Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination delivers exceptional performance in Barony, with benchmark results showing the pairing ranks 456th out of 1702 tested hardware combinations. The measured frames per second span from a demanding 72.3 FPS at 4K Ultra to a staggering 470.9 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating that this system is overwhelmingly powerful for the roguelike title. The data suggests that Barony, released in 2015, presents minimal challenge to modern hardware, with the RTX 4070's 12 GB of VRAM and the 5700X's 8-core configuration proving more than sufficient across all tested scenarios.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded in the benchmark data?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 470.9, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This represents the absolute ceiling of the measured results and demonstrates the system's capability to drive extreme frame rates in less demanding scenarios.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700X compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X posts an average benchmark score of 26214, placing it 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i9-11900KF (score 26196) and 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (score 26262) and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (score 26272). The differences are marginal, within a 0.2% band of each other.

Q: What is the RTX 4070's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 4070 sits in the 81st percentile of all GPUs based on its average benchmark score of 37283. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, posts a score of 37507, which is 0.6% higher, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile trails by 2.2% with a score of 38135.

Q: What is the lowest FPS recorded in the entire measured data set?

A: The lowest average FPS recorded is 72.3, which occurs at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings. This is the only measured result that dips below 100 FPS, and it remains comfortably above common 60 FPS thresholds.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4070 have and what type of memory is it?

A: The RTX 4070 features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The memory clock is listed at 1313 MHz, which translates to 21 Gbps effective speed.

Q: What is the boost clock speed of the Ryzen 7 5700X?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X has a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz. This 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 5000 series operates on the AMD Socket AM4 platform with a 65 W TDP.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070's specifications establish a formidable foundation for Barony's rendering demands. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, providing substantial processing throughput for the game's procedural generation systems. The 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM, paired with a 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, ensures that texture streaming and asset loading pose no bottleneck, even at higher resolutions where memory pressure typically increases.

The benchmark results reveal that the GPU's role shifts depending on the settings preset. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 470.9 FPS, indicating that the GPU is far from saturated and the limiting factor likely resides elsewhere, possibly in CPU single-thread performance. The RTX 4070's compute capabilities, rated at 29.15 TFLOPS for FP32 operations, allow it to handle Barony's relatively modest graphical workload with considerable headroom. The pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s further underscore the GPU's capacity to process the game's tile-based environments efficiently.

As resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes progressively more engaged. The transition from 1080p High (297.9 FPS) to 1440p High (189.4 FPS) shows a 36.4% reduction in frame rate, while moving to 4K High (97.8 FPS) from 1440p High represents a further 48.4% drop. These scaling patterns suggest that while the GPU is the primary driver at higher resolutions, the CPU still maintains adequate support through its 16 threads and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, preventing any severe stalling.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data across three resolutions demonstrates how Barony's frame rate scales with pixel count, revealing the balance between CPU and GPU limitations. At 1080p, the system delivers extraordinary performance: Low settings produce 470.9 FPS, Medium reaches 347.8 FPS, High achieves 297.9 FPS, and Ultra still manages 213.6 FPS. These figures indicate that at 1080p, the GPU is delivering frames faster than the CPU can likely issue draw calls, making the processor the limiting component at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high but show clear GPU involvement. Low drops to 293.6 FPS (a 37.7% reduction from 1080p), Medium falls to 219.7 FPS (a 36.8% reduction), High reaches 189.4 FPS (a 36.4% reduction), and Ultra produces 137.8 FPS (a 35.5% reduction). The consistency of these percentage reductions across settings suggests a uniform scaling factor tied to pixel count rather than settings-specific bottlenecks.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload becomes substantially more demanding. Low settings yield 153.1 FPS (a 47.9% drop from 1440p), Medium produces 116.5 FPS (a 47.0% drop), High achieves 97.8 FPS (a 48.4% drop), and Ultra falls to 72.3 FPS (a 47.5% drop). The near-uniform 47-48% reduction from 1440p to 4K indicates that the RTX 4070 is scaling with pixel throughput, and the CPU is no longer the primary limitation at this resolution, allowing the GPU to fully express its capabilities.

Settings Recommendations

Examining the measured rows, the optimal experience depends on the target display resolution and desired frame rate. At 1080p, even Ultra settings deliver 213.6 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of virtually all mainstream monitors, making Ultra the clear choice for this resolution. The gap between High (297.9 FPS) and Ultra (213.6 FPS) represents a 28.3% performance cost for the highest visual quality, but the absolute frame rates remain so high that this sacrifice is inconsequential.

For 1440p gaming, the data suggests that High settings (189.4 FPS) offer an excellent balance, as the step down to Medium (219.7 FPS) provides only a 16.0% improvement while Ultra (137.8 FPS) still comfortably exceeds 120 FPS for high-refresh displays. Users targeting 144 Hz displays would find High or Ultra both viable, with Ultra providing 137.8 FPS and High offering 189.4 FPS for additional headroom.

At 4K, the choice becomes more nuanced. High settings produce 97.8 FPS, which is suitable for 60 Hz displays but falls short of 120 Hz targets. Medium settings (116.5 FPS) provide a 19.1% improvement over High, while Low (153.1 FPS) offers the highest frame rate but sacrifices visual fidelity. For 60 Hz displays, High is the recommended preset, as it maintains the best visual quality while staying well above the refresh threshold. For 120 Hz displays, Medium becomes the sensible option, as it crosses the 116.5 FPS mark while preserving more graphical detail than Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured average FPS values provides a comprehensive view of system performance. At 1920x1080, the data shows: Low at 470.9 FPS, Medium at 347.8 FPS, High at 297.9 FPS, and Ultra at 213.6 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra reveals a 54.6% reduction in frame rate, indicating that settings have a substantial impact on GPU load even at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the measured values are: Low at 293.6 FPS, Medium at 219.7 FPS, High at 189.4 FPS, and Ultra at 137.8 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra reduction here is 53.1%, slightly less than at 1080p, suggesting that resolution scaling partially masks the settings-based performance differences. The frame rates remain high enough that even Ultra at 1440p would satisfy most gaming scenarios.

At 3840x2160, the values are: Low at 153.1 FPS, Medium at 116.5 FPS, High at 97.8 FPS, and Ultra at 72.3 FPS. This resolution shows the largest absolute impact of settings, with a 52.8% reduction from Low to Ultra. Notably, the 4K Low result of 153.1 FPS is still higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 137.8 FPS, demonstrating that resolution has a greater influence on performance than settings in this configuration.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X brings substantial processing power to Barony, with 8 cores and 16 threads operating between 3.40 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost clocks. The processor's Zen 3 architecture, built on TSMC's 7 nm process, includes 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core, providing the low-latency memory access that games with procedural generation often require. The 3DMark single-thread score of 921 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3193 indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for Barony's turn-based logic and NPC pathfinding.

The CPU's benchmark profile shows robust multithreaded capabilities: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 22620, PassMark multithread scores 26612, and Geekbench multicore posts 9720. These scores place the 5700X in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26214 that is effectively tied with its nearest rivals—all within 0.2% of the Intel Core i9-11900KF, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT, and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X.

In Barony, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the scaling behavior. At 1080p Low, the 470.9 FPS result likely approaches the CPU's frame generation limit, as the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1821 and 4-thread score of 3512 suggest that Barony, which may not utilize all 16 threads effectively, still benefits from the high single-thread performance. The 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures that the game's main thread receives maximum responsiveness, while the 16 threads handle background tasks and any auxiliary processing without contention. The 65 W TDP and DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth complete a package that delivers consistent, high frame rates across all measured configurations.