Barony

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti produces a wide performance envelope in Barony, ranging from a highly playable 51.1 FPS at 4K Ultra to a staggering 353.7 FPS at 1080p Low. The measured data reveals a system where the GPU is the primary scaling factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU's substantial headroom becomes apparent only at lower settings. This combination ranks 876th out of 1702 tested combos, placing it in the upper half of the database, though its behavior across the resolution ladder is more nuanced than that raw position suggests.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is severe across all settings, indicating a classic GPU-bound scenario at higher pixel counts. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 226.8 at 1920x1080 to 145.3 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 81.5 FPS, and then further to 74.1 at 3840x2160. This represents a 67.3% decrease in performance from 1080p to 4K, a pattern consistent with the RTX 3060 Ti's 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth being stretched by the 4K pixel workload.

The behavior at Low settings is even more telling. The 1080p Low result of 353.7 FPS drops to 226.9 at 1440p (a 126.8 FPS decline) and then to 115.5 at 4K (another 111.4 FPS drop). The fact that even at Low settings the 4K score is less than one-third of the 1080p score confirms that the GPU is the limiting component at 4K regardless of visual fidelity. However, the sheer magnitude of the 1080p Low score—353.7 FPS—suggests that at this resolution, the CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads are far from saturated, and the frame rate is essentially dictated by the GPU's raw throughput.

The scaling between 1440p and 4K is proportionally larger than between 1080p and 1440p. For Medium settings, the 1440p score of 166.4 FPS drops by 80.5 FPS to 85.9 at 4K, a 48.4% reduction. In contrast, the drop from 1080p Medium (266 FPS) to 1440p Medium (166.4 FPS) is 99.6 FPS, or 37.4%. This non-linear scaling is typical of a GPU that is hitting its memory bandwidth ceiling at 4K, where the 256-bit bus and 14 Gbps effective memory clock become the bottleneck rather than the shader cores themselves.

Ultra settings show the most dramatic degradation, with 4K performance falling to 51.1 FPS—the only measured result below the 60 FPS threshold. The gap between 1440p Ultra (101.2 FPS) and 4K Ultra (51.1 FPS) is a 50.1 FPS loss, indicating that the combination of 4K resolution and Ultra settings places an insurmountable load on the RTX 3060 Ti's 4864 shading units and 152 texture mapping units.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data suggests that High settings at 1440p offer the most balanced experience, delivering 145.3 FPS while retaining a substantial visual quality improvement over Medium. This score is 44.1 FPS higher than the 1440p Medium result of 166.4 FPS, and it remains well above the refresh rate of typical 144Hz monitors. At 4K, High settings at 74.1 FPS are playable, but the jump to Medium at 85.9 FPS provides a 11.8 FPS improvement with only a modest visual compromise.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, 1080p Low at 353.7 FPS is the clear winner, but this sacrifices nearly all graphical fidelity. A more reasonable approach is 1080p Medium at 266 FPS, which still exceeds the capabilities of most high-refresh-rate displays while offering better texture detail and effects. The Ultra preset is only advisable at 1080p, where the 164.5 FPS result remains fluid; at 1440p Ultra the 101.2 FPS is acceptable, but at 4K Ultra the 51.1 FPS average makes the game feel sluggish.

The data indicates that the optimal experience per the measured rows is 1440p High. This resolution balances the GPU's workload—the 145.3 FPS score is 71.2 FPS higher than the 4K High result—while still providing a substantial pixel density advantage over 1080p. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient at this configuration, as the game does not appear to exceed the memory allocation even at Ultra settings, based on the fact that the 1440p Ultra result of 101.2 FPS is still competitive.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti's specifications directly explain its behavior in Barony. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, with a memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus yields 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is the critical factor for 4K performance. The benchmark results show that the RTX 3060 Ti ranks at the 69th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25120, placing it in a competitive mid-range position.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 6700M with an average score of 25180 and a deltaPct of -0.2, meaning the RTX 3060 Ti is 0.2% behind it. The AMD Radeon RX 6600 scores 25235 (deltaPct -0.5), and the AMD Radeon 890M scores 25246 (deltaPct -0.5). These marginal differences underscore that the RTX 3060 Ti's 4K struggles are not due to an anomaly but rather its inherent performance tier. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 16.20 TFLOPS and texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s are sufficient for 1440p gaming, but the 4K results show that the shading units and ROPs (80) are overwhelmed when pixel count quadruples from 1080p.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is a notable constraint. While the game's measured FPS does not show a catastrophic drop at 4K Ultra (51.1 FPS), the significant slowdown from 4K High (74.1 FPS) to 4K Ultra suggests that memory bandwidth, not capacity, is the limiting factor. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is the same across all settings, yet the Ultra preset's additional effects likely increase memory traffic, causing the 23 FPS drop. The GPU's 152 tensor cores and 38 RT cores are present but not specifically leveraged in this roguelike, as the game's art style does not require ray tracing, leaving the compute resources focused on rasterization.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average FPS is 353.7, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Is this combo capable of 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: No, the 4K Ultra result is 51.1 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold. The 4K High setting at 74.1 FPS is the lowest preset that maintains 60+ FPS at 4K.

Q: How does the RTX 3060 Ti compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700M?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 25120, while the RX 6700M scores 25180, giving a deltaPct of -0.2. This means the RX 6700M is 0.2% faster in aggregate benchmarks, a negligible difference.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1440p High and 4K High?

A: The 1440p High result is 145.3 FPS, while the 4K High result is 74.1 FPS. This represents a 71.2 FPS decrease when moving from 1440p to 4K.

Q: Does the CPU become a bottleneck at any measured resolution?

A: The data suggests the CPU is not a bottleneck at 4K, where the GPU limits performance. At 1080p Low, the 353.7 FPS result indicates the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently, but the 16-core i7-13700K's headroom is not fully tested at any resolution.

Q: What is the combo's rank out of all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 876th out of 1702 tested combos, placing it slightly above the median position.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 876 out of 1702 tested combinations places it in the 51.5th percentile, meaning it outperforms slightly more than half of all tested systems in Barony. This position is somewhat modest given the CPU's strength—the Intel Core i7-13700K ranks in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 47282—but it reflects the GPU's more middling standing. The RTX 3060 Ti's 69th percentile rank among GPUs drags the overall combo down, as the game's performance at higher resolutions is clearly GPU-limited.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the processor database are the Intel Core i7-13700KF (avgScore 47334, deltaPct -0.1), the AMD EPYC 4364P (avgScore 47131, deltaPct 0.3), and the Intel Core i9-12900F (avgScore 47081, deltaPct 0.4). The i7-13700K's score of 47282 is within 0.5% of all these chips, indicating that the CPU itself is not a differentiating factor in this combo's ranking. Instead, the GPU's position relative to its rivals—all of which are within 0.7% of its score—determines the outcome.

The 876th rank suggests that many combos with similar GPUs but faster processors achieve better results, but the measured FPS data tells a more complete story. At 1080p, this combo produces frame rates that rival far more expensive configurations, with the 226.8 FPS High result being particularly strong. The 4K Ultra score of 51.1 FPS is the weak point, and any combo ranked higher likely features a GPU with more than 8 GB of memory or higher bandwidth. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it delivers exceptional performance, while 4K gaming requires a settings reduction to maintain playability.