Barony

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Barony shows a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases, but the magnitude of the drop reveals important information about where the bottleneck lies in this system. At 1080p with Low settings, the Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination delivers 572.6 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low, that figure drops to 360.3 FPS, a substantial reduction of 212.3 FPS. At 4K Low, the average falls to 191.3 FPS, which is still remarkably high for a roguelike title but represents a 66.6% reduction from the 1080p figure.

The scaling pattern across all settings tiers follows a consistent trajectory. At High settings, the drop from 1080p (368.8 FPS) to 1440p (233.4 FPS) is 135.4 FPS, and then to 4K (120.2 FPS) another 113.2 FPS. The Ultra settings tell a similar story: 260.4 FPS at 1080p, 165.3 FPS at 1440p, and 87.1 FPS at 4K. These numbers indicate that Barony is not heavily GPU-bound at lower resolutions, given the massive headroom at 1080p where even Ultra settings exceed 260 FPS.

The 4K Ultra figure of 87.1 FPS is the only measurement that approaches a range where the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. The RTX 5070 Ti, with its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 896.0 GB/s bandwidth, still manages nearly 90 FPS at the most demanding preset, which suggests the game's rendering load at 4K Ultra is substantial but not overwhelming for this hardware. The data indicates that at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU's role becomes more prominent, as the frame rates exceed what most displays can even show, pointing to a system that is well-balanced but with GPU headroom at lower resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC, with a transistor count of 45,600 million on a 378 mm² die. Its base clock runs at 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2452 MHz, and memory operates at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. The 16 GB GDDR7 frame buffer across a 256-bit bus delivers 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves ample for Barony's needs at all tested resolutions and settings.

The GPU benchmarks place this card in the 87th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 52086. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, which scores 52085, a delta of 0%. This effectively means the RTX 5070 Ti performs identically to the RTX 4080 in synthetic benchmarks, despite being from a newer generation. The AMD Radeon RX 7700S sits slightly ahead at 52505 (a -0.8% delta for the RTX 5070 Ti), while the NVIDIA RTX A1000 trails at 50826 (a 2.5% delta favoring the RTX 5070 Ti).

In Barony specifically, the GPU's role becomes most apparent at 4K Ultra, where the 87.1 FPS result shows the card working harder. The 4K Medium result of 140.3 FPS and 4K High of 120.2 FPS demonstrate how settings scaling affects load. The gap between 4K Low (191.3 FPS) and 4K Ultra (87.1 FPS) is 104.2 FPS, which is a larger spread than at 1080p, where the same settings range spans 572.6 to 260.4 FPS (a 312.2 FPS gap). This widening gap at higher resolutions confirms the GPU becomes progressively more dominant as pixel count increases.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It runs at a 2.50 GHz base clock with a 4.70 GHz boost clock, drawing 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 1.25 MB L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, with ECC support available. The processor uses PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU.

The CPU's benchmark results place it in the 88th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32508. Its nearest rivals show remarkable parity: the Intel Core i7-12800H scores 32513 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 scores 32446 (0.2% delta favoring the i5-14400F), the AMD Ryzen 7 250 scores 32584 (-0.2% delta), and the Intel Core i7-13705H also scores 32586 (-0.2% delta). This clustering within a 0.4% range indicates the i5-14400F sits at a performance plateau shared by several competing designs.

In Barony, the CPU's impact is most visible at 1080p Low, where the 572.6 FPS result shows the processor feeding frames faster than the GPU can at higher settings. The 1080p Ultra figure of 260.4 FPS still leaves headroom, but the 1440p and 4K results show the GPU taking over as the limiting factor. The single-thread performance, indicated by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3093 and Geekbench single-core score of 2333, is particularly relevant for a roguelike where game logic and procedural generation often depend on single-threaded performance. The multi-threaded capability, shown by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21914, ensures the system handles background tasks without impacting frame delivery.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Barony?

A: The highest average FPS is 572.6, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

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

A: The RTX 5070 Ti scores 52086, while the RTX 4080 scores 52085, resulting in a 0% delta, meaning they are effectively tied.

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

A: The lowest average FPS is 87.1, recorded at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations for Barony?

A: The combo ranks 177th out of 1702 tested combinations.

Q: How much FPS difference exists between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 360.3 FPS while Ultra produces 165.3 FPS, a difference of 195 FPS.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all CPUs?

A: The Intel Core i5-14400F ranks in the 88th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32508.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ranks 177th out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the top 10.4% of all configurations tested. This ranking reflects the system's ability to deliver extremely high frame rates across all settings, with even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset maintaining 87.1 FPS. The rank of 177 suggests that while this is a strong performer, there are 176 other combinations that achieve higher scores in this specific game.

The CPU's 88th percentile ranking among all CPUs and the GPU's 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs both contribute to this strong overall position. The parity between the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 4080 in synthetic benchmarks (0% delta) means the GPU is not holding the system back, and the CPU's position within 0.4% of its nearest rivals indicates the processor is also performing at its expected level. The combination rank of 177 out of 1702 represents a well-matched pairing where neither component significantly bottlenecks the other in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS across settings is as follows: Low produces 572.6 FPS, Medium produces 426 FPS, High produces 368.8 FPS, and Ultra produces 260.4 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline, with the largest single drop being 105.8 FPS between High and Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the figures are: Low at 360.3 FPS, Medium at 268.5 FPS, High at 233.4 FPS, and Ultra at 165.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra here is 195 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the 1080p spread but with lower absolute values.

At 3840x2160, the measurements are: Low at 191.3 FPS, Medium at 140.3 FPS, High at 120.2 FPS, and Ultra at 87.1 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap narrows to 104.2 FPS, showing that at 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor and the settings scaling compresses.

Comparing resolution scaling at identical settings, the 1080p to 4K drop for Low is 381.3 FPS (from 572.6 to 191.3), for Medium is 285.7 FPS (from 426 to 140.3), for High is 248.6 FPS (from 368.8 to 120.2), and for Ultra is 173.3 FPS (from 260.4 to 87.1). The diminishing absolute drops at higher settings indicate that the GPU's workload becomes more uniform across resolutions as the per-frame cost increases.