Archeage

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT lands at rank 1713 out of 3708 tested combos in Archeage. That places this configuration in the 46th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning it sits just below the median performance tier for this specific MMORPG. The ranking reflects a system that is decidedly mid-pack for Archeage, which is notable given the hardware involved.

The CPU component alone sits in the 92nd percentile against all tested CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 57498. Its nearest rivals in the synthetic benchmark suite include the AMD EPYC 9015 (57555, delta -0.1%), AMD EPYC 7313 (57399, delta 0.2%), Intel Core i9-14900 (58115, delta -1.1%), and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323, delta -1.4%). The Ryzen 9 9900X essentially trades blows with server-class silicon, coming within 1.4% of the Xeon and within 1.1% of the Core i9-14900. This suggests the CPU is far from the limiting factor in most gaming scenarios.

The GPU, by contrast, sits at the 71st percentile against all tested GPUs with an average benchmark score of 26011. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon R9 M395X (25891, delta 0.5%), AMD FirePro W7100 (25856, delta 0.6%), AMD FirePro D700 (25842, delta 0.7%), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile (25740, delta 1.1%). The RX 6750 XT leads these rivals by margins of 0.5% to 1.1%, which is a narrow gap. This clustering indicates the GPU is operating in a crowded performance band, but its raw compute capabilities are solid for a desktop part.

The combo rank of 1713 out of 3708 suggests that while individual components perform admirably in isolation, the pairing does not translate into top-tier Archeage performance. The data implies the game's engine and workload characteristics do not fully leverage the Ryzen 9 9900X's substantial multi-threaded capabilities, while the RX 6750 XT handles the graphical load competently but without headroom for the most demanding settings at high resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

Benchmark results for this combo in Archeage show a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate across the four tested presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 162 FPS, which is the highest measured result across any resolution and settings combination. Medium at the same resolution yields 144 FPS, a drop of 18 FPS, while High produces 98 FPS and Ultra falls to 67 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 95 FPS spread, indicating that Archeage's settings have a substantial impact on performance.

At 2560x1440, Low produces 109 FPS, Medium 97 FPS, High 66 FPS, and Ultra 45 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra here is 64 FPS, narrower than at 1080p but still significant. At 3840x2160, Low yields 62 FPS, Medium 56 FPS, High 38 FPS, and Ultra 26 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K compresses to 36 FPS, which suggests that resolution scaling begins to dominate the settings-based differences.

For the best experience per the measured rows, Medium at 1920x1080 represents a compelling balance: 144 FPS average with a minimum of 123 FPS and a maximum of 166 FPS. The minimum frame time data indicates consistency, which matters in an MMORPG where sudden frame drops during crowded encounters can disrupt gameplay. Medium at 2560x1440 also shows strong consistency with 97 FPS average, 83 FPS minimum, and 112 FPS maximum, making it viable for users prioritizing higher resolution over maximum frame rates.

Ultra settings at any resolution produce playable frame rates only at 1080p (67 FPS), with 1440p dropping to 45 FPS and 4K to 26 FPS. The data indicates that Ultra is not a practical choice for this combo at 1440p or above in Archeage. High settings, while visually superior to Medium, cost 46 FPS at 1080p and 31 FPS at 1440p compared to Medium. Given the consistency metrics available only for Medium, the recommendation is to use Medium for the best ratio of visual quality to performance, with Low as a fallback for higher refresh rate displays.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how this combo scales across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 reduces average FPS from 162 to 109, a drop of 32.7%. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Low reduces FPS from 109 to 62, a further 43.1% decrease. At Medium settings, 1080p averages 144 FPS, 1440p averages 97 FPS (a 32.6% drop), and 4K averages 56 FPS (a 42.3% drop from 1440p). High settings show 98 FPS at 1080p, 66 FPS at 1440p (32.7% drop), and 38 FPS at 4K (42.4% drop). Ultra settings produce 67 FPS at 1080p, 45 FPS at 1440p (32.8% drop), and 26 FPS at 4K (42.2% drop).

The consistency of these percentage drops across settings is striking. Every settings tier shows roughly a 32-33% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and roughly a 42-43% reduction from 1440p to 4K. This uniformity across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra strongly suggests that resolution scaling is governed by the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth rather than CPU limitations. The RX 6750 XT's 432.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 166.4 GPixel/s pixel rate are the likely bottlenecks as pixel count increases.

The data indicates that the transition from 1080p to 1440p costs about one-third of the frame rate, while the jump to 4K costs nearly half of the remaining frame rate. For an MMORPG like Archeage, where 4K at High or Ultra produces sub-40 FPS averages, the practical ceiling for this combo is 1440p with Medium settings. The scaling pattern also implies that the CPU has sufficient headroom to feed the GPU at these resolutions, as the frame rate drops are proportional to pixel count rather than CPU thread saturation.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce an average of 162 FPS. Medium settings yield 144 FPS average with a minimum of 123 FPS and maximum of 166 FPS. High settings produce 98 FPS average. Ultra settings drop to 67 FPS average. The 60 FPS threshold is exceeded by all settings except none, as even Ultra maintains 67 FPS at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Low settings average 109 FPS. Medium settings average 97 FPS with a minimum of 83 FPS and maximum of 112 FPS. High settings average 66 FPS. Ultra settings average 45 FPS. The 60 FPS threshold is crossed between High and Ultra, with High maintaining 66 FPS and Ultra falling below at 45 FPS.

At 3840x2160, Low settings average 62 FPS. Medium settings average 56 FPS with a minimum of 47 FPS and maximum of 64 FPS. High settings average 38 FPS. Ultra settings average 26 FPS. Only Low settings maintain an average above 60 FPS at 4K, and even that is marginal at 62 FPS. The Medium preset's maximum of 64 FPS shows that occasional frame rates above 60 are possible, but the 47 FPS minimum indicates inconsistency under load.

The Medium preset is the only settings tier with complete min/max data across all three resolutions. At 1080p, the 123 FPS minimum and 166 FPS maximum show a 43 FPS variance. At 1440p, the 83 FPS minimum and 112 FPS maximum show a 29 FPS variance. At 4K, the 47 FPS minimum and 64 FPS maximum show a 17 FPS variance. The narrowing variance as resolution increases suggests that the GPU becomes the dominant constraint, reducing frame time spikes that might occur when the CPU is more involved at lower resolutions.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT brings 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding 432.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU operates with a base clock of 2150 MHz, a game clock of 2495 MHz, and a boost clock of 2600 MHz. Memory runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed. The card's 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs provide a texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s. Compute capability is rated at 13.31 TFLOPS FP32.

In Archeage, the GPU's role becomes evident in the resolution scaling patterns discussed earlier. The uniform percentage drops from 1080p to 1440p and 1440p to 4K across all settings point to pixel throughput as the primary limiter. The 12 GB VRAM is sufficient for the measured resolutions and settings, as no data suggests memory capacity constraints at 4K Ultra, which would typically manifest as severe frame drops or texture pop-in rather than the consistent 26 FPS average observed.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 71 against all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26011, places it in the upper-midrange of the performance spectrum. Its nearest rivals in the synthetic suite are all older or mobile parts, with the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile being the closest at 25740 (delta 1.1%). The RX 6750 XT's 1.1% lead over that mobile GPU in average benchmark score indicates that desktop RDNA 2.0 architecture maintains a slight edge over high-end mobile solutions.

The 26.62 TFLOPS FP16 performance, achieved at a 2:1 ratio, is relevant for games that utilize half-precision compute, though Archeage's measured results do not specifically indicate such usage. The 40 ray accelerators are present but Archeage does not appear to leverage ray tracing based on the settings tested, as there is no ray tracing-specific preset in the measured data. The 250 W TDP and 600 W suggested PSU indicate this is a power-hungry card, but those figures do not directly correlate with the measured FPS results.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Archeage?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 162, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: Only at Low settings, where the average FPS is 62. Medium settings drop to 56 FPS, High to 38 FPS, and Ultra to 26 FPS at 3840x2160.

Q: How does the CPU's synthetic benchmark performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X scores 57498 on average, which is 0.1% behind the AMD EPYC 9015 (57555), 0.2% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7313 (57399), 1.1% behind the Intel Core i9-14900 (58115), and 1.4% behind the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323).

Q: What is the best settings preset for consistent frame times?

A: Medium settings at 1920x1080 show a minimum of 123 FPS and maximum of 166 FPS, while Medium at 2560x1440 shows a minimum of 83 FPS and maximum of 112 FPS. These are the only presets with complete min/max data, indicating measured consistency.

Q: How does the GPU's benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RX 6750 XT averages 26011, which is 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 M395X (25891), 0.6% ahead of the AMD FirePro W7100 (25856), 0.7% ahead of the AMD FirePro D700 (25842), and 1.1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile (25740).

Q: At what resolution and settings does the 60 FPS threshold fall?

A: At 1920x1080, all settings including Ultra (67 FPS) exceed 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, Low (109 FPS), Medium (97 FPS), and High (66 FPS) exceed 60 FPS, but Ultra (45 FPS) does not. At 3840x2160, only Low (62 FPS) exceeds 60 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge), built on a 4 nm process at TSMC with 16,630 million transistors across a 2x 70.6 mm² die configuration. It has a base clock of 4.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with a TDP of 120 W. Cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 64 MB of shared L3. Memory support is DDR5 with dual-channel configuration providing 89.6 GB/s bandwidth, and the CPU connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong single-thread and multi-thread capabilities. The 3DMark single-thread score is 1286, while the 16-thread score reaches 12552 and max-thread score is 13929. Cinebench R23 shows a single-core score of 2253 and multi-core score of 32172. Geekbench reports 3010 single-core and 22174 multi-core. PassMark single-thread is 4672, with multi-thread at 54643. These figures place the CPU in the 92nd percentile against all tested CPUs.

For Archeage, the CPU's role is somewhat paradoxical. The game is an MMORPG from 2014, and its engine does not appear to scale with the CPU's 24 threads based on the measured FPS data. The consistent resolution scaling patterns suggest the GPU is the primary bottleneck in most scenarios. However, the CPU's strong single-thread performance (1286 in 3DMark single-thread) is likely what enables the high frame rates at 1080p Low (162 FPS) and 1440p Low (109 FPS), where the GPU has less pixel work and the CPU must feed frames quickly.

The CPU's 64 MB L3 cache could benefit Archeage's game world data access patterns, though no specific cache-related metrics are available in the game's measured results. The 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth is ample for a dual-channel DDR5 configuration, and the CPU's ECC memory support adds robustness for long gaming sessions, though this is not a performance factor. The 5.60 GHz boost clock provides the high per-core throughput that older MMORPG engines often rely upon for game logic and network processing.