Archeage

For ArcheAge, an MMORPG released on 2014-01-14, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X + AMD Radeon RX 580 combo ranks 1598th out of 1727 tested combinations. The measured FPS set spans a wide range, from 70.2 FPS at 1080p Low to 9.4 FPS at 4K Ultra. The Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread Zen 4 desktop CPU, while the RX 580 is a GCN 4.0 Polaris 20 GPU, and those relative roles shape everything below.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

At Low settings, the average FPS moves from 70.2 at 1080p to 46 at 1440p, then to 27.1 at 4K. Medium follows the same staircase: 59 at 1080p, 39.4 at 1440p, 23.2 at 4K. High goes from 43.7 to 29.6 to 17.9. Ultra goes from 28.2 to 21.6 to 9.4. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest single number in the measured set.

This pattern is very consistent: every resolution step subtracts a meaningful amount of average FPS at every preset. That kind of response is usually a sign that the GPU, not the CPU, is carrying the heavier load as pixel count climbs. The CPU has the 93rd percentile standing among all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 53rd percentile. If the processor were the bottleneck, the resolution scaling would not cut the frame rate this steeply across all quality levels. Instead, the data points to the RX 580 as the limiting component.

The spread between Low and Ultra also widens with resolution. At 1080p, Low is 70.2 and Ultra is 28.2. At 4K, Low is 27.1 and Ultra is 9.4. Higher settings amplify the GPU demand, and the RX 580 has less headroom to absorb that demand at 4K.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Among the measured presets, 1080p Medium is the strongest balance. It delivers 59 FPS, which is higher than every 1440p and 4K row in the dataset, and it does so while being two settings above Low. The only faster 1080p row is Low at 70.2, but that comes with lower image quality.

At 1440p, Medium is again the most reasonable middle point. It averages 39.4 FPS. Low is 46, High is 29.6, and Ultra is 21.6. Choosing Medium keeps a higher-quality preset without dropping all the way to High’s 29.6 result.

At 4K, Low is clearly the strongest measured option. It is the only 4K preset above 23.2, with Medium at 23.2, High at 17.9, and Ultra at 9.4. No 4K row gets close to the 1080p Medium experience. For users who want the highest average FPS from the measured rows, Low at 1080p is the top performer; for users who want a quality step with a still-strong frame rate, Medium at 1080p is the sensible pick.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

In ArcheAge specifically, the combo ranks 1598th out of 1727 tested combos. That is a low position in the overall field. The CPU alone is far more impressive in its own benchmark pool: the Ryzen 9 7900X sits at the 93rd percentile of all CPUs and has an average benchmark score of 50556. The GPU alone sits at the 53rd percentile of all GPUs and has an average benchmark score of 13559.

The game rank tracks the GPU’s relative level much more closely than the CPU’s. The RX 580’s nearest rivals by average benchmark score are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 at 13564 with a deltaPct of 0, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 at 13549 with a deltaPct of 0.1, the AMD Radeon Pro 455 at 13416 with a deltaPct of 1.1, and the NVIDIA P106-090 at 13716 with a deltaPct of -1.1. This is a tight cluster of mid-range performance, and the RX 580’s 13559 average sits right among them.

With a 93rd-percentile CPU and a 53rd-percentile GPU, the 1598th-of-1727 game ranking is more consistent with the GPU being the anchor. The CPU is not the reason this combo is placed so far down the ArcheAge list.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 70.2 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 59 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 43.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 28.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 46 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 39.4 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 29.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 21.6 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 27.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 23.2 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 17.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 9.4 |

These rows are marked as measured data. No min or max FPS values are present in the set, so the analysis relies on the listed averages. The 1080p Low row is the only measurement above 70, and the 4K Ultra row is the lowest average in the entire table.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is built on GlobalFoundries’ 14 nm process, with 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die. Its base clock is 1257 MHz and its boost clock is 1340 MHz. The memory runs at 2000 MHz with 8 Gbps effective speed across a 256-bit bus, producing 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory.

The GPU contains 2304 shading units, 144 texture units, and 32 ROPs. Its pixel rate is 42.88 GPixel/s, its texture rate is 193.0 GTexel/s, and its FP32 throughput is 6.175 TFLOPS. It connects over PCIe 3.0 x16 and supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RX 580 scores 8813 in PassMark G3D, 769 in PassMark G2D, and 3488 in PassMark GPU compute. It also scores 1005 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 52176 in Geekbench Metal, 37453 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 45173 in Geekbench Vulkan. These numbers place the card at the 53rd percentile of all GPUs.

In ArcheAge, the measured results behave like a GPU-limited system. The 8 GB VRAM is substantial, but the resolution scaling suggests the GPU’s compute and memory throughput are the real constraints. At 4K Ultra, the average collapses to 9.4 FPS, which is far below the 1080p Ultra result of 28.2. The RX 580 can produce 70.2 FPS at 1080p Low, but when resolution and settings both rise, the frame rate falls off quickly.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data (format: Q: ... A: ...)

Q: What is the measured FPS at 1080p for each preset?

A: Low averages 70.2 FPS, Medium 59, High 43.7, and Ultra 28.2.

Q: How does the Low preset scale from 1080p to 4K?

A: Low averages 70.2 FPS at 1080p, 46 at 1440p, and 27.1 at 4K.

Q: Where does this combo rank in ArcheAge?

A: It ranks 1598th out of 1727 tested combos.

Q: Which component is more likely to be the limit in this game?

A: The RX 580, because the GPU sits at the 53rd percentile of all GPUs while the Ryzen 9 7900X sits at the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, and the FPS drops steeply as resolution increases.

Q: What are the RX 580’s memory specifications?

A: It has 8 GB GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth and a 2000 MHz memory clock at 8 Gbps effective.

Q: What are the Ryzen 9 7900X’s core and thread counts?

A: The 7900X has 12 cores and 24 threads, with a base clock of 4.70 and a boost clock of 5.60.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Ryzen 9 7900X is a desktop CPU from the 7000 series, built on Zen 4 Raphael and manufactured on TSMC’s 5 nm process. It uses AMD Socket AM5 and contains 13,140 million transistors across 2x 71 mm² dies. It supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth and offers PCIe Gen 5 with 24 CPU lanes.

The CPU has 12 cores and 24 threads. Its base clock is 4.70 and its boost clock is 5.60. Cache is 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 64 MB of shared L3. TDP is 170. It also includes Radeon Graphics, but the measured ArcheAge rows are for the discrete RX 580 in this pairing.

Synthetic scores show a top-tier processor. Cinebench R23 multi-core is 43695 and single-core is 6168. Cinebench R20 multi-core is 18351 and single-core is 2590. Geekbench multi-core is 17830 and single-core is 2952. PassMark multithread is 51406 and single-thread is 4238. 3DMark max threads is 12536, 16 threads is 10972, 8 threads is 7798, 4 threads is 4151, 2 threads is 2137, and single-thread is 1093.

The 7900X’s own average benchmark score is 50556. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 at 50598 with a deltaPct of -0.1, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT at 50738 with -0.4, the Intel Core i7-13850HX at 50827 with -0.5, and the Intel Core i9-13980HX at 50944 with -0.8. This means the CPU is essentially level with its closest peers.

In ArcheAge, the CPU’s strength shows most clearly at 1080p Low, where the combo reaches 70.2 FPS. At 4K Ultra, the same CPU is paired with a GPU that only produces 9.4 FPS. That outcome is not a core-count or clock-speed problem. The processor has far more headroom than the RX 580, and the measured FPS data indicates the GPU is the component running out of performance first.