Archeage

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame-rate rows for Archeage with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 show a clear hierarchy across presets, with the Medium setting providing the best balance of visual fidelity and performance headroom. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 224.6 FPS, which is only 13.2 FPS below Low’s 237.8 FPS but a substantial 98.6 FPS above Ultra’s 126 FPS. The jump from Medium to High at 1080p costs 44.5 FPS, making High a less attractive option when the frame-rate ceiling is the priority.

At 2560x1440, Medium remains the optimal choice, producing 180.2 FPS versus 200.7 FPS on Low and 124.4 FPS on High. The gap between Medium and Low narrows to 20.5 FPS at this resolution, while the drop from Medium to High is 55.8 FPS. For 3840x2160, the situation shifts: Medium yields 101 FPS, which is 15.6 FPS below Low’s 116.6 FPS but more than double Ultra’s 45.5 FPS. High at 4K lands at 68.5 FPS, still playable but 32.5 FPS behind Medium.

The data suggests that Ultra is disproportionately demanding across all resolutions, with 4K Ultra falling to 45.5 FPS—a 55.5 FPS deficit versus 4K Medium. This indicates that the Ultra preset introduces rendering costs that do not scale linearly with resolution, making Medium the pragmatic ceiling for this combo. Low settings offer marginal gains over Medium at 1080p (13.2 FPS) and 1440p (20.5 FPS), but at 4K the Low-to-Medium delta is 15.6 FPS, which is more significant. Given that Medium at 4K still exceeds 100 FPS, it is the recommended preset for users prioritizing smooth gameplay without sacrificing all detail.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090’s role in this combo is defined by its substantial memory and clock specifications, which directly influence the measured results. The GPU ships with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. This capacity is relevant for Archeage’s large world assets and texture streaming, particularly at higher resolutions where memory pressure increases. The base clock of 2235 MHz and boost clock of 2520 MHz, combined with 16384 shading units, yield an FP32 throughput of 82.58 TFLOPS.

The GPU’s memory bandwidth and 24 GB capacity appear sufficient for the tested presets, as evidenced by the frame-rate scaling from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 237.8 FPS, which suggests the GPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions. However, the drop to 45.5 FPS at 4K Ultra indicates that the Ultra preset’s rendering load taxes the GPU’s compute and memory subsystems significantly. The RTX 4090’s 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores are present but not directly implicated in the measured rows, which are rasterization-based.

The GPU’s percentile rank of 91 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 66473, places it near the top of the database. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (deltaPct -0.4) and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (deltaPct -0.9), but these are workstation-oriented parts with different driver optimizations. For Archeage, the data shows that the RTX 4090’s raw throughput is sufficient to push high frame rates at Medium settings, but the Ultra preset’s demands reduce performance to levels that may not justify the visual uplift.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the combo’s performance scales from 1080p to 4K, with the limiting component shifting based on settings. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 237.8 FPS at 1080p to 200.7 FPS at 1440p (a 37.1 FPS reduction) and then to 116.6 FPS at 4K (an 84.1 FPS reduction from 1440p). This scaling pattern indicates that the CPU remains capable at lower resolutions, but the GPU becomes more stressed as pixel count increases.

At Medium settings, the progression is 224.6 FPS at 1080p, 180.2 FPS at 1440p, and 101 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is approximately 19.8%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is approximately 44%. This nonlinear decline suggests that the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are increasingly taxed at higher resolutions, with the 4K pixel count (3840x2160, roughly 8.3 million pixels) exceeding what the GPU can sustain at Medium settings without a significant frame-rate penalty.

Ultra settings show the steepest scaling: 126 FPS at 1080p, 81.4 FPS at 1440p, and 45.5 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is only 36.1% of the 1080p Ultra figure, indicating that the Ultra preset’s additional effects (likely shadows, reflections, and draw distances) multiply the resolution burden. High settings follow a similar but less severe curve: 180.1 FPS at 1080p, 124.4 FPS at 1440p, and 68.5 FPS at 4K. The data indicates that at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU (with its 8 cores and 16 threads) is likely the limiter at Low and Medium settings, given the high frame rates, while at 4K Ultra, the GPU is definitively the bottleneck.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 holds a combo rank of 63 out of 1727 tested combinations in Archeage, placing it in the top 3.6% of all combos in the database. This rank reflects the aggregate of measured FPS across the tested resolutions and settings, with the combo’s strength lying in its ability to maintain high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p while still exceeding 100 FPS at 4K Medium.

The CPU’s individual standing supports this ranking: the Ryzen 7 5800XT has a percentile of 86 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29774. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (deltaPct 0.1), AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (deltaPct -0.3), AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (deltaPct 0.3), and AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (deltaPct -0.3). These deltas are all within 0.3%, indicating that the 5800XT is statistically equivalent to these processors in synthetic benchmarks, yet the combo’s in-game rank benefits from the RTX 4090’s high-end GPU performance.

The GPU’s percentile of 91 and average benchmark score of 66473 place it above most tested graphics cards, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (deltaPct -0.4) and NVIDIA Quadro P6000 (deltaPct -1.3). However, these rivals are not consumer gaming parts, and the RTX 4090’s 24 GB memory and 82.58 TFLOPS compute are far beyond what Archeage requires at Medium settings. The combo’s rank of 63 suggests that while it is not the absolute fastest configuration for this game, it is among a small minority of systems that can deliver playable frame rates at 4K Ultra, even if those rates are lower than at lower presets.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS achieved by this combo at 1920x1080?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 237.8 at 1080p with Low settings. Medium settings achieve 224.6 FPS, while Ultra drops to 126 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4090’s memory configuration affect 4K performance?

A: The GPU has 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth. At 4K Medium, this configuration yields 101 FPS, while 4K Ultra drops to 45.5 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset’s memory and compute demands exceed what the bandwidth can sustain at high frame rates.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800XT the bottleneck at any resolution?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 237.8 FPS, which is close to typical CPU limits for MMORPGs. The CPU’s 16 threads and 32 MB L3 cache are likely the limiter at this setting, whereas at 4K Ultra (45.5 FPS), the GPU is clearly the limiting component.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Medium and Ultra at 2560x1440?

A: Medium produces 180.2 FPS, while Ultra produces 81.4 FPS, a difference of 98.8 FPS. This is the largest preset gap at 1440p among the measured settings.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 63rd out of 1727 tested combinations in Archeage, placing it in the top 3.6% of the database. This rank is driven by high performance at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K Medium still exceeding 100 FPS.

Q: Does the GPU’s benchmark score align with its in-game performance?

A: The RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 66473 and a percentile of 91, but its nearest rivals in synthetic tests (e.g., Tesla T4, deltaPct -0.4) are not gaming-focused. In Archeage, the GPU’s high score translates to strong frame rates at Medium settings, but Ultra’s demands reduce performance disproportionately, as seen in the 4K Ultra result of 45.5 FPS.