Palworld

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates across resolutions reveal a system that transitions from CPU-bound at 1080p to firmly GPU-bound at 4K. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 94.9 FPS, which drops to 64.7 FPS at 2560x1440—a 31.8% reduction. Moving to 3840x2160 yields 32.3 FPS, representing a 66% decline from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern indicates that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER becomes the primary limiting factor as pixel count rises.

The Low preset tells a clearer story about the CPU's headroom. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 149.4 FPS, but this only falls to 99 FPS at 1440p and 54 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result being nearly double the 4K High result (54 vs 32.3 FPS) suggests that even at 4K, the GPU's workload scales significantly with graphical complexity. The RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth appear sufficient for the lower presets, but the Ultra settings at 4K produce just 23.4 FPS, indicating the GPU's 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is stretched thin.

The delta between Medium and High at each resolution remains consistent—roughly 16% at 1080p, 17% at 1440p, and 30% at 4K. This widening gap at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU's shading units (2176) and texture units (136) are the bottleneck, rather than the Ryzen 7 5800XT's processing capability. The 4K Ultra result of 23.4 FPS sits below playable thresholds, while 1440p Ultra at 46.5 FPS offers a marginal experience.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz. In Palworld, the data indicates this processor provides ample headroom at lower resolutions. The 1080p Low result of 149.4 FPS demonstrates that the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond typical refresh rates. Even the 1080p Ultra result of 73.7 FPS stays well within the CPU's capability envelope.

The CPU's 32 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth contribute to its strong benchmark scores. In Cinebench R23, the 5800XT scores 23794 multi-core and 3359 single-core, placing it in the 86th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (29740, 0.1% ahead), AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (29856, 0.3% behind), and AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (29682, 0.3% ahead). This positioning suggests the 5800XT delivers competitive multi-threaded performance for a desktop part.

The absence of integrated graphics means all rendering falls to the discrete GPU, which is appropriate for this configuration. The CPU's PCIe Gen 4 support with 20 lanes ensures adequate bandwidth to the RTX 2060 SUPER, though the GPU itself uses PCIe 3.0 x16—a potential minor constraint. The 105 W TDP and unlocked multiplier indicate this is a desktop-oriented part designed for sustained workloads, which Palworld's survival mechanics with many concurrent entities can exploit.

Settings Recommendations

Analyzing the measured rows, the Medium preset at 1080p delivers 126.1 FPS, which represents a 34% improvement over High (94.9 FPS) while maintaining visual fidelity. The jump from Medium to High costs 31.2 FPS at 1080p, a significant 24.8% reduction. For players targeting smooth 60 FPS gameplay, 1440p High at 64.7 FPS is the highest visual quality option that clears this threshold. The 1440p Medium result of 78.3 FPS provides additional headroom for demanding scenes with many Pals on screen.

At 4K, only the Low preset (54 FPS) approaches playability, while Medium drops to 46.4 FPS and High falls to 32.3 FPS. The Ultra preset is effectively unusable at any resolution above 1080p, with 73.7 FPS at 1080p being the only Ultra result above 50 FPS. The data suggests that 1080p Ultra (73.7 FPS) offers a better balance than 1440p High (64.7 FPS) if visual fidelity is paramount, though the frame rate difference is modest.

For the best experience per the measured data, 1440p Medium at 78.3 FPS provides a strong compromise between resolution and smoothness. Alternatively, 1080p High at 94.9 FPS offers higher frame rates with good visual quality. The 4K Low result of 54 FPS is the only 4K option that avoids sub-50 FPS territory, but it sacrifices substantial visual detail. This system appears best suited to 1080p or 1440p gaming, with 4K reserved for less demanding titles or lower presets.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1278 out of 1718 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the 25.6th percentile. This ranking reflects the GPU's mid-tier positioning—the RTX 2060 SUPER sits in the 63rd percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 19774. The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN (19706, 0.3% behind), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (19680, 0.5% behind), NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (19623, 0.8% behind), and NVIDIA Tesla K40m (19519, 1.3% behind).

The relatively low combo ranking suggests that Palworld is demanding enough that the RTX 2060 SUPER's Turing architecture, despite its 2176 shading units and 34 RT cores, cannot fully leverage the 5800XT's strong CPU performance. The CPU's 86th percentile standing among all processors indicates it is not the limiting factor in this pairing. The 5800XT's nearest rivals in CPU benchmarks—the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE, AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, and AMD Ryzen 7 7840H—all score within 0.3% of the 5800XT, confirming that CPU performance is not the constraint.

The 1718 total combos include many with higher-end GPUs like the RTX 2070, which scores nearly identically in synthetic benchmarks (19680 vs 19774). This close grouping indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER's performance class is well-established, and the combo ranking would likely improve significantly with a higher-tier GPU paired with the same CPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, based on the TU106 chip with Turing architecture, provides 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock of 1650 MHz and base clock of 1470 MHz yield 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The GPU's 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs define its rasterization capabilities, while 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores provide hardware ray tracing and AI acceleration—features that may not be fully utilized in Palworld's survival gameplay.

The measured FPS data shows the GPU's performance ceiling clearly. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 149.4 FPS, but this is likely constrained by the CPU's ability to feed the GPU at such high frame rates. The 4K Ultra result of 23.4 FPS demonstrates the GPU's absolute limit under maximum load. The gap between Low and Ultra presets at 4K (54 vs 23.4 FPS) represents a 56.7% performance drop, highlighting how the GPU's 12 nm process node and 10,800 million transistors handle increasing shader complexity.

The GPU's 63rd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19774, places it slightly above the RTX 2070 (19680) in synthetic tests. In DirectX 12 benchmarks, the GPU scores 61 in Passmark, while its OpenCL score reaches 87670 in Geekbench. The 175 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate a mid-range power envelope, with the suggested 450 W PSU reflecting modest system requirements. The 8 GB VRAM capacity proves adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the 4K results suggest memory bandwidth constraints may contribute to the steep performance drop at that resolution.