Evolve

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Evolve with the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 spans three resolutions and four quality presets. At 3840x2160, the combination produces 17.5 FPS on High, 29.8 FPS on Low, 21.6 FPS on Medium, and 11.5 FPS on Ultra. These figures place every 4K configuration far below the 60 FPS playability threshold, with Low being the only preset to approach 30 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 18.3 FPS, indicating that the GPU’s rendering capacity is heavily taxed even at the least demanding settings.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern continues but with somewhat higher headroom. Low settings yield 53 FPS, High produces 29.9 FPS, Medium reaches 37.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 22.7 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium at this resolution is 15.6 FPS, while the drop from Medium to Ultra is 14.7 FPS. None of the 1440p presets clear the 60 FPS bar, but Low comes within 7 FPS of it, suggesting that the hardware is close to playability only at the most minimal settings.

At 1920x1080, the results become more viable. Low settings deliver 75.3 FPS, Medium hits exactly 60 FPS, High falls to 49.4 FPS, and Ultra sinks to 32 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 15.3 FPS, and the difference between Medium and High is 10.6 FPS. Notably, the 1080p Low result is the only configuration across all resolutions that exceeds the 60 FPS threshold with a comfortable margin, while 1080p Medium lands precisely on the threshold. The 1080p Ultra result, at 32 FPS, is still 28 FPS short of playability.

The scaling behavior across resolutions is consistent. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at the same preset reduces performance substantially: Low drops from 75.3 to 53 FPS, Medium from 60 to 37.4 FPS, High from 49.4 to 29.9 FPS, and Ultra from 32 to 22.7 FPS. Moving from 1440p to 2160p further reduces these numbers: Low falls from 53 to 29.8 FPS, Medium from 37.4 to 21.6 FPS, High from 29.9 to 17.5 FPS, and Ultra from 22.7 to 11.5 FPS. The relative loss from 1080p to 4K is steepest at Medium, where performance drops by 38.4 FPS, and least steep at Ultra, where it drops by 20.5 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS. The best recorded average is 29.8 FPS on Low, which is still 30.2 FPS below the playability threshold. The database lists no playable settings for this resolution. Users targeting 4K would need to accept major compromises, and even then the result is less than half of the target frame rate.

For 2560x1440, the situation is similar. No preset reaches 60 FPS, and the best result is 53 FPS on Low. The verdict records no playable settings at this resolution. Medium trails Low by 15.6 FPS, and the gap to the threshold remains 7 FPS even at the most favorable setting.

For 1920x1080, two presets clear the threshold: Low at 75.3 FPS and Medium at exactly 60 FPS. The best playable setting is Medium, which delivers an average of 60 FPS, precisely matching the playable threshold. High at 49.4 FPS and Ultra at 32 FPS are not playable by this metric. Thus, the recommended configuration for this hardware combination is 1080p Medium, as it provides the highest quality preset that still maintains the required frame rate.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 3609 out of 3700 tested combos in the database for Evolve. This places it in the bottom 2.5 percent of all recorded configurations, which is consistent with the measured frame rates: the GPU is an older Polaris part, and the game’s demands at higher resolutions exceed its capabilities. The percentile standing of the CPU is 77, meaning it outperforms 77 percent of all CPUs in the database, while the GPU sits at the 74th percentile among all GPUs. Despite both components being above average individually, the pairing still lands near the bottom of the combo rankings for this specific game.

The rank reflects the fact that Evolve’s performance is heavily constrained by the GPU at most settings. The CPU’s strong benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core result of 20851 and a single-core result of 2943, do not translate into high frame rates when the GPU is the limiting factor. The combo rank of 3609 out of 3700 is a clear indicator that this system is not positioned for high-refresh or high-resolution play in Evolve, even though it can handle 1080p at lower presets.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25005. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24964, a delta of 0.2 percent, meaning it is virtually identical in performance. The Intel Core i7-11850H scores 24935, a 0.3 percent delta, and the Intel Core i7-13620H scores 24911, a 0.4 percent delta. On the other side, the AMD EPYC 9474F scores 25103, which is 0.4 percent higher. These four chips are all within a narrow band of roughly one percent of the 8400F, so swapping to any of them would produce nearly identical CPU-bound behavior in Evolve.

For the GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 28766. The AMD Radeon RX 6800M scores 28874, a delta of -0.4 percent, meaning the 6800M is slightly higher. The AMD Radeon R9 M295X scores 28580, a delta of 0.7 percent, and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 scores 28421, a delta of 1.2 percent. The AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28996, a delta of -0.8 percent, making it the closest rival in the list. Swapping the RX 570 for an RX 470 would change performance by less than one percent, so users with this CPU pairing would see essentially the same frame rates in Evolve.

In practical terms, a system with an RX 570 and any of the listed rival CPUs would perform within a fraction of a percent of the measured results. Similarly, a system with the 8400F and an RX 470 would be nearly indistinguishable from the tested combo. The nearest rivals all fall within a 1.2 percent range on the GPU side and a 0.8 percent range on the CPU side, so the performance envelope is tight.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows that the GPU is the dominant constraint in Evolve for this pairing. At 1080p Low the system produces 75.3 FPS, but raising the resolution to 1440p Low drops the result to 53 FPS and to 2160p Low lands at 29.8 FPS. The CPU’s strong multi-threaded performance, as indicated by a 3DMark max threads score of 6165 and a PassMark multithread score of 24389, does not prevent frame rates that drop by more than 40 FPS between 1080p Low and 1440p Low. If the CPU were the limiting factor, resolution scaling would show much smaller changes, but the observed scaling pattern points directly at the GPU.

The gap between presets at the same resolution also highlights the GPU role. At 1440p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 30.3 FPS, while at 1080p the same spread is 43.3 FPS. Moving down in resolution compresses that spread only modestly, from 53 to 22.7 FPS at Ultra, which again signals GPU limitation. The CPU’s single-thread score of 2943 in Cinebench R23 is not low enough to matter here, but the RX 570’s FP32 throughput of 5.1 TFLOPS is the deciding factor.

The CPU matters more at lower resolutions only in the sense that frame rates are higher there, but it does not become the bottleneck at any tested setting. Even at 1080p Low, where frame rates reach 75.3 FPS, the GPU is still working near its ceiling, as the drop from Low to Ultra at that resolution is 43.3 FPS. A faster GPU paired with the 8400F would likely push 1080p Low well above 75 FPS, but the RX 570 limits that potential. At 4K, the GPU is so heavily stressed that even Low sits at under 30 FPS, and no amount of CPU headroom helps.

FAQ

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

A: No. The recorded data shows 32 FPS on Ultra at 1080p, which is 28 FPS below the 60 FPS playability threshold. The best playable setting at 1080p is Medium at exactly 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440 for this combination?

A: There is no playable setting at 1440p. The best result is 53 FPS on Low, which falls 7 FPS short of the 60 FPS threshold. Medium sits at 37.4 FPS and High at 29.9 FPS, all below playability.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F compare to the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F in overall benchmark score?

A: The 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25005, while the 7500F scores 24964, a 0.2 percent difference. They are effectively equivalent in overall CPU performance.

Q: How does the AMD Radeon RX 570 compare to the AMD Radeon RX 470 in benchmark score?

A: The RX 570 scores 28766 on average, and the RX 470 scores 28996, a delta of -0.8 percent. The RX 470 is slightly faster by less than one percent.

Q: What is the best frame rate recorded for this combo at 3840x2160?

A: The best 4K result is 29.8 FPS on Low settings. Medium gives 21.6 FPS, High gives 17.5 FPS, and Ultra gives 11.5 FPS. None approach the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How many tested combos does this system rank above in Evolve?

A: The combo ranks 3609 out of 3700 tested combinations, meaning it sits above only 91 other combos in the database for this game.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F with the AMD Radeon RX 570 can run Evolve, but only at 1920x1080 with Low or Medium settings. The verdict by resolution confirms that 1080p has two playable settings: Low at 75.3 FPS and Medium at 60 FPS. The best playable setting is Medium at exactly 60 FPS, which meets the playability threshold precisely and offers a notable quality improvement over Low.

At 2560x1440, the system cannot reach 60 FPS on any preset. The closest is Low at 53 FPS, which is 7 FPS below the threshold. Medium at 37.4 FPS and High at 29.9 FPS, with Ultra at 22.7 FPS, all fall progressively further behind. At 3840x2160, the situation is worse: Low produces 29.8 FPS at best, Medium at 21.6 FPS, High at 17.8 FPS, and Ultra at 11.5 FPS.

For users with a 1080p display, the system is viable for 60 FPS play at Medium settings. For those with 1440p or 4K displays, the system is not playable at any tested setting, and even the lowest settings deliver frame rates that are well under half the target frame rate. The data indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor across the board, and the CPU’s strong benchmark scores do not compensate for the GPU’s inability to push higher frame rates at higher resolutions. The verdict is clear: 1080p Medium is the only configuration that clears the 60 FPS bar, and it does so exactly at the threshold.