Barony

Settings Recommendations

For Barony at 4K, the Ultra preset delivers 60.4 FPS average, which is playable but leaves no headroom for demanding scenes. The High preset at 4K provides 85.6 FPS, a 42% improvement over Ultra while maintaining visual fidelity. At 1440p, the Medium preset achieves 192.2 FPS, while High reaches 162.4 FPS — both comfortably above high-refresh-rate thresholds. The data indicates that High is the optimal balance point across all resolutions: it delivers 257.7 FPS at 1080p, 162.4 FPS at 1440p, and 85.6 FPS at 4K. The step from High to Ultra costs 25.6% performance at 1080p (257.7 down to 186), 28.2% at 1440p (162.4 down to 116.6), and 29.5% at 4K (85.6 down to 60.4). Given these consistent penalties, High offers the best experience per measured frame rate. The Low preset at 1080p reaches 408.7 FPS, but this exceeds display capabilities for most users and sacrifices visual quality for marginal competitive benefit in a roguelike context. Medium sits between these extremes, providing 301 FPS at 1080p and 99.8 FPS at 4K, making it a viable alternative for users prioritizing frame rate stability over image quality.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti carries 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its GA104 chip contains 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs, with base and boost clocks of 1575 MHz and 1770 MHz respectively. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 21.75 TFLOPS and texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s position it as a mid-to-high-range Ampere part. In Barony, the GPU is clearly the dominant bottleneck at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate drops to 60.4 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM capacity appears sufficient for this game's needs, as the measured frame rates show no anomalous collapses that would indicate memory pressure. The GPU scores 23356 in Passmark G3D and 11601 in Passmark GPU Compute, with a percentile ranking of 74 among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME, scores 30755 with a deltaPct of 0.3, indicating the RTX 3070 Ti performs essentially on par with that older card in aggregate benchmarks. The 1770 MHz boost clock is modest for the 30-series, yet the measured FPS at 1080p High (257.7) shows the card has ample headroom for this roguelike's rendering demands at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a predictable pattern of GPU-bound performance. At High settings, the progression is 257.7 FPS at 1080p, 162.4 FPS at 1440p (a 37% drop), and 85.6 FPS at 4K (a 47% drop from 1440p). This steep decline indicates the GPU becomes increasingly saturated as pixel count rises. At Low settings, the same trend appears: 408.7 FPS at 1080p, 257.4 FPS at 1440p, and 134.1 FPS at 4K. The Low preset at 4K still achieves 134.1 FPS, suggesting that even at 4K, the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently when visual settings are reduced. However, at Ultra settings, the 4K result of 60.4 FPS shows the GPU is fully taxed, with the gap between 1440p Ultra (116.6 FPS) and 4K Ultra (60.4 FPS) representing a 48% reduction. The Medium preset shows a similar scaling pattern: 301 FPS at 1080p, 192.2 FPS at 1440p, and 99.8 FPS at 4K. These measurements indicate that Barony's performance is predominantly GPU-limited across all tested configurations, with the CPU maintaining sufficient frame delivery even at 1080p Low where the GPU is least stressed. The 4K High result of 85.6 FPS is notable because it exceeds the 60 FPS baseline, meaning users with 4K displays can expect fluid gameplay without resorting to Low settings.

FAQ

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

A: High settings provide the best 4K experience at 85.6 FPS average. Ultra drops to 60.4 FPS, which is playable but offers minimal visual improvement for a 29.5% performance cost. Low at 4K reaches 134.1 FPS but sacrifices significant visual quality.

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

A: The RTX 3070 Ti's average benchmark score is 30849, ranking at the 74th percentile. Its closest competitor, the AMD Radeon RX 6700, scores 31112 with a deltaPct of -0.8, meaning the RTX 3070 Ti trails by less than one percent. The AMD Radeon RX 590 GME scores 30755 (deltaPct 0.3), putting the two effectively on par.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800XT sufficient for high-FPS Barony gameplay?

A: The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23794 and single-core score of 3359 indicate strong performance. The measured 1080p Low result of 408.7 FPS shows the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond standard display refresh rates, suggesting it does not bottleneck this game at any tested setting.

Q: What kind of frame rate improvement comes from dropping from Ultra to High?

A: At 1080p, High delivers 257.7 FPS versus 186 FPS on Ultra, a 38.5% improvement. At 1440p, High reaches 162.4 FPS versus 116.6 FPS on Ultra, a 39.3% gain. At 4K, High achieves 85.6 FPS versus 60.4 FPS on Ultra, a 41.7% improvement.

Q: Does the GPU's memory bandwidth matter for Barony?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti provides 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth from its 8 GB GDDR6X configuration. The measured frame rates do not show the sudden drops typical of VRAM overflow, indicating that the memory subsystem is adequate for this game at all tested settings and resolutions.

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

A: This combination ranks 690 out of 1702 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the database. The ranking reflects the balanced capabilities of the Ryzen 7 5800XT and RTX 3070 Ti for Barony's specific rendering workload.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT provides 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz. This CPU achieves a 3DMark single-thread score of 959 and a max-thread score of 7680, with Cinebench R23 scores of 3359 single-core and 23794 multi-core. The 32 MB L3 cache and 4,150 million transistors on a 7 nm TSMC process contribute to its 86th percentile ranking among all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE, scores 29740 with a deltaPct of 0.1, meaning the 5800XT is statistically identical in aggregate performance. The CPU's role in Barony becomes evident when examining the FPS scaling: at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 408.7 FPS, which approaches the practical limit of CPU-driven frame delivery for many games. Even at 4K Low, the system maintains 134.1 FPS, showing the CPU is never the limiting factor. The 2-thread 3DMark score of 1879 and 4-thread score of 3603 indicate strong single-threaded performance, which matters for roguelike games that often rely on game logic and procedural generation running on fewer threads. The Passmark single-thread score of 3538 confirms this strength. The CPU's 105 W TDP and DDR4 dual-channel memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate memory throughput for feeding the RTX 3070 Ti's 608.3 GB/s of video memory bandwidth. Overall, the data shows the Ryzen 7 5800XT provides ample computational headroom for Barony, with the GPU consistently emerging as the performance boundary across all measured settings and resolutions.