Barony

The data for Barony, running on an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, shows a suite of measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets. The results indicate a system with a substantial amount of headroom for this roguelike title, where the GPU is rarely the limiting factor.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 shows that the Ultra preset is not the optimal choice for gameplay experience, as it introduces a significant performance penalty without a clear benefit. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 216.8 FPS, while the High preset achieves 302.1 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is a drop of 85.3 FPS, which is a substantial reduction in headroom for a visually similar result.

The data suggests that the High preset offers the best balance between visual fidelity and performance. At 2560x1440, High yields 191.7 FPS, which is still well above the refresh rates of most high-end monitors. Even at 3840x2160, the High preset maintains a smooth 97.1 FPS average. The Medium preset at 4K provides 115 FPS, but the jump to High only costs 17.9 FPS, making it a worthwhile investment for improved visuals.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1920x1080 produces 414.8 FPS. However, given the already high performance of the High preset, the visual compromise of Low is generally not necessary. The Ultra preset, while playable, shows the largest performance cost in the dataset, with a 72.7 FPS average at 4K, which is the only measured result below the 100 FPS mark. The data strongly supports the High preset as the recommended default for this hardware combination.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Zen architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. Its benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11186 and a single-core score of 1579, indicate a capable mid-range processor. The CPU's performance relative to its nearest rivals is nearly identical, with a deltaPct of 0.6% against the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U and 0.7% against the Intel Core i7-10700F.

In Barony, the CPU's role appears to be significant, especially at lower resolutions. The FPS scaling from 2560x1440 to 1920x1080 shows that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to reach very high frame rates. For instance, the High preset jumps from 191.7 FPS at 1440p to 302.1 FPS at 1080p, indicating that the processor is not a bottleneck at these settings. The CPU's Passmark multi-thread score of 13160 and its percentile rank of 77 vs all CPUs suggest it has enough headroom for this game's logic and AI, which are common in the roguelike genre.

The data also shows that the CPU's 12 threads and 16 MB of shared L3 cache are sufficient for Barony. The performance difference between the Low and Medium presets at 1080p (414.8 FPS vs 350.8 FPS) is primarily a GPU workload change, but the CPU maintains these high frame rates without issue. The processor's single-thread performance, with a Passmark single-thread score of 2239, is adequate for the game's main thread, as evidenced by the sustained high FPS in all measured scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. Its boost clock is 2475 MHz, and it has 5888 shading units. The GPU's benchmark results show a DirectX 12 Passmark score of 103 and a G3D score of 26927. Its average benchmark score of 37283 places it near the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, with a deltaPct of -0.6%.

The GPU's role in Barony becomes more prominent at higher resolutions. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset delivers 72.7 FPS, which is the lowest measured average. This indicates that at 4K with max settings, the GPU is becoming a more significant factor. However, the RTX 4070 still manages to keep the High preset at 4K above 90 FPS, showing its strength.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K illustrates the GPU's workload. The High preset drops from 302.1 FPS at 1080p to 97.1 FPS at 4K, a reduction of 205 FPS. This is a typical pattern, but the absolute numbers are high, meaning the GPU is not fully stressed even at 4K. The 12 GB of VRAM is more than enough for Barony, and the high memory bandwidth ensures that texture streaming is not a bottleneck. The RTX 4070's performance puts it at the 81st percentile vs all GPUs, confirming its high-end status for this title.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for the highest frame rate?

A: The data shows that the Low preset at 1920x1080 yields the highest average FPS at 414.8. This is the only configuration in the measured set that exceeds 400 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest competitor in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has an average benchmark score of 19616. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, scores 19508, resulting in a deltaPct of 0.6%. This indicates the Ryzen 5 2600 is marginally faster in this metric.

Q: Is the RTX 4070's performance in Barony consistent with its overall GPU ranking?

A: The RTX 4070 ranks at the 81st percentile vs all GPUs. In Barony, it delivers 97.1 FPS at 4K High settings, which suggests its performance is in line with its high percentile ranking, as it handles the game's demands with ease.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between the Medium and High presets at 2560x1440?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset achieves 218.6 FPS, while the High preset achieves 191.7 FPS. The High preset is 26.9 FPS slower, but still provides a very smooth experience.

Q: Does the GPU struggle at any point in the measured data?

A: The only instance where the average FPS drops below 100 is at 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset, which results in 72.7 FPS. All other configurations maintain averages above 97 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's single-core performance relate to the game's frame rates?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 has a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1579. The high FPS numbers at 1080p, such as 302.1 FPS on High, indicate that this single-core performance is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the GPU in Barony.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the system's performance scales with resolution. For the High preset, the average FPS drops from 302.1 at 1920x1080 to 191.7 at 2560x1440, and then to 97.1 at 3840x2160. This represents a reduction of 110.4 FPS when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a further reduction of 94.6 FPS when moving from 1440p to 4K.

This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor as resolution increases. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is 67.9%, which is substantial. However, the absolute frame rates remain high, indicating that even at 4K, the RTX 4070 is not fully saturated. The Low preset shows a similar trend, with a 414.8 FPS average at 1080p dropping to 154 FPS at 4K.

The data suggests that the system is CPU-bound at 1080p, as the frame rates are extremely high, and the GPU has more than enough power to render the scene. As resolution increases, the workload shifts to the GPU, and the FPS drops accordingly. The fact that the 4K High setting still achieves 97.1 FPS shows that the RTX 4070 is a capable 4K GPU for this title, but the scaling curve is steep, highlighting the game's reliance on pixel throughput.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in Barony is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 414.8 FPS. The Medium preset delivers 350.8 FPS. The High preset produces 302.1 FPS. The Ultra preset results in 216.8 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 295.5 FPS. The Medium preset achieves 218.6 FPS. The High preset delivers 191.7 FPS. The Ultra preset yields 134.3 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 154 FPS. The Medium preset achieves 115 FPS. The High preset delivers 97.1 FPS. The Ultra preset results in 72.7 FPS.

The data shows a consistent performance hierarchy across all resolutions, with Low being the fastest and Ultra being the slowest. The difference between Low and Ultra is most pronounced at 1080p, where the gap is 198 FPS. This gap narrows to 161.2 FPS at 1440p and 81.3 FPS at 4K, indicating that the GPU's limits are approached at higher resolutions. The High preset is a strong performer across the board, with only the 4K result falling below 100 FPS. The overall combination ranks 511 out of 1702 combos in this game, placing it in the top 30% of tested hardware configurations.