Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers exceptional performance in Barony, with the data showing that the High preset at 1440p offers the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate, while the Ultra preset remains viable for 4K gaming on high-refresh displays. This combination ranks in the top 20% of all tested configurations, indicating a well-matched pairing for this roguelike title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data clearly indicates that the High preset is the optimal choice for this hardware combination across all resolutions. At 4K, High settings deliver 108.9 FPS, which is 40% faster than the Ultra preset’s 77.4 FPS, while the visual difference between High and Ultra in a roguelike with procedurally generated dungeons is minimal in terms of gameplay impact. The Medium preset at 4K produces 125.9 FPS, but the jump from Medium to High costs only 13% performance (from 125.9 to 108.9 FPS), making High the sweet spot.

At 1440p, the High preset achieves 207.4 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of most gaming monitors, while Ultra drops to 148.8 FPS—still highly playable but unnecessarily demanding for the marginal visual gains. The data suggests that players with 144Hz displays should select High at 1440p, as the 207.4 FPS average provides ample headroom above the refresh ceiling, ensuring consistent frame delivery without dips below the target.

For 1080p users, the Ultra preset at 240.7 FPS is the recommended choice, as the CPU-GPU combination has ample headroom to maintain high frame rates even at the maximum quality setting. The High preset at 1080p produces 332.9 FPS, which is essentially wasted on any current display technology, so enabling Ultra provides the best image quality without sacrificing playability. Given the game’s roguelike nature where fast reaction times matter, the consistent frame pacing at High settings across all resolutions makes it the default recommendation, with Ultra reserved for users with the highest-refresh displays.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER brings substantial graphical horsepower to Barony, with its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth proving more than sufficient for this title’s texture and geometry demands. The GPU’s 1980 MHz base clock and 2475 MHz boost clock, coupled with 7168 shading units, drive the high frame rates observed in the measured data. At 4K Ultra, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, as the frame rate drops to 77.4 FPS—a 68% reduction from the 1080p Ultra result of 240.7 FPS.

The GPU’s 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores are present in the architecture, though Barony’s rendering pipeline does not heavily utilize ray tracing or DLSS features based on the measured data. The 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 554.4 GTexel/s texture rate explain why the card can push over 500 FPS at 1080p Low settings (522.1 FPS), indicating that the GPU is rarely the bottleneck except at the highest resolutions and quality settings. The 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 42576, places this card in the upper echelon of tested hardware, just 0.2% behind the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a predictable GPU-bound progression, with frame rates dropping consistently as resolution increases. At High settings, the transition from 1080p (332.9 FPS) to 1440p (207.4 FPS) represents a 38% reduction, while the further drop to 4K (108.9 FPS) is another 47% reduction from the 1440p figure. This scaling pattern indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER is the primary performance limiter at higher resolutions, as the CPU has sufficient headroom to feed the GPU at lower resolutions.

The Low settings data shows the same trend but with higher absolute values: 522.1 FPS at 1080p, 331.9 FPS at 1440p (a 36% drop), and 170.1 FPS at 4K (a 49% drop from 1440p). This consistent scaling ratio across settings suggests that the game’s rendering workload scales predictably with pixel count, and the GPU’s memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s becomes increasingly important at 4K. The Ultra preset shows the steepest decline, falling from 240.7 FPS at 1080p to 148.8 FPS at 1440p (38% drop) and then to 77.4 FPS at 4K (48% drop from 1440p), confirming that the GPU’s compute resources are the binding constraint at maximum quality.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 4K resolution, the measured average FPS values across settings are: Low at 170.1 FPS, Medium at 125.9 FPS, High at 108.9 FPS, and Ultra at 77.4 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 55% performance penalty, which is substantial but expected given the increased shading and texture workloads. The 4K Ultra result of 77.4 FPS is the only measured configuration that falls below the 100 FPS threshold, making it the least desirable option for smooth gameplay.

Moving to 1440p, the data shows: Low at 331.9 FPS, Medium at 246.8 FPS, High at 207.4 FPS, and Ultra at 148.8 FPS. Every 1440p configuration exceeds 144 FPS, meaning even Ultra settings provide a high-refresh experience. The step from High to Ultra at 1440p costs 28% performance (from 207.4 to 148.8 FPS), which is a meaningful trade-off for the visual improvements.

At 1080p, the results are exceptional across the board: Low at 522.1 FPS, Medium at 385.5 FPS, High at 332.9 FPS, and Ultra at 240.7 FPS. All 1080p settings deliver frame rates well above 240 FPS, with even the most demanding Ultra preset maintaining a 240.7 FPS average. This indicates that at 1080p, the CPU and GPU combination has massive headroom, and the game is unlikely to present any performance challenges at this resolution regardless of settings.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 328th out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the top 19.3% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the strong synergy between the CPU and GPU, with neither component significantly bottlenecking the other in most tested scenarios. The high ranking is particularly impressive given that the GPU ranks 84th percentile among all GPUs and the CPU ranks 84th percentile among all CPUs, indicating that the pairing achieves better-than-expected results in this game.

The combo’s ranking is driven by the GPU’s ability to maintain high frame rates at 1440p and 4K, as the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 12 GB VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth handle Barony’s asset streaming without issues. The CPU’s contribution is evident at 1080p where frame rates exceed 500 FPS, demonstrating that the Ryzen 7 5800X’s 8 cores and 16 threads can keep up with the GPU’s output at lower resolutions. The ranking also benefits from the fact that Barony is a roguelike with relatively modest system requirements, allowing this mid-to-high-end combo to excel.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, with its 8 cores, 16 threads, and Zen 3 architecture, provides the computational backbone for this combo. The CPU’s base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz deliver strong single-thread performance, as evidenced by the 3dmark single-thread score of 943 and the cinebench R23 single-core score of 3327. Barony’s game logic, procedural dungeon generation, and AI pathfinding benefit from this single-thread performance, while the 16 threads handle background tasks and streaming efficiently.

The CPU’s 32 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth ensure that game assets and level data are quickly accessible, reducing stutter during room transitions. The 84th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27606, places the Ryzen 7 5800X slightly above the Ryzen 7 5800 (0.3% higher) and Ryzen 5 8500GE (0.4% higher), while being 0.8% behind the Intel Core i5-12600KF. In Barony specifically, the CPU’s role is most apparent at 1080p Low settings, where the 522.1 FPS result indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor, not the CPU—a signal of the processor’s ability to feed frames rapidly.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset at 4K delivers 108.9 FPS, which is the best balance between visual quality and performance, as Ultra drops to 77.4 FPS and Medium offers 125.9 FPS but with reduced visual fidelity.

Q: Can this combo handle 1440p at high refresh rates?

A: Yes, the High preset at 1440p achieves 207.4 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 144Hz displays, while even the Ultra preset maintains 148.8 FPS, making all quality settings viable at 1440p.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals in this game?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score of 42576 is 0.2% lower than the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and 0.3% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, but 1.4% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 580X and 1.6% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla M40.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, Low settings produce 522.1 FPS while Ultra produces 240.7 FPS, representing a 54% performance reduction for maximum quality, though both are well above typical display refresh rates.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800X a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 SUPER in Barony?

A: The data shows the CPU is not a bottleneck, as the 3dmark max threads score of 7578 and cinebench R23 multicore score of 23571 indicate ample processing headroom, with 1080p Low hitting 522.1 FPS where the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

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

A: This combo ranks 328th out of 1702 tested combos, placing it in the top 19.3% of all configurations, reflecting strong overall performance for this roguelike title.