Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX paired with the AMD Radeon 760M presents a heavily CPU-favored combination for Evolve, a 2015 FPS title. The data shows a system where the processor is exceptionally capable while the integrated GPU becomes the definitive bottleneck. Benchmark results indicate that this combo cannot reach the 60 FPS playable threshold at any resolution or preset, with the highest recorded average frame rate being 55 FPS at 1080p Low settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no settings preset achieves a playable frame rate. The Low preset delivers an average of 21 FPS, Medium drops to 16 FPS, High falls to 13 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 9 FPS. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS does not exist; the best achievable result at 4K is the Low preset's 21 FPS average, which remains far below the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves marginally but remains unplayable. The Low preset produces an average of 37 FPS, Medium reaches 28 FPS with min/max of 24/33 FPS, High averages 22 FPS, and Ultra averages 15 FPS. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is again nonexistent; the Low preset at 37 FPS is the closest this resolution gets to smooth gameplay.

At 1920x1080, the results are closest to the threshold but still fall short. The Low preset averages 55 FPS, Medium averages 42 FPS with min/max of 36/49 FPS, High averages 33 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS. No preset at 1080p reaches the 60 FPS target; the Low preset's 55 FPS average is the highest measured value across the entire testing matrix, but it misses the playable mark by 5 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX is a 16-core, 32-thread Zen 4 mobile processor with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz and an L3 cache of 64 MB. It ranks in the 95th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 76212. The AMD Radeon 760M, by contrast, is an RDNA 3.0 integrated GPU with 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, ranking in only the 35th percentile among all GPUs with an average score of 6019. This massive disparity in relative capability defines the performance profile.

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals that the GPU is the limiting factor throughout. Moving from 3840x2160 Low to 1920x1080 Low, the average frame rate improves from 21 FPS to 55 FPS, a 162% increase that tracks closely with the 4x reduction in pixel count. Similarly, going from 3840x2160 High (13 FPS) to 2560x1440 High (22 FPS) to 1920x1080 High (33 FPS) shows a consistent pattern of improvement as resolution drops. This behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the render load scales with resolution and the CPU has ample headroom.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent when examining preset scaling at a fixed resolution. At 1920x1080, the jump from Low (55 FPS) to Medium (42 FPS) represents a 23.6% performance drop, while the jump from Medium to High (33 FPS) is a 21.4% drop, and from High to Ultra (23 FPS) is a 30.3% drop. These consistent decreases indicate that each preset tier adds meaningful GPU work, and the Radeon 760M's 5.323 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is insufficient to maintain high throughput. The iGPU's 15 W TDP and system-shared memory architecture further constrain performance, as memory bandwidth is system dependent rather than dedicated.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is so overwhelmed that even the Low preset (21 FPS) cannot sustain playable rates. The Ryzen 9 8945HX's strengths — its 42713 Cinebench R23 multi-core score and 6030 single-core score — are largely irrelevant here, as the game's rendering pipeline is starved at the GPU stage. The data suggests that for this title, the CPU would be capable of far higher frame rates if paired with a discrete GPU, but the Radeon 760M's integrated nature caps performance at sub-60 FPS levels across all tested configurations.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX sits in a tight performance cluster. The Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX is the closest competitor with an average score of 76155, just 0.1% behind. The AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P (76492) and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX (76513) are both 0.4% ahead, while the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (75779) trails by 0.6%. For Evolve specifically, any of these processors would deliver nearly identical frame rates when paired with the same Radeon 760M, since the GPU bottleneck dominates the performance equation.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals bracket the Radeon 760M's performance closely. The AMD Radeon RX 6400 (6001) and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (6000) are both 0.3% ahead, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server (5996) is 0.4% ahead and the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (6049) is 0.5% behind. In practical terms for Evolve, a system using any of these GPUs with a comparable CPU would produce similar results — all would fail to hit 60 FPS at 1080p, and the frame rate differences between them would be within a few FPS. The RX 6400 and GTX 770M are particularly relevant as discrete alternatives that would still struggle with this title's demands, highlighting that the Radeon 760M's performance level is fundamentally inadequate for Evolve at playable settings.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Evolve? The verdict is unequivocal: no. Across all three tested resolutions and all four settings presets, the combination of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and AMD Radeon 760M fails to reach the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 3840x2160, no settings are playable; the best average is 21 FPS on Low. At 2560x1440, no settings are playable; the best average is 37 FPS on Low. At 1920x1080, no settings are playable; the best average is 55 FPS on Low, which still falls 5 FPS short of the target.

The verdictByResolution data confirms this assessment, listing empty playableSettings arrays for every resolution. The highest measured frame rate across the entire test matrix is 55 FPS at 1080p Low, and the minimum frames recorded at Medium settings (36 FPS at 1080p, 24 FPS at 1440p, 14 FPS at 4K) show that even the more modest presets suffer from noticeable dips. Users seeking to play Evolve with this hardware would need to accept sub-60 FPS performance even at the lowest settings, or seek a different GPU solution entirely.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured results show a steep decline across presets. The Low preset averages 21 FPS with no min/max data recorded. Medium averages 16 FPS with a min of 14 and max of 19. High averages 13 FPS, and Ultra averages 9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra represents a 57.1% performance reduction, demonstrating that the Radeon 760M cannot handle the pixel throughput demands of 4K rendering even at minimal quality settings.

At 2560x1440, the numbers improve but remain low. Low averages 37 FPS, Medium averages 28 FPS with a min of 24 and max of 33, High averages 22 FPS, and Ultra averages 15 FPS. The Medium preset's min/max range of 24-33 FPS indicates noticeable frame time variance, which would manifest as stutter during gameplay. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 59.5% drop, consistent with the GPU-bound behavior observed at 4K.

At 1920x1080, the best-case scenario emerges. Low averages 55 FPS, Medium averages 42 FPS with a min of 36 and max of 49, High averages 33 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS. The Medium preset's min of 36 FPS is particularly telling — even at the most favorable resolution, frame dips below 40 FPS occur. The Low preset's 55 FPS average is the only measurement within 10% of the 60 FPS target, but it still misses the threshold entirely.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and AMD Radeon 760M combination ranks 3689 out of 3700 tested combos for Evolve, placing it in the bottom 0.3% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the severe mismatch between the CPU's 95th percentile standing and the GPU's 35th percentile performance. While the processor's raw capabilities would place it among the top tier for CPU-intensive tasks, the integrated GPU's limitations drag the overall gaming experience to near the bottom of the database.

The rank of 3689 out of 3700 is consistent with the measured FPS data, which shows no playable settings at any resolution. This positions the combo among the least capable configurations for Evolve, despite the presence of a top-tier CPU. The data indicates that for this specific game, the GPU is so undersized relative to the rendering demands that even the most powerful processor cannot compensate. Users considering this hardware for Evolve would be better served by any configuration with a discrete GPU, even one from the lower tiers of the benchmark database.