Greedfall

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX paired with the AMD Radeon 760M is an extreme mismatch for Greedfall, landing at rank 2929 out of 2938 tested combos. This places the configuration in the bottom 0.3% of all tested systems, a position driven almost entirely by the integrated GPU's limitations rather than the CPU's capabilities. The data indicates a system where the processor is operating at a 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs while the graphics solution sits at a 35th percentile among all GPUs, creating a scenario where the measured frame rates are consistently below playable thresholds.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 2929 out of 2938 tested combinations places it in the bottom percentile of all tested systems for Greedfall. This is not a marginal shortfall; it represents a fundamental performance ceiling imposed by the graphics subsystem. The CPU alone achieves an average benchmark score of 67469, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, yet the combined system cannot translate this processing power into playable frame rates. The nearest CPU rivals show the processor's strength: the Intel Xeon w5-3525 scores 67673 (0.3% higher), the AMD EPYC 4484PX scores 67822 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX scores 67868 (0.6% higher), while the Intel Xeon 6515P scores 67006 (0.7% lower). These margins are negligible, confirming the CPU is performing as expected, but the GPU's average benchmark score of 6019 places it in the 35th percentile of all GPUs, with rivals like the AMD Radeon RX 6400 (6001, 0.3% higher), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (6000, 0.3% higher), and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server (5996, 0.4% higher) all clustered within a fraction of a percent. The NVIDIA Quadro P2000 scores 6049 (0.5% lower). This GPU performance tier simply cannot deliver acceptable frame rates in Greedfall, and the rank reflects that hardware ceiling.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 760M is an integrated graphics processor built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, using the Phoenix chip on a 4 nm process. Its clock speeds range from a base of 800 MHz to a boost of 2599 MHz, with memory being system-shared and bandwidth dependent on the overall system configuration. The GPU has 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, and 16 raster output units, along with 8 ray tracing cores. Its pixel rate is 41.58 GPixel/s, texture rate is 83.17 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 5.323 TFLOPS. The power envelope is rated at 15 W, which classifies it as an energy-efficient part but also signals its performance limitations. In Greedfall, this GPU produces an average of 52 FPS at 1080p Low, which is the best result across all measured scenarios. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 400 and PassMark G3D score of 5310 provide synthetic confirmation of its modest capabilities. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) is technically robust, but the hardware throughput is insufficient for demanding titles like Greedfall. The 760M's 15 W TDP and integrated nature mean it shares thermal and power resources with the CPU, though the benchmark results here are measured as a complete system, so the data directly reflects real-world performance.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound scenario across all settings. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 52 at 1920x1080 to 36 at 2560x1440, then to 21 at 3840x2160. This represents a 30.8% decrease from 1080p to 1440p and a further 41.7% decrease from 1440p to 4K. The High settings show a similar pattern: 37 FPS at 1080p, 26 FPS at 1440p (a 29.7% drop), and 15 FPS at 4K (a 42.3% drop from 1440p). Medium settings follow with 41 FPS at 1080p, 28 FPS at 1440p (31.7% drop), and 17 FPS at 4K (39.3% drop). Ultra settings are the most demanding, with 24 FPS at 1080p, 16 FPS at 1440p (33.3% drop), and 10 FPS at 4K (37.5% drop). The consistent proportional drops across all settings indicate that resolution scaling affects performance uniformly, which is characteristic of a GPU-limited system. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate differences between resolutions would be much smaller, as the CPU workload would remain constant regardless of pixel count. The data shows the opposite: each resolution increase substantially reduces FPS, confirming the AMD Radeon 760M is the limiting component in every configuration.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear picture of what is achievable with this hardware. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 52 FPS average, which is the only setting that approaches a playable frame rate. Medium at 1080p yields 41 FPS with a minimum of 35 and maximum of 47, which may be acceptable for less action-oriented moments but will struggle during combat or crowded scenes. High at 1080p drops to 37 FPS, and Ultra falls to 24 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. At 2560x1440, even Low settings only produce 36 FPS, and at 3840x2160, the best result is 21 FPS on Low, which is not playable by any reasonable standard. The data suggests that users should run Greedfall at 1080p with Low settings to achieve the 52 FPS average, accepting reduced visual fidelity for functional performance. Alternatively, Medium at 1080p provides a 41 FPS average with a minimum of 35 FPS, which might be tolerable for players who prioritize visual quality over smoothness. No setting at 1440p or 4K produces consistently playable results, with even the lowest settings failing to reach 40 FPS at 1440p. The Ultra preset at any resolution is not viable, with the best Ultra result being 24 FPS at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results show a clear progression: Low averages 52 FPS, Medium averages 41 FPS with a minimum of 35 and maximum of 47, High averages 37 FPS, and Ultra averages 24 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 28 FPS, representing a 53.8% performance penalty for the highest visual quality. At 2560x1440, the averages are 36 FPS on Low, 28 FPS on Medium (with minimum 24 and maximum 32), 26 FPS on High, and 16 FPS on Ultra. The 1440p results are consistently about 30% lower than their 1080p counterparts across all settings. At 3840x2160, the results become largely unplayable: Low averages 21 FPS, Medium averages 17 FPS (with minimum 14 and maximum 19), High averages 15 FPS, and Ultra averages 10 FPS. The 4K results show a further 40% reduction from 1440p. The minimum FPS data points are only provided for Medium settings at each resolution, showing 35 FPS at 1080p, 24 FPS at 1440p, and 14 FPS at 4K. These minimums demonstrate that even the average frame rates are not stable, with drops of approximately 15% below the average in the worst cases at Medium settings. The maximum values of 47 FPS at 1080p, 32 FPS at 1440p, and 19 FPS at 4K show that the GPU occasionally reaches higher performance but cannot sustain it.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is a 24-core, 24-thread processor built on the Arrow Lake architecture using a 3 nm process from TSMC. It has a base clock of 2.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with a TDP of 55 W. The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 36 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus with 102.4 GB/s bandwidth, and it integrates Arc Xe-LPG Graphics with 64 execution units. Its benchmark results are strong: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 35589 and singlecore scores 2204, while Geekbench multicore scores 20795 and singlecore scores 2458. PassMark multithread scores 55759 and single thread scores 4713. The CPU's 94th percentile ranking confirms its high-end positioning. However, in Greedfall, this processing power is largely unused. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (52 FPS) is not limited by the CPU's ability to feed the GPU; rather, the Radeon 760M's 5.323 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 16 ROPs create the bottleneck. The CPU has 24 cores and can boost to 5.40 GHz, but the game's frame rates are determined by the GPU's output. If the CPU were the constraint, we would see similar FPS across different resolutions, but the data shows a 40-50% drop from 1080p to 4K, which is the signature of GPU limitation. The processor's memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s is shared with the integrated GPU, and the system-shared memory for the GPU means the CPU's memory access is affected, but the benchmark results confirm the GPU is the primary constraint.

FAQ

Q: What is the best playable setting for this combo in Greedfall?

A: The only configuration that achieves an average frame rate above 50 FPS is 1920x1080 with Low settings, which produces 52 FPS. Medium at 1080p yields 41 FPS, which may be playable but with noticeable dips to 35 FPS minimum.

Q: How does this system rank compared to all tested combos in Greedfall?

A: This combo ranks 2929 out of 2938 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 0.3% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this configuration?

A: The GPU is clearly the limiting factor. The CPU ranks in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 35th percentile. The frame rate drops of 30-40% with each resolution increase confirm GPU limitation.

Q: What are the measured frame rates at 2560x1440?

A: At 1440p, the averages are 36 FPS on Low, 28 FPS on Medium (with a 24 FPS minimum and 32 FPS maximum), 26 FPS on High, and 16 FPS on Ultra.

Q: Can this system handle 4K resolution in Greedfall?

A: No. At 3840x2160, even the Low preset only averages 21 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 10 FPS. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 14 FPS, making 4K unplayable at any setting.

Q: How does the CPU's benchmark performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX has an average benchmark score of 67469. The Intel Xeon w5-3525 scores 67673 (0.3% higher), the AMD EPYC 4484PX scores 67822 (0.5% higher), the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX scores 67868 (0.6% higher), and the Intel Xeon 6515P scores 67006 (0.7% lower).