Barony

Barony is a roguelike that clearly favors high frame rates, and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combo delivers them in abundance across the board. The data shows that this pairing is heavily CPU-bound at lower resolutions, with the GPU becoming the primary limiter only when pushing 4K with maximum settings. The measured results indicate a system that can handle esports-tier refresh rates at 1080p and still maintain very playable performance at 4K, though the scaling curve reveals a significant performance cliff as visual fidelity increases.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a predictable but steep curve, with the most dramatic drop occurring at Ultra settings. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 466.5 FPS, which falls to 297.6 FPS at 2560x1440 and then to 157.7 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 66% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the CPU’s Zen 4 architecture with 6 cores and 12 threads is still able to feed frames quickly, but the GPU’s rendering load grows substantially.

The pattern changes when looking at Ultra settings. At 1080p Ultra, the system hits 215.4 FPS, which drops to 132.9 FPS at 1440p and then to 73.5 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is less than half of the 1080p Ultra figure, showing a 66% decrease. This scaling suggests that at 1080p and 1440p, the RTX 4070’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 5888 shading units are not the bottleneck—the CPU’s single-thread performance (scoring 999 in 3dmark_single_thread) is likely setting the ceiling. At 4K, however, the GPU’s 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate become the limiting factor.

The High settings row provides the most balanced scaling. From 299.2 FPS at 1080p to 189.6 FPS at 1440p and 97.4 FPS at 4K, the frame rate drops by roughly 37% per resolution step. This indicates that High settings are where the CPU and GPU workloads are most evenly distributed, with neither component completely dominating the frame time budget. The gap between 1440p and 4K at High settings (92.2 FPS difference) is smaller than the gap between 1080p and 1440p (109.6 FPS difference), showing that the GPU’s rendering pipeline becomes more efficient at higher resolutions when the CPU has less headroom to push ahead.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data clearly shows that Medium settings offer the best balance of visual quality and frame rate performance for this combo. At 1440p Medium, the system produces 222 FPS, which is 17% higher than High settings at the same resolution and only 33% lower than Low. The jump from Medium to High at 1440p costs 32.4 FPS, while the jump from Low to Medium costs 75.6 FPS—suggesting that Medium captures most of the visual uplift without the steep performance penalty of High.

For 4K users, Medium settings are also the sweet spot. The 4K Medium result of 112.9 FPS is 15.5 FPS higher than High and 39.4 FPS higher than Ultra, while remaining 44.8 FPS below Low. This makes Medium the only preset at 4K that comfortably exceeds the 100 FPS mark without sacrificing too much visual detail. High settings at 4K still delivers 97.4 FPS, which is playable, but the margin above the 60 FPS threshold is thinner than at Medium.

Ultra settings are not recommended for this game with this hardware. At 1080p Ultra, the 215.4 FPS result is still high, but it represents a 28% reduction from High settings. At 1440p Ultra, the 132.9 FPS result is 56.7 FPS below Medium, and at 4K Ultra, the 73.5 FPS result is the only measured figure that dips below 100 FPS. The data suggests that Ultra settings in Barony impose a rendering cost that is disproportionate to the visual gains, making Medium the highest recommended preset for competitive play and High the ceiling for immersive single-player sessions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 plays a critical role in this combo, particularly at higher resolutions where its 12 GB GDDR6X memory capacity and 192-bit bus width come into play. The GPU’s 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth is substantial, but the measured results show that it becomes a limiting factor at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate drops to 73.5 FPS. The card’s base clock of 1920 MHz and boost clock of 2475 MHz are relatively high, and the FP32 performance of 29.15 TFLOPS suggests ample compute headroom, yet the 4K results indicate that memory throughput and pixel fill rate (158.4 GPixel/s) are the binding constraints.

The RTX 4070’s 64 ROPs and 184 texture mapping units handle the roguelike’s rendering demands well at 1080p and 1440p, where the GPU never appears to be the primary bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the 466.5 FPS result is likely CPU-limited, given that the Ryzen 5 7600’s boost clock of 5.10 GHz and 32 MB of L3 cache can generate frames faster than the GPU can process them. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 26927 and its 81st percentile ranking among all GPUs confirm that it is a capable mid-to-high-end part, but the 4K Ultra result shows its limits.

The Ada Lovelace architecture’s 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores do not appear to influence the measured results, as Barony is a roguelike that likely does not leverage ray tracing or DLSS. The GPU’s 200 W TDP and dual-slot design are consistent with its performance class, but the data emphasizes that for this game, the RTX 4070 is best utilized at 1440p or 1080p where it can deliver frame rates above 200 FPS without approaching its thermal or memory limits.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 436th out of 1702 tested combos for Barony, placing it in the top 26% of all configurations. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 26617 places it in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs, with its nearest rival being the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, which scores 26574 (a 0.2% delta). The Intel Core i9-12900HK scores 26672, just 0.2% higher, while the AMD EPYC 8024P and Intel Core i9-11900K are within 0.3% of the Ryzen 5 7600’s score.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 37283 places it in the 81st percentile against all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, scores 37507, which is 0.6% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 38008 (1.9% higher), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135 (2.2% higher). The AMD Radeon RX 5300M scores 36371, which is 2.5% lower, showing that the RTX 4070 is competitively positioned in its segment.

The combo rank of 436 out of 1702 suggests that while this pairing is strong, there are many other configurations that achieve better performance in Barony specifically. The CPU’s 6-core/12-thread configuration and the GPU’s 12 GB memory are well-matched for most titles, but the measured frame rates indicate that the combo is not at the very top of the leaderboard. The rank reflects the fact that many higher-end GPUs (such as the RTX 4080 Mobile, which scores 2.2% higher) can push higher frame rates at 4K, even if the CPU delivers similar average performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum frame rate this combo achieves in Barony?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 466.5 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest measured average is 73.5 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: Is this combo better for 1080p or 1440p gaming?

A: At 1080p, the combo delivers 299.2 FPS on High settings, while at 1440p it delivers 189.6 FPS on the same preset. The 1440p result is still well above 144 Hz, making it the recommended resolution for high-refresh monitors.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26617, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26574) and 0.2% higher than the AMD EPYC 8024P (26555). It is 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i9-12900HK (26672).

Q: What GPU settings provide the best 4K experience?

A: Medium settings at 3840x2160 produce 112.9 FPS, which is the highest frame rate above 100 FPS at this resolution. High settings yield 97.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 73.5 FPS.

Q: Does the GPU memory capacity affect performance in Barony?

A: The RTX 4070 has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The measured results show that at 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 73.5 FPS, suggesting that memory throughput becomes a limiting factor at maximum settings.

Q: What is the combo’s overall ranking in the database?

A: This combo ranks 436th out of 1702 tested configurations for Barony, placing it in the top 26% of all tested combos. The CPU ranks in the 83rd percentile and the GPU in the 81st percentile.