Archeage

# Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for Archeage with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Radeon RX 9060 reveals a clear hierarchy across the four tested presets, and the optimal choice depends heavily on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 142 FPS average, which is the highest measured frame rate across the entire dataset. However, the Medium preset at 1080p achieves 126 FPS average with a minimum of 107 FPS and a maximum of 145 FPS, providing a smoother and more visually detailed experience while still maintaining frame rates well above the 100 FPS threshold. The 20 FPS gap between Low and Medium at 1080p is notable, but the Medium preset's consistency, as evidenced by its recorded min/max range, makes it the better balance for competitive play on standard monitors.

At 2560x1440, the picture changes slightly. The Low preset yields 95 FPS average, while Medium drops to 85 FPS with a minimum of 72 FPS and a maximum of 98 FPS. The 10 FPS difference between these two presets is less dramatic than at 1080p, but the Medium preset still offers a minimum frame rate that remains comfortably above 60 FPS. For users with 1440p displays, Medium becomes the recommended starting point, as the visual fidelity improvements over Low are substantial while the performance penalty remains moderate. The High preset at 1440p produces 58 FPS average, which is just shy of a locked 60 FPS experience, making it a viable option for those who prioritize image quality over frame rate stability.

The 4K resolution data tells a different story entirely. At 3840x2160, the Low preset achieves 55 FPS average, Medium drops to 49 FPS with a minimum of 41 FPS and a maximum of 56 FPS, High falls to 33 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 23 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is only 6 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor rather than the settings themselves. For 4K gaming, Low is the only preset that approaches playable frame rates, and even then, the 55 FPS average leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. The Ultra preset at any resolution is not recommended, as it produces 58 FPS at 1080p, 39 FPS at 1440p, and 23 FPS at 4K, all of which represent significant drops from their respective Medium counterparts.

The data indicates that the Medium preset offers the best overall experience across 1080p and 1440p, providing a minimum frame rate that never dips below 72 FPS at 1440p and 107 FPS at 1080p. At 4K, users must accept the Low preset as the only realistic option, though the 55 FPS average suggests that this combination is not ideally suited for 4K gaming in Archeage. For users with high-refresh-rate 1080p displays, the jump from Medium to Low adds only 16 FPS, which may not justify the visual downgrade. The Ultra preset appears to be designed for future hardware generations, as even at 1080p it cuts the Medium preset's frame rate nearly in half.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p gaming with this combination?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 delivers 126 FPS average with a minimum of 107 FPS and a maximum of 145 FPS. While Low achieves 142 FPS average, the Medium preset provides a substantial visual upgrade with only a 16 FPS penalty, making it the recommended choice for most users.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Archeage?

A: At 3840x2160, only the Low preset reaches playable frame rates with 55 FPS average. Medium drops to 49 FPS, High falls to 33 FPS, and Ultra achieves only 23 FPS. The data suggests that 4K gaming is possible but requires significant settings compromises.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to Medium across resolutions?

A: Ultra consistently delivers roughly half the frame rate of Medium at each resolution. At 1080p, Ultra produces 58 FPS versus Medium's 126 FPS; at 1440p, Ultra achieves 39 FPS versus Medium's 85 FPS; and at 4K, Ultra manages 23 FPS versus Medium's 49 FPS.

Q: What is the minimum frame rate recorded for this combination?

A: The lowest minimum frame rate recorded is 41 FPS at 3840x2160 with Medium settings. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 72 FPS, and at 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum is 107 FPS.

Q: Is there a significant performance drop when moving from 1440p to 4K?

A: Yes, the drop is substantial. At Medium settings, moving from 1440p (85 FPS) to 4K (49 FPS) represents a 42% reduction in average frame rate. At Low settings, the drop from 95 FPS to 55 FPS is a 42% reduction as well.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for Archeage?

A: This combination ranks 2174 out of 3708 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This ranking reflects its measured performance across all resolutions and settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 achieves a combo rank of 2174 out of 3708 tested combinations in Archeage, placing it in the 41st percentile of all tested systems. This ranking indicates that while this configuration is capable of running the game, it sits below the median performance level for the database. The GPU's individual percentile of 59 places it slightly above average among all tested GPUs, while the CPU's percentile of 91 puts it well above average among all tested CPUs. This discrepancy between the CPU's strong standing and the GPU's more modest position suggests that the graphics card is the primary bottleneck in this pairing.

The nearest rival for the GPU is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 0.7% higher on average, placing the RX 9060 within a hair's breadth of that established mid-range performer. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 1% higher, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 trails by 2.1%. These close margins indicate that the RX 9060 sits in a tightly contested performance tier where small architectural differences can shift rankings. For Archeage specifically, the 41st percentile combo rank suggests that many other GPU and CPU combinations deliver higher frame rates, likely due to the game's age and its potential sensitivity to certain hardware characteristics.

The CPU's nearest rivals tell a similar story of tight competition. The AMD EPYC 7313P scores 0.2% higher, the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 scores 0.3% lower, the Intel Xeon 634 scores 0.6% higher, and the Intel Core i7-14700F scores 0.6% lower. These minuscule differences underscore that the Ryzen 9 7900X is firmly entrenched in its performance tier, and any variance in Archeage FPS is unlikely to stem from CPU differences when compared to these alternatives. The combo rank of 2174 out of 3708 indicates that the GPU is the determining factor in this system's overall standing, as the CPU's strong benchmark performance does not translate into a top-tier gaming result for this particular title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured FPS values across settings show a clear progression from Low to Ultra. The Low preset achieves 142 FPS average, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combination at any resolution or setting. The Medium preset delivers 126 FPS average with a minimum of 107 FPS and a maximum of 145 FPS, demonstrating that the game maintains consistent performance even during demanding sequences. High settings produce 86 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 58 FPS average. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p reveals a 84 FPS spread, with each settings tier exacting a toll on performance.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down proportionally but maintain the same relative ordering. Low achieves 95 FPS average, Medium delivers 85 FPS with a minimum of 72 FPS and a maximum of 98 FPS, High produces 58 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 39 FPS average. The 56 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 1440p represents a 59% reduction from the fastest to the slowest preset. The Medium preset's minimum of 72 FPS is particularly noteworthy, as it suggests that even in demanding scenes, the system maintains frame rates above the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider essential.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low achieves 55 FPS average, Medium delivers 49 FPS with a minimum of 41 FPS and a maximum of 56 FPS, High produces 33 FPS average, and Ultra manages only 23 FPS average. The 32 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is the smallest of any resolution, indicating that the GPU is saturated and settings changes have diminishing returns. The Medium preset's minimum of 41 FPS at 4K falls below the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting that 4K gaming requires the Low preset to maintain playable frame rates consistently.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling behavior of this combination reveals important insights about the system's bottlenecks. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 126 to 85, a 33% reduction. This scaling is close to what would be expected from the pixel count increase of 78%, but the smaller FPS drop suggests that the CPU is still contributing to the frame rate at 1440p. However, moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 85 to 49, a 42% reduction. This larger drop, combined with the 2.25x pixel count increase, indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as the resolution rises.

At Low settings, the scaling pattern is similar but with slightly different proportions. From 1080p to 1440p, the FPS drops from 142 to 95, a 33% reduction. From 1440p to 4K, the FPS drops from 95 to 55, a 42% reduction. The consistency of these percentage drops across both Low and Medium settings suggests that the scaling behavior is resolution-driven rather than settings-driven. At High settings, the drops are more severe: from 1080p to 1440p, FPS falls from 86 to 58, a 33% reduction, and from 1440p to 4K, FPS falls from 58 to 33, a 43% reduction.

The Ultra preset exhibits the most dramatic resolution scaling, with FPS dropping from 58 at 1080p to 39 at 1440p, a 33% reduction, and then to 23 at 4K, a 41% reduction from the 1440p figure. These consistent percentage drops across all settings indicate that the limiting component scales predictably with resolution. The fact that the percentage drop from 1440p to 4K is consistently larger than the drop from 1080p to 1440p suggests that the GPU is reaching its memory bandwidth or compute limits at higher resolutions. The RX 9060's 8 GB VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth likely contribute to the more severe scaling at 4K, where texture and shading demands strain these resources.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X brings substantial processing power to this combination, with 12 cores and 24 threads built on the Zen 4 architecture. Its base clock of 4.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.60 GHz represent high frequencies that should serve well in Archeage, a game that may not fully utilize all available threads. The CPU's benchmark results underscore its capabilities: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29300 and a single-core score of 2016.5, along with a Geekbench multicore score of 19267 and single-core score of 2617. These figures place the processor in the 91st percentile among all CPUs, indicating that it is unlikely to be the limiting factor in most gaming scenarios.

The CPU's 3DMark thread scaling results provide insight into how it handles varying thread counts. The single-thread score of 1093 grows to 2137 with 2 threads, 4151 with 4 threads, 7798 with 8 threads, 10972 with 16 threads, and 12536 with max threads. This scaling pattern shows that the CPU gains substantial performance from additional threads up to 16, after which the gains diminish. Archeage, as an MMORPG, may benefit from the CPU's ability to handle many simultaneous tasks, such as network processing, game logic, and character states, even if the main rendering thread is not fully saturated.

The nearest rival CPUs all score within 0.6% of the Ryzen 9 7900X's average benchmark score of 53288, with the AMD EPYC 7313P at 53206 (0.2% higher), Intel Xeon Phi 7290 at 53469 (0.3% lower), Intel Xeon 634 at 52974 (0.6% higher), and Intel Core i7-14700F at 53620 (0.6% lower). These tight margins suggest that swapping to any of these alternatives would produce negligible differences in Archeage performance. The CPU's high single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Passmark single-thread score of 4238 and 3DMark single-thread score of 1093, ensures that it can feed the GPU adequately even at lower resolutions where CPU overhead is more prominent.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the primary determinant of this combination's performance in Archeage, and its specifications reveal both strengths and limitations. The GPU features 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units, along with 28 ray tracing cores. Its boost clock of 2990 MHz and game clock of 2400 MHz are high for the Radeon RX 9000 series, built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with a 4 nm process. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which may prove limiting at higher resolutions.

The GPU's benchmark results place it in the 59th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16014. Its Passmark G3D score of 17631 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 88183 indicate solid DirectX performance, while its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3322 shows modern API capability. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, scores 0.7% higher with an average of 16129, while the AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 1% higher at 15852. These close margins suggest that the RX 9060 competes directly with established mid-range GPUs, and its performance in Archeage should be comparable to those alternatives.

The measured FPS data indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K resolution, where even the Low preset achieves only 55 FPS average. This is consistent with the 8 GB VRAM capacity, which may be insufficient for 4K textures in some scenes, and the 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, which constrains data throughput at high resolutions. At 1080p and 1440p, the GPU's performance is more than adequate, with the Medium preset delivering 126 FPS and 85 FPS respectively. However, the significant frame rate drops when enabling Ultra settings—from 126 to 58 FPS at 1080p—suggest that the GPU's compute capabilities are strained by the highest quality presets. The pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s provide theoretical limits that align with the observed performance degradation at higher settings and resolutions.