Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers strong frame rates in Evolve, a 2015 FPS title, with the combination proving capable of high-refresh 1080p and 1440p play, while 4K demands some settings compromises. Measured data covers three resolutions—3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080—each tested at Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets, with all results expressed as average FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 3080 and Ryzen 5 5600 produce exceptional frame rates across every preset. Low settings average 248.5 FPS, which is the highest figure recorded for this combination. Moving to Medium drops the average to 197.2 FPS, still far above any refresh-rate concern. High settings deliver 152.8 FPS, while Ultra—the most demanding preset—still maintains a robust 108.9 FPS average. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a drop of 139.6 FPS, indicating that the game’s graphics options have a meaningful impact on performance, but even the heaviest load leaves substantial headroom for a 60 FPS target.

At 2560x1440, performance remains very strong. Low settings yield 170.8 FPS, which is 77.7 FPS lower than the 1080p Low result, reflecting the increased pixel count. Medium averages 132.7 FPS, while High drops to 100.1 FPS. Ultra at 1440p averages 73.8 FPS, which is a 35.1 FPS reduction compared to the 1080p Ultra figure. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 97 FPS, showing that the preset choice matters more as resolution climbs. Every setting at 1440p clears the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra being the only preset that comes relatively close to that line.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 3080 begins to show its limits. Low settings average 97.3 FPS, a solid result for 4K. Medium drops to 75.6 FPS, which is still comfortably above 60 FPS. High settings average 56.6 FPS, falling just below the playable threshold. Ultra averages 37.5 FPS, which is not suitable for smooth gameplay. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a difference of 59.8 FPS, the largest relative drop across all resolutions, indicating that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at this pixel count.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear shift in component responsibility as resolution changes. At 1920x1080, the Ryzen 5 5600’s six cores and twelve threads, with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, are sufficient to feed the RTX 3080, as evidenced by the 248.5 FPS Low result. The CPU’s single-thread performance, shown by a 3DMark single-thread score of 882, keeps the pipeline full at lower resolutions where the GPU is less taxed. The frame rate difference between 1080p Low and 1440p Low is 77.7 FPS, which is larger than the difference between 1440p Low and 4K Low at 73.5 FPS. This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU still plays a measurable role, while the GPU becomes more dominant as resolution increases.

At 2560x1440, the balance tilts toward the GPU. The RTX 3080’s 10 GB of GDDR6X memory and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth handle the increased pixel load, with the 1440p Ultra average of 73.8 FPS showing only a 35.1 FPS drop from 1080p Ultra. The CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities, reflected in a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18309, are less critical here, as the GPU’s shading units—8704 in total—take on more work. The scaling from Medium to High at 1440p is 32.6 FPS, which is similar to the 44.4 FPS drop seen at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is now the limiting factor.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is unequivocally the dominant component. The RTX 3080’s 29.77 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 164.2 GPixel/s pixel rate are stretched thin, as shown by the 37.5 FPS Ultra result. The CPU’s role diminishes further; the 4K Low score of 97.3 FPS is only 73.5 FPS lower than 1440p Low, while the 4K High score of 56.6 FPS is 43.5 FPS below 1440p High. This pattern confirms that the GPU’s raw throughput, not the CPU’s compute, dictates performance at 4K. The RTX 3080’s 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores do not directly influence Evolve’s traditional rasterization workload, but the Ampere architecture’s overall efficiency is what carries the load.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 108.9 FPS. This leaves a 48.9 FPS margin over the playable threshold, meaning even the heaviest settings provide a comfortable buffer for competitive play or high-refresh displays.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best choice, averaging 73.8 FPS. This is 13.8 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold, offering a playable experience with maximum visual fidelity. The next option, High, would deliver 100.1 FPS, but Ultra’s 73.8 FPS is still well within acceptable range for most players.

At 3840x2160, the best setting that maintains 60 FPS is Medium, which averages 75.6 FPS. This is 15.6 FPS above the threshold, providing a stable 4K experience. High settings fall short at 56.6 FPS, so Medium is the recommended preset for 4K. Low settings would offer higher frame rates at 97.3 FPS, but Medium provides a better visual balance without sacrificing playability.

The Verdict

This PC can run Evolve at all three tested resolutions, but the playable settings vary. At 1920x1080, every preset—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—clears 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 108.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same is true: all four presets are playable, with Ultra at 73.8 FPS. At 3840x2160, only Low and Medium are playable, with Medium being the best option at 75.6 FPS. High and Ultra at 4K fall below the 60 FPS threshold, at 56.6 FPS and 37.5 FPS respectively. The verdict data confirms that the RTX 3080 and Ryzen 5 5600 combination is a strong performer for this game, offering high refresh rates at 1080p and 1440p, and a playable 4K experience with settings reduced to Medium.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU’s nearest rivals, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has an average benchmark score of 20468, which is nearly identical to several other processors. The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V scores 20454, a delta of 0.1%, meaning it would deliver essentially the same performance in Evolve’s CPU-bound scenarios. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G scores 20425, a 0.2% difference, and the AMD EPYC 9454P scores 20422, also a 0.2% delta. The AMD EPYC 7713 scores 20363, a 0.5% difference. All four rivals are within half a percent of the Ryzen 5 5600’s average score, so any of them would produce frame rates within a fraction of the measured results. For gaming, the Ryzen 5 8500G is a more practical comparison given its consumer focus, but the data shows negligible performance variance.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 has an average benchmark score of 23172. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA P106-100, which scores 23249, a delta of -0.3%, meaning it is slightly faster. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 scores 23250, also -0.3%, and the AMD Radeon RX 6600M scores 23273, a -0.4% delta. The AMD Radeon R9 M290X scores 23276, also -0.4%. These delta values are all under 0.5%, indicating that these GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Evolve. However, the RTX 3080’s 10 GB memory and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth are far more advanced than the older or lower-tier alternatives, so the benchmark scores alone do not capture the full picture for higher resolutions. Still, for this game, the performance differences are marginal.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested hardware combinations, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 rank 1028 out of 3700 combos for Evolve. This places the pairing in the top 27.8% of all tested systems. The rank reflects the GPU’s strong 4K capability and the CPU’s sufficient single-thread performance for this title. While the RTX 3080’s percentile versus all GPUs is 68, and the Ryzen 5 5600’s percentile versus all CPUs is 74, the combined rank is slightly lower than either component’s individual standing, likely because Evolve is not exceptionally demanding on either front. The 37.5 FPS Ultra 4K result drags the overall ranking down, but the 108.9 FPS Ultra 1080p result shows the combo’s strength at lower resolutions. For a game released in 2015, this hardware is more than adequate, and the rank of 1028 out of 3700 confirms that the combination sits comfortably above average, with only 27.8% of tested combos performing better. The data indicates that this system is well-suited for high-refresh gaming at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K available at reduced settings.