Barony

FAQ

Q: What is the game Barony, and what kind of performance can be expected from this specific hardware combination?

A: Barony is a Roguelike game released on 2015-06-22. The data shows this combination of an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers very high frame rates across all tested resolutions, with average FPS ranging from 101.2 at 4K Ultra settings to 418.7 at 1080p Low settings.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 compare to its nearest rivals in overall CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 has an average benchmark score of 19616, placing it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs. It sits within a tight performance band of its rivals: it is 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i7-10700F, while being 0.4% behind the Intel Core i5-1345U and 0.6% behind the Intel Core i5-11600KF.

Q: What is the GPU's standing among all tested graphics cards?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 holds an average benchmark score of 66473, placing it in the 91st percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are closely matched: it is 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla P40, but trails the NVIDIA Tesla T4 by 0.4%, the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 0.9%, and the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 by 1.3%.

Q: How does this specific CPU+GPU pairing rank among other tested combinations for Barony?

A: This combination is ranked 159th out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the top 9.3% of all hardware pairings tested for this game.

Q: What is the best performance setting at 1440p based on the measured data?

A: The data shows Low settings at 2560x1440 produce the highest average frame rate at 358.8 FPS. However, the difference between settings is substantial: High delivers 267.9 FPS, Medium delivers 313.3 FPS, and Ultra delivers 192 FPS. The optimal balance appears to be Medium, which offers a 16.9% improvement over High while maintaining a high frame rate.

Q: How does performance scale from 1080p to 4K across different settings?

A: The scaling varies by setting. At Low, the frame rate drops from 418.7 FPS at 1080p to 222.8 FPS at 4K, a 46.8% reduction. At High, the drop is from 354.3 to 139.1, a 60.7% reduction. At Ultra, the drop is from 302.8 to 101.2, a 66.6% reduction. The larger percentage drops at higher settings indicate an increasing GPU workload.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this pairing, featuring 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of memory bandwidth. Its memory clocks run at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. The GPU's base clock is 2235 MHz with a boost clock of 2520 MHz, and it houses 16384 shading units, 512 TMUs, and 176 ROPs.

The GPU's architecture is Ada Lovelace, built on a 5 nm process with 76,300 million transistors. This hardware combination demonstrates the GPU's capabilities clearly in Barony's results. The data shows that the GPU is capable of extremely high frame rates even at 4K resolution, with the High setting producing 139.1 FPS. The 24 GB VRAM capacity is far beyond what a 2015 roguelike requires, meaning memory capacity is not a constraint in any scenario tested.

The GPU's raw compute power, rated at 82.58 TFLOPS FP32, allows it to push frame rates beyond 400 FPS at 1080p Low settings. However, the results also show that the GPU's performance scales down considerably as settings increase, indicating that the rendering workload in Barony responds strongly to graphical fidelity options. The RTX 4090's 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores, while not directly relevant to a roguelike's rendering, contribute to its overall benchmark dominance.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 418.7 at 1080p to 358.8 at 1440p, then to 222.8 at 4K. This represents a 14.3% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 37.9% drop from 1440p to 4K.

At Medium settings, the progression is from 371.9 FPS at 1080p to 313.3 FPS at 1440p to 161.2 FPS at 4K. The 1440p to 4K transition causes a 48.5% performance loss, which is more severe than the 15.8% loss from 1080p to 1440p. This suggests that at 4K, the GPU is becoming more heavily utilized, though it still maintains playable frame rates.

High settings show a similar trend: 354.3 FPS at 1080p, 267.9 FPS at 1440p (a 24.4% drop), and 139.1 FPS at 4K (a 48.1% drop from 1440p). Ultra settings exhibit the most significant scaling penalty: 302.8 FPS at 1080p drops to 192 FPS at 1440p (36.6% loss) and then to 101.2 FPS at 4K (47.3% loss from 1440p).

The data indicates that the limiting component shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the frame rates are so high that the CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads running at up to 3.90 GHz boost, likely becomes a more significant factor. At 4K, the GPU's rendering workload dominates, as evidenced by the more substantial percentage drops.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for optimal settings at each resolution. At 1920x1080, Low settings produce the highest average frame rate at 418.7 FPS, but Medium at 371.9 FPS offers a better balance of visual quality and performance, still exceeding 360 FPS. High at 354.3 FPS is also viable, while Ultra at 302.8 FPS remains highly playable.

At 2560x1440, Medium settings at 313.3 FPS represent the best combination of fidelity and speed. Low at 358.8 FPS is faster but may not be necessary given the high frame rates across all settings. High at 267.9 FPS and Ultra at 192 FPS are both above 144 Hz refresh rate thresholds, making them suitable for high-refresh displays.

At 3840x2160, the recommendation shifts toward lower settings to maintain high frame rates. Low at 222.8 FPS is excellent, and Medium at 161.2 FPS is still very smooth. High at 139.1 FPS is playable but shows a more significant drop, while Ultra at 101.2 FPS is the minimum recommended threshold.

For the best experience per the measured rows, Medium settings at 1440p offer the strongest overall value in terms of frame rate per setting level, delivering 313.3 FPS. At 4K, Low settings at 222.8 FPS provide the most headroom, though Medium at 161.2 FPS is the recommended choice for those prioritizing visual quality without sacrificing smoothness.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 159th out of 1702 tested combos in Barony. This places the pairing in the top 9.3% of all combinations tested for this game, which is a strong result given the CPU's age relative to the GPU.

The CPU itself, with an average benchmark score of 19616, sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are all within a 1.3% performance band, demonstrating that the Ryzen 5 2600 remains competitive in synthetic benchmarks. The GPU, with an average score of 66473, sits in the 91st percentile of all GPUs, with its nearest rivals also closely matched within a 1.8% band.

The disparity between the CPU's 77th percentile and the GPU's 91st percentile suggests that the CPU may be a limiting factor in some scenarios. However, the measured FPS data for Barony shows extremely high frame rates across all settings and resolutions, indicating that the game is not heavily CPU-bound for this combination. The rank of 159 out of 1702 reflects the overall capability of the pairing, with the GPU's strength compensating for the CPU's relatively lower standing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured average frame rates for this combination in Barony is as follows:

At 3840x2160 resolution, the average FPS by settings: Low produces 222.8 FPS, Medium produces 161.2 FPS, High produces 139.1 FPS, and Ultra produces 101.2 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 121.6 FPS, representing a 54.6% reduction from Low to Ultra.

At 2560x1440 resolution, the average FPS by settings: Low produces 358.8 FPS, Medium produces 313.3 FPS, High produces 267.9 FPS, and Ultra produces 192 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 166.8 FPS, a 46.5% reduction.

At 1920x1080 resolution, the average FPS by settings: Low produces 418.7 FPS, Medium produces 371.9 FPS, High produces 354.3 FPS, and Ultra produces 302.8 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 115.9 FPS, a 27.7% reduction.

The data shows that at 1080p, the performance difference between settings is relatively compressed, with Ultra still achieving over 300 FPS. At 4K, the differences become more pronounced, with Ultra falling below 110 FPS. The highest measured frame rate across all configurations is 418.7 FPS at 1080p Low, while the lowest is 101.2 FPS at 4K Ultra. All configurations exceed 100 FPS, meaning every tested setting and resolution combination is playable on a 100 Hz or higher display.