Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination ranks 162nd out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the top 9.5% of all configurations. This is a strong result for a roguelike title, indicating that the pairing delivers near-elite performance without being the absolute fastest setup available. The percentile scores support this: the CPU sits at the 91st percentile among all processors, while the GPU lands at the 87th percentile among all graphics cards, suggesting a well-balanced pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s 162nd place ranking out of 1,702 tested combinations is impressive, especially considering the game’s 2015 release date. Barony is a roguelike with a lower baseline hardware requirement than modern AAA titles, so the fact that this high-end pairing still only reaches the 90th percentile implies that other factors—likely single-thread performance and memory bandwidth—limit the ceiling more than raw compute power. The data shows that the CPU’s average benchmark score of 40,468 places it just 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, while trailing the Intel Core i9-13905H by 0.6%. These tiny deltas mean the processor is performing exactly as expected for its class, neither overachieving nor underdelivering in synthetic tests.

For the GPU, the RTX 5070 Ti’s average score of 52,086 is effectively identical to the RTX 4080, which scores 52,085 with a 0% delta. The AMD Radeon RX 7700S and AMD Radeon Pro W6600M show deltas of -0.8% and -2.5% respectively, meaning the 5070 Ti slightly trails those two competitors in pure compute benchmarks. However, in actual Barony gameplay, the measured FPS numbers tell a more nuanced story, with the GPU’s 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 896.0 GB/s bandwidth proving more relevant than raw compute scores.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070 Ti brings 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Barony, this memory configuration is substantial but not fully utilized—the roguelike’s procedurally generated levels and limited texture detail do not demand massive VRAM pools. The GPU’s base clock of 2295 MHz and boost clock of 2452 MHz are moderate for the 50-series, but the 70 RT cores and 280 tensor cores indicate it is built for ray tracing and AI workloads rather than just raw rasterization. The FP32 throughput of 43.94 TFLOPS is the headline compute figure, and it shows in the 4K performance, where the card still manages 89 FPS at Ultra settings.

What matters more for Barony is the GPU’s ability to maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions without becoming the limiting factor. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 575.3 FPS, which is far beyond any monitor’s refresh rate and suggests the CPU is doing most of the work at that point. The GPU’s 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs, combined with its nearest rival being the RTX 4080 at a 0% delta, confirms that this is a top-tier card that only falls short of the absolute best in the market.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data shows a clear hierarchy across the four presets, with Ultra being the only setting that dips below 90 FPS at 4K. At 1080p, the High preset delivers 365.8 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any competitive play, while Ultra drops to 262.7 FPS—still extremely smooth. The sweet spot for most users would be High settings, as it offers a 39.2% improvement over Ultra at 1080p (from 262.7 to 365.8 FPS) while maintaining visual fidelity that is nearly indistinguishable in a roguelike’s pixel-art style.

At 1440p, High produces 231.5 FPS, while Ultra yields 165.3 FPS, a difference of 40%. For 4K users, the Medium preset at 142 FPS is the best compromise, as it provides a 59.6% frame rate increase over Ultra (from 89 to 142 FPS) while still looking significantly better than Low. The Low preset at 4K (188.3 FPS) is technically playable but sacrifices too much visual clarity for the genre’s need to read enemy positions and item details. The data suggests that High is the recommended preset for 1080p and 1440p, while Medium is the pragmatic choice for 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Breaking down the numbers by resolution reveals a consistent pattern where the CPU-bound scenarios at 1080p produce extraordinary frame rates. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 575.3 FPS, Medium hits 428.2 FPS, High reaches 365.8 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 262.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 312.6 FPS, or roughly 54.4%, indicating that the settings scale heavily with GPU load even at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the same preset progression yields 364.4 FPS (Low), 270.5 FPS (Medium), 231.5 FPS (High), and 165.3 FPS (Ultra). The delta between Low and Ultra here is 199.1 FPS, or 54.6%, which is nearly identical to the 1080p scaling, suggesting the GPU is still not the primary constraint at 1440p. The real shift happens at 3840x2160, where Low produces 188.3 FPS, Medium 142 FPS, High 118.7 FPS, and Ultra drops to 89 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap at 4K is 99.3 FPS, or 52.7%, showing that the percentage scaling remains consistent even as absolute numbers fall.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and reveals the limiting component. At High settings, moving from 1080p (365.8 FPS) to 1440p (231.5 FPS) represents a 36.7% reduction, and then to 4K (118.7 FPS) another 48.7% drop from 1440p. In total, 4K High is 67.6% slower than 1080p High. This steep decline indicates that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the rendering workload scales with pixel count.

However, the CPU’s role is still visible. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 575.3 FPS, which is beyond what most CPUs can sustain in any game, let alone a roguelike with complex procedural generation. The fact that 1080p Ultra (262.7 FPS) is only 54.4% slower than 1080p Low, while 4K Ultra (89 FPS) is 84.5% slower than 1080p Ultra, confirms that the GPU is the limiting factor only at 4K. At 1080p, the CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads with a 5.30 GHz boost clock are still able to feed the GPU fast enough to reach near-600 FPS, but that headroom evaporates as resolution climbs.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is a Zen 4 (Raphael) processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s DDR5 memory bandwidth are well-suited for Barony’s single-thread-heavy roguelike logic. The CPU’s benchmark results show strong single-thread performance: 4,136 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 1,049 in 3DMark single-thread, which directly translate to the game’s turn-based and real-time hybrid mechanics that rely on fast decision-making.

The CPU’s 3DMark multi-thread scores—8,484 for 16 threads and 8,479 for max threads—indicate that scaling beyond 8 cores yields almost no benefit, as the 16-thread score is essentially identical to the max-thread score. This is typical for Barony, which likely uses only 2-4 threads for its main game logic. The PassMark multi-thread score of 34,470 and single-thread score of 4,063 further confirm that the 7700 is a balanced performer, with a 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H, scores 40,431 (0.1% slower), meaning the desktop 7700 is effectively on par with a high-end mobile chip, which is expected given the power envelope difference.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo overkill for Barony?

A: The data suggests yes for 1080p, where even Ultra settings produce 262.7 FPS, far exceeding any display’s refresh rate. However, at 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 89 FPS, so it is not overkill if you target 4K with maximum settings.

Q: What is the best preset for 1440p gaming?

A: High settings at 1440p deliver 231.5 FPS, which is 40% faster than Ultra’s 165.3 FPS while providing nearly identical visual quality in a roguelike’s pixel-art style. Medium at 270.5 FPS is also viable for competitive play.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Ti compare to the RTX 4080?

A: The two GPUs have virtually identical average benchmark scores: 52,086 for the 5070 Ti and 52,085 for the 4080, a delta of 0%. In practice, they are interchangeable in performance, though the 5070 Ti has newer GDDR7 memory.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 7700 bottlenecking the RTX 5070 Ti?

A: At 1080p, the CPU is likely the limiting factor, as the frame rates (up to 575.3 FPS at Low) are so high that the GPU cannot be fully utilized. At 4K, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, with the CPU’s single-thread performance being sufficient.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K?

A: Low produces 188.3 FPS, while Ultra produces 89 FPS, a difference of 99.3 FPS or 52.7%. This shows that Ultra settings carry a heavy rendering cost at high resolutions.

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM matter for Barony?

A: The 16 GB of GDDR7 memory is more than sufficient for Barony, which is a 2015 roguelike with modest texture requirements. The bandwidth of 896.0 GB/s is the more relevant metric, ensuring no memory-related stutters even at 4K.