Evolve

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for this AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Arc B390 combination in Evolve shows a clear pattern: performance scales predictably with resolution and settings, but the playable envelope is narrow. At 3840x2160, the highest settings tested, Ultra, yields an average of 14 FPS. Dropping to High raises the average to 21 FPS. Medium at 4K improves further to 26 FPS, with recorded minimum and maximum values of 22 and 30 FPS respectively. Low settings at 3840x2160 produce an average of 34 FPS. None of these 4K results approach the 60 FPS playable threshold, and the data indicates the GPU is heavily saturated at this resolution regardless of preset.

Moving to 2560x1440, the situation improves notably. Low settings deliver an average of 60 FPS exactly, which matches the playable threshold. Medium settings at 1440p average 46 FPS, with a minimum of 39 and a maximum of 53. High settings drop to an average of 36 FPS, while Ultra falls to 25 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 14 FPS on average, and the step from Medium to High costs another 10 FPS. This suggests that the transition from Low to Medium introduces a significant graphical load increase that the Arc B390 cannot fully absorb at 1440p.

At 1920x1080, the combination finally shows consistent playability across multiple presets. Low settings average 89 FPS, which is the highest recorded figure in the entire dataset. Medium settings average 69 FPS, with a minimum of 59 and a maximum of 79. High settings average 54 FPS, just below the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra settings average 37 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 1080p is 20 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 15 FPS. The data shows that 1080p Medium is the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS, and 1080p Low provides a substantial headroom cushion of nearly 30 FPS over the threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU benchmarks place the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X at an average score of 27578, which ranks in the 79th percentile among all tested processors. The nearest rivals are remarkably tightly clustered. The Intel Core i5-12600K matches the Ryzen 7 5700X exactly with an average score of 27578 and a delta of 0%. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 sits 0.2% lower at 27535, and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is 0.2% higher at 27636. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H trails by 0.3% at 27507. In practical terms, any of these processors would produce nearly identical frame rates in Evolve when paired with the same GPU, since the CPU bottleneck is minimal in this title at the tested settings.

The GPU side tells a very different story. The Intel Arc B390 has an average benchmark score of 1482, placing it in the 9th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are all legacy NVIDIA parts. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX scores 1463, which is 1.3% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce 800M scores 1460, 1.5% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446, 2.5% lower, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 scores 1443, 2.7% lower. These deltas are tiny, meaning the Arc B390 performs essentially at the same level as these older entry-level GPUs. For Evolve specifically, this means any system with a GPU in this performance class would produce similar frame rates, and the CPU choice among the listed rivals would have negligible impact on the measured FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Evolve, this specific pairing of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Arc B390 ranks 3288 out of 3700 combinations. That places it in the bottom 12% of all tested configurations for this game. The combo rank reflects the GPU's severe limitation: the Arc B390's 9th percentile standing among GPUs drags the overall ranking down despite the CPU being in the 79th percentile. The data indicates that the GPU is the dominant constraint in this pairing. At 4K, the combo cannot reach 60 FPS on any preset, which is consistent with a GPU that ranks near the bottom of the database. At 1440p, only Low settings clear the threshold. At 1080p, Low and Medium both pass, but High and Ultra do not. The ranking of 3288 out of 3700 aligns with a system that can handle the game only at lower resolutions and settings.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Evolve? The answer depends entirely on the target resolution and settings. At 3840x2160, the verdict is clear: no preset achieves 60 FPS. The best 4K result is Low settings at 34 FPS average, which is far below the playable threshold. The recorded data shows no playable settings at this resolution. At 2560x1440, the system can run the game at Low settings with an average of exactly 60 FPS. This is the sole playable configuration at 1440p. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall short, with averages of 46, 36, and 25 FPS respectively. At 1920x1080, the system clears the threshold with two presets: Low at 89 FPS and Medium at 69 FPS. High settings at 54 FPS miss the mark, and Ultra at 37 FPS is well below. In summary, this PC is playable at 1080p with Medium or lower, and at 1440p only with Low. It is not playable at 4K under any tested setting.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this system achieves in Evolve?

A: The highest recorded average is 89 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this system run Evolve at 2560x1440?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings, which produces an average of exactly 60 FPS. All other presets at 1440p fall below the threshold.

Q: What is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 1920x1080?

A: Medium settings, with an average of 69 FPS. The minimum recorded at Medium is 59 FPS, and the maximum is 79 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B390 scores 1482 in the database benchmark. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX is 1.3% lower, the GeForce 800M is 1.5% lower, the GeForce GT 625 OEM is 2.5% lower, and the GeForce GT 710 is 2.7% lower.

Q: Is 4K playable with this combination?

A: No. The best 4K result is Low settings at 34 FPS average, which is far below the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra at 4K averages only 14 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested systems in Evolve?

A: This combination ranks 3288 out of 3700 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom portion of the database.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS. The database records no playable settings for this resolution, and therefore no best setting can be recommended. The closest result is Low at 34 FPS, but that remains well below the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the best playable setting is Low, which averages exactly 60 FPS. This is the only preset at 1440p that clears the threshold. Medium comes closest among the non-playable options at 46 FPS, but the step up from Low to Medium costs 14 FPS, pushing the average below the line.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, with an average of 69 FPS. The recorded minimum at Medium is 59 FPS, which is just under the threshold, but the average comfortably clears it. Low settings provide a much larger margin at 89 FPS, but Medium represents the highest visual quality that maintains a playable average.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows that the GPU is the overwhelming performance limiter in this pairing for Evolve. The CPU, an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores and 16 threads, ranks in the 79th percentile of all processors and has a multi-threaded benchmark score of 13184 in Cinebench R23. Its nearest CPU rivals all score within 0.3% of each other, meaning the processor is more than capable of feeding frames to the GPU. The bottleneck appears when examining the GPU's 9th percentile ranking and its nearest rivals, all of which are legacy entry-level parts.

Resolution scaling confirms this analysis. At 1080p, the system achieves 89 FPS on Low, but at 4K on Low it drops to 34 FPS, a reduction of 62%. This dramatic falloff with resolution is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU's workload does not increase proportionally with resolution, yet the frame rate collapses, indicating the GPU's pixel throughput is the limiting factor. Similarly, the preset scaling shows that moving from Low to Ultra at 1080p drops the average from 89 to 37 FPS, a 58% reduction. The Arc B390 has only 1536 shading units and 24 ROPs, and its FP32 throughput is rated at 7.680 TFLOPS, figures that align with the observed low frame rates at higher settings.

At 1440p, the CPU still has headroom, but the GPU cannot maintain 60 FPS beyond Low settings. The 46 FPS average at Medium suggests the GPU is already near its limits. At 4K, the GPU is completely overwhelmed, with even Low settings failing to reach 40 FPS. The CPU's role becomes more relevant only at the lowest resolution and settings, where the 89 FPS result at 1080p Low shows that the processor can push the GPU to its maximum output. In all other configurations, the recorded data indicates that upgrading the GPU would yield far larger gains than any CPU change, and the CPU's nearest rivals would produce nearly identical results in this game.