Steamworld Build

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Steamworld Build with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Arc B580 reveals a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo delivers 106.2 FPS average. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings drops the average to 63.6 FPS, a reduction of approximately 40%. At 3840x2160, the average falls further to 36.3 FPS, which is a 43% drop from the 1440p result and a 66% decline from the 1080p figure.

This scaling behavior is consistent across all settings presets. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p sees FPS fall from 183 to 117, a 36% reduction, while the jump to 4K brings it down to 63.5, another 46% drop. The Medium preset shows 141.3 FPS at 1080p, 86.7 at 1440p (a 39% decline), and 49.5 at 4K (a 43% decline from 1440p). Ultra settings follow the same pattern: 70.3 FPS at 1080p, 47.9 at 1440p (32% lower), and 22.2 at 4K (54% lower than 1440p).

The consistent percentage drops between resolutions indicate that the GPU is the primary limiting component across all tested configurations. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the scaling from 1080p to 4K would show a flatter curve, particularly at lower settings where CPU overhead typically dominates. Here, even at Low settings, the FPS drops by more than half when moving from 1080p to 4K (from 183 to 63.5), which points squarely at the graphics card's rendering throughput as the constraint.

Notably, the gap between 1440p and 4K is slightly larger than the gap between 1080p and 1440p for most settings. For High, the 1080p-to-1440p drop is 42.6 FPS, while the 1440p-to-4K drop is 27.3 FPS. For Low, those figures are 66 and 53.5 FPS respectively. This suggests the GPU is becoming progressively more saturated as pixel count increases, a hallmark of a graphics-bound scenario. The Ryzen 5 5600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 3 architecture, appears more than adequate to feed the Arc B580 at these resolutions.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture (Battlemage generation) using a 5 nm process at TSMC. It carries 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2670 MHz with an identical boost clock of 2670 MHz. Memory runs at 2375 MHz, translating to 19 Gbps effective. These specifications position the card with 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation units, plus 20 ray tracing cores.

In Steamworld Build, a city builder genre title, the GPU's memory capacity and bandwidth play a significant role. The game's visual complexity at higher settings, particularly with many structures and simulation elements on screen, benefits from the 12 GB frame buffer. The measured data shows that at 4K Ultra, the combo manages only 22.2 FPS, which is below playable thresholds for most users. At 4K High, the average rises to 36.3 FPS, still marginal. The 4K Low setting achieves 63.5 FPS, indicating that reducing visual fidelity can unlock playable frame rates even at the highest resolution.

The GPU's compute capabilities, measured at 13.67 TFLOPS FP32 and 27.34 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1 ratio), are directly relevant to the rendering workload. The texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s align with the observed performance scaling. At 1080p, the card has ample headroom, delivering 183 FPS at Low and 70.3 FPS at Ultra. At 1440p, the Ultra preset drops to 47.9 FPS, showing the card's limits under heavier pixel loads. The 4K Ultra result of 22.2 FPS is the clearest indicator that the Arc B580 is not designed for maximum settings at 4K in this title.

The GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs is 66, with an average benchmark score of 23021. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 760M (0.1% ahead), NVIDIA P106-100 (0.3% ahead), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (0.7% behind), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (1.3% ahead). These deltaPct values show the Arc B580 sits in a tightly contested performance band, with all four rivals within roughly 1.3% of its average score. This context helps explain why the card delivers competent but not exceptional frame rates in Steamworld Build.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 106.2. This represents a solid playable experience, well above the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered smooth.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 22.2. This is the lowest measured result in the dataset and indicates that maximum settings at 4K are not viable for smooth gameplay with this hardware combination.

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

A: The resolution scaling data indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck. As resolution increases from 1080p to 1440p to 4K, FPS drops consistently by roughly 32-54% per step across all settings presets, which is characteristic of a graphics-bound workload rather than a CPU-limited one.

Q: What FPS can be expected at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with Medium settings is 86.7. This is a strong result, offering a balance between visual quality and performance for most gaming scenarios.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: Based on average benchmark scores, the Arc B580 is 0.1% behind the AMD Radeon 760M, 0.3% behind the NVIDIA P106-100, 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, and 1.3% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile. All four rivals are within a tight 1.3% performance band.

Q: What is the highest FPS recorded in the dataset?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 183, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This demonstrates the combo's ability to drive very high frame rates when visual demands are minimized.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 combined with the Intel Arc B580 ranks 1324 out of 1730 tested combos in Steamworld Build. This places the pairing in the lower portion of the overall distribution, at approximately the 23rd percentile of all tested configurations. The rank reflects the combination's measured FPS across all resolutions and settings, weighted toward the full matrix of tested scenarios.

The CPU itself performs better in isolation, ranking in the 79th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 21765. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (0.6% ahead), AMD EPYC 9554P (0.6% behind), AMD EPYC 9534 (0.6% behind), and Intel Core i7-11700F (0.9% behind). The Ryzen 5 5600's strong standalone CPU performance, particularly its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18309 and single-core score of 2584, suggests the processor is not what drags the combo's rank down.

The GPU, by contrast, sits at the 66th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 23021. This lower relative standing, combined with the game's apparent GPU-bound nature as evidenced by the resolution scaling, contributes more significantly to the combo's overall rank. The Arc B580's nearest rivals are all within 1.3% of its score, indicating a crowded performance tier where small differences can shift rankings meaningfully.

The 1324th rank out of 1730 combos suggests that while this configuration is functional and delivers playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p for most settings, it does not excel relative to the broader field of tested hardware pairings. The data shows the combo is better suited to 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it achieves 70.3 FPS at 1080p Ultra and 63.6 FPS at 1440p High, rather than 4K, where even High settings struggle to maintain 36.3 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table presents all measured average FPS values from the dataset, organized by resolution and settings preset.

1920x1080 (1080p)

• Low: 183.0 FPS
• Medium: 141.3 FPS
• High: 106.2 FPS
• Ultra: 70.3 FPS

2560x1440 (1440p)

• Low: 117.0 FPS
• Medium: 86.7 FPS
• High: 63.6 FPS
• Ultra: 47.9 FPS

3840x2160 (4K)

• Low: 63.5 FPS
• Medium: 49.5 FPS
• High: 36.3 FPS
• Ultra: 22.2 FPS

At 1080p, all settings presets deliver frame rates above 70 FPS, with Low reaching 183 FPS and Medium hitting 141.3 FPS. This makes 1080p the most comfortable resolution for this combo, with even Ultra settings providing a smooth experience. The 1440p results are more mixed: Low and Medium remain well above 60 FPS (117 and 86.7 respectively), High barely clears 60 FPS at 63.6, and Ultra drops to 47.9 FPS, which may be acceptable for a city builder but is below the 60 FPS target many players prefer.

At 4K, the data shows the combo's limitations clearly. Low settings achieve 63.5 FPS, which is just playable, but Medium falls to 49.5, High to 36.3, and Ultra to 22.2. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 41.3 FPS, compared to 112.7 FPS at 1080p and 69.1 FPS at 1440p. This narrowing spread at higher resolutions further confirms that the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the dominant constraint, as settings changes have less relative impact when the card is already saturated by resolution demands.

For players prioritizing smooth gameplay, the data suggests 1080p with Ultra settings (70.3 FPS) or 1440p with High settings (63.6 FPS) as the optimal configurations. For those willing to sacrifice visual fidelity, 4K Low at 63.5 FPS offers a playable experience, though the gap between Low and Medium at 4K (14 FPS) is smaller than at lower resolutions, indicating diminishing returns from settings adjustments at high pixel counts.