Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a robust experience in Barony, with all tested configurations exceeding the 60 FPS threshold. The data indicates that the selection of graphics preset is more impactful at higher resolutions, where the GPU load increases significantly, while at 1080p the CPU's capability becomes the primary factor in frame rate ceilings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear hierarchy of performance across four presets. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset yields an average of 67.4 FPS, which is playable but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. The High preset at this resolution produces 96.4 FPS, a substantial 43% improvement over Ultra, making it the better choice for a smooth 4K experience. The Medium preset offers 110 FPS, and Low reaches 147.8 FPS, but the visual compromise of dropping from High to Medium or Low is unnecessary given the performance margin.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset achieves 132.3 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh-rate monitors. However, the High preset at 183.5 FPS represents a 38.7% increase over Ultra, providing a significant advantage for competitive play or smoother motion. The Medium preset at 213.3 FPS and Low at 283.3 FPS are also viable, but the High preset strikes the best balance between visual fidelity and performance headroom.

At 1920x1080, all presets deliver exceptionally high frame rates, from 208.3 FPS on Ultra to 447.9 FPS on Low. The High preset at 287.4 FPS is the recommended choice here, as it provides a very high refresh rate while maintaining better image quality than Medium or Low. The Ultra preset’s 208.3 FPS is still excellent, but the High preset offers a 38% performance uplift with minimal visual difference in practice. Across all resolutions, the High preset appears to be the optimal setting, offering a substantial frame rate advantage over Ultra while retaining most of the graphical features.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 5700X and RTX 3080 ranks 520 out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the 69.4th percentile of all configurations. This indicates that the pairing is well above average for this game, though not at the very top tier. The ranking suggests that while the CPU and GPU are both capable, other combinations with more powerful components can achieve higher frame rates.

The CPU’s position in the broader benchmark landscape is notable. The Ryzen 7 5700X has an average benchmark score of 26214, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i9-11900KF with a score of 26196 (0.1% higher) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with a score of 26272 (0.2% higher). The performance differences between these CPUs are minimal, indicating that the 5700X is well-matched against its direct competitors.

The GPU’s average benchmark score is 35787, placing it in the 80th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, scores 36101, which is 0.9% higher, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 35435, which is 1% lower. The RTX 3080's performance is closely aligned with these alternatives, suggesting that the combo's ranking is influenced more by the game's specific engine behavior than by a bottleneck from either component.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is equipped with 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s. The GPU’s base clock is 1440 MHz, with a boost clock of 1710 MHz. These specifications are relevant to Barony's performance, particularly at higher resolutions where memory bandwidth and raw compute power become more critical.

The GPU’s 8704 shading units and 272 texture mapping units indicate a high level of compute capability. The measured FPS data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K resolution, where the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 80.4 FPS (from 147.8 to 67.4). At 1440p, the same settings difference is 151 FPS (from 283.3 to 132.3), and at 1080p it is 239.6 FPS (from 447.9 to 208.3). This scaling pattern demonstrates that the GPU’s workload increases exponentially with resolution, and its performance headroom is more than sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming.

The GPU’s FP32 performance of 29.77 TFLOPS and texture rate of 465.1 GTexel/s are high figures that likely contribute to the strong performance at lower resolutions. However, the data suggests that the GPU is not fully utilized at 1080p, as the frame rates are extremely high, indicating that the CPU may be the limiting factor in this scenario.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are 447.9 FPS on Low, 336.1 FPS on Medium, 287.4 FPS on High, and 208.3 FPS on Ultra. The progression shows a consistent drop of approximately 25% between each preset level, with Low to Medium being a 25% reduction, Medium to High a 14.5% reduction, and High to Ultra a 27.5% reduction. These figures indicate that Barony is not particularly demanding at this resolution, and the RTX 3080 has ample capacity to handle the load.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 283.3 FPS on Low, 213.3 FPS on Medium, 183.5 FPS on High, and 132.3 FPS on Ultra. The drop from Low to Medium is 24.7%, from Medium to High is 14%, and from High to Ultra is 27.9%. These percentages are similar to the 1080p results, but the absolute frame rates are lower, reflecting the increased pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are 147.8 FPS on Low, 110 FPS on Medium, 96.4 FPS on High, and 67.4 FPS on Ultra. The drop from Low to Medium is 25.6%, from Medium to High is 12.4%, and from High to Ultra is 30.1%. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration that approaches the 60 FPS threshold, while the others maintain comfortable margins. The data shows that the RTX 3080 can handle Barony at 4K with High settings, but Ultra settings may require a more powerful GPU for a consistently smooth experience.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about the system's bottleneck. At High settings, the frame rates are 287.4 FPS at 1080p, 183.5 FPS at 1440p, and 96.4 FPS at 4K. Moving from 1080p to 1440p results in a 36.1% drop in frame rate, while moving from 1440p to 4K results in a 47.5% drop. This pattern suggests that the GPU is increasingly becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases.

At Low settings, the frame rates are 447.9 FPS at 1080p, 283.3 FPS at 1440p, and 147.8 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36.8%, and from 1440p to 4K is 47.8%. The similarity in percentage drops across different settings indicates that the scaling is primarily due to the pixel count, rather than the complexity of the graphics effects.

The data suggests that the CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p, as the frame rates are extremely high and likely constrained by the processor's ability to feed the GPU. At 1440p, the balance shifts slightly toward the GPU, and at 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. This is consistent with the CPU's benchmark scores, which show strong single-threaded performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 921) and multi-threaded performance (3dmark_max_threads score of 6850).

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its architecture is Zen 3 (Vermeer), built on a 7 nm process, and it features 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

In Barony, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p resolution, where the frame rates are exceptionally high. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 447.9 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's limit for this game. The CPU's single-threaded performance, as indicated by a 3dmark_single_thread score of 921 and a cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 3193, is sufficient to drive high frame rates in this roguelike title.

The CPU's multi-threaded performance is also strong, with a cinebench_r23_multicore score of 22620 and a passmark_multithread score of 26612. Barony is a roguelike game that may not heavily utilize all 16 threads, but the CPU's 8-core configuration ensures that background tasks and game logic do not create bottlenecks. The CPU's percentile rank of 83 against all CPUs indicates that it is a high-performing processor, and its performance in Barony is consistent with this ranking.

The CPU's close performance to its rivals, such as the Intel Core i9-11900KF (0.1% difference) and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (0.2% difference), suggests that the 5700X is not a weak link in this combination. At 4K resolution, the CPU's role diminishes, and the GPU becomes the primary determinant of frame rate, as evidenced by the larger performance drops at higher resolutions.