Greedfall

Greedfall, an Action RPG released in 2019, exhibits a performance profile with this Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination that is heavily dictated by resolution and graphics preset. The measured data reveals a system capable of high refresh rates at lower resolutions but one that scales aggressively as pixel count and image quality demands increase. The following analysis breaks down the measured FPS data to characterize the limiting components and optimal configurations for this hardware pairing.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K produces a substantial frame rate reduction, highlighting the increasing burden on the GPU. At the High preset, the average FPS drops from 200.3 at 1920x1080 to 137.5 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 62.8 FPS. Moving further to 3840x2160, the average falls to 82.1 FPS, which is a 41.7% decrease from the 1440p figure. This scaling pattern indicates that while the RTX 4070 SUPER is powerful, 4K resolution at High settings begins to push it toward its performance limits.

The scaling behavior is even more pronounced at the Ultra preset. The average FPS at 1080p is 124.5, which drops to 87.8 at 1440p and further to 52.9 at 4K. The 4K Ultra result represents a 57.5% decrease from the 1080p Ultra score. This steep decline suggests that the Ultra preset introduces rendering effects that are particularly demanding on the GPU's compute and memory subsystems, making 4K Ultra a challenging target for this specific combination.

Examining the Low preset reveals the CPU's capability to feed the GPU at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 277.3 FPS, which is an exceptionally high frame rate. The scaling to 1440p Low yields 189.2 FPS, and 4K Low produces 113.9 FPS. The significant drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings, a 31.8% decrease, indicates that even at lower graphical fidelity, the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. The data strongly suggests that this CPU-GPU pairing is well-balanced for 1440p gaming, where it can deliver high frame rates across most settings, but 4K gaming will require settings compromises to maintain smooth performance.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear picture of the performance cost associated with each preset. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 124.5 FPS, which is perfectly playable, but the Medium preset offers a substantial improvement to 215.6 FPS. The jump from Medium to High at 1080p results in 200.3 FPS, a smaller increment, suggesting diminishing returns when moving from High to Ultra at this resolution. The Low preset at 1080p achieves 277.3 FPS, but the visual quality trade-off is likely not worth the extra performance for most users.

For 2560x1440, the High preset at 137.5 FPS appears to be the sweet spot, offering a high refresh rate experience while maintaining reasonable visual fidelity. The Medium preset at 149.1 FPS provides a modest 8.4% performance increase over High, while Ultra drops to 87.8 FPS, a significant penalty of 36.1% relative to High. The data indicates that High is the optimal preset for 1440p, as it balances frame rate and visual quality effectively.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. The High preset yields 82.1 FPS, which is acceptable for 4K gaming, but the Medium preset at 87.5 FPS offers a marginal improvement. The Ultra preset at 52.9 FPS dips below the 60 FPS threshold, making it less desirable for smooth gameplay. The Low preset at 4K produces 113.9 FPS, but the visual degradation is substantial. Based on the measured data, the High preset at 1440p offers the best overall experience, delivering 137.5 FPS with a balance of performance and image quality that neither the Medium nor Ultra presets match at that resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a significant factor in these results, equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and a 192-bit memory bus providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's architecture, Ada Lovelace, features 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. The base clock is 1980 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz. These specifications contribute to a peak FP32 performance of 35.48 TFLOPS, which is substantial for rasterized workloads like Greedfall.

The GPU's memory configuration is particularly relevant to the 4K results. The 12 GB frame buffer is sufficient for the measured presets, but the 192-bit bus width and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth may become a bottleneck at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate drops to 52.9 FPS. The performance difference between 1080p Ultra (124.5 FPS) and 4K Ultra (52.9 FPS) shows a 57.5% reduction, which is more severe than the resolution scaling alone would suggest. This indicates that the Ultra preset likely increases memory pressure and texture bandwidth demands, which the GPU's memory subsystem struggles to satisfy at higher resolutions.

The GPU's benchmark scores support its positioning. It achieves a Passmark G3D score of 29995 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4627. The GPU's percentile ranking against all GPUs is 84, placing it in the upper tier of available hardware. In terms of rival performance, the data shows the RTX 4070 SUPER's average benchmark score of 42576 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (42653, deltaPct -0.2) and the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (42723, deltaPct -0.3). This places it in a competitive performance bracket, though the measured game FPS numbers indicate that Greedfall's engine is responsive to the GPU's capabilities.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific CPU-GPU combination holds a combo rank of 323 out of 1705 tested combinations for Greedfall. This places it in the top 18.9% of all tested combos, indicating a strong performance tier. The rank reflects the combined capabilities of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and the RTX 4070 SUPER, which together deliver the measured FPS numbers across all resolution and settings combinations.

The combo's ranking is consistent with its performance in the measured data. At 1440p High, the system achieves 137.5 FPS, which is a high refresh rate result that many combinations cannot match. The 1080p Low result of 277.3 FPS is particularly strong, showcasing the CPU's ability to drive high frame rates without GPU bottlenecks. The 4K Ultra result of 52.9 FPS is the weakest measured score, but this is expected given the demanding nature of that configuration.

The ranking data, when viewed alongside the measured FPS, suggests that this combo is optimized for high-refresh-rate gaming at 1440p and below. The fact that it ranks in the top 19% of all combos indicates that the i7-14700KF and RTX 4070 SUPER pairing is well-matched for this game's engine, with neither component significantly limiting the other in the most common gaming scenarios. The combo's position in the database reflects a balanced system that performs admirably across most of the tested settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. It features a substantial cache hierarchy with 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 2 MB of L2 cache per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration provides ample computational resources for feeding the GPU in Greedfall, particularly at lower resolutions where frame rates are highest.

The CPU's performance in synthetic benchmarks is indicative of its capabilities. It achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44557 and a single-core score of 6290. The Geekbench multi-core score is 19287, with a single-core score of 2972. These scores place the CPU in the 96th percentile against all CPUs, demonstrating its high-end positioning. The Passmark multi-thread score of 52425 and single-thread score of 4480 further quantify its strength.

The CPU's role in the measured FPS data becomes apparent when examining the Low preset results. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 277.3 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of sustaining very high frame rates without becoming a bottleneck. The scaling from 1080p Low to 1440p Low (277.3 to 189.2 FPS) shows a 31.8% reduction, which is primarily attributable to the GPU's increasing workload. However, the fact that 1080p Low exceeds 200 FPS across all presets except Ultra indicates that the CPU can keep pace with the GPU's output in most scenarios.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the Intel Core i7-14700K (avgScore 70074, deltaPct 0) and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (avgScore 70420, deltaPct -0.4). These negligible differences in average benchmark scores suggest that the i7-14700KF is competing at the very top tier of CPU performance. In Greedfall, this translates to a system that can maintain high frame rates without CPU-induced stutters or frame pacing issues, as evidenced by the strong 1080p and 1440p results. The combination of high core count and high boost clock makes this CPU well-suited for the game's engine, which appears to leverage multi-threaded performance effectively.