Greedfall

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 lands at rank 582 out of 2,938 tested combos in Greedfall. That places this configuration in the top 20% of all systems tested, a strong showing for a mid-range pairing. The RTX 5070 itself sits at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs, while the Core Ultra 5 245 ranks at the 90th percentile among all CPUs, indicating the processor is the more dominant component in this pairing.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 40,377 places it in a tight cluster with professional workstation cards. It sits just 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580 and 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100, while trailing the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 by 1.2% and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile by 2%. This is a notable grouping — the RTX 5070 trades blows with workstation-class silicon, though those rivals are not gaming-focused parts. The CPU's average score of 48,995 puts it within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G and 0.5% of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900, while leading the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H by 0.6% and the Intel Core i5-14600K by 0.8%. The margins are razor-thin across all four rivals, suggesting the Core Ultra 5 245 sits at a performance equilibrium with several established processors.

In Greedfall specifically, this combo delivers playable frame rates at every tested resolution and settings tier except for one notable outlier at 4K Ultra. The data shows a system that scales predictably with resolution and settings, making it a versatile choice for action RPG fans who want flexibility in how they play.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Greedfall with this hardware?

A: At 1440p, the combo delivers 131 FPS on High settings and 144 FPS on Medium, both well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. At 1080p, frame rates range from 121 FPS on Ultra to 265 FPS on Low, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate displays. At 4K, however, Ultra settings drop to 50 FPS, which may be too low for some players.

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

A: The Core Ultra 5 245 has an average benchmark score of 48,995, placing it 0.4% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G and 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 7900. It is 0.6% ahead of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H and 0.8% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14600K. These are negligible differences in real-world terms.

Q: Is the RTX 5070 a strong GPU for this game?

A: The RTX 5070 sits at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs and delivers 78 FPS at 4K High in Greedfall. Its average benchmark score of 40,377 is within 2% of several AMD workstation GPUs, showing it holds its own against professional-class silicon. For a gaming card, it performs robustly in this title.

Q: What settings tier gives the smoothest 4K experience?

A: At 4K, Medium settings yield 86 FPS average with a minimum of 73 FPS, making it the highest quality tier that maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. High settings drop to 78 FPS, while Ultra falls to 50 FPS. Low settings push to 110 FPS but sacrifice visual fidelity.

Q: How does the 1080p performance scale with settings?

A: From Ultra to Low at 1080p, frame rates range from 121 FPS to 265 FPS. The jump from Ultra to High is 68 FPS (189 vs 121), from High to Medium is 19 FPS (208 vs 189), and from Medium to Low is 57 FPS (265 vs 208). The largest single-step gain comes from dropping Ultra to High.

Q: Does the GPU or CPU bottleneck this combo in Greedfall?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 265 FPS, indicating the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates. At 4K Ultra, the 50 FPS result shows the GPU struggling under heavy load, while the CPU has headroom to spare.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how this combo's performance degrades as resolution increases, and the pattern tells a clear story about which component limits performance. At High settings, the average frame rate moves from 189 FPS at 1080p to 131 FPS at 1440p to 78 FPS at 4K. That is a 31% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a further 40% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is steep and consistent, characteristic of a GPU-bound workload as pixel count rises.

Low settings show an even more dramatic curve: 265 FPS at 1080p, 184 FPS at 1440p, and 110 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 31% and 40% respectively, nearly identical to High settings. This consistency across settings tiers strongly indicates the GPU is the limiting factor throughout — if the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the gap between resolutions to shrink at lower settings where the GPU has less work to do. Instead, the ratio holds steady, confirming GPU-bound behavior at all tested configurations.

Medium settings provide the only complete FPS range data, with minimums and maximums recorded at every resolution. At 1080p, the range spans 177 to 240 FPS with an average of 208. At 1440p, the range tightens to 123 to 166 FPS with an average of 144. At 4K, the range narrows further to 73 to 99 FPS with an average of 86. The shrinking variance at higher resolutions suggests that frame pacing becomes more consistent as the GPU approaches its limits, with less headroom for spikes.

Ultra settings deliver 121 FPS at 1080p, 84 FPS at 1440p, and 50 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the only sub-60 FPS figure in the entire dataset, and it represents a 59% drop from the 1080p Ultra score. This is the steepest resolution penalty in the measured rows, indicating that the combination of 4K resolution and maximum settings overwhelms the RTX 5070's capabilities in Greedfall.

The overall picture is one of a GPU-limited system. The Core Ultra 5 245's strong single-thread performance — a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,648 and a PassMark single-thread score of 4,394 — ensures the CPU is never the constraint at any resolution. The RTX 5070's 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with 672 GB/s bandwidth handles the bandwidth demands of 4K, but the raw compute power of 30.87 TFLOPS FP32 is insufficient for Ultra settings at that resolution.

Settings Recommendations

For players targeting 4K, the data points to Medium settings as the sweet spot. The 86 FPS average with a 73 FPS minimum provides a comfortable buffer above the 60 FPS threshold, and the visual upgrade from Low is substantial. High settings at 4K still deliver 78 FPS, which is playable, but the margin above 60 FPS is thinner. Ultra at 4K is not recommended — the 50 FPS average falls below smooth gameplay standards for an action RPG where combat responsiveness matters.

At 1440p, the choice is less constrained. High settings deliver 131 FPS, which is excellent for most displays. Medium reaches 144 FPS and provides a 123 FPS minimum, making it the safest pick for competitive play or high-refresh-rate monitors. Ultra at 84 FPS remains smooth and is the best visual option if frame rate can be sacrificed for fidelity. Low at 184 FPS is unnecessary unless chasing maximum refresh rates on 240Hz panels.

At 1080p, all settings tiers are viable. Ultra at 121 FPS is the best visual experience and still clears the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin. High at 189 FPS is the recommended balance for most users, offering near-maximum quality with headroom for frame drops. Medium at 208 FPS and Low at 265 FPS cater to esports-style play or extremely high refresh rate displays. Given that the game is an Action RPG focused on exploration and narrative, prioritizing visual quality at 1440p High or 1080p Ultra delivers the best experience per the measured data.

The strongest recommendation across all resolutions is to avoid 4K Ultra with this hardware. The 50 FPS result is the only measured configuration that fails to hit playable frame rates. Everything else in the dataset is above 73 FPS, meaning this combo can handle Greedfall well at any other resolution and settings combination.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset for Greedfall with the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is as follows.

At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 121 FPS average on Ultra settings. High settings push this to 189 FPS, Medium to 208 FPS with a minimum of 177 FPS and maximum of 240 FPS, and Low to 265 FPS. The Medium row provides the only full FPS range data at this resolution, showing a 63 FPS spread between minimum and maximum.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings yield 84 FPS average. High settings reach 131 FPS, Medium hits 144 FPS with a minimum of 123 FPS and maximum of 166 FPS, and Low tops out at 184 FPS. The Medium range here spans 43 FPS, a tighter window than at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, Ultra settings drop to 50 FPS average. High settings recover to 78 FPS, Medium reaches 86 FPS with a minimum of 73 FPS and maximum of 99 FPS, and Low achieves 110 FPS. The Medium range at 4K is 26 FPS, continuing the trend of shrinking variance as resolution increases.

Comparing across resolutions at the same settings tier, Ultra shows the largest degradation: 121 to 84 to 50 FPS from 1080p to 1440p to 4K. High follows a similar pattern: 189 to 131 to 78 FPS. Medium moves from 208 to 144 to 86 FPS, and Low from 265 to 184 to 110 FPS. The ratio between 1080p and 4K scores is roughly 2.4x at every settings tier, reinforcing the GPU-bound nature of the workload.

The data also reveals that settings tier has a larger impact at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the spread from Ultra to Low is 144 FPS (265 vs 121). At 1440p, the spread narrows to 100 FPS (184 vs 84). At 4K, the spread is 60 FPS (110 vs 50). This is consistent with GPU-bound behavior — at 1080p, lowering settings gives the GPU more headroom to push higher frame rates, while at 4K, the GPU is already saturated and settings changes have less relative impact.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 is a 14-core, 14-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, built on a 3 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The chip features 24 MB of shared L3 cache, 3 MB of L2 cache per core, and 192 KB of L1 cache per core. It supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 102.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

In Greedfall, an Action RPG from 2019, the CPU's role is significant but secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions. The game's open-world environments and NPC interactions demand solid single-thread performance, and the Core Ultra 5 245 delivers with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,648 and a PassMark single-thread score of 4,394. These figures place the chip well above average — its 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms strong general-purpose performance.

The 14 cores and 14 threads mean the processor has no hyperthreading, but this does not appear to hinder gaming performance. The PassMark multithread score of 38,706 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32,924 indicate robust throughput for background tasks and game logic. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 265 FPS, which far exceeds typical display refresh rates and demonstrates that the CPU can feed the RTX 5070 effectively without bottlenecking.

The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G (0.4% ahead), AMD Ryzen 9 7900 (0.5% ahead), Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (0.6% behind), and Intel Core i5-14600K (0.8% behind). These are all capable desktop processors, and the Core Ultra 5 245 sits in their company with negligible performance deltas. The fact that a 14-core, 14-thread chip with no hyperthreading can match a 24-thread Ryzen 9 7900 within 0.5% speaks to the efficiency of the Arrow Lake architecture.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s over dual-channel DDR5 is adequate for Greedfall's requirements, and the PCIe Gen 5 support with 20 lanes ensures the RTX 5070 can communicate at full bandwidth. The integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU provides a fallback display output, though the discrete RTX 5070 handles all rendering duties. In summary, the data indicates the Core Ultra 5 245 is more than sufficient for Greedfall, with the GPU being the limiting factor at every resolution and settings tier tested.