Steamworld Build

# Steamworld Build with AMD Ryzen 5 4600G + Intel Arc B370

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the Intel Arc B370 delivers playable performance at 1080p in Steamworld Build, but the combination falls apart at higher resolutions. The data shows this combo ranks at 2683 out of 2924 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 8% of all configs. At 1080p Low settings, the system achieves 95 FPS average, which is more than adequate for a city builder genre where smooth camera panning matters more than twitch reflexes. However, the measured FPS data reveals a system that is severely GPU-bound at every resolution above 1080p, with the integrated-class Arc B370 struggling to keep up with the demands of 1440p and 4K rendering. This is a configuration that works for casual play at lower settings, but the benchmark results indicate the GPU is the primary bottleneck across the entire tested range.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and reveals a GPU that is completely overwhelmed at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system produces 95 FPS average, which drops to 61 FPS at 1440p Low (a 35.8% reduction) and further to 32 FPS at 4K Low (a 66.3% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern shows that the Intel Arc B370's performance collapses as pixel count increases, which is typical for a GPU with such limited resources — the 1280 shading units and 20 ROPs simply cannot push the pixel throughput required for 4K rendering.

Looking at High settings, the resolution scaling is even more punishing. The system averages 55 FPS at 1080p High, 35 FPS at 1440p High, and only 18 FPS at 4K High. These numbers represent a 36.4% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 67.3% drop from 1080p to 4K. The pattern across all settings is consistent: each resolution step roughly halves the frame rate, indicating that the GPU's fill rate and shading capacity are the limiting factors. The 48.00 GPixel/s pixel rate and 96.00 GTexel/s texture rate are simply insufficient for 4K workloads in a game with Steamworld Build's visual complexity.

The Ultra settings tell the harshest story. At 1080p Ultra, the system manages only 37 FPS average, which drops to 23 FPS at 1440p Ultra and 12 FPS at 4K Ultra. These numbers confirm that Ultra settings are essentially unplayable above 1080p, and even at 1080p the frame rate dips below the 40 FPS threshold that most players would consider acceptable for a smooth experience. The 12 FPS at 4K Ultra represents a 67.6% reduction from 1080p Ultra, showing that the GPU is nearly maxed out at 1080p Ultra and has almost no headroom for higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics solution with a 25 W TDP, and its performance profile in Steamworld Build reflects its mobile-class design. The GPU operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, but the system shared memory architecture means bandwidth is dependent on the rest of the system rather than dedicated VRAM. This is a critical limitation for a city builder game, which often requires large texture loads and frequent memory access patterns as the player zooms and pans across the map.

The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, -0.2% delta) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, -0.5% delta). These comparison points are telling — the Arc B370 is competing with GPUs from over a decade ago in raw performance terms. The 1280 shading units and 40 TMUs provide enough compute for 1080p gaming at reasonable settings, but the 20 ROPs severely limit fill-rate-bound scenarios like high-resolution rendering.

The measured FPS data across settings shows how the GPU's limitations manifest. At 1080p, the gap between Low (95 FPS) and Ultra (37 FPS) is 58 FPS, a 61.1% performance drop. At 4K, the same settings gap is 20 FPS (32 to 12), showing that the GPU is so overwhelmed at 4K that even reducing settings does not provide meaningful relief — the pixel throughput ceiling is the dominant constraint. The Medium settings provide a useful middle ground: 73 FPS at 1080p, 46 FPS at 1440p, and 25 FPS at 4K. These numbers suggest that Medium at 1440p is the practical ceiling for acceptable playability, while 4K requires Low settings and even then only achieves 32 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination ranks 2683 out of 2924 tested combos in Steamworld Build, placing it in the bottom 8% of all configurations. The ranking reflects the fundamental mismatch between a midrange CPU and an entry-level integrated GPU — the Ryzen 5 4600G is capable of much better gaming performance with a dedicated graphics card, but the Arc B370 holds the entire system back.

The CPU's benchmark scores suggest it is not the limiting factor in this pairing. The Ryzen 5 4600G achieves a 3DMark max threads score of 4889 and a single-thread score of 726, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 13593 and single-core score of 1919. These numbers place the CPU in the 71st percentile of all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17482, +0.1% delta) and the Intel Core i3-14100T (17648, -0.8% delta). The CPU's average benchmark score of 17507 indicates a solid midrange processor that should not bottleneck most games at 1080p.

However, the GPU's 5th percentile ranking drags the overall combo performance down significantly. The Arc B370's average benchmark score of 1184 is less than 7% of the CPU's average score, highlighting the extreme performance disparity between these two components. In Steamworld Build specifically, the measured FPS data shows the GPU is the bottleneck at all resolutions above 1080p Low — the CPU has ample headroom that the GPU cannot utilize. For players considering this combo, the ranking suggests that upgrading the GPU alone would yield massive performance gains, while upgrading the CPU would provide minimal benefit in this game.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings for this combo in Steamworld Build?

A: The measured data shows 1080p Low achieves 95 FPS average, while 1080p Medium drops to 73 FPS. For a playable experience with better visual quality, 1440p Medium at 46 FPS is the highest resolution and settings combination that remains above 40 FPS average.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it in the 5th percentile. Its nearest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, -0.2% delta) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, -0.5% delta), showing it performs nearly identically to these legacy GPUs.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 4600G bottlenecking the system in this game?

A: No, the data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU's 3DMark max threads score of 4889 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 13593 show strong performance, and the FPS drops from 1080p to 4K follow a GPU-bound pattern rather than a CPU-bound one.

Q: How much performance is lost going from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the system delivers 73 FPS at 1080p, 46 FPS at 1440p, and 25 FPS at 4K. This represents a 37% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 65.8% drop from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Can this system handle Ultra settings?

A: Only at 1080p, where it achieves 37 FPS average. At 1440p Ultra, performance drops to 23 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it falls to 12 FPS — both are below playable thresholds.

Q: What does the combo rank of 2683 out of 2924 mean?

A: It places this configuration in the bottom 8% of all tested combos for Steamworld Build, indicating that most other CPU/GPU pairings deliver better performance. The ranking reflects the GPU's weak performance relative to the entire test pool.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) across four settings tiers (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). The complete dataset reveals consistent performance scaling with no anomalies.

At 1920x1080, the system produces: Low 95 FPS average, Medium 73 FPS average (with min 62 and max 84), High 55 FPS average, and Ultra 37 FPS average. The 1080p results show a clear performance hierarchy across settings, with Medium providing the best balance of visual quality and playability.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low 61 FPS, Medium 46 FPS (with min 39 and max 53), High 35 FPS, and Ultra 23 FPS. The 1440p numbers show that only Low and Medium settings remain comfortably playable, with High dipping below the 40 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 32 FPS, Medium 25 FPS (with min 21 and max 28), High 18 FPS, and Ultra 12 FPS. None of the 4K settings achieve playable frame rates, with even Low settings falling below 35 FPS. The Medium setting at 4K shows a narrow band between 21 and 28 FPS, indicating the GPU is operating at its absolute limits.

The frame time consistency, where available, shows the Medium settings have the most stable performance: at 1080p the range is 62-84 FPS (22 FPS spread), at 1440p it is 39-53 FPS (14 FPS spread), and at 4K it is 21-28 FPS (7 FPS spread). The narrowing spread at higher resolutions suggests the GPU is consistently saturated rather than experiencing intermittent bottlenecks.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture (Renoir codename), built on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache configuration includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 8 MB shared L3 cache, which is modest by modern standards but adequate for a city builder game.

In Steamworld Build, the CPU's role is primarily in simulation and AI calculations rather than rendering. The 12 threads provide sufficient parallel processing for managing city populations, resource chains, and building updates. The CPU's benchmark results support this: the 3DMark 16-thread score of 4863 and max-thread score of 4889 show excellent scaling across cores, while the single-thread score of 726 and 2-thread score of 1430 indicate competent per-core performance.

The CPU's Passmark scores further contextualize its capabilities: multithread score of 15992, single-thread score of 2653, and physics score of 676. The data compression score of 231426 and integer math score of 50723 suggest strong general-purpose compute that would handle city building simulations well. However, the Cinebench R23 scores (13593 multicore, 1919 single-core) reveal that the Zen 2 architecture, while competent, is outclassed by newer designs — the nearest rival Intel Core i3-14100T achieves a higher average benchmark score (17648 vs 17507) despite having fewer cores.

Crucially, the CPU's performance is never the bottleneck in this game. The FPS differences between settings at the same resolution are driven entirely by GPU workload, and the resolution scaling follows a GPU-bound pattern. Evidence for this comes from the fact that the 1080p Low to 4K Low transition (95 to 32 FPS) shows a 66.3% drop, which is far more than any CPU limitation would cause. The Ryzen 5 4600G's 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and dual-channel DDR4 support provide adequate data throughput for the system shared GPU memory, though the Arc B370's dependence on system memory bandwidth is a notable constraint.

The CPU's 71st percentile ranking among all CPUs contrasts sharply with the GPU's 5th percentile, confirming that this combo's poor overall ranking is almost entirely attributable to the graphics solution. In fact, the CPU could support a significantly more powerful GPU without becoming a bottleneck — its 3DMark 8-thread score of 4138 and 4-thread score of 2732 show it can handle demanding game workloads. For players using this combination, the path to better performance in Steamworld Build is clear: a GPU upgrade would yield substantial FPS gains across all resolutions and settings, while the CPU would continue to provide stable performance.