Palworld

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 in Palworld?

A: This combination ranks 1420 out of 1718 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the lower percentile of systems tested for this game.

Q: What is the best average FPS achievable at 1080p with this combo?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 139 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Medium settings, the average drops to 112.4 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 16074. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, scores 15996, which is 0.5% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro 5600M scores 16351, which is 1.7% higher.

Q: What is the Ryzen 5 7600's percentile ranking among all CPUs?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 sits in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs tested, indicating it outperforms the majority of processors in general benchmark tasks.

Q: Does the combo achieve playable frame rates at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 24.7 on Ultra settings to 49.8 on Low settings. High settings yield 32.8 FPS, which is below the common 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: What are the key memory specifications of the RTX 2060?

A: The RTX 2060 features 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture with a TU106 chip fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It contains 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz. Memory runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed across a 192-bit bus, yielding 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Palworld, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises. The 6 GB VRAM capacity is a notable constraint at higher settings and resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS plummets to 24.7, while at 4K Low it reaches 49.8. This spread of 25.1 FPS between settings extremes at 4K indicates that the GPU's memory and compute resources are heavily taxed by the game's visual demands.

The RTX 2060's shading units (1920) and texture mapping units (120) process the game's world geometry and effects. Its pixel rate of 80.64 GPixel/s and texture rate of 201.6 GTexel/s define the raw throughput available. The GPU also includes 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, though Palworld's primary workload appears to rely more on traditional rasterization given the measured results.

At 1080p, the GPU can deliver 139 FPS on Low settings, showing it has ample headroom for competitive play. However, the gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p (73.6 FPS) highlights how much overhead the GPU has at lower resolutions. The data suggests that the RTX 2060 is the limiting factor at 1440p and 4K, where even Medium settings fail to maintain 60 FPS at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination ranks 1420 out of 1718 tested combos in Palworld. This places the system in the bottom 17% of configurations tested for this specific game. The ranking reflects a substantial bottleneck: while the CPU is capable, the GPU holds back overall performance.

The RTX 2060's percentile ranking among all GPUs is 58, meaning it outperforms slightly more than half of all tested graphics cards. In contrast, the Ryzen 5 7600 ranks in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. This disparity—25 percentile points—indicates the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing.

Synthetic benchmarks corroborate this assessment. The Ryzen 5 7600's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (0.2% higher score) and Intel Core i9-12900HK (0.2% lower). The GPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (0.5% lower) and AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (1.7% higher). Neither component is dramatically off from its peers, but the combination yields a low rank because Palworld's performance is likely GPU-bound at most settings.

The combo rank of 1420 suggests that many other CPU-GPU pairings deliver better frame rates. This is not surprising given the RTX 2060's age—it was released in 2019 and is now marked as end-of-life. The data shows that for Palworld, this pairing is better suited to 1080p gaming than higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest performance. Low settings produce an average of 139 FPS, Medium reaches 112.4 FPS, High hits 86.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 65.4 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent penalty: each step up in quality costs roughly 15-26 FPS. The 73.6 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p represents a 53% reduction in frame rate.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages fall significantly. Low settings yield 88.6 FPS, Medium 74.7 FPS, High 56.7 FPS, and Ultra 44.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 44.2 FPS, which is a 50% drop. Notably, the High setting at 1440p (56.7 FPS) falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making it marginal for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes challenging. Low settings average 49.8 FPS, Medium 40.4 FPS, High 32.8 FPS, and Ultra 24.7 FPS. Only the Low preset approaches playability, and even it falls short of 60 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 24.7 FPS is barely above a slideshow threshold.

The data reveals that this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming, with 1440p requiring Medium settings or lower for acceptable frame rates. At 4K, users must accept significant compromises, with even Low settings delivering less than 50 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p to 4K shows how the system scales under increasing pixel loads. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 139 at 1080p to 88.6 at 1440p (a 36% reduction) and then to 49.8 at 4K (a further 44% reduction from 1440p). At High settings, the progression is 86.5 to 56.7 to 32.8, representing drops of 34% and 42% respectively.

The scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component. If the CPU were the bottleneck, frame rates would remain more consistent across resolutions, especially at lower settings. Instead, the consistent decline with each resolution jump—roughly 35-45% per step—points to the RTX 2060's compute and memory bandwidth constraints.

At 4K, the RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for the game's high-resolution textures and effects. The 4K Ultra result of 24.7 FPS is only 18% of the 1080p Low result of 139 FPS, showing how dramatically the GPU's performance collapses under maximum load.

The resolution scaling also reveals that the Ryzen 5 7600 has ample headroom. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 139 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's limit in this game. However, even at 4K Low, the CPU is not the constraint—the GPU's 49.8 FPS is far below what the processor could support.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (codename Raphael) built on TSMC's 5 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration and a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 7600 demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance. It scores 22992 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 9656 in Cinebench R20 multicore. Single-thread performance is equally solid: 3246 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 1363 in Cinebench R20 single-core. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 999 (single-thread) to 6503 (max threads), indicating good multi-thread utilization.

The CPU's role in Palworld is likely secondary to the GPU. The game's open-world survival genre typically benefits from strong single-thread performance for physics and AI, but the measured FPS data suggests GPU dominance. At 1080p Low, the 139 FPS result may approach the CPU's practical limit, but at higher resolutions, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck.

The Ryzen 5 7600's 65 W TDP and 5 nm process make it an efficient choice. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, scores 0.2% higher in average benchmarks, showing the 7600 is competitive with older high-end parts. The Intel Core i9-11900K, another rival, scores 0.3% higher, further confirming the 7600's strong position in the CPU hierarchy. For Palworld, the CPU's 83rd percentile ranking means it is not the limiting factor; the RTX 2060's 58th percentile GPU ranking is where the performance ceiling lies.