Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers a wide performance envelope in Archeage, with measured FPS ranging from 40.8 at 4K Ultra to 244.8 at 1080p Low. The data shows a clear pattern where resolution and settings have a pronounced impact on frame rates, indicating a system that scales predictably across the tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 produces a significant drop in average FPS across all settings. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 151.2 FPS at 1080p to 99.9 FPS at 1440p, then further to 58.8 FPS at 4K. This represents a reduction of roughly 35% from 1080p to 1440p, and an additional 41% drop when moving to 4K. The pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound workload at higher resolutions, where the rendering load increases substantially with pixel count.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced in absolute terms. The system achieves 244.8 FPS at 1080p, drops to 165.9 FPS at 1440p, and bottoms out at 97.4 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is approximately 60%, which is slightly larger than the drop observed at High settings. This suggests that at lower settings, the GPU has more headroom to work with, but the resolution increase still overwhelms the available performance.

The Ultra settings show the most dramatic scaling. At 1080p, the system manages 104.3 FPS, which falls to 68.7 FPS at 1440p and then to 40.8 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K here is roughly 61%, similar to the Low setting pattern. The fact that Ultra at 4K dips below 60 FPS indicates that this configuration is at the edge of playability for the most demanding visual settings at the highest resolution. The limiting component at 4K is clearly the GPU, as the CPU’s role diminishes when the rendering pipeline becomes the bottleneck.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for Archeage at 4K, as evidenced by the measured FPS at High settings (58.8 FPS) remaining above the playability threshold despite the heavy load. The GPU’s 80 ROPs and 240 TMUs contribute to a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s, which directly impact how quickly the card can fill frames at high resolutions.

The boost clock of 2610 MHz is a key factor in the performance deltas between settings. At 1080p Low, the card reaches 244.8 FPS, indicating that the GPU is not the primary constraint at this resolution and settings level. However, as resolution increases and settings are raised, the GPU’s computational throughput becomes the limiting factor. The FP32 performance of 40.09 TFLOPS is put to work heavily at 4K Ultra, where the 40.8 FPS result shows the card struggling to maintain fluid motion under maximum load.

Benchmark data places this GPU in the 85th percentile among all tested graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 44900. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile with a deltaPct of -0.6% and the Intel Arc A730M at -1.5%, indicating that the RTX 4070 Ti sits within a tight competitive cluster. The AMD Radeon Pro 580 trails by 1.6%, while the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT leads by the same margin. This positioning suggests that the GPU is a mid-to-high-tier performer, which aligns with the measured FPS in Archeage where it delivers strong results at 1080p and 1440p but begins to taper at 4K.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Zen 4 architecture, running on AMD Socket AM5 with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. In Archeage, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings, where the GPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 244.8 FPS, a figure that is likely constrained by the CPU’s ability to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic updates. The single-thread performance, as measured by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3406, is strong and supports high frame rates in this scenario.

The multi-threaded capabilities of the 7600X, reflected in a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24128, are adequate for Archeage’s MMORPG workload, which often involves many NPCs and player characters in a scene. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps with data locality, reducing latency when accessing frequently used game data. As resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the CPU’s influence on the final FPS diminishes, as the GPU takes over as the limiting component. This is visible in the scaling data: at 4K High, the FPS is 58.8, which is more than 60% lower than the 1080p High result, indicating that the CPU headroom is not being fully utilized at higher resolutions.

The CPU’s percentile ranking of 83 among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 26272, places it in the upper tier of desktop CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U with a deltaPct of 0% and the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U at -0.1%, showing that the 7600X is competitively positioned. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1060 reinforces the processor’s strength in lightly threaded tasks, which is relevant for Archeage’s main game thread.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo in Archeage?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 244.8 at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the system perform at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 40.8, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck at 1080p Low?

A: At 1080p Low, the 244.8 FPS result suggests the CPU is the primary limiter, as the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution and settings level.

Q: What is the FPS difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings yield 99.9 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 68.7 FPS, a difference of 31.2 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in Archeage?

A: The combo ranks 170 out of 1727 tested combinations, placing it in the top 10% of all configurations.

Q: Does the GPU’s 12 GB memory capacity cause issues at 4K?

A: The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory appears sufficient, as the system still achieves 58.8 FPS at 4K High, though Ultra settings drop to 40.8 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 7600X and RTX 4070 Ti achieves a rank of 170 out of 1727 tested combos in Archeage. This places it in the 90th percentile of all configurations, indicating that it is a top-tier performer for this game. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU’s strong single-thread performance and the GPU’s high throughput, which together deliver excellent frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, with respectable results at 4K.

The ranking is particularly notable given the GPU’s end-of-life production status, yet it still outperforms the vast majority of tested systems. The deltaPct values from the GPU’s nearest rivals show that the RTX 4070 Ti is slightly behind the RTX 5090 Mobile and Intel Arc A730M, but ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580, which helps contextualize its position within the broader hardware landscape. For Archeage specifically, the combo’s rank suggests that it is well-suited to the game’s requirements, which favor high clock speeds and robust rasterization performance over ray tracing or other advanced features.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 244.8 FPS, which drops to 217.8 FPS at Medium, 151.2 FPS at High, and 104.3 FPS at Ultra. The step from Low to Medium is a reduction of 27 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High is 66.6 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 46.9 FPS. These figures indicate that the High to Ultra transition is costly, likely due to increased draw distances and shadow quality that tax the GPU.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS at Low is 165.9, which decreases to 151 at Medium, 99.9 at High, and 68.7 at Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium narrows to 14.9 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is becoming more of a factor at this resolution. The High to Ultra drop is 31.2 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the 1080p pattern but with lower absolute values.

At 3840x2160, the system’s limits become apparent. Low settings yield 97.4 FPS, Medium drops to 86.9 FPS, High to 58.8 FPS, and Ultra to 40.8 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is only 10.5 FPS, while the Medium to High drop is 28.1 FPS, and the High to Ultra drop is 18 FPS. The 4K results show that the GPU is heavily loaded, with the Ultra setting falling below the 60 FPS threshold, making it unsuitable for competitive play but still playable for less demanding scenarios. The data confirms that this combo is best utilized at 1080p or 1440p for high refresh rate displays, while 4K is viable only at lower settings.