Barony

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 delivers exceptional performance in Barony, a roguelike title that is clearly not demanding on modern hardware. The measured frame rates are extraordinarily high across all tested configurations, with the lowest average being 91 FPS at 4K Ultra. The data suggests that this combination is heavily overqualified for the game, providing massive headroom for high-refresh-rate displays at any resolution. Across the board, the RTX 4080's raw power ensures that even the most punishing settings remain fluid, while the i5-12400F's solid single-thread performance prevents any bottlenecking in this genre.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data reveals a clear hierarchy across presets, with the most balanced experience found at the Medium setting. At 1080p Medium, the combo produces an average of 446 FPS with a minimum of 379 FPS, which is already far beyond what any display can showcase. Moving to High at 1080p yields 383 FPS, a 14% reduction from Medium, while Ultra drops to 274 FPS, representing a 39% reduction from Medium. Given that the game is a roguelike with procedural generation, the visual fidelity gains from High or Ultra are unlikely to provide meaningful gameplay advantages, but the performance cost is significant in relative terms.

For 1440p users, the Medium preset again stands out as the sweet spot. It delivers 281 FPS average with a minimum of 239 FPS, ensuring no noticeable dips even during intense combat sequences with many enemies on screen. The High preset at 1440p offers 242 FPS, which is still exceptionally smooth, but the 39 FPS difference (14% lower) compared to Medium makes the lower preset more attractive for achieving maximum frame consistency. At 4K, Medium produces 147 FPS with a minimum of 125 FPS, which remains well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, making it the recommended choice for users with 4K displays.

Ultra settings are only advisable for users with very high refresh rate monitors at 1080p, where 274 FPS is still competitive. At 1440p Ultra, 173 FPS remains playable, but 4K Ultra's 91 FPS, while acceptable, leaves less headroom for frame time spikes. The data indicates that Medium provides the best balance between visual quality and performance headroom, particularly because the minimum FPS values are only recorded for this preset, suggesting other presets may have higher variance. For the best overall experience, the Medium preset is the clear recommendation, offering 446 FPS at 1080p, 281 FPS at 1440p, and 147 FPS at 4K, all with recorded minimums that stay well above playable thresholds.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain the extraordinary frame rates observed. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth. For a game like Barony, which is a roguelike with relatively simple textures and geometry, this memory configuration is vastly overprovisioned, meaning VRAM capacity is never a limiting factor at any tested resolution or setting. The GPU's 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power, driven by 9728 shading units, provides more than enough raw throughput to handle the game's rendering demands.

The clock speeds of the RTX 4080 are also relevant to the measured results. With a base clock of 2205 MHz and a boost clock of 2505 MHz, the GPU maintains high frequency during sustained loads. The data shows that the GPU scales well from 1080p to 4K, indicating that it remains the primary performance driver even at lower resolutions where the CPU might typically become a bottleneck. The 22.4 Gbps effective memory speed ensures that texture streaming and data transfer never impede frame generation.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 86 versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54247, places it in the upper echelon of graphics cards. Its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores only 0.1% higher, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1% behind. This benchmark context confirms that the RTX 4080 is a top-tier part, and its performance in Barony reflects this, as even the most demanding 4K Ultra setting yields nearly 100 FPS. The GPU's 320 W TDP and triple-slot design are irrelevant in this context because the game never approaches the card's thermal or power limits, but they do indicate the card's overall capability.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, which is expected given the GPU-bound nature of the workload. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 446 at 1080p to 281 at 1440p (a 37% reduction) and then to 147 at 4K (a 67% reduction from 1080p). This scaling is relatively linear with the pixel count increase: 1440p has 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p, and 4K has 4 times the pixels, yet the FPS drops are less than the pixel increase would suggest. This implies that the GPU has significant headroom and is not fully saturated until higher resolutions.

At High settings, the pattern is similar: 383 FPS at 1080p drops to 242 FPS at 1440p (37% reduction) and 126 FPS at 4K (67% reduction). The Low preset shows 600 FPS at 1080p, 379 FPS at 1440p (37% reduction), and 198 FPS at 4K (67% reduction). This consistency across all settings suggests that the scaling factor is resolution-dependent rather than settings-dependent, which indicates that the GPU is the limiting component throughout the range.

The Ultra preset shows the steepest relative drops: 274 FPS at 1080p, 173 FPS at 1440p (37% reduction), and 91 FPS at 4K (67% reduction). The fact that the percentage drops are nearly identical across all presets (37% from 1080p to 1440p, and 67% from 1080p to 4K) strongly indicates that the RTX 4080 is the sole bottleneck. If the CPU were limiting at lower resolutions, the 1080p to 1440p drop would be smaller than the 1440p to 4K drop, but this is not the case. The data suggests that even at 1080p Low, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU fast enough, as evidenced by the 600 FPS result, which is near the practical limit for many display interfaces.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution to play Barony with this combo?*

A: The data shows that all three tested resolutions (1080p, 1440p, 4K) provide excellent frame rates. At Medium settings, the minimum FPS is 379 at 1080p, 239 at 1440p, and 125 at 4K. For a 60 Hz display, 4K Medium is the optimal choice, while users with 144 Hz or higher refresh rate monitors should consider 1440p Medium, which maintains an average of 281 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54247, which is 0.1% higher than the RTX 4080 SUPER's 54209, 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X's 54828 (note the Pro W5700X is actually ahead by 1.1% when comparing scores), and 2.6% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB's 55698. It is also 2.7% higher than the AMD Radeon 8060S's 55757.

Q: Is the Core i5-12400F a bottleneck for the RTX 4080 in this game?

A: No. The resolution scaling analysis shows consistent FPS drops from 1080p to 4K across all settings, which indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU's performance in synthetic benchmarks, such as a 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1680, suggests it has sufficient single-thread capability for the game's logic.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The only preset with recorded minimum FPS values is Medium. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 125 FPS, at 1440p Medium it is 239 FPS, and at 1080p Medium it is 379 FPS. Other presets did not have minimum FPS recorded in the data.

*Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in Barony?*

A: This combo ranks 244th out of 3717 tested combinations, placing it in the top 6.5% of all tested hardware pairs for this game. This high ranking reflects the exceptional performance demonstrated by the measured frame rates.

*Q: Is 16 GB of VRAM sufficient for Barony?*

A: Yes. The RTX 4080's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory is far more than needed for a roguelike game. The data shows no signs of memory-related performance drops, as frame rates scale predictably with resolution and settings, indicating that VRAM capacity is not a constraint.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination ranks 244th out of 3717 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the top 6.6% of all configurations. This rank is exceptionally high and reflects the sheer performance headroom this pairing offers. Given that the game is a roguelike with modest graphical requirements, the combo's rank is likely driven more by the GPU's raw power than the CPU's capabilities, as the data shows no CPU bottleneck even at 1080p Low with 600 FPS.

The rank of 244 out of 3717 means that 93.4% of tested combinations perform worse, but it is important to note that this does not mean the combo is the best possible. The rank is relative to all other tested combos, many of which may include higher-end CPUs or GPUs. However, for the specific pairing of a mid-range CPU like the i5-12400F with a high-end GPU like the RTX 4080, this rank indicates that the combination is well-matched for this game, with the GPU being the primary driver of the high frame rates.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 73 versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19039, places it in the upper quarter of processors. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, has a nearly identical average score of 19047 with a 0% delta, while the Intel Core 3 201E is 0.1% behind and the Intel Core i5-1335U is 0.3% ahead. This CPU performance is sufficient to keep up with the RTX 4080 in Barony, as evidenced by the lack of CPU-related scaling issues in the FPS data.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. Its base clock is 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, and it features 18 MB of shared L3 cache. For a roguelike game like Barony, the CPU's role is primarily handling game logic, pathfinding, and entity management, which are typically single-threaded or lightly threaded workloads. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1680 indicate strong single-thread performance, which is crucial for maintaining high frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios.

The data shows that the CPU does not bottleneck the GPU in Barony, as the FPS scales consistently with resolution changes. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 600 FPS, which is near the practical limit for many displays, and this would only be possible if the CPU can process game logic fast enough to feed the GPU. The CPU's multithreaded performance is also robust, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12380 and a Geekbench multicore score of 9472, but these are less relevant for a game that is likely not optimized for many threads.

The CPU's 65 W TDP and support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory indicate it is a power-efficient mid-range part, but these specifications do not directly impact game performance. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5895 and max-thread score of 5912 show that the CPU can handle heavy workloads, but the game's performance is ultimately limited by the GPU, as demonstrated by the resolution scaling analysis. The CPU's percentile ranking of 73 places it above average, and it is paired with a GPU that ranks in the 86th percentile, making this a high-performing combination overall.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves the highest average of 600 FPS, followed by Medium at 446 FPS (with a minimum of 379 and maximum of 513), High at 383 FPS, and Ultra at 274 FPS. The Medium preset is the only one at 1080p with recorded minimum and maximum values, which show a range of 134 FPS between the lowest and highest frames.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset delivers 379 FPS, Medium provides 281 FPS (minimum 239, maximum 324), High offers 242 FPS, and Ultra produces 173 FPS. The frame range at 1440p Medium is 85 FPS, which is narrower than at 1080p, suggesting more consistent frame pacing at higher resolutions. The 1440p results show a 37% reduction from 1080p across all presets, confirming the GPU-bound nature of the workload.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset yields 198 FPS, Medium delivers 147 FPS (minimum 125, maximum 169), High provides 126 FPS, and Ultra drops to 91 FPS. The frame range at 4K Medium is 44 FPS, which is the tightest of all resolutions, indicating that the GPU is more consistently saturated at this resolution. The 4K results are 67% lower than 1080p across all presets, which is a smaller drop than the 75% reduction in pixel count from 1080p to 4K, suggesting that the GPU still has headroom even at 4K.

The data shows that the Medium preset consistently provides the best balance of performance and visual quality, with recorded minimums that are all above 120 FPS. The Low preset is only beneficial for users with extremely high refresh rate displays (240 Hz or higher) at 1080p, where 600 FPS can be achieved. The Ultra preset, while still playable at all resolutions, shows the largest relative performance cost, with 4K Ultra being the only configuration that drops below 100 FPS. Overall, this combo delivers exceptional performance in Barony, with even the most demanding settings remaining fluid at all tested resolutions.