Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator is a simulation title where the AMD Radeon 890M integrated GPU is the clear performance bottleneck when paired with the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H. The measured data shows that even at 1080p Low settings, the system only achieves 111 FPS, and this frame rate collapses to 18 FPS at 4K High. The CPU, with its 16 cores and 22 threads, is more than capable of feeding the GPU, but the graphics solution's 15W TDP and System Shared memory fundamentally limit the experience to lower resolutions and settings.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals a system that is entirely GPU-limited. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 55 FPS at 1920x1080 to 35 FPS at 2560x1440, and then down to 18 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 67% reduction in performance from 1080p to 4K, which is a typical pattern for a system where the integrated GPU is the limiting component.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings. With Low settings, the system delivers 111 FPS at 1080p, 70 FPS at 1440p, and 37 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 37%, and from 1440p to 4K is another 47%. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is being overwhelmed by the increasing pixel count, and the CPU is not the constraining factor at any resolution.

At Medium settings, the data provides more detail with min and max frame rates. At 1080p Medium, the average is 79 FPS with a range of 67-90 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 50 FPS with a range of 42-57 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average is 26 FPS with a range of 22-30 FPS. The frame time consistency appears to hold up well, but the absolute performance is clearly inadequate for smooth 4K gameplay.

The Ultra settings results are the most demanding, with the system producing 53 FPS at 1080p, 33 FPS at 1440p, and just 17 FPS at 4K. The difference between High and Ultra at each resolution is relatively small (2 FPS at 1080p, 2 FPS at 1440p, and 1 FPS at 4K), suggesting that the game's Ultra preset adds minimal additional load beyond High for this hardware combination.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Pc Building Simulator with this hardware?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the system achieves playable frame rates across all settings. At 1080p, even Ultra settings produce 53 FPS, while 1440p drops to 33 FPS on Ultra and 4K falls to 17 FPS on Ultra.

Q: How does the AMD Radeon 890M compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 9210, which is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon Vega 8 (9221, -0.1% delta). It also sits close to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (9273, -0.7%) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 (9294, -0.9%). This places the 890M in the 45th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H a strong CPU for this game?

A: Yes, the CPU is not the limiting factor. It scores 17984.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1810.5 in single-core, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, scores 35719 in average benchmark score, which is only 0.1% different from the Ultra 9 185H's 35670.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and High settings at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the Low preset produces 111 FPS on average, while High produces 55 FPS. This is a 56 FPS difference, showing that the game's settings have a significant impact on the integrated GPU's workload.

Q: Does the system have enough graphics memory for 4K gameplay?

A: The GPU uses System Shared memory, meaning it draws from the system's main memory. At 4K Medium, the system averages 26 FPS, and at 4K Low it averages 37 FPS. These results are below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that the shared memory configuration does not provide sufficient performance for 4K gaming.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: This specific combination of CPU and GPU ranks 2822 out of 3002 tested combos for Pc Building Simulator. This places it in the bottom 6% of all tested configurations, which is consistent with the low FPS numbers observed at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 890M is an integrated graphics processor based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, built on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It features 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units, along with 16 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 400 MHz and can boost up to 2900 MHz, but its 15W TDP severely limits sustained performance under load.

The GPU's memory configuration is entirely System Shared, meaning it uses the system's main memory rather than dedicated VRAM. The bus width is also System Shared, and bandwidth is listed as System Dependent. This architecture is a major limitation for gaming, as the GPU must compete with the CPU for memory bandwidth, and the performance scales poorly with increasing resolution.

Benchmark results confirm the 890M's mid-range position. It scores 8076 in Passmark G3D and 4157 in Passmark GPU Compute. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 590. Its Geekbench OpenCL score is 37254, and its Vulkan score is 40808. These numbers place the GPU in the 45th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 9210.

The GPU's nearest rivals in terms of average score are the AMD Radeon Vega 8 (9221, -0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (9273, -0.7%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 (9294, -0.9%). This positional data indicates that the 890M performs similarly to decade-old discrete GPUs, which explains its difficulty in handling modern resolutions and settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its best results. The Low preset averages 111 FPS, which is the highest score across all tested configurations. Medium settings produce an average of 79 FPS, with a minimum of 67 and a maximum of 90 FPS. High settings average 55 FPS, while Ultra settings average 53 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is minimal, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional effects are not heavily taxing.

At 2560x1440, performance drops significantly. Low settings average 70 FPS, which is a 37% reduction from 1080p Low. Medium settings average 50 FPS, with a range of 42-57 FPS. High settings average 35 FPS, and Ultra settings average 33 FPS. The 2 FPS difference between High and Ultra at 1440p mirrors the pattern seen at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain playable frame rates. Low settings average 37 FPS, which is the only 4K configuration to exceed 30 FPS. Medium settings average 26 FPS, with a range of 22-30 FPS. High settings average 18 FPS, and Ultra settings average 17 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is just 1 FPS, indicating that the GPU is completely saturated at this resolution.

The data reveals a consistent pattern: the GPU is the limiting factor at every resolution and setting. The CPU's performance headroom is not being utilized, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale primarily with resolution rather than settings. The system's best case scenario is 1080p Low at 111 FPS, and its worst case is 4K Ultra at 17 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and AMD Radeon 890M combination ranks 2822 out of 3002 tested combos for Pc Building Simulator. This places the system in the bottom 6% of all tested configurations, which is a poor result for a modern CPU with a high-end integrated GPU.

The CPU's individual performance does not explain this low ranking. The Ultra 9 185H is in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35670. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (35719, -0.1%), the Intel Core 7 250H (35728, -0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (35802, -0.4%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (35909, -0.7%). These scores are all within 1% of each other, indicating that the CPU is competitive with other high-end processors.

The GPU's performance is the primary reason for the low combo rank. The 890M is in the 45th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 9210. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Vega 8 (9221, -0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (9273, -0.7%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 (9294, -0.9%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M (9302, -1%). These are all older or lower-tier GPUs, and their performance levels are insufficient for modern gaming at high resolutions.

The combination of a top-tier CPU and a mid-range integrated GPU results in a system that is significantly underpowered for the game's demands. The 2822nd rank out of 3002 combos reflects this imbalance, where the CPU's capabilities are wasted by the GPU's limitations.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is a 16-core, 22-thread processor based on the Meteor Lake architecture, built on a 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a TDP of 45W. The CPU supports DDR5 memory and has a dual-channel memory bus with a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. Its cache configuration includes 112 KB of L1 cache per core, 2 MB of L2 cache per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role is primarily to handle game logic, physics calculations, and system management. The game is not CPU-intensive, and the Ultra 9 185H's performance is more than sufficient for this task. The CPU's benchmark scores confirm its high-end positioning: it achieves 17984.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, 1810.5 in single-core, and 11657 in Geekbench multi-core.

The CPU's nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score include the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (35719, -0.1%), the Intel Core 7 250H (35728, -0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (35802, -0.4%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (35909, -0.7%). These scores are all within 1% of the Ultra 9 185H's 35670, indicating that the CPU is competitive with other high-end processors.

Given that the system's frame rates scale primarily with resolution rather than CPU load, it is clear that the CPU is not the bottleneck in this configuration. The measured FPS data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor, as even at 1080p Low, the system only achieves 111 FPS, which is well below what the CPU could theoretically support. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs further reinforces that it is not the weak link in this setup.