at higher resolutions.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution to play Greedfall with this combo?*

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 at High settings delivers 111 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold, and even Ultra at 1440p maintains 71 FPS. This resolution offers a good balance between visual fidelity and performance, as 4K Ultra drops to 42 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this system?

A: Benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the limiting factor at 1080p and above. The CPU's 91st percentile ranking and high benchmark scores contrast with the GPU's 51st percentile, and the frame rate drops from 224 FPS at 1080p Low to 42 FPS at 4K Ultra confirm that the RX 7800 XT is the constraint.

Q: How does the RX 7800 XT compare to its closest rivals?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score of 11627 is 0.5% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (11680) and 0.9% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M (11528), placing it in the same performance tier as these older cards.

*Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Greedfall?*

A: At 4K, the system averages 66 FPS at High settings and 73 FPS at Medium, which are playable, but the Ultra setting drops to 42 FPS, which may feel less smooth. The 16 GB VRAM prevents memory issues, but the GPU compute power is insufficient for Ultra at 4K.

Q: What is the frame rate at 1080p Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the system averages 176 FPS, with a minimum of 150 FPS and a maximum of 203 FPS, indicating a very smooth experience with no noticeable frame drops.

Q: How does the CPU's performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Core i7-14700F has an average benchmark score of 53620, which is 0.2% lower than the Intel Xeon 6505P (53701) and 0.6% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (53288), showing it is competitive with high-end server and desktop processors.