Greedfall

Greedfall is a 2019 Action RPG that remains demanding at high resolutions, and the measured results for the Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti show a wide performance spread across its four presets. The data covers 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080, with average frame rates ranging from 56 FPS at 4K Ultra up to 299 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating that this combo is capable of both high-refresh 1080p play and playable 4K with the right settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide clear guidance on which preset delivers the best experience for this specific CPU-GPU combination. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset produces an average of 56 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold that most players consider smooth for an action RPG. The High preset at the same resolution jumps to 88 FPS, a 57% improvement over Ultra, and this is the recommended choice for 4K displays. The Medium preset at 4K yields 97 FPS, which is higher than High, but the minimum FPS recorded for Medium is 83, compared to no min FPS data for High; the average of 97 FPS with a floor of 83 FPS makes Medium the safer option if you want to avoid any dips near busy scenes. Low at 4K reaches 124 FPS, but the visual quality trade-off is substantial, so High or Medium are the practical picks.

At 2560x1440, the story shifts. The Ultra preset averages 94 FPS, which is fully playable and represents the best visual fidelity available. The High preset at 1440p averages 148 FPS, a 57% jump over Ultra, and this is ideal for players with 144Hz monitors who want high settings without sacrificing responsiveness. Medium at 1440p hits 163 FPS with a min of 138 and a max of 187, making it the best choice for competitive or fast-paced play where frame consistency matters more than shadows or textures. Low at 1440p reaches 207 FPS, but that is overkill for most displays and comes with reduced detail. For 1440p, the data suggests High as the balanced recommendation, with Medium as an alternative for higher refresh rates.

At 1920x1080, the combo is clearly CPU-bound at lower settings. The Ultra preset averages 136 FPS, which is smooth, but the High preset jumps to 213 FPS, and Medium reaches 235 FPS with a min of 200 and a max of 270. Low at 1080p hits 299 FPS, which is near the limit for most 300Hz panels. The best experience at 1080p depends on the monitor: for a standard 144Hz display, Ultra at 136 FPS is fine, but for 240Hz or higher, Medium at 235 FPS is the sweet spot. The measured min FPS of 200 for Medium indicates strong frame pacing, so Medium is the recommended preset for high-refresh 1080p gaming. High at 213 FPS is also viable, but Medium offers a 10% higher average with a tighter min-max range. Overall, the data shows that this combo should default to High at 4K, High or Medium at 1440p, and Medium or Ultra at 1080p depending on refresh rate priorities.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the primary driver of frame rates in Greedfall, and its specifications from the FACT PACK explain the measured results. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is more than sufficient for Greedfall’s textures at all measured settings, even at 3840x2160 Ultra, where the average FPS drops to 56. The VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in any of the rows; the bottleneck at Ultra 4K is compute throughput, not memory capacity. The GPU’s base clock is 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2452 MHz, and the memory runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. These clocks are consistent across all resolutions, meaning the performance scaling from 1080p to 4K is driven by pixel fill rate and shading load.

The RTX 5070 Ti has 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 235.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 686.6 GTexel/s. In Greedfall, the transition from 2560x1440 High (148 FPS) to 3840x2160 High (88 FPS) represents a 40% drop, which aligns with the 2.25x increase in pixel count. The FP32 compute is 43.94 TFLOPS, and the GPU sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs according to its benchmark score. The nearest rivals in the FACT PACK include the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT with an average score 2% higher and the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT with a score 3.1% lower, but those comparisons are based on synthetic benchmarks, not Greedfall-specific results. What matters here is that the RTX 5070 Ti delivers 88 FPS at 4K High, which is a playable frame rate for a single-player RPG, and 56 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is borderline. The GPU’s 16 GB VRAM ensures that even Ultra settings at 4K won’t spill into system memory, but the compute load at Ultra reduces the average to 56 FPS. For players who want to max out Greedfall, the RTX 5070 Ti is just short of 60 FPS at 4K Ultra, so the data recommends High instead. The GPU’s boost clock of 2452 MHz is not a differentiator across settings; instead, the shader count and memory bandwidth determine how quickly the scene renders, and the measured FPS reflects that.

FAQ

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

A: The High preset at 3840x2160 produces an average of 88 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold, while the Ultra preset drops to 56 FPS. Medium at 4K averages 97 FPS with a minimum of 83 FPS, so High or Medium are both viable, but High offers the better balance of visual quality and headroom over the 60 FPS mark.

Q: Does the RTX 5070 Ti’s 16 GB VRAM cause any issues in Greedfall?

A: No. The 16 GB GDDR7 memory with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth is ample for all measured settings, including 3840x2160 Ultra. The performance drop at Ultra 4K from 88 FPS at High to 56 FPS is due to compute load, not memory capacity, as no memory-related stutters or min FPS anomalies appear in the data.

Q: Why does the Medium preset have a higher average FPS than High at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Medium averages 97 FPS while High averages 88 FPS. This 10% difference is likely because Medium reduces certain shading effects that are computationally expensive at 4K, allowing the RTX 5070 Ti to render more frames per second. The Medium preset also records a minimum FPS of 83, indicating consistent frame delivery.

Q: Is this combo suitable for 1440p high-refresh monitors?

A: Yes. At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 148 FPS, which exceeds 144Hz refresh rates. The Medium preset reaches 163 FPS with a min of 138 FPS, so players with 165Hz or 180Hz monitors can use Medium for smoother motion. Ultra at 1440p averages 94 FPS, which is still playable but below the 144Hz threshold.

Q: How does the combo perform at 1080p for competitive play?

A: The Low preset at 1920x1080 averages 299 FPS, and Medium averages 235 FPS with a min of 200 FPS. These numbers are ideal for 240Hz or 300Hz displays, though the Ultra preset at 136 FPS is more suitable for visual fidelity. The data shows that Medium at 1080p offers the best combination of high frame rate and moderate settings.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank among tested systems for Greedfall?

A: The combo ranks 284th out of 2938 tested combinations, placing it in the top 10% of all tested systems. This rank reflects the strong performance of both the Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus and the RTX 5070 Ti across all resolutions and settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of this combo’s performance across three resolutions and four settings. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset delivers 56 FPS average, which is the lowest result in the entire dataset. The High preset at 4K improves to 88 FPS, a 57% increase over Ultra. Medium at 4K averages 97 FPS with a minimum of 83 FPS and a maximum of 112 FPS, showing a tight range that suggests stable performance. Low at 4K reaches 124 FPS, which is more than double the Ultra result. The scaling from Ultra to Low at 4K is substantial, indicating that Greedfall’s Ultra preset includes effects that heavily tax the GPU at high pixel counts.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 94 FPS, which is nearly identical to the Medium 4K result of 97 FPS. This suggests that the GPU is not fully saturated at 1440p Ultra, and there is room for higher frame rates. High at 1440p averages 148 FPS, a 57% improvement over Ultra, matching the percentage increase seen at 4K. Medium at 1440p averages 163 FPS with a minimum of 138 FPS and a maximum of 187 FPS. Low at 1440p hits 207 FPS, which is a 220% increase over Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 113 FPS, narrower than the 68 FPS gap at 4K, indicating that the GPU’s compute limits are more apparent at higher resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 136 FPS, which is higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 94 FPS and the 4K Ultra result of 56 FPS. High at 1080p averages 213 FPS, a 57% increase over Ultra, consistent with the pattern seen at other resolutions. Medium at 1080p averages 235 FPS with a minimum of 200 FPS and a maximum of 270 FPS. Low at 1080p reaches 299 FPS, which is the highest measured average in the dataset. The scaling from 4K to 1080p at each setting is roughly linear: High goes from 88 to 148 to 213 FPS as resolution drops, Medium goes from 97 to 163 to 235 FPS, and Low goes from 124 to 207 to 299 FPS. Ultra goes from 56 to 94 to 136 FPS. These numbers show that the RTX 5070 Ti is the bottleneck at 4K Ultra, but at 1080p Low, the CPU starts to matter more, as the 299 FPS result approaches what the Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus can feed.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 284th out of 2938 tested combinations in Greedfall, which places it in the 90.3rd percentile of all tested systems. This is a strong result, but it is not at the very top, meaning there are 283 combinations that perform better in this specific game. The rank reflects the balance between the Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. The GPU’s percentile vs all GPUs is 86, and the CPU’s percentile vs all CPUs is 96, so the CPU is relatively stronger than the GPU in synthetic benchmarks. However, in Greedfall, the rank of 284 suggests that the GPU is the more limiting factor at higher settings, as the CPU has headroom to push higher frame rates if the GPU could render them.

Compared to the nearest rivals in the FACT PACK, the CPU’s average benchmark score is 84003, which is 0.2% higher than the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 1.1% higher than the AMD EPYC 4584PX, and 1.2% higher than the AMD EPYC 9135. The AMD EPYC 7F72 scores 1.3% higher. These deltas are small, meaning the CPU is not a differentiator in Greedfall; instead, the GPU’s performance across resolutions determines the combo’s rank. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 49957, which is 0.1% lower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64, 0.4% higher than the Intel Arc A550M, 2% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, and 3.1% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT. These synthetic scores do not directly translate to Greedfall, but they indicate that the RTX 5070 Ti is in the same performance tier as the RX 6900 XT, which is consistent with its 4K High result of 88 FPS.

The rank of 284 out of 2938 means that this combo is in the top 10% of all tested systems, which is expected for a high-end desktop CPU and a current-generation GPU. The fact that it is not higher is likely due to Greedfall’s engine being more GPU-bound at 4K, where the RTX 5070 Ti’s 56 FPS Ultra result pulls the combo’s average down. At 1080p, the combo’s 299 FPS Low result is near the top of what any system can achieve, but the overall rank is an aggregate across all settings and resolutions, so the 4K Ultra result carries significant weight. For players using this combo, the data suggests that the rank is well-earned, but the Ultra preset at 4K is the one weak point.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus is a 24-core, 24-thread processor from the Core Ultra Series 2, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.80 GHz. It has a 125 W TDP and uses the Intel Socket 1851. The CPU’s cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 36 MB of shared L3. This configuration is far more than Greedfall requires, as the game is primarily GPU-bound at the measured settings. The CPU’s benchmark scores support this: it scores 51731 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 7303 in single-core, with a PassMark multithread score of 60860 and a single-thread score of 4823. These numbers place the CPU in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, meaning it is one of the fastest available.

In Greedfall, the CPU’s role becomes visible at lower resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo averages 299 FPS, which is likely close to the CPU’s maximum frame delivery capability in this game. The fact that the 1080p Low result is 299 FPS, while the 1440p Low is 207 FPS and 4K Low is 124 FPS, shows that the GPU is the bottleneck as resolution increases. But at 1080p Low, the GPU is not fully utilized, and the CPU’s single-thread performance of 4823 in PassMark and 7303 in Cinebench R23 single-core determines how many frames can be processed. The boost clock of 5.80 GHz is critical here, as Greedfall is an older title that likely relies on a few fast cores rather than many cores. The CPU has 24 threads, but Greedfall was released in 2019 and does not scale well beyond a handful of threads, so the high boost clock is more important than the core count.

The CPU’s memory support includes DDR5 with dual-channel architecture and a bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s. This memory bandwidth is sufficient for Greedfall, as the game’s asset streaming is not extreme. The CPU’s 36 MB of L3 cache also helps with frame pacing, as seen in the Medium presets across all resolutions, which have recorded minimum FPS values of 83 at 4K, 138 at 1440p, and 200 at 1080p. These minimums are not unusually low, indicating that the CPU can keep up with the GPU’s frame output without stuttering. The CPU’s nearest rivals in the FACT PACK include the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with an average score only 0.2% lower, meaning that swapping the CPU would not change Greedfall performance in any measurable way. The data shows that the CPU is overkill for this game, but it does not hurt, as the high single-core boost ensures that even the 299 FPS 1080p Low result is achievable. For players who own this combo, the CPU will not be a limiting factor in Greedfall; the RTX 5070 Ti’s performance at 4K Ultra is the only place where the system falls short of 60 FPS.