Barony

# Barony with AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 produces a fascinating split personality in Barony, a roguelike that rewards high frame rates. This combination ranks 1426th out of 1702 tested combos, placing it in the lower third of the database, yet the measured data reveals that this pairing delivers surprisingly playable performance across most settings. The GTX 1070, a Pascal-generation card from 2016, shows its age at higher resolutions, while the Ryzen 5 7500F demonstrates why its single-thread performance matters in this genre. The data suggests a system that can comfortably handle 1080p gaming but struggles to maintain smooth experiences at 4K Ultra.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the only resolution where all four settings presets deliver above 100 FPS on average. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset drops to 67.3 FPS, while at 3840x2160, only the Low preset exceeds 60 FPS with an average of 78.1 FPS.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GTX 1070 has an average benchmark score of 12331, placing it 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro K4200, 1.3% ahead of the GTX 880M, 1.4% ahead of the GTX 1650 SUPER, and 1.7% ahead of the Tesla K20Xm. It sits at the 51st percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What is the CPU's standing among all tested processors?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F achieves an 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 24993. It sits within 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-11850H, AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM on the GTX 1070 cause any visible limitations?

A: The measured FPS data shows the largest performance gaps between Low and Ultra settings occur at 4K, where the Ultra preset averages 36.8 FPS versus 78.1 FPS on Low. This suggests memory bandwidth pressure at higher settings, though the 256.3 GB/s bandwidth and 8 GB GDDR5 capacity appear adequate for the game's demands.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its single-threaded results?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F scores 22799 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3218 in single-core, while 3DMark shows 6376 for 16 threads and 974 for single-thread. The multi-thread scaling is substantial, going from 1902 at 2 threads to 6379 at max threads.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 234.8 FPS, while Ultra averages 110 FPS, representing a 124.8 FPS gap. Medium settings deliver 175.7 FPS, and High settings produce 151 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data indicates that the Medium preset provides the most balanced experience across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 175.7 FPS, which is 64.7 FPS higher than High and only 59.1 FPS lower than Low, while offering visibly better visual quality than the Low preset. At 2560x1440, Medium maintains 112.5 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and only 36.2 FPS below Low's 148.7 FPS. The High preset at 1440p delivers 93.3 FPS, which remains smooth for most displays.

For 4K gaming, the options become more constrained. The Low preset's 78.1 FPS is the only setting that clears 60 FPS at 3840x2160, while Medium falls to 58.3 FPS and High drops to 48 FPS. The Ultra preset's 36.8 FPS at 4K borders on unplayable for fast-paced roguelike gameplay. Users with 4K displays should prioritize the Low preset for responsiveness, as the visual upgrade from Low to Medium costs 19.8 FPS, which may not justify the frame rate loss in a game where quick reactions matter.

The data suggests that 1440p Medium offers the best compromise between visual fidelity and performance. The 112.5 FPS average at 2560x1440 exceeds the refresh rate of most standard monitors while providing noticeably better image quality than the Low preset. For players with 1080p displays, the High preset at 151 FPS provides an excellent experience, sacrificing only 24.7 FPS compared to Medium but gaining substantial visual improvements.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear pattern of GPU limitation. At Medium settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 costs 63.2 FPS (from 175.7 to 112.5), while moving from 1440p to 4K costs another 54.2 FPS (from 112.5 to 58.3). The total drop from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings is 117.4 FPS, representing a 66.8% reduction. This steep decline indicates that the GTX 1070's rendering capabilities become the bottleneck as pixel count increases.

The Low preset shows similar scaling behavior but with higher absolute values: 234.8 FPS at 1080p drops to 148.7 FPS at 1440p and then to 78.1 FPS at 4K, a total loss of 156.7 FPS (66.7% reduction). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that resolution scaling affects the GPU uniformly regardless of the graphics preset.

At Ultra settings, the scaling becomes even more dramatic. The 110 FPS at 1080p falls to 67.3 FPS at 1440p and then to 36.8 FPS at 4K, representing a 73.2 FPS total loss (66.5%). The fact that all settings show roughly two-thirds performance degradation from 1080p to 4K points to the GTX 1070's fill rate and memory bandwidth as the limiting factors, rather than the CPU. The Ryzen 5 7500F's strong single-thread performance (3218 in Cinebench R23) appears sufficient to feed the GPU even at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the 234.8 FPS result at 1080p Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the GTX 1070 and Ryzen 5 7500F combination produces a wide spread of results across the four settings presets. The Low preset achieves 234.8 FPS on average, which is the highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium settings deliver 175.7 FPS, representing a 59.1 FPS drop from Low. High settings produce 151 FPS, a further 24.7 FPS reduction. The Ultra preset averages 110 FPS, which is 124.8 FPS below Low and 41 FPS below High. This scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 53.2% performance decrease at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same settings hierarchy persists but with compressed absolute values. Low averages 148.7 FPS, Medium produces 112.5 FPS, High delivers 93.3 FPS, and Ultra reaches 67.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 81.4 FPS, compared to 124.8 FPS at 1080p. This convergence indicates that the GPU's pixel processing capacity becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises, reducing the relative impact of settings changes.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens further. Low averages 78.1 FPS, Medium produces 58.3 FPS, High delivers 48 FPS, and Ultra reaches only 36.8 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap shrinks to 41.3 FPS, showing that at 4K, even the Low preset pushes the GTX 1070 near its limits. The 78.1 FPS at 4K Low versus 234.8 FPS at 1080p Low demonstrates the GPU's resolution sensitivity, while the relatively small differences between settings at 4K suggest that the card's raw rendering throughput, rather than specific feature support, is the constraining factor.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, built on the 16 nm Pascal architecture with the GP104 chip, provides 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus with 256.3 GB/s bandwidth. Its base clock of 1506 MHz boosts to 1683 MHz, delivering 6.463 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. These specifications translate to measured results that place the card at the 51st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 12331. The card's 1920 shading units and 64 ROPs handle pixel throughput at 107.7 GPixel/s, while the 120 TMUs provide 202.0 GTexel/s texture rate.

The benchmark data reveals that the GTX 1070 sits in a tight competitive cluster. Its nearest rivals in synthetic testing include the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (0.7% slower), the GTX 880M (1.3% faster), the GTX 1650 SUPER (1.4% faster), and the Tesla K20Xm (1.7% faster). This grouping shows that the GTX 1070, despite being from an older generation, remains competitive with more recent budget offerings in raw compute.

In Barony specifically, the GPU's 8 GB memory capacity appears sufficient, as no settings preset at any resolution shows signs of VRAM-related stuttering in the FPS data. The memory clock of 2002 MHz running at 8 Gbps effective provides adequate bandwidth for the game's texture loads. However, the dramatic FPS drops at 4K, particularly from Medium to Ultra (58.3 to 36.8 FPS), suggest that the card's fill rate and memory bandwidth become saturated when rendering at high pixel counts with advanced effects enabled.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, a Zen 4 Raphael architecture processor on the 5 nm TSMC process, provides 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost up to 5.00 GHz. Its 32 MB shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth deliver strong performance for gaming workloads. The CPU achieves an 82nd percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 24993, putting it within 0.4% of several close rivals including the Intel Core i7-11850H, AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen 5 8400F, and Ryzen 9 6900HX.

The Ryzen 5 7500F's single-thread performance is particularly relevant for Barony's roguelike gameplay. Its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3218 and 3DMark single-thread score of 974 indicate strong per-core efficiency, which matters in games that rely on one primary simulation thread. The CPU's multi-thread capabilities, demonstrated by the 22799 Cinebench R23 multi-core score and 6379 3DMark max threads result, provide headroom for background tasks and game engine components that use additional threads.

The measured FPS data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck in this configuration. At 1080p Low, the combination achieves 234.8 FPS, which is exceptionally high and suggests the processor can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them. The fact that FPS scales consistently with resolution and settings changes, rather than plateauing at a CPU-imposed limit, confirms that the GTX 1070 is the primary constraint across all tested configurations. The Ryzen 5 7500F's 65 W TDP and 5 nm process node also indicate efficient operation that won't introduce thermal throttling concerns in most systems.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 combination ranks 1426th out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the bottom 16% of the database. This ranking might seem surprising given the strong 1080p performance, but it reflects the fact that many tested combinations include newer GPUs that handle 4K and high-refresh-rate scenarios more effectively. The rank indicates that while this combo delivers solid 1080p and acceptable 1440p performance, it falls behind in the 4K Ultra scenarios that push the GTX 1070 to its limits.

The 82nd percentile CPU ranking contrasts sharply with the 51st percentile GPU ranking, highlighting the imbalance in this pairing. The Ryzen 5 7500F is a modern, high-performance processor that ranks in the top fifth of all CPUs, while the GTX 1070 sits near the median of all GPUs. This suggests that the combo's low overall rank stems primarily from the GPU's age and capabilities, not the CPU. The data shows that the CPU could support a significantly faster GPU without becoming a bottleneck, as evidenced by the 234.8 FPS at 1080p Low where the GPU still has headroom.

The combo's position at rank 1426 out of 1702 implies that approximately 276 tested combinations perform worse in Barony. This places the system in the lower third but not at the very bottom, with the measured data showing playable frame rates at most settings. The gap between the CPU's high percentile and the combo's low overall rank suggests that users considering upgrades should focus on the GPU rather than the processor. The GTX 1070's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks, including the GTX 1650 SUPER at 1.4% faster, indicate that modest GPU upgrades could yield meaningful improvements in this game's higher settings and resolutions.