Greedfall

Greedfall, the 2019 Action RPG, presents a demanding workload that scales significantly with both resolution and graphical presets. This analysis examines the measured performance of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX paired with the AMD Radeon 8060S, using data from a comprehensive benchmark database. The numbers reveal a component pairing that is capable of smooth gameplay at high refresh rates in lower resolutions, but which requires careful settings management to maintain playability at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of how the Ultra 7 265HX and Radeon 8060S combination handles the game's different presets. The sweet spot for this pairing, balancing visual fidelity and performance, is the Medium preset across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers an average of 131 FPS, providing a substantial performance cushion for competitive or high-refresh-rate displays. The High preset is also excellent at this resolution, achieving an average of 119 FPS, making either choice viable for smooth 1080p gameplay.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Medium preset continues to impress with an average of 91 FPS, which is still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for most monitors. The High preset at this resolution, with an average of 83 FPS, remains playable and offers a better visual experience, but the data shows that Medium provides a more consistent frame rate. The Low preset at 1440p, at 116 FPS, is unnecessarily high and sacrifices visual quality for performance headroom that is not needed.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. The Medium preset is the highest quality setting that consistently maintains a playable frame rate, averaging 54 FPS with a minimum of 46 FPS and a maximum of 62 FPS. While not a locked 60 FPS experience, it is the only preset above Low that avoids significant dips into unplayable territory. The High preset at 4K averages 49 FPS, which is borderline for a smooth experience, and the Ultra preset falls to an average of 31 FPS, which is not suitable for action gameplay.

The Low preset serves as the performance fallback, particularly for 4K. At 3840x2160, Low yields an average of 69 FPS, making it the only way to get a consistently smooth 60+ FPS experience at that resolution. At 1440p and 1080p, the Low preset provides extremely high frame rates (116 and 167 FPS respectively), but it is rarely necessary given the strength of the Medium preset. Therefore, Medium is the recommended preset for the best balance of image quality and performance, with the understanding that 4K users may need to drop to Low to achieve higher frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

In the broader context of all tested processor and graphics card combinations, this pairing holds the rank of 1672 out of 2938 combos for Greedfall. This places it in the 57th percentile, indicating it is a mid-pack performer overall. This ranking is not a reflection of a weak component, but rather a consequence of the game's engine and the specific balance of CPU and GPU capabilities in this system.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when considering the individual component strengths. The Radeon 8060S is a strong performer, with an average benchmark score of 55757, placing it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival in the database is the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, with a score of 55698 and a deltaPct of 0.1, indicating near-identical performance. The CPU, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX, also holds a strong position, with an average benchmark score of 63173 and a place in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs. Its closest rival is the Intel Core i7-13790F, which has a score of 63080 and a deltaPct of 0.1.

The discrepancy between the high individual component percentiles and the lower overall combo rank suggests that Greedfall's performance is heavily dependent on the interaction between the two, and that the integrated nature of the Radeon 8060S (an IGP) may impose limitations that a discrete GPU would not. The data indicates this is a capable pairing, but not one that competes with the top-tier dedicated gaming systems in the database. The combination's rank is a direct result of the measured FPS across all tested settings and resolutions, which, while solid, are not record-breaking.

FAQ

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

A: Based on the data, 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 are both excellent choices. At 1080p, even the High preset achieves an average of 119 FPS, and at 1440p, the Medium preset averages 91 FPS. While 4K is playable, it requires the Medium or Low preset to maintain a smooth experience.

Q: Can this combo handle the Ultra preset in Greedfall?

A: The Ultra preset is only playable at 1920x1080, where it produces an average of 76 FPS. At 2560x1440, the average drops to 53 FPS, and at 3840x2160, it falls to an unplayable 31 FPS. High settings are a better choice for higher resolutions.

Q: How does the Radeon 8060S compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Radeon 8060S has an average benchmark score of 55757, which puts it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. It is effectively tied with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, which has a score of 55698 and a deltaPct of 0.1. It is also within 2.8% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080's score of 54247.

Q: Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX a strong processor for gaming?

A: Yes, the data suggests it is a very capable processor. It holds a 93rd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 63173. Its performance is closely matched with the Intel Core i7-13790F, which has a deltaPct of 0.1.

Q: What is the minimum FPS on the Medium preset at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440 with the Medium preset, the measured minimum FPS is 77. This indicates that the frame rate stays well above 60 FPS for the majority of the time, providing a stable and smooth gaming experience.

Q: Is the 4K experience with this hardware considered good?

A: The 4K experience is functional but requires compromise. The Medium preset yields an average of 54 FPS, which is playable, but the Low preset is necessary to achieve a 69 FPS average. The High and Ultra presets are not recommended at this resolution due to average frame rates of 49 and 31 FPS, respectively.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a granular look at performance across three resolutions and four settings. At 1920x1080, the performance is consistently high. The Low preset delivers an average of 167 FPS, followed by Medium at 131 FPS (with a min of 112 and max of 151), and High at 119 FPS. The Ultra preset, while the most demanding, still achieves a respectable average of 76 FPS, making 1080p the only resolution where all presets are viable for a good experience.

At 2560x1440, the scaling begins to show. The Low preset averages 116 FPS, which is still exceptionally smooth. The Medium preset averages 91 FPS, with a minimum of 77 and a maximum of 105, which is a very solid performance for this resolution. The High preset drops to an average of 83 FPS, which is still playable. The Ultra preset, however, sees a significant drop to an average of 53 FPS, indicating that this setting is not ideal for 1440p gaming.

The 3840x2160 results show the most significant impact of resolution scaling. The Low preset is the only one to break the 60 FPS barrier, averaging 69 FPS. The Medium preset averages 54 FPS, with a minimum of 46 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS target but remains playable for many users. The High preset averages 49 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls to an average of 31 FPS, which is not a smooth experience for a game like Greedfall. The frame rate drops are consistent and predictable as resolution increases, with the Ultra preset at 4K being the most demanding configuration tested.

Resolution Scaling

The performance degradation from 1080p to 4K is significant and reveals a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on the Medium preset, the average FPS drops from 131 to 91, a decrease of roughly 30%. This is a substantial loss, but the resulting 91 FPS is still high. The most dramatic drop occurs when moving from 1440p to 4K. At 4K Medium, the average FPS falls to 54, a further 40% reduction from the 1440p result.

This scaling pattern is classic evidence of a GPU-limited scenario. The CPU, with its high benchmark scores, is not the bottleneck; the integrated GPU's rendering workload is increasing quadratically with the pixel count. The transition from 1080p to 4K on the Ultra preset is particularly stark. The average FPS drops from 76 at 1080p to 31 at 4K, a staggering 59% reduction. This shows that the Ultra preset at 4K demands far more from the Radeon 8060S than it can deliver. The data suggests that for a consistent 60 FPS experience at 4K, the user must rely on the Low preset, which still requires a significant drop from the 1080p frame rates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX is a high-performance mobile processor featuring 20 cores and 20 threads. Its architecture is Arrow Lake, built on a 3 nm process, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. This processing power is reflected in its strong synthetic benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 40642 and a single-core score of 5737. In the context of Greedfall, a game that is not known for being heavily CPU-bound, this processor provides ample headroom.

The benchmark results show that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this pairing. At 1080p with the Low preset, the system achieves 167 FPS, a frame rate that demands a robust CPU to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The fact that the FPS scales down so predictably as resolution increases points to the GPU being the primary constraint. The CPU's high single-thread performance, as indicated by its Passmark single-thread score of 4500, is crucial for gaming, ensuring that the game's main thread does not become a bottleneck, especially at lower resolutions where the GPU can render frames quickly. The CPU's performance relative to its rivals, being within 0.7% of the Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX, confirms it is a top-tier part that will not hold back the Radeon 8060S in this title.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 8060S is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture. It features a boost clock of 2900 MHz and 2560 shading units, and it relies on system memory for its VRAM. Its performance is strong for an IGP, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2162 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 84626. In the GPU benchmark hierarchy, it sits in the 87th percentile, performing nearly identically to a discrete AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, with a deltaPct of 0.1.

The measured FPS in Greedfall shows that this GPU is the determining factor for performance at higher resolutions. While it can handle 1080p and 1440p with high frame rates on Medium and High settings, its limits become apparent at 4K. The significant drop from 54 FPS on Medium to 31 FPS on Ultra at 4K demonstrates that the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth are saturated. The fact that the GPU's memory bandwidth is "System Dependent" means it shares the system's memory bus, which can be a limiting factor in memory-intensive scenarios like 4K gaming. The data confirms that the Radeon 8060S is a capable GPU for mainstream gaming, but it requires reasonable settings adjustments to achieve a smooth experience at 4K in demanding titles like Greedfall.