Palworld

# Palworld with AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers a fascinating performance profile in Palworld, one that clearly separates CPU-bound scenarios from GPU-bound ones. With the CPU landing in the 78th percentile among all processors (avg benchmark score 25,517) and the GPU in the 88th percentile (avg benchmark score 60,347), this combination sits in the upper echelon of tested hardware. The measured FPS data reveals a system that can push past 300 frames per second at 1080p on low settings, yet drops to 61 FPS at 4K Ultra — a spread that tells a compelling story about where the bottlenecks truly lie.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression across resolutions is stark and highly informative. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 311 FPS, Medium hits 285 FPS, High reaches 219 FPS, and Ultra manages 166 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, those numbers fall to 231, 187, 144, and 109 respectively. At 3840x2160, the Low preset still delivers a very playable 128 FPS, Medium drops to 104 FPS, High falls to 80 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 61 FPS.

The scaling pattern from 1080p to 1440p shows a relatively modest decline — roughly 26% for Low, 34% for Medium, 34% for High, and 34% for Ultra. This consistent drop across settings suggests that at 1440p, the workload is still largely balanced between CPU and GPU. The picture changes dramatically when moving from 1440p to 4K: Low falls by 45%, Medium by 44%, High by 44%, and Ultra by 44%. The near-uniform percentage drops at each resolution tier indicate the GPU begins to dominate the performance equation at higher resolutions, while the CPU still has headroom to spare.

The fact that Low preset at 4K (128 FPS) is nearly twice the Ultra preset at 1080p (166 FPS) reveals that settings have a more significant impact on frame rates than resolution alone in this pairing. This suggests the RTX 4090's massive compute resources — 16,384 shading units and 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 performance — are being held back more by graphical complexity settings than by pixel count. The 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth is clearly not a limiting factor, even at 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this CPU/GPU combo in Palworld?

A: The highest average FPS is 311, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset.

Q: How does the RTX 4090's benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 4090's avg benchmark score of 60,347 is essentially tied with the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326, 0% deltaPct) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (60,140, 0.3% deltaPct). It trails the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M by 2.5% (61,896) but leads the AMD Radeon PRO V710 by 2.9% (58,657).

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The lowest average FPS is 61, recorded at 3840x2160 resolution with the Ultra settings preset — still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700's multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 scores 20,655 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2,916 in single-core. Its avg benchmark score of 25,517 places it within 0.3% of the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (25,446) and within 0.1% of both the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25,530) and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (25,550).

Q: Does the combo rank highly among all tested combinations for Palworld?

A: This combo ranks 164th out of 3,711 tested combinations in Palworld, placing it in the top 5% of all tested hardware pairings.

Q: What is the FPS range for Medium settings at 2560x1440?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 shows an average FPS of 187, with a minimum of 159 FPS and a maximum of 215 FPS, indicating consistent frame delivery without major dips.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz. This is a 7 nm TSMC part with 16 MB of L3 cache (512 KB per core L2, 64 KB per core L1) and supports DDR4 memory at dual-channel bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Its benchmark results show strong scaling from 2 threads (3DMark 2-thread score of 1,762) to 8 threads (5,585) and on to max threads (6,617), with single-thread performance at 901 in 3DMark and 3,296 in PassMark.

In Palworld, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the 1080p results. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 311 FPS, which is likely approaching the upper limits of what this CPU can feed to the GPU in this game. The gap between 1080p Medium (285 FPS) and 1080p Low (311 FPS) is only 26 FPS, while the gap between 1080p Ultra (166 FPS) and 1080p High (219 FPS) is 53 FPS. This non-linear scaling suggests that at lower settings, the CPU becomes the primary constraint, while at higher settings, the GPU workload grows enough to become co-limiting.

The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20,655 and single-core score of 2,916 indicate a processor that can handle both the physics and AI workloads typical of survival games like Palworld, while also maintaining strong per-thread performance for game logic. The PassMark physics score of 984 and integer math score of 90,091 further support the notion that this CPU has sufficient compute headroom for Palworld's simulation demands. The 65W TDP and 7 nm process node suggest the CPU can sustain boost clocks without thermal throttling, which is critical for maintaining consistent frame delivery in CPU-bound scenes.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a combo rank of 164 out of 3,711 tested combinations in Palworld. This top 4.4% placement is notable given that the CPU itself only ranks in the 78th percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 88th percentile. The disparity between the individual component percentiles and the combo's top-tier ranking suggests that Palworld is not exceptionally demanding on the CPU when paired with such a powerful GPU.

The ranking implies that the RTX 4090's sheer compute capability — 82.58 TFLOPS FP32, 1,290.2 GTexel/s texture rate, and 443.5 GPixel/s pixel rate — is able to compensate for any CPU limitations at most settings and resolutions. The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (25,485, 0.1% deltaPct) and AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (25,446, 0.3% deltaPct), all of which are within a fraction of a percent in synthetic benchmarks. Yet in actual Palworld gameplay, the Ryzen 7 5700's desktop-class power delivery and 65W TDP likely provide more consistent performance than these mobile-oriented parts.

The fact that 3,547 other combos rank below this pairing indicates that most tested hardware configurations cannot match the combination of 8 cores/16 threads with a top-tier GPU. The measured FPS data confirms this: even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains 61 FPS average, which is a demanding scenario that would cause many lower-ranked combos to fall below playable thresholds.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimizing the Palworld experience with this hardware. At 1920x1080, all settings presets deliver excellent frame rates, with even Ultra achieving 166 FPS. However, the Medium preset at 285 FPS (minimum 242, maximum 327) offers the best balance of visual quality and performance headroom, particularly for high-refresh-rate displays.

At 2560x1440, the High preset at 144 FPS is the sweet spot for most users, providing a great balance between visual fidelity and smoothness. The Medium preset at 187 FPS (minimum 159, maximum 215) is preferable for competitive play or for users with 165Hz+ monitors. Ultra at 109 FPS remains playable but begins to show the performance cost of maxed settings.

For 3840x2160, the High preset at 80 FPS is recommended as the best experience, as it maintains a solid frame rate while delivering substantial visual improvements over Medium (104 FPS). The Low preset at 128 FPS is suitable for users prioritizing maximum smoothness, but the visual downgrade may be noticeable. Ultra at 61 FPS is only recommended for users who prioritize image quality over frame rate and can tolerate the minimum being potentially below 60 FPS.

The data shows that the Medium preset provides the most consistent frame delivery across resolutions, as it is the only preset with measured minimum and maximum values in the fact pack. This suggests that Medium has the most predictable performance characteristics, making it a safe choice for users who want to avoid frame-time spikes.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080: Low averages 311 FPS. Medium averages 285 FPS, with a minimum of 242 and maximum of 327. High averages 219 FPS. Ultra averages 166 FPS.

2560x1440: Low averages 231 FPS. Medium averages 187 FPS, with a minimum of 159 and maximum of 215. High averages 144 FPS. Ultra averages 109 FPS.

3840x2160: Low averages 128 FPS. Medium averages 104 FPS, with a minimum of 88 and maximum of 120. High averages 80 FPS. Ultra averages 61 FPS.

The progression from 1080p Low (311 FPS) to 4K Ultra (61 FPS) represents an 80% reduction in average frame rate across the full range of settings and resolutions. The most significant single-step drop occurs between 1440p Ultra (109 FPS) and 4K Ultra (61 FPS), a 44% decrease that highlights the substantial pixel-pushing demands of 4K. Conversely, the smallest drop between consecutive resolution steps is from 1080p Ultra (166 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (109 FPS), a 34% reduction.

The Medium preset shows the most consistent scaling, with 285 FPS at 1080p, 187 FPS at 1440p, and 104 FPS at 4K. The minimum FPS values for Medium (242 at 1080p, 159 at 1440p, 88 at 4K) suggest that the system maintains at least 88 FPS even at 4K with this preset, making it the most reliable choice for maintaining high frame rates across all resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain the exceptional performance at high resolutions. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm TSMC process, this GPU packs 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die. The 16,384 shading units, 512 TMUs, and 176 ROPs provide massive parallel processing capability, while 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores handle ray tracing and AI workloads.

The GPU's clock speeds of 2235 MHz base and 2520 MHz boost, combined with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus delivering 1.01 TB/s bandwidth, ensure that memory bandwidth is never a bottleneck in Palworld. The 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 1,290.2 GTexel/s texture rate are more than sufficient for the game's visual demands, as evidenced by the 128 FPS at 4K Low preset.

The RTX 4090's benchmark performance shows strong DirectX and compute capabilities: PassMark G3D score of 38,194, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 9,223, and Geekbench Vulkan score of 271,631. The GPU's percentile ranking of 88 among all GPUs, with an avg benchmark score of 60,347, places it well above most competing hardware. Its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks is the Intel Arc Pro A60 at 60,326 (0% deltaPct), though the RTX 4090's real-world gaming performance in Palworld demonstrates the value of its dedicated gaming optimizations.

The data indicates that the RTX 4090 becomes the primary performance limiter only at 4K Ultra settings, where the 61 FPS average suggests the GPU is fully utilized. At lower resolutions and settings, the GPU has significant headroom, as evidenced by the 311 FPS at 1080p Low. This headroom means users can enable higher settings or use the GPU's compute power for other tasks without sacrificing frame rate. The 450W TDP and triple-slot design indicate this is a power-hungry, performance-focused part, but the measured results justify the power draw for users seeking maximum Palworld performance.