Evolve

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a benchmark performance profile for Evolve that is decisively playable at every tested resolution, with the only limitation appearing at 4K Ultra settings. Measured frame rates show the combo exceeding the 60 FPS threshold in eleven of twelve tested scenarios, with the sole exception being 3840x2160 Ultra at 57 FPS. The data indicates a system where the GPU headroom is substantial enough to overcome the entry-level processor in most cases, though the 4K Ultra result suggests a hard ceiling imposed by the CPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4080 SUPER produces exceptional frame rates that leave no ambiguity about performance headroom. The Low preset averages 302.2 FPS, Medium drops to 255.8 FPS, and High settles at 203.7 FPS. Even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains a strong 138.1 FPS average, which is more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 54.3% reduction in average frame rate, yet the absolute numbers remain so high that no configuration at this resolution approaches a playability concern.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance profile remains robust but begins to show the influence of increased pixel count. Low averages 224.7 FPS, Medium delivers 170.9 FPS, High produces 133.4 FPS, and Ultra still holds at 93.4 FPS. The step from High to Ultra at this resolution costs 40 FPS on average, a 30% drop that is more pronounced than the 1080p transition. However, every setting at 1440p clears the 60 FPS bar with substantial margin, making this resolution entirely safe for high-refresh-rate monitors when paired with this hardware.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes meaningfully. Low averages 127.3 FPS, Medium produces 99.7 FPS, and High manages 80.1 FPS, all comfortably above the playable threshold. The Ultra preset, however, falls to 57 FPS, which is 3 FPS below the 60 FPS target. This is the only configuration in the entire dataset where the combo fails to reach playable performance. The delta between High and Ultra at 4K is 23.1 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a significant additional load that this combination cannot fully absorb.

The resolution scaling tells a clear story. From 1080p to 1440p, the average frame rate across all settings drops by roughly 30-35%, which is consistent with the increased pixel workload. From 1440p to 4K, the drop is more severe, with the High preset falling from 133.4 FPS to 80.1 FPS, a 40% reduction. This non-linear scaling suggests that at 4K, the system begins to hit a bottleneck that is not purely GPU-bound.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU nearest rivals for the Intel Core i3-12100F show that its average benchmark score of 13494 sits within a tight cluster of comparable processors. The Intel Core 3 N355 has an average score of 13492, representing a 0% delta, meaning these two CPUs are effectively identical in aggregate performance. The Intel Core i5-9500 scores 13452, which is 0.3% lower, while the Intel Core 5 120UL scores 13594, which is 0.7% higher. The largest delta among these rivals is the Intel Core i7-1250U at 13351, which is 1.1% below the i3-12100F. For Evolve, any of these CPUs would likely produce nearly indistinguishable frame rates, since the game's demands are modest by modern standards.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209, and its nearest rivals are extremely close. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 scores 54247, a delta of -0.1%, meaning the SUPER variant is essentially identical in aggregate performance to the non-SUPER model. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, which is 1.1% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, which is 2.7% higher. The AMD Radeon 8060S leads this group at 55757, 2.8% above the RTX 4080 SUPER. None of these deltas exceed 3%, so users moving between these GPUs would see negligible differences in Evolve's frame rates.

The practical implication is that this combo's behavior in Evolve would be mirrored by any system pairing the i3-12100F with one of these rival GPUs, or by pairing the RTX 4080 SUPER with one of the rival CPUs. The performance envelope is tight enough that the 4K Ultra result of 57 FPS would likely repeat across the entire cluster of comparable hardware.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals that the RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant performance driver for Evolve at all resolutions, but the i3-12100F becomes a limiting factor at 4K Ultra. The evidence for GPU dominance is the massive frame rate scaling with resolution changes. At 1080p, the average FPS across all settings is 225, while at 1440p it drops to 155.6, and at 4K it falls to 91. This steep decline tracks with pixel throughput, which is a GPU workload.

The CPU's role becomes apparent in the 4K Ultra result. At 57 FPS, the system fails to hit the 60 FPS target despite the GPU having substantial headroom at lower presets. This suggests that the Ultra preset introduces CPU-bound workloads, such as increased draw calls or physics calculations, that the i3-12100F's four cores and eight threads cannot process quickly enough. The CPU's benchmark scores support this interpretation: its 3dmark_2_threads score of 1659 and 3dmark_4_threads score of 2859 indicate moderate single-thread and multi-thread capabilities, but not the kind of headroom that high-end processors offer.

The preset scaling reinforces this analysis. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 164.1 FPS, which is a GPU-driven effect. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra is 70.3 FPS, a smaller absolute gap that indicates the CPU is constraining the upper end. Between Medium and Ultra at 4K, the drop is 42.7 FPS, which is disproportionate compared to the 1080p Medium-to-Ultra drop of 116.3 FPS. This compression of frame rates at higher resolutions with higher presets is the signature of a CPU bottleneck.

The Verdict

This PC can run Evolve at playable frame rates across the vast majority of tested configurations. At 1920x1080, all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — clear the 60 FPS threshold, with the lowest result being Ultra at 138.1 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same is true, with Ultra averaging 93.4 FPS and every other preset exceeding 133 FPS. At 3840x2160, the verdict is mixed: Low, Medium, and High all average above 60 FPS, with High producing 80.1 FPS, but Ultra falls short at 57 FPS.

The verdictByResolution data confirms these conclusions. For 4K, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best playable option at 80.1 FPS. For 1440p, all four settings are playable, and Ultra is the best at 93.4 FPS. For 1080p, all four settings are playable, with Ultra reaching 138.1 FPS. The single failure point is 4K Ultra, which misses the 60 FPS target by 3 FPS.

Users seeking to play Evolve at 4K with maximum visual fidelity would need to either accept the 57 FPS average or step down to High settings, which restore a comfortable margin. At every other resolution and preset combination, the system delivers performance that is not merely playable but substantially above the threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is High, which averages 80.1 FPS. Medium averages 99.7 FPS and Low averages 127.3 FPS, but High offers the best visual quality among playable options. Ultra is not recommended at 4K because its 57 FPS average sits below the playable threshold.

For 2560x1440, the best setting is Ultra, which averages 93.4 FPS. This is the highest visual quality preset available, and it stays well above the 60 FPS floor. The next step down, High, averages 133.4 FPS, but there is no need to sacrifice visual fidelity when Ultra is already playable.

For 1920x1080, the best setting is also Ultra, averaging 138.1 FPS. This provides maximum visual quality while maintaining a frame rate that is more than double the playable threshold. The headroom here is so large that users could enable Ultra without any concern for performance dips.

How This Combo Ranks

Among the 3700 tested combos in the benchmark database, this pairing of Intel Core i3-12100F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 314th for Evolve. This places the combo in roughly the top 8.5% of all tested configurations. The high ranking is primarily attributable to the GPU's strength, as the RTX 4080 SUPER sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, while the i3-12100F sits in the 68th percentile of all CPUs.

The rank of 314 out of 3700 indicates that this combination outperforms the vast majority of systems for Evolve, even though the CPU is a budget-oriented part. The data suggests that the GPU carries the load for this game, and the CPU's modest capabilities only manifest as a bottleneck at the most extreme settings. For users with this exact combo, the ranking confirms that the system is well above average for Evolve, and the only meaningful upgrade path would be a stronger CPU to unlock the 4K Ultra setting.