Evolve

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Evolve on this AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination shows a clear performance curve across three resolutions and four quality presets. The database captured average frame rates for every preset at each resolution, with minimum and maximum values available for the Medium preset at all three resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the combination is largely constrained. The Low preset produces an average of 56 FPS, which sits just below the 60 FPS playability threshold. Medium averages 43 FPS with a minimum of 37 FPS and a maximum of 50 FPS. High drops to 34 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 23 FPS. No preset at this resolution manages to hold 60 FPS on average, and the spread between Low and Ultra is 33 FPS, indicating that visual quality settings heavily influence performance at 4K.

Moving to 2560x1440, the picture improves substantially. Low averages 98 FPS. Medium averages 76 FPS with a minimum of 65 FPS and a maximum of 87 FPS. High averages exactly 60 FPS, which meets the playability threshold but leaves no headroom. Ultra averages 41 FPS, well below the threshold. The gap between Low and Ultra here is 57 FPS, a wider spread than at 4K, which suggests the GPU has more headroom at this resolution to respond to settings changes.

At 1920x1080, the combination performs comfortably. Low averages 146 FPS. Medium averages 113 FPS with a minimum of 96 FPS and a maximum of 130 FPS. High averages 89 FPS. Ultra averages 62 FPS, clearing the 60 FPS threshold with a small margin of 2 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 84 FPS, the largest spread recorded across all resolutions. This indicates that at 1080p, the GPU is capable of rendering far more frames than the Ultra preset demands, and the settings scaling is most pronounced here.

The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum values, so it serves as the reference for frame time stability. At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum of 96 FPS and maximum of 130 FPS show a range of 34 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the range narrows to 22 FPS (65 to 87). At 3840x2160 Medium, the range is 13 FPS (37 to 50). As resolution increases, the frame rate range tightens, which is typical when the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this CPU and GPU pairing at 2910 out of 3700 tested combinations for Evolve. That places it in the lower portion of the distribution, roughly in the 21st percentile of tested combos. This rank reflects the RTX 2060's position in the GPU hierarchy more than the CPU's capability. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D sits at the 89th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 2060 sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs. The combination's overall rank is dragged down by the GPU, which is the weaker component in this pairing.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 44573, which places it slightly above the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H (44466, 0.2% slower) and the Intel Core i9-13950HX (44342, 0.5% slower). It is 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 (44309) and 0.7% behind the Intel Core i5-14600 (44889). These are all close scores, within a 1.3% band, meaning the Ryzen 5 7500X3D offers no meaningful CPU performance advantage or disadvantage relative to these rivals in synthetic testing.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 15290. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580, scores 15283, a delta of 0%. The AMD Radeon 680M scores 15270 (0.1% slower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199 (0.6% slower), and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 scores 15171 (0.8% slower). In practical terms, all four GPUs sit within a 0.8% performance band, so swapping the RTX 2060 for any of these would produce nearly identical frame rates in Evolve.

Given that the GPU is the limiting factor, the combo rank of 2910 is essentially a GPU-limited result. A stronger GPU paired with the same CPU would shift this combination upward in the rankings, while the current rank indicates that Evolve's performance is bounded by the RTX 2060's throughput at higher resolutions and presets.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves an average of 60 FPS. The best recorded result is Low at 56 FPS, which falls short of the playability threshold. The verdict data confirms that the playable settings list for 4K is empty. Users targeting 4K must accept frame rates below 60 FPS, with Low being the only preset that approaches playability.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, with an average of exactly 60 FPS. Low (98 FPS) and Medium (76 FPS) also clear the threshold, but High is the highest quality option that remains playable. Ultra at 41 FPS is not playable. The recommendation is High, which balances visual quality against the 60 FPS threshold with no margin for fluctuations.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 62 FPS. Low (146 FPS), Medium (113 FPS), and High (89 FPS) all exceed the threshold comfortably. Ultra clears it by only 2 FPS, so while it is technically playable, the margin is thin. The verdict data lists Ultra as the best settings choice at 1080p.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database are all within 0.7% of the Ryzen 5 7500X3D's average benchmark score. The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H (0.2% slower), Intel Core i9-13950HX (0.5% slower), AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 (0.6% slower), and Intel Core i5-14600 (0.7% faster) would all behave nearly identically in Evolve when paired with the same GPU. Since the GPU is the bottleneck in this combination, swapping among these CPUs would produce no observable difference in frame rates.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (0% delta), AMD Radeon 680M (0.1% slower), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (0.6% slower), and AMD Radeon RX 7600 (0.8% slower). All four fall within a 0.8% performance band, so any of them paired with the Ryzen 5 7500X3D would produce essentially the same Evolve frame rates as the RTX 2060. The RTX 3050 OEM and RX 7600 are particularly close in score, so users considering a swap to either would see no meaningful change in the measured FPS values listed above.

In practice, the CPU alternatives matter little for Evolve because the game's frame rates scale primarily with the GPU at the tested resolutions. The GPU alternatives matter only if the user wants a different feature set or efficiency profile, since the raw performance difference is negligible.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Evolve at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The recorded average FPS at 1920x1080 Ultra is 62 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playability threshold. This is the most demanding preset that remains playable at this resolution.

Q: What is the best playable preset at 2560x1440?

A: High settings, with an average of 60 FPS. Medium (76 FPS) and Low (98 FPS) also clear the threshold, but High is the highest quality option that meets the 60 FPS requirement. Ultra at 41 FPS is not playable.

Q: Is 3840x2160 playable with this combination?

A: No. The best result at 4K is Low settings at 56 FPS average, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold. The verdict data lists no playable settings at 3840x2160.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 scores 15290 on average. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 scores 15283 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon 680M scores 15270 (0.1% slower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199 (0.6% slower), and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 scores 15171 (0.8% slower). All are effectively equivalent.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500X3D scores 44573 on average. The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H is 0.2% slower, the Intel Core i9-13950HX is 0.5% slower, the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 is 0.6% slower, and the Intel Core i5-14600 is 0.7% faster. All rivals fall within a 1.3% band.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1920x1080 Medium?

A: The recorded average is 113 FPS, with a minimum of 96 FPS and a maximum of 130 FPS. This preset provides a stable experience well above the 60 FPS threshold.

The Verdict

This PC can run Evolve, but the playable range depends heavily on resolution. At 1920x1080, the combination clears 60 FPS on all four presets, including Ultra at 62 FPS average. At 2560x1440, the playable presets are High (60 FPS), Medium (76 FPS), and Low (98 FPS), with Ultra falling to 41 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS; the best is Low at 56 FPS.

The verdict by resolution is straightforward. 1920x1080 is fully playable with Ultra as the recommended settings. 2560x1440 is playable up to High, which exactly meets the 60 FPS threshold. 3840x2160 is not playable by the database's 60 FPS standard. The RTX 2060 is the limiting factor, and its 6 GB memory and mid-range throughput cap the experience at higher resolutions. The CPU provides ample headroom, as evidenced by its 89th percentile ranking among all CPUs, but it cannot compensate for the GPU's limitations at 4K.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows that the GPU is the dominant factor in Evolve's performance across all resolutions and presets. The CPU's synthetic benchmark scores place it in the 89th percentile, and its nearest rivals are all within 0.7% of its average score, meaning CPU performance is effectively a non-issue for this game. The GPU, by contrast, sits at the 58th percentile and its benchmark scores are tightly clustered with rivals that are all within 0.8%.

The scaling between resolutions confirms the GPU-bound nature of this combination. At 1920x1080 Low, the average is 146 FPS. At 2560x1440 Low, it drops to 98 FPS, a 33% reduction. At 3840x2160 Low, it drops to 56 FPS, a 43% reduction from 1440p and a 62% reduction from 1080p. These steep drops as resolution increases are characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario. The CPU does not need to work harder at higher resolutions; the GPU's pixel and texture throughput becomes the constraint.

The settings scaling further illustrates the GPU's role. At 1920x1080, moving from Low to Ultra costs 84 FPS (146 to 62). At 2560x1440, the same settings change costs 57 FPS (98 to 41). At 3840x2160, it costs 33 FPS (56 to 23). The absolute cost of increasing settings shrinks as resolution rises, because the GPU is already saturated at 4K and cannot deliver large frame rate increases even at Low settings. At 1080p, the GPU has spare capacity, so raising settings consumes that capacity and produces larger FPS swings.

The CPU's contribution is visible in the consistency of frame rates. At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum of 96 FPS and maximum of 130 FPS indicate that the CPU can feed the GPU without stutter or frame time spikes. At 2560x1440 Medium, the range narrows to 65 to 87 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Medium, it narrows to 37 to 50 FPS. The tightening range at higher resolutions is a GPU-bound artifact, not a CPU limitation. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D's 6 cores, 12 threads, and large shared L3 cache are sufficient to keep up with the RTX 2060 at every tested setting.

For users deciding where to invest, the data is clear: upgrading the GPU would yield the largest frame rate gains in Evolve, especially at 2560x1440 and 3840x2160. The CPU would remain relevant for years given its 89th percentile standing. At 1080p, the current GPU already delivers playable frame rates on all presets, so neither component is a bottleneck at that resolution. At 1440p and above, the GPU is the sole limiting factor.