Palworld

Palworld’s measured performance with the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 shows a combination that is heavily influenced by graphics settings and resolution, with a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate. The data indicates that this pairing is capable of very high refresh rates at lower settings, but demands careful selection of presets to maintain smooth gameplay at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results show a consistent pattern across all three tested resolutions: the Low preset delivers the highest average frame rates, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra being the most demanding. At 1920x1080, the difference is most pronounced, with the Low preset achieving 339.2 FPS, which is 65.4 FPS ahead of Medium and 129.6 FPS ahead of High. This gap narrows as resolution increases, but the relative ordering remains unchanged.

For players prioritizing maximum smoothness on high-refresh-rate monitors, the Low preset is the clear choice. At 2560x1440, it delivers 222.7 FPS, which is well above the threshold for 144Hz displays. Even at 3840x2160, the Low preset yields 122.7 FPS, which is still comfortably playable. The Medium preset offers a strong balance, providing 273.8 FPS at 1080p, 177.4 FPS at 1440p, and 97.1 FPS at 4K. This suggests that Medium is the recommended preset for most users, as it likely provides a meaningful visual upgrade over Low while maintaining frame rates that are high enough for competitive play.

The High preset is more demanding, with 209.6 FPS at 1080p, 136.6 FPS at 1440p, and 76.1 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset is the most taxing, dropping to 160.5 FPS at 1080p, 105.7 FPS at 1440p, and 57.4 FPS at 4K. Given that the Ultra preset at 4K falls below 60 FPS, it is not recommended for that resolution unless the user accepts a less fluid experience. The data suggests that the High preset is the best option for 4K gaming, as it provides a solid 76.1 FPS average, which is more than adequate for most titles. At 1440p, either High or Medium works well, depending on whether visual fidelity or frame rate is the priority.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the dominant component in this pairing, with its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth playing a crucial role in the measured results. The GPU’s memory configuration is particularly relevant for Palworld, which is an open-world survival game that likely benefits from having ample VRAM to handle large textures and draw distances. The 16 GB capacity ensures that the card does not become a bottleneck at higher resolutions, which is reflected in the relatively smooth scaling from 1080p to 1440p.

The RTX 5080’s boost clock of 2617 MHz, combined with 10752 shading units, allows it to handle the increasing pixel counts at 4K. The measured FPS at 3840x2160 with the High preset is 76.1, which shows that the GPU is still the primary driver of performance even when the CPU is a high-end 12-core part. The GPU’s FP32 performance of 56.28 TFLOPS is a strong indicator of its raw compute capability, and the benchmark results confirm that it can deliver playable frame rates at 4K with the right settings. The fact that the GPU’s percentile rank is 89 among all GPUs, while its average benchmark score is 59188, further underscores its high-end positioning.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is significant and reveals the scaling behavior of this combination. At the Low preset, the average FPS falls from 339.2 at 1080p to 222.7 at 1440p, a reduction of 116.5 FPS, and then to 122.7 at 4K, a further drop of 100.0 FPS. This pattern shows a near-linear scaling with pixel count, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario at lower settings. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 34%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is about 45%.

At the High preset, the scaling is slightly less steep in absolute terms: 209.6 FPS at 1080p drops to 136.6 FPS at 1440p (a 73.0 FPS decrease), and then to 76.1 FPS at 4K (a 60.5 FPS decrease). The relative drop from 1080p to 4K is about 64%, which indicates that the GPU is still the limiting factor. The Ultra preset shows a similar pattern, with 160.5 FPS at 1080p falling to 105.7 FPS at 1440p and then to 57.4 FPS at 4K. This behavior suggests that the Ryzen 9 9900X is not the bottleneck at any resolution tested, as the frame rates are consistently high enough to indicate that the RTX 5080 is doing the heavy lifting. The 3DMark scores for the CPU, such as 13929 for max threads and 1286 for single-thread, support this conclusion, as they indicate a processor that can easily feed a powerful GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 339.2 FPS, which is the highest score recorded across all configurations. The Medium preset achieves 273.8 FPS, representing a 65.4 FPS drop from Low. High follows at 209.6 FPS, a further 64.2 FPS reduction, and Ultra is the lowest at 160.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 178.7 FPS, highlighting the substantial cost of maximum visual quality.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds with lower absolute numbers. Low leads with 222.7 FPS, Medium is at 177.4 FPS, High at 136.6 FPS, and Ultra at 105.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 45.3 FPS, while the gap from High to Ultra is 30.9 FPS. This resolution is the sweet spot for high-refresh-rate monitors, as even the Ultra preset manages to stay above 100 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop considerably. Low still provides a playable 122.7 FPS, which is impressive for 4K. Medium drops to 97.1 FPS, High to 76.1 FPS, and Ultra to 57.4 FPS. The data shows that the step from Low to Medium costs 25.6 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 18.7 FPS. The Ultra preset’s 57.4 FPS is the only measured result that falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making it unsuitable for smooth 4K gameplay. Overall, the measured FPS values indicate that the RTX 5080 is capable of excellent performance at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K requiring a slightly more conservative settings choice.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination is ranked 80 out of 1718 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the top 4.7% of all configurations. This high rank is consistent with the performance levels seen in the measured FPS data. The combo’s position suggests that it outperforms the vast majority of other CPU-GPU pairings tested for this game, which is expected given the high-end nature of both components.

In terms of the CPU’s standing, the Ryzen 9 9900X has a percentile rank of 94 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54450. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, has a score of 54681, which is 0.4% higher, indicating that the 9900X is essentially on par with its 3D V-Cache counterpart in general benchmarks. The Intel Core i7-14700F is 0.7% slower, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K and 245KF are 1.5% and 1.8% faster, respectively. These small deltas show that the CPU is not a differentiator in this combo’s ranking.

For the GPU, the RTX 5080 has a percentile rank of 89 among all GPUs and an average benchmark score of 59188. Its nearest rival, the Intel Arc A570M, is 1.6% slower, while the Intel Arc Pro A60 is 1.9% faster. The AMD Radeon Pro W5500X is 2.6% slower. These comparisons suggest that the RTX 5080 sits in a competitive mid-to-high range, but its performance in Palworld is clearly sufficient to push the combo to rank 80. The data shows that this pairing is well-balanced for Palworld, with the GPU providing the necessary horsepower to achieve high frame rates across most settings and resolutions.