Greedfall

Greedfall, an Action RPG from 2019, responds predictably to hardware scaling, and the combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT delivers a strong showcase of modern component capabilities. The measured data indicates this pairing is capable of high refresh rate play at mainstream resolutions, with performance characteristics that shift decisively based on the selected graphics preset and resolution.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this combination reveals a clear hierarchy across the four tested presets: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. At 1920x1080, the differences are stark. The Low preset produces an average frame rate of 249.2 FPS, while Medium drops to 197.1 FPS, and High sits at 179.2 FPS. The Ultra preset, which imposes the heaviest load, still manages a very playable 114.4 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p represents a significant performance cost for the highest fidelity, but even the most demanding setting clears the 100 FPS threshold comfortably.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern holds but the margins tighten. The Low preset averages 172.5 FPS, Medium delivers 132.4 FPS, and High produces 123.7 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 76.3 FPS, which is the first time the data shows the frame rate dipping below the 100 FPS mark for this pairing. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset becomes the most demanding scenario tested, yielding an average of just 45.7 FPS. The High preset at 4K manages 70.5 FPS, while Medium achieves 79.5 FPS and Low reaches 104 FPS.

For the best experience per the measured rows, the High preset at 2560x1440 emerges as the optimal balance. It delivers a robust 123.7 FPS average, which is sufficiently high for smooth gameplay while retaining visual quality above the Medium and Low tiers. The 1440p High setting avoids the steep performance drop seen with Ultra, and it provides a substantial improvement over the 1080p High result of 179.2 FPS, indicating headroom for higher resolutions. The data shows that the Ultra preset, while visually superior, exacts a heavy toll—at 4K it reduces the frame rate by more than half compared to High (45.7 FPS vs 70.5 FPS), making it a less favorable choice for consistent performance on this hardware.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this CPU and GPU combination in Greedfall?

A: The highest recorded average frame rate is 249.2 FPS, which occurs at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset.

Q: How does the Ultra preset performance compare between 1080p and 4K?

A: At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 114.4 FPS. At 3840x2160, the same preset averages only 45.7 FPS, representing a substantial drop to roughly 40% of the 1080p performance.

Q: Is the combination more limited by the CPU or GPU based on the data?

A: The data suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the frame rate is 249.2 FPS, but at 4K Low it drops to 104 FPS. This scaling pattern, where performance decreases significantly as resolution increases even on the same preset, indicates the graphics card is the primary bottleneck at higher pixel counts.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Medium and High presets at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 averages 132.4 FPS, while the High preset averages 123.7 FPS. The difference is 8.7 FPS, showing that High offers a modest visual upgrade for a relatively small performance cost at this resolution.

Q: Does the Ultra preset ever provide a frame rate above 100 FPS in the tested data?

A: Yes, the only instance where the Ultra preset exceeds 100 FPS is at 1920x1080, where it averages 114.4 FPS. At 2560x1440 it drops to 76.3 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it falls to 45.7 FPS.

Q: How does the 4K High result compare to the 1440p Ultra result?

A: The 4K High preset averages 70.5 FPS, which is lower than the 1440p Ultra average of 76.3 FPS. This indicates that the higher resolution with High settings is more demanding than the lower resolution with Ultra settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT plays a central role in shaping the frame rates observed in Greedfall. This GPU is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture and features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s. Its boost clock is rated at 2970 MHz, with a game clock of 2400 MHz. The card’s memory operates at an effective speed of 20.1 Gbps. These specifications translate into substantial raw throughput, as evidenced by its Passmark G3D score of 26795, which places it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs.

The GPU’s memory capacity and bandwidth are likely sufficient for Greedfall’s demands, as the data shows no anomalous performance cliffs that would indicate VRAM exhaustion at 4K. The measured frame rates at 3840x2160, such as 70.5 FPS on High and 104 FPS on Low, suggest that the card can feed the display pipeline effectively at high resolutions. The GPU’s compute capabilities, highlighted by its FP32 performance of 48.66 TFLOPS, contribute to its ability to maintain playable frame rates even under the load of the Ultra preset, although the 4K Ultra result of 45.7 FPS shows its limits.

The data indicates that the RX 9070 XT is the dominant factor in performance scaling when moving from 1440p to 4K. For instance, at High settings, the frame rate drops from 123.7 FPS at 2560x1440 to 70.5 FPS at 3840x2160. This 43% reduction in performance aligns with the increased pixel count, a classic sign of GPU-bound operations. The CPU, with its high single-thread score of 6290 in Cinebench R23, is less likely to be the constraint at these higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT combination holds a rank of 478 out of 1705 tested combos for Greedfall. This places it in the upper quartile of all performance pairings in the database. While not at the very top, this ranking indicates that the combo delivers solid, above-average performance for this specific game.

The CPU component of this pairing is a strong performer in its own right. The Core i7-14700KF scores 44557 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 6290 in single-core, with an average benchmark score of 70104. This places it in the 96th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700K, has an average score of 70074, which is essentially a 0% difference, showing they are performance twins. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is slightly ahead at 70420, with a deltaPct of -0.4% relative to the i7-14700KF, indicating the Ryzen is about 0.4% faster in this metric.

The GPU, while ranking in the 82nd percentile overall, has a more complex competitive picture. Its average benchmark score is 39647. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 575, scores 39703, a deltaPct of -0.1%, meaning the RX 9070 XT is marginally slower. The NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile scores 39568, making it 0.2% slower than the RX 9070 XT. The data shows the RX 9070 XT is within a tight band of performance around these rivals, despite being a much newer product with a higher launch MSRP of 599 USD.

The combined rank of 478 suggests that while each component is individually strong, their interaction in Greedfall does not produce a top-tier result. This could be due to the game’s engine being more sensitive to one component over the other, or because the GPU’s performance relative to its immediate rivals does not translate into disproportionate gains in this specific title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data across the three resolutions provides a clear picture of how this hardware combo scales with increasing pixel counts. At the Low preset, the average frame rate drops from 249.2 FPS at 1920x1080 to 172.5 FPS at 2560x1440, and then to 104 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 30.8% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 39.7% drop from 1440p to 4K.

The High preset shows a similar trend, with averages of 179.2 FPS at 1080p, 123.7 FPS at 1440p, and 70.5 FPS at 4K. The percentage decrease from 1080p to 1440p is 31%, and the decrease from 1440p to 4K is 43%. This pattern indicates that the performance penalty for moving to 4K is more severe than the penalty for moving to 1440p, which is typical for GPU-bound scenarios.

The Ultra preset exhibits the most dramatic scaling. At 1080p, it averages 114.4 FPS, but this falls to 76.3 FPS at 1440p and 45.7 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 40.1%, while the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 33.3%. This consistent behavior across presets suggests that the limiting component is primarily the GPU, as the frame rate decreases proportionally with the number of pixels rendered.

The data points to the GPU being the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. The CPU’s performance, which is in the 96th percentile, is unlikely to be the constraint when the GPU is tasked with rendering 8.3 million pixels at 4K. The fact that the frame rates at 4K Low (104 FPS) are still high suggests the GPU has enough headroom to handle less demanding settings, but the Ultra preset at 4K, with its 45.7 FPS average, reveals the practical limit of this pairing for maximum fidelity at the highest resolution.