Archeage

# Archeage: AMD Ryzen 5 5600F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D produces a combination that ranks 203rd out of 2,761 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the top 7.4% of all configurations. This pairing brings a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 3 processor from the 5000 series together with a Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU that carries 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus. The measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets reveal a system that is heavily GPU-limited at higher settings but shows signs of CPU constraint emerging at lower resolutions and quality levels.

FAQ

Q: What is the best performance this combo achieves in Archeage?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 186 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best is 179 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 163 FPS at 2560x1440 Low.

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

A: The combo ranks 203rd out of 2,761 tested combos in Archeage, which places it in the top 7.4% of all tested systems.

Q: What is the largest FPS drop when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the average FPS falls from 155 at 1920x1080 to 132 at 2560x1440, then to 76 at 3840x2160. That represents a 51% reduction from 1080p to 4K at High settings.

Q: Which settings preset delivers the highest minimum frame rates?

A: The Medium preset at 1080p has a minimum of 152 FPS, at 1440p a minimum of 133 FPS, and at 4K a minimum of 95 FPS. These are the only presets with recorded minimum frame rates.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 5600F has an average benchmark score of 36,945, which is essentially identical to the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 at 36,938 (0% delta). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D by 0.2%, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 by 0.4%, and the Intel Core i9-12900T by 0.5%.

Q: What GPU memory configuration does this system use?

A: The RTX 5090 D features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory with a 512-bit bus width, delivering 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth. The memory clock is 1750 MHz, operating at 28 Gbps effective.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is the dominant component in this pairing, and the measured frame rates in Archeage reflect its substantial capabilities. The GPU operates with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output units. The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for the texture-heavy environments typical of an MMORPG like Archeage.

The GPU's benchmark profile shows a PassMark G3D score of 44,065 and a PassMark GPU Compute score of 28,396, with a percentile ranking of 92 among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 77,712 places it slightly above the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (which scores 76,904, a 1.1% delta) and slightly below the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940, a -1.6% delta) and NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants (79,396 and 79,605, deltas of -2.1% and -2.4% respectively). These comparisons are based on aggregate benchmarks, not specifically on Archeage performance.

In Archeage specifically, the GPU's role becomes clear when examining the scaling of frame rates with resolution. At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 134 at 1080p to 90 at 1440p, then to 52 at 4K. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is being pushed to its limits at higher resolutions with maximum quality settings, even with its large memory pool and high bandwidth. The fact that 4K Ultra produces only 52 FPS while 4K Low produces 125 FPS demonstrates that the GPU's compute throughput, not its memory capacity, is the limiting factor at Ultra settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best balance of performance and visual quality for this combo. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 179 FPS average with a minimum of 152 FPS and a maximum of 206 FPS. This is only 7 FPS below the Low preset's 186 FPS, while providing substantially better visual quality. The High preset at 1080p drops to 155 FPS, which is still very playable but represents a 24 FPS cost over Medium.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset again emerges as the sweet spot. It delivers 157 FPS average with a minimum of 133 FPS and a maximum of 180 FPS. The Low preset at 1440p produces 163 FPS, only 6 FPS higher, while High drops to 132 FPS. The jump from Medium to High at 1440p costs 25 FPS, which is a significant penalty for what is typically a modest visual improvement in MMO environments.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes. Medium delivers 112 FPS average with a minimum of 95 FPS and a maximum of 128 FPS, while High drops to 76 FPS and Ultra falls to 52 FPS. At 4K, the Medium preset is the highest quality option that maintains an average above 100 FPS, making it the recommended choice for players using this resolution. The Low preset at 4K produces 125 FPS, but the visual degradation is likely too severe for an immersive MMORPG experience.

Across all three resolutions, the Medium preset offers the most consistent experience with recorded minimum frame rates that stay above 95 FPS even at 4K. For players prioritizing smoothness over maximum visual fidelity, Medium is the clear recommendation. Those with 1080p displays can consider High settings at 155 FPS, but the 24 FPS penalty versus Medium may not justify the visual gains in a game where combat readability matters more than graphical polish.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 203 out of 2,761 tested configurations places this system in the top 7.4% of all tested combos for Archeage. This is a strong result, though not at the very top of the rankings. The high rank is primarily driven by the RTX 5090 D's raw performance, as the Ryzen 5 5600F is a mid-range processor by current standards.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 85 among all CPUs reflects its position as a solid but not top-tier processor. Its average benchmark score of 36,945 puts it in a dead heat with the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36,938, 0% delta), and it sits within 0.5% of three other rivals: the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37,018, -0.2%), AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37,093, -0.4%), and Intel Core i9-12900T (37,112, -0.5%). This clustering indicates that the 5600F delivers performance essentially equivalent to a broad range of competing processors, meaning the combo's high rank in Archeage is not due to CPU superiority but rather to the GPU's dominance.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 92 among all GPUs is notably higher than the CPU's 85, confirming that the RTX 5090 D is the primary driver of this combo's strong position. In Archeage, a game that is not particularly CPU-intensive due to its age (released in 2014), the GPU's performance ceiling is more likely to be the binding constraint. The 203rd rank suggests that the 175 combos ranked above this one likely feature even more powerful CPUs paired with the same or similar GPUs, but the delta in actual game performance is probably small given the game's characteristics.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about which component limits performance in Archeage. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 186 at 1080p to 163 at 1440p (a 12.4% drop) and then to 125 at 4K (a 23.3% drop from 1440p). The relatively modest decline from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings suggests the CPU is starting to become a factor at lower resolutions, as the GPU has headroom to render more pixels without significant frame rate loss.

At Medium settings, the progression is 179 FPS at 1080p, 157 FPS at 1440p (a 12.3% drop), and 112 FPS at 4K (a 28.7% drop from 1440p). The similar 1080p-to-1440p drop at Low and Medium settings indicates that the CPU is the bottleneck in both cases at these resolutions, since the GPU load increase from 1080p to 1440p is not translating into proportional FPS losses.

At High settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 14.8% (155 to 132 FPS), and from 1440p to 4K is 42.4% (132 to 76 FPS). The much steeper 4K decline at High settings shows the GPU becoming the primary constraint as pixel count and shading complexity increase. At Ultra settings, the drops are even more pronounced: 32.8% from 1080p to 1440p (134 to 90 FPS) and 42.2% from 1440p to 4K (90 to 52 FPS).

This pattern indicates a system where the CPU limits performance at 1080p and 1440p, particularly at lower quality settings, while the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 4K, especially at High and Ultra presets. The Ryzen 5 5600F's 6-core, 12-thread configuration with a 4.00 GHz boost clock appears sufficient to feed the RTX 5090 D at lower resolutions, but the GPU's massive compute resources are not fully utilized until the resolution and settings load increase substantially.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates across settings are as follows: Low produces 186 FPS, Medium produces 179 FPS with a minimum of 152 FPS and a maximum of 206 FPS, High produces 155 FPS, and Ultra produces 134 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 52 FPS, with each step up in quality costing between 7 and 24 FPS. The Medium preset's recorded minimum of 152 FPS indicates excellent frame time consistency, and the 206 FPS maximum shows the system can burst well above the average when scenes are less demanding.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low at 163 FPS, Medium at 157 FPS with a minimum of 133 FPS and maximum of 180 FPS, High at 132 FPS, and Ultra at 90 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 73 FPS at this resolution, with the Ultra preset taking a particularly large hit of 42 FPS below High. The Medium preset's minimum of 133 FPS remains above the 120 FPS threshold commonly associated with high-refresh-rate displays.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low at 125 FPS, Medium at 112 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS and maximum of 128 FPS, High at 76 FPS, and Ultra at 52 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K drops below 60 FPS, which is typically considered the minimum for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset's minimum of 95 FPS keeps the experience playable, but the 33 FPS gap between Medium and High at 4K demonstrates how quickly performance degrades as settings increase at this resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with a TDP of 65 watts. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel access and a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 CPU lanes.

In Archeage, a game originally released in 2014, the CPU's role is less demanding than in modern titles, but the data still shows its influence. The PassMark single-thread score of 2,872 and multithread score of 19,236 indicate that the 5600F has adequate per-core performance for the game's older engine. The PassMark physics score of 1,043 and find prime numbers score of 120 suggest that the CPU handles computational tasks well, though these are synthetic benchmarks not directly tied to gaming performance.

The CPU's influence on Archeage performance becomes apparent when comparing FPS at different resolutions with the same settings. At Low settings, the 1080p-to-1440p FPS drop is only 12.4%, which is less than the resolution's 77% increase in pixel count. This indicates the CPU is limiting performance at 1080p Low, as the GPU could render more frames if the CPU could feed it faster. At 4K Low, the 125 FPS result shows the GPU taking on more of the load, but the CPU is still not the primary bottleneck at this setting.

The 5600F's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarks all score within 0.5% of its 36,945 average, which means there is no meaningful CPU performance differentiation among these processors. In Archeage, the choice between the 5600F and its rivals would likely produce negligible FPS differences, reinforcing that the GPU is the star of this combo. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration with a 4.00 GHz boost is sufficient for Archeage's threading model, and the 32 MB L3 cache helps with the game's asset streaming and world transitions common in MMORPGs.