Greedfall

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers a robust 1080p experience in Greedfall, but the data reveals a significant shift in system dynamics as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 268.5 FPS, indicating a scenario where the CPU’s high clock speeds are feeding frames rapidly. However, the jump to 4K at Ultra settings drops the average to 52.9 FPS, a stark contrast that highlights the GPU becoming the dominant constraint. The scaling pattern is classic: the RTX 5070’s workload increases with pixel count, while the i9-14900K’s 24 cores and 6.00 GHz boost clock remain largely underutilized at higher resolutions. For a game released in 2019, this hardware combination is overkill at lower settings, but the 4K Ultra results show a clear boundary where the GPU’s 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth are pushed to their limits.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a predictable yet pronounced drop when moving from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p Low, the system produces 268.5 FPS, which is more than double the 4K Low result of 112.1 FPS. This indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is the limiting factor, as the RTX 5070 has ample headroom to render frames quickly. The gap narrows at higher settings: 1080p Ultra yields 124 FPS, while 4K Ultra drops to 52.9 FPS, a 57% reduction. This pattern suggests that the GPU’s rendering pipeline becomes saturated as resolution increases, particularly with the more demanding Ultra preset, which likely taxes the 80 ROPs and 192 TMUs.

Looking at the intermediate steps, 1440p High produces 131 FPS, which is 32% lower than 1080p High’s 193.3 FPS. The 4K High result of 79.6 FPS further confirms that the RTX 5070’s performance degrades roughly by half when moving from 1440p to 4K at the same settings. This is a typical GPU-bound scenario, where the i9-14900K’s 32 threads are not the bottleneck. The data implies that for competitive play, 1080p or 1440p with Medium settings (209.9 and 147.4 FPS respectively) offers the best balance, while 4K Ultra is only viable for visually-driven play at 52.9 FPS.

The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is also telling: 112.1 FPS at Low drops to 88.1 at Medium, then 79.6 at High, and finally 52.9 at Ultra. This non-linear decline suggests that the Ultra preset introduces effects that disproportionately impact the GPU, likely related to the 48 RT cores or the 30.87 TFLOPS FP32 throughput. At 1080p, the same settings progression sees a more moderate drop from 268.5 to 124 FPS, indicating that the CPU’s 6.00 GHz boost clock can still keep up until the GPU becomes fully engaged.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Greedfall?*

A: The highest average FPS is 268.5, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

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

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 52.9, which is the lowest recorded result across all tested configurations.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the bottleneck at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the average FPS is 131, which is 32% lower than 1080p High (193.3 FPS). This suggests the GPU is the limiting factor, as the i9-14900K’s 24 cores should easily handle the frame generation at this resolution.

Q: What is the difference in FPS between Medium and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, Medium settings yield 209.9 FPS, while Ultra drops to 124 FPS, a difference of 85.9 FPS. This indicates that the Ultra preset places a significant load on the RTX 5070.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 332 out of 1705 tested combos, placing it in the top 19.5% of systems.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM limit performance at 4K?

A: The data shows a steep decline from 4K High (79.6 FPS) to 4K Ultra (52.9 FPS), which could be influenced by the 12 GB memory capacity. However, the exact VRAM usage is not specified in the measured results.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24-core, 32-thread processor from the Raptor Lake-R architecture, with a base clock of 3.20 GHz and a boost clock of 6.00 GHz. In Greedfall, which was released in 2019, the game’s engine likely scales well with single-thread performance, given the era of its development. The data supports this: at 1080p Low, the system reaches 268.5 FPS, which is indicative of the CPU’s ability to feed frames quickly when the GPU is not stressed. The i9-14900K’s 36 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache provide ample fast memory for game logic and physics calculations.

However, the CPU’s role diminishes as resolution increases. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 52.9, which is far below the CPU’s potential ceiling. This suggests that the i9-14900K is not the bottleneck in GPU-bound scenarios. The processor’s benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 49872 and a single-core score of 7040, indicate it can handle demanding workloads, but Greedfall’s 1080p results show that the game cannot fully utilize all 32 threads. The Passmark multithread score of 58674 reinforces that this CPU is overkill for a 2019 title at lower resolutions.

The CPU’s 125 W TDP and support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory are relevant, but the measured FPS data does not directly isolate memory bandwidth effects. The nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i9-14900KF (deltaPct 0.7) and Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF (deltaPct 0.7), show similar average benchmark scores, meaning the i9-14900K is statistically tied with these alternatives. This indicates that the CPU’s role in Greedfall is not a differentiator at higher resolutions, where the RTX 5070’s 672.0 GB/s bandwidth and 30.87 TFLOPS are the primary drivers.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers a wide range of results depending on settings. Low settings produce 268.5 FPS, Medium drops to 209.9 FPS, High yields 193.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 124 FPS. This shows a clear progression where the Ultra preset imposes a 54% penalty compared to Low. The 1080p results suggest that the RTX 5070 is capable of high refresh rates, but the CPU’s 6.00 GHz boost clock is necessary to achieve the 268.5 FPS ceiling at Low.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS values are 187.6 at Low, 147.4 at Medium, 131 at High, and 88.1 at Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p ranges from 26% at Low (268.5 to 187.6) to 29% at Ultra (124 to 88.1). This consistent reduction indicates that the GPU is being progressively loaded, but the i9-14900K still has headroom, as the 1440p Low result remains above 180 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more constrained. Low settings yield 112.1 FPS, Medium drops to 88.1 FPS, High produces 79.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 52.9 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result, highlighting the GPU’s struggle with pixel throughput. The delta between 4K Medium and 4K High is only 8.5 FPS, suggesting that the High preset’s additional effects have a moderate impact, while the Ultra preset’s jump to 52.9 FPS indicates a significant rendering cost. Overall, the data shows that 1440p is the sweet spot for this combo, with all settings except Ultra exceeding 130 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Intel Core i9-14900K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 achieves a rank of 332 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the top 19.5% of all systems tested, which is a strong showing given the game’s age. The rank reflects the combo’s ability to maintain high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but it also indicates that there are over 330 configurations that outperform it, likely those with more powerful GPUs such as the RTX 4090 or newer architectures.

The GPU’s percentile of 83 versus all GPUs and the CPU’s percentile of 97 versus all CPUs suggest that the CPU is relatively more powerful than the GPU in this pairing. This imbalance is visible in the measured FPS: at 1080p Low, the system achieves 268.5 FPS, which is likely near the CPU’s maximum frame generation limit, while at 4K Ultra, the 52.9 FPS result is far below what the CPU could theoretically support. The combo’s rank of 332 indicates that while it is a high-end setup, it is not at the absolute top tier for Greedfall, likely due to the RTX 5070’s mid-range positioning in the 50-series lineup.

The nearest GPU rivals, such as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (deltaPct 0.6) and AMD Radeon Pro 580X (deltaPct -0.7), have similar average benchmark scores, but the measured FPS data shows that the RTX 5070’s performance in Greedfall is competitive with these older high-end cards. The combo’s rank of 332 out of 1705 suggests that users seeking higher 4K performance would need to look at GPUs with more VRAM or higher compute throughput, but for 1080p and 1440p gaming, this pairing is more than sufficient.