Archeage

Archeage, an MMORPG released in 2014, is not a typical stress test for modern hardware, but the measured data for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 reveals a system that ranks 33rd out of 1,727 tested combos. The CPU carries a launch MSRP of $179, while the GPU has a launch MSRP of 1,599 USD. The combination delivers frame rates that range from 47.9 FPS at 4K Ultra to 257.3 FPS at 1080p Low, and the scaling pattern across resolutions and settings shows where the bottleneck lies.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 33 out of 1,727 places it in the top tier of tested systems. The CPU itself sits in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 24,993. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the Intel Core i7-11850H scores 24,974 (delta 0.1%), the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X scores 25,057 (delta -0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F scores 25,064 (delta -0.3%), and the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX scores 24,897 (delta 0.4%). This means the 7500F is effectively tied with these processors, so the CPU is not a differentiator in this combo.

The GPU, meanwhile, holds the 91st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 66,473. Its nearest rivals are professional cards: the NVIDIA Tesla T4 scores 66,733 (delta -0.4%), the Tesla P40 scores 66,127 (delta 0.5%), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 scores 67,097 (delta -0.9%), and the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 scores 67,320 (delta -1.3%). The RTX 4090’s score is within 1.3% of these cards, but they are not gaming-focused. The combo’s high rank relative to the individual percentiles suggests that the pairing of a mid-range CPU with a top-tier GPU works well in this specific game, where the GPU is likely the dominant factor.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS values across all settings and resolutions provide a clear picture. At 4K, the Ultra preset drops to 47.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play. High at 4K delivers 71.3 FPS, Medium 103.5 FPS, and Low 115.4 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra reaches 82.7 FPS, High 124.6 FPS, Medium 181.4 FPS, and Low 200.6 FPS. At 1080p, Ultra hits 126 FPS, High 182.6 FPS, Medium 243.4 FPS, and Low 257.3 FPS.

The best balance between visual quality and frame rate is the High preset. It is the highest setting that maintains a 60 FPS floor at 4K, and it also delivers 124.6 FPS at 1440p and 182.6 FPS at 1080p. Ultra is only viable at 1080p, where it reaches 126 FPS, but at 1440p it falls to 82.7 FPS, and at 4K it drops below 60. Medium offers a significant FPS boost over High, but it sacrifices visual fidelity. For a smooth experience across all resolutions, High is the recommended preset.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial. At High settings, the combo produces 182.6 FPS at 1080p, 124.6 FPS at 1440p, and 71.3 FPS at 4K. The same pattern holds for every preset: Ultra goes from 126 FPS at 1080p to 82.7 FPS at 1440p to 47.9 FPS at 4K; Medium goes from 243.4 to 181.4 to 103.5; Low goes from 257.3 to 200.6 to 115.4.

This scaling indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint. The CPU’s performance does not change with resolution, so the frame rate decline is directly tied to the GPU’s rendering load. The 4K results are roughly half of the 1080p figures, which is typical for a GPU-bound workload. The RTX 4090’s 24 GB frame buffer and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth are not the limiting factor; instead, the compute throughput at higher resolutions is what drives the FPS down.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 71.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 115.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 103.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 47.9 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 124.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 200.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 181.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 82.7 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 182.6 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 257.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 243.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 126.0 |

The data shows a consistent hierarchy: Low > Medium > High > Ultra at every resolution. The gap between Low and Ultra is largest at 1080p, where Low delivers 257.3 FPS and Ultra 126 FPS, a difference of 131.3 FPS. At 4K, the gap narrows to 67.5 FPS (115.4 vs 47.9). This suggests that the Ultra preset imposes a heavy load on the GPU, while Low allows the system to reach very high frame rates, especially at lower resolutions.

GPU Role

The RTX 4090 is a 24 GB GDDR6X card with a 384-bit memory bus and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth. Its base clock is 2235 MHz, boost clock 2520 MHz, and memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The GPU has 16,384 shading units, 128 RT cores, and 512 tensor cores, with an FP32 throughput of 82.58 TFLOPS. These specifications are far beyond what Archeage requires, yet the game still shows a clear GPU bottleneck at higher resolutions.

The 24 GB VRAM is never a limitation; even at 4K Ultra, the frame rate is 47.9 FPS, which is a compute constraint rather than a memory issue. The boost clock of 2520 MHz and the 82.58 TFLOPS are high, but the game’s Ultra preset at 4K still drops below 60 FPS. The GPU’s benchmark performance is strong, but its nearest rivals are professional cards, not gaming GPUs. In this game, the RTX 4090 delivers playable frame rates at High settings across all resolutions, but Ultra is only viable at 1080p. The GPU’s role is clear: it is the limiting component, and the CPU is not a bottleneck.