Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Barony, a game where the data shows performance is rarely constrained by the hardware. This pairing ranks in the top 7% of all tested combinations, with measured average FPS ranging from 91 at 4K Ultra to a staggering 600 at 1080p Low. The benchmark results indicate that this system is capable of handling the game's maximum settings at 4K with an average of 91 FPS, while lower resolutions and settings produce frame rates that far exceed typical display refresh rates. The following analysis breaks down the measured data, contextualizes the performance within the broader benchmark database, and explains the roles each component plays in achieving these results.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 91 FPS. This is the most demanding configuration tested for this combo, and it still maintains a playable frame rate above 60.

Q: How does the combo rank compared to other tested systems in Barony?

A: This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks 244th out of 3717 tested combos for Barony. This places it in the 93.4th percentile, meaning it outperforms the vast majority of other system configurations in this game.

Q: Is there a significant frame rate difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: Yes, the data shows a noticeable difference. At 2560x1440, the Medium preset yields an average of 281 FPS, while High settings produce an average of 242 FPS. This represents a 39 FPS drop when moving from Medium to High.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest average FPS recorded in the measured data is 91 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings. All other tested configurations yield higher average frame rates.

Q: How much faster is the Ryzen 7 5800XT compared to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: In the average benchmark score, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT scores 29879. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H, has an average score of 29868, resulting in a deltaPct of 0, meaning the two perform virtually identically in this metric.

Q: What is the max FPS recorded at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: The maximum FPS recorded at 1920x1080 with Medium settings is 513 FPS. The average for this configuration is 446 FPS, with a minimum of 379 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data for this combo suggests that the game is highly playable at all tested settings, but the optimal preset depends on the user's display capabilities and preference for visual fidelity versus raw frame rate. At 1920x1080, even the most demanding Ultra preset delivers an average of 274 FPS, which is far beyond the refresh rate of most monitors, making any settings choice viable for smooth gameplay. However, the Medium preset at 1080p provides an average of 446 FPS with a minimum of 379 FPS, which is an excellent balance for high-refresh-rate displays, ensuring that frame times remain consistently low and smooth.

For users with 2560x1440 displays, the High preset appears to be the sweet spot. It delivers an average of 242 FPS, which is still exceptionally high and likely exceeds the refresh rate of most 1440p gaming monitors. The Ultra preset at this resolution drops to 173 FPS average, which is still a very playable and smooth experience, but the jump from High to Ultra comes with a 69 FPS penalty, which may not be worth the small visual improvement for those prioritizing maximum smoothness. The Low preset at 1440p produces an average of 379 FPS, but this is likely unnecessary given the High preset's already high frame rate.

At 3840x2160, the data shows a clear trade-off. The Ultra preset averages 91 FPS, which is suitable for a 90Hz or 120Hz display, while the High preset averages 126 FPS, making it a better choice for 120Hz or higher refresh rate 4K monitors. The Medium preset at 4K averages 147 FPS, which is the highest average among settings lower than High, but High offers a better visual quality with only a 21 FPS reduction from Medium. For the best experience at 4K, the High preset is recommended, as it provides a high frame rate of 126 FPS while maintaining a good level of visual detail. The Ultra preset should be considered only for users who prioritize maximum visual quality over the higher frame rates offered by the High preset.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is a high-end graphics card with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. Its core clocks are listed as 2205 MHz base and 2505 MHz boost, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node. In the context of Barony, the GPU's role is significant, as the frame rates scale noticeably with resolution changes, indicating that the graphics card is a primary driver of performance at higher resolutions.

The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the combo averages 91 FPS, while at 4K High it averages 126 FPS. This difference of 35 FPS highlights the GPU's sensitivity to the settings preset. The card also has a substantial compute capability, with an FP32 performance of 48.74 TFLOPS, which helps maintain high frame rates even at the demanding 4K resolution. The RTX 4080's percentile rank of 86 among all GPUs indicates it is a top-tier performer, and its average benchmark score of 54247 places it just behind the RTX 4080 SUPER, which scores 54209, a deltaPct of 0.1.

The GPU's memory capacity of 16 GB is more than sufficient for Barony, given the game's genre and likely moderate texture requirements. The high memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s ensures that data can be fed to the processing cores quickly, which is crucial for maintaining high frame rates at 4K. The measured FPS data shows that the RTX 4080 is the limiting factor at 4K, as frame rates drop significantly from 1080p, but it still manages to deliver an excellent experience at this resolution. This reflects its raw power, as it can handle the game at its highest settings with an average of 91 FPS, which is well within the playable range.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested hardware combinations for Barony, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 holds a rank of 244 out of 3717 tested combos. This places it in the top 6.6% of all configurations, which is an exceptional result. The high rank is driven by the combination of a strong CPU and a powerful GPU, ensuring that neither component becomes a significant bottleneck in this game.

The rank of 244 indicates that there are 243 other tested combinations that achieve higher average frame rates in Barony. These likely include systems with more recent, higher-end CPUs or GPUs, such as those from the GeForce 50 series or newer AMD processors. However, the performance gap is likely small, given the already very high frame rates this combo achieves. For instance, the CPU's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H, has a deltaPct of 0 in average benchmark scores, suggesting that CPU performance is not a major differentiator at these high frame rates.

The combo's rank is also influenced by the game's nature as a roguelike, which may have simpler graphics compared to AAA titles, allowing even mid-range hardware to perform well. This means that the RTX 4080's power is somewhat underutilized at lower resolutions, but at 4K, its strength becomes apparent, securing the combo's high position. The data shows that this combination is a top-tier performer for Barony, and while it may not be the absolute best, it is certainly among the elite, providing frame rates that far exceed the requirements for smooth gameplay.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. It has a 32 MB shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface, providing a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. In Barony, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics, and AI, and the data suggests that it is more than capable of keeping up with the GPU.

The CPU's benchmark scores are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23794 and a single-core score of 3359. In synthetic tests, it performs on par with its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H, with a deltaPct of 0. This indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck in this game, as even at 1080p Low, the combo achieves an average of 600 FPS, which is a clear sign that the CPU can feed the GPU with enough frames to reach such high numbers.

The boost clock of 4.80 GHz is crucial for single-threaded performance, which is often important in game logic. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample parallelism for modern games, but Barony, being a roguelike, may not fully utilize all cores, making the high single-core performance more critical. The data shows that frame rates scale primarily with resolution and settings, which points to the GPU being the main driver of performance. The CPU's role is to ensure that it does not hold back the GPU, and the measured FPS at 1080p (600 FPS on Low) demonstrates that it successfully does so, as this frame rate is likely beyond the display's refresh rate and limited by the game's engine or the GPU's minimum frame time.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive look at how this combo performs across different resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 600 on Low to 274 on Ultra. The Medium preset averages 446 FPS, with a minimum of 379 and a maximum of 513. The High preset averages 383 FPS. These numbers are exceptionally high, making 1080p a resolution where the hardware is not stressed, and the frame rate is likely limited by the game's engine or other software factors rather than the hardware itself.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops but remains very high. The Low preset averages 379 FPS, Medium averages 281 FPS (min 239, max 324), High averages 242 FPS, and Ultra averages 173 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 206 FPS, showing a clear scaling with settings. At this resolution, the GPU starts to become more of a factor, but the frame rates are still well above the 144Hz refresh rate that is common for 1440p monitors, ensuring a smooth experience on any display.

At 3840x2160, the performance is more moderate but still impressive. The Low preset averages 198 FPS, Medium averages 147 FPS (min 125, max 169), High averages 126 FPS, and Ultra averages 91 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 107 FPS drop, which is significant and indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K. The minimum FPS of 125 at 4K Medium shows that even in demanding scenes, the frame rate does not drop below a playable threshold. Overall, the data shows a clear and consistent pattern: higher resolutions and settings lead to lower frame rates, but the combo never falls below 91 FPS average, making it a powerful performer in all configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights into the system's bottleneck behavior. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 600, which is a hard cap likely due to the game's engine or a frame rate limit. At 1440p Low, the average FPS drops to 379, a 36.8% decrease from 1080p. At 4K Low, the average FPS is 198, a further 47.8% decrease from 1440p. This scaling indicates that as resolution increases, the GPU becomes more heavily loaded, and the frame rate drops proportionally.

The scaling is more pronounced at higher settings. For example, at Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 274 at 1080p to 173 at 1440p (a 36.9% decrease), and then to 91 at 4K (a 47.4% decrease from 1440p). This pattern suggests a roughly linear relationship between resolution and frame rate, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario. The fact that the frame rate at 1080p is capped at 600 FPS, while at 1440p it is much lower, further confirms that the CPU is not a limiting factor at lower resolutions, and the GPU takes over as the primary constraint as resolution increases.

The data shows that from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 446 to 147, a 67% reduction. This significant drop highlights the GPU's workload at 4K, but it is important to note that the RTX 4080 still delivers a very playable 147 FPS average. The scaling behavior indicates that this combo is balanced, with the CPU being strong enough to avoid bottlenecks at low resolutions, while the GPU provides the necessary power to handle high resolutions. The limiting component at 4K is clearly the GPU, as the frame rates scale down with resolution and settings, while the CPU's performance remains constant. This makes the RTX 4080 the primary factor in achieving high frame rates at 4K, while the Ryzen 7 5800XT ensures that the system does not experience CPU-related frame drops at any resolution.