Palworld

Palworld pairs the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 with the AMD Radeon RX 7700, a combination that lands in the 1311th position out of 2944 tested combos in this survival title. The CPU is a 20-core, 20-thread Arrow Lake-S part with a 2.40 GHz base clock and 5.30 GHz boost clock, while the GPU is a Navi 32-based RDNA 3.0 card with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Measured frame rates in Palworld range from a low of 33 FPS at 4K Ultra to a high of 191 FPS at 1080p Low, with the data revealing a system that is clearly GPU-limited at higher resolutions and settings, but increasingly CPU-bound as resolution drops.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in Palworld?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 ranks 1311th out of 2944 tested combinations in Palworld, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the field. This rank reflects the measured performance across all resolution and settings combinations tested.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Core Ultra 7 265 has an average benchmark score of 64640, which is 0.3% lower than the AMD EPYC 4464P (64823) and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (64438). It also sits 0.7% above the AMD EPYC 7343 (64202) and 0.7% below the AMD EPYC 9124 (65104). The CPU's percentile rank among all processors is 93.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The Radeon RX 7700 has an average benchmark score of 15852, which is 0.1% lower than the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862) and 1% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014). It scores 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679) and 1.7% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129). The GPU's percentile rank among all graphics cards is 58.

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

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 191 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At the same resolution, Medium settings yield 155 FPS, High yields 119 FPS, and Ultra drops to 90 FPS. The data shows that even at 1080p Ultra, the combo maintains a playable frame rate above 60 FPS.

Q: What is the lowest measured FPS for this combo?

A: The lowest average frame rate is 33 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. At 4K High, the average rises to 43 FPS, and at 4K Medium it reaches 56 FPS. Only the 4K Low setting at 70 FPS exceeds the 60 FPS threshold at this resolution.

Q: Does the combo have any FPS data with min/max values?

A: Yes, the measured data includes min and max FPS for the Medium settings at all three resolutions. At 3840x2160 Medium, the min is 48 FPS and max is 65 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the min is 87 FPS and max is 117 FPS. At 1920x1080 Medium, the min is 131 FPS and max is 178 FPS. No min/max values are provided for Low, High, or Ultra settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is built on the Navi 32 chip using RDNA 3.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It features 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units, along with 40 ray tracing cores. The GPU's base clock is 1900 MHz, with a boost clock of 2459 MHz and a game clock of 2041 MHz. Memory runs at 2438 MHz, translating to 19.5 Gbps effective, across a 256-bit bus for a total bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s. The 16 GB GDDR6 frame buffer is substantial for a game like Palworld, which can be memory-hungry at high resolutions.

The GPU's FP32 compute performance is rated at 25.18 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 25.18 TFLOPS (1:1). Pixel rate is 236.1 GPixel/s and texture rate is 393.4 GTexel/s. These figures suggest a card designed for 1440p gaming, but the Palworld data reveals a more nuanced picture. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 33 is below the threshold for smooth gameplay, indicating that the GPU's raw throughput is insufficient for maximum settings at that resolution. At 4K High, the average of 43 FPS is still below 60, and even 4K Medium at 56 FPS falls short. Only at 4K Low does the card deliver 70 FPS, suggesting that Palworld's higher settings impose a heavy load on the GPU's shader and ROP throughput.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 58 places it in the lower half of all graphics cards, and its average benchmark score of 15852 is close to that of the Radeon R9 370X, which scores 15862. The RX 7700's nearest rivals include the RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 1.7% higher. In Palworld specifically, the GPU's 16 GB memory capacity is not the limiting factor; rather, the compute and memory bandwidth demands of the game at 4K settings push the card to its limits. The data shows that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K, as FPS drops sharply when moving from Low to Ultra settings, a pattern consistent with a graphics-bound workload.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 achieves a rank of 1311 out of 2944 tested combos in Palworld. This places the pairing in the 44.5th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning roughly 55.5% of combos perform better. The rank reflects the aggregate performance across all measured resolutions and settings, not just a single configuration. Given that the CPU is in the 93rd percentile among all processors and the GPU is in the 58th percentile among all graphics cards, the combo's rank is dragged down by the GPU's relative weakness compared to the CPU's strength.

The data indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor in most scenarios. The Core Ultra 7 265's average benchmark score of 64640 is competitive with server-class EPYC parts, and its single-thread score of 4689 in Passmark suggests strong per-core performance, which is relevant for Palworld's game logic and physics. However, the GPU's average benchmark score of 15852 is only mid-pack, and its nearest rivals include older and lower-tier cards. This imbalance means the combo's overall rank is lower than what the CPU alone would suggest, but higher than what the GPU alone would indicate.

In practical terms, the combo rank of 1311 means that many other pairings, particularly those with higher-end GPUs, will deliver better frame rates in Palworld. However, the rank also shows that this combo is far from the bottom of the field, and it outperforms a significant number of tested configurations. The measured FPS data supports this: at 1080p, the combo delivers playable frame rates across all settings, with even Ultra averaging 90 FPS. The rank is a holistic measure, and the combo's performance is adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but it struggles at 4K with higher settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The Palworld measured FPS data covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), for a total of 12 data points. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 191 FPS on Low, 155 FPS on Medium, 119 FPS on High, and 90 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting includes min/max values of 131 and 178 FPS. These numbers show that at 1080p, the combo is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, even at the highest settings. The gap between Low and Ultra is 101 FPS, indicating that the GPU has headroom at this resolution, but the CPU is likely becoming more involved.

At 2560x1440, the averages drop to 126 FPS on Low, 102 FPS on Medium, 78 FPS on High, and 59 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting has min/max values of 87 and 117 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is significant, with Low settings falling from 191 to 126 FPS (a 34% reduction). Ultra settings fall from 90 to 59 FPS (a 34.4% reduction), and the Ultra average of 59 FPS is just below the 60 FPS target. This suggests that at 1440p, the GPU is starting to become the limiting factor, particularly at higher settings.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 70 FPS on Low, 56 FPS on Medium, 43 FPS on High, and 33 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting has min/max values of 48 and 65 FPS. At 4K, only the Low setting exceeds 60 FPS. The High and Ultra settings deliver 43 and 33 FPS respectively, which are below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The transition from 1440p to 4K shows a further drop: Low goes from 126 to 70 FPS (44.4% reduction), Medium from 102 to 56 FPS (45.1% reduction), High from 78 to 43 FPS (44.9% reduction), and Ultra from 59 to 33 FPS (44.1% reduction). This consistent ~45% drop across all settings indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K.

The data also reveals that the scaling from Low to Ultra is steeper at higher resolutions. At 1080p, Low yields 191 FPS and Ultra yields 90 FPS, a 52.9% reduction. At 1440p, Low yields 126 FPS and Ultra yields 59 FPS, a 53.2% reduction. At 4K, Low yields 70 FPS and Ultra yields 33 FPS, a 52.9% reduction. The consistent ~53% drop from Low to Ultra across all resolutions suggests that the game's Ultra settings impose a similar relative load on the GPU, regardless of resolution. However, the absolute FPS values at 4K are too low for Ultra to be playable, while at 1080p, even Ultra is smooth.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows how the combo scales from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 191 at 1080p to 126 at 1440p to 70 at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 65 FPS (34%), and from 1440p to 4K is 56 FPS (44.4%). At Medium settings, the averages are 155, 102, and 56 FPS respectively. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 53 FPS (34.2%), and from 1440p to 4K is 46 FPS (45.1%). At High settings, the averages are 119, 78, and 43 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 41 FPS (34.5%), and from 1440p to 4K is 35 FPS (44.9%). At Ultra settings, the averages are 90, 59, and 33 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 31 FPS (34.4%), and from 1440p to 4K is 26 FPS (44.1%).

The pattern is clear: the FPS reduction from 1080p to 1440p is consistently around 34% across all settings, while the reduction from 1440p to 4K is around 45%. This difference suggests that the GPU is more heavily taxed when moving from 1440p to 4K, as the pixel count increases by 2.25 times, while the 1080p to 1440p increase is 1.78 times. The GPU's memory bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s and pixel rate of 236.1 GPixel/s are being stressed more at 4K, leading to larger percentage drops.

This scaling behavior indicates that the limiting component shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the CPU's 20 cores and 5.30 GHz boost clock are likely sufficient to feed the GPU, but the GPU's performance ceiling is not reached, as evidenced by the 191 FPS at Low settings. At 1440p, the GPU begins to become the primary limiter, as the FPS drops are larger and more consistent with GPU-bound behavior. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, as the FPS drops are steep and the absolute values are low. The CPU's average benchmark score of 64640 and 93rd percentile rank suggest it has ample headroom, but the GPU's 58th percentile rank and 15852 average score cannot keep up with the demands of 4K Palworld.

The data also shows that the combo's FPS at 4K Medium (56 FPS) is close to the 60 FPS target, but not quite there. At 4K Low (70 FPS), it is playable. This suggests that for 4K gaming, users would need to lower settings to Low or accept frame rates below 60 FPS at Medium or higher. At 1440p, the combo can handle Ultra at 59 FPS, which is just shy of 60, but High at 78 FPS is comfortable. At 1080p, all settings are well above 60 FPS, making this combo a solid choice for 1080p high-refresh-rate gaming.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, manufactured on a 3 nm process at TSMC. It uses the Intel Socket 1851 and has a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The CPU's TDP is 65 watts, and it supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s. The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU also features integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics with 32 execution units, though this is not relevant for discrete GPU testing.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Core Ultra 7 265 scores 42216 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 5960 in single-core. Its Passmark multithread score is 49682, single-thread score is 4689, and physics score is 2923. These numbers place the CPU in the 93rd percentile among all processors. The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the AMD EPYC 4464P (64823, -0.3% delta), Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (64438, +0.3% delta), AMD EPYC 7343 (64202, +0.7% delta), and AMD EPYC 9124 (65104, -0.7% delta). The similarity in scores, all within 1% of each other, indicates that the Core Ultra 7 265 is a high-performing part that competes with server-class CPUs.

In Palworld, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics, and the simulation of the open world. The 20 cores and 20 threads provide ample parallelism, and the high boost clock of 5.30 GHz ensures strong single-thread performance, which is critical for games that are not fully multi-threaded. The CPU's L3 cache of 30 MB is shared across all cores, which helps with data locality in game workloads. The memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s is sufficient for feeding the GPU, especially at lower resolutions where the CPU is more likely to be the bottleneck.

The measured FPS data suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor in Palworld, except possibly at 1080p Low settings. At 1080p Low, the combo delivers 191 FPS, which is a high frame rate that requires the CPU to process many frames per second. The CPU's single-thread score of 4689 in Passmark indicates strong per-core performance, which is likely enough to sustain this frame rate. However, at 4K Ultra, the CPU is clearly not the bottleneck, as the GPU's 33 FPS is far below what the CPU could deliver. The CPU's percentile rank of 93 versus the GPU's percentile rank of 58 shows a significant mismatch in performance class, and the combo's overall rank of 1311 out of 2944 reflects this imbalance.

The CPU's performance in Palworld is also supported by its benchmark scores in related tests. The Passmark data compression score of 522983 and floating point math score of 172776 indicate strong general-purpose compute, which is useful for game physics. The extended instructions score of 41478 and random string sorting score of 63833 further demonstrate the CPU's capability in diverse workloads. The CPU's 20 cores and 20 threads mean it does not have hyper-threading, but the high core count compensates for this in multi-threaded scenarios. Overall, the Core Ultra 7 265 provides a solid foundation for Palworld, but the Radeon RX 7700's performance ceiling limits the combo's overall results, particularly at higher resolutions and settings.