Evolve

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Evolve at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Low settings is 61 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium settings drop the average to 47 FPS, High to 37 FPS, and Ultra to 26 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1440p?

A: High settings deliver a 65 FPS average at 2560x1440, which is the highest preset that stays above 60 FPS. Medium runs at 83 FPS, Low at 107 FPS, but Ultra falls short at 45 FPS.

Q: Does the game favor the CPU or the GPU at 1080p?

A: The data shows a strong GPU scaling pattern. At 1920x1080, the frame rate drops from 160 FPS at Low to 68 FPS at Ultra, a 57% reduction as settings increase. The CPU's single-thread performance, measured at 3072 in Cinebench R23, is sufficient to keep the GPU fully utilized across all presets at this resolution.

Q: Is Ultra settings playable at any resolution?

A: Only at 1080p. The measured average at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 68 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p Ultra drops to 45 FPS, and at 4K Ultra falls to 26 FPS.

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

A: This CPU and GPU pairing ranks 2604 out of 3700 tested combos for Evolve, placing it in the 70th percentile of tested systems. It is not a top-tier configuration but is capable of running the game at multiple resolutions.

Q: What is the frame time consistency like at playable settings?

A: At 1080p Medium, the frame rate ranges from 106 to 143 FPS, showing a 37 FPS spread between minimum and maximum. At 1440p Medium, the range is 71 to 96 FPS, a 25 FPS spread. At 4K Low, the average is 61 FPS, but no minimum or maximum values were recorded in the database.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data for Evolve reveals a clear division of labor between the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER. The game scales heavily with GPU load as settings increase, while the CPU maintains consistent frame delivery across all tested presets.

At 1920x1080, the GPU is the primary performance driver. The average frame rate falls from 160 FPS at Low settings to 124 FPS at Medium, then to 97 FPS at High, and finally to 68 FPS at Ultra. This progression represents a 57% performance drop from lowest to highest preset, which is a classic GPU-bound scenario. The Ryzen 5 7400F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, never becomes the limiting factor here. Its PassMark single-thread score of 3689 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3072 indicate ample headroom for this game's engine.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU burden increases further. The frame rate at Low settings is 107 FPS, which drops to 83 FPS at Medium, 65 FPS at High, and 45 FPS at Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra at this resolution is a 58% reduction, very similar to the 1080p pattern. The CPU's role remains unchanged, it delivers the same logical thread scheduling and instruction throughput regardless of resolution, and the recorded FPS deltas between resolutions at equivalent settings reflect purely GPU-bound workload scaling.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint. Low settings produce 61 FPS, Medium drops to 47 FPS, High to 37 FPS, and Ultra to 26 FPS. The scaling factor from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 160 FPS down to 61 FPS, a 62% reduction in frame rate purely from pixel throughput. The RTX 2060 SUPER, with its 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, is the decisive component at this resolution. The CPU's multi-threaded performance, measured at 21765 in Cinebench R23, is never stressed by the game's thread utilization pattern.

The data indicates that the CPU and GPU roles are asymmetric. The Ryzen 5 7400F provides enough single-thread and multi-thread capability to avoid becoming a bottleneck at any resolution up to 4K. The RTX 2060 SUPER determines playability entirely through its rasterization throughput, and the measured FPS deltas between settings presets at each resolution confirm that the GPU is the sole performance gatekeeper.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low settings, with a measured average of 61 FPS. Medium drops below the threshold at 47 FPS, making Low the only playable option at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, High settings deliver a 65 FPS average and are the highest playable preset. Medium runs at 83 FPS and Low at 107 FPS, both well above 60 FPS, but High offers the best visual quality while maintaining the playability threshold.

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings achieve a 68 FPS average, which is the highest preset available in the measurement set. High runs at 97 FPS, Medium at 124 FPS, and Low at 160 FPS, making every preset playable at this resolution.

The Verdict

The verdict data confirms that this system can run Evolve across all three tested resolutions, but with varying degrees of visual fidelity. At 1920x1080, all four presets clear the 60 FPS playable threshold, with Ultra delivering 68 FPS. This makes 1080p the ideal resolution for this combo, offering the full range of settings options.

At 2560x1440, three presets are playable: High at 65 FPS, Medium at 83 FPS, and Low at 107 FPS. Ultra falls short at 45 FPS, so users at this resolution should stick to High or below for a consistent 60 FPS experience.

At 3840x2160, only Low settings clear the threshold at 61 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 60 FPS, making 4K gaming possible but only with significant visual compromises. The system is playable at every resolution, but the settings headroom shrinks rapidly as resolution increases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded averages are 61 FPS at Low, 47 FPS at Medium, 37 FPS at High, and 26 FPS at Ultra. Only the Medium preset has min/max values recorded: 40 FPS minimum and 55 FPS maximum. The other presets have no min/max data in the database.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 107 FPS at Low, 83 FPS at Medium, 65 FPS at High, and 45 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 71 FPS and a maximum of 96 FPS. Low, High, and Ultra lack min/max data.

At 1920x1080, the averages are 160 FPS at Low, 124 FPS at Medium, 97 FPS at High, and 68 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset records a minimum of 106 FPS and a maximum of 143 FPS. The other presets have no min/max values in the measurement set.

The frame rate deltas between resolutions are consistent. At Low settings, 1080p runs 53 FPS faster than 1440p, which runs 46 FPS faster than 4K. At Medium settings, the delta is 41 FPS between 1080p and 1440p, and 36 FPS between 1440p and 4K. At High settings, the delta is 32 FPS and 28 FPS respectively. At Ultra, the delta is 23 FPS and 19 FPS respectively. The narrowing deltas at higher presets indicate that the GPU is reaching its throughput ceiling, and the absolute FPS values converge as settings become more demanding.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank for this CPU and GPU pairing in Evolve is 2604 out of 3700 tested combinations. This places it in the 70th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 70% of tested configurations perform at or below this level. The ranking reflects the RTX 2060 SUPER's age and the game's GPU-heavy workload. The GPU holds a percentile ranking of 62 against all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 18093. The CPU ranks in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 32750.

The gap between the CPU's high percentile and the GPU's lower percentile confirms that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing. A stronger GPU would likely improve the combo's rank substantially, while a stronger CPU would yield minimal gains given the game's scaling behavior.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Core i5-14600T with an average score of 32707 and a 0.1% delta, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H at 32697 with a 0.2% delta, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H at 32812 with a -0.2% delta, and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 at 32662 with a 0.3% delta. All four processors deliver nearly identical average benchmark scores, within a 0.5% band of the Ryzen 5 7400F. In Evolve, any of these CPUs would behave essentially the same as the Ryzen 5 7400F, providing the same headroom and not altering the frame rate outcomes.

The GPU's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with an average score of 18159 and a -0.4% delta, the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 at 18189 with a -0.5% delta, the AMD Radeon RX 460 at 18373 with a -1.5% delta, and the Intel Arc A770M at 18383 with a -1.6% delta. These GPUs score within a 1.6% band of the RTX 2060 SUPER. In practice, swapping the RTX 2060 SUPER for any of these alternatives would produce nearly identical frame rates in Evolve at all tested resolutions and presets. The Intel Arc A770M scores highest among the rivals at 18383, but the delta of -1.6% suggests its real-world performance in this game would be marginally below the RTX 2060 SUPER's measured results.