Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers exceptional performance in Barony, a roguelike title that proves surprisingly demanding at higher settings. The measured frame rates across all resolutions and settings categories are extraordinarily high, with the combination ranking in the 82nd percentile of all tested combos for this game. This analysis breaks down the scaling behavior, the combo's standing, the GPU's role, and the exact measured performance figures.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is heavily GPU-bound at lower resolutions but shows the classic signs of pixel-throughput saturation as resolution increases. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 sees average FPS drop from 520.9 to 332.5, a reduction of approximately 36%. Moving further to 3840x2160, the average falls to 174.3, which is another 48% reduction from the 1440p figure. This steep drop-off at 4K indicates the GPU is being pushed to its limits by the sheer pixel count, even at the lowest graphical fidelity.

The scaling pattern shifts notably at higher settings. At Ultra settings, the average FPS goes from 241.3 at 1080p to 150.1 at 1440p (a 38% drop), and then to 81.7 at 4K (a 46% drop from 1440p). The relative consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the game's rendering load scales proportionally with resolution, and the RTX 4070 SUPER's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory is sufficient to prevent any memory capacity bottlenecks, even at 4K Ultra. The data indicates that while the CPU provides ample headroom at 1080p, the GPU's raw pixel throughput becomes the primary limiting factor at 4K, where even the Low preset cannot exceed 174.3 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

In the context of all tested hardware combinations for Barony, this pairing holds the 305th position out of 1702 total combos. This places it in the top 18% of all configurations, a strong showing that reflects the high frame rates measured across the board. The rank is particularly impressive given that the CPU is a mid-range 5000-series part, while the GPU is a high-end Ada Lovelace card. The data shows that the combination is well-balanced for this title, with no single component dragging the overall score down.

The ranking suggests that while there are 304 faster combos, the vast majority of systems tested (over 1300) cannot match the performance delivered here. This position is consistent with the measured FPS figures, which show the combo exceeding 240 FPS at 1080p even on the most demanding Ultra preset. The combo's percentile ranking indicates that the hardware pairing is well-suited to Barony's specific engine requirements, as the CPU's 6-core/12-thread configuration and the GPU's 7168 shading units combine to deliver frame rates that are competitive with much more expensive setups.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain the high frame rates observed. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1980 MHz and boosts to 2475 MHz, with a memory clock of 1313 MHz yielding 21 Gbps effective throughput. This clock speed, combined with the 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth over a 192-bit bus, provides ample data throughput for Barony's texture and geometry demands. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory is not a limiting factor at any tested resolution, as even the 4K Ultra preset with an average of 81.7 FPS does not show signs of memory capacity stalling.

The GPU's compute capabilities are substantial, with 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 224 tensor cores. While Barony is not a title that heavily utilizes ray tracing (the GPU has 56 RT cores), the raw rasterization performance from the 7168 shading units is what drives the high average frame rates. The GPU's pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s are directly relevant to the resolution scaling observed: as resolution increases, the pixel rate becomes the bottleneck, explaining why 4K performance is less than half of 1080p performance at the same settings. The GPU's percentile ranking of 84th among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 42576, places it just slightly below the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (which has a deltaPct of -0.2%) and AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (deltaPct of -0.3%).

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080 resolution, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves an average of 520.9 FPS, which is the highest measured figure in the entire dataset. Medium settings reduce this to 386.2 FPS, High settings to 330.7 FPS, and the Ultra preset still maintains a very playable 241.3 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 54% performance reduction, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional visual effects have a significant computational cost, yet the absolute numbers remain far above what any display can refresh.

At 2560x1440 resolution, the performance remains exceptionally high. The Low preset delivers 332.5 FPS, Medium drops to 242.9 FPS, High to 212.2 FPS, and Ultra to 150.1 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at this resolution is approximately 55%, mirroring the 1080p scaling pattern. This consistency suggests that the GPU's compute units are being utilized efficiently, with the increased pixel count not disproportionately affecting any particular setting level.

At 3840x2160, the 4K results show the expected performance drop. Low settings still produce 174.3 FPS, which is a remarkable figure for 4K gaming. Medium settings deliver 130.4 FPS, High settings 112.4 FPS, and the Ultra preset manages 81.7 FPS. The performance reduction from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 67%, while the same resolution jump at Ultra settings results in a 66% reduction. This near-identical percentage scaling across settings indicates that the game's performance is primarily resolution-bound, with the GPU's pixel output rate being the limiting factor at 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate measured for this combo in Barony?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 520.9, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low preset.

Q: How does the combo's performance at 4K Ultra compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 81.7, which is approximately 34% of the 241.3 FPS measured at 1080p Ultra, indicating a significant performance reduction due to pixel count.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested hardware combinations in Barony?

A: The combo ranks 305th out of 1702 tested combos, placing it in the top 18% of all configurations.

Q: Does the GPU's memory capacity limit performance at any tested setting?

A: No, the 12 GB of GDDR6X memory does not appear to cause any capacity-based stalling, as frame rates scale consistently with resolution and settings without unexpected drops.

Q: What are the GPU's base and boost clock speeds?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER operates at a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz.

Q: How much does performance drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low?

A: The average FPS drops from 520.9 at 1080p Low to 174.3 at 4K Low, a reduction of approximately 67%.