Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a decisive performance profile for Evolve, a 2015 FPS title. Measured data shows that this combination clears the 60 FPS playable threshold across most settings, with the notable exception of the highest presets at 4K. The configuration holds a rank of 1074 out of 3700 tested combos in the database, placing it comfortably in the upper tier of tested hardware pairings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Benchmark results for Evolve provide average frame rates across three resolutions and four settings tiers, with no minimum or maximum frame data recorded. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 40.1 FPS, which falls well below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The High preset improves to 55.3 FPS, still under the mark. Medium settings reach 72.5 FPS, and Low settings deliver 96.7 FPS. This resolution demonstrates a wide performance spread, with the gap between Low and Ultra representing the full range of the GPU's rendering load.

At 2560x1440, the combo exceeds the 60 FPS threshold on every preset. Low averages 167.2 FPS, Medium averages 127.3 FPS, High averages 102 FPS, and Ultra averages 73.4 FPS. The transition from 4K to 1440p yields a substantial boost across all settings, with Ultra jumping from 40.1 to 73.4 FPS and Low rising from 96.7 to 167.2 FPS. This indicates that the RTX 3080 has ample headroom at this resolution for smooth gameplay.

At 1920x1080, performance is exceptionally high across the board. Low averages 250.1 FPS, Medium averages 196.6 FPS, High averages 153.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 104.3 FPS. Even the most demanding preset at 1080p maintains an average well above the 60 FPS threshold, leaving significant margin for high-refresh-rate displays. The absence of min and max frame data means the analysis relies exclusively on these averages, but the consistency of the scaling pattern across resolutions and settings suggests a stable performance envelope.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear shift in component roles as resolution scales. At 1920x1080 Low, the CPU's strong single-thread performance—evidenced by a 917 score in 3dmark single-thread and a 1541 score in Cinebench R23—allows the GPU to stretch to 250.1 FPS. The Ryzen 5 5600X, with 6 cores and 12 threads boosting to 4.60 GHz, does not appear to bottleneck the RTX 3080 at this resolution. The CPU's 75th percentile ranking versus all CPUs further supports this, indicating it has significant headroom relative to its peers.

As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the dominant limiting factor. The frame rate drops from 250.1 FPS at 1080p Low to 167.2 FPS at 1440p Low, and further to 96.7 FPS at 4K Low. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound workload, where the RTX 3080's 10 GB GDDR6X memory and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth are increasingly taxed. At 4K Ultra, the GPU's raw compute of 29.77 TFLOPS FP32 proves insufficient to maintain 60 FPS, yielding 40.1 FPS. The GPU's 68th percentile ranking versus all GPUs, combined with its 164.2 GPixel/s pixel rate and 465.1 GTexel/s texture rate, highlights that the rendering pipeline is the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

At 1080p Ultra, the combo still achieves 104.3 FPS, showing that the CPU's 32 MB L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are adequate to feed the GPU even under heavy settings. The CPU's single-thread performance, measured at 1989 in Geekbench single-core and 3364 in Passmark single-thread, ensures that Evolve's game logic does not become a bottleneck until frame rates reach extreme levels. The data indicates that for this 2015 title, the RTX 3080 is the component that determines playability at 4K, while the Ryzen 5 5600X provides ample support at lower resolutions.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Benchmark results identify several CPUs with nearly identical average scores to the Ryzen 5 5600X. The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is the closest rival, with an average score of 21749 and a deltaPct of 0.1, meaning it is effectively indistinguishable in performance. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (21874, -0.5), Intel Core i7-11700 (21891, -0.5), and AMD EPYC 9554P (21899, -0.6) follow within half a percent. These sub-1% differences imply that swapping the 5600X for any of these processors would yield nearly identical frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios, such as the 250.1 FPS result at 1080p Low.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA P106-100 (23249, -0.3) and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 (23250, -0.3) are the closest matches to the RTX 3080's average benchmark score of 23172. The AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23273, -0.4) and AMD Radeon R9 M290X (23276, -0.4) are also within a fraction of a percent. These deltaPct values indicate that users with these GPUs can expect frame rates within a few FPS of the RTX 3080 in Evolve, particularly at 4K where the GPU is the primary constraint. The tight clustering of these scores across both CPU and GPU alternatives underscores the consistency of the benchmark data.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in Evolve?

A: The highest average is 250.1 FPS, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this combination maintain 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, but only on Low and Medium settings. Low averages 96.7 FPS and Medium averages 72.5 FPS. High drops to 55.3 FPS and Ultra to 40.1 FPS.

Q: What is the best preset at 2560x1440?

A: Ultra is the best preset, averaging 73.4 FPS, which stays above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What are the launch MSRPs for these components?

A: The CPU has a launch MSRP of $299, and the GPU has a launch MSRP of 699 USD.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: It ranks 1074th out of 3700 tested combos.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the CPU's single-thread performance (917 in 3dmark single-thread) enables the GPU to hit 250.1 FPS, indicating the GPU is not limited by the CPU at this setting.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo holds the 1074th position out of 3700 tested combinations. This places it in the upper portion of the database, reflecting a balanced pairing of a high-end CPU and GPU. The CPU's 75th percentile ranking and the GPU's 68th percentile ranking contribute to this overall standing. While not at the absolute top, the data shows that this configuration outperforms the majority of tested setups. The rank is consistent with the measured FPS results, which show strong performance at 1080p and 1440p, with only 4K Ultra falling below the playable threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, which averages 72.5 FPS. High falls short at 55.3 FPS, and Ultra is not viable at 40.1 FPS. Low remains an option for higher frame rates, averaging 96.7 FPS.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is the most demanding playable preset, averaging 73.4 FPS. All lower presets—High, Medium, and Low—also clear the threshold, with averages of 102, 127.3, and 167.2 FPS respectively.

At 1920x1080, Ultra is the best choice, averaging 104.3 FPS. High, Medium, and Low all exceed 150 FPS, with averages of 153.3, 196.6, and 250.1 FPS respectively. For users prioritizing visual fidelity, Ultra at 1080p offers the highest settings while maintaining a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold.