Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a clear performance hierarchy across the three tested resolutions in Evolve. The data shows that 1080p and 1440p gameplay are thoroughly playable, while 4K requires a settings reduction to maintain the 60 FPS threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the combination sustains 74 FPS on the Ultra preset, which is the most demanding setting available. This makes Ultra the clear choice for Full HD, as it clears the 60 FPS playable threshold with a 23% margin over the minimum requirement. The High preset reaches 107 FPS, Medium hits 137 FPS, and Low runs at 177 FPS, but none of these are necessary since the top tier is already comfortable.

Moving to 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, with an average of 72 FPS. The Medium preset averages 92 FPS, and Low runs at 118 FPS, but the Ultra preset drops to 50 FPS, which falls below the playable threshold. High is the optimal balance, delivering a 20% cushion above 60 FPS while offering the best visual quality available at this resolution without sacrificing smoothness.

At 3840x2160, the situation tightens considerably. Only the Low preset manages to stay above 60 FPS, averaging 67 FPS. Medium averages 52 FPS, High drops to 41 FPS, and Ultra falls to 28 FPS. For 4K users, Low is the only setting that clears the threshold, and it does so with a slim 11.7% margin. The step from Low to Medium costs 15 FPS on average, which is a steep penalty for one settings tier.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals which component governs Evolve at each setting. The Ryzen 9 9900X has a very high percentile ranking among all CPUs and strong multithreaded scores, but the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting factor as resolution increases.

At 1080p, the frame rates are high enough that the CPU's capabilities are the primary driver of the ceiling. Low settings produce 177 FPS, and the jump to Medium only reduces the average to 137 FPS, a 22.6% drop. The GPU becomes more involved as settings rise, but the CPU's single-thread performance, which ranks in the 92nd percentile, keeps the minimums high.

At 1440p, the GPU load increases and the frame rates scale down accordingly. Low runs at 118 FPS, Medium at 92 FPS, and High at 72 FPS, which represents a 39% reduction from Low to High. This scaling pattern indicates the GPU is handling most of the work, while the CPU still has enough headroom to spare.

At 1440p Ultra, the average drops to 50 FPS, showing that the GPU's compute resources are exhausted before the CPU's are even stressed. The 18.12 TFLOPS of FP16 compute capacity, while substantial, is not enough to sustain the heaviest shading workloads at this resolution.

The 4K results confirm this interpretation. The spread from 67 FPS on Low to 28 FPS on Ultra is a 58% range, and the GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s becomes a limiting factor as the render target grows. The RTX 2070 SUPER ranks in the 65th percentile among all GPUs, and the data shows its limits clearly: at 4K, the GPU alone determines playability, since even a high-end CPU cannot compensate for the lack of fill rate at higher settings.

FAQ

Q: Can the Ryzen 9 9900X handle Evolve's multithreading demands at 1080p Ultra, or does the game force a settings downgrade?

**A: At 1080p Ultra, the combination runs at 74 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold. The CPU's 24 threads and 12 cores provide enough headroom that the game does not force a downgrade, and the Ultra preset is playable without any compromise.

Q: Is the RTX 2070 SUPER the bottleneck at 1440p High settings?

**A: The data shows High averages 72 FPS at 1440p, so the GPU is not the limiting factor at this setting tier. The 72 FPS average at High is the highest playable preset at 1440p, and it only drops below the threshold at Ultra settings, at 50 FPS, indicating the GPU only becomes a limitation at higher settings.

Q: What is the highest playable preset at 4K for this combo?

**A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 67 FPS, making it the only playable setting at 4K for this resolution. The data lists Low as the best setting at 4K with an average FPS of 67, and it is the only preset that clears the 60 FPS threshold, with Medium at 52 FPS falling short of 60 FPS, and High at 4K at 41 FPS, and Ultra at 4K at 28 FPS.

Q: How much performance does the Ryzen 9 9900X offer relative to the nearest rival CPUs in the database?

**A: Benchmark results show the Ryzen 9 9900X has an average benchmark score of 57498, which is 0.2% lower than the AMD EPYC 7313, 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i9-14900, and 1.4% higher than the EPYC 9015. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is also 0.1% higher than the 9900X, and 1.4% higher than the EPYC 7313, and 1.1% higher than the i9-14900.

Q: Is this PC able to run Evolve at 1080p Ultra settings, and what is the exact FPS margin over 60?

**A: At 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 74, which is 14 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold. The 74 FPS average at 1080p Ultra is above the 60 FPS threshold, with 74 FPS at 1080p Ultra.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU side, the Ryzen 9 9900X is closely matched by the AMD EPYC 9015, which has an average benchmark score of 57555, which is 0.1% lower than the 9900X score of 57498. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M, Intel Core i9-14900, and AMD EPYC 7313 also sit within 1.4% of the 9900X's score, so these CPUs would deliver similar performance in Evolve, as the game's CPU demands are met by any of these processors.

For the GPU, the RTX 2070 SUPER is closest to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, which has an average score of 20534, a 1.2% difference. The Intel Arc B570, with an average score of 20556, is 1.3% higher, and the Intel Arc A750 is 1.5% higher. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, with an average score of 20480, is 1% lower. These alternatives would produce frame rates within a few percent of the RTX 2070 SUPER across all resolutions, meaning Evolve gameplay would behave nearly identically with any of these GPUs installed.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 2151 out of 3700 tested combos in Evolve. This places the pairing in the 42nd percentile among all combinations in the database for this game. The rank reflects the GPU's mid-tier position in the current hardware landscape, as the CPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all CPUs is offset by the GPU's 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs. The resulting frame rates are solid for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results show the GPU is the primary constraint.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Evolve. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset runs at 74 FPS, clearing the 60 FPS threshold with all settings enabled. At 2560x1440, the High preset runs at 72 FPS, also above the threshold, and Low and Medium settings also clear 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, only the Low preset runs at 67 FPS, which is above the threshold, while Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 60 FPS. The verdict is clear: this combo delivers playable performance at 1080p and 1440p with high quality settings, and at 4K only with Low settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 177 FPS. Medium averages 137 FPS, with a minimum of 116 and a maximum of 157. High averages 107 FPS. Ultra averages 74 FPS. All four presets clear the 60 FPS playable threshold, and even the Ultra minimum, while not recorded, stays comfortably above the threshold given the average.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 118 FPS. Medium averages 92 FPS, with a minimum of 78 and a maximum of 106. High averages 72 FPS. Ultra averages 50 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold. The High preset is the highest quality option that maintains playability.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 67 FPS, barely above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium averages 52 FPS, with a minimum of 44 and a maximum of 60. High averages 41 FPS. Ultra averages 28 FPS. Only Low is playable at this resolution, and its margin above the threshold is the smallest of any playable preset across all tested resolutions.