Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti pairing delivers a commanding performance in Barony, a 2015 roguelike that proves heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions but scales exceptionally well with the CPU's strong multi-threaded capabilities at 1080p. The data shows a system capable of obliterating the game's demands, with average frame rates ranging from a minimum of 70 FPS at 4K Ultra to a staggering 466 FPS at 1080p Low. This combination ranks in the 74th percentile of all tested combos for this title, indicating that while it is a top-tier performer, other pairings in the database can push even higher frame rates, particularly at lower resolutions where the CPU becomes a more significant factor.

FAQ

*Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this CPU and GPU combo in Barony?*

A: The combo ranks 987th out of 3717 tested combinations, placing it in the top 27% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 3080 Ti at 1080p compared to 4K?

A: At High settings, the average frame rate jumps from 98 FPS at 3840x2160 to 298 FPS at 1920x1080, representing a 204% increase in performance.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum frame rates recorded for this setup?

A: The lowest average FPS recorded is 70 at 4K Ultra, while the highest average is 466 FPS at 1080p Low. The only measured minimum and maximum frame rates are for Medium settings, showing a minimum of 295 FPS and a maximum of 399 FPS at 1080p.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 3600 compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 3600 has an average benchmark score of 17035, placing it 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-1260P and AMD EPYC 7742, and 0.2% behind the Intel Core i5-11400 and AMD EPYC 7573X.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the components in this system?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a launch MSRP of $199, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD.

Q: Is this game more demanding on the CPU or the GPU based on the FPS data?

A: The game appears highly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the significant FPS drop from 1080p to 4K. However, the CPU's 12 threads are sufficient to drive very high frame rates at 1080p, indicating it is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data suggests that the best experience depends heavily on the target resolution and refresh rate. For 4K displays, the High preset offers the optimal balance, delivering an average of 98 FPS. While the Ultra preset is more demanding, it drops the average to 70 FPS, which may be below the refresh rate of some high-end 4K monitors. The Medium preset provides a solid middle ground at 114 FPS, ensuring a smoother experience than High with a modest visual compromise.

At 1440p, the High preset is the clear sweet spot, achieving an average of 188 FPS. This comfortably exceeds the refresh rate of most 144Hz monitors, providing a buttery-smooth experience. The Ultra preset, at 135 FPS, is also viable for 144Hz displays, but the High preset offers a significant 39% performance headroom for minimal visual sacrifice. The Medium preset, at 219 FPS, is beneficial for 240Hz monitors, though it is unlikely that the visual difference between Medium and High is worth the frame rate trade-off for most users.

For 1080p, the High preset is the definitive recommendation, yielding an average of 298 FPS. This is more than enough to saturate any high-refresh-rate monitor on the market, including 360Hz panels. The Ultra preset, at 213 FPS, is also an excellent choice, providing maximum visual fidelity while still maintaining frame rates well above 200 FPS. The Low and Medium presets, while producing astronomical frame rates of 466 and 347 FPS respectively, are unnecessary for a smooth experience and would only serve to degrade visual quality. The data indicates that this hardware is so powerful for Barony at 1080p that users should prioritize the highest visual settings possible.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the primary driver of performance in Barony at higher resolutions. The GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s, ensuring that texture streaming and memory-intensive operations are handled with ease. The data shows a clear correlation between resolution and frame rate, with the average FPS at High settings dropping from 298 at 1080p to 188 at 1440p and finally to 98 at 4K. This pattern indicates that the game's rendering load scales directly with pixel count, placing increasing stress on the GPU's shading units and ROPs.

The GPU's clock speeds, with a base of 1365 MHz and a boost of 1665 MHz, are the engine behind its raw compute power. Its 10,240 shading units and 112 ROPs are responsible for the massive frame rates observed, particularly at 1080p where the CPU is able to feed it enough data. The RTX 3080 Ti's performance percentile of 83 places it well above average, and its benchmark scores, such as 26,896 in Passmark G3D and 34.10 TFLOPS FP32, corroborate its high-end status. The transition from 1440p to 4K results in a 48% drop in average FPS at High settings (from 188 to 98), highlighting the immense pixel throughput required at 4K. While the card is not the absolute fastest in the database, its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 and NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB, show that its performance is in a high tier, though the RTX 3080 Ti is significantly ahead in this gaming workload.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested hardware combinations for Barony, the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and RTX 3080 Ti pairing sits at rank 987 out of 3717 total combinations. This places the system in the 73.5th percentile of all tested setups, meaning it outperforms nearly three-quarters of all other configurations. This is a strong result, particularly considering the CPU is not a top-tier model, but it also reveals that there are many combinations that achieve higher frame rates. The ranking suggests that for this specific game, the GPU is the dominant factor in determining overall performance, as the CPU's mid-range standing does not prevent the combo from reaching high percentiles.

The high rank reflects the RTX 3080 Ti's power, but the ceiling is set by the CPU's capabilities. The 987th rank indicates that while this is a high-performance setup, it is not at the absolute top. This is likely because other combos in the database feature more powerful CPUs that can better feed the GPU at lower resolutions, where Barony can produce frame rates in the hundreds. The delta between the combo's rank and the top spot is a measure of the CPU's limitation in this context, but the overall data shows that the system provides an excellent gaming experience, with all measured settings at 1080p and 1440p exceeding 135 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, plays a crucial role in ensuring the RTX 3080 Ti is not starved of data. Its Zen 2 architecture, clocked at a base of 3.60 GHz and a boost of 4.20 GHz, provides strong single-threaded performance necessary for game logic and draw calls. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache is essential for keeping frequently accessed data close to the cores, reducing latency. The benchmark data shows a substantial multi-threaded capability, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15045 and a Passmark multi-thread score of 17700, indicating that it can handle the game's background tasks and physics calculations without issue.

The CPU's performance percentile of 71 places it above average, and its average benchmark score of 17035 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals. At 1080p, the CPU's 12 threads are sufficient to drive frame rates up to 466 FPS on Low settings, demonstrating that it is not a bottleneck in this scenario. However, the CPU's influence is most apparent when comparing the scaling from 1440p to 1080p. At High settings, the average FPS increases from 188 to 298 (a 59% jump), which is a larger relative increase than the jump from 4K to 1440p (from 98 to 188, a 92% increase). This suggests that as resolution decreases, the CPU's ability to process frames becomes more critical, and while the 3600 is capable, it does set a ceiling on the maximum achievable frame rates. The data indicates that for this game, the CPU is a capable but secondary partner to the GPU, providing enough throughput for excellent performance at all resolutions but not enough to push the RTX 3080 Ti to its absolute limits at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive look at the system's performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system produces incredibly high frame rates. The Low preset yields an average of 466 FPS, while the Medium preset delivers 347 FPS with a documented minimum of 295 FPS and a maximum of 399 FPS. The High preset is the most balanced, with an average of 298 FPS, and the Ultra preset still achieves a very high 213 FPS. This shows that even at maximum settings, the system is far beyond the requirements of any standard 1080p monitor.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains exceptional. The Low preset produces an average of 294 FPS, and the Medium preset follows with 219 FPS, with a minimum of 186 FPS and a maximum of 252 FPS. The High preset is a strong performer at 188 FPS, and the Ultra preset maintains a smooth 135 FPS. This resolution is the sweet spot for high-refresh-rate gaming, as the High and Ultra presets both comfortably exceed 144 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload becomes much more intense. The Low preset drops to an average of 154 FPS, and the Medium preset manages 114 FPS, with a minimum of 97 FPS and a maximum of 132 FPS. The High preset averages 98 FPS, providing a good 4K experience. The Ultra preset, however, brings the system to its knees with an average of just 70 FPS. This is the only setting where the system fails to maintain a 100+ FPS average, highlighting the immense graphical demands of 4K Ultra. The data shows a clear and consistent hierarchy: 1080p is GPU-bound with headroom to spare, 1440p is ideal for high refresh rates, and 4K is playable but requires a step down from Ultra for a consistently smooth experience.