Barony

Barony is a roguelike that rarely stresses modern hardware, and the measured results for the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti confirm this. The data shows a combination that is overwhelmingly GPU-limited at higher resolutions but becomes increasingly CPU-bound at 1080p, where frame rates climb into territory that exceeds the refresh rates of most displays. The scores here are high across the board, but the shape of the performance curve reveals where this pairing is most efficient and where it leaves performance on the table.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent, which is typical for a game where the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher pixel counts. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 571.8 FPS at 1920x1080 to 366 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 36%. Moving further to 3840x2160, the average drops to 188 FPS, which is about 49% lower than the 1440p result and just 33% of the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern indicates that the RTX 5070 Ti is doing the heavy lifting once resolution increases, and the CPU has ample headroom to feed it.

At Ultra settings, the same trend holds but with a less dramatic percentage drop. The 1080p average is 263 FPS, which falls to 169.2 FPS at 1440p (a 36% reduction) and then to 86.6 FPS at 4K (a 49% reduction from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that resolution scaling is purely a function of pixel throughput, and the Ryzen 5 8400F is not introducing any additional variance. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution is also telling: at 1080p, Ultra delivers 46% of the Low frame rate, while at 4K, Ultra delivers 46% of Low as well. This symmetry points to a balanced scaling curve where neither component is causing a disproportionate penalty.

The most important observation is that even at 4K Ultra, the combo maintains an average of 86.6 FPS, which is playable for most users. At 1440p High, the 230.7 FPS average is far beyond what a standard 144Hz monitor can display, meaning the limiting factor for the user is the display, not the hardware. At 1080p, the results are effectively academic, with Low settings hitting 571.8 FPS, a figure that no mainstream monitor can reproduce.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows show that the High preset offers the best balance of visual quality and raw performance for this combination. At 4K, High produces an average of 122.3 FPS, which is 35.7 FPS higher than Ultra and only 16.3 FPS lower than Medium. The jump from High to Ultra costs 35.7 FPS at 4K, a 29% reduction, while the jump from Medium to High only costs 16.3 FPS, an 11% reduction. This indicates that Ultra carries a disproportionate penalty relative to High, making High the sensible ceiling for 4K play.

At 1440p, High delivers 230.7 FPS, which is 61.5 FPS ahead of Ultra and 37.3 FPS behind Medium. The difference between Medium and High is 37.3 FPS, while the difference between High and Ultra is 61.5 FPS, so the cost of Ultra is again steeper. For users with 144Hz or 165Hz monitors, High at 1440p is more than sufficient, and the extra frames from Medium would be wasted without a correspondingly high refresh rate display. At 1080p, the choice is less critical because even Ultra at 263 FPS exceeds the capabilities of virtually all monitors, but High at 368.4 FPS is the better option for those who want maximum smoothness without the extra visual load of Ultra.

The data suggests that Low settings are unnecessary for this hardware, as even 4K Ultra remains above 60 FPS. However, for users targeting 240Hz at 1440p, the Medium preset at 268 FPS is the only row that clears that threshold comfortably, while High at 230.7 FPS falls short. In practice, High is the recommended starting point, with Medium as a fallback for extreme refresh rate targets.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications align with the measured results. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is more than adequate for a roguelike like Barony, which does not demand large texture pools or high-resolution assets. The 896.0 GB/s bandwidth is likely a non-factor at all tested settings, as the frame rates do not show any signs of memory starvation.

The GPU's clock speeds are 2295 MHz base and 2452 MHz boost, with a 300 W TDP. The boost clock is relatively modest, but the raw compute throughput is substantial, with an FP32 rating of 43.94 TFLOPS. This compute headroom explains why the card can push 188 FPS at 4K Low without breaking a sweat. The 70 RT cores and 280 tensor cores are irrelevant for Barony, which does not use ray tracing or DLSS, so the performance is entirely dependent on rasterization and shader work.

The RTX 5070 Ti sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs in the benchmark database, and its average benchmark score of 52086 is essentially tied with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, which scores 52085 with a deltaPct of 0. This means the 5070 Ti is a direct peer of the previous generation's flagship-tier card, and the measured FPS in Barony reflects that level of performance. The GPU's role here is to provide a high baseline at 4K and to ensure that the CPU never becomes the primary constraint at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 8400F and RTX 5070 Ti ranks 171st out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the top 10% of all configurations. This is a strong result, but not an exceptional one, given the GPU's high percentile standing. The rank is likely held back by the CPU, which is a mid-range part, even though the GPU is capable of much more. The data suggests that pairing the RTX 5070 Ti with a stronger CPU would yield a higher rank, but the current setup is still well above average.

The CPU's percentile vs all CPUs is 82, which is slightly below the GPU's 87. This mismatch means the combo is not perfectly balanced, but the gap is small enough that the bottleneck only appears at very high frame rates. The combo rank of 171 out of 1702 is respectable, and it indicates that this pairing is a sensible choice for 4K gaming, where the GPU is the limiting factor. At 1080p, the rank would likely be lower if measured separately, as the CPU would cap performance.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the 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 is modest by modern standards, but it is sufficient for Barony, which is not cache-sensitive. The CPU's benchmark scores show a single-thread result of 951 in 3DMark and a multi-thread score of 6165 in the max-thread test, indicating that it has solid single-core performance but limited multi-core scaling.

The CPU's role in this game is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. At 1080p Low, the average FPS of 571.8 suggests that the CPU is nearing its limit, as the GPU could theoretically render more frames. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1874 and single-thread score of 951 show that the CPU's single-core throughput is adequate but not exceptional. The data indicates that the CPU is the bottleneck at 1080p, but this is only an issue for users with extreme refresh rate displays.

The Ryzen 5 8400F's nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, which has an average score of 25057, essentially identical to the 8400F's 25064 with a deltaPct of 0. This places the 8400F's multi-thread performance on par with a much older 8-core part, but its single-thread performance is superior. For Barony, which relies on a few threads, the 8400F's Zen 4 architecture is more than enough, and the CPU is only a limiting factor at 1080p Low where frame rates exceed 500.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 571.8 FPS, which is the highest measured result. Medium drops to 424.6 FPS, a 25.7% reduction, while High sits at 368.4 FPS and Ultra at 263 FPS. The step from Medium to High costs 56.2 FPS, and the step from High to Ultra costs 105.4 FPS, making Ultra the most expensive setting at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 366 FPS, which is 36% lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium produces 268 FPS, High produces 230.7 FPS, and Ultra produces 169.2 FPS. The percentage drops between settings are similar to 1080p, with Ultra being 26.9% lower than High. At 3840x2160, Low averages 188 FPS, Medium averages 138.6 FPS, High averages 122.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 86.6 FPS. The gap between Medium and High narrows to 16.3 FPS at 4K, while the gap between High and Ultra widens to 35.7 FPS.

The data shows that the RTX 5070 Ti is capable of maintaining high frame rates at all resolutions, with the only sub-90 FPS result being 4K Ultra at 86.6 FPS. For users who prioritize frame rate over visual fidelity, the Low preset at 4K offers 188 FPS, which is more than double the Ultra result. The measured rows confirm that this combo is best suited for high-refresh 1440p or smooth 4K gaming, with the CPU becoming a minor constraint only at 1080p Low.