Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 delivers a remarkably robust performance profile in Barony, a 2015 roguelike that clearly responds well to both high frame rates and graphical fidelity. The measured data shows this combination is capable of extreme frame rates at lower resolutions, while still maintaining excellent playability at 4K, though the performance scaling between settings reveals a distinct shift in system bottleneck as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial, but the pattern is far from uniform across quality presets. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 388.8 at 1920x1080 to 126.3 at 3840x2160, a reduction of roughly 67.5%. At Ultra settings, the drop goes from 179.1 at 1080p down to 58.4 at 4K, a smaller reduction of about 67.4%. This consistency suggests that the scaling penalty is primarily resolution-driven rather than settings-driven.

However, the absolute headroom tells a more interesting story. At 1080p with Low settings, the system is producing 388.8 FPS, which indicates that neither the CPU nor GPU is being pushed to its limit. The Ryzen 7 5700G, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is likely not the primary constraint here, as the frame rate is far beyond what most displays can even show. By the time resolution climbs to 2560x1440, the frame rates still remain extremely high, with Low hitting 241.7 FPS and High at 155.7 FPS, showing the RTX 3070 has ample compute headroom.

At 4K, the picture changes. The Ultra preset drops to 58.4 FPS, which is the only measured point below the 60 FPS threshold. This indicates that at 4K Ultra, the GPU becomes the limiting component, as the pixel throughput demands of 3840x2160 begin to overwhelm the RTX 3070's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The data suggests that 4K is playable but requires a settings compromise, whereas 1440p offers a massive performance cushion.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of components ranks 796th out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all possible pairings. This percentile position, roughly 53rd, is somewhat surprising given the extremely high raw frame rates measured. The ranking likely reflects the fact that Barony is an older title that can be run well by a wide range of hardware, meaning the performance ceiling is high for many systems, not just this one.

The CPU's percentile versus all CPUs is 83, and its average benchmark score of 25626 places it close to rivals like the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (25706, a -0.3% delta) and Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25532, a +0.4% delta). This suggests the 5700G is a solid, mid-high tier processor. The GPU, with a percentile of 72 and an average score of 28238, sits near the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (27985, a +0.9% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (27956, a +1% delta). The combo's mediocre rank in-game, despite strong component scores, implies that Barony does not heavily tax either part, making the ranking more about the breadth of combos tested than about raw capability.

GPU Role

The RTX 3070's role in this pairing becomes clearer when examining its memory and clock specifications against the measured results. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, the card offers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 1440p gaming but shows strain at 4K Ultra. The boost clock of 1725 MHz and base clock of 1500 MHz, combined with 5888 shading units and 96 ROPs, provide the raw compute to push high frame rates at lower resolutions.

The GPU's performance in synthetic benchmarks, such as a Passmark G3D score of 22214 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3162, corroborates the gaming data. The card's FP32 performance of 20.31 TFLOPS is substantial, but the 4K Ultra result of 58.4 FPS indicates that memory bandwidth and pixel fill rate (165.6 GPixel/s) are the limiting factors at that resolution. Interestingly, the transition from Medium (96 FPS at 4K) to Ultra (58.4 FPS at 4K) represents a 39% performance drop, which is steeper than the drop from Low (126.3 FPS) to Medium (96 FPS), suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces effects that heavily tax the memory subsystem.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers outstanding performance across all settings: Low hits 388.8 FPS, Medium reaches 285.9 FPS, High achieves 246.2 FPS, and Ultra still manages 179.1 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p is a 54% reduction, which is significant but leaves even the lowest setting far above any refresh rate concern.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers remain impressive. Low produces 241.7 FPS, Medium 178.7 FPS, High 155.7 FPS, and Ultra 113.4 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across presets, averaging around 37%, which aligns with the increased pixel count of 77% more pixels. This suggests the GPU is scaling predictably with resolution at this level.

At 3840x2160, the results show clear strain. Low delivers 126.3 FPS, Medium 96 FPS, High 78.8 FPS, and Ultra 58.4 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra at 4K is particularly notable, a 26% reduction, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional effects (likely shadows, reflections, or post-processing) are disproportionately expensive at higher resolutions. The 4K Low result is still higher than the 1080p Ultra result (126.3 vs 179.1), but the trend shows that 4K Ultra is the only configuration that falls below 60 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal settings depend heavily on the target resolution and refresh rate. For a 1080p display, even the Ultra preset at 179.1 FPS far exceeds the refresh rate of most monitors, so players can confidently select Ultra without any performance concern. At 1440p, the Ultra preset at 113.4 FPS remains well above 60 FPS and is the recommended choice, as it offers the best visual quality without sacrificing smoothness.

For 4K, the data suggests a compromise is necessary. The High preset at 78.8 FPS provides a good balance, offering a 35% improvement over Ultra while maintaining a frame rate that is smooth on most displays. The Medium preset at 96 FPS is also viable, but the drop from Medium to High is only 18% in performance terms (96 to 78.8 FPS), while the visual upgrade is likely worth it. The Ultra preset at 58.4 FPS is borderline, and the data indicates it should only be used if the player prioritizes visual fidelity over frame rate stability, as it sits just below the 60 FPS target.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5700G, with 8 cores and 16 threads, plays a supporting role in this pairing, as the frame rates at 1080p suggest the GPU is not being fully utilized. The CPU's boost clock of 4.60 GHz and base clock of 3.80 GHz, combined with its Zen 3 architecture, provide strong single-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2930 and Geekbench single-core score of 2016. The multi-threaded scores are also solid, with Cinebench R23 multi-core hitting 20755 and Passmark multithread at 24419.

At 1080p Low, the 388.8 FPS result indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU effectively, but the fact that this is a roguelike title with relatively simple geometry suggests that the CPU is not the bottleneck. The 5700G's nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (with a -0.3% delta) and Intel Xeon D-2752TER (with a +0.4% delta), show that this CPU is competitively positioned, but the game's performance is clearly GPU-limited at higher resolutions and CPU-limited only in the most extreme low-resolution scenarios. The CPU's 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) are sufficient for this workload, and the data indicates that upgrading the CPU would not yield meaningful gains in Barony.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Barony with this combo?

A: Based on the measured FPS, 2560x1440 with Ultra settings at 113.4 FPS offers the best balance of visual quality and performance, as it stays well above 60 FPS while providing a higher pixel density than 1080p.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Barony?

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K High settings, the system achieves 78.8 FPS, which is smooth, but the Ultra preset drops to 58.4 FPS, slightly below the 60 FPS target. The data suggests using High or Medium settings at 4K for optimal performance.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 3070's average benchmark score of 28238 is 0.9% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and 1% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, indicating a small but measurable performance edge over these comparable GPUs.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700G a bottleneck for the RTX 3070?

A: The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system hits 388.8 FPS, which is far beyond typical display refresh rates, suggesting the CPU is not a bottleneck in most scenarios. At 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as the CPU's performance headroom remains untapped.

Q: What is the most demanding setting combination?

A: The 4K Ultra preset at 58.4 FPS is the most demanding, representing the lowest measured average frame rate. The drop from High to Ultra at 4K is 26%, which is the largest percentage decrease between any consecutive settings at a single resolution.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 796th out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the upper-middle tier. This ranking is lower than the individual component percentiles suggest, indicating that the game does not heavily stress either the CPU or GPU.