Barony

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Barony with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 reveals a steep performance curve as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo delivers 615.8 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops that to 404 FPS, a reduction of roughly 34%. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 212.5 FPS, which is about 47% lower than the 1440p figure. This pattern indicates that even at Low settings, the rendering load scales heavily with pixel count, and the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution climbs.

The gap between resolutions narrows at higher settings. At High settings, 1080p yields 406.2 FPS, 1440p yields 257.4 FPS, and 4K yields 135.1 FPS. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 37%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is about 47%. At Ultra settings, the corresponding figures are 293.8 FPS, 184.6 FPS, and 98.8 FPS, with drops of 37% and 46% respectively. This consistency suggests that the RTX 5080's rendering pipeline scales predictably with resolution, and the CPU is not the limiting factor at 4K, where the GPU is clearly saturated.

The data also shows that settings level has a pronounced effect at every resolution. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra reduces FPS from 615.8 to 293.8, a 52% penalty. At 4K, the same transition drops performance from 212.5 to 98.8, a 53% penalty. This near-identical relative impact indicates that the game's settings primarily affect GPU workload rather than CPU overhead. The limiting component at 4K Ultra is unambiguously the GPU, as the frame rate falls below 100 FPS despite the high-end RTX 5080.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 5000 series, built on the Zen 3 architecture with a 7 nm process. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz, boosting to 4.60 GHz. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 901 in 3dmark_single_thread and 6628 in 3dmark_16_threads, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20655 and single-core score of 2916. These numbers place it at the 84th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27220.

Relative to its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 5700 is essentially tied with the Intel Core i9-9900K, which scores 27043 (0.7% delta), and the Intel Core i7-12700H at 27006 (0.8% delta). The AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 trails slightly at 26909 (1.2% delta). This clustering suggests the CPU is a solid mid-range performer, but not exceptional for high-refresh gaming.

In Barony, the CPU's role appears secondary given the extremely high frame rates observed. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 615.8 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show. Even at 1080p Ultra, the average is 293.8 FPS, indicating that the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at lower resolutions. However, the scaling from 1080p to 4K shows diminishing returns from CPU headroom; the bottleneck shifts entirely to the GPU as resolution increases. The 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample parallelism for the game's roguelike logic, but the data suggests that single-thread performance (901 in 3dmark_single_thread) is sufficient for this title's demands.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Barony?

A: The highest average FPS is 615.8, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 98.8, which is below the 100 FPS threshold and indicates heavy GPU load.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 404 FPS while Ultra produces 184.6 FPS, a difference of 219.4 FPS or roughly 54% lower performance at Ultra.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the 615.8 FPS result suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU, but the GPU is still the primary limiter since frame rates are extremely high. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking supports that it is not a weak link.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in Barony?

A: The combo ranks 95th out of 1702 tested combos, placing it in the top 5.6% of all configurations.

Q: What is the FPS drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, 1080p yields 406.2 FPS while 4K yields 135.1 FPS, a drop of 271.1 FPS or approximately 67% lower performance at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 achieves a combo rank of 95 out of 1702 tested combinations in Barony. This places it in the top 5.6% of all configurations, which is a strong result for a mainstream CPU paired with a high-end GPU. The rank reflects the system's ability to maintain high frame rates across all settings, even at 4K where the average FPS stays above 98 at Ultra.

The ranking is likely driven by the RTX 5080's substantial rasterization power, as the GPU's percentile ranking is 89 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 59188. The CPU's rank is lower at the 84th percentile, but the game's requirements appear to favor GPU throughput. Compared to other combos, this pairing sits comfortably above the median, but it is not at the very top, suggesting that a stronger CPU could push the rank higher if the game were more CPU-bound at lower resolutions.

The data indicates that the combo is well-balanced for Barony, as it delivers playable frame rates at 4K Ultra (98.8 FPS) and exceptional performance at 1080p and 1440p across all settings. The rank of 95 out of 1702 implies that only a small fraction of tested systems outperform it, likely those with top-tier CPUs like the Ryzen 7 5700's rivals but with even higher GPU models.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process, featuring 10752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units. It has 84 ray tracing cores and 336 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2295 MHz and boosts to 2617 MHz, with memory running at 1875 MHz (30 Gbps effective). It is equipped with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its FP32 performance is 56.28 TFLOPS, and it achieves a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 5080 scores 8637 in 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12, 264461 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 257942 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its passmark G3D score is 36565, with a GPU compute score of 21789. It ranks at the 89th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 59188. Compared to its nearest rivals, it is 1.6% ahead of the Intel Arc A570M (58239) and 2.5% ahead of the Intel Arc A580 (57756), but 1.9% behind the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60326).

In Barony, the GPU's role is dominant, as evidenced by the resolution scaling. At 4K Ultra, the 98.8 FPS result shows the GPU is the limiting factor, with the 16 GB VRAM and 960.0 GB/s bandwidth proving sufficient for the game's demands. The GPU's high pixel rate and texture rate ensure that even at 4K, the combo maintains playable frame rates. The RTX 5080's strong compute performance also suggests it can handle the game's roguelike procedural generation without issue.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings levels, providing a comprehensive view of performance.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers the following average FPS:

• Low: 615.8 FPS
• Medium: 473.8 FPS
• High: 406.2 FPS
• Ultra: 293.8 FPS

At 2560x1440, the results are:

• Low: 404 FPS
• Medium: 300.6 FPS
• High: 257.4 FPS
• Ultra: 184.6 FPS

At 3840x2160, the results are:

• Low: 212.5 FPS
• Medium: 153.4 FPS
• High: 135.1 FPS
• Ultra: 98.8 FPS

The data shows a consistent pattern: each increase in settings level reduces FPS by roughly 20-30% at any given resolution. From Low to Ultra at 1080p, the drop is 322 FPS (52%). At 1440p, the drop is 219.4 FPS (54%). At 4K, the drop is 113.7 FPS (53%). This uniformity indicates that the game's settings have a multiplicative effect on GPU workload, independent of resolution.

Resolution scaling is also consistent. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings reduces FPS by 148.8 (37%). Moving from 1440p to 4K at High reduces FPS by 122.3 (47%). At Ultra, the comparable drops are 109.2 (37%) and 85.8 (46%). The larger percentage drop from 1440p to 4K versus 1080p to 1440p suggests that the GPU's rendering resources become more strained as pixel count approaches 4K, likely due to memory bandwidth saturation or fill-rate limits.

The minimum and maximum FPS values are not provided, so the analysis is limited to averages. However, the average FPS figures are sufficient to establish that this combo is highly capable in Barony, with even the most demanding configuration (4K Ultra) staying above 98 FPS. For competitive play at high refresh rates, the 1080p and 1440p results are exceptional, with the lowest 1440p figure (184.6 FPS at Ultra) still exceeding typical 144 Hz displays.