Barony

# Barony Performance Analysis: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 delivers a combination that ranks 793rd out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the upper-middle tier of tested configurations. This pairing combines an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 processor with a 30-series Ampere GPU, producing measured frame rates that range from a playable 57.8 FPS at 4K Ultra to an exceptionally high 384.7 FPS at 1080p Low. The data reveals a system that scales predictably across resolutions and settings, with the GPU becoming the dominant factor at higher graphical loads while the CPU's strong single-thread performance keeps frame rates elevated at lower settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested configurations in Barony?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 ranks 793rd out of 1702 tested combos, placing it in the 47th percentile of all tested pairings. This mid-pack ranking reflects a balanced system that performs respectably but does not reach the top tier of configurations tested in this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800XT achieves an average benchmark score of 29774, sitting within 0.3% of the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (29868) and AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (29856). It also sits within 0.1% of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (29740) and 0.3% of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (29682). The performance differences are minimal, indicating these processors are effectively equivalent in general benchmark workloads.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The RTX 3070 holds a percentile ranking of 72 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 28238. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, scores 27985 (0.9% lower), while the AMD FirePro S7150 scores 28409 (0.6% higher), showing the RTX 3070 sits in a competitive mid-to-high tier.

Q: What frame rate does the combo achieve at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system produces an average of 57.8 FPS. This is the lowest measured frame rate across all tested configurations, but remains above the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider smooth for action games.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread performance?

A: The CPU scores 959 in 3dmark_single_thread and 3359 in cinebench_r23_singlecore, while multi-thread scores reach 7683 in 3dmark_max_threads and 23794 in cinebench_r23_multicore. The single-thread scores place the CPU in the 86th percentile among all CPUs, indicating strong per-core performance that benefits games like Barony.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the CPU support?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800XT supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. This memory configuration supports the CPU's 8-core, 16-thread architecture and its 32 MB L3 cache, providing adequate data throughput for gaming workloads.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 5800XT and RTX 3070 achieves a rank of 793 out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, positioning it almost exactly in the middle of tested configurations. This rank places the system in the 47th percentile of all tested pairings, meaning roughly 53% of tested combos perform better while 47% perform worse. The mid-pack ranking is notable given that both components individually sit above the median in their respective benchmark distributions — the CPU in the 86th percentile and the GPU in the 72nd percentile.

The gap between component-level percentiles and the combo's overall rank suggests that Barony's performance profile does not fully utilize the strengths of either component. The game's roguelike genre typically presents less demanding graphics than other titles, which may explain why a system with this hardware combination does not climb higher in the rankings. The data shows that the combo's measured frame rates are strong in absolute terms — even the lowest result of 57.8 FPS at 4K Ultra is playable — but the rank reflects how this pairing compares against all other tested systems rather than its absolute capability.

The nearest CPU rivals (the Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE, Ryzen 7 6800HS, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, and Ryzen 7 7840H) all show average benchmark scores within 0.3% of the 5800XT, indicating that processor choice among these options has minimal impact on overall system performance. Similarly, the GPU's nearest rivals (FirePro S7150, RX 6600 XT, GTX 980 Ti, and R9 M295X) all fall within 1.1% of the RTX 3070's average score, suggesting that the combo's rank is more influenced by how the game utilizes the hardware than by raw component differences.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU's memory clock runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed, while the core operates at a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1725 MHz. These specifications produce a pixel rate of 165.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 317.4 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance reaching 20.31 TFLOPS.

In Barony, the GPU's role becomes increasingly significant as resolution and settings increase. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 384.7 FPS, indicating that the GPU is not the primary constraint at lower graphical loads. However, at 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 57.8 FPS, a 85% reduction from the 1080p Low result. This dramatic scaling demonstrates that the GPU's capabilities become the limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings.

The RTX 3070's 8 GB VRAM capacity and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth provide sufficient resources for Barony's graphical demands across all tested settings, as evidenced by the game running at all resolution and quality combinations without reported issues. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) aligns with modern rendering requirements, and its 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs provide substantial compute resources. The 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores, while not directly measured in this game's benchmark data, indicate the GPU's architecture is designed for contemporary workloads beyond just rasterization.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates across resolutions and settings show a consistent pattern of performance scaling. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 384.7 FPS at Low settings, 286.7 FPS at Medium, 249.1 FPS at High, and 175.7 FPS at Ultra. These results demonstrate that even at the most demanding 1080p settings, the system maintains frame rates well above any practical refresh rate threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance decreases proportionally: 243.9 FPS at Low, 180 FPS at Medium, 154.8 FPS at High, and 113 FPS at Ultra. The 1440p results show a smaller relative drop from 1080p at higher settings — the Ultra setting drops from 175.7 FPS at 1080p to 113 FPS at 1440p, a 36% reduction, while the Low setting drops from 384.7 to 243.9 FPS, a 37% reduction. This consistency suggests balanced scaling across settings.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 130.8 FPS at Low, 93.9 FPS at Medium, 79.9 FPS at High, and 57.8 FPS at Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS, indicating that this is the boundary of the combo's comfortable performance envelope. The progression from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows a predictable degradation: at 1080p, Ultra delivers 45.7% of Low performance; at 1440p, Ultra delivers 46.3% of Low; and at 4K, Ultra delivers 44.2% of Low. This consistency indicates that the game's settings scale uniformly across resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drops from 1080p to 4K reveal important information about which component limits performance. At Low settings, the drop from 384.7 FPS at 1080p to 130.8 FPS at 4K represents a 66% reduction. At Ultra settings, the drop from 175.7 FPS at 1080p to 57.8 FPS at 4K represents a 67% reduction. The near-identical percentage drops across settings suggest that resolution scaling affects performance uniformly, regardless of graphical quality.

This uniform scaling pattern indicates that neither the CPU nor GPU is exclusively responsible for the performance ceiling at any given resolution. If the CPU were the primary bottleneck, we would expect to see smaller absolute FPS differences between resolutions at lower settings, where the CPU's per-frame work is less demanding. Conversely, if the GPU were the sole constraint, we would expect larger percentage drops at higher settings where the GPU's work increases more substantially.

The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 384.7 FPS, which approaches the practical limits of the CPU's frame production capability given its 3dmark_single_thread score of 959 and cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 3359. At 4K Ultra, the 57.8 FPS result aligns with the GPU's computational limits given its 20.31 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 165.6 GPixel/s pixel rate. The intermediate resolutions and settings show a blended constraint, where both components contribute to the final frame rate.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT provides 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. The CPU operates at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boosts to 4.80 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. Its cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 32 MB L3, providing 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die.

In Barony, the CPU's single-thread performance appears particularly important given the game's roguelike genre. The processor achieves a 3dmark_single_thread score of 959 and a cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 3359, both of which contribute to the high frame rates observed at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the 384.7 FPS result demonstrates that the CPU can feed frames at a rate exceeding what most displays can show, indicating strong per-core capability.

The CPU's multi-thread performance, while strong in absolute terms (cinebench_r23_multicore score of 23794, passmark_multithread score of 27988), appears less critical for Barony's performance. The game's measured frame rates scale more directly with GPU load than with thread count, as evidenced by the consistent performance across settings at each resolution. However, the 8-core, 16-thread configuration ensures that background processes and game logic do not create CPU-bound situations, even at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 300 FPS.

The CPU's 86th percentile ranking among all CPUs, combined with its nearest rivals all scoring within 0.3% in average benchmarks, suggests that processor choice among comparable Zen 3 and newer AMD options has minimal impact on Barony's performance. The 5800XT's DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth and dual-channel configuration provides adequate data throughput for the game's requirements, while its PCIe Gen 4 interface with 20 lanes ensures the RTX 3070 can communicate with the CPU without bandwidth constraints.