Evolve

The pairing of an Intel Core i5-10400F with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti raises a straightforward question for Evolve, a 2015 FPS: does this hardware deliver smooth frame rates, and at which settings? The recorded data answers decisively in the affirmative at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K requiring modest compromises. Below is the full analysis of how this combination behaves in the game, resolution by resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the Core i5-10400F carries an average benchmark score of 14185 in the database, placing it in the 68th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are an unusual mix: the Intel Xeon 6756E scores 14163 (0.2 percent behind), the Intel Core 7 160UL scores 14232 (0.3 percent ahead), the AMD EPYC 7552 scores 14115 (0.5 percent behind), and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C scores 14277 (0.6 percent ahead). Any of these processors would produce effectively identical gaming behavior in Evolve, since the deltas are all within a fraction of a percent. The i5-10400F brings 6 cores and 12 threads to the table, a Comet Lake design on Intel's 14 nm process, with a 2.90 GHz base clock and a 4.30 GHz boost clock, so single-thread responsiveness is solid for a game engine of this era.

The GPU is the stronger half of the pairing. The RTX 3070 Ti averages 29945 across recorded benchmarks and sits in the 75th percentile of all GPUs. Its closest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile at 29928 (0.1 percent behind), the AMD Radeon RX 6800 at 30095 (0.5 percent ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 29783 (0.5 percent behind), and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 at 30433 (1.6 percent ahead). A system built around the RX 6800 or the RTX 2080 Ti would deliver frame rates in Evolve within roughly half a percent of this configuration, and even the RX 6700, the largest gap among the group, would differ by less than 2 percent. In practical terms, this is a well-defined performance tier: Ampere-class throughput with 6144 shading units, 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, and 8 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus providing 608.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

CPU and GPU Roles

Evolve at this hardware level is overwhelmingly GPU-bound, and the scaling data makes that clear. At 1080p Ultra the configuration averages 97.4 FPS. Moving to 1440p Ultra drops the average to 64.5 FPS, and 4K Ultra falls further to 33.7 FPS. That is a steep, consistent decline as pixel count rises, which is the signature of a graphics-limited workload: the RTX 3070 Ti is doing the heavy lifting at every resolution, and the processor is never the constraining factor.

The CPU's headroom supports this reading. With a single-thread Passmark score of 2541, a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1451, and a Geekbench single-core score of 1420, the i5-10400F has ample per-core speed for a 2015 title. Its multithreaded results (10283 in Cinebench R23, 12115 in Passmark multithread, 6257 in Geekbench multicore) confirm that 12 threads are far more than Evolve's engine can saturate. The preset scaling reinforces the GPU-bound diagnosis: at fixed resolutions, dropping from Ultra to High recovers large frame rate gains (33.7 to 54.9 at 4K, 64.5 to 90.1 at 1440p, 97.4 to 139.5 at 1080p), which points at shader and texture load rather than draw-call or simulation limits that would implicate the processor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured averages from the database; minimum and maximum values were not recorded for these runs.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 224 FPS average
• Medium: 173.8 FPS average
• High: 139.5 FPS average
• Ultra: 97.4 FPS average

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 149.6 FPS average
• Medium: 116.5 FPS average
• High: 90.1 FPS average
• Ultra: 64.5 FPS average

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 88.1 FPS average
• Medium: 69.3 FPS average
• High: 54.9 FPS average
• Ultra: 33.7 FPS average

The pattern is remarkably linear within each resolution tier. At 1080p, every preset clears the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin, with even Ultra sitting 37.4 frames above the line. At 1440p, the lowest recorded result, Ultra at 64.5 FPS, still clears 60. At 4K the situation splits: Low and Medium are comfortable at 88.1 and 69.3 FPS respectively, while High at 54.9 FPS misses the threshold and Ultra at 33.7 FPS falls well short. The High-to-Medium trade at 4K is the single most meaningful decision a player on this hardware will make, exchanging a 14.4 FPS gain for one preset step.

FAQ

Q: Can the RTX 3070 Ti run Evolve at 4K Ultra?

A: No. The measured average at 3840x2160 Ultra is 33.7 FPS, well below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium is the best 4K preset that stays playable, at 69.3 FPS.

Q: What is the fastest recorded frame rate for this combination in Evolve?

A: 1080p Low, at 224 FPS average. The 1080p Medium and High presets follow at 173.8 and 139.5 FPS.

Q: Does this PC handle 1440p at maximum settings?

A: Yes. 2560x1440 Ultra averages 64.5 FPS, clearing the 60 FPS threshold, and every lower 1440p preset is faster still, up to 149.6 FPS at Low.

Q: How much performance is lost going from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra?

A: The average falls from 97.4 FPS to 33.7 FPS, a drop of 63.7 frames across the resolution change, consistent with a GPU-bound workload.

Q: Is the Core i5-10400F fast enough to avoid bottlenecking this GPU in Evolve?

A: The data indicates yes. Frame rates scale sharply with resolution and preset while the CPU's single-thread scores (2541 Passmark, 1451 Cinebench R23) are strong, which together indicate the graphics card is the limiting component at every tested setting.

Q: Where does this hardware pairing rank among tested combinations for Evolve?

A: It ranks 1349 out of 3700 tested combinations in this game, placing it in the upper half of the database.

Best Settings per Resolution

• 1920x1080: Ultra, averaging 97.4 FPS. This is the most demanding preset available and it clears 60 FPS by over 37 frames.
• 2560x1440: Ultra, averaging 64.5 FPS. Maximum settings remain playable here, though the margin above the threshold narrows to 4.5 frames.
• 3840x2160: Medium, averaging 69.3 FPS. High is the next step up but averages only 54.9 FPS, below the 60 FPS line, so Medium is the most demanding preset that stays playable at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

Against the full set of tested combinations for Evolve, the i5-10400F plus RTX 3070 Ti ranks 1349 out of 3700. That places it above roughly the middle of the field, a position consistent with the component percentiles: the CPU sits in the 68th percentile of all processors and the GPU in the 75th percentile of all graphics cards. For a game released in 2015, this ranking reflects the diminishing returns of modern hardware on older engines, since even dramatically faster configurations cannot extract unlimited frame rates from a title with fixed engine overhead. Within its tier, though, this pairing behaves like its nearest rivals: swaps to an RX 6800, an RTX 2080 Ti, or an RTX 5070 Mobile on the GPU side, or any of the CPU alternatives listed above, would land within about half a percent of the same result.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Evolve, with one caveat at 4K. At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable and Ultra is the clear choice at 97.4 FPS average. At 2560x1440, all four presets again clear 60 FPS, with Ultra delivering 64.5 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low (88.1 FPS) and Medium (69.3 FPS) are playable while High (54.9 FPS) and Ultra (33.7 FPS) fall short, making Medium the best 4K setting. For a competitive FPS where high refresh rates matter, the 1080p Low result of 224 FPS shows the configuration has headroom far beyond the playable threshold. The GPU is the defining component, the CPU keeps pace without issue, and the overall verdict is a comfortable win at two of three resolutions.