Palworld

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Intel Arc B570 combination delivers a playable but uneven experience in Palworld, with the GPU acting as the clear performance ceiling at higher resolutions and settings. The data shows that the most balanced experience is found at 1080p Medium, where the combo produces a 105 FPS average with a measured 89 FPS minimum, while 1440p High also remains viable for users prioritizing visual fidelity over raw frame rates. At 4K, the Arc B570’s 10 GB VRAM and 160-bit memory interface become limiting factors, with even Low settings yielding only 47 FPS average.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows indicate a clear hierarchy of playable presets for this specific CPU-GPU pairing. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers a 130 FPS average, which is the highest measured score across any resolution and setting combination. However, this comes at the cost of visual quality, and the step up to Medium still provides a strong 105 FPS average with a 89 FPS minimum, making it the recommended choice for most users who want both smoothness and acceptable graphics. The High preset at 1080p drops to 81 FPS average, which remains playable, but the Ultra preset falls to 61 FPS average, indicating that the Arc B570 struggles to maintain high frame rates with the most demanding settings even at the lowest resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Medium preset offers a 69 FPS average with a 59 FPS minimum, which is the sweet spot for this resolution on this hardware. The Low preset at 1440p reaches 85 FPS average, but the jump to High reduces performance to 53 FPS average, and Ultra drops further to 40 FPS average. For users with 1440p displays, Medium is the best balance between performance and visual fidelity, as it maintains frame rates above 60 FPS on average while avoiding the severe drops seen at High and Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the situation is more challenging. The Low preset yields 47 FPS average, which is technically playable but far from smooth. Medium drops to 38 FPS average with a 33 FPS minimum, High falls to 30 FPS average, and Ultra is nearly unplayable at 22 FPS average. The data strongly suggests that 4K gaming with this combo requires the Low preset at best, and even then, the experience will be suboptimal for fast-paced gameplay. The 33 FPS minimum at 4K Medium indicates significant frame time spikes that would be noticeable during combat or exploration.

The best experience per the measured rows is 1920x1080 Medium, because it provides a 105 FPS average with a 89 FPS minimum, keeping the experience above the 60 FPS threshold that most users consider acceptable for a survival game. The 1440p Medium preset is a reasonable alternative for users with higher-resolution monitors, offering 69 FPS average and 59 FPS minimum, which is close to the 60 FPS target. The 1080p High preset at 81 FPS average is also viable, but the Medium preset’s higher minimum frame rate makes it the safer choice for consistent performance.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture with the BMG-G21 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 19,600 million transistors and a die size of 272 mm². Its clock speeds are fixed at 2500 MHz for both base and boost, with memory running at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The GPU features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, providing 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. These specifications directly influence Palworld’s performance, as the game’s open-world environments and numerous on-screen objects place significant demands on memory bandwidth and fill rate.

The pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s suggest that the Arc B570 can handle moderate resolutions and settings, but the 10 GB VRAM capacity becomes a bottleneck at higher resolutions. The data shows a stark drop in performance when moving from 1440p to 4K, with the 4K High preset delivering only 30 FPS average compared to 53 FPS average at 1440p High. This 43% reduction aligns with the increased memory pressure and bandwidth requirements of 4K rendering, which the 160-bit bus struggles to satisfy.

The GPU’s 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs provide the raw compute horsepower for 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 performance. In Palworld, this translates to adequate performance at 1080p and 1440p, but the architecture’s limitations become apparent at 4K. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (22 FPS average) versus 1080p Ultra (61 FPS average) shows a 64% performance drop, which is steeper than the resolution scaling alone would suggest, indicating that the memory subsystem and VRAM capacity are the primary constraints at high resolutions.

The GPU’s percentile ranking of 65 against all GPUs places it in the mid-range tier, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (0.1% difference) and the Intel Arc A750 (-0.1% difference). The Arc B570’s average benchmark score of 20556 is nearly identical to these competitors, suggesting that its Palworld performance is representative of its overall capability class. The 18 RT cores are present but do not appear to provide a measurable advantage in this game, as the measured FPS does not show any ray tracing-specific boosts.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Intel Arc B570 ranks 2362 out of 2944 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the 80th percentile of all tested configurations. This ranking indicates that while the combo is not at the top of the performance charts, it outperforms a significant majority of other tested CPU-GPU pairs in this specific game. The rank is influenced by both the CPU’s high compute capabilities and the GPU’s mid-range positioning, with the GPU likely being the limiting factor in most scenarios.

The Ryzen 9 9900X3D is a 12-core, 24-thread processor with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.50 GHz, featuring 128 MB of L3 cache. Its benchmark scores are impressive, including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 47737 and a singlecore score of 6739, along with a Geekbench multicore score of 22884. The CPU ranks in the 91st percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54762, placing it just 0.6% behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF and 1.3% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K.

However, the combo ranking of 2362 out of 2944 suggests that the CPU’s strength does not fully compensate for the GPU’s limitations in Palworld. The game appears to be more GPU-bound at higher settings, as evidenced by the significant FPS drops when increasing resolution or graphical fidelity. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 130 FPS average, which shows that the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at lower settings. But at 4K Ultra, the FPS drops to 22, indicating that the GPU is the primary bottleneck.

The ranking also reflects the balance of the pairing. A more powerful GPU would likely improve the combo’s ranking significantly, as the CPU has headroom to drive higher frame rates. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 130 FPS, which is higher than most games would require, suggesting that the CPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the constraint, and the combo’s ranking suffers accordingly.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers a wide range of performance depending on settings. The Low preset achieves 130 FPS average, which is the highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium drops to 105 FPS average with a 89 FPS minimum and 121 FPS maximum, indicating a stable experience with only modest frame time variation. High further reduces to 81 FPS average, while Ultra falls to 61 FPS average. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 53% performance decrease, which is typical for a GPU with this level of compute and memory bandwidth.

The 1080p Medium preset’s 89 FPS minimum is particularly noteworthy, as it suggests that even during demanding scenes, the frame rate rarely drops below the 60 FPS threshold. This makes it the most reliable preset for competitive or fast-paced gameplay. The 1080p High preset at 81 FPS average is also acceptable, but the lack of a minimum FPS measurement for this row makes it harder to assess consistency. The 1080p Ultra preset at 61 FPS average is borderline, as it sits just above 60 FPS but may dip below during intense moments.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down as expected. Low achieves 85 FPS average, which is playable but shows a 35% drop from the 1080p Low result. Medium provides 69 FPS average with a 59 FPS minimum and 80 FPS maximum, meaning the average is above 60 but the minimum dips below, indicating occasional stutters. High drops to 53 FPS average, which is below the ideal threshold, and Ultra falls to 40 FPS average, making it difficult to play smoothly. The 1440p Medium preset is the most balanced, offering a 59 FPS minimum that is close to the 60 FPS target.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles to maintain playable frame rates. Low achieves 47 FPS average, which is below 60 and likely to feel sluggish. Medium drops to 38 FPS average with a 33 FPS minimum and 44 FPS maximum, showing significant frame time inconsistency. High falls to 30 FPS average, and Ultra bottoms out at 22 FPS average. These numbers indicate that 4K is not a viable resolution for this combo in Palworld, even at the lowest settings. The 33 FPS minimum at 4K Medium would cause noticeable hitches during gameplay, making it unsuitable for anything other than static scenes.

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows an average 35% performance drop across all settings, while the scaling from 1440p to 4K shows an average 43% performance drop. This nonlinear scaling suggests that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and VRAM capacity are increasingly strained at higher resolutions. The 10 GB VRAM may also cause texture thrashing at 4K, further reducing performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Palworld?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 Medium provides a 105 FPS average with a 89 FPS minimum, making it the best experience. 2560x1440 Medium is also viable at 69 FPS average but with a 59 FPS minimum. 3840x2160 is not recommended, as even Low only achieves 47 FPS average.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Arc B570 has an average benchmark score of 20556, which is 0.1% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and 0.1% lower than the Intel Arc A750. It also sits 0.4% above the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M and 0.5% below the AMD Radeon R9 M390X.

Q: What is the combo’s ranking among all tested configurations in Palworld?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Intel Arc B570 combo ranks 2362 out of 2944 tested combos, placing it in the 80th percentile. This means it outperforms roughly 80% of all tested CPU-GPU pairings in this game.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in Palworld?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 130 FPS average, suggesting the CPU is not the bottleneck at lower settings. At higher resolutions and settings, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as evidenced by the drop to 22 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Q: What are the GPU’s memory specifications?

A: The Intel Arc B570 features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus with 380.0 GB/s bandwidth. The memory clock is 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective), and the GPU has a base and boost clock of 2500 MHz.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 9900X3D rank against other CPUs?

A: The CPU ranks in the 91st percentile against all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 54762. It is 0.6% behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF and 1.3% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is a 12-core, 24-thread processor from the 9000 series, built on the Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename. It is manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC with 16,630 million transistors and a die size of 2x 70.6 mm². The CPU features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and a substantial 128 MB of L3 cache, which is critical for gaming performance. Its base clock is 4.40 GHz, boosting up to 5.50 GHz, and it supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth.

In Palworld, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic, and the measured FPS data indicates that it performs this task admirably at lower resolutions. The 1080p Low preset achieves 130 FPS average, which suggests that the CPU can sustain high frame rates when the GPU is not the limiting factor. The CPU’s 128 MB L3 cache is particularly beneficial for open-world games like Palworld, where large amounts of world data and entity states need to be accessed frequently.

The CPU’s benchmark scores reinforce its capability. It achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 47737 and a singlecore score of 6739, along with a Geekbench multicore score of 22884 and singlecore score of 3041. In 3DMark tests, it scores 13795 in max threads and 1269 in single thread. These scores indicate strong multi-threaded performance, which is relevant for Palworld’s simulation of numerous creatures and world interactions.

The CPU’s nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF, which has an average score of 55093 (0.6% higher), and the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K at 54053 (1.3% lower). The Intel Xeon 6505P is 2% higher at 53701, and the Intel Core i7-14700F is 2.1% higher at 53620. These comparisons show that the 9900X3D is competitive with recent mid-to-high-end processors, though it is not the absolute fastest.

The CPU’s 91st percentile ranking against all CPUs indicates that it outperforms the vast majority of processors available. However, in Palworld, the combo ranking of 2362 out of 2944 suggests that the CPU’s strengths are not fully utilized at higher settings due to GPU limitations. At 1080p Low, the CPU can drive 130 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 22 FPS, which is far below what the CPU could theoretically support. This indicates that the system is GPU-bound in most realistic gaming scenarios.

The CPU’s TDP is 120 W, and it supports PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes, which provides ample bandwidth for the Arc B570’s PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. The CPU also includes integrated Radeon Graphics, though this is unlikely to be used for gaming when a discrete GPU is present. The CPU’s release date is January 5, 2025, with a launch MSRP of $599, and it is an active production part with an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. Its memory support for DDR5 and ECC memory adds flexibility for various system configurations.