Palworld

Palworld pairs the Intel Core i5-12400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, a combination that lands in the 410th position out of 1,718 tested combos for this survival title. That places it in the top quarter of all configurations, though the ranking reveals that the CPU is the more modest partner in this pairing. The i5-12400F sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 3080 Ti reaches the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, suggesting the graphics card has more headroom than the processor in demanding scenes.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 410 out of 1,718 tested configurations puts it comfortably in the upper tier, but not at the very top. Benchmark data indicates this pairing is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1440p play, yet it falls short of the absolute highest echelons reserved for newer or more expensive hardware. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 19,221 places it nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-8700K, which scores 19,210 with a delta of just 0.1% — essentially a dead heat. It edges out the Intel Core i5-1335U by 0.3% and the AMD EPYC 7773X by 1.3%, while trailing the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS by 0.7%. This tight clustering means the i5-12400F delivers performance squarely in the middle of its immediate rivals, neither dominating nor being dominated.

On the GPU side, the RTX 3080 Ti’s average benchmark score of 41,224 puts it within striking distance of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which scores 41,441 with a delta of -0.5%. It also closely tracks the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (-0.9%) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (-1.1%), while the NVIDIA Tesla M40 trails by 1.6%. The GPU’s percentile ranking at 83 indicates strong overall capability, though the data shows it is not a class leader — it is a high-end part that performs slightly below the very best available. In Palworld specifically, this combo’s ranking suggests the system is balanced enough to handle the game’s open-world survival demands without significant bottlenecks at most settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti carries 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s. Its memory clock runs at 1188 MHz, which translates to 19 Gbps effective, while the base clock sits at 1365 MHz and boosts to 1665 MHz. This memory configuration is substantial for Palworld, a game that renders expansive environments with numerous creatures and structures. The 12 GB capacity ensures that even at higher resolutions, the GPU is unlikely to run out of video memory, allowing textures and geometry to be stored locally without stutter.

The GPU’s architecture, Ampere, is built on Samsung’s 8 nm process and contains 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die. With 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 render output units, the RTX 3080 Ti offers raw compute headroom that the measured FPS data confirms. Its FP32 performance of 34.10 TFLOPS is identical to its FP16 output, indicating a 1:1 ratio that benefits workloads like Palworld’s physics and rendering calculations. The 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present but play a less defined role in this title, which does not heavily rely on ray tracing according to the measured data. The GPU’s pixel rate of 186.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 532.8 GTexel/s are high enough to feed the 3840x2160 resolution without severe degradation, though the FPS numbers show that Ultra settings at 4K strain the hardware.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of which preset offers the best balance. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 157.7 FPS, while Medium reaches 201 FPS and Low hits 247.1 FPS. Ultra drops to 119.9 FPS, still playable but with diminishing returns. At 2560x1440, High yields 102.2 FPS, which is smooth for most displays, while Medium produces 133 FPS and Low 162.1 FPS. Ultra at 1440p falls to 78.9 FPS, approaching the threshold where responsiveness may suffer in fast-paced encounters.

For the best experience, the data points to the High preset as the optimal choice. At 1080p, High’s 157.7 FPS is well above the refresh rate of most monitors, and at 1440p, 102.2 FPS remains fluid. The jump from High to Ultra costs roughly 24% performance at 1080p (157.7 down to 119.9) and 23% at 1440p (102.2 down to 78.9), while the visual gains are typically marginal in a game like Palworld where the art style is stylized rather than photorealistic. Medium offers higher frame rates but may reduce draw distances and shadow quality, which are noticeable in an open-world survival context. Low settings are only recommended for competitive play or very high refresh rate displays, as the 247.1 FPS at 1080p Low is excessive for the game’s genre.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 3080 Ti shows its strength across all presets. Low produces 247.1 FPS, Medium reaches 201 FPS, High hits 157.7 FPS, and Ultra manages 119.9 FPS. These numbers indicate that the GPU is rarely the limiting factor at this resolution; even Ultra stays above 100 FPS, and the gap between Low and Ultra is wide, suggesting the CPU can keep pace with the GPU’s output. Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern holds but with lower absolute values. Low delivers 162.1 FPS, Medium 133 FPS, High 102.2 FPS, and Ultra 78.9 FPS. The 1440p High figure is notable because it remains above 100 FPS, making this resolution a sweet spot for the combo.

At 3840x2160, the demands intensify. Low produces 89 FPS, Medium 74.6 FPS, High 58.2 FPS, and Ultra 46.1 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only sub-60 FPS reading in the entire dataset, indicating that the RTX 3080 Ti’s 12 GB of memory and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for most scenarios but not for maximum settings at 4K. The step from High to Ultra at 4K costs 12.1 FPS, a 21% drop, while the step from Medium to High costs 16.4 FPS, a 22% drop. These are consistent reductions, implying that each preset tier adds a similar load on the GPU, with no single setting causing a disproportionate hit.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals the balance between CPU and GPU. At 1080p High, the system produces 157.7 FPS. At 1440p High, it falls to 102.2 FPS, a 35% reduction. At 4K High, it drops to 58.2 FPS, a 43% reduction from 1440p and a 63% reduction from 1080p. This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. The CPU’s role is more evident at 1080p, where the i5-12400F must feed frames quickly enough to avoid bottlenecking the GPU. The fact that 1080p Low reaches 247.1 FPS while 1080p Ultra stays at 119.9 FPS suggests the CPU can handle the high frame rates, as the Low preset removes much of the GPU load.

However, the gap between 1440p and 4K is telling. From 1440p High’s 102.2 FPS to 4K High’s 58.2 FPS, the drop is 44 FPS, a 43% decrease. This is larger than the drop from 1080p to 1440p, which is 55.5 FPS or 35%. The accelerating decline indicates that the GPU is becoming the primary limiter as resolution increases, with the RTX 3080 Ti’s shading units and memory bandwidth stretched thin at 4K. The data does not show a CPU bottleneck at any resolution; instead, the i5-12400F appears adequate for Palworld’s thread usage, which is moderate for a survival game. The combo’s rank of 410 out of 1,718 is therefore more reflective of the GPU’s high-end but not flagship status than any CPU deficiency. For 4K gaming, the Ultra preset at 46.1 FPS is borderline unplayable, but High at 58.2 FPS is acceptable for a title that is not a fast-paced shooter.