Greedfall

The data shows that the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H paired with the AMD Radeon 8050S delivers a playable but not exceptional experience in Greedfall, with performance scaling predictably as resolution increases. The strongest result is at 1080p with Low settings, where the combo reaches 149 FPS, but the demanding Ultra preset at 4K drops to just 28 FPS, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings. This combination ranks in the 27th percentile of all tested combos, placing it in the lower half of the database, though it remains viable for 60 FPS gaming at 1440p with the right settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and consistent pattern: as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, average frame rates drop substantially across all settings presets. At High settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance from 106 FPS to 74 FPS, a 30% decrease, and moving to 4K further cuts it to 44 FPS, representing a 58% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling behavior is typical of a system where the GPU is the bottleneck, as the CPU has less impact on frame rate at higher resolutions.

The Low settings preset shows the most dramatic scaling, with 149 FPS at 1080p dropping to 103 FPS at 1440p (a 31% reduction) and then to 62 FPS at 4K (a 58% reduction from 1080p). The Medium preset follows a similar trajectory, going from 117 FPS at 1080p to 81 FPS at 1440p and 48 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset exhibits the steepest relative decline, falling from 68 FPS at 1080p to 47 FPS at 1440p (a 31% drop) and then to 28 FPS at 4K (a 59% drop from 1080p).

What this scaling tells us is that the AMD Radeon 8050S is the limiting component at higher resolutions. The consistent roughly 30% performance penalty when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another roughly 40% penalty when moving from 1440p to 4K, is characteristic of GPU-bound rendering. The CPU, with its 16 cores and 22 threads, has sufficient headroom to feed the GPU at 1080p, but as pixel count increases, the GPU's shading units (2048) and texture mapping units (128) become saturated.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens as resolution increases, which further confirms the GPU bottleneck. At 1080p, the difference between Low (149 FPS) and Ultra (68 FPS) is 81 FPS, but at 4K, the difference narrows to 34 FPS (62 FPS vs 28 FPS). This compression of the settings gap at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is already near its limits, leaving less room for settings to impact performance.

For players targeting 60 FPS, the data suggests that 1080p with High or Medium settings is the sweet spot, while 1440p requires Low settings to stay above 100 FPS. At 4K, even Low settings only manages 62 FPS, making 60 FPS achievable but with minimal visual fidelity headroom.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Greedfall at 60 FPS on a 4K display?

A: Yes, but only with Low settings, which produce an average of 62 FPS at 3840x2160. Medium settings drop to 48 FPS, and High settings to 44 FPS, so 60 FPS requires the lowest preset.

Q: What is the best resolution for this system with High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the system achieves 106 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440 with High settings, it drops to 74 FPS, still comfortably playable. At 3840x2160, High settings only produce 44 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target.

Q: How does the AMD Radeon 8050S compare to its closest rivals in terms of synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 62108, which places it 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (score 61896) and 2.5% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (score 63693). It is also 2.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7600M (score 63775) and 2.7% behind the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP (score 63830).

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance compared to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H scores 15028 in Cinebench R23 multi-core. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600T, scores 32707 in average benchmark score, a 0% delta, while the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 scores 32662, a 0.1% delta. The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F scores 32750 (-0.2% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H scores 32812 (-0.4% delta).

Q: Is the Ultra preset worth using at any resolution?

A: The Ultra preset only maintains playable frame rates at 1920x1080, where it achieves 68 FPS. At 2560x1440 it drops to 47 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it falls to 28 FPS, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay at those resolutions.

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

A: The combo ranks 2155 out of 2938 tested combinations, placing it in the lower 27th percentile. This indicates that the majority of tested systems perform better in Greedfall, though the combination can still deliver a solid 1080p experience.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 8050S is the dominant factor in Greedfall's performance, and its characteristics explain the measured results. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1295 MHz and boosts up to 2800 MHz, which provides the computational throughput needed for the game's rendering workloads. With 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units, the GPU has a pixel rate of 179.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 358.4 GTexel/s, figures that directly influence how quickly scenes can be drawn.

The memory configuration is notable: the Radeon 8050S uses System Shared memory, with the bus width and bandwidth also marked as System Dependent. This means the GPU relies on the system's DDR5 memory rather than dedicated VRAM, which can impact performance in memory-intensive scenarios. The memory bandwidth is listed as 89.6 GB/s for the CPU, but the GPU's effective bandwidth depends on the system implementation. In Greedfall, this shared memory arrangement likely contributes to the significant performance drop at 4K Ultra, where texture and geometry data demands exceed what the shared memory subsystem can efficiently deliver.

The GPU's FP32 performance is rated at 11.47 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 11.47 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio). These figures indicate the raw compute capability available for shader work. The ray tracing cores (32) are present but Greedfall does not heavily utilize ray tracing, so their impact on the measured results is minimal. The GPU is built on TSMC's 4 nm process with RDNA 3.5 architecture, and its 89th percentile ranking among all GPUs in the database indicates it performs better than most.

The integrated nature of this GPU (slot width "IGP") means it shares thermal and power resources with the CPU. The GPU's TDP is 55 W, while the CPU's TDP is 28 W, and this power envelope limits sustained performance. In Greedfall, this is most evident at 4K Ultra, where the combination of high pixel count and maximum settings pushes the GPU to its limits, resulting in only 28 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and AMD Radeon 8050S ranks 2155 out of 2938 tested combos for Greedfall, placing it in the 27th percentile. This is a below-average result, indicating that most other tested systems deliver higher frame rates in this game. The rank reflects the GPU's mid-tier positioning rather than the CPU's, since the Core Ultra 7 155H sits in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, while the Radeon 8050S sits in the 89th percentile among all GPUs.

The discrepancy between component-level rankings (both above 80th percentile) and the combo-level ranking (27th percentile) suggests that Greedfall is particularly demanding on the combined system. The game's engine appears to be sensitive to the GPU's shared memory architecture, which underperforms compared to dedicated VRAM solutions. The CPU, with its 16 cores and 22 threads, is not the limiting factor here, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale almost entirely with resolution and settings rather than showing CPU-related stutters or frame time spikes.

Relative to the database's other combos, this system is positioned just below the median. The 2155th rank out of 2938 means that roughly 783 combos perform worse, while 2155 perform better. This is a significant gap from the top performers, which likely use higher-end discrete GPUs with dedicated memory. For context, the GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks (AMD Radeon Pro W6600M, AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56, AMD Radeon RX 7600M, and AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP) all have similar average scores within a 3% range, suggesting that the Radeon 8050S is competitive with these mid-range options in computational terms, but the shared memory design may penalize it in real-world gaming scenarios like Greedfall.

The combo's rank also indicates that for players seeking high-refresh-rate experiences (144 Hz or above), this system falls short. Only at 1080p Low does it exceed 144 FPS, and at 1080p High it reaches 106 FPS, which is below the 144 FPS threshold. For 60 FPS gaming, the system is adequate at 1080p across all settings and 1440p at Low and Medium settings, but it cannot maintain 60 FPS at 4K except with Low settings.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings preset depends on the target resolution and desired frame rate. For 1080p gaming, the High preset offers the best balance, delivering 106 FPS with solid visual quality that is approximately 40% faster than the Ultra preset (68 FPS) while only slightly behind the Medium preset (117 FPS). The High preset is recommended for most players at this resolution, as it stays well above 60 FPS and provides better visuals than Low (149 FPS) without the significant performance cost of Ultra.

For 1440p, the Medium preset is the recommended choice, producing 81 FPS with a minimum of 69 FPS. This stays comfortably above 60 FPS and provides a good visual experience. The High preset at 1440p delivers 74 FPS, which is also playable, but Medium offers a slightly higher average frame rate and a narrower gap between average and minimum (12 FPS difference for Medium, versus no minimum data for High). The Ultra preset at 1440p (47 FPS) should be avoided as it falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

For 4K gaming, the Low preset is the only viable option for smooth gameplay, producing 62 FPS. The Medium preset (48 FPS) and High preset (44 FPS) both fall below 60 FPS, and Ultra (28 FPS) is unplayable. Players with 4K displays should use Low settings to maintain a playable frame rate, accepting reduced visual fidelity.

The data also shows that the Medium preset provides the most consistent frame times, with minimum FPS values recorded for all three resolutions (99 FPS at 1080p, 69 FPS at 1440p, 41 FPS at 4K). This consistency makes Medium a reliable choice for players who prioritize smoothness over maximum visual quality.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers the following average frame rates: Low settings produce 149 FPS, Medium settings produce 117 FPS (with a minimum of 99 FPS and maximum of 135 FPS), High settings produce 106 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 68 FPS. The 1080p results show that the system has ample headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors at lower settings, with Low exceeding 144 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are: Low settings at 103 FPS, Medium settings at 81 FPS (minimum 69 FPS, maximum 93 FPS), High settings at 74 FPS, and Ultra settings at 47 FPS. The 1440p results indicate that the system can handle most settings presets above 60 FPS, with the exception of Ultra, which drops below the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are: Low settings at 62 FPS, Medium settings at 48 FPS (minimum 41 FPS, maximum 56 FPS), High settings at 44 FPS, and Ultra settings at 28 FPS. The 4K results show that only the Low preset maintains a 60 FPS average, and even then, the margin is slim. The Ultra preset at 4K produces frame rates that are barely above slideshow territory, making it unsuitable for actual gameplay.

Comparing settings across resolutions, the performance delta between Low and Ultra is 81 FPS at 1080p (149 vs 68), 56 FPS at 1440p (103 vs 47), and 34 FPS at 4K (62 vs 28). This shrinking delta as resolution increases reinforces the GPU-bound nature of the system. The Medium preset consistently sits between Low and High, with performance approximately 20-25% below Low and 5-10% above High, depending on resolution.

The minimum FPS data, available only for the Medium preset, shows that frame drops are more pronounced at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the minimum is 99 FPS (15% below average), at 1440p it is 69 FPS (15% below average), and at 4K it is 41 FPS (15% below average). This consistent 15% drop suggests that the system maintains predictable frame pacing, with no unexpected stutters or hitches.