Barony

# FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 in Barony?

A: This configuration ranks 2nd out of 1,702 tested combos in the game, placing it in the top tier of all possible pairings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in raw benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F has an average benchmark score of 24,993, which is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11850H (24,974), 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (24,897), and 0.3% behind both the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25,057) and the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (25,064).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The RTX 5090 sits in the 94th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84,306. It performs 0.1% ahead of the RTX 5090 D (84,241), 0.2% ahead of the RTX 5050 Mobile (84,171), and 1.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 (83,209).

Q: What is the best measured FPS result for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 691.1 at 1920x1080 on Low settings. At 4K Ultra, the combo still delivers 104.4 FPS average.

Q: Does the CPU support DDR5 memory?

A: Yes, the Ryzen 5 7500F supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth. It also supports ECC memory.

Q: What are the key specifications of the RTX 5090's memory subsystem?

A: The GPU features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, translating to 28 Gbps effective.

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this pairing, driving Barony's frame rates across all tested resolutions. The GPU's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivers 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for a roguelike title. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective throughput, and the card boosts to 2407 MHz from a 2017 MHz base. This architecture, Blackwell 2.0, uses a 5 nm process from TSMC with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die.

The 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power, combined with 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 ROPs, enables the card to push extreme frame rates even at high resolutions. The RTX 5090's 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores are present, though Barony's roguelike rendering likely depends more on raw rasterization throughput. The pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s indicate the card can fill frames rapidly.

In Barony specifically, the GPU shows clear scaling with settings. At 3840x2160, average FPS ranges from 104.4 at Ultra to 228 at Low, a difference of 123.6 FPS between the two extremes. The 4K Medium result of 171 FPS sits between these, suggesting the GPU's shading and memory bandwidth handle medium-quality effects well. At 2560x1440, the spread widens: 199 FPS at Ultra versus 436 at Low. The 1080p results are even more extreme, with 314.3 FPS at Ultra and 691.1 at Low.

The GPU's 94th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms its top-tier status. Its average benchmark score of 84,306 is 1.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon PRO W6600, though the RTX 5090 D and RTX 5050 Mobile are close competitors at 0.1% and 0.2% deltas respectively. The card's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface and 575 W TDP (with a 950 W suggested PSU) position it as a high-power flagship, but in Barony, the data shows it translating that power into playable frame rates at every setting combination tested.

# CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F provides the processing foundation for this combo. With 6 cores and 12 threads, this Zen 4 architecture chip (codenamed Raphael) runs at a 3.70 GHz base clock and boosts to 5.00 GHz. The 5 nm process from TSMC houses 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die, and the CPU draws a modest 65 W TDP. Each core gets 64 KB of L1 cache and 1 MB of L2, while 32 MB of shared L3 cache is available across the chip.

The CPU's benchmark results indicate solid multi-threaded performance. Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22,799 and Geekbench multicore of 12,686 show strong throughput, while single-core scores of 3,218 (Cinebench R23) and 2,759 (Geekbench) support responsive gameplay. The 3DMark results scale from 974 (single-thread) to 6,379 (max-threads), with intermediate scores of 1,902 (2-thread), 3,621 (4-thread), and 5,372 (8-thread). PassMark results are similarly robust: 26,825 in multithread, 3,841 in single-thread, and 47,176 in floating-point math.

In Barony, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions, but the data shows it does not bottleneck the system. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo hits 691.1 FPS, which is a CPU-heavy scenario. The 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs and an average benchmark score of 24,993 place it just 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11850H (24,974), 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (24,897), and 0.3% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25,057) and Ryzen 5 8400F (25,064). This tight grouping means the 7500F is squarely mid-pack among close rivals, yet it sustains high frame rates in Barony.

The CPU's memory support for DDR5 with dual-channel 83.2 GB/s bandwidth and ECC capability complements the GPU's 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth. The 5.00 GHz boost clock is the key for single-threaded performance, which matters in a roguelike's simulation and logic. The PassMark data compression score of 305,925 and encryption score of 17,510 indicate the CPU handles background tasks without impacting frame pacing.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings levels, with every combination tested. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 691.1 FPS on Low, 513.2 FPS on Medium, 440.1 FPS on High, and 314.3 FPS on Ultra. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 376.8 FPS drop, with each settings step costing roughly 100-130 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results are 436 FPS on Low, 323.3 FPS on Medium, 276.2 FPS on High, and 199 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 237 FPS, reflecting the GPU's increased workload at higher pixel counts. The Medium-to-High delta of 47.1 FPS is smaller than the Low-to-Medium delta of 112.7 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns from settings changes in this range.

At 3840x2160, the combo achieves 228 FPS on Low, 171 FPS on Medium, 145.4 FPS on High, and 104.4 FPS on Ultra. The Ultra result remains well above 60 FPS, making 4K gaming viable at any setting. The Low-to-Ultra span of 123.6 FPS is the smallest of the three resolutions, indicating the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K. The High-to-Ultra drop of 41 FPS is notable, as is the Medium-to-High drop of 25.6 FPS.

Comparing across resolutions at the same settings, the scaling is consistent. At Ultra, 1080p yields 314.3 FPS, 1440p yields 199 FPS, and 4K yields 104.4 FPS — a 209.9 FPS difference between 1080p and 4K. At Low, the spread is 691.1 to 228 FPS, a 463.1 FPS difference. The data suggests the combo is GPU-bound at 4K Ultra, CPU-bound at 1080p Low, and balanced in between.

# How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination ranks 2nd out of 1,702 tested combos in Barony. This top-2 placement places it ahead of nearly every other pairing in the database, with only one combination achieving a higher ranking. The rank reflects the measured FPS data, which shows the combo surpassing 100 FPS at 4K Ultra and exceeding 300 FPS at 1080p Ultra.

The GPU's 94th percentile standing (average score 84,306) is the primary driver of this high rank. Its nearest rivals — the RTX 5090 D (84,241, 0.1% behind), RTX 5050 Mobile (84,171, 0.2% behind), AMD Radeon PRO W6600 (83,209, 1.3% behind), and NVIDIA CMP 40HX (85,637, 1.6% ahead) — are all in the same performance band, but the RTX 5090's combination of 32 GB VRAM and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth gives it an edge in sustained load scenarios.

The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking (average score 24,993) is less dominant but still respectable. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the Intel Core i7-11850H (24,974, 0.1% behind), AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (24,897, 0.4% behind), AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25,057, 0.3% ahead), and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (25,064, 0.3% ahead). This clustering means the CPU choice has minimal impact on the combo's overall rank, as the GPU carries the performance weight.

The rank of 2 out of 1,702 combos places this pairing in the 99.9th percentile of tested configurations. The measured FPS data confirms this is not a synthetic benchmark anomaly — the combo delivers playable frame rates in every scenario, from 691.1 FPS at 1080p Low to 104.4 FPS at 4K Ultra. The data indicates that for Barony, this CPU-GPU pairing is near-optimal, with only one other combination in the database outperforming it across the tested metrics.