Palworld

Palworld places the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combination in a demanding survival sandbox where frame rates hinge heavily on resolution. The measured data reveals a clear progression: at 1920x1080, the combo delivers strong performance, but 4K Ultra proves to be a significant challenge.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and clearly indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 94.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 62.0 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 34%. Pushing further to 3840x2160, the average drops to 32.7 FPS, which is a 65% decrease from the 1080p figure. This steep decline shows that the RTX 3060 Ti’s rendering capacity is increasingly stretched as pixel count rises.

The scaling pattern is consistent across other settings. At Low settings, the combo achieves 150.9 FPS at 1080p, 97.9 FPS at 1440p, and 55.4 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K remains large, with the 4K result being about 43% lower than the 1440p result. At Medium settings, the sequence is 124.8 FPS, 78.5 FPS, and 46.3 FPS respectively. The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic falloff: 71.1 FPS at 1080p, 46.9 FPS at 1440p, and just 25.8 FPS at 4K.

These figures indicate that at 1080p, the CPU still has headroom to push frames, but as resolution climbs, the GPU’s pixel throughput becomes the bottleneck. The RTX 3060 Ti, with its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, is capable at 1440p but struggles to maintain playable frame rates at 4K, especially on higher presets. The data suggests that users targeting 4K should expect to use Low settings to stay near 55 FPS, while 1440p offers a much more balanced experience.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Core i5-13400F and RTX 3060 Ti ranks 1291 out of 1718 tested combos in Palworld. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the database, indicating that while it is not a top-tier pairing for this specific title, it is far from the bottom. The rank reflects the GPU’s mid-range status in a game that appears to be graphically demanding.

The CPU itself, the i5-13400F, holds a strong position in synthetic benchmarks, with an average benchmark score of 25236 and a percentile rank of 82 against all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-13620H with a deltaPct of 0.1, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D at -0.5, and the AMD EPYC 9474F at 0.5. These small deltas show that the i5-13400F’s processing power is competitive with a wide range of other chips, meaning the CPU is unlikely to be the primary constraint in Palworld.

On the GPU side, the RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 25120 and sits in the 69th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 6700M at -0.2 deltaPct, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 at -0.5, and the AMD Radeon 890M also at -0.5. The close scores between these GPUs suggest that the 3060 Ti’s performance is typical for its class, and its ranking in Palworld is consistent with its overall standing. The combo rank of 1291 out of 1718 suggests that while the parts are individually capable, the pairing does not excel in this game compared to other tested configurations.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the best experience for this combo depends on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers a smooth 94.5 FPS average, which is well above the threshold for comfortable play. Medium settings offer 124.8 FPS, providing extra headroom for demanding scenes, while Low reaches 150.9 FPS for maximum responsiveness. Ultra at 1080p drops to 71.1 FPS, which is still playable but shows a noticeable cost for the highest visual fidelity.

For 2560x1440, the High preset is the recommended choice, yielding 62.0 FPS. This is a solid balance between visual quality and fluidity. Medium settings at 78.5 FPS provide a smoother experience if frame rate is prioritized, while Low at 97.9 FPS is ideal for competitive play. Ultra at 46.9 FPS is borderline, as it approaches the lower limit of acceptable frame rates for a survival game where reaction time matters.

At 3840x2160, the options are limited. Low settings produce 55.4 FPS, which is the only preset that consistently stays above 50 FPS. Medium falls to 46.3 FPS, High to 32.7 FPS, and Ultra to 25.8 FPS, all of which are below the generally accepted threshold for smooth gameplay. For 4K users, the data strongly suggests using Low settings to maintain playability, or reducing the resolution to 1440p for a better experience.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full dataset across all resolutions and settings is as follows. At 1920x1080, Low averages 150.9 FPS, Medium 124.8 FPS, High 94.5 FPS, and Ultra 71.1 FPS. At 2560x1440, Low averages 97.9 FPS, Medium 78.5 FPS, High 62.0 FPS, and Ultra 46.9 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low averages 55.4 FPS, Medium 46.3 FPS, High 32.7 FPS, and Ultra 25.8 FPS.

The pattern shows that moving from Low to Medium typically costs about 17-20% of the frame rate, while moving from Medium to High costs another 20-25%. The jump from High to Ultra is the most expensive, often reducing frame rates by more than 30%. This is particularly evident at 1440p, where High drops from 62.0 FPS to Ultra’s 46.9 FPS, and at 1080p, where High’s 94.5 FPS falls to 71.1 FPS on Ultra. The data indicates that the Ultra preset is designed for future hardware, as it consistently pushes this combo below desirable performance levels except at 1080p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture, using the GA104 chip manufactured on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It features 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation units, along with 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

These specifications produce a measured FP32 performance of 16.20 TFLOPS and a texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s, with a pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s. The GPU’s benchmark scores include a Passmark G3D score of 20349 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 109075. In Palworld, the GPU’s role is critical, as the frame rate scaling with resolution demonstrates. The 8 GB memory capacity is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p at most settings, but at 4K Ultra, the combination of higher pixel count and larger texture loads likely stresses the memory subsystem, contributing to the low 25.8 FPS result. The GPU’s percentile rank of 69 indicates it is a mid-tier performer, and the measured FPS in Palworld aligns with this position, being strong at lower resolutions but faltering at 4K.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Raptor Lake family, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. It has a 20 MB shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 cache per core, with 80 KB of L1 cache per core. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration and uses the Intel Socket 1700. Its 65 W TDP makes it a power-efficient choice for gaming.

In synthetic tests, the i5-13400F scores 21279 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3004 in single-core, along with 10971 in Geekbench multi-core and 2301 in single-core. The 3DMark results show strong scaling from 1880 in the 2-thread test to 7314 in the 16-thread test, indicating good multi-threading capability. Its average benchmark score of 25236 places it in the 82nd percentile, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i7-13620H (deltaPct 0.1) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (deltaPct -0.5).

In Palworld, the CPU’s impact is most visible at 1080p, where the GPU is not overwhelmed. The jump from 94.5 FPS at High to 150.9 FPS at Low suggests that the CPU can feed the GPU enough frames when the graphics load is reduced. However, at higher resolutions, the CPU’s performance becomes less relevant, as the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The 10 cores and 16 threads are more than adequate for the game’s simulation and AI workloads, and the high single-thread score of 3004 in Cinebench R23 helps maintain consistent frame times. The data shows that this CPU is not a limiting factor in Palworld, as the frame rate drops align more closely with GPU load than with CPU load.