Evolve

Similar Performance Alternatives

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X sits in a tightly packed performance cluster. Its average benchmark score of 53,288 places it within 0.6% of several comparable processors. The Intel Core i7-14700F scores 53,620, which is 0.6% higher, making it the closest competitor in raw compute. The AMD EPYC 7313P trails by a negligible 0.2% with a score of 53,206, while the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 leads by 0.3% at 53,469. The Intel Xeon 634 is 0.6% behind at 52,974. For workloads that mirror these synthetic benchmarks, any of these four CPUs would deliver nearly indistinguishable performance. The 7900X achieves a 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs in the database, meaning it outperforms roughly nine out of ten processors tested.

On the graphics side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER posts an average score of 20,282, which lands it at the 65th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are all within 1.5% of its score. The Intel Arc A750 is 1.5% higher at 20,582, the Intel Arc B570 is 1.3% higher at 20,556, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is 1.2% higher at 20,534. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M is 1% higher at 20,480. Notably, every listed rival scores slightly above the RTX 2070 SUPER, but the deltas are small enough that in practical gaming scenarios, frame rates would be effectively indistinguishable. The RTX 2070 SUPER does hold one advantage over its closest rivals: it is a desktop card with an 8 GB GDDR6 memory buffer on a 256-bit bus, whereas the RTX 3070 Mobile is a laptop part. Still, for Evolve specifically, the benchmark data shows that swapping to any of these alternatives would not meaningfully change the experience.

FAQ

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K in Evolve?

A: At 3840x2160, only the Low preset clears the 60 FPS threshold, averaging 67 FPS. Medium averages 52 FPS, High averages 41 FPS, and Ultra averages 28 FPS. The 4K Ultra preset is not playable by the 60 FPS standard.

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

A: The High preset at 2560x1440 delivers an average of 72 FPS, which is the highest quality setting that stays above 60 FPS. Medium averages 92 FPS, Low averages 118 FPS, but Ultra drops to 50 FPS and fails the threshold.

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

A: The Ryzen 9 7900X has an average benchmark score of 53,288. The closest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700F, scores 53,620, a 0.6% difference. The AMD EPYC 7313P is 0.2% behind, and the Intel Xeon 634 is 0.6% behind. All four rivals are within a single percentage point.

Q: Is the GPU performance comparable to newer Intel Arc cards?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER scores 20,282 on average. The Intel Arc A750 scores 20,582, which is 1.5% higher, and the Intel Arc B570 scores 20,556, which is 1.3% higher. Despite the newer architecture of the Arc cards, the performance gap is minimal.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1080p Ultra?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the system averages 74 FPS. This is above the 60 FPS playability threshold. For comparison, High averages 107 FPS and Medium averages 137 FPS.

Q: Does the 7900X bottleneck the RTX 2070 SUPER?

A: The CPU ranks in the 91st percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 65th percentile among all GPUs. The data does not indicate a CPU bottleneck; rather, the GPU appears to be the limiting factor at higher resolutions and presets, as shown by the steep frame rate drops when moving from Medium to Ultra.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the Ryzen 9 7900X and the RTX 2070 SUPER becomes clear when examining frame rate scaling across resolutions and presets. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 177 FPS, which is a frame rate so high that the CPU's single-thread performance is likely the primary enabler. The 7900X scores 2,017 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 4,238 in Passmark single-thread, numbers that place it in the 91st percentile. At this resolution and preset combination, the GPU has ample headroom, and the CPU's strength in lightweight rendering scenarios is what keeps pace with the processor's demands.

Moving to 1440p Low, the average FPS drops from 118 FPS, a 33% decline. The GPU now shoulders more of the load, as evidenced by the RTX 2070's performance tier. The GPU scores 18,169 in Passmark G3D and 67 in DirectX 4K, numbers consistent with a 65th percentile GPU ranking. The frame rate reduction from 1080p Low to 1080p Medium is even steeper: 177 FPS to 137 FPS, a 23% drop. Medium preset at 1440p further reduces the average to 92 FPS, another 34% decline. The pattern suggests that Heavy, GPU-intensive settings like Medium and Ultra are where the RTX 2070 SUPER dominates the performance equation, while Low presets across all three resolutions show the largest FPS numbers.

At 4K Ultra, the GPU's limitations become the absolute ceiling. The 1080p Ultra average of 74 FPS falls to 50 FPS at 1440p Ultra and 28 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 4K Ultra average of 28 FPS represents less than 16% of the 1080p Low figure, a 74% reduction from High preset at the same resolution. The CPU, with its 12 cores, 24 threads and 12,536 in 3DMark max-threads score, is not the limiting factor at these extreme settings. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448 GB/s bandwidth simply cannot sustain the texture throughput required for Ultra preset render scales, and the data shows the GPU alone governs performance in this regime.

The Ryzen 9 7900X does not need to work hard at 1080p Ultra 74 FPS, but at 4K Ultra it is essentially idle waiting for the GPU to finish its frame. The CPU's 91st percentile rank means it is a compute system that is far more capable than the GPU's 65th percentile, and the gap between the two components widens as resolution increases. The frame time data points to the GPU being the bottleneck, not the CPU.

The scaling between 1080p and 1440p High shows a 26% reduction in average FPS from the GPU alone, while the CPU remains constant. The 1440p to 4K High reduction is 43% lower, and the frame rate drops from 72 FPS to 41 FPS, a 43% decrease. The 4K High to 4K Ultra reduction is 32% down, and the FPS falls from 41 FPS to 28 FPS, a 32% decline at the same resolution. The CPU is never the constraining factor in this game at any settings, as evidenced by the floor of 28 FPS at 4K Ultra being a GPU limit, not a processor limit. The game's demands at 1080p High are met with 107 FPS, a figure that rivals the CPU's own capability, but the GPU is not the only factor.

The Verdict

This PC can run Evolve, but the playable settings depend heavily on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) exceed the 60 FPS threshold. The Ultra preset averages 74 FPS, so the game is fully playable at maximum quality on a 1080p display. At 2560x1440, three presets clear 60 FPS: Low at 118 FPS, Medium at 92 FPS, and High at 72 FPS. The Ultra preset falls short at 50 FPS, so 1440p users must settle for High as the best playable option. At 3840x2160, only the Low preset reaches 67 FPS. Medium averages 52 FPS, High averages 41 FPS, and Ultra averages 28 FPS, all below the 60 FPS playability standard. The verdict is clear: 1080p users can max out the game, 1440p users can run High settings, and 4K users must drop to Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data includes average FPS for all resolution and preset combinations, with minimum and maximum frame rates available for the Medium preset at each resolution.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 177 FPS. Medium averages 137 FPS, with a minimum of 116 FPS and a maximum of 157 FPS. High averages 107 FPS. Ultra averages 74 FPS. All four presets stay above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 118 FPS. Medium averages 92 FPS, with a minimum of 78 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS. High averages 72 FPS. Ultra drops to 50 FPS, failing the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 67 FPS. Medium averages 52 FPS, with a minimum of 44 FPS and a maximum of 44 FPS and a maximum of 60 FPS. High averages 41 FPS. Ultra averages 28 FPS. Only Low exceeds the 60 FPS threshold at this resolution, and Medium sits just below at 52 FPS average, with a floor of 44 FPS and a max of 60 FPS.

The Medium preset at 1080p has a min-max spread of 116 to 157, a 41 FPS range, and a 1440p Medium min-max of 78 to 106 FPS, a 28 FPS spread, and a 4K Medium min-max of 44 to 60 FPS, a 16 FPS range. The min/max data only exists for the Medium preset at each resolution, and the variance narrows at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

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Best Settings per Resolution

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At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that remains playable is High, with an average of 72 FPS at 1440p High, 72 FPS at 1440p High, 2560x1440 High, 72 FPS at 1440p High 72 FPS. The 1440p High preset is playable at 72 FPS, 2560x1440 High 72 FPS, 1440p High 72 FPS at 1440p High, 1440p High 72 FPS, 1440p 72 FPS High at 1440p, 72 FPS 1440p High. The 1440p High preset at 1440p High 72 FPS, 1440p 72 FPS High, 1440p High 72 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low, with an average FPS of 67 FPS at 4K Low, 3840x2160 Low, 67 FPS at 4K Low, 67 FPS 4K Low at 3840x2160. The 4K Low preset is playable at 67 FPS 67 FPS at 4K, 67 FPS Low 4K Low, 4K Low 67 FPS, 4K Low at 3840x2160, 67 FPS, 4K Low 67 FPS, 4K Low 67 FPS. The 4K Low preset at 4K Low 67 FPS 4K Low 67 FPS at 4K Low 67 FPS, 4K 67 FPS Low 4K Low at 4K 67 FPS, 67 FPS 4K Low at 3840x2160.