Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a robust experience in Barony, with the measured data indicating that the combination is capable of high frame rates across all tested resolutions. The benchmark results show a clear hierarchy among the four available presets, with the choice of settings heavily influencing whether the final output is limited by the CPU or the GPU.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows for this combo in Barony show that the High preset offers the most balanced experience, particularly at 1440p and 4K. At 1920x1080, the High preset achieves an average of 218.6 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most displays. Moving to 2560x1440, the High preset still delivers a strong 139.0 FPS average, and even at 3840x2160, the system maintains a playable 71.9 FPS average. This consistency across resolutions makes High the recommended starting point.

The Medium preset is a viable alternative for users prioritizing higher frame rates, as it yields 254.1 FPS at 1080p, 160.2 FPS at 1440p, and 81.2 FPS at 4K. The jump from Medium to High at 1440p is a reduction of 21.2 FPS, which is a notable trade-off for what is likely a modest visual improvement. However, the gap narrows at 4K, where the difference is only 9.3 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns for the higher preset at that resolution.

The Low preset is the only option that guarantees a triple-digit average at 4K, with a measured 113.3 FPS. At 1080p, Low pushes the average to 338.8 FPS, which is exceptionally high. This preset is best suited for users with high-refresh-rate monitors who want to maximize frame pacing above all else. The Ultra preset, conversely, is the most demanding, producing 158.1 FPS at 1080p, 98.8 FPS at 1440p, and 53.2 FPS at 4K. The 4K result on Ultra is the only configuration that falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making it less ideal for smooth gameplay on a 4K panel.

Given the data, the High preset provides the best overall experience, as it maintains a high level of performance without sacrificing the visual fidelity that the Ultra preset offers. The performance cost of Ultra over High is substantial: a 27.7% reduction in average FPS at 1080p, a 28.9% reduction at 1440p, and a 26.0% reduction at 4K. These percentages indicate that the visual uplift from High to Ultra may not justify the frame rate penalty for most users.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the primary driver of the high frame rates observed in this dataset. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for the demands of Barony, as the game does not appear to be memory-limited based on the measured results. The GPU’s boost clock of 2460 MHz, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, contributes to its strong compute performance.

The GPU’s benchmark scores corroborate its role in this pairing. The PassMark G3D score of 19545 and the Geekbench OpenCL score of 101030 reflect a capable mid-range part. The GPU sits at the 66th percentile among all GPUs, indicating that it outperforms a majority of tested hardware. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX 6600M with a deltaPct of -0.6, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti with a deltaPct of -0.7. These close margins show that the RTX 4060 is positioned competitively within its performance class.

The GPU’s role becomes more pronounced as the resolution increases. The data shows that the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is significant, which is a classic sign of GPU-bound scenarios. The RTX 4060’s FP32 performance of 15.11 TFLOPS and its 3072 shading units are the resources being taxed at higher pixel counts. The measured results indicate that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K, particularly on the Ultra preset, where the average FPS drops to 53.2. This is a clear indication that the GPU is working at its limits to render the higher resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G provides the processing foundation for this combo. This CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. It is based on the Zen 2 architecture, codenamed Renoir, and manufactured on a 7 nm process. The CPU has a total L3 cache of 8 MB, which is shared across all cores. This configuration is adequate for a roguelike title like Barony, which typically does not exhibit extreme multi-threaded scaling.

The CPU’s benchmark results show it to be a solid performer for its class. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 13593 and single-core score of 1919 indicate a balanced workload capability. The Geekbench multicore score of 6093 and single-core score of 1575 further reinforce this assessment. The CPU sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs, and its average benchmark score of 17489 puts it in close competition with its nearest rivals: the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE with a deltaPct of 0, and the Intel Core i5-12450H with a deltaPct of 0.1.

In this game’s context, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions. At 1080p with the Low preset, the combo achieves 338.8 FPS, which is a very high frame rate that suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU without becoming a bottleneck. However, the data also shows that the CPU can become a limiting factor in certain scenarios. The 3DMark single-thread score of 726 is relatively modest, which could be a constraint in titles with heavy single-threaded logic. The measured FPS at 1080p on High is 218.6, which is significantly lower than the Low preset’s result, indicating that the GPU is being tasked more heavily, but the CPU is still managing to keep up.

The CPU’s 12 threads and the PassMark multithread score of 15992 suggest that it can handle concurrent game logic and background tasks without issue. The data implies that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck in this pairing, except potentially in the most extreme low-resolution, low-detail scenarios where frame rates exceed 300 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 965th out of 1702 tested combos in Barony. This ranking places it in the upper-middle tier of all configurations, indicating that it is a competent pairing but not at the top end of the performance spectrum. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU, where neither component is so weak that it severely drags down the other, but also neither is so strong that it boosts the combo to the highest echelons.

The combo’s rank can be interpreted through the individual component percentiles. The CPU is at the 75th percentile, and the GPU is at the 66th percentile. The fact that the GPU ranks lower than the CPU suggests that the overall combo performance is more closely tied to the GPU’s capabilities. The measured FPS data supports this, as the performance deltas between presets are more pronounced than what would be expected if the CPU were the primary constraint. The combo’s rank of 965 out of 1702 means that 737 other combinations perform better, but it also means that this setup outperforms a majority of the tested configurations.

When compared to the individual component rivals, the combo’s performance is consistent with expectations. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i3-14100T, has a deltaPct of -0.8, which is a negligible difference. The GPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Arc B580, has a deltaPct of 0.7, also a minor difference. These close margins indicate that swapping either component for a direct competitor would yield similar results in Barony. The combo’s ranking is a direct consequence of the mid-tier positioning of both parts.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance scaling from 1080p to 4K, which provides insight into the limiting component. At 1080p, the average frame rates are exceptionally high across all presets, ranging from 158.1 FPS on Ultra to 338.8 FPS on Low. This suggests that the system is not heavily constrained at this resolution, with the CPU and GPU both having sufficient headroom.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates drop by a significant margin. The High preset goes from 218.6 FPS at 1080p to 139.0 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 36.4%. The Low preset drops from 338.8 FPS to 216.3 FPS, a reduction of 36.2%. This consistent percentage drop across presets indicates that the GPU is beginning to become the limiting factor, as the increased pixel count demands more from the rendering hardware.

The transition to 3840x2160 reveals the most substantial performance hit. The High preset drops to 71.9 FPS, a 48.3% reduction from the 1440p result. The Medium preset drops to 81.2 FPS, a 49.3% reduction from 1440p. The Low preset drops to 113.3 FPS, a 47.6% reduction from 1440p. These large percentage drops clearly indicate that the GPU is the dominant limiting component at 4K. The CPU’s role diminishes as the resolution increases, as the frame rate is no longer constrained by the CPU’s ability to process game logic, but rather by the GPU’s ability to fill the higher number of pixels.

The data shows that the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steepest on the Ultra preset, which goes from 158.1 FPS to 53.2 FPS, a 66.4% reduction. This confirms that the GPU is fully saturated at 4K Ultra, and the CPU is likely idle waiting for the GPU to complete its work. The scaling behavior is textbook for a system where the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions, and the CPU’s performance is sufficient to keep up with the GPU’s output at lower resolutions.