Greedfall

# FAQ

Q: What is the comboRankInGame for this Intel Core i7-14700K + AMD Radeon RX 570 pairing in Greedfall?

A: The combo ranks 1605 out of 1705 tested combinations. This places it in the bottom 6% of all tested configs, indicating that this pairing is severely constrained in this title, with the GPU being the dominant bottleneck.

Q: How does the GPU's average benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, scores 30109, a delta of 0.2% — essentially identical. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 30097 (0.2% delta), and the NVIDIA Tesla M60 scores 29969 (0.6% delta). Despite the RX 570 being an older architecture, its aggregate score is nearly indistinguishable from these modern cards.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Core i7-14700K sits in the 96th percentile against all CPUs. Its average benchmark score is 70074, placing it just 0.3% behind the AMD EPYC 9115 (69887 score) and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (70420 score — the negative delta indicates the i7 trails slightly). This is a top-tier processor.

Q: What are the CPU's core and thread counts?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700K has 20 cores and 28 threads. Its base clock is 3.40 GHz with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, and it draws a TDP of 125 watts.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its memory clock runs at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves in Greedfall, and at what settings?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 75.2, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only configuration in the entire measured dataset that exceeds 60 FPS.

# GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the clear limiting factor in this pairing. Its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 256-bit bus delivering 224.0 GB/s, is a legacy configuration. The GPU's architecture is GCN 4.0 on a 14 nm process, with 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. Its pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s and texture rate is 159.2 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance at 5.095 TFLOPS.

In Greedfall, the GPU's age shows dramatically. The benchmark data reveals that at 4K Ultra, the combo manages only 12.4 FPS — essentially unplayable. Even at 1080p Ultra, it only reaches 35.4 FPS. The GPU's 74th percentile ranking among all GPUs might suggest mid-pack capability, but its nearest rivals (RTX 5060, RX 7700 XT) achieve near-identical aggregate scores, which is misleading given the RX 570's end-of-life status. The data indicates the GPU's 4 GB frame buffer is likely exhausted at higher settings, especially at 4K where even Low settings only yield 31.8 FPS.

The GPU's clock behavior — base 1168 MHz, boost 1244 MHz — is modest by modern standards. The 150 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest a card that was mid-range at launch in 2017. The data shows that in Greedfall, the GPU's performance collapses as resolution and settings increase, with the delta between Low and Ultra at 1080p being a 47 FPS drop (from 75.2 to 35.4). This is consistent with a GPU that is bandwidth-limited at higher resolutions.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K is a heavyweight processor with 20 cores and 28 threads, based on Raptor Lake architecture on a 10 nm process. Its 3.40 GHz base and 5.60 GHz boost clocks are strong, and it supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 33 MB shared L3. With a 96th percentile ranking and an average benchmark score of 70074, this CPU is designed for heavy multi-threaded workloads.

In Greedfall, the CPU role appears minimal given the GPU bottleneck. The data shows that the combo's rank of 1605 out of 1705 is driven almost entirely by the GPU. The i7-14700K's nearest rivals — the i7-14700KF (70104 avg score, 0% delta) and AMD EPYC 9115 (69887, 0.3% delta) — show that the CPU is competitive with the absolute best processors available. However, at 4K Ultra with 12.4 FPS, no amount of CPU headroom can compensate for the GPU's inability to render frames.

The CPU's 28 threads and 5.60 GHz boost clock are far beyond what Greedfall (a 2019 title) would require. This creates a situation where the CPU is likely idle-waiting for the GPU at every resolution. The data implies that swapping in a much weaker CPU would produce nearly identical FPS numbers, as the RX 570 is the sole constraint. The CPU's 125 W TDP and 33 MB L3 cache are irrelevant to the measured results — they simply confirm that this processor is overkill for this GPU pairing.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: Low settings produce 75.2 FPS, Medium 61.0 FPS, High 51.4 FPS, and Ultra 35.4 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady degradation, with the Ultra setting costing more than half the Low FPS. The gap between Medium and High is 9.6 FPS, while High to Ultra is a 16 FPS drop, indicating a steep curve at the top preset.

At 2560x1440, the numbers fall significantly: Low yields 49.6 FPS, Medium 39.2 FPS, High 34.4 FPS, and Ultra 21.6 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra delta here is 28 FPS, which is proportionally similar to 1080p but with absolute values that are unplayable for most users. Medium at 1440p just barely holds above 30 FPS, while High and Ultra are clearly below playable thresholds.

At 3840x2160, the performance collapses: Low gives 31.8 FPS, Medium 26.8 FPS, High 23.8 FPS, and Ultra 12.4 FPS. Every configuration at 4K is below 32 FPS, and Ultra is in single digits territory. The data shows that 4K is simply not viable for this GPU, regardless of settings.

The pattern across all resolutions is consistent: Low settings offer roughly double the FPS of Ultra at 1080p (75.2 vs 35.4) and nearly triple at 4K (31.8 vs 12.4). The measured rows indicate that the GPU's 4 GB memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are the primary bottlenecks, as higher settings presumably increase texture and shader complexity.

# How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 1605 out of 1705 places this pairing in the bottom 6% of all tested combinations. This is a remarkably poor showing for a CPU that ranks in the 96th percentile. The data suggests that the RX 570 is dragging the entire system down, and that the i7-14700K's capabilities are entirely untapped in Greedfall.

To contextualize: the CPU alone outperforms 96% of all processors, yet the combo outperforms only 5.9% of tested combos. This disparity is stark and points to a fundamental mismatch. The GPU's 74th percentile ranking (among all GPUs) is misleading because it's an aggregate score; in Greedfall specifically, the GPU's 4 GB memory and older architecture cause it to underperform relative to its synthetic benchmarks.

The nearest rivals for the GPU — RTX 5060, RX 7700 XT — have near-identical aggregate scores (30109, 30097 vs 30158), yet these are modern cards with vastly different real-world gaming performance. This highlights that synthetic scores fail to capture gaming-specific limitations like memory capacity and driver optimization. In Greedfall, the combo's rank suggests that even a mid-range modern GPU would catapult this system to the top quartile, given the CPU's strength.

# Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal experience is 1080p Low, which delivers 75.2 FPS — the only configuration above 60 FPS. This is the only playable option for smooth gameplay, though it requires sacrificing visual fidelity. At 1080p Medium, 61.0 FPS is still playable, and this is the recommended balance: it stays above 60 FPS while offering improved visuals over Low.

For 1080p High, 51.4 FPS is borderline; it's playable for slower-paced action RPGs but may feel stuttery in combat. 1080p Ultra at 35.4 FPS is not recommended, as the visual gains from Medium to Ultra are unlikely to justify a 25.6 FPS loss.

At 1440p, only Low (49.6 FPS) is viable, and even that is below 60. Medium at 39.2 FPS and High at 34.4 FPS are marginal, while Ultra at 21.6 FPS is unplayable. The data suggests that 1440p users should stick to Low or Medium, accepting frame rates in the 40-50 range.

At 4K, no setting is playable. Low at 31.8 FPS is the best case, but it's below 30 FPS for Ultra. The recommendation is to avoid 4K entirely with this GPU, as even Low fails to hit 32 FPS.

The best experience per the measured rows is 1080p Medium at 61.0 FPS, as it provides playable performance with moderate visual quality. Pushing to High at 1080p sacrifices 9.6 FPS for marginal gains, which is not worth it.

# Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is stark. At Low settings: 75.2 FPS (1080p) → 49.6 FPS (1440p) → 31.8 FPS (4K). That's a 57.7% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At Medium: 61.0 → 39.2 → 26.8, a 56.1% drop. At High: 51.4 → 34.4 → 23.8, a 53.7% drop. At Ultra: 35.4 → 21.6 → 12.4, a 65% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

These scaling percentages are revealing. The fact that the FPS drop is roughly proportional to pixel count (4K has 4x the pixels of 1080p, but FPS only drops by ~60%) indicates that the GPU is not purely pixel-bound. If it were, the FPS at 4K would be closer to 25% of the 1080p value (e.g., 18.8 FPS at Low instead of 31.8). The observed scaling suggests that other factors — likely memory bandwidth and fill rate — are partially compensating.

However, the Ultra settings show the steepest drop (65%), which implies that at Ultra, the 4 GB memory buffer is being exhausted, causing thrashing. The 224.0 GB/s bandwidth is insufficient for 4K textures at Ultra, leading to severe penalties. The data indicates that resolution scaling is more punishing at higher settings, and the GPU's memory subsystem is the limiting component.

The i7-14700K's role in this scaling is minimal — the CPU's 5.60 GHz boost and 28 threads are more than sufficient at all resolutions. The bottleneck is unequivocally the RX 570's 4 GB memory and GCN 4.0 architecture, which cannot keep up with Greedfall's demands at higher resolutions. This is a textbook case of GPU-limited scaling, where the CPU's headroom is never tested.