Greedfall

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT paired with the Intel Core i9-14900K delivers a high-refresh experience in Greedfall, but the data reveals a clear ceiling imposed by the GPU at higher resolutions. This combination ranks 360th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the top quarter of all systems. The measured frames per second across three resolutions and four quality presets show a system that obliterates 1080p, remains strong at 1440p, and starts to feel the weight of 4K, particularly at Ultra settings.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and tells a clear story about where the bottleneck lies. At High settings, the system produces 193 FPS at 1920x1080, which falls to 135.2 FPS at 2560x1440, and then to 78.8 FPS at 3840x2160. That is a 59.2% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K, a steep decline that indicates the Radeon RX 7900 XT is the limiting component as pixel count rises. The pattern repeats across all settings: at Low, frames drop from 266.5 at 1080p to 184.1 at 1440p and finally to 111.1 at 4K, a 58.3% total reduction. The CPU is clearly not the constraint here; the scaling curve is far too aggressive for a processor bound scenario.

Looking at the increments, the jump from 1440p to 4K is particularly punishing. At Medium settings, 145.5 FPS at 2560x1440 falls to 88.9 FPS at 3840x2160, a 38.9% loss. At Ultra, the system manages 119.3 FPS at 1080p but only 51.6 FPS at 4K — a 56.7% drop that pushes the experience below the 60 FPS threshold many players consider the floor for smooth action. The data suggests that 1440p is the sweet spot for this combo, offering high frame rates that remain above 80 FPS even at Ultra. At 4K, players will need to dial settings down to Medium or Low to maintain playable frame rates, as the Ultra preset clearly overwhelms the GPU.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 7900 XT carries 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus, delivering 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Greedfall, this memory configuration proves sufficient even at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate is bottlenecked by compute rather than capacity. The GPU's 5376 shading units and 192 ROPs are tasked with heavy work at higher resolutions, and the benchmark results show the card's limits. The boost clock of 2394 MHz and game clock of 2025 MHz are standard for this part, but the data indicates that clock speed alone cannot overcome the pixel throughput demands of 4K Ultra.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 82 against all GPUs places it in a strong position, but the nearest rivals tell a cautionary tale. The benchmark average score of 38358 puts it nearly dead even with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile (38349, 0% delta) and the NVIDIA CMP 70HX (38225, 0.3% delta). This means that while the 7900 XT is a capable card, it is not head and shoulders above its contemporaries in raw compute. The measured FPS in Greedfall reflects this: at 4K Ultra, the 51.6 FPS average is the only result that dips below 60, indicating that the card's compute resources are fully saturated at that configuration.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 4K 60 FPS?

A: Only at lower settings. At 4K High, the system averages 78.8 FPS, and at 4K Medium it reaches 88.9 FPS. However, at 4K Ultra, the average drops to 51.6 FPS, which falls short of 60 FPS. Players targeting 4K 60 FPS should stick to High settings or below.

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU pair?

A: The data shows 2560x1440 as the strongest balance. At 1440p High, the system delivers 135.2 FPS, and even at Ultra it maintains 83.9 FPS. This resolution keeps frame rates well above 60 FPS across all settings, unlike 4K where Ultra dips below that threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost going from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At High settings, the frame rate drops from 193 FPS at 1080p to 135.2 FPS at 1440p, a 30% reduction. At Low settings, the drop is from 266.5 FPS to 184.1 FPS, also roughly a 30% loss. This is a consistent scaling penalty that points to GPU limitation.

Q: Is the Core i9-14900K holding back the GPU in this game?

A: No, the benchmark data does not indicate a CPU bottleneck. The frame rate drops consistently as resolution increases, which is the signature of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU's 24 cores and 32 threads, along with a boost clock of 6.00 GHz, are more than sufficient for Greedfall's demands.

Q: Does the 20 GB VRAM make a difference in this game?

A: The 20 GB frame buffer does not appear to be a limiting factor in the measured results. The biggest frame rate drop occurs between 1440p and 4K, which is more consistent with compute or bandwidth limits than VRAM capacity exhaustion. The 800.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for the game's needs.

Q: How does this combo compare to other systems in the database?

A: This pairing ranks 360th out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the 79th percentile of all configurations. That is a strong result, but the ranking suggests that many other CPU-GPU pairs deliver higher average frame rates in this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 360 out of 1705 places this system in the top 21% of all tested configurations. That is a solid result, but the position is not as high as the individual component rankings might suggest. The Core i9-14900K sits in the 97th percentile among CPUs, and the RX 7900 XT sits in the 82nd percentile among GPUs, yet the combined system only manages the 79th percentile. This discrepancy indicates that Greedfall is not particularly well optimized for this pairing, or that the game's engine has a ceiling that prevents the full potential of both components from being realized.

The ranking is buoyed by the exceptional 1080p and 1440p results, but the 4K Ultra score of 51.6 FPS pulls the overall average down. Systems ranked above this combo likely handle 4K Ultra more gracefully, either through superior rasterization performance or better driver optimization. The data suggests that this combo is a high-end pairing that excels at high refresh rate gaming at 1440p, but it is not a top-tier 4K solution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i9-14900K brings 24 cores and 32 threads to the table, with a base clock of 3.20 GHz and a boost clock of 6.00 GHz. This is a Raptor Lake-R part built on a 10 nm process, and its synthetic benchmarks are formidable: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 49872 and a single-core score of 7040. The CPU's 36 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache provide ample headroom for game logic and draw calls. In Greedfall, the CPU never appears to be the limiting factor, as evidenced by the resolution scaling data.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 97 against all CPUs is nearly unmatched, and its nearest rivals show how close the top of the stack is. The AMD EPYC 7413 scores 80041 (0.3% higher), while the Intel Core i9-14900KF is essentially identical at 79245 (0.7% lower). This level of performance is wasted on Greedfall's engine, which does not seem to scale with more than a handful of cores. However, the high single-thread performance ensures that frame times remain consistent, which is crucial for maintaining the high frame rates seen at 1080p. The data shows that players could likely drop to a less expensive CPU without losing meaningful FPS in this specific game, but the i9-14900K ensures there is no CPU-induced stutter or frame pacing issues.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce 266.5 FPS, Medium reaches 212.6 FPS, High hits 193 FPS, and Ultra still manages 119.3 FPS. These numbers indicate that the GPU is not fully utilized at this resolution, as even the Ultra preset leaves significant headroom. The gap between Low and High is only 73.5 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 73.7 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces heavy effects that the GPU can still handle at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show the first signs of GPU pressure. Low delivers 184.1 FPS, Medium 145.5 FPS, High 135.2 FPS, and Ultra 83.9 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra is now 51.3 FPS, a larger proportional loss than at 1080p. This is the resolution where the RX 7900 XT's compute resources start to matter, and the 20 GB VRAM ensures there are no memory-related stutters.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. Low settings yield 111.1 FPS, Medium drops to 88.9 FPS, High falls to 78.8 FPS, and Ultra collapses to 51.6 FPS. The scaling from Medium to High is only 10.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU is running out of compute headroom. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration in the entire dataset that fails to hit 60 FPS, and it falls short by 8.4 FPS. Players at 4K should avoid Ultra and treat High as the practical maximum, with Medium offering a more comfortable margin above 60 FPS.