Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 delivers a playable experience across the board in Barony, but the data shows a clear pattern: this combo is far more comfortable at 1080p and 1440p than at 4K. The measured FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU has ample headroom to keep up.

Resolution Scaling

The scaling behavior from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 165.4 at 1920x1080 to 102.4 at 2560x1440, then plummets to 53.6 at 3840x2160. That is a 37.8% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 47.7% drop moving to 4K. The pattern is consistent across all settings presets. At Low settings, the combo manages 264.1 FPS at 1080p, 164.4 at 1440p, and 86.5 at 4K. The 4K Low result is still above 60 FPS, but the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is substantial—86.5 versus 39.9—which suggests that the RTX 2060’s 6 GB VRAM and 192-bit memory bus are being stretched thin by the higher pixel count and texture loads.

The resolution scaling also highlights that the Ryzen 5 8400F is not the bottleneck here. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 264.1 FPS, which is an excellent indicator that the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates. Even at 1440p Low, the 164.4 FPS figure shows the processor still has plenty of headroom. The bottleneck shifts decisively to the GPU as resolution climbs, with the 4K Ultra result of 39.9 FPS being the clearest evidence. For a roguelike title, this level of scaling means users with 1440p monitors will get a smooth experience, while 4K users will need to make significant settings compromises.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060’s specifications directly explain the measured results. With 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth, the card has enough memory throughput for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but 4K Ultra settings push it past its comfort zone. The boost clock of 1680 MHz and 1920 shading units provide the raw compute for the 1080p High result of 165.4 FPS, but the 4K Ultra score of 39.9 FPS indicates that the card’s 6.451 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is insufficient for the pixel workload at that resolution. The 48 ROPs and 120 TMUs are also taxed heavily at 4K, as evidenced by the steep drop off from Medium to Ultra at that resolution—65.3 to 39.9 FPS.

In terms of relative GPU performance, the RTX 2060 sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16074. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, scores 15996, putting the RTX 2060 0.5% ahead. The AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and Radeon Pro 5700 both score 16351, placing them 1.7% ahead of the RTX 2060. This puts the card in a mid-range tier, which aligns with the measured FPS: capable at 1080p, solid at 1440p, but struggling at 4K. The 12 nm process node and 160 W TDP are consistent with this performance class, and the 14 Gbps effective memory speed helps maintain the 1440p results.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to a clear sweet spot for this combo. At 1440p, the High preset delivers 102.4 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold and close to the 120 FPS mark that many users target. The Medium preset at 1440p yields 124.4 FPS, offering a better margin for high refresh rate displays. However, the jump from Medium to High at 1440p costs 22 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra costs 24.4 FPS, dropping to 78 FPS. For 1440p users, the High preset is the recommended choice because it balances visual quality with the 102.4 FPS result, avoiding the diminishing returns of Ultra.

At 1080p, the situation is different. The Ultra preset hits exactly 120 FPS, which is ideal for 120 Hz displays. The High preset at 165.4 FPS is even better for 144 Hz or 165 Hz monitors, and it leaves headroom for frame time spikes. The Low preset at 264.1 FPS is excessive for most displays, suggesting that users with high refresh rate panels should opt for High or Ultra. At 4K, the data tells a more cautious story. The High preset at 53.6 FPS is borderline, while Medium at 65.3 FPS is the minimum for a stable 60 FPS experience. Low at 86.5 FPS is the only 4K preset that provides comfortable headroom, but it sacrifices visual fidelity. For 4K, the Medium preset is the practical ceiling for this combo.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Breaking down the numbers by resolution and settings provides a complete picture. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 264.1 FPS on Low, 193.1 FPS on Medium, 165.4 FPS on High, and 120 FPS on Ultra. These results show that the RTX 2060 is never the limiting factor at 1080p, with even the most demanding preset clearing 120 FPS. The step from Medium to High costs 27.7 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 45.4 FPS, indicating that Ultra’s additional graphical effects have a notable performance penalty.

At 2560x1440, the results are 164.4 FPS on Low, 124.4 FPS on Medium, 102.4 FPS on High, and 78 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across presets, with the Low preset losing 99.7 FPS and the Ultra preset losing 42 FPS. This shows that the GPU’s pixel throughput is becoming more relevant, but the card still manages to stay above 75 FPS at all settings. At 3840x2160, the results drop to 86.5 FPS on Low, 65.3 FPS on Medium, 53.6 FPS on High, and 39.9 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured figure below 40 FPS, making it the clear outlier in the dataset. The 4K Medium result of 65.3 FPS is the only 4K preset that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS, while the 4K High result of 53.6 FPS is borderline for smooth gameplay.

How This Combo Ranks

In the context of all tested combos for Barony, this pairing sits at rank 1399 out of 1702. That places it in the lower third of the tested combinations, which is a meaningful context for interpreting the FPS numbers. The combo’s rank reflects the RTX 2060’s position in the GPU hierarchy—58th percentile—combined with the Ryzen 5 8400F’s 82nd percentile CPU ranking. The CPU is clearly the stronger component in this pairing, and the rank is dragged down by the GPU’s mid-range standing.

The ranking suggests that while this combo is fully playable in Barony, it is not a top-tier configuration. The 1080p results are excellent, with the Ultra preset hitting 120 FPS, but the 4K results are below average compared to what higher-ranked combos likely achieve. The gap between the CPU’s percentile and the GPU’s percentile indicates that users could upgrade the GPU and see significant FPS gains without changing the processor. The Ryzen 5 8400F’s 82nd percentile ranking, with an average benchmark score of 25064, puts it close to the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25057, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24993, 0.3% delta), confirming it is a strong mid-range CPU that is not holding back the RTX 2060.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. Its 16 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth provide more than enough throughput for Barony’s roguelike gameplay. The CPU’s benchmarks support this: it scores 20851 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2943 in single-core, with a PassMark multithread score of 24530. The single-thread performance is particularly relevant for a roguelike, where game logic and AI often run on a limited number of threads.

The measured FPS at 1080p Low (264.1) and 1440p Low (164.4) demonstrates that the CPU is never the bottleneck in this pairing. Even at 1080p Ultra, the 120 FPS result is well within the CPU’s capability, given its single-thread score of 951 in 3DMark and 3684 in PassMark single-thread. The CPU’s 82nd percentile ranking, with nearest rivals like the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, shows that it is a capable gaming processor that will not limit the RTX 2060 at any resolution. The 65 W TDP and 4 nm process node also indicate that thermal headroom is not a concern for sustained gaming sessions. In this combo, the CPU is the clear strength, providing a solid foundation for future GPU upgrades without needing a platform change.