Archeage

Archeage, an MMORPG released in 2014, is examined here with the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (launch MSRP $179) and the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (launch MSRP 649 USD). The measured data shows this combination ranks 607th out of 1727 tested combos for the game. The CPU sits in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. This analysis walks through the measured FPS across three resolutions and four settings presets, then interprets the roles of the processor and graphics card.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 119.3 at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F has an average benchmark score of 24,993, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-11850H and 0.3% lower than the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49,982.

Q: At which resolution and settings does the frame rate drop below 30 FPS?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 28.5, which is below the 30 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the highest measured average FPS in the dataset?

A: The highest is 196.6 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the GPU compare to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER?

A: The RX 6800 XT is 2.6% ahead of the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER in average benchmark score.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data indicates that the Medium preset offers the best balance between frame rate and visual quality across all three resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 172.3 FPS, which is 53 FPS higher than High (119.3) and 91 FPS higher than Ultra (81.4). At 1440p, Medium reaches 114.9 FPS, compared to 81.1 for High and 53.6 for Ultra. At 4K, Medium still provides 64.6 FPS, while High drops to 45.3 and Ultra to 28.5. Low settings always produce the highest FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial; for a smooth experience without the full quality sacrifice, Medium is the recommended preset. At 1080p, Medium’s 172.3 FPS is well above the 60 FPS target, and even at 4K it maintains 64.6 FPS, which is playable for most users.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between CPU and GPU. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 172.3 at 1080p to 114.9 at 1440p (a 33.3% decrease) and then to 64.6 at 4K (a 62.5% decrease from 1080p). This pattern is consistent across all presets: Low drops from 196.6 to 131.6 to 75.1 (33.1% and 61.8% decreases), High from 119.3 to 81.1 to 45.3 (32.0% and 62.0% decreases), and Ultra from 81.4 to 53.6 to 28.5 (34.2% and 65.0% decreases). If the GPU were the sole bottleneck, moving from 1080p to 4K (a 4x pixel increase) would typically reduce FPS to roughly one-quarter of the original value. Instead, the FPS at 4K is about 38% of the 1080p value, indicating that the CPU is limiting performance at lower resolutions, while the GPU becomes the dominant constraint at 4K. This is typical for an MMORPG where many game logic calculations are single-threaded.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists the exact average FPS for each resolution and preset combination. No minimum or maximum FPS values were recorded.

| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |

|------------|-----|--------|------|-------|

| 1920x1080 | 196.6 | 172.3 | 119.3 | 81.4 |

| 2560x1440 | 131.6 | 114.9 | 81.1 | 53.6 |

| 3840x2160 | 75.1 | 64.6 | 45.3 | 28.5 |

At 1080p, the gap between Low and Medium is 24.3 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 53.0 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 37.9 FPS. At 1440p, the corresponding gaps are 16.7, 33.8, and 27.5 FPS. At 4K, the gaps are 10.5, 19.3, and 16.8 FPS. The diminishing returns from higher presets are clear: the largest absolute difference is always between Medium and High, suggesting that High adds a significant visual load without a proportional frame rate benefit.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1825 MHz, with a boost clock of 2250 MHz and a game clock of 2015 MHz. The GPU has 4608 shading units, 288 TMUs, 128 ROPs, and 72 RT cores, with a peak FP32 throughput of 20.74 TFLOPS. These specifications place the GPU in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49,982. Among its nearest rivals, it is 2.6% faster than the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and 1.9% faster than the NVIDIA CMP 50HX, but 1.7% slower than the NVIDIA RTX A1000.

In Archeage, the GPU’s performance is most evident at 4K. At Ultra settings, the average FPS is 28.5, which is below the 30 FPS playability threshold. At High settings, 4K yields 45.3 FPS, and at Medium it reaches 64.6 FPS. The 16 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for the game’s textures, and the high bandwidth (512 GB/s) ensures that memory is not a bottleneck. The GPU’s strong compute capability is reflected in the 4K scaling: the frame rate drops by roughly 62% from 1080p to 4K, which is less than the 75% drop expected from a purely pixel-bound workload, confirming that the CPU is also a factor.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. It has 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 24,993, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs. It is 0.1% faster than the Intel Core i7-11850H and 0.4% faster than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, but 0.3% slower than the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and the Ryzen 5 8400F.

In this game, the CPU’s single-thread performance is particularly relevant. The Cinebench R23 single-core score is 3,218, and the Geekbench single-core score is 2,759. The Passmark single-thread score is 3,841. These figures indicate strong per-core capability, which is critical for MMORPGs that often rely on a few threads for game logic and world updates. The measured FPS at 1080p Low—196.6 FPS—demonstrates that the CPU can drive very high frame rates when the GPU is not the limiting factor. The fact that the FPS does not scale linearly with resolution (as noted in the Resolution Scaling section) further supports the idea that the CPU is a bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU is likely the primary constraint, while at 4K the GPU takes over as the limiting component.