Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination delivers exceptional performance in Barony, a roguelike title that clearly favors high frame rates over visual fidelity. The measured data shows this pairing dominating at 1080p and 1440p, with the GPU becoming the limiting factor only at 4K Ultra settings. This analysis breaks down the resolution scaling, component roles, and exact FPS measurements from the benchmark database.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound progression, but with an unusual twist at lower settings. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 470.6 FPS, dropping to 295.6 FPS at 1440p Low, and finally 153.8 FPS at 4K Low. This represents a 67.3% drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating the GPU is handling the majority of the workload. The scaling pattern changes dramatically with Ultra settings: 214.4 FPS at 1080p, 134.4 FPS at 1440p, and 68.7 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is nearly three times lower than the 1080p Low figure, showing how pixel count and shading complexity compound.

The most interesting data point appears at 4K Medium (112.6 FPS) versus 4K High (101.5 FPS). The gap between Medium and High is only 11.1 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra costs 32.8 FPS. This suggests the Ultra preset introduces disproportionately expensive effects. At 1440p, the scaling is more linear: Low (295.6), Medium (218.8), High (188.6), and Ultra (134.4). The differential between 1440p and 4K grows as settings increase—at Low the gap is 141.8 FPS, but at Ultra it shrinks to 65.7 FPS. This indicates that at lower settings, the CPU begins to exert more influence on the frame rate ceiling, particularly at 1080p where the 470.6 FPS Low result approaches what the Ryzen 5 4600G can physically feed to the GPU.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves ample for Barony’s roguelike visuals. The GPU’s Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC’s 5 nm process with 35,800 million transistors, provides 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The boost clock of 2475 MHz (base 1920 MHz) helps sustain high frame rates, but the data shows the GPU is rarely the bottleneck until 4K Ultra.

The GPU’s benchmark percentile ranking of 81 places it above most of the field, with an average benchmark score of 37283. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, scores 37507 (0.6% higher), while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile trails by 2.2% with 38135. Interestingly, the RTX 4070’s PassMark G3D score of 26927 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3854 indicate strong compute capability that translates well to Barony’s particle effects and procedural generation.

At 4K Ultra, the GPU’s 68.7 FPS average represents the only sub-100 FPS result in the entire dataset. The 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores are present but underutilized in this title, as Barony’s low-poly aesthetic doesn’t demand advanced lighting. The 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate and 455.4 GTexel/s texture rate handle the game’s simple geometry with ease. The GPU’s 200 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest thermal headroom isn't a concern, but the data shows the real constraint is the CPU at lower resolutions.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 4600G’s six cores and twelve threads, based on Zen 2 architecture (Renoir codename), provide solid compute for Barony’s simulation-heavy roguelike mechanics. The 3.70 GHz base clock boosting to 4.20 GHz, combined with 8 MB of shared L3 cache, delivers single-thread performance that matters for the game’s game logic. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 scores of 13593 multi-core and 1919 single-core demonstrate adequate headroom, but the 1080p Low result of 470.6 FPS approaches the practical limit of what this processor can feed.

The CPU’s percentile rank of 75 among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17489, places it slightly above contemporaries. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE, scores 17482 (0% delta), while the Intel Core i3-14100T scores 17636 (0.8% higher). The 4600G’s PassMark multi-thread score of 15992 and single-thread score of 2653 indicate balanced performance. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 4863 suggests the CPU scales reasonably well with multi-threaded workloads.

In Barony, the CPU’s role becomes apparent when comparing 1080p Low (470.6 FPS) to 1440p Low (295.6 FPS). The 37.2% drop at 1440p shows the GPU taking over, but the 1080p result hints at CPU limitation—the game’s turn-based logic and procedural dungeon generation create serial workloads that benefit from the 4.20 GHz boost clock. The 12 threads help maintain consistent frame pacing during complex enemy AI calculations, though the data shows diminishing returns beyond 1440p Medium.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset across all resolutions and settings provides a clear performance hierarchy:

1080p: Low settings achieve 470.6 FPS, Medium 346.9 FPS, High 301.9 FPS, and Ultra 214.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 123.7 FPS, while the High to Ultra drop is 87.5 FPS, showing how each preset tier adds rendering cost.

1440p: Low delivers 295.6 FPS, Medium 218.8 FPS, High 188.6 FPS, and Ultra 134.4 FPS. The scaling from 1080p shows a consistent 37-38% reduction across settings, indicating the GPU is the primary limiter at this resolution.

4K: Low produces 153.8 FPS, Medium 112.6 FPS, High 101.5 FPS, and Ultra 68.7 FPS. The Ultra setting at 4K is the only sub-90 FPS result, with the High to Ultra drop of 32.8 FPS being the largest single-step penalty in the dataset.

This combination ranks 464th out of 1702 tested combinations in Barony, placing it in the top 27.3% of all systems. The data confirms this pairing excels at high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K Ultra being the only scenario that challenges the RTX 4070.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combo in Barony?

A: The data shows 1440p High (188.6 FPS) as the sweet spot, offering strong visual quality while maintaining well above 144 Hz. At 1080p Ultra (214.4 FPS) the system also performs excellently, but 4K Ultra (68.7 FPS) drops below the 100 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4070’s average benchmark score of 37283 sits 0.6% below the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507) and 1.9% below the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A (38008). It outperforms the AMD Radeon RX 5300M by 2.5% (36371).

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 4600G a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The 1080p Low result of 470.6 FPS suggests CPU limitation, as the 4600G’s single-thread score of 2653 in PassMark and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1919 indicate the processor is working near its maximum output. At 1080p Ultra (214.4 FPS), the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

Q: What is the FPS penalty for Ultra settings at 4K versus High?

A: At 4K, High settings average 101.5 FPS while Ultra drops to 68.7 FPS, a 32.8 FPS penalty. This represents the largest single-setting drop in the entire dataset, suggesting Ultra applies expensive post-processing effects.

Q: How does this system rank among all tested combinations in Barony?

A: The combination ranks 464th out of 1702 tested combinations, placing it in the top 27.3% of all systems tested. This ranking reflects the strong overall performance across most resolution-settings pairings.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM cause any limitations?

A: The 12 GB GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth shows no evidence of VRAM limitations in the measured data. Even at 4K Ultra (68.7 FPS), the frame rate is determined by compute throughput rather than memory capacity, as Barony’s roguelike visuals are not texture-heavy.