Greedfall

# Greedfall with Intel Core i7-14700KF + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

This combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER lands at rank 466 out of 3,703 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 12.6% of all configurations. The pairing leverages a 20-core, 28-thread Raptor Lake processor with a 16 GB Ada Lovelace GPU, and the measured frame rates show a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions while revealing surprising CPU headroom at 1080p. The data set includes 12 measured FPS rows across four settings presets and three resolutions, all with the combo's rank indicating strong but not elite positioning among the thousands of possible hardware pairings for this 2019 Action RPG.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 466 out of 3,703 tested combinations places it comfortably within the upper tier of Greedfall configurations. This percentile positioning suggests that while the hardware is not at the absolute current-generation, it outperforms roughly 87% of all tested setups in this specific game. The CPU itself holds a 94th percentile ranking against all processors, while the GPU sits at a 76th percentile against all graphics cards—this discrepancy hints that the processor is doing more heavy lifting in the ranking calculus than the graphics card, which is unusual for a visually demanding Action RPG.

Comparing the CPU to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks reveals a tightly clustered field. The Core i7-14700KF posts an average benchmark score of 70,163, which is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F's 69,996 and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX's 69,875. It also edges out the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X by 0.9% (69,515), but trails the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K by 1.0% (70,879). These sub-1% deltas indicate that the 14700KF is trading blows with its closest competitors, and in Greedfall specifically, the game's engine appears to reward the 14700KF's architecture sufficiently to secure the 466th spot.

For the GPU, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's average benchmark score of 31,087 places it just 0.4% behind the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (31,206) and the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q (31,220), while trailing the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell by 1.4% (31,532) and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX by 1.9% (31,676). The negative deltaPct values for all four rivals indicate the 4070 Ti SUPER is slightly slower in raw compute benchmarks, yet the measured Greedfall performance tells a different story—the game clearly favors this GPU's feature set and driver optimization over the raw compute numbers would suggest.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER brings 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is particularly relevant for Greedfall, a game that can be texture-heavy in its environments and character models. The GPU's 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs provide the raw throughput needed for the game's rendering workload, while the 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores offer headroom for any ray-traced or DLSS-enhanced features the game might support.

Clock speeds see the GPU running at a 2,340 MHz base and boosting to 2,610 MHz, with memory clocked at 1,313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). These frequencies translate to a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 compute at 44.10 TFLOPS. In Greedfall's measured results, the GPU's role becomes clear when examining the frame rate deltas between settings: at 4K, dropping from Ultra to Low improves average FPS from 55 to 121—a 120% increase that demonstrates the GPU is the primary constraint at this resolution. The 16 GB frame buffer ensures that even at 4K Ultra, memory capacity is not a limiting factor; instead, the GPU's compute and bandwidth are what cap performance.

The GPU's 76th percentile ranking against all GPUs, combined with its 285 W TDP and triple-slot cooler, positions it as a high-end but not flagship solution. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,569 and Passmark G3D score of 31,811 provide context for its synthetic capabilities, but the Greedfall data shows real-world performance that exceeds what the 76th percentile might suggest—the game appears well-optimized for this GPU architecture.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear bottleneck shift. At Low settings, average frame rates drop from 293 FPS at 1080p to 203 FPS at 1440p (a 30.7% decrease), then further to 121 FPS at 4K (a 40.4% decrease from 1440p). This steep decline at higher resolutions indicates the GPU is the limiting component even at Low settings, where the CPU should theoretically have more room to stretch its legs. The 20-core processor's headroom is evident at 1080p Low, where 293 FPS approaches the kind of frame rates that would strain even the fastest displays.

At High settings, the scaling pattern shows 209 FPS at 1080p, 145 FPS at 1440p (a 30.6% drop), and 87 FPS at 4K (a 40.0% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across Low and High settings—both around 30% from 1080p to 1440p and 40% from 1440p to 4K—strongly suggests that resolution scaling is the dominant factor, with the GPU's rendering throughput being the primary constraint. The CPU's 5.60 GHz boost clock and 33 MB of shared L3 cache are clearly sufficient to feed the GPU at all tested resolutions.

Ultra settings amplify the GPU bottleneck dramatically: 134 FPS at 1080p falls to 93 FPS at 1440p (a 30.6% drop) and then to 55 FPS at 4K (a 40.9% drop from 1440p). The fact that these percentages remain nearly identical across all settings presets is a strong indicator that the game's engine scales predictably with resolution, and that neither the CPU nor memory bandwidth introduces unexpected non-linearities. The data implies that players seeking higher frame rates at 4K would need to reduce settings rather than upgrade the CPU, as the 14700KF shows no signs of becoming a bottleneck in this title.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo better suited for 1080p or 4K gaming in Greedfall?

A: The data shows excellent performance at all resolutions, but the frame rates at 1080p (ranging from 134 FPS at Ultra to 293 FPS at Low) far exceed what most displays can show. At 4K, the combo still delivers playable performance, with 87 FPS at High and 55 FPS at Ultra, making it a viable 4K configuration though not a high-refresh-rate 4K solution.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The 4070 Ti SUPER's average benchmark score of 31,087 places it 0.4% behind the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (31,206) and GRID M60-1Q (31,220), 1.4% behind the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31,532), and 1.9% behind the TITAN RTX (31,676). These are small deltas, but the Greedfall results show the 4070 Ti SUPER performing strongly in actual gameplay.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking and how does it compare to the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X?

A: The Core i7-14700KF ranks in the 94th percentile against all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 70,163 is 0.9% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X's 69,515, indicating the Intel processor holds a slight edge in general compute workloads.

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM on the GPU provide enough memory for Greedfall at 4K Ultra?

A: The measured data shows 55 FPS average at 4K Ultra, with no min FPS reported for that setting. The 16 GB GDDR6X frame buffer with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth is more than sufficient for this game's memory demands, as performance is limited by compute rather than capacity.

Q: How much FPS improvement comes from dropping from High to Low settings at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, High settings average 145 FPS while Low settings average 203 FPS—a 40% improvement. The Medium preset sits between at 160 FPS, with Ultra dropping to 93 FPS, showing a wide performance envelope across settings.

Q: What does the combo's rank of 466 out of 3,703 indicate about its competitive position?

A: This rank places the combo in the top 12.6% of all tested Greedfall configurations. Given that the GPU is only in the 76th percentile for all GPUs, the strong ranking suggests the CPU's 94th percentile performance is contributing meaningfully to the game's frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K resolution, the data clearly favors High settings, which deliver 87 FPS average compared to Ultra's 55 FPS—a 58% performance penalty for the Ultra preset that likely yields diminishing visual returns. Medium at 4K provides 95 FPS, which is only 9% faster than High, making High the sweet spot for 4K gaming. Low at 4K pushes to 121 FPS but sacrifices too much visual quality for the modest gain over High.

At 1440p, the Medium preset offers the best balance with 160 FPS average and a documented min/max range of 136-184 FPS, providing smooth gameplay with reasonable visual fidelity. High at 145 FPS is only 9% slower and may be preferable for players who prioritize image quality over the extra 15 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 93 FPS, which is still playable but represents a significant 42% reduction from Medium.

For 1080p, the Medium preset delivers 230 FPS average with a min/max of 196-265 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of virtually all displays. High at 209 FPS is also excellent, and even Ultra at 134 FPS provides smooth gameplay. Given that all settings at 1080p exceed 130 FPS, players should choose based on visual preference rather than performance necessity—the data shows no settings preset at 1080p creates a playability concern.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process with a 257 mm² die size. Its 3.40 GHz base clock and 5.60 GHz boost clock, combined with 33 MB of shared L3 cache, provide substantial single-threaded and multi-threaded performance. The CPU's benchmark results are impressive: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 44,167 and single-core 6,235, while Geekbench multi-core reaches 21,462 and single-core 2,578.

In Greedfall specifically, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with geometry, physics, and game logic data. The 94th percentile ranking against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70,163, places it just 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (69,996) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69,875). The processor's 44,167 Cinebench R23 multi-core score and 18,550 R20 multi-core score suggest it has ample headroom for Greedfall's demands, which is corroborated by the consistent frame rates observed even at 1080p where CPU load would be highest.

The 14700KF's nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, scores 70,879 for a 1.0% advantage, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X lags at 69,515 for a 0.9% deficit. These razor-thin margins in synthetic tests suggest that Greedfall's performance is not CPU-limited in this configuration; the game's frame rates scale with resolution in a pattern consistent with GPU-bound rendering, and the CPU's 28 threads provide more than enough parallel processing capacity for the game's engine.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates: Low settings average 293 FPS, Medium averages 230 FPS with a min/max of 196-265 FPS, High averages 209 FPS, and Ultra averages 134 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra represents a 54% reduction in frame rate, which is substantial but leaves even the Ultra preset well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong: Low averages 203 FPS, Medium averages 160 FPS with a min/max of 136-184 FPS, High averages 145 FPS, and Ultra averages 93 FPS. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across settings, with Low dropping 30.7%, Medium dropping 30.4%, High dropping 30.6%, and Ultra dropping 30.6%—a remarkably uniform scaling pattern that indicates resolution is the sole performance factor at these settings.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck: Low averages 121 FPS, Medium averages 95 FPS with a min/max of 81-110 FPS, High averages 87 FPS, and Ultra averages 55 FPS. The 4K to 1440p scaling shows Low dropping 40.4%, Medium dropping 40.6%, High dropping 40.0%, and Ultra dropping 40.9%—again nearly identical percentages, confirming that Greedfall's performance scales predictably with pixel count. The Ultra preset at 4K, at 55 FPS, is the only configuration that approaches the edge of playability, while all other settings at 4K maintain averages above 85 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K, with its documented min FPS of 81, shows that even the lower bound of performance remains comfortably playable.