Barony

# Barony with AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

This combination lands in the top 17.5% of tested systems for Barony, ranking 650th out of 3,717 combos. The pairing of a six-core Zen 3 processor with an Ada Lovelace GPU produces a system that is clearly capable of driving this roguelike at very high frame rates across all resolutions, though the data reveals some interesting bottlenecks and scaling patterns worth examining.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 650 out of 3,717 tested configurations places this system in the 82nd percentile overall for Barony performance. That is a strong showing, but not a top-tier one — the game clearly has headroom beyond what this pair delivers. The RTX 4070 SUPER sits at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 43,223, placing it just 0.1% behind the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB and 1% behind the RTX 4090 Mobile. The Ryzen 5 5600, meanwhile, is at the 74th percentile among all CPUs, with an average score of 20,468, nearly identical to the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (0.1% ahead) and AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (0.2% ahead).

What this means practically is that the system is balanced around a GPU that outperforms its CPU in relative standing. The GPU is the stronger component on paper, which typically suggests that at lower resolutions the CPU will become the limiting factor. The measured FPS data confirms this pattern: at 1080p the system delivers extremely high frame rates that scale almost linearly with settings, while at 4K the GPU workload dominates and the frame rates drop more predictably with visual quality increases.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Barony?

A: The best measured result is 522 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. Even at 4K with Low settings, the system still produces 172 FPS average.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in raw compute?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600 scores 20,468 average on CPU benchmarks, which is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (20,454), 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (20,425), and 0.5% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7713 (20,363).

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 1440p Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the minimum FPS is 208, with an average of 245 and a maximum of 282. This is the only resolution/setting combination in the data where min/max values are provided.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 SUPER better or worse than the RTX 4090 Mobile?

A: The desktop RTX 4070 SUPER scores 43,223 average on GPU benchmarks, which is 1% lower than the RTX 4090 Mobile's 43,667. It is essentially tied with the Quadro M6000 24 GB, which scores 43,262 (0.1% higher).

Q: How many cores does the CPU have and what are its clock speeds?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It is built on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer) using a 7nm process.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective).

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 5000 series, based on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Vermeer) on a 7nm process. It runs at a 3.50 GHz base clock and boosts to 4.40 GHz, with 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, and it uses the AMD Socket AM4 platform with PCIe Gen 4 (20 lanes from the CPU).

In Cinebench R23, the chip scores 18,309 multi-core and 2,584 single-core. Its single-thread performance is particularly relevant for Barony, a roguelike where game logic and entity updates often rely on a few heavily loaded threads rather than scaling perfectly across all cores. The 3DMark results show how the CPU scales with thread count: 882 single-thread, 1,737 with 2 threads, 3,313 with 4 threads, 4,798 with 8 threads, and 5,641 with 16 threads (essentially maxing out at 5,659 with all threads). This scaling curve — roughly doubling from 2 to 4 threads, then adding only about 45% more going from 4 to 8 threads — indicates that Barony will see diminishing returns beyond 4 cores, which is typical for this genre.

The CPU's 74th percentile standing among all processors means it is above average but not exceptional. Its nearest rivals in the database are all within 0.5% of its average score, suggesting that swapping to any of those CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios. For Barony specifically, the measured FPS at 1080p — where the CPU is most likely to be the limiting factor — shows the 5600 is sufficient to push past 500 FPS at Low settings and still deliver 333 FPS at High, so CPU headroom is not a practical concern for this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The data provides average FPS for three resolutions and four settings levels, with min/max values only for Medium settings at each resolution. Here is the complete breakdown:

At 1920x1080, the system delivers: 522 FPS average at Low, 388 FPS average at Medium (min 330, max 446), 333 FPS average at High, and 239 FPS average at Ultra. The gap from Low to Ultra is 283 FPS, a 54% drop, showing that visual quality settings have a substantial impact even at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are: 329 FPS at Low, 245 FPS at Medium (min 208, max 282), 210 FPS at High, and 151 FPS at Ultra. The drop from Low to Ultra is 178 FPS, or 54%, which is proportionally identical to the 1080p scaling. This suggests the GPU is handling the resolution increase consistently across all settings.

At 3840x2160, the results are: 172 FPS at Low, 128 FPS at Medium (min 109, max 147), 110 FPS at High, and 79 FPS at Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra drop is 93 FPS, again 54%, maintaining the same proportional relationship. Notably, even at 4K Ultra, the system stays above 60 FPS, which is a comfortable baseline for gameplay.

The Medium settings data reveals consistency: at 1080p Medium, the min/max range spans 116 FPS (330 to 446); at 1440p Medium, it spans 74 FPS (208 to 282); at 4K Medium, it spans 38 FPS (109 to 147). The narrowing range at higher resolutions indicates that frame time variance decreases as the GPU becomes more consistently the bottleneck.

Resolution Scaling

Examining the FPS drop from 1080p to 4K at each setting level reveals how the system scales with resolution. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 522 at 1080p to 172 at 4K — a 67% reduction. At Medium, it drops from 388 to 128, a 67% reduction. At High, it goes from 333 to 110, a 67% reduction. At Ultra, it falls from 239 to 79, also a 67% reduction.

This perfectly uniform 67% scaling across all settings is a strong indicator that the GPU is the dominant limiting factor at every resolution and quality level. If the CPU were constraining performance, we would expect to see the percentage drop from 1080p to 4K shrink at lower settings (where the CPU has more headroom to feed the GPU), but that is not the case here. The consistency suggests that even at 1080p Low, the RTX 4070 SUPER is still the primary driver of frame rates, and the CPU is never the main bottleneck.

The implication is that Barony is a GPU-bound game for this hardware combination, even at lower resolutions. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are more than adequate for the game's demands, and the system's performance scales predictably with the GPU's workload. For users considering a CPU upgrade, the data suggests it would yield minimal gains in Barony specifically, since the GPU is already the limiting factor across the board.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured data, the optimal settings depend on your display and performance targets. For 1080p, all settings levels deliver well above 200 FPS, with Ultra still hitting 239 FPS average. If you have a 240 Hz or higher refresh-rate monitor, the High preset at 333 FPS is a strong choice, but even Ultra provides plenty of headroom. The jump from High to Ultra costs 94 FPS (from 333 to 239), which is a 28% performance penalty — substantial if you are chasing maximum frame rates.

At 1440p, the High preset delivers 210 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh gaming. Ultra drops to 151 FPS, still smooth, but the 59 FPS difference between High and Ultra (28%) may not be worth the visual trade-off for most players. Medium at 245 FPS is the best choice if you prioritize frame rates above all else, while Low at 329 FPS is only useful for competitive scenarios where every frame counts.

At 4K, the situation changes. Ultra produces 79 FPS average, which is above 60 FPS but leaves little margin for demanding scenes. High at 110 FPS is the sweet spot for 4K — it provides a comfortable buffer above 60 FPS and still looks excellent. Medium at 128 FPS is a strong alternative if you want more headroom, and Low at 172 FPS is there for maximum smoothness. Given that the gap between High and Ultra at 4K is 31 FPS (28% again), the High preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for most users.

The consistent 28% performance penalty from High to Ultra across all resolutions suggests that Ultra settings enable effects that are disproportionately expensive. Unless the visual differences are critical to you, the High preset is the recommended choice for this CPU/GPU combination in Barony, delivering 333 FPS at 1080p, 210 FPS at 1440p, and 110 FPS at 4K. For those with high refresh-rate displays at 1080p or 1440p, even Medium offers a significant boost — 388 FPS and 245 FPS respectively — making it the best option if you are willing to compromise on visual fidelity for the highest possible frame rates.