Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 delivers a highly variable experience in Archeage, with performance heavily dictated by resolution and preset. This combination places in the 21st percentile of tested systems for this title, ranking 1366 out of 1727 combos. The data reveals a system that can comfortably handle the game at 1080p but struggles to maintain playable framerates at higher resolutions, particularly with demanding settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a steep performance cliff as resolution increases, indicating that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 becomes the primary limiting factor beyond 1080p. At High settings, average framerates drop from 69.9 FPS at 1920x1080 to 49.4 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of approximately 29%. Moving to 3840x2160 yields just 29.5 FPS, which represents a 58% drop from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the 6 GB frame buffer and 192-bit memory interface are insufficient to maintain throughput at higher pixel counts.

The Low preset tells a similar story. The 118.9 FPS average at 1080p falls to 76.4 FPS at 1440p and 45.9 FPS at 4K. Interestingly, the relative drop from 1080p to 1440p is nearly identical to the High preset (36% vs. 29%), but the 4K result shows a smaller absolute penalty. This suggests that while the RTX 2060 is clearly the bottleneck at 4K, the CPU still has some headroom to contribute at lower resolutions.

The scaling from Medium to Ultra settings further emphasizes GPU limitations. At 1080p, Medium produces 106.8 FPS while Ultra drops to 50.3 FPS, a 53% reduction. At 1440p, the same preset change results in a 52% drop (72.1 to 34.6 FPS). At 4K, the gap narrows to 48% (42.5 to 22 FPS), suggesting that at this resolution the GPU is so saturated that even reducing settings yields diminishing returns. The 4K Ultra result of 22 FPS is effectively unplayable, while 4K High at 29.5 FPS barely crosses the threshold of acceptable performance for a slow-paced MMORPG.

FAQ

Q: What is the average framerate at 1080p with High settings?

A: The system achieves an average of 69.9 FPS at 1920x1080 on High settings, which is well within the range of smooth gameplay for an MMORPG.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average framerates range from 45.9 FPS on Low settings down to 22 FPS on Ultra, indicating that 4K is only viable with significantly reduced visual quality.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 7700 or RTX 2060 the bottleneck in this game?

A: Benchmark results indicate the GPU is the limiting component at resolutions above 1080p, as evidenced by the sharp FPS drops when moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 across all presets.

Q: What is the best settings preset for this combo?

A: For a balance of visual quality and performance, Medium settings at 1080p (106.8 FPS) or High at 1440p (49.4 FPS) appear to be the sweet spots, depending on whether the user prioritizes smoothness or detail.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested systems in Archeage?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 1366 out of 1727 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 21% of systems for this specific game.

Q: Does the Low preset provide a significant FPS boost over Ultra?

A: Yes, at 1080p the Low preset delivers 118.9 FPS compared to 50.3 FPS on Ultra, a 136% improvement. At 4K, the advantage narrows to 45.9 FPS versus 22 FPS, still a substantial 109% gain.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, built on the Turing architecture with a 12 nm process, is the decisive factor in this combination's Archeage performance. Its 6 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 192-bit bus provides 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which becomes strained as resolution increases. The GPU's 1920 shading units and 48 ROPs are tasked with rendering Archeage's world, and the benchmark data shows this workload scales poorly beyond 1080p.

The RTX 2060's clock behavior—1365 MHz base and 1680 MHz boost—does not compensate for the memory bandwidth limitations at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the 22 FPS average indicates the GPU is completely saturated, whereas at 1080p Low, the 118.9 FPS result suggests the GPU still has headroom that the CPU can feed. The 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores present on this chip are largely irrelevant for Archeage, as the game does not stress ray tracing or DLSS workloads.

The GPU's 58th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16074, places it in the mid-range tier. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, scores only 0.5% higher, indicating that the RTX 2060 is competitive within its class. However, the 6 GB VRAM capacity is a notable constraint for a 2014 MMORPG that has received graphical updates, as texture-heavy scenes at 4K can exceed this allocation, forcing the GPU to rely on slower memory paging.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset reveals consistent performance patterns across all twelve tested configurations. At 1920x1080, the system produces 118.9 FPS on Low, 106.8 FPS on Medium, 69.9 FPS on High, and 50.3 FPS on Ultra. The transition from Low to Medium costs 12.1 FPS (10% reduction), while Medium to High costs 36.9 FPS (35% reduction), and High to Ultra costs 19.6 FPS (28% reduction). This non-linear scaling suggests that the High and Ultra presets introduce effects that heavily tax the GPU's fill rate.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are 76.4 FPS (Low), 72.1 FPS (Medium), 49.4 FPS (High), and 34.6 FPS (Ultra). The gap between Low and Medium narrows to just 4.3 FPS, indicating that at this resolution the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the dominant constraint regardless of moderate settings changes. The drop from High to Ultra remains significant at 14.8 FPS, reinforcing that the Ultra preset's additional effects are disproportionately expensive.

At 3840x2160, the system manages 45.9 FPS (Low), 42.5 FPS (Medium), 29.5 FPS (High), and 22 FPS (Ultra). The Low-to-Medium delta shrinks further to 3.4 FPS, while High-to-Ultra costs 7.5 FPS. Interestingly, the 4K Medium result (42.5 FPS) is 14% higher than the 1440p High result (49.4 FPS) when normalized per pixel, indicating that the GPU is memory-bandwidth limited rather than compute limited at these extreme resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination ranks 1366 out of 1727 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the bottom 21% of all systems tested. This relatively low ranking is surprising given the CPU's strength—the Ryzen 7 7700 sits in the 91st percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 40468, and its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H, scores only 0.1% higher while the Intel Core i9-13905H is 0.6% lower. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads, boost clock of 5.30 GHz, and 32 MB of L3 cache provide ample compute for MMORPG workloads.

The GPU, however, drags the overall ranking down. The RTX 2060's 58th percentile standing among GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16074, is the limiting factor. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, scores 0.5% higher, while the Radeon Pro 5600M and Pro 5700 are 1.7% higher. This mid-range GPU performance, combined with the game's apparent preference for higher-end graphics hardware, results in the combo sitting in the lower quintile of systems for Archeage specifically.

The discrepancy between the CPU's high percentile (91st) and the combo's low game rank (1366th of 1727) highlights how this game is significantly GPU-bound. A system with a weaker CPU but stronger GPU would likely rank higher in Archeage, as the 4K and high-preset results demonstrate that the RTX 2060 cannot keep pace with the CPU's capabilities. At 1080p Low, the 118.9 FPS result shows the CPU can drive high framerates when the GPU is not the constraint, but the performance ceiling is firmly set by the graphics card across all resolutions and settings.