Evolve

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for this combination in Evolve shows a wide spread of performance across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, the pairing delivers very high frame rates across all settings. Low settings average 232 FPS, Medium averages 211 FPS with a minimum of 179 FPS and a maximum of 243 FPS, High averages 193 FPS, and Ultra still holds an average of 146 FPS. Every 1080p preset clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by a substantial margin.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but begins to show the expected scaling cost. Low settings average 203 FPS, Medium averages 181 FPS with a minimum of 153 FPS and a maximum of 208 FPS, High averages 142 FPS, and Ultra drops to an average of 98 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is roughly 105 FPS, which indicates that the GPU is still the dominant scaling factor, but the CPU is keeping up well enough to avoid bottlenecking even at the highest preset.

At 3840x2160, the data shows a more pronounced drop. Low settings average 133 FPS, Medium averages 103 FPS with a minimum of 87 FPS and a maximum of 118 FPS, High averages 81 FPS, and Ultra falls to an average of 56 FPS. This is the only preset and resolution combination in the dataset that fails to reach 60 FPS on average. The 4K Ultra result is the single point where this combo falls below the playable threshold, and it does so by a small margin of 4 FPS.

The frame time consistency, where recorded, shows that Medium settings at all three resolutions have tight min/max ranges: 179 to 243 FPS at 1080p, 153 to 208 FPS at 1440p, and 87 to 118 FPS at 4K. These ranges suggest stable frame pacing without severe dips. The absence of min/max values for other presets means the database only captures averages for those, so conclusions about frame spikes should be limited to the Medium preset data.

Resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 13% to 33% of average FPS depending on the preset, while scaling from 1440p to 4K costs a further 43% to 44% on High and Ultra presets. The Low preset scales more gracefully, losing about 12% from 1080p to 1440p and 34% from 1440p to 4K. The overall pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound workload at higher resolutions, especially once Ultra settings are engaged.

FAQ

Q: What is the best playable setting at 4K resolution according to the data?

A: The verdict for 3840x2160 lists High as the best settings, Low, Medium, and High as playable settings. High achieves an average of 81 FPS. Ultra at 3840x2160 averages 56 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold, so the recommended choice is High at 81 FPS average.

Q: Can this combo run Evolve at 1440p with maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 2560x1440, Ultra settings average 98 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The verdict lists High, Low, Medium, and Ultra as playable at this resolution, with Ultra as the best setting.

Q: Does the game perform better at 1080p Ultra or 1440p Ultra?

A: The 1920x1080 Ultra preset averages 146 FPS, which is 48 FPS higher than the 1440p Ultra average of 98 FPS. The 1080p Ultra result is the stronger result if raw frame rate is the priority, while 1440p Ultra offers higher visual fidelity with lower FPS.

Q: Is there any resolution or preset combination where the combo fails to hit 60 FPS?

A: Yes. The only recorded failure point is 3840x2160 Ultra, which averages 56 FPS, which is 4 FPS below the 60 FPS playable threshold. All other tested presets at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K clear the threshold.

Q: Which setting at 4K has the highest average FPS in the data?

A: Low settings at 3840x2160 average 133 FPS, which is higher than Medium at 103 FPS, High at 81 FPS, and Ultra at 56 FPS. Low is the fastest preset at 4K, but High is the recommended playable choice based on the recorded verdict.

Q: How does the recorded data compare between the Low and Ultra presets at 1080p?

A: Low at 1920x1080 averages 232 FPS, while Ultra averages 146 FPS. The difference is 86 FPS, meaning Ultra runs at roughly 63% of the Low preset's average frame rate at that resolution.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 2 part with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. Its multi-threaded capabilities, as shown by Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 13593 and Geekbench multi-core score of 6637, are modest by modern standards but sufficient for this title. The RTX 5080, meanwhile, is a Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU with 10752 shading units, 336 tensor cores, 84 RT cores, 336 TMUs, 112 ROPs, and a 256-bit memory bus with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory running at 1875 MHz with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 56.28 TFLOPS positions it far ahead of the CPU in relative capability.

The scaling between presets reveals where the CPU begins to matter. At 1080p Low, the average FPS of 232 is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this game, as the GPU is less stressed at lower resolutions and lower settings. At 1080p Ultra, the average drops to 146 FPS, indicating the GPU workload increases substantially. At 1440p Ultra, the average drops further to 98 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it drops to 56 FPS. The CPU's role is most visible at 1080p, where the gap between presets is smaller than the gap at 4K, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at lower resolutions but the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The 4K results reinforce this interpretation. From 4K Low at 133 FPS to 4K Ultra at 56 FPS, the game scales by 77 FPS, a larger absolute range than the 1080p range of 86 FPS. The 1440p range from Low at 232 FPS to Ultra at 146 FPS shows the smallest absolute scaling, which aligns with a CPU-limited scenario at lower resolutions. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU's higher resolution workload dominates, and the CPU's 12 threads at 12 threads with a Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 5709 and Passmark multi-thread score of 15992 are sufficient to avoid severe bottlenecking, but the GPU becomes the primary constraint.

For players targeting 1080p, the data indicates the CPU matters more than the GPU at lower presets, because the average FPS at 1080p Low is 232 FPS and 1080p High is 193 FPS, a smaller gap of 39 FPS. At 1440p Low, the average FPS is 203 FPS and 1440p High is 142 FPS, a similar 61 FPS gap, but the Ultra preset at 1440p at 98 FPS shows the GPU's scaling cost at higher settings. At 4K Low at 133 FPS to 4K High at 81 FPS, the gap narrows to 52 FPS, and 4K Ultra at 56 FPS shows the GPU's limits at the highest preset.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database, this CPU and GPU pairing ranks 439 out of 3700 tested combos for Evolve. The combination sits in the top 12% of all tested pairings in this game, and the percentile rankings confirm the CPU and GPU individually are strong performers: the CPU ranks 71 percentile for CPUs and 87 percentile for GPUs, while the CPU ranks 71 percentile across all CPUs, and the GPU ranks 87 percentile across all GPUs. The combo's rank in the game is 439 of 3700, which places it in the top 11.9% of all tested combos.

A rank of 439 out of 3700 means the majority of tested combos will be slower or less capable in this game, and the data shows 3261 combos rank below it. The high GPU percentile of 87 and the CPU percentile of 71 suggest the GPU carries more of the performance load, and the measured FPS data across resolutions aligns with this expectation. The game's release date of 2015-02-09 means Evolve is a title from the mid-2010s with relatively modest hardware demands, and the modern CPU and GPU handle it easily at most settings.

The 4K Ultra result of 56 FPS average is the only point where the combo falls short of the playable threshold, and this is the only failure point in the entire measured data set. The combo rank of 439 out of 3700 is a mid-pack result, but the measured FPS at 1440p and 1080p are high enough that the combo is clearly above average for this game. The data indicates that the CPU and GPU combo ranks in the top 12% of 3700, which is a strong result for a game with the hardware requirements of Evolve, and the measured FPS data at 1440p Ultra of 98 FPS is well above the playable threshold of 60 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database show that the Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE has an average score of 17482, which is 0.1% different from the 4600G's average score of 17507, and the Ryzen 3 8300GE scores 17614, a 0.6% difference, and the Intel Core 7 150U scores 17395 at 0.6% difference, and the Intel Core i3-14100T scores 17648 at 0.8% difference. The 4600G's average score of 17507 places it between the 8300GE at 17614 and the 5355GE at 17482, and the differences are small, within 1%, meaning the CPU performance is nearly identical to these alternatives.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern: the Radeon 8060S scores 55757 at 0.6% difference, the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698 at 0.7% difference, the Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828 at 2.3% difference, and the Radeon RX 9070 GRE scores 9070 GRE at 2.2% difference from the RTX 5080's average score of 56083. All of these GPUs are within 2.3% of the RTX 5080's average score of 56083, so swapping to any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical performance in Evolve, with the RX 9070 GRE at 2.2% difference being the closest at 57367.

Players with the Ryzen 5 4600G and one of these rival GPUs would see very similar frame rates at all resolutions, and the differences are small, within 1%, meaning the CPU performance is nearly identical to the alternatives. The CPU's rivals are all within 0.8% difference of the 4600G average score of 17614, and the Intel Core i3-14100T at 17648 is the closest CPU rival. The GPU's rivals are within 2.3% difference of the RTX 5080 average score of 56083, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X 54828 is the closest GPU rival at 2.3% difference. The combination of the 4600G and any of these GPU rivals would behave nearly identically in Evolve, and the measured FPS data for the RTX 5080 would closely match the measured FPS data for the RTX 5080 with rivals like the RX 8060S 55757 at 0.6% difference.

The CPU benchmarks show the 4600G scores 17507 average score, and the rivals score 17614, 17482, 17395, 17648, all within 0.8% difference. The GPU scores 56083 average score, and the rivals score 55757, 57367, 54828, all within 2.3% difference. The data shows the 4600G is comparable to the i3-14100T at 17648, the 8300GE at 17614, the 5355GE at 17482 at 0.1% difference, and the Intel Core 7 150U at 17395 at 0.6% difference, and the GPU is comparable to the RX 8060S at 55757 at 0.6% difference, the RX 6750 GRE at 55698 at 0.7% difference, and the RX 9070 GRE at 9070 GRE at 2.2% difference.

The Verdict

This PC can run Evolve, and it can run it well at most settings. The recorded data shows that the 1920x1080 resolution with Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings all exceed 60 FPS, with the lowest average at Ultra being 146 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets also clear the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra at 98 FPS and High at 142 FPS. At 3840x2160, the combo can run Low, Medium, and High at averages of 133 FPS, 103 FPS, and 81 FPS respectively, all above 60 FPS. The only failing configuration is 3840x2160 Ultra, which averages 56 FPS, just below the 60 FPS threshold.

The verdict by resolution confirms this: 3840x2160 lists High as the best playable setting with 81 FPS average, 2560x1440 lists Ultra as the best with 98 FPS average, and 1920x1080 lists Ultra as the best with 146 FPS average. For players with 4K displays, the recommendation is to stick with High settings at 4K, or drop to 1440p Ultra for a higher frame rate with the highest preset. For 1080p and 1440p displays, the highest settings are fully playable and deliver well above the 60 FPS threshold. Evolve is a 2015 title with a moderate hardware requirement, and the Ryzen 7 4600G CPU at 71 percentile and RTX 5080 GPU at 87 percentile handle the game with ease at 1080p, 1440p, and most of 4K. The data indicates the combo rank 439 out of 3700 tested combos, and the measured FPS data shows a strong result for most resolutions and presets.