Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 produces a highly variable experience in Archeage, with results that depend almost entirely on the selected quality preset. The measured data shows a clear pattern: the GTX 1070 is the limiting factor at higher settings, while the Ryzen 7 5800XT’s strong multi-threaded performance becomes apparent only when the graphics load is reduced. This combination sits in the 1444th position out of 1727 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier of all hardware pairings for this MMORPG.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data strongly favors the Low preset for playable performance, but the Medium preset offers a far better balance of visual quality and frame rate. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 106.9 FPS, which is exceptionally smooth, but the Medium preset still achieves 91.9 FPS — a difference of only 15 FPS while providing noticeably richer visuals. Considering the game’s MMORPG nature, where large group encounters can cause frame drops, the headroom provided by Medium is safer than High. The High preset at 1080p drops to 62.1 FPS, which is still playable but leaves little margin for the CPU-intensive moments typical of the genre.

At 2560x1440, the recommendation shifts. The Low preset produces 68.5 FPS, while Medium yields 64.9 FPS — a negligible 3.6 FPS gap. Given that the 1440p Medium result is within 5% of the Low result, choosing Medium at this resolution is justified for the visual upgrade. The High preset at 1440p falls to 44.5 FPS, which is borderline for an MMORPG where consistent response times matter in combat. The Ultra preset is not viable at any resolution, with 1080p Ultra producing a mere 43.8 FPS and 4K Ultra plummeting to 14.9 FPS.

For 3840x2160, the data suggests avoiding anything above Low. The Low preset at 4K yields 44 FPS, which is marginally playable, but Medium drops to 38.3 FPS and High falls to 26.8 FPS. The gap between 4K Low and 4K Medium is only 5.7 FPS, yet the latter still fails to reach 40 FPS. Ultimately, the best experience across all resolutions is the Medium preset at 1080p, offering 91.9 FPS with sufficient visual fidelity and performance headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1444th out of 1727 tested combos for Archeage, placing it in the bottom 16% of all pairings. This relatively low ranking is surprising given the CPU’s capabilities. The Ryzen 7 5800XT has an average benchmark score of 29774, placing it in the 86th percentile of all CPUs, which is well above average. However, the GTX 1070’s average benchmark score of 12331 puts it in only the 51st percentile of all GPUs. The GPU’s mediocrity relative to its CPU counterpart drags the entire combo down.

The data implies a significant bottleneck: the GPU cannot keep pace with what the CPU can feed it. The Ryzen 7 5800XT’s nearest rivals in CPU benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (0.1% ahead) and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (0.3% behind), showing that the CPU holds its own among peer processors. In contrast, the GTX 1070’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER (1.4% faster) and the NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm (1.7% faster), indicating the GPU is barely keeping pace with much older or lower-tier hardware. This pairing is fundamentally unbalanced, with the CPU operating far above its partner’s capability.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is built on the Pascal architecture with a 16 nm process node and features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1506 MHz with a boost clock of 1683 MHz. The GPU’s 1920 shading units and 64 ROPs are reflected in its benchmark scores, but the data reveals that memory bandwidth and clock speed are not sufficient for Archeage’s demanding Ultra preset. The 4K Ultra result of 14.9 FPS is a stark indicator of the GPU’s limits, as the game’s high-resolution textures and effects overwhelm the 8 GB frame buffer.

The GTX 1070’s benchmark results show it is a mid-range performer: its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1082, and its Passmark G3D score is 13498. These numbers align with its 51st percentile ranking, and the measured FPS confirms this. The GPU’s memory clock of 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective) is a fixed asset, and the data shows that lowering settings from Ultra to High or Medium provides substantial gains — at 1080p, the jump from Ultra (43.8 FPS) to High (62.1 FPS) is 41.8%, while the jump to Medium (91.9 FPS) is 109.8%. This suggests the GPU’s shading throughput, not its memory capacity, is the primary constraint at higher settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings shows a dramatic spread. The Low preset produces an average of 106.9 FPS, which is the highest result in the entire dataset. Medium follows with 91.9 FPS, then High at 62.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 43.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 63.1 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a severe load that the GTX 1070 cannot handle at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the results are more compressed. Low yields 68.5 FPS, Medium produces 64.9 FPS, and High falls to 44.5 FPS. Ultra is largely unplayable at 31.9 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings reduces the average from 106.9 to 68.5 FPS, a 35.9% drop, while the same transition at High settings reduces from 62.1 to 44.5 FPS, a 28.3% drop. This indicates that at lower settings, the CPU is more involved, and the resolution increase exposes the GPU’s limitations more aggressively.

At 3840x2160, all settings produce sub-45 FPS results. Low averages 44 FPS, Medium 38.3 FPS, High 26.8 FPS, and Ultra 14.9 FPS. The 4K data shows that even the Low preset is barely playable, and the game becomes effectively unplayable at Ultra. The 4K Medium result of 38.3 FPS is 58.3% lower than the 1080p Medium result of 91.9 FPS, demonstrating the massive cost of 4K rendering on this GPU.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Archeage?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the combo consistently exceeds 60 FPS across multiple settings. At 1080p, Low (106.9 FPS), Medium (91.9 FPS), and High (62.1 FPS) all achieve playable frame rates, whereas 1440p only reaches 60+ FPS on Low (68.5 FPS) and Medium (64.9 FPS).

Q: Is the Ultra preset ever usable with this hardware?

A: No. The Ultra preset produces 43.8 FPS at 1080p, 31.9 FPS at 1440p, and 14.9 FPS at 4K. None of these results are smooth enough for an MMORPG where reaction time matters, and the 4K Ultra result is particularly unplayable.

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

A: The Ryzen 7 5800XT has an average benchmark score of 29774, placing it in the 86th percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE, scores 29740, a delta of 0.1% ahead, while the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS scores 29856, a delta of 0.3% behind. The CPU is well within 0.3% of all its nearest peers.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GTX 1070 has an average benchmark score of 12331, placing it in the 51st percentile. The NVIDIA Quadro K4200 scores 12241 (0.7% behind), while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER scores 12504 (1.4% ahead). The GPU is closely matched with these competitors, showing no significant advantage.

Q: What causes the massive FPS drop from Low to Ultra settings?

A: The data shows that at 1080p, Low averages 106.9 FPS while Ultra averages 43.8 FPS, a 59.1% reduction. This is likely due to the GTX 1070’s shading units (1920) and ROPs (64) being insufficient for the Ultra preset’s additional effects, as the GPU’s memory bandwidth (256.3 GB/s) remains constant across all settings.

Q: Is this combo better for CPU-heavy or GPU-heavy workloads?

A: The data suggests it favors CPU-heavy scenarios. The Ryzen 7 5800XT has 8 cores and 16 threads with a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, and its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 23794. The GTX 1070’s relative weakness means the combo performs best when the game relies more on CPU processing, as seen in the 1080p Low result of 106.9 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is a Zen 3 architecture processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. It has a 32 MB L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. Its benchmark scores are impressive: Cinebench R23 multi-core reaches 23794, while the single-core score is 3359. Passmark multi-thread score is 27988, and the 3DMark 16-thread score is 7683. These numbers place the CPU in the 86th percentile of all CPUs.

In Archeage, the CPU’s role becomes evident when comparing the Low preset results across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 106.9 FPS, but at 4K Low, it drops to 44 FPS. The CPU is likely bottlenecked in the latter case because the GPU cannot maintain the frame rate. The CPU’s strong multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core 23794) suggests it can handle the game’s background tasks and player counts, but the data shows that the GTX 1070’s frame output limits the overall experience. The combo’s ranking of 1444th out of 1727 is more attributable to the GPU than the CPU.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings. At Low settings, the average FPS decreases from 106.9 at 1080p to 68.5 at 1440p (a 35.9% drop) and then to 44 at 4K (a 58.8% drop from 1080p). At Medium settings, the progression is 91.9 to 64.9 to 38.3, representing a 29.4% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 58.3% drop from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the drop is 62.1 to 44.5 to 26.8, a 28.3% and 56.8% reduction, respectively.

The data reveals that the GPU is the limiting component at all resolutions above 1080p. The percentage drops from 1440p to 4K are larger than those from 1080p to 1440p for Low (35.9% vs 35.8%) and Medium (29.4% vs 41.0%), indicating that the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are being saturated. The CPU’s performance, as measured by its 3DMark 8-thread score of 6141, is likely sufficient for even 4K, but the GTX 1070 cannot deliver the frames. The scaling pattern suggests that to achieve consistent 60 FPS at 1440p, the user must stay on Low or Medium, while 4K requires Low and accepts a 44 FPS average.