Greedfall

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 lands at rank 1613 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places the pairing in the bottom 6% of all configurations measured, a result driven almost entirely by the graphics card rather than the processor. The CPU itself sits in the 96th percentile of all processors, while the GPU languishes in the 43rd percentile of all graphics cards. That disparity—a top-tier processor paired with an entry-level GPU—creates a clear bottleneck scenario where the GTX 1650 defines the experience.

The benchmark data confirms this lopsided relationship. The GTX 1650's average benchmark score of 8713 is virtually tied with its nearest rivals: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile (8746, -0.4%), the AMD Radeon 550X (8749, -0.4%), and the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 (8671, +0.5%). These deltas are all within half a percent, meaning the GTX 1650 performs essentially identically to those cards in synthetic tests. Meanwhile, the i7-14700KF's average score of 70104 puts it in the same tier as the Intel Core i7-14700K (70074, 0% delta) and slightly ahead of the AMD EPYC 9115 (69887, +0.3%), while trailing the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (70420, -0.4%) and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 (71056, -1.3%). The processor is competitive with some of the fastest silicon available, yet it cannot overcome the GPU's limitations in this game.

FAQ

Q: Why is the combo rank so low when the CPU is in the 96th percentile?

A: The combo rank reflects the combined performance of both components. The GTX 1650 sits in only the 43rd percentile of all GPUs, and in Greedfall, the measured framerates at 1080p Ultra (33.8 avg) and 1440p Ultra (22.6 avg) show the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU's high percentile cannot compensate for the GPU's low output.

Q: What is the best framerate this combo can achieve in Greedfall?

A: The highest measured average framerate is 72.2 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At High settings, the average drops to 54.9 FPS, and at Medium it reaches 58.6 FPS. These represent the playable range for this pairing.

Q: How does the GTX 1650 compare to its closest competitors?

A: The GTX 1650's average benchmark score of 8713 is within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile (8746), AMD Radeon 550X (8749), and AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 (8761). The NVIDIA Quadro P2200 is 0.5% behind at 8671. These differences are negligible in real-world performance.

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

A: At 3840x2160, the highest measured setting is Low with an average of 33 FPS. High and Medium settings produce 22.2 and 23.7 FPS respectively, while Ultra drops to 12.7 FPS. None of these are consistently smooth, and even Low settings barely reach playable territory.

Q: What settings provide the best balance at 1080p?

A: Medium settings at 1920x1080 deliver 58.6 FPS average, which is 3.7 FPS higher than High (54.9) and 24.8 FPS higher than Ultra (33.8). Low settings reach 72.2 FPS but sacrifice visual quality. Medium appears to offer the best compromise.

Q: Is the CPU responsible for the low framerates?

A: No. The i7-14700KF has 20 cores and 28 threads with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, placing it in the 96th percentile of all CPUs. The bottleneck is the GTX 1650, which has only 896 shading units and 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, as evidenced by the sharp framerate drops at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data reveals a steep performance cliff as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the average framerate is 54.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops that to 37.7 FPS—a 31% reduction. At 3840x2160, the framerate falls to 22.2 FPS, a further 41% decline from 1440p. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU that runs out of memory bandwidth and pixel throughput at higher resolutions.

The GTX 1650's 128-bit memory bus provides 128.1 GB/s of bandwidth, and its 32 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 53.28 GPixel/s. These are modest figures, and the data shows how quickly they become insufficient. The jump from 1080p to 1440p at Medium settings produces the same average of 37.7 FPS, indicating that at this resolution, the GPU is already saturated regardless of the quality preset. At 4K, even Low settings only manage 33 FPS, which is below the 1080p Medium result of 58.6 FPS.

This pattern confirms that the limiting component is the GPU. The i7-14700KF has ample compute headroom, but the GTX 1650 cannot feed the display pipeline fast enough at higher resolutions. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution also widens as resolution increases: at 1080p, the spread between Low (72.2) and Ultra (33.8) is 38.4 FPS, while at 4K, the spread between Low (33) and Ultra (12.7) narrows to 20.3 FPS. This compression indicates that at 4K, the GPU is so constrained that even reducing settings provides diminishing returns.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings produces playable framerates, with the exception of Ultra. Low settings average 72.2 FPS, Medium reaches 58.6 FPS, and High delivers 54.9 FPS. Ultra drops to 33.8 FPS, which is a significant 38.4 FPS penalty compared to Low. The step from Medium to High is modest—only 3.7 FPS—suggesting that High is nearly as efficient as Medium while offering better visuals.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance degrades noticeably. Low settings average 52.2 FPS, which remains playable, but Medium and High both produce 37.7 FPS. Ultra falls to 22.6 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The identical results for Medium and High at this resolution indicate that the GPU has headroom limits that are unaffected by these two presets.

At 3840x2160, all settings produce suboptimal results. Low averages 33 FPS, Medium 23.7 FPS, High 22.2 FPS, and Ultra just 12.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 9.3 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is only 1.5 FPS. This suggests that Medium and High impose similar GPU loads at 4K, and the difference between them is within measurement noise. Ultra's 12.7 FPS is the worst result in the dataset, representing a 20.3 FPS drop from Low.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, running at a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. Its benchmark scores are exceptional: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44557 and a single-core score of 6290, plus a Geekbench multi-core score of 19287. These numbers place it in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70104.

In Greedfall, an Action RPG released in 2019, the i7-14700KF provides far more processing power than the game requires. The game's genre and release date suggest it was designed for the hardware of its era, not for 20-core flagship processors. The CPU's role in this combo is therefore to ensure that it is never the bottleneck, which the data supports: the framerates are consistently low across all resolutions, and they scale with GPU load rather than CPU load.

The nearest rivals to the i7-14700KF include the Intel Core i7-14700K (0% delta), AMD EPYC 9115 (+0.3%), AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (-0.4%), and Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 (-1.3%). These deltas are all under 1.5%, meaning the processor's performance is essentially identical to its closest competitors. In a GPU-limited scenario like this one, swapping among these CPUs would produce no measurable change in Greedfall's framerates. The CPU's 33 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support are more than sufficient for this game's demands.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured data, the optimal experience at 1920x1080 is Medium settings, which delivers 58.6 FPS average. This is only 3.7 FPS below High (54.9) but 24.8 FPS above Ultra (33.8). The step from Medium to High costs 3.7 FPS, which is a minor penalty for improved visuals, but Medium provides a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS target. Low settings reach 72.2 FPS, but the visual quality sacrifice is unnecessary when Medium already achieves near-60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the recommendation shifts to Low settings, which average 52.2 FPS. Medium and High both produce 37.7 FPS, which is below the 40 FPS threshold for acceptable action gameplay. Low settings at 1440p offer a 14.5 FPS improvement over Medium and High, making it the only viable preset at this resolution. Ultra at 22.6 FPS is not recommended.

At 3840x2160, no settings provide a consistently smooth experience. Low settings average 33 FPS, which is marginally playable but below the 40 FPS threshold. Medium (23.7 FPS), High (22.2 FPS), and Ultra (12.7 FPS) are all too low for comfortable gameplay. The data indicates that this combo is not suited for 4K gaming in Greedfall, and users should stick to 1080p for the best balance of performance and quality.

The overall best experience is 1080p Medium at 58.6 FPS. This provides a stable framerate with acceptable visual quality, and it leaves headroom for demanding scenes without dropping below playable levels. For users who prioritize smoothness over visuals, 1080p Low at 72.2 FPS is the highest performance option available. High settings at 1080p (54.9 FPS) are a viable middle ground, though the 3.7 FPS penalty over Medium may not justify the visual upgrade for all players.