Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination delivers a remarkably smooth Barony experience across nearly all tested settings, with the only significant struggle appearing at 4K Ultra where average frame rates dip below the 60 FPS threshold. This pairing ranks in the 29th percentile of tested combos, placing it behind approximately 70% of the 3,717 system configurations evaluated, yet the measured data shows that this modest ranking does not translate into poor gameplay performance for this roguelike title. The CPU’s six-core, twelve-thread configuration with a 3.60 GHz base clock and 4.20 GHz boost clock provides ample processing headroom, while the GPU’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, proving sufficient for all but the most demanding visual presets at 4K resolution.

FAQ

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

A: The measured data shows 1920x1080 delivers the highest frame rates across all settings, with Low averaging 287 FPS, Medium 213 FPS, High 183 FPS, and Ultra 131 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same settings produce 181, 135, 116, and 83 FPS respectively, while 3840x2160 yields 95, 70, 60, and 43 FPS.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, but only up to High settings. The measured average at 3840x2160 High is exactly 60 FPS, while Medium averages 70 FPS with a minimum of 60 FPS and maximum of 81 FPS. Ultra drops to 43 FPS average, which falls below the 60 FPS standard.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5500 compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500 has an average benchmark score of 19,593, placing it 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 (19,617), 0.4% behind the Intel Core i5-12500 (19,668), 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i7-10700F (19,499), and 0.7% behind the Intel Core i5-11600KF (19,723).

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER’s average benchmark score is 18,093, which is 0.4% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (18,159), 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (18,189), 1.5% behind the AMD Radeon RX 460 (18,373), and 1.6% behind the Intel Arc A770M (18,383).

Q: What is the combo’s overall ranking among tested configurations?

A: This CPU and GPU pairing ranks 2,616th out of 3,717 tested combos in Barony, which places it in the 29th percentile of all combinations evaluated for this game.

Q: Does the game show a large performance gap between Low and Ultra settings?

A: The data reveals substantial scaling. At 1920x1080, Low averages 287 FPS compared to Ultra’s 131 FPS, representing a 156 FPS difference. At 2560x1440, the gap is 98 FPS (181 vs 83), and at 3840x2160, the difference narrows to 52 FPS (95 vs 43).

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 provides six physical cores and twelve threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, built on TSMC’s 7 nm process with 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die. The processor runs at a 3.60 GHz base clock and boosts up to 4.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP that keeps thermal demands modest. Its 16 MB of L3 cache, split into 512 KB L2 per core and 64 KB L1 per core, offers decent data locality for a roguelike that generates procedural dungeon layouts and tracks numerous game state variables. The CPU’s memory support includes DDR4 with dual-channel configuration, delivering 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for this title’s requirements.

Benchmark results show the Ryzen 5 5500 achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16,429 and a single-core score of 2,319. In Geekbench, it scores 7,976 multi-core and 1,730 single-core. The PassMark multithread score of 19,330 and single-thread score of 3,058 further demonstrate balanced performance. The CPU’s percentile ranking against all CPUs is 73rd, meaning it outperforms 73% of processors in the database. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430, scores 19,617 on average, only 0.1% higher, while the Intel Core i5-12500 scores 19,668 (0.4% higher). The Intel Core i7-10700F scores 19,499 (0.5% lower), and the Intel Core i5-11600KF scores 19,723 (0.7% higher).

For Barony specifically, the measured frame rates suggest that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080 Low, the system achieves 287 FPS average, which indicates the processor can feed frames well beyond typical display refresh rates. The 3DMark scores reinforce this capability: 5,386 for 16 threads, 5,411 for max threads, and 836 for single-thread. The 4-thread score of 3,151 and 8-thread score of 4,593 show scaling that matches the game’s likely thread usage, as roguelikes often rely on a few main threads for game logic while offloading rendering tasks to the GPU.

The CPU’s PCIe Gen 3 interface, while not the latest generation, provides sufficient bandwidth for this GPU pairing. The processor supports DDR4 memory with ECC disabled, which is typical for consumer desktop parts. Its unlocked multiplier allows for overclocking, though the measured results in this database reflect stock settings. The Ryzen 5 5500’s release date of April 2022 came with a launch MSRP of $159, positioning it as a mid-range option, and it remains in active production status.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER utilizes the TU106 chip on TSMC’s 12 nm process, containing 10,800 million transistors across a 445 mm² die. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1470 MHz and a boost clock of 1650 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus achieves 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is directly relevant to Barony’s texture-heavy environments and particle effects. The graphics card includes 2,176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, along with 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores. Its raw compute capabilities include 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 14.36 TFLOPS FP16 performance with a 2:1 ratio.

The GPU’s pixel rate is 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate is 224.4 GTexel/s, which translate into strong fill rates for a game that renders tile-based dungeons with lighting effects. The card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, ensuring compatibility with modern rendering paths. Its 175 W TDP and suggested 450 W power supply requirement fit typical desktop builds. The card measures 229 mm in length, 113 mm in height, and 35 mm in width, occupying a dual-slot form factor with one 8-pin power connector.

In benchmark tests, the RTX 2060 SUPER achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,011, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 76,957, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 77,402. PassMark results show a G3D score of 16,462, G2D score of 854, and GPU compute score of 6,721. The GPU’s percentile ranking against all GPUs is 62nd, outperforming 62% of graphics cards in the database. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, scores 18,159 on average (0.4% higher), while the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 scores 18,189 (0.5% higher). The AMD Radeon RX 460 and Intel Arc A770M score 18,373 and 18,383 respectively, 1.5% and 1.6% higher.

For Barony, the GPU demonstrates clear scaling across resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates range from 287 FPS at Low to 131 FPS at Ultra, showing that even the most demanding preset remains highly playable. At 2560x1440, the range is 181 FPS to 83 FPS, with Ultra still exceeding 60 FPS comfortably. The 3840x2160 results show the GPU’s limits: Low averages 95 FPS, Medium 70 FPS, High 60 FPS, and Ultra 43 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K provides a minimum of 60 FPS and maximum of 81 FPS, indicating acceptable frame pacing.

The GPU’s display outputs include one DVI, one HDMI 2.0, two DisplayPort 1.4a, and one USB Type-C, offering flexible monitor connectivity. Its production status is end-of-life, having been released in July 2019 with a launch MSRP of 399 USD, and it was succeeded by the GeForce 30 series. The predecessor was the GeForce 10 series, showing the generational leap that Turing architecture brought to this card.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 2,616th out of 3,717 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the 29th percentile of all configurations evaluated. This ranking means that 71% of tested system pairings achieve higher frame rates or better overall performance in this game. However, the ranking should be interpreted with context, as the measured FPS data shows this combo delivers playable performance in the vast majority of tested scenarios.

The CPU’s individual percentile of 73rd among all CPUs is notably higher than the combo’s overall 29th percentile, suggesting that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing. Similarly, the GPU’s percentile of 62nd among all GPUs exceeds the combo ranking, but the combination falls below both individual percentiles. This discrepancy indicates that Barony’s performance profile may not perfectly align with the synthetic benchmarks used to calculate these percentiles, or that the combination of these specific components creates a bottleneck not visible in isolated tests.

The combo’s nearest CPU rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430, which scores 19,617 on average (0.1% higher), and the Intel Core i5-12500 at 19,668 (0.4% higher). The Intel Core i7-10700F scores 19,499 (0.5% lower), while the Intel Core i5-11600KF scores 19,723 (0.7% higher). These small deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 5500 sits in a tight performance band, and swapping to any of these alternatives would yield negligible differences in most games, including Barony.

On the GPU side, the nearest rivals show similarly small margins. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile scores 18,159 on average (0.4% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 scores 18,189 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 460 scores 18,373 (1.5% higher), and the Intel Arc A770M scores 18,383 (1.6% higher). The fact that the RTX 2060 SUPER trails these alternatives by less than 2% in average benchmark scores suggests that in-game performance differences would be minimal, yet the combo ranking places this configuration in the bottom 30% of tested systems.

The measured FPS data provides a clearer picture of real-world performance. At 1920x1080, even the Ultra preset averages 131 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of most standard monitors. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 83 FPS, still comfortably above 60 FPS. Only at 3840x2160 Ultra does the combo fall below the 60 FPS threshold, averaging 43 FPS. This suggests that the combo ranking may be skewed by other systems using higher-end GPUs or newer CPU architectures, but for Barony specifically, this configuration handles all but the most extreme settings effectively.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080 resolution, the measured frame rates show excellent performance across all settings. The Low preset delivers an average of 287 FPS, which is exceptionally high and indicates the GPU is far from being the limiting factor at this resolution. The Medium preset averages 213 FPS with a minimum of 181 FPS and maximum of 245 FPS, providing a wide performance envelope. High settings produce an average of 183 FPS, while Ultra averages 131 FPS. These numbers demonstrate that even at the most demanding visual quality, the system maintains frame rates that exceed the 60 FPS target by more than double.

Moving to 2560x1440 resolution, the performance remains strong but shows the expected scaling. Low settings average 181 FPS, which is still well above typical refresh rates. Medium averages 135 FPS with a minimum of 114 FPS and maximum of 155 FPS, indicating consistent frame delivery. High settings produce an average of 116 FPS, while Ultra averages 83 FPS. All presets at this resolution maintain at least 60 FPS, with Ultra still providing 83 FPS average, which is suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 3840x2160 resolution, the GPU begins to show its limitations. Low settings average 95 FPS, which remains playable for high-refresh 4K displays. Medium averages 70 FPS with a minimum of 60 FPS and maximum of 81 FPS, staying just above the 60 FPS threshold. High settings produce an average of exactly 60 FPS, which meets the standard but leaves no headroom for demanding scenes. Ultra drops to 43 FPS average, falling below the 60 FPS target and indicating that this preset is not recommended at 4K with this hardware combination.

The data shows a consistent pattern across resolutions: the gap between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is 156 FPS (287 vs 131). At 2560x1440, the difference is 98 FPS (181 vs 83). At 3840x2160, the difference is 52 FPS (95 vs 43). This scaling indicates that the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions, while at 1080p the CPU may limit maximum frame rates.

The Medium preset at each resolution provides the only measured minimum and maximum FPS values beyond the averages. At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum is 181 FPS and maximum is 245 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 114 FPS and maximum is 155 FPS. At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum is 60 FPS and maximum is 81 FPS. These ranges suggest that the Medium preset offers stable performance with predictable frame pacing, making it a reliable choice across all resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for this hardware combination depend heavily on the target resolution and display refresh rate. At 1920x1080, all presets deliver exceptional performance, with even Ultra averaging 131 FPS. For users with 60 Hz monitors, the Ultra preset provides the best visual quality without any risk of dropping below the refresh rate. For 144 Hz displays, High settings at 183 FPS average provide enough headroom to maintain smooth gameplay, while Medium at 213 FPS offers additional margin for demanding scenes. Low at 287 FPS is unnecessary unless the user prioritizes maximum frame rates above all visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averaging 83 FPS is perfectly suited for 60 Hz displays and even some 75 Hz monitors. For 144 Hz panels, High settings at 116 FPS average provide a good balance between visual quality and frame rate, though Medium at 135 FPS offers more headroom. Low at 181 FPS remains available for competitive play or very high refresh rate displays. The Medium preset’s minimum of 114 FPS ensures that even during intense combat sequences, frame rates remain well above standard refresh rates.

At 3840x2160, the recommendations change significantly. Medium settings averaging 70 FPS with a 60 FPS minimum provide the best experience for 4K displays, as this preset maintains the 60 FPS target while offering better visual quality than Low. High settings average exactly 60 FPS, which meets the minimum standard but could dip below during heavy scenes, making Medium the safer choice. Ultra at 43 FPS average is not recommended for 4K gaming, as the frame rate falls well below the 60 FPS threshold and would result in noticeable stuttering in a fast-paced roguelike. Low at 95 FPS provides the highest frame rates at this resolution but sacrifices visual fidelity.

The measured data indicates that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. Its minimum FPS values at each resolution (181 at 1080p, 114 at 1440p, 60 at 4K) demonstrate consistent performance without severe frame drops. The maximum values (245 at 1080p, 155 at 1440p, 81 at 4K) show that the system can handle bursts of activity without hitting hard ceilings. For users who prefer visual quality over raw frame rates, High settings at 1080p and 1440p provide excellent results, while Medium remains the recommended preset for 4K displays.

The performance scaling from Low to Ultra is predictable and consistent, allowing users to fine-tune settings based on their specific hardware and preferences. The RTX 2060 SUPER’s 8 GB of VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth prove sufficient for Barony’s texture and effect demands at all but the most extreme 4K Ultra settings. The Ryzen 5 5500’s six cores and twelve threads handle the game’s logic and AI without becoming a bottleneck, as evidenced by the high frame rates at lower resolutions where CPU load is relatively higher. This combination delivers a thoroughly playable Barony experience, with the only caveat being that 4K Ultra should be avoided in favor of Medium or High settings to maintain smooth gameplay.