Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination delivers playable performance in Barony, but the data reveals a system where the GPU becomes the hard limit at higher resolutions. This pairing sits in the 1394th position out of 1702 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. The measured frames per second show a wide gulf between 1080p and 4K, with the Ultra preset at 4K dropping to levels that challenge smooth play.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and tells a clear story about which component is in charge. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 263.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 88.8 FPS at 3840x2160 — a reduction of roughly 66% when pixel count quadruples. That scaling is far from linear, which indicates the GPU is being saturated long before the CPU becomes a concern. High settings show a similar pattern: 165.9 FPS at 1080p drops to 103.3 FPS at 1440p and then to 55.3 FPS at 4K. The step from 1440p to 4K alone cuts performance by nearly half, a signature of pixel-throughput-bound rendering.

Medium settings follow the same trajectory, with 193.4 FPS at 1080p, 120.4 FPS at 1440p, and 66 FPS at 4K. Ultra is the harshest case: 120.7 FPS at 1080p falls to 77.3 FPS at 1440p and then collapses to 38.7 FPS at 4K. The consistent pattern across all four presets is that 4K demands roughly double the GPU work of 1440p, and the RTX 2060 cannot keep pace. The CPU, with its six cores and twelve threads, is not the limiting factor here; the frame rate scales with resolution in a way that points squarely at the graphics card.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060 brings 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Barony, a roguelike that does not appear to demand massive texture pools, the 6 GB capacity is adequate at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra result of 38.7 FPS suggests the card is running out of both memory bandwidth and raw shading power. The GPU’s boost clock of 1680 MHz and base clock of 1365 MHz are modest by modern standards, and the 1920 shading units must push four times the pixels at 4K compared to 1080p. The data shows a 263.5 FPS ceiling at 1080p Low, which means the card is not weak — it is simply outclassed by the resolution.

The benchmark scores for this GPU place it at the 58th percentile among all graphics cards, with an average score of 16074. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600S at 0.5% ahead and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 at 1.7% behind, which confirms the RTX 2060 sits in a crowded mid-range band. The 4K results, particularly the 38.7 FPS Ultra figure, reinforce that this is a 1080p-to-1440p card, not a 4K solution. The 14 Gbps effective memory speed is not enough to overcome the 192-bit bus width when the pixel load spikes.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1394th out of 1702 tested combinations, placing it in the 82nd percentile from the bottom — meaning only about 18% of tested combos perform worse. This is a low position, but it is important to note that Barony is a roguelike, and the frame rates achieved at 1080p are far above what the genre typically requires. The CPU’s standalone ranking is stronger: the Ryzen 5 5600GT sits at the 78th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20740. Its nearest rivals are nearly identical in performance, with the Intel Core i7-10700 at 0% delta, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X at 0.3% ahead, and the Intel Core i5-12490F at 0.3% behind. The GPU’s 58th percentile is the weaker link, and the combo rank reflects that the graphics card drags the overall position down.

The delta between the CPU and GPU percentiles — 78 versus 58 — is telling. In a game like Barony, which is not known for heavy multi-threaded workloads, the CPU has headroom to spare. The bottleneck is the GPU, and the measured FPS data confirms that. If the goal is to improve this combo’s standing, upgrading the graphics card would yield far more than swapping the processor, since the CPU already trades blows with the Core i7-10700 and the Ryzen 5 5600X.

Settings Recommendations

The data points to 1440p High as the sweet spot for this combo. At 103.3 FPS average, it clears the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin and looks better than any 1080p preset. Pushing to 1440p Ultra drops the frame rate to 77.3 FPS, which is still playable but leaves less margin for the chaotic moments that roguelikes often produce. At 4K, the only sensible option is Low, which hits 88.8 FPS, but even that sacrifices visual fidelity for a frame rate that a 1440p High preset already beats with better image quality.

For players who prioritize smoothness above all, 1080p Medium at 193.4 FPS is the pick, though 1080p High at 165.9 FPS is nearly as fast and looks noticeably better. The 1080p Ultra result of 120.7 FPS is the highest quality you can run on this combo without dropping below the 100 FPS mark, but the 1440p High option offers a better balance of resolution and detail. Avoid 4K Ultra entirely — the 38.7 FPS average is below the playability threshold for a game that requires quick reactions. The 4K Medium result of 66 FPS is technically smooth, but the 1440p High preset delivers more than 1.5 times the frame rate at a resolution that is still sharp on most monitors.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages are: Low 263.5 FPS, Medium 193.4 FPS, High 165.9 FPS, and Ultra 120.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 142.8 FPS, which shows how much headroom the GPU has at this resolution. At 2560x1440, the numbers are: Low 164.7 FPS, Medium 120.4 FPS, High 103.3 FPS, and Ultra 77.3 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at each preset is roughly 35-40%, which is consistent with the pixel count increase. At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 88.8 FPS, Medium 66 FPS, High 55.3 FPS, and Ultra 38.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra figure is the only measured result that falls below 40 FPS, and it is nearly half the 1440p Ultra number.

The scaling from High to Ultra at each resolution is consistent: 1080p drops 27%, 1440p drops 25%, and 4K drops 30%. This indicates that the Ultra preset adds a consistent level of GPU stress regardless of resolution, but the absolute cost is highest at 4K because the base load is already so high. The Low to Medium jump at 4K is 25.8 FPS, which is a larger absolute gain than the same jump at 1440p (44.3 FPS) in percentage terms but smaller in raw numbers. Every preset at 1080p exceeds 120 FPS, which makes this resolution the safest bet for high refresh rate monitors. At 1440p, only Ultra falls below 100 FPS. At 4K, only Low stays above 80 FPS.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600GT is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on Zen 3 architecture, running on the AMD Socket AM4 platform with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth are adequate for gaming, and its benchmark scores reflect a solid mid-range part. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 17272 and single-core score of 2438 show that the CPU can handle both lightly threaded and fully threaded workloads without issue. In Barony, where the CPU is not the primary constraint, the processor’s 78th percentile ranking means it has plenty of headroom.

The CPU’s nearest rivals all score within 0.5% of each other, which shows that this processor is perfectly competitive with the Intel Core i7-10700 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. The data does not show any CPU-bound frame rate limits; the FPS scales with resolution in a way that is entirely consistent with GPU-bound rendering. The 3dmark single-thread score of 913 and the 3dmark max-threads score of 5554 further confirm that the processor is not a weak link. The integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are irrelevant here since the RTX 2060 handles all rendering, but their presence does not hurt performance. The CPU’s 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node make it an efficient choice, though the measured FPS data does not indicate any thermal throttling concerns. In summary, the Ryzen 5 5600GT is a capable partner for the RTX 2060 in this game, but it is the GPU that defines the experience.