Greedfall

The Intel Core i7-14700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a robust 1080p and 1440p experience in Greedfall, with the data indicating a clear shift in system bottleneck as resolution and settings increase. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 250 FPS, demonstrating a significant headroom that suggests the CPU is the primary driver at lower graphical loads. Moving to 1080p Ultra, the average drops to 114.3 FPS, a reduction that highlights the increasing strain on the GPU as visual fidelity rises. The scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K is dramatic, with the 4K Ultra average falling to 49.5 FPS, indicating that the RTX 4070 becomes the limiting component at the highest resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a pronounced resolution dependency that is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario at higher pixel counts. At 1080p Low, the system outputs 250 FPS, but this figure drops by 30.4% to 174 FPS at 1440p Low, and then by a further 41.9% to 101.1 FPS at 4K Low. This steep decline at the lowest settings suggests that even when graphical effects are minimized, the sheer number of pixels at 4K begins to saturate the RTX 4070's capabilities. The trend becomes even more pronounced at Ultra settings, where the 1080p average of 114.3 FPS falls to 79.5 FPS at 1440p, a 30.4% reduction, and then to 49.5 FPS at 4K, a 37.7% reduction from 1440p.

This data indicates that at 1080p, the system is not fully GPU-limited, as the large jumps between Low and Ultra settings (from 250 to 114.3 FPS) show that the CPU and GPU are both contributing to performance. However, by 1440p, the GPU's workload becomes more dominant, and at 4K, the RTX 4070 is clearly the primary constraint. The gap between 1080p and 1440p at High settings is notable: 178.3 FPS versus 123.9 FPS, a 30.5% difference. This suggests that for users seeking high refresh rates, 1080p is the optimal resolution, while 1440p still provides a very playable experience above 120 FPS. The 4K results, while lower, remain playable at High settings with 75.9 FPS, but the Ultra preset at 49.5 FPS shows the limits of this configuration for 4K gaming.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K, with its 20 cores and 28 threads, provides a substantial processing foundation for Greedfall. The CPU's high boost clock of 5.60 GHz is likely a key factor in the strong 1080p performance, where the game's logic and draw calls can become a bottleneck on lesser processors. The benchmark results for the CPU are impressive, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 44534 and a single-core score of 6287, indicating that it can handle both heavily threaded and lightly threaded tasks with ease. The Passmark single-thread score of 4472 further supports the idea that the CPU's per-core strength is sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions.

The data suggests that in Greedfall, the CPU's role is most critical at 1080p, where the 250 FPS Low setting average indicates that the processor is not holding the system back. Even at 1080p Ultra, the 114.3 FPS average suggests the CPU can still maintain high frame rates, though the GPU is beginning to feel the load. The CPU's performance percentile of 96 versus all CPUs places it among the top tier, and its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-14700KF with a deltaPct of 0, show that it is essentially at parity with the best consumer chips. This means that for Greedfall, the i7-14700K is unlikely to be the limiting factor at any resolution, unless the user is targeting frame rates beyond what the GPU can deliver.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is the component that ultimately determines the frame rate ceiling at higher resolutions and settings. With 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s, the card has sufficient resources for Greedfall's textures and effects at 1440p, but the 4K Ultra results indicate that these resources are stretched thin. The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz and its 5888 shading units provide ample compute power, yet the 49.5 FPS average at 4K Ultra shows that the card is working at its limits with the most demanding preset.

The GPU's benchmark scores, such as a Passmark G3D score of 26927 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3854, place it in the 81st percentile versus all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 with a deltaPct of -0.6, indicating a near tie in average benchmark scores. However, the RTX 4070's performance in Greedfall shows a clear advantage in real-world gaming, particularly at 1440p, where it maintains over 120 FPS on High settings. The data suggests that the GPU's role is to provide a smooth experience at 1080p and 1440p, but users seeking 4K gameplay should expect to use lower presets. The 4K Low average of 101.1 FPS shows that the card can handle 4K when settings are reduced, but the 4K Ultra result of 49.5 FPS is the key indicator of its performance ceiling.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 178.3 at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra compared to 1440p Ultra?

A: At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average FPS is 49.5, while at 2560x1440 Ultra, it is 79.5, representing a 37.7% decrease in performance.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p Low?

A: The 1080p Low average of 250 FPS suggests the CPU is the primary driver at this resolution, as the GPU is not fully saturated.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS is 250, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Does the RTX 4070's VRAM capacity become an issue at 4K Ultra?

A: The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory is sufficient to run the game, but the 49.5 FPS average at 4K Ultra indicates the GPU's compute performance, not just VRAM, is the limiting factor.

*Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Greedfall?*

A: The combo ranks 404th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the top 24% of all configurations.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 achieves a rank of 404 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This ranking places the system in the upper quartile of all tested configurations, indicating that it delivers above-average performance for this title. The rank is influenced by the strong CPU performance, which sits in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, and the solid GPU performance, which is in the 81st percentile of all GPUs. The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700KF, shows a deltaPct of 0, meaning they are effectively tied in synthetic benchmarks, so the ranking is likely determined by the GPU's contribution.

Given that the GPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 with a deltaPct of -0.6, the RTX 4070 is not significantly ahead of older, less powerful cards in synthetic tests. However, in Greedfall, the combination's rank of 404 suggests that the CPU's high single-thread performance is helping to maximize the GPU's output, particularly at lower resolutions. The data indicates that this combo is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming and solid 1440p gaming, but its rank reflects that there are many other combos with more powerful GPUs that can achieve higher scores at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table details the exact average FPS measurements for the Intel Core i7-14700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in Greedfall across all tested resolutions and settings:

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 3840x2160 | High | 75.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 101.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 79.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 49.5 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 123.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 174.0 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 137.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 79.5 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 178.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 250.0 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 193.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 114.3 |

The data shows a consistent pattern where Low settings yield the highest frame rates, followed by High, then Medium, with Ultra being the most demanding. At 1080p, the spread between Low and Ultra is 135.7 FPS, demonstrating a wide range of performance headroom. At 1440p, the spread narrows to 94.5 FPS, and at 4K, it narrows further to 51.6 FPS. This tightening of the performance gap at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck, as changes in settings have a smaller absolute effect on frame rates when the pixel count is high. The 4K Ultra result of 49.5 FPS is the only measurement below 60 FPS, indicating that users targeting 4K will need to sacrifice visual quality to maintain smooth gameplay.