Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Barony, a roguelike title that clearly favors high-refresh-rate play. The data shows a system that is rarely stressed at lower resolutions, with performance scaling that reveals a significant CPU bottleneck at 1080p and a gradual shift toward GPU limitation as resolution increases. This analysis walks through the measured FPS results, settings behavior, and component roles based solely on the provided data.

Resolution Scaling

Frame rate drops from 1080p to 4K are steep, but the pattern is not uniform across settings. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 597 at 1920x1080 to 377 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 220 FPS, and then to 197 at 3840x2160, another drop of 180 FPS. The percentage decline from 1080p to 4K at Low is roughly 67%, indicating that the GPU is taking on substantially more work at higher resolutions, yet the CPU is still feeding frames fast enough to keep the average above 190 FPS even at 4K.

Moving to High settings, the scaling changes character. The average FPS at 1080p is 381, dropping to 240 at 1440p and then to 126 at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p here is 141 FPS, while the gap from 1440p to 4K is 114 FPS. This suggests that at High settings, the GPU load increases more predictably with resolution, but the 1080p result of 381 FPS is still far below the Low setting’s 597 FPS, implying that the CPU is not the sole limiter even at the lowest resolution.

Ultra settings show the most constrained scaling. The average FPS at 1080p is 273, dropping to 172 at 1440p (a 101 FPS decrease) and then to 90 at 4K (an 82 FPS decrease). The absolute frame rates at Ultra are lower across the board, but the relative drop from 1080p to 4K is about 67%, similar to Low settings. This indicates that at Ultra, both CPU and GPU are working harder, but the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck at 4K, where 90 FPS is still respectable for a roguelike.

The limiting component shifts clearly with resolution. At 1080p, the high frame counts across all settings—597 Low, 444 Medium, 381 High, 273 Ultra—suggest that the CPU’s single-thread performance is the primary constraint, as the RTX 4080 SUPER is capable of far higher output. At 4K, the GPU’s rendering load becomes the bottleneck, evidenced by the 197 FPS Low result versus the 90 FPS Ultra result, a difference of 107 FPS that grows as settings increase. The medium settings at 4K show a min FPS of 124 and max of 168, with an average of 146, which is a tighter band than the Low or Ultra results, indicating consistent performance under moderate load.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear hierarchy of performance across presets. At 1920x1080, Low settings yield 597 FPS average, Medium yields 444, High yields 381, and Ultra yields 273. The jump from Low to Medium costs 153 FPS, while Medium to High costs 63 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 108 FPS. For a game like Barony, where reaction time matters but visual fidelity is secondary, the High preset at 1080p offers 381 FPS, which is still far above any display refresh rate, while providing better visuals than Medium or Low.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats with lower absolute numbers. Low averages 377 FPS, Medium 280, High 240, and Ultra 172. The difference between High and Ultra here is 68 FPS, which is significant. The High preset at 1440p still delivers 240 FPS, which is suitable for high-refresh 1440p monitors, and it does so without the visual compromises of Low or Medium. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 172 FPS, which is playable but may not justify the graphical upgrade for a roguelike.

At 3840x2160, the data shows a narrower spread. Low averages 197 FPS, Medium 146, High 126, and Ultra 90. The High preset at 4K remains above 120 FPS, which is a common high-refresh threshold, while Ultra drops below 100 FPS. For 4K gaming, the High preset is the best measured option, as it stays above 120 FPS average while Medium and Low offer higher frame rates but with reduced visual quality. The Ultra preset at 4K, at 90 FPS, is still smooth but represents a 36 FPS drop from High, making High the recommended choice for 4K.

Across all resolutions, the High preset provides the best balance of frame rate and visual quality per the data. At 1080p, it offers 381 FPS, which is excessive but ensures no frame drops; at 1440p, 240 FPS is ideal for high-refresh displays; at 4K, 126 FPS is above the 120 FPS threshold. The Medium preset is a fallback for users who need higher frame rates, but it sacrifices detail. Ultra is only recommended for users who prioritize visuals over frame rate, as it still delivers 90 FPS at 4K and 273 FPS at 1080p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a high-end card with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, offering a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. Its memory clock is listed at 1438 MHz with 23 Gbps effective speed. The card’s base clock is 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2550 MHz. These specifications are relevant to Barony because the game’s roguelike nature often involves procedurally generated environments that can vary in geometric complexity, and the GPU must handle rendering at high resolutions.

PassMark G3D scores for this GPU are 34245, with a passmark GPU compute score of 19822. The GPU’s percentile versus all GPUs is 86, placing it in the top 14% of tested cards. Its average benchmark score is 54209, which is 0.1% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080’s score of 54247, and 1.1% below the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X’s score of 54828. The nearest rivals also include the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB with a score of 55698 (a 2.7% delta) and the AMD Radeon 8060S with a score of 55757 (a 2.8% delta). This indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER is slightly behind its closest competitors in synthetic benchmarks, but the differences are within a few percentage points.

In Barony, the GPU’s role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 90, which is the lowest measured value, indicating that the GPU’s rendering capabilities are the limiting factor. The 16 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for this game, as Barony is not a texture-heavy title, but the memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s helps maintain consistent frame rates at 4K. The boost clock of 2550 MHz is fully utilized when the GPU is under load, particularly at 4K where the pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s are exercised. The data shows that at 4K Low, the GPU still produces 197 FPS, which is higher than the 4K Ultra result, confirming that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at high resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low settings produce 597 FPS, Medium produces 444 FPS with a min of 377 and max of 510, High produces 381 FPS, and Ultra produces 273 FPS. The Medium preset has the only recorded min/max range at this resolution, showing a spread of 133 FPS, which indicates some frame time variability but still a high average. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 324 FPS, highlighting the large impact of settings on performance.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS values are: Low at 377, Medium at 280 with a min of 238 and max of 322, High at 240, and Ultra at 172. The Medium preset’s min/max range is 84 FPS, narrower than at 1080p, suggesting more consistent frame pacing at this resolution. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 205 FPS, which is smaller than at 1080p, reflecting the increased GPU load.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS values are: Low at 197, Medium at 146 with a min of 124 and max of 168, High at 126, and Ultra at 90. The Medium preset’s min/max range is 44 FPS, which is the tightest of any resolution, indicating that at 4K Medium, the system maintains a stable frame rate. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 107 FPS, showing that settings have a smaller impact at higher resolutions because the GPU is already saturated. The Ultra preset at 4K, at 90 FPS average, is the only measured result below 100 FPS, and it would be the most demanding scenario for this combo.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination ranks 316 out of 3717 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the top 8.5% of all systems tested. This rank reflects the high absolute performance of both components, but it is not at the very top, which suggests that there are other combinations that deliver even higher frame rates in this specific game. The combo’s rank is influenced by the CPU’s single-thread performance and the GPU’s rendering power, both of which are strong but not the absolute best available.

The RTX 4080 SUPER’s percentile versus all GPUs is 86, meaning it outperforms 86% of tested GPUs in synthetic benchmarks. The Ryzen 7 5800XT’s percentile versus all CPUs is 81, indicating it outperforms 81% of tested CPUs. In Barony, the combo’s rank of 316 out of 3717 suggests that the combination is well-balanced, with neither component dragging the other down significantly. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H with a delta of 0%, show that the 5800XT is competitive with newer mobile parts, but the desktop Zen 3 architecture does not lead the field.

The rank of 316 also implies that while this combo is powerful, there are 315 other tested configurations that achieve higher frame rates in Barony. Given that the measured FPS at 1080p High is 381 and at 4K Ultra is 90, the system is capable of high refresh rates at lower resolutions but falls below 100 FPS at the most demanding settings. The combo’s position in the rankings is consistent with its measured performance, as it excels in mid-range resolutions but is not the top-tier for 4K Ultra gaming.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, with 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU’s TDP is 105 W, and it supports DDR4 memory on a dual-channel bus with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. These specifications are relevant to Barony, which is a roguelike that may rely on single-threaded performance for game logic and AI.

The CPU’s PassMark single-thread score is 3535, and its Cinebench R23 single-core score is 3359. These scores indicate strong single-thread performance, which is crucial for Barony because roguelikes often have complex simulation logic that runs on a single thread. The multi-threaded scores are also high: Cinebench R23 multicore is 23794, and PassMark multithread is 28053. However, the game’s frame rates at 1080p, where the CPU is more likely to be the bottleneck, show that even with 16 threads, the CPU limits FPS to 597 at Low settings, which is still very high but not unlimited.

The CPU’s nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H with an average score of 29868 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS with 29955 (-0.3% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS with 29955 (-0.3% delta). The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has a score of 29713 (0.6% delta). These rivals have similar average benchmark scores, indicating that the 5800XT is competitive with newer mobile and desktop parts, but it does not have a significant advantage. In Barony, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with frames, and at 1080p Low, the 597 FPS average shows that the CPU can handle the game’s logic efficiently, but at 4K Ultra, the CPU is less of a factor as the GPU takes over.

The 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die, built on a 7 nm process, contribute to the CPU’s efficiency. The boost clock of 4.80 GHz is the maximum speed for single-core workloads, which is beneficial for Barony’s likely single-threaded game simulation. The data shows that at 1080p, the FPS scales inversely with settings, from 597 at Low to 273 at Ultra, which suggests that the CPU can handle the extra draw calls and physics at higher settings, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as settings increase. The CPU’s 32 MB of L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, which is important for a game that may access large data structures frequently.

FAQ

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

A: The average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 90 FPS, making it the lowest measured result across all resolutions and settings.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209, which is 0.1% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080’s score of 54247, and 1.1% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X’s score of 54828.

Q: Which preset at 1440p provides the highest frame rate above 200 FPS?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 377 FPS, the Medium preset averages 280 FPS, and the High preset averages 240 FPS, all of which are above 200 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 172 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the high frame rates, such as 597 FPS at Low settings, suggest that the CPU’s single-thread performance is the primary limiter, as the GPU is capable of higher output.

*Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested systems in Barony?*

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination ranks 316 out of 3717 tested combos, placing it in the top 8.5%.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 4K Medium settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the minimum FPS is 124, with an average of 146 and a maximum of 168.