Palworld

Palworld, a Survival title released in early 2024, presents a demanding open-world environment where the Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 6600 combination lands in the lower-mid tier of tested configurations. The benchmark data positions this pairing at rank 2890 out of 3711 total tested combos, placing it in roughly the 22nd percentile of all systems measured for this specific title. This ranking reflects a hardware pairing that can achieve playable frame rates but requires careful settings management to deliver a consistent experience, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU's limitations become pronounced.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 2890 out of 3711 tested combinations indicates that this system falls behind the majority of configurations used to benchmark Palworld. This positioning is largely attributable to the AMD Radeon RX 6600, which sits at the 63rd percentile against all GPUs in the database, suggesting it is an entry-level performer in the current landscape. The Intel Core i5-13400F, by contrast, is a more capable component, ranking at the 77th percentile against all CPUs, which highlights a significant imbalance where the processor has ample headroom that the graphics card cannot fully utilize in this GPU-intensive title.

Benchmark results show the CPU's average benchmark score of 25292 places it in close competition with the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, which scores 25284, a 0% delta, and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H at 25201, a 0.4% advantage for the Intel part. The GPU's average score of 19036 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 at 19030 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile at 19049, with deltas of 0% and -0.1% respectivelycars. This suggests that while the CPU can hold its own against modern mobile and desktop chips, the GPU is competing with significantly older or lower-tier hardware, which directly explains the modest overall ranking in a game that scales heavily with graphics throughput.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is the primary bottleneck in this configuration for Palworld, and its specifications clarify why. The card features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. For a game with expansive, streaming environments like Palworld, this memory configuration is adequate for 1080p but becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions where texture data and geometry demand exceed the available frame buffer and bandwidth.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base clock of 1626 MHz, a game clock of 2044 MHz, and a boost clock of 2491 MHz. The architecture is RDNA 2.0 on a 7 nm process from TSMC, with 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The FP32 performance of 8.928 TFLOPS provides a theoretical peak that translates into the observed frame rates, but the card's pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 279.0 GTexel/s are modest figures that explain why high-detail settings at 4K result in sub-30 FPS performance. The ray tracing cores (28 in total) are present but do not significantly aid performance in this title, as the measured results show a steep drop when moving from High to Ultra settings, indicating the hardware is pushed beyond its comfortable operating range.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals a clear pattern of GPU limitation. At 1080p with High settings, the combo achieves 87 FPS, but this drops to 57 FPS at 1440p and further to 32 FPS at 4K. This represents a 34% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 63% reduction from 1080p to 4K. Such steep declines are characteristic of a system where the GPU is the primary constraint, as the rendering workload increases quadratically with pixel count while the CPU's role remains relatively static.

The scaling at Lower settings is more revealing. At Low settings, the system produces 139 FPS at 1080p, 92 FPS at 1440p, and 51 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 34% to 1440p and 63% to 4K, identical to the High settings scaling. This consistency indicates that even when graphics load is reduced, the GPU's raw throughput limits the frame rate in a linear fashion. The CPU, with its 10 cores and 16 threads, is not exposed as a bottleneck until frame rates exceed 139 FPS, which occurs only at the lowest settings and resolution, suggesting that the i5-13400F has sufficient headroom for most Palworld scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the combo's capabilities across twelve distinct configurations. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 139 FPS on Low settings, 113 FPS on Medium, 87 FPS on High, and 66 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 96 FPS and a maximum of 130 FPS, indicating some frame time variance but generally smooth gameplay. At 2560x1440, performance drops to 92 FPS on Low, 74 FPS on Medium, 57 FPS on High, and 43 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at this resolution reports a minimum of 63 FPS and a maximum of 85 FPS, which remains playable but begins to show the GPU's strain.

At 3840x2160, the results become marginal for comfortable play. Low settings produce 51 FPS, Medium produces 41 FPS with a minimum of 35 FPS and maximum of 47 FPS, High drops to 32 FPS, and Ultra falls to 24 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is below the threshold for smooth motion, and even the Low setting at 4K, while playable, does not provide a consistent experience. The data shows that the RX 6600 is capable of 1080p gaming with high fidelity and 1440p gaming with medium to high settings, but 4K is only viable at the lowest settings, and even then, the frame rate is barely above 30 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal balance between visual quality and performance for this combo is the Medium preset at 1920x1080, which yields an average of 113 FPS with a minimum of 96 FPS. This configuration provides a fluid experience that is well above the 60 FPS threshold and maintains acceptable frame consistency, as indicated by the minimum FPS being within 15% of the average. For users prioritizing higher visual fidelity, the High preset at 1080p offers 87 FPS, which is still smooth for most gameplay, though the lack of min/max data for this setting suggests some potential variability.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset is the recommended maximum, delivering 74 FPS with a minimum of 63 FPS. This is a playable experience for a survival game where reaction times are not as critical as in competitive shooterscars. The High preset at 1440p produces 57 FPS, which is borderline for smoothness but may be acceptable for less action-heavy segments. For 4K, the Low setting at 51 FPS is the only viable option, and even this should be approached with caution due to potential dips below 40 FPS in busy scenes with multiple Pals or base-building structures. The Ultra presets across all resolutions are not recommended, as they produce frame rates that are either at the edge of playability or below it, with 4K Ultra at 24 FPS being effectively unplayable.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Palworld at 60 FPS on 1080p?

A: Yes, the data shows that at 1920x1080, the Medium preset achieves 113 FPS average and the High preset achieves 87 FPS average, both well above the 60 FPS target. Even the Ultra preset at 66 FPS exceeds 60 FPS, though with less headroom.

Q: What is the best resolution for this hardware?

A: The measured results indicate that 1920x1080 is the ideal resolution, as all presets from Low to High maintain average frame rates above 85 FPS. At 2560x1440, performance drops to a range of 43-92 FPS depending on settings, with only Low and Medium providing consistently smooth gameplay.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data strongly suggests the GPU is the bottleneck. The CPU ranks at the 77th percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU ranks at the 63rd percentile. The steep FPS drops at higher resolutions, where GPU load increases, further confirm this, as the CPU's performance would not change significantly with resolution.

Q: How does this combo compare to similar systems?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score of 19036 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 (19030) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile (19049), with deltas of 0% and -0.1% respectively. The CPU's score of 25292 is comparable to the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (25284) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365).

Q: What settings should be avoided for a stable experience?

A: The Ultra preset should be avoided at all resolutions, as it produces 66 FPS at 1080p, 43 FPS at 1440p, and 24 FPS at 4K. The High preset at 4K is also not recommended, with an average of 32 FPS.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM cause issues at 4K?

A: The data indicates that 4K performance is severely limited, with the best result being 51 FPS on Low settings. While VRAM capacity is a factor, the GPU's overall throughput, with an FP32 performance of 8.928 TFLOPS and bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s, is insufficient for high-detail 4K rendering in Palworld.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F provides a strong foundation for this combo, featuring 10 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. This Raptor Lake architecture, built on a 10 nm process from Intel, offers a balanced mix of performance cores and efficiency cores that handle the game's simulation and physics workloads effectively. The CPU's benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22604 and a single-core score of 3191, indicate robust multi-threaded and single-threaded performance that comfortably exceeds Palworld's requirements.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 77 places it in the upper quartile of all processors, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, both mobile chips with similar average scores. This suggests that the i5-13400F is not the source of any performance deficiency in this combo, as it can feed the GPU with data faster than the RX 6600 can process it. The CPU's 20 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support for DDR4/DDR5 further enhance its capability to handle the game's streaming assets and AI-driven creature behaviors without stuttering, as evidenced by the relatively stable minimum FPS values in the Medium preset measurements across resolutions.