Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT delivers a distinctly resolution-bound experience in Archeage, with the data showing a clear transition from CPU-limited performance at 1080p to GPU-limited performance at 4K. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS across all settings and resolutions, contextualizes the combo’s standing against other tested configurations, and examines the GPU’s memory and clock characteristics.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep and consistent performance drop as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a system where the graphics card becomes the primary bottleneck at higher pixel counts. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 160.5 FPS, but this falls to 110.5 FPS at 1440p and further to 62.2 FPS at 4K—a reduction of 31% and 61% respectively from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern indicates that at 1080p, the CPU’s 12 cores and 24 threads are able to feed the GPU adequately, allowing the Radeon RX 6750 XT to operate near its full potential.

The situation changes dramatically when moving to Ultra settings. At 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 66.3, which drops to 46 at 1440p and plummets to 24.2 at 4K. The 4K Ultra figure represents a 63.5% reduction from the 1080p Ultra result, showing that the GPU’s rendering load at 4K with maximum quality settings overwhelms its 13.31 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 166.4 GPixel/s pixel rate. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution is also telling: at 1080p, the spread is 94.2 FPS (160.5 vs 66.3), while at 4K it narrows to 38 FPS (62.2 vs 24.2), confirming that at higher resolutions, the GPU is saturated regardless of quality preset.

The medium settings results reinforce this interpretation. At 1440p Medium, the combo produces 96.9 FPS, which is 87.7% of the 110.5 FPS seen at Low—a relatively modest penalty. However, at 4K Medium, the 56.4 FPS figure is only 90.7% of the Low result (62.2 FPS), suggesting that the GPU is already near its limit at 4K even with reduced quality. The 4K High result of 35.5 FPS sits almost exactly between Medium and Ultra, indicating a linear scaling of GPU workload across these settings at the highest resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested CPU-GPU combinations for Archeage, this pairing holds a combo rank of 853 out of 1727 unique configurations, placing it in the 49.4th percentile of all tested combos. This middle-of-the-pack ranking is consistent with the hardware’s positioning: the CPU is a high-end desktop part from the 7000 series, while the GPU is a mid-range RDNA 2.0 card. The data suggests that Archeage’s engine does not fully leverage the Ryzen 9 7900X’s multithreaded capabilities, as the game’s 2014 release date likely means it favors fewer, faster cores.

The CPU’s own benchmark profile shows it sits at the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 50556. Its closest rival is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235, which scores 50598—a delta of only -0.1%. This near-identical performance means the Ryzen 9 7900X is not a limiting factor in most gaming scenarios, but the combo rank of 853 suggests that the RX 6750 XT holds the pairing back relative to other high-end CPU configurations. The GPU’s percentile is lower at 79th among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35327.

The GPU’s nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 5600M, which scores 35264 (a 0.2% delta), while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 35787 (a -1.3% delta). These small deltas indicate that the RX 6750 XT is precisely in the middle of a tight performance cluster, meaning that the combo’s rank is more dependent on the CPU-GPU balance than on the GPU being an outlier in either direction. For Archeage specifically, the 853rd rank out of 1727 implies that roughly 49% of tested combos outperform this one, which aligns with the GPU being a mid-tier part paired with a top-tier CPU.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is the clear limiting component in this combo, particularly at 1440p and 4K resolutions. The GPU’s 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for Archeage’s textures at all settings, but the card’s compute capabilities cap the frame rates. The boost clock of 2600 MHz and game clock of 2495 MHz are decent for the RDNA 2.0 architecture, yet the 4K Ultra result of 24.2 FPS demonstrates that the 13.31 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is inadequate for maximum quality at that resolution.

The memory configuration is worth noting in context. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is never likely to be exhausted by Archeage, even at 4K Ultra, so the GPU’s 64 ROPs and 160 TMUs become the binding constraints. The pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s explain why 4K Ultra performance collapses to 24.2 FPS—the card simply cannot fill the frame buffer fast enough with high-resolution textures and effects enabled. At 1440p, the same settings yield 46 FPS, which is a 47% improvement over 4K, showing that the GPU’s fillrate scales almost linearly with pixel count.

The GPU’s benchmark profile shows a PassMark G3D score of 20700, placing it at the 79th percentile, which is respectable but not exceptional. Its DirectX 12 score of 80 in PassMark is notably low compared to DirectX 11’s 180, suggesting that the RDNA 2.0 architecture’s driver overhead in DX12 titles might be a factor in Archeage’s performance—though the game likely uses DX11 given its age. The 40 ray tracing cores are present but irrelevant for this game, as Archeage does not implement hardware ray tracing effects.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain 60+ FPS in Archeage?

A: The data shows that 1080p with Medium or High settings achieves 145.2 and 101 FPS respectively, while 1440p with Low settings hits 110.5 FPS. For a consistent 60 FPS at 1440p, Medium settings (96.9 FPS) are the highest quality preset that comfortably exceeds the threshold.

Q: Why does 4K Ultra performance drop so severely to 24.2 FPS?

A: The 4K Ultra result is the most demanding configuration tested, requiring the GPU to render 8.3 million pixels per frame. The RX 6750 XT’s 166.4 GPixel/s pixel rate and 13.31 TFLOPS FP32 compute are insufficient for this load, resulting in a frame rate that is only 36.5% of the 4K Low result (62.2 FPS).

Q: How does this combo rank compared to others in the database?

A: This pairing ranks 853rd out of 1727 tested combos for Archeage, placing it in the 49.4th percentile. This means about half of all tested systems deliver better performance in this game, reflecting the GPU’s mid-range positioning relative to the high-end CPU.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the CPU is likely the limiting factor. The Ryzen 9 7900X’s 3DMark single-thread score of 1093 and PassMark single-thread score of 4238 indicate strong single-core performance, but the 160.5 FPS at 1080p Low suggests the game engine cannot scale beyond a certain thread count. The GPU has headroom at this resolution.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, Low settings produce 110.5 FPS, while Ultra settings produce 46 FPS—a difference of 64.5 FPS. This represents a 58.4% reduction in average frame rate when moving from the lowest to highest quality preset.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for this combo across all tested settings is as follows:

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 62.2 FPS
• Medium: 56.4 FPS
• High: 35.5 FPS
• Ultra: 24.2 FPS

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 110.5 FPS
• Medium: 96.9 FPS
• High: 65.4 FPS
• Ultra: 46 FPS

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 160.5 FPS
• Medium: 145.2 FPS
• High: 101 FPS
• Ultra: 66.3 FPS

The pattern across all resolutions is consistent: Low and Medium settings maintain playable frame rates, while Ultra settings become increasingly demanding. At 1080p, even Ultra achieves 66.3 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold, but at 4K, only Low (62.2 FPS) and Medium (56.4 FPS) come close to that mark. The High setting at 4K (35.5 FPS) and Ultra at 4K (24.2 FPS) are the only configurations that fall below 30 FPS, indicating these are not viable for smooth gameplay.

The relative scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows an average FPS reduction of about 31.4% across all settings, while the scaling from 1440p to 4K shows an additional 42.6% reduction. This compounding effect means that the combo loses roughly 60% of its 1080p performance when moving to 4K at the same settings, which is a typical characteristic for a mid-range GPU paired with a strong CPU.