Greedfall

# Greedfall Performance Analysis: Intel Core Ultra 5 235 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

This pairing of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers strong frame rates across all tested resolutions in Greedfall, placing this combo at rank 373 out of 2938 tested configurations. The data shows a system that comfortably handles 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K remaining playable at most settings. The Core Ultra 5 235 sits in the 89th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 4070 Ti lands in the 84th percentile among GPUs, suggesting a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other in this Action RPG.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how this combo scales from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, average frame rates drop from 208 FPS at 1920x1080 to 144 FPS at 2560x1440, then further to 86 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 31% performance hit moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 40% reduction stepping up to 4K. The scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the RTX 4070 Ti's workload increases substantially.

Looking at Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced. The system produces 291 FPS at 1080p, 202 FPS at 1440p, and 120 FPS at 4K. The 4K figure here is particularly telling — even at the lowest quality preset, the game cannot maintain triple-digit frame rates at 4K, indicating that resolution demands outpace what this GPU can deliver at that pixel count. The gap between 1080p and 1440p Low (291 vs 202 FPS) shows a 31% drop, while 1440p to 4K (202 vs 120 FPS) costs another 41%.

Medium settings follow the same trend with 229 FPS at 1080p, 159 FPS at 1440p, and 95 FPS at 4K. The minimum FPS data available for Medium settings shows 194 FPS at 1080p, 135 FPS at 1440p, and 80 FPS at 4K. Those minimums suggest frame time consistency degrades as resolution climbs, with the 4K minimum dipping noticeably below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play.

Ultra settings present the steepest curve. The system manages 133 FPS at 1080p, 92 FPS at 1440p, and just 55 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result falls below 60 FPS, which is the commonly accepted floor for fluid gameplay. This indicates that Ultra settings at 4K push this combo past its comfortable operating range, while 1440p Ultra remains viable at 92 FPS average.

The overall scaling pattern suggests the RTX 4070 Ti becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. At 1080p, even Ultra settings clear 130 FPS, leaving headroom that the CPU can feed. By 4K, the GPU's rendering workload dominates, and the frame rate drops accordingly across all quality presets.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p gaming, all four presets deliver playable frame rates, but the data supports specific choices based on desired headroom. Ultra at 133 FPS average is smooth, yet Medium at 229 FPS offers a 72% performance increase with only a modest visual compromise. High at 208 FPS sits between these extremes. Given that Greedfall is an Action RPG where combat responsiveness matters, the Medium preset's 229 FPS average with a 194 FPS minimum provides excellent consistency without sacrificing the visual fidelity that High or Ultra would bring.

At 1440p, the recommendation shifts. Ultra produces 92 FPS average, which is playable but leaves little margin for demanding scenes. High delivers 144 FPS, a 57% improvement over Ultra, while Medium reaches 159 FPS with a 135 FPS minimum. The sweet spot here is High — it maintains high frame rates while preserving most graphical features. The 144 FPS average at High settings aligns well with high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors, and the gap to Medium's 159 FPS is smaller than the jump from High to Ultra.

For 4K, the options narrow. Ultra at 55 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold and should be avoided for consistent gameplay. Medium at 95 FPS is the best balance, offering a 73% improvement over Ultra while retaining enough detail to justify the resolution. High at 86 FPS is also viable, but the extra 9 FPS from Medium comes at a visual cost that many players will find acceptable. Low at 120 FPS shows the GPU's raw capability at 4K, but the visual degradation from Low settings undermines the purpose of playing at that resolution.

The measured data indicates that Medium is the optimal preset for 4K on this combo, delivering 95 FPS average with an 80 FPS minimum. For 1440p, High at 144 FPS is the best experience per the measured rows, and for 1080p, Medium at 229 FPS offers the most headroom for demanding action sequences.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's 7680 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output processors work together to produce the measured frame rates. Its boost clock of 2610 MHz and base clock of 2310 MHz position it as a high-end Ada Lovelace part, built on a 5 nm process from TSMC with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die.

The VRAM capacity appears sufficient for Greedfall at the tested resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the game still runs at 55 FPS average, suggesting the 12 GB frame buffer is not exhausted at these settings. The memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s supports the 4K workload, as evidenced by the playable 4K Medium result of 95 FPS. If VRAM were a limiting factor, the scaling between presets would show more abrupt drops at higher resolutions.

The GPU's texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s provide the raw throughput needed for Greedfall's environments. The 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 performance is reflected in the frame rates at 1440p High, where the system sustains 144 FPS. The RTX 4070 Ti's position in the 84th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44795, places it near the RTX 5090 Mobile (45152, 0.8% higher) and above the RTX A6000 (44075, 1.6% lower).

The GPU's ray tracing cores (60) and tensor cores (240) are present but not directly measured in the FPS data, since Greedfall's benchmark results do not specify ray tracing settings. The DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) ensures compatibility with modern rendering features, though the measured presets do not indicate whether these are enabled.

How This Combo Ranks

This Intel Core Ultra 5 235 + RTX 4070 Ti combination ranks 373rd out of 2938 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 13% of all configurations. That ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's 89th percentile standing and the GPU's 84th percentile position. The combo outperforms the vast majority of tested systems, though the ranking also shows that many higher-tier configurations exist, particularly those with more powerful GPUs.

The rank of 373 out of 2938 suggests this pairing is well-matched for Greedfall specifically. The game appears to benefit from the CPU's strong single-thread performance and the GPU's high rasterization throughput. The measured frame rates at 1440p High (144 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (133 FPS) indicate the combo can drive high-refresh-rate displays at mainstream resolutions, while 4K Medium (95 FPS) keeps the system relevant for 4K gaming at reduced settings.

Compared to other combos in the database, this configuration's rank implies that CPU-bound scenarios at lower resolutions do not hold it back. The Core Ultra 5 235's nearest rivals — the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 (46030 avg score, 0.1% higher) and Intel Core i9-13900HX (46098 avg score, 0.1% higher) — show that the CPU is competitive with top-tier mobile and desktop parts. This CPU performance headroom means the GPU is likely the primary driver of frame rate differences between presets at 1080p.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235 is a 14-core, 14-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, built on a 3 nm process from TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache. Its memory support is DDR5 with dual-channel configuration and 102.4 GB/s bandwidth.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p, where frame rates exceed 200 FPS on Low and Medium settings. The 291 FPS result at 1080p Low demonstrates that the CPU can feed the GPU with enough draw calls and game logic updates to sustain very high frame rates. The boost clock of 5.00 GHz provides the single-thread performance that Action RPGs typically rely on for game logic, AI, and physics calculations.

The CPU's benchmark scores support its gaming capability. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2085 and multi-core score of 14769 indicate strong per-thread performance. The PassMark single-thread score of 4516 confirms this, while the multi-thread score of 37816 shows the 14 cores can handle background tasks without impacting game performance. The CPU's 89th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 46062, places it nearly exactly between the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 (46030, 0.1% lower) and Intel Core i9-13900HX (46098, 0.1% higher).

The 14 threads (matching the 14 cores, with no hyperthreading) are sufficient for Greedfall, which is not known for extreme multi-threading demands. The measured frame rates at 1080p Ultra (133 FPS) versus 1440p Ultra (92 FPS) show a 31% drop, which is consistent with the GPU becoming more stressed at higher resolutions rather than the CPU bottlenecking. The L3 cache of 24 MB shared across all cores helps with game asset access, and the 102.4 GB/s memory bandwidth supports the data throughput needed at high frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured data shows 144 FPS average at 2560x1440 with High settings, making this a strong configuration for high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this combo?

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K Medium settings, the system averages 95 FPS with an 80 FPS minimum. 4K Ultra drops to 55 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Core Ultra 5 235 has an average benchmark score of 46062, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 (46030) and 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i9-13900HX (46098). It effectively trades blows with both.

Q: Does the GPU bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests no. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 291 FPS, and at Ultra it still hits 133 FPS. The CPU's boost clock of 5.00 GHz provides enough throughput to keep the GPU fed at these resolutions.

Q: What is the best preset for 4K gaming?

A: Medium settings at 3840x2160 deliver 95 FPS average with an 80 FPS minimum, which is the best balance of visual quality and performance among the measured presets at that resolution.

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

A: This pairing ranks 373rd out of 2938 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the top 13% of all systems tested for this game.