Greedfall

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 produces a mid-pack result in Greedfall, ranking 1139th out of 1705 tested combos. This places the duo in the lower third of the database, indicating that while the CPU is exceptionally powerful, the GPU becomes the primary constraint in this Action RPG. The 8 GB of VRAM and the 128-bit memory interface on the RX 7600 are significant factors at higher resolutions, where the card’s 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth is stretched thin.

FAQ

Q: How does the Core i9-14900K compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Core i9-14900K has an average benchmark score of 79824, which is 0.7% higher than the Intel Core i9-14900KF’s 79245. It also trails the AMD EPYC 7413 by 0.3%, which scores 80041, making the EPYC the only direct rival that outperforms it in this metric.

Q: What is the performance gap between the RX 7600 and its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 7600’s average benchmark score is 20258. It sits 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (20146) and 0.8% behind the AMD Radeon RX 460 (20088). Conversely, it is 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and 1.5% ahead of the Intel Arc B570.

Q: What is the best FPS result for this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 150.6 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Ultra settings, the frame rate drops to 67.3, showing a steep cost for maximum quality.

Q: How does the combo’s ranking in Greedfall compare to its overall hardware percentiles?

A: The CPU is in the 97th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs. However, the combo ranks 1139th out of 1705 in Greedfall, suggesting the game’s performance is heavily weighted by the GPU’s limitations rather than the CPU’s strength.

Q: What is the FPS difference between 4K Low and 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS is 64.6 on Low settings, but it falls to 30.8 on Ultra. This represents a 33.8 FPS drop, or a 52.3% reduction in performance, when moving from the lowest to the highest preset.

Q: Is the RX 7600’s memory configuration a bottleneck?

A: The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. Given the significant FPS drops at 4K Ultra (30.8 FPS), the memory bandwidth is likely a limiting factor, as the game struggles to feed the rendering pipeline at high resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1139 out of 1705 indicates that it performs below the median for Greedfall. The data shows that the Core i9-14900K is a top-tier processor with a 97th percentile ranking among all CPUs, but the RX 7600’s 63rd percentile GPU ranking drags the overall system down. In practice, this means the CPU has ample headroom, but the GPU cannot translate that into high frame rates, especially at 4K.

The deltaPct values for the GPU’s nearest rivals are telling: the RX 7600 is nearly identical in synthetic score to the RX 7600 XT and RX 460, with differences under 1%. This suggests that within the GPU’s performance class, Greedfall’s results are consistent. The CPU’s nearest rivals, such as the Core i9-14900KF, are within 0.7% of its score, so swapping the CPU would not meaningfully alter the gaming outcome. The bottleneck is clearly the graphics card.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear trend: as resolution increases, the average FPS drops substantially. At 1920x1080 High, the combo achieves 111.8 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 High reduces this to 77 FPS, a 31% decrease. At 3840x2160 High, the frame rate falls to 45.9, another 40% drop from 1440p.

This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the limiting component. A CPU-bound system would show less variation across resolutions, but here the gap from 1080p to 4K is stark. At 4K Ultra, the system produces only 30.8 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The RX 7600’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus are simply not sufficient for the demands of 4K in Greedfall. The data suggests that 1080p is the sweet spot, while 1440p is playable with adjusted settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers strong results. Low settings produce 150.6 FPS, Medium 121.8 FPS, and High 111.8 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 67.3 FPS, which is still playable but represents a significant hit. The scaling from Low to Ultra is a 55% reduction, showing that the GPU’s shading units and texture units are taxed heavily by the higher presets.

At 2560x1440, performance remains solid. Low settings hit 108.1 FPS, Medium 86.8 FPS, and High 77 FPS. Ultra falls to 47.1 FPS, which is borderline for a smooth experience. The drop from High to Ultra at 1440p is 38.8%, highlighting the cost of the Ultra preset’s extra effects.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles. Low settings average 64.6 FPS, Medium 49.7 FPS, and High 45.9 FPS. Ultra bottoms out at 30.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 33.8 FPS. Even at Low settings, the 4K resolution pushes the RX 7600 to its limits, with the frame rate barely exceeding 60 FPS.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 33 chip. It features 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with a boost clock of 2655 MHz. The card’s memory is 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. These specs place it in the mid-range tier, as reflected by its 63rd percentile ranking.

In Greedfall, the GPU’s role is decisive. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the game’s textures and effects likely exceed this limit, causing the frame rate to plummet. The 128-bit memory interface is also a constraint, as the 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is insufficient for the data throughput required at 3840x2160. The benchmark results show that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as the CPU’s performance is far above what this game requires.

The RX 7600’s nearest rival, the RX 7600 XT, has a nearly identical average score (20146 vs. 20258), yet the XT offers more memory. However, since the data shows only a 0.6% difference in synthetic scores, the extra VRAM does not translate into a significant advantage in this game’s benchmarks. The RX 7600’s 32 RT cores and 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 performance are sufficient for the game’s non-ray-traced rendering, but the memory subsystem remains the weak link.