Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination ranks 192nd out of 1,727 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the top 11.1% of all configurations. This is a strong showing for a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, where the 16-core processor’s large 128 MB shared L3 cache and high single-thread performance are decisive. The combo’s percentile ranking reflects a system that can handle the game’s demanding large-scale battles and crowded environments without the frame rate collapsing, though it does not reach the absolute top tier reserved for the most extreme hardware pairings. The data indicates this pairing is balanced, with neither the CPU nor the GPU acting as a severe bottleneck across the tested settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 192 out of 1,727 tested configurations puts it in the 89th percentile of all systems tested for Archeage. This is a strong result, but the data reveals that the CPU is the more dominant component in this pairing. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D sits in the 96th percentile among all CPUs, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti lands in the 85th percentile among all GPUs. The gap between these two percentiles suggests that the processor has more headroom than the graphics card, meaning the GPU is more likely to be the limiting factor in this game. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D’s average benchmark score of 71,660 is 0.9% higher than the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270’s 71,056 and 1.8% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X’s 70,420, showing it leads its closest rivals in raw compute. However, it trails the Intel Xeon 6517P by 1.9%, which scores 73,050. For the GPU, the RTX 4070 Ti’s average score of 44,900 is 1.6% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 580’s 44,195, but it is 1.5% behind the Intel Arc A730M’s 45,592 and 1.6% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT’s 45,642.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The card’s base clock is 2310 MHz, boosting to 2610 MHz, and it uses 60 ray tracing cores and 240 tensor cores. In Archeage, the GPU’s role becomes clear when comparing the measured frames per second across settings. At 1080p Ultra, the combo achieves 102.3 FPS, but dropping to High settings yields 147.4 FPS, a 44% improvement. This indicates that the GPU is handling the heavy visual effects, but the CPU’s 16 cores and 32 threads are still feeding it enough data to maintain high frame rates. The RTX 4070 Ti’s 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is substantial, but the game’s older engine from 2014 does not appear to be fully utilizing the card’s newer features like DirectX 12 Ultimate. The GPU’s 85th percentile ranking shows it is a capable card, but in this specific MMORPG, the frame rate scales more with CPU performance, especially at lower resolutions where the graphics card is not the primary constraint.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data shows clear scaling from 1080p to 4K, with the frame rate dropping as resolution increases. At Low settings, the combo goes from 245.7 FPS at 1080p to 167.4 FPS at 1440p, a 32% reduction, and then to 97 FPS at 4K, a further 42% drop. This pattern indicates that at 1080p Low, the CPU is the limiting factor, as the GPU has plenty of headroom to render frames quickly. At 4K Low, the GPU becomes more stressed, but the 97 FPS result still shows the RTX 4070 Ti is capable at this resolution. For High settings, the drop from 147.4 FPS at 1080p to 103.2 FPS at 1440p is 30%, and then to 56.9 FPS at 4K is another 45% reduction. The Ultra preset tells a similar story: 102.3 FPS at 1080p falls to 67.2 FPS at 1440p (34% drop) and then to 41.4 FPS at 4K (38% drop). The consistent 30-45% reductions across each resolution step suggest that both the CPU and GPU are being taxed, but the GPU’s 12 GB memory buffer and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are enough to avoid severe stuttering, even at 4K Ultra.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frames per second show that the Ultra preset provides a playable experience at 1080p with 102.3 FPS, but it becomes marginal at 1440p with 67.2 FPS and drops to 41.4 FPS at 4K. For a smooth 1440p experience, the High preset is the sweet spot, delivering 103.2 FPS, which is nearly identical to the 1080p Ultra result. Moving to Medium at 1440p yields 146.3 FPS, offering a significant boost over High without a major visual sacrifice. At 4K, the Medium preset provides 87.1 FPS, which is the best balance between visual fidelity and performance at that resolution. The Low preset at 4K still delivers 97 FPS, but the visual quality reduction is severe. Based on the data, the recommended path is to use High settings at 1440p for the best overall experience, or Medium at 4K if resolution is the priority. The Ultra preset is only advisable at 1080p, where the 102.3 FPS result is playable but not ideal for competitive play.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo shows a wide range of performance across the four presets. Low settings produce 245.7 FPS, Medium yields 218.4 FPS, High delivers 147.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 102.3 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 27.3 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High is a substantial 71 FPS, indicating that High settings introduce significant GPU load. The gap from High to Ultra is 45.1 FPS, showing that Ultra is a demanding preset.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates are lower but still strong. Low settings hit 167.4 FPS, Medium reaches 146.3 FPS, High produces 103.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 67.2 FPS. The scaling from Low to Medium is 21.1 FPS, from Medium to High is 43.1 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 36 FPS. This pattern mirrors the 1080p results, with the largest drop occurring when moving from Medium to High.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor. Low settings achieve 97 FPS, Medium produces 87.1 FPS, High drops to 56.9 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 41.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is only 9.9 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is already near its limit at 4K. The drop from Medium to High is 30.2 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 15.5 FPS. The 4K results show that the RTX 4070 Ti can handle 4K gaming in Archeage, but only at Medium settings or lower for a consistent 60+ FPS experience.