Evolve

FAQ

Q: Can the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 run Evolve at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, this combination clears the 60 FPS threshold at multiple settings. At 1920x1080, all four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) average above 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, Low, Medium, and High settings pass 60 FPS, while Ultra falls to 48 FPS. At 3840x2160, only Low settings reach 64 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low is the only setting that stays at or above 60 FPS, delivering an average of 64 FPS. Medium drops to 50 FPS, High to 39 FPS, and Ultra to 27 FPS, so none of those meet the playable threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 5050 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5050 has an average benchmark score of 21035. It sits within 1.6% of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (which scores 20713), and is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153), 1% behind the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237), and 1.6% behind the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379).

Q: What is the CPU's performance position relative to all tested processors?

A: The Intel Core i5-10400F ranks in the 68th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14185. Its closest rival, the Intel Xeon 6756E, scores 14163 (0.2% lower), while the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C scores 14277 (0.6% higher).

Q: Is there a large gap between Medium and Ultra at 1440p?

A: Yes, the gap is substantial. Medium averages 88 FPS while Ultra averages 48 FPS, a difference of 40 FPS. High sits between them at 69 FPS, meaning the step from High to Ultra costs 21 FPS, while the step from Medium to High costs 19 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested hardware combinations?

A: The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 ranks 2269 out of 3700 tested combos for Evolve, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for both components helps identify hardware that would deliver similar gaming behavior. The Intel Core i5-10400F's average benchmark score of 14185 places it alongside the Intel Xeon 6756E (14163, 0.2% lower), the Intel Core 7 160UL (14232, 0.3% higher), the AMD EPYC 7552 (14115, 0.5% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (14277, 0.6% higher). These processors all fall within a narrow band of roughly 1% of each other, so swapping between them would produce nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Evolve.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050's average score of 21035 is bracketed by the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153, 0.6% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237, 1% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713, 1.6% lower), and the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379, 1.6% higher). The spread here is slightly wider, about 3.2% from the lowest to the highest scoring rival, but all four alternatives would deliver broadly comparable frame rates in Evolve, with the RX 5600 XT being the closest match at just 1.6% below the RTX 5050.

For a user considering this specific pairing, the data suggests that substituting any of these rival GPUs would shift measured FPS by only a few frames at most. At 1920x1080 Medium, where the RTX 5050 achieves 131 FPS, a 1.6% slower RX 5600 XT would land near 129 FPS, while a 1.6% faster RTX A4000 Mobile would reach roughly 133 FPS. These differences are unlikely to change whether a given resolution and preset remains above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data across resolutions reveals how the balance shifts between the Intel Core i5-10400F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 depending on the workload. At 1920x1080, the GPU has the least pressure, and the CPU's capability becomes more relevant. The frame rates here are high across the board: Low averages 169 FPS, Medium 131 FPS, High 103 FPS, and Ultra 71 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra drops performance by 98 FPS, a 58% reduction, which indicates that GPU compute and memory bandwidth are still the limiting factors even at 1080p, but the CPU keeps the pipeline fed well enough to sustain triple-digit rates at lower presets.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU workload increases substantially. Low averages 113 FPS, Medium 88 FPS, High 69 FPS, and Ultra 48 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings is 56 FPS (from 169 to 113), while at Ultra the drop is 23 FPS (from 71 to 48). This pattern shows the GPU becoming the dominant constraint at higher settings, as the resolution increase disproportionately affects frame rates when the GPU is already heavily loaded. The CPU's role diminishes at 1440p, since the i5-10400F can comfortably feed the RTX 5050 at these rates.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. Low averages 64 FPS, Medium 50 FPS, High 39 FPS, and Ultra 27 FPS. The resolution jump from 1440p to 4K at Low costs 49 FPS (from 113 to 64), and at High it costs 30 FPS (from 69 to 39). The CPU matters least here, as the RTX 5050's 8 GB memory and 320.0 GB/s bandwidth are stretched thin. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 37 FPS, smaller in absolute terms than at 1080p (98 FPS), but the relative penalty is similar. The data indicates that for this game, the RTX 5050 is the limiting component at 4K, while the i5-10400F provides adequate headroom at lower resolutions and presets.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Evolve, but the playable range depends heavily on resolution. Using the database's playable threshold of 60 FPS, the verdict is clear for each resolution.

At 1920x1080, every preset clears 60 FPS. Low averages 169 FPS, Medium 131 FPS, High 103 FPS, and Ultra 71 FPS. This means the user can enable the highest quality settings and still stay comfortably above the threshold.

At 2560x1440, three of four presets pass 60 FPS. High averages 69 FPS, Medium 88 FPS, and Low 113 FPS. Ultra falls short at 48 FPS, so the most demanding setting is not playable at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, only Low reaches 64 FPS. Medium averages 50 FPS, High 39 FPS, and Ultra 27 FPS, all below the threshold. The system can run the game at 4K, but only with reduced visual quality.

The overall verdict is that this combination is a solid 1080p and 1440p machine for Evolve, with 4K possible only at Low settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data provides exact average, minimum, and maximum FPS figures for certain settings. Minimum and maximum values are only available for Medium presets at each resolution.

At 1920x1080: Low averages 169 FPS. Medium averages 131 FPS, with a minimum of 111 FPS and a maximum of 150 FPS. High averages 103 FPS. Ultra averages 71 FPS. All four presets remain above 60 FPS in their average values.

At 2560x1440: Low averages 113 FPS. Medium averages 88 FPS, with a minimum of 75 FPS and a maximum of 101 FPS. High averages 69 FPS. Ultra averages 48 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160: Low averages 64 FPS, just clearing the playable mark. Medium averages 50 FPS, with a minimum of 42 FPS and a maximum of 57 FPS. High averages 39 FPS. Ultra averages 27 FPS, the lowest recorded value in the dataset.

The Medium preset data shows consistent frame time behavior. At 1080p, the 111 FPS minimum still leaves a large margin above 60 FPS. At 1440p, the 75 FPS minimum remains playable. At 4K, the 42 FPS minimum is well below the threshold, confirming that Medium is not a viable 4K option.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is as follows.

At 1920x1080, Ultra is the best setting, averaging 71 FPS. This leaves an 11 FPS margin above the 60 FPS threshold, so the user can enable maximum quality without concern.

At 2560x1440, High is the best setting, averaging 69 FPS. The margin is 9 FPS above the threshold, which is sufficient for most gameplay, though the recorded data does not include minimum FPS for High to verify frame pacing.

At 3840x2160, Low is the best setting, averaging 64 FPS. The margin is only 4 FPS above the threshold, making this the least comfortable option. The Medium preset falls to 50 FPS, so there is no room for quality improvements at 4K.

These recommendations are directly derived from the verdict data, which lists the best playable setting and its average FPS for each resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 combination ranks 2269 out of 3700 tested combos for Evolve. This places it in the 61st percentile of all tested hardware pairings, meaning roughly 61% of tested systems rank below it and 39% rank above it.

Given that the CPU sits in the 68th percentile among all processors and the GPU sits in the 66th percentile among all GPUs, the combo rank of 2269 is slightly lower than either component's individual percentile would suggest. This gap indicates that Evolve's performance characteristics do not perfectly align with the synthetic benchmark scores. The game's demands at 4K, where the RTX 5050 struggles to maintain 60 FPS except at Low settings, likely drag the combo rank down relative to what the raw component scores imply.

The rank also reflects that while the system is comfortably playable at 1080p and 1440p, it is not a top-tier performer. Many combinations in the database achieve higher frame rates, particularly at 4K, where this pairing only manages 64 FPS at Low. For users targeting 1080p or 1440p gaming, this rank is acceptable. For 4K enthusiasts, the 2269 position out of 3700 indicates that more capable alternatives exist.