Greedfall

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the Intel Core i9-14900K with the Intel Arc B580 in Greedfall?

A: This combination ranks 2787 out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the lower-mid portion of the database for this specific title.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B580 compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Arc B580’s average benchmark score is 23021, which is 0.6% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (22895) and 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (23172). It also sits 0.2% below the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves at 1920x1080?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches 147 FPS average. The Medium preset yields 115 FPS, while High drops to 105 FPS and Ultra falls to 67 FPS.

Q: Does the Intel Core i9-14900K have a high single-thread performance relative to other CPUs?

A: Yes, the CPU scores 2262.5 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 4697 in Passmark single-thread, with a 95th percentile ranking among all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-14900KF, is only 0.3% faster overall.

Q: What is the VRAM capacity of the Intel Arc B580 and its memory bandwidth?

A: The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Memory clocks run at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective).

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo averages just 28 FPS, which is below playable thresholds. Dropping to High raises the average to 43 FPS, while Low settings reach 61 FPS.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture (Battlemage generation) using a 5 nm TSMC process. It packs 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with 20 RT cores for ray tracing workloads. The GPU’s base and boost clocks are both 2670 MHz, which is a fixed clock design rather than a variable boost. The memory subsystem consists of 12 GB of GDDR6 across a 192-bit bus, yielding 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth — a figure that proves adequate for Greedfall’s textures at most resolutions but becomes a limiting factor at 4K.

In Greedfall, the GPU’s role scales predictably with resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the Arc B580 delivers strong frame rates across all presets, ranging from 67 FPS at Ultra to 147 FPS at Low. The jump to 2560x1440 shows a noticeable decline: Ultra averages 46 FPS, High 73 FPS, and Low 102 FPS. At 3840x2160, the GPU struggles more severely, with Ultra averaging only 28 FPS and High just 43 FPS, indicating that the 12 GB VRAM and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for 4K Ultra workloads in this title. The Medium preset at 4K provides a slightly better 48 FPS average with a minimum of 41 FPS and maximum of 55 FPS.

The GPU’s synthetic benchmark scores contextualize its gaming performance. It scores 15748 in Passmark G3D and 3068 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. In Geekbench, it achieves 92821 in OpenCL and 109672 in Vulkan. The Passmark DirectX 11 score of 128 is notably higher than its DirectX 9 score of 183, suggesting the architecture is better optimized for modern APIs. The GPU’s percentile ranking of 68 among all GPUs places it above the median but not in the top tier. Its nearest rivals include the RTX 2080 (0.6% slower), RTX 3080 (0.7% faster), and RX 580 2048SP (0.2% faster), indicating that the Arc B580 sits in a competitive mid-range bracket.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and playability, the Medium preset is the recommended starting point across most resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 115 FPS average with a minimum of 98 FPS and maximum of 133 FPS — this is smooth, responsive gameplay with no frame drops below the 60 FPS threshold. The High preset at 1080p offers 105 FPS average, which is still excellent, but the drop from 115 to 105 FPS is not justified by the modest visual upgrade at this resolution. Ultra at 1080p drops sharply to 67 FPS, which is playable but shows a significant performance penalty for the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, Medium is again the sweet spot, averaging 80 FPS with a minimum of 68 FPS and maximum of 92 FPS. This keeps the experience above the 60 FPS floor while maintaining decent visual fidelity. High at 1440p yields 73 FPS average, which is acceptable but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes. Low at 1440p jumps to 102 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial for a 29 FPS gain over Medium. Ultra at 1440p falls to 46 FPS, which is below the smoothness threshold and should be avoided unless the user prioritizes maximum detail over responsiveness.

At 3840x2160, the recommendations change fundamentally. Medium averages 48 FPS with a minimum of 41 FPS — this is borderline playable but will show stutter in fast-paced combat. High averages 43 FPS, and Low averages 61 FPS, which is the only 4K preset that consistently stays above 60 FPS. Ultra averages 28 FPS, which is effectively unplayable for an action RPG. The data suggests that 4K users should stick to Low settings (61 FPS) or accept Medium (48 FPS) if they can tolerate occasional frame dips. The measured frame times show that Medium has a narrow range at 4K (41-55 FPS), indicating consistent frame pacing but limited headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the Intel Arc B580 ranks 2787 out of 3703 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the 25th percentile of all combinations. This is a surprisingly low rank for a CPU that sits in the 95th percentile of all CPUs and a GPU in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. The combination’s ranking suggests that Greedfall is either heavily GPU-bound at most settings or that the Arc B580’s driver optimization for this specific title is suboptimal.

Looking at the CPU’s nearest rivals, the i9-14900K has an average benchmark score of 79097, which is 0.3% lower than the i9-14900KF (79371) and 0.6% lower than the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (79574). It is 1.2% slower than the AMD EPYC 7413 (80041) but 1.7% faster than the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (77740). These small deltas indicate that the i9-14900K is essentially at parity with the top CPUs in the database, meaning the low combo rank cannot be attributed to CPU limitations.

The GPU’s nearest rivals show a similar pattern: the Arc B580 (23021) is nearly identical to the RTX 2080 (22895), RTX 3080 (23172), and RX 580 2048SP (23061) in average benchmark scores. The delta percentages range from -1.0% to +0.6%, which is negligible in real-world terms. Given that the GPU is in the 68th percentile and the CPU is in the 95th percentile, the combo rank of 2787 out of 3703 indicates that Greedfall’s performance is likely constrained by the GPU’s driver maturity or specific game optimizations rather than raw hardware capability.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24-core, 32-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture (Raptor Lake-R refresh) built on Intel’s 10 nm process. It features a base clock of 3.20 GHz and a boost clock of 6.00 GHz, with 80 KB L1 cache per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 36 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes. Its TDP is rated at 125 W, and it was released on 2023-10-16 with a launch MSRP of $589.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i9-14900K demonstrates exceptional multi-threaded performance: it scores 39399.5 in Cinebench R23 multicore, 20793 in R20 multicore, and 6103 in R15 multicore. Single-thread scores are equally strong: 2262.5 in R23 single-core, 2935 in R20 single-core, and 324.5 in R15 single-core. The Geekbench results show 21697 multicore and 2655 single-core. Passmark tests reveal 58674 multithread, 4697 single-thread, 152975 floating point math, and 210622 integer math. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 79097, placing it in the 95th percentile of all CPUs.

For Greedfall, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with adequate draw calls, physics calculations, and AI updates. The 24 cores and 32 threads are far more than this 2019 action RPG requires, but the high boost clock of 6.00 GHz ensures that single-threaded game logic runs at maximum speed. The measured FPS data shows that the combo’s performance scales almost entirely with GPU load — for example, at 1080p Low the CPU can push 147 FPS, but at 4K Ultra the frame rate drops to 28 FPS, indicating the GPU is the bottleneck. The i9-14900K’s 36 MB L3 cache helps maintain consistent frame times in scenes with many NPCs or complex geometric layouts, though this benefit is hard to isolate from the benchmark data.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, providing a comprehensive view of the combo’s performance envelope in Greedfall.

1920x1080: Low settings produce the highest average at 147 FPS. Medium drops to 115 FPS with a minimum of 98 FPS and maximum of 133 FPS. High averages 105 FPS, while Ultra falls to 67 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is only 10 FPS, but the gap between High and Ultra is 38 FPS, showing a steep scaling curve at the top end.

2560x1440: Low averages 102 FPS. Medium delivers 80 FPS with a minimum of 68 FPS and maximum of 92 FPS. High averages 73 FPS. Ultra drops to 46 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 30-35% performance across all settings: Low goes from 147 to 102 FPS (-31%), Medium from 115 to 80 FPS (-30%), High from 105 to 73 FPS (-30%), and Ultra from 67 to 46 FPS (-31%). This consistent scaling suggests a uniform GPU-bound workload.

3840x2160: Low averages 61 FPS. Medium averages 48 FPS with a minimum of 41 FPS and maximum of 55 FPS. High averages 43 FPS. Ultra averages 28 FPS. The 4K results show a more severe performance cliff: compared to 1440p, Low drops from 102 to 61 FPS (-40%), Medium from 80 to 48 FPS (-40%), High from 73 to 43 FPS (-41%), and Ultra from 46 to 28 FPS (-39%). This indicates that the 12 GB VRAM and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for 4K resolution in this title, as the frame rates fall below playable thresholds except at Low settings.

The Medium preset at each resolution provides the most balanced experience: 115 FPS at 1080p, 80 FPS at 1440p, and 48 FPS at 4K. The minimum FPS values for Medium are 98, 68, and 41 respectively, showing that the combo can maintain playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p but struggles at 4K. The maximum FPS values of 133, 92, and 55 indicate that there is no severe frame pacing issue, but the overall headroom is limited at higher resolutions. For users targeting 60 FPS, the data recommends 1080p High or 1440p Low as the highest settings that consistently stay above this threshold.