Palworld

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Medium preset is the most demanding configuration that stays at or above 60 FPS, delivering an average of 62 FPS. The Low preset also clears the 60 FPS threshold with 76 FPS average, but Medium represents the highest visual quality that maintains playable performance. High settings drop to 47 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 36 FPS, so neither meets the 60 FPS playability standard at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the database records no playable settings. The closest option is Low at 50 FPS average, which sits 10 FPS below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium delivers 41 FPS, High drops to 31 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 24 FPS. None of these configurations reach the required 60 FPS average, so the verdict for this resolution is not playable under any preset.

At 3840x2160, the situation is more demanding. Low settings produce 28 FPS average, Medium yields 23 FPS, High manages 17 FPS, and Ultra falls to 13 FPS. Every preset at 4K remains far beneath the 60 FPS playability threshold, making this resolution entirely unsuitable for smooth gameplay with this combination.

The data indicates a clear progression: 1080p offers two viable presets, while 1440p and 4K fail to achieve playable performance regardless of settings. The gap between Low and Medium at 1080p is 14 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High at the same resolution is 15 FPS, showing that each step up in quality carries a substantial performance cost.

FAQ

Q: Can the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Arc B370 combination run Palworld at 60 FPS?

A: Only at 1920x1080 resolution. The recorded data shows the Low preset averaging 76 FPS and Medium averaging 62 FPS. Both 2560x1440 and 3840x2160 fail to reach 60 FPS on any preset.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1080p?

A: Medium is the highest quality preset that maintains 60 FPS or above, with an average of 62 FPS, a minimum of 52 FPS, and a maximum of 71 FPS. Low averages 76 FPS but offers reduced visual quality.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals in the database?

A: The Intel Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. It trails the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 by 0.2%, the ATI Radeon HD 5770 by 0.5%, and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M by 0.7%. It leads the AMD FirePro M2000 by 1.4%.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: Low averages 76 FPS while Ultra averages 36 FPS, a difference of 40 FPS. The progression from Low to Medium costs 14 FPS, Medium to High costs 15 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 11 FPS.

Q: Why does 4K performance fall so far below the playability threshold?

A: At 3840x2160, even Low settings only reach 28 FPS average. The Ultra preset drops to 13 FPS average. This indicates the Intel Arc B370, with its 5th percentile GPU ranking, lacks the rendering capacity for 4K workloads in Palworld.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 5950X rank among CPUs?

A: The CPU sits in the 91st percentile of all processors with an average benchmark score of 51947. It trails the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX by 0.2%, the AMD EPYC 8124P by 0.3%, and the Intel Core i7-14700 by 0.7%, while leading the Intel Core i9-13900F by 0.4%.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded measurements show Low settings delivering 76 FPS average. Medium delivers 62 FPS average with a minimum of 52 FPS and a maximum of 71 FPS. High drops to 47 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 36 FPS average. The minimum and maximum values for Low, High, and Ultra are not recorded in the database, but the Medium preset shows a narrow 19 FPS spread between its minimum and maximum, indicating relatively consistent frame pacing.

At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 50 FPS average. Medium delivers 41 FPS average with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 47 FPS. High reaches 31 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 24 FPS average. The step from Low to Medium at 1440p costs 9 FPS, while the step from Medium to High costs 10 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 7 FPS. These reductions are smaller in absolute terms than at 1080p, but the starting point is already below the playability threshold.

At 3840x2160, Low settings reach 28 FPS average. Medium delivers 23 FPS average with a minimum of 19 FPS and a maximum of 26 FPS. High manages 17 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 13 FPS average. The Medium preset at 4K shows a 7 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, the tightest range recorded across all resolutions. This suggests the combination is consistently limited rather than prone to spikes or drops.

The scaling pattern across resolutions shows that 1080p to 1440p costs 26 FPS on Low settings (76 to 50), while 1440p to 4K costs 22 FPS on Low (50 to 28). On Medium settings, the 1080p to 1440p drop is 21 FPS (62 to 41), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 18 FPS (41 to 23). The resolution scaling is substantial at every preset level.

The Verdict

This PC combination can run Palworld, but only at 1920x1080 resolution. The verdict data recorded in the database lists Low and Medium as the only playable settings, with Medium being the best playable configuration at an average of 62 FPS. This clears the 60 FPS playability threshold by 2 FPS, which is a slim margin. The minimum recorded FPS for Medium at 1080p is 52, meaning some scenes will dip below 60 FPS even though the average stays above it.

At 2560x1440, the verdict is not playable under any setting. The best option, Low, averages 50 FPS, which is 10 FPS short of the threshold. Medium averages 41 FPS, High averages 31 FPS, and Ultra averages 24 FPS. Even the lowest quality preset cannot reach playable performance at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the verdict is also not playable. Low averages 28 FPS, Medium averages 23 FPS, High averages 17 FPS, and Ultra averages 13 FPS. The gap between the best 4K result and the 60 FPS threshold is 32 FPS, making 4K completely out of reach for this hardware combination.

The overall assessment is clear: this is a 1080p gaming configuration for Palworld. Users who require 60 FPS must stay at 1080p with Medium or Low settings. The CPU is a high-end part in the 91st percentile, but the GPU, in the 5th percentile, restricts the system to entry-level gaming performance.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Ryzen 9 5950X is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on Zen 3 architecture, with a boost clock of 4.90 GHz and 64 MB of L3 cache. It ranks in the 91st percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 51947. The Intel Arc B370, by contrast, is a 25 W integrated graphics solution based on Xe3-LPG architecture with 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units. It ranks in the 5th percentile of all GPUs with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184.

The performance data indicates that the GPU is the dominant constraint in Palworld. At 1080p, the GPU's limited rendering capacity is evident in the steep performance drops between presets: 76 FPS at Low, 62 FPS at Medium, 47 FPS at High, and 36 FPS at Ultra. This 40 FPS spread between Low and Ultra demonstrates that the GPU is saturated by increasing graphical demands. The CPU's high multithreaded performance, including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 26017 and a Passmark multithread score of 45424, is more than sufficient to feed the GPU at these frame rates.

At 1440p and 4K, the GPU constraint becomes even more pronounced. The resolution scaling shows that moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces Low preset performance by 34% (76 to 50 FPS), and moving from 1440p to 4K reduces it by 44% (50 to 28 FPS). This scaling behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the render resolution directly drives the frame rate.

The CPU's role becomes more relevant at lower resolutions and settings, where frame rates are higher. At 1080p Low, the combination produces 76 FPS average, and the CPU's strong single-thread score of 3470 in Passmark and 1614 in Cinebench R23 helps maintain these higher frame rates. However, the database does not record CPU utilization data, so the precise balance cannot be quantified beyond the observed FPS measurements.

The verdict data reinforces this interpretation: at 1080p, where the CPU has more headroom, the system achieves playable performance. At higher resolutions, the GPU cannot keep up, and the system falls below 60 FPS regardless of the CPU's capacity. The GPU's 5th percentile ranking, compared to the CPU's 91st percentile ranking, explains this imbalance.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and the Intel Arc B370 ranks 3423 out of 3711 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the bottom 8% of all configurations in the database. This ranking reflects the severe bottleneck created by pairing a top-tier CPU with an entry-level integrated GPU.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database score similarly: the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX trails by 0.2%, the AMD EPYC 8124P trails by 0.3%, and the Intel Core i7-14700 trails by 0.7%, while the Intel Core i9-13900F leads by 0.4%. These are all high-end processors with comparable average benchmark scores, confirming that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combination.

The GPU's nearest rivals, however, reveal the performance tier at which this system operates. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, just 0.2% ahead. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% ahead. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% ahead. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% behind. These are legacy and low-end parts, and the Arc B370 sits squarely among them in raw 3DMark performance.

The combination rank of 3423 out of 3711 is consistent with the measured FPS data. Only 288 tested combinations rank below this pairing, and most of those likely feature similarly constrained GPUs. The system can play Palworld at 1080p Medium, which places it above completely unplayable configurations, but it lacks the headroom for higher resolutions or quality settings. The 62 FPS average at 1080p Medium is only 2 FPS above the playability threshold, leaving minimal margin for demanding scenes or future game updates.