Barony

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers exceptional performance in Barony, a roguelike title that demonstrates a clear preference for GPU scaling at higher resolutions. The data shows that this combination places in the 514th position out of 3717 tested combos, placing it in the top 14% of all systems. Across all three tested resolutions, the RTX 4070 Ti's substantial graphics horsepower ensures that even the most demanding Ultra preset remains comfortably playable, while the i5-11400F's six cores provide sufficient throughput to avoid bottlenecking at lower settings where frame rates exceed 500 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

Analysis of the measured FPS data reveals a clear hierarchy of performance across the four available presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 550 FPS, while Medium reaches 409 FPS, High produces 351 FPS, and Ultra still delivers a very high 252 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 54% reduction in average frame rate, yet even the most demanding preset maintains frame rates well above the refresh rate of any current display. For competitive play or maximum responsiveness, the Low preset's 550 FPS average represents the best choice, though the High preset at 351 FPS offers a balanced experience with improved visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the pattern continues with Low achieving 347 FPS, Medium at 258 FPS, High at 222 FPS, and Ultra at 159 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution provides a compelling combination of visual quality and performance, with a minimum frame rate of 219 FPS ensuring no perceptible stutter during intense gameplay sequences. The 1440p High preset at 222 FPS is also an excellent option for users with high-refresh-rate monitors, as it maintains a significant margin above 144 Hz while offering better image quality than Medium.

Moving to 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low produces 181 FPS, Medium averages 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 FPS, High achieves 116 FPS, and Ultra drops to 83 FPS. At 4K resolution, the Medium preset emerges as the optimal choice for most users, as its 135 FPS average and 115 FPS minimum provide a smooth experience on 120 Hz displays without the visual compromises of Low settings. The Ultra preset at 83 FPS remains playable on 60 Hz monitors but falls below the threshold for high-refresh-rate enjoyment. The High preset at 116 FPS offers an alternative for those prioritizing visual quality over the slight performance advantage of Medium.

The data suggests that the best overall experience depends on the user's display capabilities. For 1080p and 1440p displays with refresh rates up to 240 Hz, the High preset delivers an optimal balance, providing frame rates of 351 FPS and 222 FPS respectively while maintaining substantial visual detail. For 4K displays, the Medium preset at 135 FPS offers the best experience, as it keeps frame rates above 120 FPS while providing acceptable visual quality for this roguelike genre.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combination in Barony?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 550 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low preset. This represents the peak performance of the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination in this game.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 2560x1440 in terms of performance?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset achieves an average of 222 FPS, while the Ultra preset produces 159 FPS. This represents a 28% reduction in average frame rate when moving from High to Ultra, with the Ultra preset still maintaining a very playable 159 FPS average.

Q: Is the 4K experience smooth on this hardware?

A: Yes, the data shows that even at 3840x2160 with the Medium preset, the combination achieves an average of 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 FPS. The High preset at 4K maintains 116 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 83 FPS, which remains fluid for 60 Hz displays.

Q: What minimum frame rate can be expected at 1920x1080 with Medium settings?

A: The measured minimum frame rate at 1920x1080 with Medium settings is 348 FPS, with a maximum of 470 FPS and an average of 409 FPS. This indicates excellent frame time consistency with no risk of stuttering.

Q: How much performance is gained by lowering settings from High to Low at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 347 FPS compared to 222 FPS for High settings. This represents a 56% performance increase when switching from High to Low, though the High preset still delivers excellent frame rates.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 Ti bottleneck the i5-11400F in this game?

A: The data indicates that at 1080p with Low settings, the combination reaches 550 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU sufficiently. However, the scaling from 1080p to 4K shows significant performance differences, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti plays a dominant role in determining Barony's performance across all tested configurations. This GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The memory operates at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed, while the GPU core runs at a base clock of 2310 MHz and boosts up to 2610 MHz. These specifications place the RTX 4070 Ti in the 84th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44795.

The GPU's performance in this game scales predictably with resolution, demonstrating that it is a significant contributor to frame rate. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 298 FPS (550 vs 252), while at 3840x2160, the same settings range produces a 98 FPS difference (181 vs 83). This pattern indicates that the GPU's raw compute capabilities are increasingly taxed as resolution increases, with the 4K Ultra preset requiring substantial graphics resources to maintain the 83 FPS average.

The RTX 4070 Ti's 7680 shading units and 240 texture mapping units provide ample processing power for this roguelike title. The GPU achieves a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s, which are more than sufficient for the game's visual demands. The 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 performance ensures that even the most complex scenes render without difficulty, as evidenced by the high frame rates across all settings.

The 12 GB VRAM capacity proves adequate for Barony at all tested resolutions and settings. While the game is not known for requiring excessive memory, the 12 GB GDDR6X configuration provides headroom for texture streaming and effects, preventing potential stuttering from memory bottlenecks. The 192-bit memory bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth ensure that data transfer between the GPU and its memory does not constrain performance, even at 4K Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination delivers exceptional performance across all presets. The Low preset achieves an average of 550 FPS, while Medium produces 409 FPS with a minimum of 348 FPS and a maximum of 470 FPS. The High preset reaches 351 FPS, and Ultra maintains a strong 252 FPS average. These figures indicate that the RTX 4070 Ti is barely stressed at 1080p, with even Ultra settings leaving substantial headroom for future graphical demands or higher refresh rate displays.

At 2560x1440, performance remains extremely high. The Low preset achieves 347 FPS, while Medium delivers 258 FPS with a minimum of 219 FPS and a maximum of 297 FPS. High settings produce 222 FPS, and Ultra maintains 159 FPS. The 1440p results show more differentiation between presets compared to 1080p, with the Ultra preset experiencing a 54% reduction from Low, indicating that GPU load is increasing but still well within the RTX 4070 Ti's capabilities.

At 3840x2160, performance begins to show the GPU's limits. Low achieves 181 FPS, Medium produces 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 FPS and a maximum of 155 FPS, High delivers 116 FPS, and Ultra drops to 83 FPS. The 4K results reveal a steeper performance curve, with Ultra being 54% slower than Low. The Medium preset at 135 FPS represents a sweet spot for 4K gaming, providing smooth gameplay while maintaining acceptable visual quality.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals important insights about the system's bottleneck characteristics. At Low settings, performance drops from 550 FPS at 1080p to 347 FPS at 1440p (a 37% reduction) and further to 181 FPS at 4K (a 67% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is becoming increasingly saturated as resolution increases, with the 4K resolution imposing roughly 2.5 times the pixel throughput of 1080p.

For Medium settings, the progression is from 409 FPS at 1080p to 258 FPS at 1440p (a 37% drop) and 135 FPS at 4K (a 67% drop). The High preset shows similar scaling: 351 FPS at 1080p, 222 FPS at 1440p (a 37% reduction), and 116 FPS at 4K (a 67% reduction). Ultra settings follow the same pattern with 252 FPS, 159 FPS, and 83 FPS respectively. The consistency of these percentage reductions across all settings suggests that the RTX 4070 Ti's performance scales predictably with pixel count.

The scaling analysis points to the GPU as the primary limiting component at higher resolutions. The i5-11400F's six cores and 12 threads provide sufficient processing power to keep up with the GPU's demands, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 1080p Low settings. However, the significant performance drops at 4K indicate that the GPU's 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 40.09 TFLOPS compute capacity become the constraining factors, rather than the CPU's 2.60 GHz base and 4.40 GHz boost clocks.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F contributes to the overall performance through its six cores and 12 threads, operating at base clock of 2.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This processor features 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core, with 80 KB of L1 cache per core. The CPU's performance metrics place it in the 71st percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17177.

In Barony, the i5-11400F demonstrates sufficient single-threaded and multi-threaded performance to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4070 Ti. The processor's single-thread score of 868 in 3DMark and 2024 in Cinebench R23 indicate strong per-core performance, which is crucial for this roguelike genre that often relies on game logic and AI calculations. The multi-threaded scores of 5652 in 3DMark max threads and 14340 in Cinebench R23 show that the CPU can handle background tasks without impacting frame rates.

The processor's memory support for DDR4 with dual-channel configuration and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth ensures that game data can be fed to the GPU efficiently. The PCIe Gen 4 interface with 20 lanes provides sufficient bandwidth for the RTX 4070 Ti's PCIe 4.0 x16 connection, though the data suggests that PCIe bandwidth is not a limiting factor in this game.

Comparing to its nearest rivals, the i5-11400F scores 17177 on average, which is 0.3% higher than the AMD EPYC 7H12's 17120, 0.4% lower than the Intel Core i5-12450H's 17239, 0.6% lower than the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G's 17278, and 0.6% higher than the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U's 17074. These marginal differences indicate that the i5-11400F performs at a similar level to these competing processors, with no significant advantage or disadvantage in this game's workload.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks 514th out of 3717 tested combinations in Barony, placing it in the top 13.8% of all systems. This ranking reflects the strong performance demonstrated across all measured configurations, with the system achieving playable frame rates even at the most demanding 4K Ultra preset.

The ranking position indicates that this combination outperforms the majority of systems tested for this game, though it is not at the absolute top tier. The 514th rank suggests there are 513 combinations that achieve higher performance, likely featuring more powerful CPUs or newer GPU generations. However, the RTX 4070 Ti's 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs and the i5-11400F's 71st percentile among all CPUs demonstrate that both components are well above average.

In the context of the GPU's nearest rivals, the RTX 4070 Ti scores 44795 on average, which is 0.8% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile's 45152, 1.3% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT's 45384, 1.6% higher than the NVIDIA RTX A6000's 44075, and 1.7% lower than the Intel Arc A730M's 45592. These close margins indicate that the RTX 4070 Ti's performance is competitive with these other graphics cards, though the Barony results may be influenced by driver optimization and game-specific factors.

The overall ranking demonstrates that this combo delivers a high-performance experience in Barony, with the GPU providing the majority of performance headroom while the CPU ensures consistent delivery of frame data. The 514th position out of 3717 combinations places this system in the upper echelon of tested configurations, making it a capable choice for this roguelike title across all resolution and settings combinations.