Steamworld Build

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800XT posts an average benchmark score of 29774, placing it at the 86th percentile among all CPUs. It sits within a tight cluster of competitors: it is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (score 29740), 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (29682), and 0.3% behind both the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (29856) and the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (29868). The deltas are minimal, indicating near-identical synthetic throughput.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to other graphics cards in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 achieves an average benchmark score of 28238, placing it at the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, scores 27985, meaning the RTX 3070 leads by 0.9%. It also trails the AMD FirePro S7150 by 0.6% and the AMD Radeon R9 M295X by 1.1%, while leading the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti by 1.0%.

Q: How does the combo rank in Steamworld Build specifically?

A: The combination of the Ryzen 7 5800XT and RTX 3070 ranks 758th out of 1730 tested combos in Steamworld Build. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all tested systems, indicating solid but not top-tier performance for this city builder.

Q: What is the best preset for 60 FPS gameplay at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the Medium preset delivers 65.1 FPS on average, which is the highest setting that remains above the 60 FPS threshold. High drops to 51.1 FPS, and Ultra falls to 34.9 FPS. Low runs at 88.2 FPS but sacrifices visual quality.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread results?

A: In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 3359 in single-core and 23794 in multi-core, showing strong scaling across its 8 cores and 16 threads. The 3DMark results reinforce this pattern: single-thread score is 959, while 16-thread and max-thread scores are 7683 and 7680, respectively, demonstrating near-linear scaling up to 8 cores.

Q: What memory configuration does the CPU support?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800XT supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. It also supports ECC memory, which is notable for stability in long simulation sessions typical of city builders.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data for Steamworld Build shows a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate across all three resolutions. For a smooth experience, the Medium preset is the optimal starting point. At 1080p, Medium produces 194.9 FPS, which is far beyond the refresh rate of most displays, while High delivers 149.4 FPS and Ultra still manages 101.7 FPS. The headroom at 1080p means users can comfortably select Ultra if they have a 100 Hz or higher monitor.

At 1440p, Medium yields 123.3 FPS, High drops to 92.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 62.3 FPS. For a 60 Hz display, Ultra is viable, but for 120 Hz or 144 Hz panels, Medium or High is the better choice. The jump from Medium to High costs roughly 25% of the frame rate, while High to Ultra costs another 32%, suggesting diminishing returns in visual quality for the performance hit.

At 4K, the situation tightens considerably. Medium averages 65.1 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS target, while High drops to 51.1 FPS and Ultra to 34.9 FPS. Low runs at 88.2 FPS but is visually barren for a city builder where detail matters. The recommendation is Medium for 4K, as it balances playability with acceptable visual fidelity. High is only suitable for users who tolerate sub-60 FPS, and Ultra is best reserved for screenshots or turn-based play where frame rate is secondary.

The data indicates that the combo is heavily GPU-limited at higher settings and resolutions, as the CPU can push over 250 FPS at 1080p Low but the GPU cannot maintain that pace at higher presets. For the best experience per the measured rows, Medium at 1440p offers the best balance of frame rate (123.3 FPS) and visual quality, with enough headroom to avoid drops during busy city-building moments.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck lies. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 254.3 at 1080p to 163.8 at 1440p (a 36% reduction) and then to 88.2 at 4K (a further 46% reduction). This steep decline from 1440p to 4K indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU is becoming the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K.

At Medium settings, the drop is less severe in percentage terms but still substantial: 194.9 FPS at 1080p, 123.3 at 1440p (37% lower), and 65.1 at 4K (47% lower than 1440p). The consistent pattern of roughly a third loss at 1440p and another half loss at 4K suggests that the RTX 3070's 8 GB of VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the geometry but stretched by the pixel fill rate demands at 4K.

At High settings, the scaling changes: 149.4 FPS at 1080p, 92.2 at 1440p (38% lower), and 51.1 at 4K (45% lower than 1440p). The similar percentage drops across Low, Medium, and High indicate that the GPU is consistently the limiting component as resolution increases, rather than any CPU-side simulation bottleneck. The CPU's strong multi-thread performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23794) ensures it can feed the GPU at 1080p Low (254.3 FPS), but the GPU cannot reciprocate at 4K.

The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling: 101.7 FPS at 1080p, 62.3 at 1440p (39% lower), and 34.9 at 4K (44% lower than 1440p). The consistent ~40% loss at 1440p and ~45% loss at 4K across all presets confirms that resolution scaling in Steamworld Build is dominated by GPU throughput. Users targeting 4K must accept roughly half the frame rate of 1440p at the same settings, or drop two preset levels to match performance.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of 1730 tested combos for Steamworld Build, the Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the RTX 3070 ranks 758th. This places it in the 56th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning roughly 44% of tested combos perform better and 56% perform worse in this specific game.

The rank reflects a balanced pairing: the CPU is at the 86th percentile overall, while the GPU is at the 72nd percentile. The combo ranking of 758 out of 1730 is lower than both individual percentiles would suggest, indicating that Steamworld Build is not particularly demanding on either component relative to other games in the database. The game's city-builder nature likely benefits from the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads for simulation logic, but the frame rate data shows the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Compared to the CPU's nearest rivals, the combo's performance is consistent with expectations. The Ryzen 7 5800XT's synthetic average score of 29774 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (29868, delta -0.3%), suggesting that swaps between these CPUs would yield negligible differences in Steamworld Build. Similarly, the RTX 3070's 0.9% lead over the RX 6600 XT in GPU benchmarks would translate to a small but measurable FPS advantage in this game.

The rank of 758 is not a top-tier result, but it is respectable for a mid-range pairing. Users with higher-ranked combos are likely running newer GPUs or higher-end CPUs, but the measured FPS data shows that this combo can still deliver 60+ FPS at 4K Medium and 100+ FPS at 1080p Ultra. The combo's position in the database reflects its balanced but not extreme performance profile.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip fabricated on Samsung's 8 nm process. It contains 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, with a transistor density of 44.4 million per mm². The GPU operates at a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1725 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

Memory configuration consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. This is a critical specification for Steamworld Build at 4K, where the measured FPS drops from 65.1 at Medium to 51.1 at High. The 8 GB capacity appears sufficient for the game's textures at these settings, as the frame rate scaling is smooth rather than showing sudden drops that would indicate VRAM overflow.

The GPU's compute resources include 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units. It also features 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores, though Steamworld Build is not a ray-traced title, so these likely have minimal impact on the measured results. The pixel rate is 165.6 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 317.4 GTexel/s, which are the relevant throughput metrics for a 4K city builder.

The FP32 performance of 20.31 TFLOPS positions the RTX 3070 as a capable mid-range card. Its PassMark G3D score of 22214 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 123479 confirm this. The GPU's percentile rank of 72 indicates it outperforms the majority of tested cards, and its 0.9% lead over the RX 6600 XT in the database shows it holds a slight edge over its closest competitor.

The GPU's role in Steamworld Build becomes apparent in the resolution scaling: at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 254.3 FPS, which is likely CPU-limited, but at 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 34.9 FPS, showing the GPU's fill rate and bandwidth are the primary constraints. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 1440p Medium (123.3 FPS) but struggles with the pixel throughput demands of 4K Ultra.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers high frame rates across all settings. Low averages 254.3 FPS, Medium drops to 194.9 FPS, High reaches 149.4 FPS, and Ultra still maintains 101.7 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 23% of performance, Medium to High another 23%, and High to Ultra a further 32%. This scaling suggests that the CPU can sustain over 250 FPS, but the GPU's workload increases disproportionately at higher presets.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show the GPU's growing influence. Low averages 163.8 FPS, Medium 123.3 FPS, High 92.2 FPS, and Ultra 62.3 FPS. The percentage drops from 1080p are consistent: Low falls 36%, Medium 37%, High 38%, and Ultra 39%. This uniformity indicates that the resolution increase is the dominant factor, with settings having a similar relative impact at each resolution.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates become the most constrained. Low averages 88.2 FPS, Medium 65.1 FPS, High 51.1 FPS, and Ultra 34.9 FPS. The drop from 1440p is steep: Low falls 46%, Medium 47%, High 45%, and Ultra 44%. This pattern shows that 4K roughly halves the frame rate compared to 1440p, regardless of settings. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration that falls below 40 FPS, while Medium remains just above the 60 FPS target.

The data reveals that the combo is best utilized at 1080p or 1440p, where it can maintain high frame rates even at Ultra settings. At 4K, users must choose between Medium (65.1 FPS) for smooth gameplay or High (51.1 FPS) for better visuals at the cost of frame rate. The measured FPS values show no minimum or maximum readings, so the average figures represent the typical experience without indicating frame time consistency.