Greedfall

Settings Recommendations

For Greedfall, the measured data shows a clear pattern: Ultra settings impose a steep performance penalty at every resolution, while Medium presents a far more balanced experience. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset drops to 139.6 FPS average, which is still playable, but the gap between Medium (238.8 FPS) and Ultra is enormous—over 99 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Ultra setting yields 94.9 FPS, while Medium delivers 163.5 FPS. The story is similar at 3840x2160, where Ultra falls to 56.8 FPS—a figure that risks noticeable stutter on high-refresh displays—whereas Medium maintains 101.6 FPS.

The optimal preset for this combo depends on your target resolution. For 1080p and 1440p gaming, Medium is the sweet spot: it keeps frame rates well above 160 FPS at both resolutions, leaving headroom for demanding scenes. High settings are also viable, with 215.9 FPS at 1080p and 148.8 FPS at 1440p, but the incremental visual gain from Medium to High is not justified by the performance cost. At 4K, the choice narrows: High (91.4 FPS) is the best experience for visual fidelity without dipping below 90 FPS, while Medium (101.6 FPS) is the safer pick for consistent smoothness. Low settings are only worth considering for extreme refresh-rate chasing at 1080p (301.7 FPS) or 1440p (210.6 FPS), as the visual downgrade is substantial. Avoid Ultra at 4K entirely—56.8 FPS is too close to the 60 FPS threshold for comfort.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070 Ti's memory configuration is a defining factor in Greedfall's results. With 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, the card delivers 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The measured FPS scaling across settings suggests that this bandwidth is sufficient for Medium and High presets, but Ultra at 4K (56.8 FPS) reveals a bottleneck—likely from the combination of higher texture loads and shading complexity, not raw memory capacity. The GPU's core clocks (2295 MHz base, 2452 MHz boost) are modest for a 50-series card, yet the 8960 shading units and 70 RT cores provide ample compute for this 2019 title.

The benchmark data indicates the GPU is the primary driver of FPS differences between settings. At 1080p, the jump from Low (301.7 FPS) to Ultra (139.6 FPS) shows a 162 FPS swing, which is a 54% reduction. At 4K, the same setting change drops from 127.2 FPS to 56.8 FPS—a 55% reduction. This consistency suggests the GPU's shading units and texture units (280 TMUs, 96 ROPs) scale predictably with load. The pixel rate (235.4 GPixel/s) and texture rate (686.6 GTexel/s) are high enough that even 4K Ultra remains playable, but the data shows the card is not overkill for this title at higher presets. The FP32 throughput of 43.94 TFLOPS explains why Medium and High settings at 1440p and 4K stay comfortably above 90 FPS.

FAQ

Q: Is the RTX 5070 Ti sufficient for 4K gaming in Greedfall?

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K High, the combo averages 91.4 FPS, and at 4K Medium it hits 101.6 FPS. However, 4K Ultra drops to 56.8 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play. Stick to High or Medium for 4K.

Q: How much performance do I lose going from Medium to Ultra?

A: The penalty is significant at all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium averages 238.8 FPS while Ultra averages 139.6 FPS—a 99.2 FPS difference. At 1440p, the gap is 68.6 FPS (163.5 vs 94.9). At 4K, the gap is 44.8 FPS (101.6 vs 56.8).

Q: Does this combo favor high refresh-rate monitors?

A: Yes, at 1080p and 1440p. At 1080p Medium, the combo delivers 238.8 FPS, and at 1440p Medium it still hits 163.5 FPS. Even at 4K High, the 91.4 FPS average exceeds standard 60 Hz displays.

Q: Should I use Low settings to maximize FPS?

A: Only if you are chasing extreme frame rates. Low at 1080p yields 301.7 FPS and at 1440p yields 210.6 FPS. For most players, the visual quality loss is not worth the extra performance over Medium.

Q: How does the GPU's 16 GB VRAM factor into results?

A: The 16 GB GDDR7 memory is not a limiting factor in these measurements. The FPS drops from Medium to Ultra are consistent across resolutions, indicating compute or bandwidth constraints rather than VRAM capacity exhaustion.

Q: Is the 14900K holding back the RTX 5070 Ti in this game?

A: At lower resolutions, the CPU matters more. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 301.7 FPS, which is near the practical limit for many CPUs. The data does not show a CPU bottleneck at 1440p or 4K, where the GPU is clearly the limiting factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 301.7 FPS, which is the peak across all tested configurations. Medium follows at 238.8 FPS, High at 215.9 FPS, and Ultra at 139.6 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a gradual decline, with the largest single-step drop occurring between High and Ultra (76.3 FPS).

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low averages 210.6 FPS, Medium 163.5 FPS, High 148.8 FPS, and Ultra 94.9 FPS. The gap between Medium and High narrows to 14.7 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns from Medium to High. The drop from High to Ultra is more pronounced at 53.9 FPS, indicating that Ultra's additional effects are disproportionately expensive at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more conservative. Low averages 127.2 FPS, Medium 101.6 FPS, High 91.4 FPS, and Ultra 56.8 FPS. The decline from Low to Medium is 25.6 FPS, from Medium to High is 10.2 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 34.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration in the entire dataset that falls below 60 FPS, making it the sole marginal option.

Across all resolutions, the relative performance of each preset remains consistent: Low > Medium > High > Ultra. However, the absolute differences grow at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 162.1 FPS; at 1440p, it is 115.7 FPS; at 4K, it is 70.4 FPS. This indicates that the GPU's capabilities are more fully utilized at higher resolutions, compressing the performance range.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ranks 168th out of 1705 tested combinations in Greedfall, placing it in the top 10% of all configurations. This is a strong showing, especially considering the game's release date in 2019—the combo outperforms the vast majority of systems in the database. The rank is driven by the GPU's strong absolute performance (it sits in the 87th percentile among all GPUs) and the CPU's high-end positioning (97th percentile among all CPUs).

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context. The i9-14900K's average benchmark score of 79824 is nearly identical to the AMD EPYC 7413 (80041, delta -0.3%), and it edges out the Intel Core i9-14900KF (79245, delta 0.7%) and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF (79240, delta 0.7%). These are all top-tier processors, but the 14900K's 24 cores and 32 threads give it an edge in multi-threaded workloads that Greedfall can utilize. The GPU's nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, has a nearly identical average score (52085 vs 52086, delta 0%), indicating that the RTX 5070 Ti is essentially performance-matched with the previous generation's flagship. This parity explains why the combo ranks so highly—it pairs a top-100 CPU with a GPU that matches the RTX 4080's performance.

The rank of 168 out of 1705 suggests that only a small fraction of tested systems (approximately 10%) achieve higher frame rates in Greedfall. These are likely combinations with even more powerful GPUs (such as the RTX 4090 or newer 50-series flagships) or systems with similar GPUs but slightly faster CPUs. For the target audience, this rank confirms that the combo is well above average and capable of handling the game at high settings across all resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i9-14900K brings 24 cores (8 performance and 16 efficiency) and 32 threads to Greedfall, a game that can leverage multiple threads for AI, physics, and world simulation. The CPU's base clock of 3.20 GHz and boost clock of 6.00 GHz are notable, but the game's performance data suggests that the CPU is not the primary constraint in most scenarios. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 301.7 FPS, which is a very high frame rate that likely approaches the engine's or CPU's practical limit. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, as evidenced by the consistent FPS scaling with settings changes.

The CPU's 36 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache are sufficient for Greedfall's data streaming. The 10 nm process node and "Raptor Lake-R" architecture are mature, and the 125 W TDP indicates a power-hungry but capable part. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 49872 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 7040 in single-core, which are strong numbers that correlate well with gaming performance. The 97th percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms that this processor is in the top tier for gaming.

The data shows that the CPU's role is most apparent at lower resolutions and lower settings. At 1080p Low (301.7 FPS), the frame rate is nearly double that of 4K Low (127.2 FPS), suggesting that the CPU can feed the GPU fast enough to maintain very high frame rates at 1080p. The gap between 1080p Medium (238.8 FPS) and 1440p Medium (163.5 FPS) is 75.3 FPS, which is larger than the gap between 1440p Medium and 4K Medium (61.9 FPS). This non-linear scaling indicates that the CPU's performance ceiling is reached at 1080p, where it can deliver over 300 FPS, but at 1440p and above, the GPU's workload dominates. For practical purposes, the i9-14900K provides ample headroom for Greedfall, ensuring that the RTX 5070 Ti is never starved for data, even in the most demanding scenes.