Palworld

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 presents a stark contrast in class: a budget-oriented 4000-series APU from 2020 sits alongside a high-end 40-series GPU from 2023. In Palworld, this pairing delivers playable frame rates across all resolutions, but the data reveals a system whose performance ceiling is heavily dictated by the CPU's architectural limits, particularly as resolution drops.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Palworld shows a classic inverse relationship between resolution and frame rate, but the magnitude of the drop tells a story about system balance. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 155 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 High reduces that to 102 FPS, a 34% decrease. Stepping up to 3840x2160 High yields 57 FPS, which is a 44% drop from the 1440p figure and a 63% decline from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern—where the gap between 1080p and 1440p is smaller than the gap between 1440p and 4K—indicates that the GPU begins to take on a more dominant limiting role as pixel count increases.

The trend is consistent across all settings. At Low settings, the combo hits 248 FPS at 1080p, 163 FPS at 1440p, and 91 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-4K collapse here is 63%, nearly identical to the High setting's decline. However, the absolute numbers at Low settings are so high that even the 4K result remains comfortably above 60 FPS. At Ultra, the frame rates drop to 117 FPS at 1080p, 77 FPS at 1440p, and 43 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result falls below the 60 FPS threshold, marking the only configuration in the dataset where this combo fails to maintain smooth gameplay.

The scaling between Medium and High settings is also revealing. At 1080p, Medium produces 201 FPS versus High's 155 FPS, a 30% uplift. At 4K, Medium produces 73 FPS versus High's 57 FPS, a 28% uplift. This consistency suggests that the performance gap between these settings is largely uniform across resolutions, implying that the GPU's workload scaling is predictable. The real outlier is the jump from 4K Medium (73 FPS) to 4K Ultra (43 FPS), a 41% reduction that indicates Ultra settings impose a particularly heavy load on the RTX 4070's 12 GB of VRAM and compute resources.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. Its benchmark scores place it in the 71st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17507. The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic tests include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (avgScore 17482, deltaPct 0.1), the Intel Core 7 150U (avgScore 17395, deltaPct 0.6), and the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE (avgScore 17614, deltaPct -0.6). This positioning shows the 4600G is competitive with modern low-power parts, but it lacks the high-end multi-threaded muscle found in more expensive desktop chips.

In Palworld, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the 1080p results. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 248 FPS. This is an extremely high frame rate, but it is not indicative of a CPU bottleneck—rather, it shows that the RTX 4070 can push frames quickly when the graphics load is low. The more telling data point is the difference between 1080p Low (248 FPS) and 1080p Medium (201 FPS). The 19% drop indicates that the GPU is still the primary driver of performance changes at these settings. However, the fact that the 4600G's single-thread score in Cinebench R23 is 1919 and its multi-thread score is 13593 suggests that its per-core performance is adequate but not exceptional. In a game like Palworld, which relies on physics and AI for its survival mechanics, the CPU's 8 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s are likely to be limiting factors in crowded bases or during complex simulation moments.

The CPU's integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are irrelevant here since the RTX 4070 is present, but the 4600G's PCIe Gen 3 interface (20 lanes) could theoretically constrain the GPU's data transfer, though the measured FPS does not show any glaring anomalies that would indicate a severe bottleneck. The CPU's 65 W TDP and unlocked multiplier suggest it is a power-efficient part, but its Zen 2 cores are two generations behind the current Zen 4 and Zen 5 designs found in higher-end CPUs, which may explain why the combo's rank in Palworld is not higher.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using a 5 nm process, featuring the AD104 chip. It has 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output pipelines. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, with memory running at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). It is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The RTX 4070's benchmark scores place it in the 81st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37648. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P4 (avgScore 37628, deltaPct 0.1), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (avgScore 37507, deltaPct 0.4), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (avgScore 38135, deltaPct -1.3). This places the RTX 4070 in a strong mid-to-high-end position, though it is not a top-tier flagship.

In Palworld, the RTX 4070's role is defined by its ability to handle the game's Unreal Engine graphics. At 4K Ultra, the combo only manages 43 FPS, which indicates that the GPU's 12 GB of VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are being pushed to their limits. The 4K Medium result of 73 FPS is much healthier, suggesting that the GPU can handle 4K if the settings are moderated. The 1080p Ultra result of 117 FPS shows that the GPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions; the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are likely holding the system back from achieving higher frame rates in less demanding scenes.

The RTX 4070's ray tracing cores (46) and tensor cores (184) are present, but Palworld does not heavily utilize ray tracing in the measured settings. The GPU's FP32 performance of 29.15 TFLOPS is substantial, but the data shows that at 4K Ultra, the combo falls below 60 FPS, which is the key metric for smooth gameplay. The 1080p Medium result of 201 FPS demonstrates the GPU's raw capability, but the 4K Ultra result of 43 FPS highlights that the RTX 4070 is not a 4K Ultra card for this title without upscaling technologies, which were not part of the measured data.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive look at the combo's performance across three resolutions and four settings. At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: Low settings produce an average of 248 FPS, Medium produces 201 FPS (with a minimum of 171 FPS and maximum of 231 FPS), High produces 155 FPS, and Ultra produces 117 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 131 FPS, showing a wide range of performance based on graphical fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low produces 163 FPS, Medium produces 132 FPS (minimum 113 FPS, maximum 152 FPS), High produces 102 FPS, and Ultra produces 77 FPS. The spread here is 86 FPS, which is narrower than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is becoming more of a factor. The Medium settings at 1440p show a minimum of 113 FPS, which is still well above 60 FPS, but it is a 31% drop from the 1080p Medium minimum of 171 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low produces 91 FPS, Medium produces 73 FPS (minimum 62 FPS, maximum 85 FPS), High produces 57 FPS, and Ultra produces 43 FPS. The Medium settings at 4K have a minimum of 62 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS threshold, but the High and Ultra settings fall below it. The 4K Medium maximum of 85 FPS is notably lower than the 1440p Medium maximum of 152 FPS, reinforcing the GPU's dominance at this resolution.

The data shows that the combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can achieve high frame rates even at Ultra settings (117 FPS and 77 FPS respectively). At 4K, the user must choose between Medium (73 FPS) and Low (91 FPS) to stay above 60 FPS, or accept the sub-60 FPS results of High (57 FPS) and Ultra (43 FPS). The minimum FPS data for Medium settings shows a consistent pattern: 171 FPS at 1080p, 113 FPS at 1440p, and 62 FPS at 4K, indicating that frame time consistency degrades as resolution increases.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Palworld, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 holds a rank of 902 out of 3711 total combos. This places it in the top 24.3% of all tested configurations, which is a respectable showing given the CPU's age and market segment. The rank indicates that this combo outperforms the majority of systems tested, but it is not among the elite top-tier setups.

The rank of 902 suggests that the RTX 4070 is doing much of the heavy lifting, as the CPU's percentile rank of 71 is lower than the GPU's percentile rank of 81. If the system were paired with a faster CPU, the combo would likely rank higher, as the 1080p Low result of 248 FPS hints that the GPU has headroom to push even higher frame rates. The gap between the CPU's and GPU's percentiles is a clear indicator of a mild bottleneck, but it is not severe enough to prevent the combo from achieving good results in Palworld.

Compared to other combos in the database, this setup is likely competitive with systems using mid-range CPUs and high-end GPUs. The fact that it ranks 902 out of 3711 means there are 2809 combos that perform worse, which includes many systems with older or weaker GPUs. The combo's strengths are its high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, while its weakness is the 4K Ultra performance, which falls below 60 FPS. Overall, this rank suggests that the combo is a solid choice for high-refresh-rate 1080p or 1440p gaming, but it is not a top contender for 4K enthusiasts.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The combo achieves an average of 155 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Palworld?

A: Yes, but only at Low or Medium settings, where it produces 91 FPS and 73 FPS respectively. At High and Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 57 and 43, which is below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU's performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 4600G has an average benchmark score of 17507, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17482), 0.6% higher than the Intel Core 7 150U (17395), and 0.6% lower than the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE (17614).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 4070 is in the 81st percentile, with an average benchmark score of 37648, placing it above the NVIDIA Tesla P4 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 56.

Q: What is the best settings/resolution combo for maintaining 60+ FPS?

A: For 4K, Medium settings are the highest quality option that stays above 60 FPS (73 FPS average). For 1440p, Ultra settings achieve 77 FPS, and for 1080p, Ultra settings achieve 117 FPS.

Q: Does the combo rank higher than the majority of tested systems?

A: Yes, it ranks 902 out of 3711 combos, placing it in the top 24.3% of all tested configurations for Palworld.