Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination lands at rank 863 out of 1702 tested combos for Barony, placing it in the middle of the pack. That percentile position is somewhat surprising given the hardware involved, but the data suggests this roguelike is far more sensitive to raw CPU throughput than typical titles. The combo sits in the 50th percentile, meaning half of all tested configurations deliver higher average frame rates, yet the measured FPS numbers tell a story of a system that is anything but weak—it is a pairing whose performance ceiling is being defined by the game's engine and its interaction with the 3700X's architecture.

How This Combo Ranks

The rank of 863 of 1702 places this configuration squarely in the median range, a result that warrants scrutiny because the individual components are not mid-tier. The RTX 5060 holds the 73rd percentile among all GPUs, and the Ryzen 7 3700X sits in the 85th percentile among all CPUs. When two components rank that high individually, a combined rank in the 50th percentile implies a bottleneck that is not hardware-bound in the traditional sense. The data indicates that Barony, released in 2015, is likely constrained by single-thread performance and memory latency rather than raw core counts or GPU shading power. The 3700X's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks—the Intel Core i5-12600 at a delta of -0.1%, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT at +0.1%, and the AMD EPYC 7203P at +0.2%—are all within a fraction of a percent in average score. This suggests that the CPU is performing exactly as expected for its class, and the rank is not a result of a defective or underperforming unit. Instead, the mid-pack ranking reflects the game's specific demands, which do not scale with the 3700X's strengths in multi-threaded workloads. The 85th percentile CPU ranking is driven by strong Cinebench R23 multi-core results (19087), but Barony's frame rates at 1080p Low (357.8 FPS) versus 4K Ultra (56.9 FPS) reveal a workload that shifts dramatically based on resolution, hinting that the game's logic is serialized in ways that leave the 8-core, 16-thread processor partially idle.

FAQ

Q: How does the RTX 5060's ranking compare to its closest rivals in this configuration?

A: The RTX 5060 holds the 73rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30109. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, scores 30097—a delta of 0%—making them statistically identical in synthetic tests. The NVIDIA Tesla M60 is 0.5% behind, and the RTX 5070 Mobile is 0.6% ahead.

Q: What is the most demanding setting for this combo at 4K?

A: Ultra settings at 3840x2160 produce the lowest average FPS at 56.9, which is 18.2 FPS below the High preset's 75.1 FPS. This 24% drop from High to Ultra at 4K indicates that the Ultra preset introduces effects that heavily tax the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at any resolution?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 357.8 FPS, while at 4K Low it drops to 119.3 FPS. The 1080p result is so high that it suggests the CPU is near its limit for frame generation, but the 65W TDP and 3.60 GHz base clock are not the limiting factors at higher resolutions—there, the GPU's 8 GB of GDDR7 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth take over as the primary constraint.

Q: How far behind is the 3700X from its nearest rival in synthetic multi-core tests?

A: The 3700X scores 19087 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, while its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12600, has an average score of 28654. This puts the AMD chip at a -0.1% delta, meaning they are effectively tied in overall benchmark averages despite the Intel CPU having a different core configuration.

Q: What is the highest measured FPS for this combo?

A: The peak measured average FPS is 357.8, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is 91.5 FPS higher than the next highest result (266.3 FPS at 1080p Medium), showing that Low settings remove significant GPU workload, allowing the CPU to push frames to their limit.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM sufficient for this game's settings?

A: The data shows a clear degradation at 4K Ultra (56.9 FPS) compared to 4K High (75.1 FPS), a drop that correlates with the 8 GB framebuffer being saturated. At 1440p Ultra, the combo still manages 106.7 FPS, suggesting that the VRAM is adequate for that resolution but becomes a limiting factor at 2160p with maxed settings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals a textbook example of GPU-bound scaling, but with a twist at the low end. At Low settings, the combo delivers 357.8 FPS at 1080p, 224.7 FPS at 1440p, and 119.3 FPS at 4K—a drop of 37% from 1080p to 1440p and another 47% from 1440p to 4K. This steep decline indicates that even at Low, the GPU is the primary driver of performance, as the RTX 5060's 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is being fully utilized. However, at Ultra settings, the numbers tell a different story: 165.1 FPS at 1080p, 106.7 FPS at 1440p, and 56.9 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is 35%, but from 1440p to 4K it is 47%, showing that the VRAM bandwidth (448.0 GB/s) becomes more critical as pixel count quadruples. The limiting component shifts from the CPU at 1080p Low to the GPU at 4K Ultra, but the mid-range resolutions (1440p) show a balanced load where neither component is fully saturated. This explains the median combo rank—the system is neither CPU-bound nor GPU-bound in a way that produces outlier performance, but rather a balanced pairing that performs predictably across the resolution spectrum.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the results are consistently high across all presets. Low settings yield 357.8 FPS, Medium delivers 266.3 FPS, High produces 229 FPS, and Ultra drops to 165.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 192.7 FPS, a 54% reduction that highlights the GPU's shading units (3840) and TMUs (120) being pushed harder with each preset tier. Moving to 2560x1440, the same pattern persists but with lower absolute numbers: Low at 224.7 FPS, Medium at 167.7 FPS, High at 147.2 FPS, and Ultra at 106.7 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 118 FPS, or 53%, showing a consistent scaling factor across resolutions. At 3840x2160, the results are 119.3 FPS for Low, 85.7 FPS for Medium, 75.1 FPS for High, and 56.9 FPS for Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra gap at 4K is 62.4 FPS, which is 52%—nearly identical to the lower resolutions. This consistency suggests that the RTX 5060's 48 ROPs and 128-bit memory bus are the limiting factors at all resolutions, with the pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s being the wall that prevents higher frame rates. The 1080p Medium result of 266.3 FPS is particularly telling—it is 37 FPS higher than the 1440p High result, showing that the game's settings have a more significant impact on performance than resolution alone.

GPU Role

The RTX 5060's 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, and the measured results indicate this is the primary constraint at 4K Ultra. The 56.9 FPS at that setting is below the 60 FPS threshold, and the drop from High (75.1 FPS) to Ultra (56.9 FPS) is a 24% reduction that cannot be explained by pixel count alone—it reflects the VRAM being filled to capacity, forcing the GPU to manage memory more aggressively. The boost clock of 2497 MHz and base clock of 2280 MHz are standard for the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, and the 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput is sufficient for 1440p Ultra at 106.7 FPS. The GPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all GPUs is reflected in its Passmark G3D score of 20891, which puts it in the same class as the RX 7700 XT (30097 average, 0% delta) and the RTX 5070 Mobile (29928, 0.6% ahead). However, the 8 GB framebuffer is the clear bottleneck at 4K High and Ultra, as evidenced by the 37% FPS drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings (147.2 vs 75.1). The GPU compute score of 10899 in Passmark is modest, but this game does not appear to leverage compute-heavy effects, instead relying on traditional rasterization where the 48 ROPs and 120 TMUs handle the workload.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 3700X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is a Zen 2 part that boosts to 4.40 GHz, and its role in Barony is more nuanced than the GPU's. At 1080p Low, the 357.8 FPS result is a clear sign of CPU-bound behavior—the GPU is not the limiting factor at that resolution and preset, so the processor's single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2694) is what drives frame generation. The 3700X's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs is driven by strong multi-threaded scores like the 19087 in Cinebench R23 and 8016 in R20, but Barony is a 2015 roguelike that likely does not utilize more than a few threads. This explains why the combo ranks in the 50th percentile—the CPU's multi-threaded strength is irrelevant to the game, while its single-thread performance (271 in Cinebench R15 single-core) is adequate but not exceptional, placing it behind more modern parts with higher IPC. The nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12600, has an average score of 28654, a delta of -0.1%, meaning the 3700X is essentially tied with it in overall benchmarks. Yet the 12600 would likely perform better in Barony due to its newer architecture, but the data does not show this—it only shows that the 3700X's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s and dual-channel DDR4 support are sufficient for the game's needs. The CPU's 65W TDP is low for an 8-core part, but this does not appear to impact gaming performance, as the boost clock of 4.40 GHz is maintained under load.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows show that the best experience for this combo is at 2560x1440 with High settings, delivering 147.2 FPS. This result is 27% higher than the 4K High output (75.1 FPS) and 38% higher than 1440p Ultra (106.7 FPS), making it the sweet spot where the GPU is not overly taxed and the CPU is not bottlenecked. At 1080p, High settings yield 229 FPS, which is above the refresh rate of most monitors, making it a viable choice for competitive play, but the 1440p High result offers a better balance of visual fidelity and smoothness. For users with 4K displays, High settings at 75.1 FPS is playable, but the drop to Ultra (56.9 FPS) is not recommended, as the 8 GB VRAM limit causes stuttering. The Medium preset at 4K delivers 85.7 FPS, which is a better option than High if the visual differences are minor. At 1080p, the Low preset's 357.8 FPS is overkill unless the user has a 360Hz monitor, and Medium at 266.3 FPS is a more reasonable choice for maintaining high frame rates without sacrificing too much quality. The data suggests that Ultra settings are the least efficient across all resolutions, with an average 53% FPS penalty compared to Low, while High offers the best compromise at 1440p and 4K.