Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a high-refresh-rate experience in Archeage, but the data reveals a dramatic trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate. This combination ranks 295th out of 1,727 tested configurations, placing it in the top 17% of all hardware pairings for this title. The measured results show that players must choose between buttery-smooth motion at Low settings or cinematic visuals that dip below 60 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data clearly identifies the High preset as the optimal balance between visual quality and performance for this hardware combination. At 1920x1080, High settings produce 141.4 FPS average, which is more than sufficient for the MMORPG genre where responsiveness matters more than absolute frame rates. This represents a 33.9% improvement over Ultra settings at the same resolution, while offering substantially better visuals than Medium.

At 2560x1440, High settings maintain a 96.5 FPS average, which remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The drop from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 31.7% of the frame rate, but the resulting image clarity at this resolution is worth the trade-off on modern displays. Players with 144Hz monitors should note that 1440p High cannot fully saturate that refresh rate, but it comes close enough that the experience remains fluid.

The Low preset should be avoided by anyone with a high-refresh-rate display, as it pushes frame rates to 229.1 FPS at 1080p and 158 FPS at 1440p. These numbers exceed what most monitors can display and sacrifice too much visual detail. The Medium preset offers a middle ground, but the 208.6 FPS at 1080p and 141.5 FPS at 1440p do not provide enough additional smoothness over High to justify the graphical downgrade.

At 4K, the situation changes entirely. High settings produce only 52.9 FPS average, which dips below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. Players prioritizing 4K resolution should consider the Medium preset at 80.8 FPS, which maintains playability while offering better visuals than Low. The Ultra preset at 4K is not recommended, as the 37 FPS average falls below acceptable playability standards for an action-oriented MMORPG.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination run Archeage at 144 FPS in 1440p?

A: No. The highest 1440p result is 158 FPS at Low settings, but High settings drop to 96.5 FPS. Only the Low preset approaches 144Hz at this resolution.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra experience compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: The 4K Ultra average of 37 FPS is 61.3% lower than the 1080p Ultra result of 95.5 FPS. This massive drop indicates the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: Low settings achieve 229.1 FPS, while Ultra produces 95.5 FPS. This represents a 139.9% performance advantage for Low, demonstrating the enormous cost of maximum graphical fidelity.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 SUPER sufficient for 60 FPS gameplay at 4K?

A: At High settings, the average is 52.9 FPS, which misses the 60 FPS target. The Medium preset achieves 80.8 FPS, but only the Low preset at 88.3 FPS provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's performance influence Archeage frame rates?

A: The Ryzen 9 5900X scores 33,150 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4,680 in single-core, placing it in the 90th percentile of all CPUs. The 12-core, 24-thread configuration provides ample headroom for MMORPG workloads, as evidenced by the strong 1080p Low result of 229.1 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's ranking among all tested hardware configurations?

A: This pairing ranks 295th out of 1,727 total combinations, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all tested systems for Archeage performance.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression across resolutions reveals a clear GPU-bound scenario at higher settings. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings reduces the average from 141.4 FPS to 96.5 FPS, a 31.7% drop. Continuing to 3840x2160 reduces performance further to 52.9 FPS, representing an additional 45.2% decrease from the 1440p result. The cumulative drop from 1080p High to 4K High is 62.6%.

The Low preset shows a different scaling pattern. At 1080p Low, the system produces 229.1 FPS, which drops to 158 FPS at 1440p (31.0% decrease) and then to 88.3 FPS at 4K (44.1% decrease). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that resolution scaling affects the GPU uniformly, regardless of graphical load.

Ultra settings exhibit the most severe resolution penalty. The 1080p Ultra result of 95.5 FPS falls to 63.8 FPS at 1440p (33.2% decrease) and then plummets to 37 FPS at 4K (42.0% decrease). The absolute frame rates at 4K Ultra indicate that the RTX 4070 SUPER's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to maintain playable performance at maximum fidelity.

The data indicates that the limiting component shifts depending on resolution. At 1080p Low, the 229.1 FPS result suggests the CPU and GPU are both operating near their limits, but the Ryzen 9 5900X's strong single-thread performance (4,680 in Cinebench R23) prevents it from becoming the bottleneck. At 4K Ultra, the GPU's compute resources are clearly overwhelmed, as evidenced by the 37 FPS result.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings produces the following averages: Low achieves 229.1 FPS, Medium reaches 208.6 FPS, High delivers 141.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 95.5 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is substantial at 67.2 FPS, suggesting that the High preset enables significantly more demanding visual effects. The Ultra preset costs an additional 45.9 FPS over High, indicating that the maximum settings include features that heavily tax the GPU.

The 2560x1440 results show a similar pattern with lower absolute numbers: Low produces 158 FPS, Medium reaches 141.5 FPS, High delivers 96.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 63.8 FPS. The Medium to High transition costs 45 FPS, while the High to Ultra transition costs 32.7 FPS. Notably, 1440p High remains above the 60 FPS threshold, making it a viable high-fidelity option.

At 3840x2160, the performance landscape shifts dramatically. Low settings achieve 88.3 FPS, Medium reaches 80.8 FPS, High delivers 52.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 37 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is only 7.5 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is already heavily loaded at this resolution. The High preset falls below 60 FPS, and Ultra becomes nearly unplayable for competitive scenarios.

The scaling efficiency between settings is not linear. At 1080p, the Low-to-Medium transition costs 20.5 FPS, while Medium-to-High costs 67.2 FPS, and High-to-Ultra costs 45.9 FPS. This non-uniform scaling indicates that certain settings tiers introduce disproportionately expensive effects, with the High preset representing a major visual leap that demands significantly more GPU resources.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination achieves a rank of 295 out of 1,727 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the top 17.1% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the balanced nature of this pairing, which combines a 90th percentile CPU with an 84th percentile GPU to deliver strong overall performance in this MMORPG.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its contribution. The AMD EPYC 4245P scores 39,383 average benchmark points, a 0.2% difference from the Ryzen 9 5900X's 39,453 average. The Intel Core i7-13700F scores 39,095 (0.9% behind), while the Intel Core i7-13700 scores 39,857 (1.0% ahead). These modest deltas indicate that the Ryzen 9 5900X sits in a tightly contested performance tier where no single competitor holds a decisive advantage.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 SUPER's average benchmark score of 42,576 places it near the NVIDIA RTX A6000 at 42,653 (0.2% difference) and the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE at 42,723 (0.3% difference). The AMD Radeon Pro 580X trails at 41,991 (1.4% behind), while the NVIDIA Tesla M40 scores 41,897 (1.6% behind). These rival comparisons show the RTX 4070 SUPER performing within a narrow band of contemporary graphics solutions.

The combination's rank of 295 suggests that while both components are individually strong, the pairing is not optimized for Archeage specifically. The game's 2014 release date and MMORPG genre typically favor strong single-thread CPU performance, which the Ryzen 9 5900X provides with its 4,680 Cinebench R23 single-core score. However, the GPU's 84th percentile ranking indicates that other combinations with higher-tier graphics cards may achieve better results in this title, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck.