Palworld

Palworld, the survival title released on 2024-01-18, presents a demanding open-world environment where base building and creature collection intersect with real-time combat. The combination of an AMD Ryzen 5 8400F processor with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card produces a dataset that reveals a system capable of high refresh rates at mainstream resolutions but requiring settings adjustments for 4K play. The benchmark results, measured directly from this hardware pairing, indicate a configuration that is well-balanced for 1440p gaming, with the CPU providing robust single-thread performance to feed the GPU's considerable rasterization power.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 119.7, which comfortably exceeds the 60 Hz standard and approaches the 120 Hz threshold, indicating a smooth experience for high-refresh monitors.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti's benchmark score compare to its closest rival, the RTX 3090?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has an average benchmark score of 41224, which is 0.5% lower than the RTX 3090's score of 41441, placing them within a negligible performance delta.

Q: What is the processor's ranking among all CPUs based on its average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F sits in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25064, placing it in the upper tier of desktop processors.

Q: What is the maximum average FPS achieved in Palworld with this combo?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 248.5, which occurs at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 8400F support DDR5 memory?

A: Yes, the CPU supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel memory bus and a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 413 out of 1718 tested combinations, placing it in the top 24% of all systems tested for Palworld.

GPU Role

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture and utilizes the GA102 chip, manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. The GPU is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a substantial memory bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s. This memory configuration is crucial for Palworld, which features large, densely populated environments with numerous creatures and structures.

The GPU's clock speeds are a defining characteristic: a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The benchmark results show that these clocks, combined with the 10240 shading units, scale predictably with resolution and settings. The data indicates a clear performance hierarchy: at 3840x2160, the average FPS drops from 88.7 at Low settings to 46 at Ultra settings, representing a 48% performance penalty for the highest visual fidelity. This demonstrates that the RTX 3080 Ti's raw compute power is substantial but can be saturated by Palworld's Ultra settings at 4K.

The GPU's performance ceiling is evident when examining the texture rate of 532.8 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 186.5 GPixel/s. These figures allow for the high polygon counts and detailed textures typical of the survival genre. The 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present, but Palworld's benchmark results do not show a specific ray tracing workload, suggesting the game's primary load is on the standard rasterization pipeline. The GPU's percentile ranking of 83rd among all GPUs, with an average score of 41224, confirms its position as a high-end part, though its nearest rival, the RTX 3090, is only 0.5% faster on average, indicating that the 3080 Ti offers near-flagship performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 8400F and RTX 3080 Ti achieves a rank of 413 out of 1718 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the 76th percentile of all configurations. This ranking is a direct reflection of the system's ability to maintain high frame rates, particularly at 1440p where the average FPS at High settings is 105. The data shows that this combo is not at the absolute top tier, as those spots are reserved for newer or multi-GPU setups, but it is firmly in the upper quartile.

The CPU's own performance ranking is 82nd percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU's is 83rd percentile, suggesting a well-matched pairing where neither component is a significant bottleneck. The combo rank being slightly lower than the individual component percentiles indicates that Palworld, being a CPU-intensive open-world game, benefits from systems with even stronger processors to fully utilize the RTX 3080 Ti's capabilities. The deltaPct values for the GPU's nearest rivals are all negative (ranging from -0.5% to -1.6%), meaning the 3080 Ti is slightly slower than those alternatives, which include the RTX 3090, Radeon Pro 5300, RTX 5070, and Tesla M40. This suggests that the combo's rank is more constrained by the GPU's position relative to its peers than by the CPU, which outperforms its own nearest rival, the Ryzen 7 2700X, by a negligible margin.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four quality settings. At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional frame rates: 248.5 FPS at Low, 203.6 FPS at Medium, 153 FPS at High, and 119.7 FPS at Ultra. These figures indicate that at 1080p, the RTX 3080 Ti is rarely the limiting factor, as even Ultra settings maintain a triple-digit average. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 52% reduction in FPS, which is a significant but expected drop given the increased shader and texture complexity.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows a tighter curve. The average FPS at Low is 164.3, dropping to 131.3 at Medium, 105 at High, and 76.9 at Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra here is 53%, similar to 1080p, but the absolute numbers are lower, indicating that the GPU is starting to feel the pressure of the increased pixel count. The 1440p High setting at 105 FPS is a particularly notable data point, as it demonstrates that this combo can drive high-refresh 1440p monitors without compromising on visual quality.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more demanding. The average FPS is 88.7 at Low, 74.5 at Medium, 57.7 at High, and 46 at Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is below the 60 FPS threshold, which would be a concern for competitive play but is acceptable for a slower-paced survival game. The 4K Low setting, at 88.7 FPS, shows that the GPU can handle 4K if settings are dialed back, and the transition from Low to Ultra at 4K represents a 48% performance drop. This resolution scaling demonstrates that the RTX 3080 Ti's 12 GB of VRAM is sufficient for Palworld, but the GPU's compute limits are reached at the highest settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Phoenix, and built on TSMC's 4 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and its 16 MB of shared L3 cache provides a reasonable buffer for game data. The CPU's benchmark scores are strong for its class: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20851 and a single-core score of 2943, which are critical for Palworld's game logic and physics.

In Palworld, the CPU's role is to manage the game's simulation, including creature AI, world state, and player interactions. The 3DMark single-thread score of 951 and the 2-thread score of 1874 indicate that the processor excels in lightly-threaded workloads, which is beneficial for a game that may not perfectly parallelize all tasks. The 12 threads allow for efficient handling of background tasks, but the data shows that the CPU's performance is sufficient to keep up with the RTX 3080 Ti at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080 Low, the system achieves 248.5 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's frame rate limit, as the GPU is not fully saturated at this setting.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, paired with DDR5 support, ensures that data can flow quickly to the GPU. However, the processor's 65W TDP and 4 nm process node suggest efficiency rather than extreme multi-core horsepower. The nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, has an identical average score (25057 vs. 25064), yet the 8400F achieves this with a more modern architecture and higher single-core performance. This indicates that the 8400F is likely a better match for Palworld, which benefits from higher IPC and clock speeds. The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking confirms that it is not a bottleneck for this GPU, as the combo's measured FPS at 1440p High (105 FPS) is a strong result that reflects a balanced system.