Archeage

# Archeage Performance Analysis: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050

The measured frame rates for this combination in Archeage reveal a system that scales predictably across resolutions, with the RTX 5050's 8 GB VRAM and the Ryzen 5 7500F's six-core Zen 4 architecture interacting in ways that define both strengths and limitations. At 1080p, the combo delivers strong playable performance, but 4K Ultra demands more than this hardware can consistently provide, making resolution and preset selection critical for an enjoyable MMORPG experience.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiter at higher resolutions. At Low settings, average FPS falls from 136 at 1920x1080 to 91 at 2560x1440 (a 33% reduction), and then to 52 at 3840x2160 (a 43% further drop). This progression shows a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern where pixel count outpaces the RTX 5050's 320.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 13.17 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Medium settings, the average drops from 121 to 81 FPS, a 33% decline that aligns almost exactly with the pixel count increase of 78%. This suggests the GPU is fully utilized, with no CPU bottleneck emerging at these settings. The High preset shows a similar pattern: 82 FPS at 1080p, 55 FPS at 1440p (33% lower), and 32 FPS at 4K (42% lower than 1440p). The consistent percentage drops across presets indicate that resolution scaling is arithmetic and predictable, not affected by thermal or power limits.

At 4K, the Ultra preset collapses to just 22 FPS average, which is only 40% of the High preset's 32 FPS. This disproportionate drop hints that Ultra settings introduce effects that are particularly demanding on the 8 GB VRAM capacity, potentially causing texture swapping or memory pressure that compounds the raw pixel load. The Medium preset at 4K maintains 47 FPS with a minimum of 40 FPS, showing that even a modest reduction from High can recover substantial performance.

The data strongly suggests that the RTX 5050, with its 128-bit memory bus and 8 GB GDDR6, is the limiting component at 1440p and above. The Ryzen 5 7500F's CPU performance, which ranks in the 77th percentile among all CPUs, is unlikely to constrain frame rates below 136 FPS at 1080p Low, but the GPU's 66th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it well below the demands of 4K Ultra.

Settings Recommendations

The optimal experience depends on the target resolution, but the measured data points to specific presets that balance visual quality against consistent frame rates. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 121 FPS average with a minimum of 103 FPS, which provides a smooth, responsive experience for an MMORPG where rapid camera movements and ability rotations benefit from high frame pacing. The High preset at 82 FPS is still very playable, but the 39 FPS gap between Medium and High suggests diminishing returns for the visual upgrade.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset at 81 FPS (minimum 69 FPS) emerges as the clear sweet spot. The High preset at 55 FPS is acceptable for slower-paced gameplay but may feel less fluid during large-scale player-versus-player encounters. The Low preset at 91 FPS offers the highest frame rate, but the visual compromise is substantial; Medium provides a 10 FPS reduction from Low while likely delivering significantly improved image quality.

For 3840x2160, no preset achieves a fully smooth 60 FPS average. The Low preset at 52 FPS is the highest recorded, but the Medium preset at 47 FPS (minimum 40 FPS) may be preferable for those who value visual fidelity over a few extra frames. The High preset at 32 FPS is borderline playable in non-combat scenarios but will struggle in crowded areas. Ultra at 22 FPS is not recommended for any practical gameplay; the data indicates this preset is beyond the hardware's capability at 4K.

The measured minimum FPS values, available only for Medium presets, show that frame dips are manageable: 103 FPS at 1080p, 69 FPS at 1440p, and 40 FPS at 4K. These minimums are 15%, 15%, and 15% below their respective averages, respectively, suggesting consistent frame delivery without severe stuttering. For the best experience per the measured rows, Medium at 1080p or 1440p offers the most balanced performance-to-quality ratio.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Archeage at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: The data shows average FPS of 52 at Low, 47 at Medium, 32 at High, and 22 at Ultra at 3840x2160. Only the Low and Medium presets exceed 40 FPS average; High and Ultra are below 35 FPS, making them marginal for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the highest frame rate achievable with this combo?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the measured average is 136 FPS. This is the maximum recorded across all tested resolution and settings combinations.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At Medium settings, the average drops from 121 FPS at 1920x1080 to 81 FPS at 2560x1440, a 33% reduction. At High settings, the drop is from 82 to 55 FPS, also a 33% reduction.

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

A: The resolution scaling data indicates a GPU bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU can push 136 FPS at Low settings, but the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth limits performance at 1440p and 4K, as shown by the consistent percentage drops across resolutions.

Q: Does the Ultra preset offer any benefit over High?

A: At every resolution, Ultra delivers drastically lower frame rates: 56 vs. 82 FPS at 1080p, 38 vs. 55 FPS at 1440p, and 22 vs. 32 FPS at 4K. The average FPS at Ultra is roughly 68-69% of High, suggesting a heavy visual feature cost.

Q: What is the minimum FPS I can expect at Medium settings?

A: The measured minimums are 103 FPS at 1920x1080, 69 FPS at 2560x1440, and 40 FPS at 3840x2160. These values indicate that frame dips are consistent and not catastrophic, maintaining at least 40 FPS even at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a full range of presets. Low settings achieve 136 FPS average, Medium reaches 121 FPS with a minimum of 103 FPS and maximum of 139 FPS, High delivers 82 FPS, and Ultra drops to 56 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 59% reduction in average FPS, highlighting the significant cost of Ultra settings at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the measured averages are 91 FPS for Low, 81 FPS for Medium (minimum 69, maximum 93), 55 FPS for High, and 38 FPS for Ultra. The Medium preset's maximum of 93 FPS approaches the Low preset's average, indicating that Medium can occasionally match Low in lighter scenes. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to 17 FPS, compared to 26 FPS at 1080p, suggesting the GPU is becoming more saturated.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low at 52 FPS, Medium at 47 FPS (minimum 40, maximum 53), High at 32 FPS, and Ultra at 22 FPS. The Medium preset's maximum of 53 FPS is nearly identical to Low's average of 52 FPS, implying that at 4K, the Medium preset rarely exceeds Low's performance envelope. The delta from Low to Ultra is 30 FPS, a 58% drop, mirroring the 1080p pattern but at much lower absolute values.

The minimum FPS data, available only for Medium, shows that the 4K minimum of 40 FPS is exactly half the 1080p minimum of 103 FPS, while the 1440p minimum of 69 FPS sits between them. This linear scaling of minimums suggests stable GPU behavior without thermal throttling or memory-related spikes.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, featuring 16,900 million transistors on a 149 mm² die. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory operates across a 128-bit bus, yielding 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's 2560 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output processors deliver a pixel rate of 82.30 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 205.8 GTexel/s.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 66th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21035. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (0.6% higher average score), AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1% higher), AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (1.6% lower), and NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (1.6% higher). These deltas are small, indicating that the RTX 5050 sits in a tightly contested performance tier.

In Archeage, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM appears to be a critical constraint at 4K Ultra, where the 22 FPS average is likely caused by memory capacity limits rather than raw compute. The 320.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p Medium, as evidenced by the 121 and 81 FPS results, but the 4K High preset's 32 FPS suggests that higher-resolution textures and effects exceed what the memory subsystem can efficiently handle. The GPU's boost clock of 2572 MHz and base clock of 2317 MHz provide adequate frequency headroom, but the 130 W TDP and 300 W suggested PSU indicate this is a mid-range part designed for 1080p and 1440p gaming.

The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4 compatibility ensure modern API utilization, but Archeage's 2014 release date means it likely relies on older rendering paths, potentially underutilizing the RTX 5050's newer features. The measured FPS data shows the GPU is the dominant factor in performance scaling, with each resolution increase producing predictable frame rate reductions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture (Raphael codename) manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process. It operates at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts to 5.00 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, with dual-channel DDR5 memory support providing 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth.

The CPU's benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 22799 points, Geekbench multicore hits 12362, and Passmark multithread scores 26825. Single-thread performance is also notable, with Cinebench R23 singlecore at 3218 and Passmark single-thread at 3841. The CPU ranks in the 77th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 24964. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-11850H (0.1% higher average score), AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (0.2% lower), Intel Core i7-13620H (0.2% higher), and Intel Core 5 210H (0.4% higher) — all within a narrow 0.6% band.

In Archeage, the CPU's role is evident in the 1080p Low result of 136 FPS, which is the highest measured and demonstrates that the Ryzen 5 7500F can feed the GPU sufficiently at lower resolutions. The 3DMark scores reinforce this: 16-thread score of 6376, 8-thread of 5372, and 4-thread of 3621 show good scaling across core counts, while the single-thread score of 974 indicates solid per-core performance. The Passmark physics score of 1788 and find prime numbers score of 199 suggest the CPU handles physics calculations and integer workloads without becoming a bottleneck.

However, the resolution scaling data shows that at 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as the CPU can still push 91 FPS at 1440p Low and 52 FPS at 4K Low without dropping below the GPU's output. The 12 threads and 5.00 GHz boost clock are sufficient for Archeage's MMORPG workload, which typically involves many simultaneous entities and network processing but not extreme multi-threaded rendering. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking places it well above the GPU's 66th percentile, confirming that the RTX 5050 is the weaker link in this pairing.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 achieves a rank of 1691 out of 2761 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the 61st percentile of all tested system configurations. This ranking reflects the GPU's mid-range position; the CPU's strong 77th percentile ranking is somewhat offset by the GPU's 66th percentile, resulting in a combo that performs above average but not near the top tier.

The rank of 1691 out of 2761 means that approximately 1070 combos perform better in this game, while 1690 perform worse. Given that the GPU's nearest rivals (RX Vega M GL, HD 8970M, RX 5600 XT, RTX A4000 Mobile) all have average scores within 1.6% of the RTX 5050, the combo's rank is likely driven more by GPU performance than CPU, as the Ryzen 5 7500F's rivals are equally tightly clustered. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking versus the GPU's 66th percentile suggests that pairing this CPU with a stronger GPU would yield a significantly better combo rank, while pairing this GPU with a weaker CPU would see a smaller rank improvement.

The measured FPS data aligns with this mid-tier ranking: the combo delivers excellent 1080p performance (136 FPS Low, 121 FPS Medium), solid 1440p Medium (81 FPS), but struggles at 4K High and Ultra (32 and 22 FPS). This positions the system as a capable 1080p and entry-level 1440p machine, but not one suited for 4K gaming. The rank of 1691 reflects this balanced but unexceptional performance profile, with the CPU providing headroom for future GPU upgrades while the GPU currently limits the system's overall standing in Archeage.