Evolve

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Evolve at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, at 4K the system clears the 60 FPS threshold on High, Medium, and Low settings. The recorded average frame rates are 72.4 FPS on High, 93.7 FPS on Medium, and 119.7 FPS on Low. Ultra settings at 4K fall below the playable threshold at 52.9 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 2560x1440?

A: At 1440p, the system can run Evolve at Ultra settings while maintaining an average of 88.9 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold. This makes Ultra the most demanding preset that remains playable at this resolution.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in the database?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17177, placing it in the 71st percentile among all CPUs. Its closest rival, the AMD EPYC 7H12, scores 17120, which is only 0.3% lower, while the Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17239, 0.4% higher. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G is 0.6% ahead, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is 0.6% behind.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Ti compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti posts an average benchmark score of 49957, putting it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 is essentially tied at 50001, just 0.1% higher. The Intel Arc A550M is 0.4% ahead, while the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2% higher and the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 3.1% lower.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, all four settings presets exceed 60 FPS. The system delivers 133.2 FPS on Ultra, 193.7 FPS on High, 238.3 FPS on Medium, and 258.7 FPS on Low, making this resolution the most comfortable for high-refresh-rate displays.

Q: Is Ultra settings playable at any resolution?

A: Yes, Ultra settings are playable at both 2560x1440 and 1920x1080, with average frame rates of 88.9 FPS and 133.2 FPS respectively. At 3840x2160, however, Ultra drops to 52.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU in this configuration each sit near a cluster of comparable hardware in the database, meaning users coming from these alternatives would see broadly similar performance characteristics.

On the CPU side, the Intel Core i5-11400F averages 17177 in the database benchmark suite, sitting in the 71st percentile of all CPUs. The AMD EPYC 7H12 scores 17120, a mere 0.3% difference, making it the closest match. The Intel Core i5-12450H is 0.4% ahead at 17239, while the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G leads by 0.6% with 17278. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U trails by 0.6% at 17074. These four alternatives all sit within a narrow band of roughly one percentage point, so any of them would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound behavior in Evolve.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti records an average score of 49957, good for the 86th percentile among all GPUs. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 is the nearest neighbor at 50001, a 0.1% gap that is effectively a statistical tie. The Intel Arc A550M comes in 0.4% higher at 49737, while the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2% above at 50951, and the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT sits 3.1% below at 48477. In practical terms, the RX Vega 64 and Arc A550M would track the RTX 5070 Ti most closely, while the RX 6900 XT would be slightly faster and the RX 6800 XT slightly slower.

The data indicates that the i5-11400F is a mid-pack CPU whose performance is closely matched by several other processors, so CPU-side bottlenecks would be similar across those alternatives. The RTX 5070 Ti, by contrast, sits comfortably in the upper tier of GPUs, and its nearest rivals are a mix of older AMD flagship cards and a midrange Intel mobile part, which suggests the GPU is the dominant component in this pairing.

CPU and GPU Roles

Examining the measured frame rates across resolutions reveals how the balance shifts between the Intel Core i5-11400F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti in Evolve.

At 1920x1080, the GPU has ample headroom, and the data shows very high frame rates across all presets: 258.7 FPS on Low, 238.3 FPS on Medium, 193.7 FPS on High, and 133.2 FPS on Ultra. The relatively modest spread between Low and Ultra at this resolution, compared to the scaling at higher resolutions, suggests that the CPU is beginning to constrain the upper bounds of performance. When the GPU is this fast, the i5-11400F's single-thread and multi-thread scores, such as 2024 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 14340 in multi-core, become the limiting factor.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but the scaling becomes more pronounced. Low settings produce 213.6 FPS, Medium drops to 168 FPS, High to 132.3 FPS, and Ultra to 88.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is much wider here than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is taking on a larger share of the workload as pixel count increases. The 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 896.0 GB/s bandwidth give the RTX 5070 Ti ample resources to handle the higher resolution.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the dominant component. Low settings yield 119.7 FPS, Medium 93.7 FPS, High 72.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 52.9 FPS. The steep drop from Low to Ultra at 4K reflects the raw pixel throughput demands, and the RTX 5070 Ti's 43.94 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 235.4 GPixel/s pixel rate are what keep frame rates playable at this resolution. The CPU's role diminishes considerably here, as the i5-11400F can easily feed frames to the GPU when the rendering load is this heavy.

The resolution scaling pattern is clear: at 1080p, the i5-11400F is the more relevant constraint, while at 4K, the RTX 5070 Ti's rendering throughput dictates the outcome. The 1440p results sit in between, with both components contributing meaningfully but the GPU's influence growing.

The Verdict

The recorded data shows that this PC can run Evolve at playable frame rates across most resolution and settings combinations. The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and the verdict by resolution is as follows.

At 3840x2160, the system clears 60 FPS on High, Medium, and Low settings. The best playable preset is High, with an average of 72.4 FPS. Ultra at 4K is not playable, as it averages 52.9 FPS.

At 2560x1440, every settings preset is playable, including Ultra. The best settings are Ultra, delivering an average of 88.9 FPS, which leaves comfortable headroom above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, and Ultra runs at an average of 133.2 FPS. This is the most favorable resolution for this combination, with even the most demanding preset nearly doubling the playable threshold.

Overall, the combination ranks 490th out of 3700 tested combinations in the database for Evolve, placing it in the upper tier of configurations. The RTX 5070 Ti's 86th percentile GPU score and the i5-11400F's 71st percentile CPU score combine to deliver a system that handles Evolve well at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K playable at reduced but still high-quality settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured average frame rates for each resolution and settings preset are recorded below. The database records only average FPS for this title, with no minimum or maximum values captured.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 52.9 FPS on Ultra, 72.4 FPS on High, 93.7 FPS on Medium, and 119.7 FPS on Low. The spread from Low to Ultra is 66.8 FPS, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates are 88.9 FPS on Ultra, 132.3 FPS on High, 168 FPS on Medium, and 213.6 FPS on Low. The scaling here is more gradual, with each preset step reducing the average by roughly 30 to 45 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 133.2 FPS on Ultra, 193.7 FPS on High, 238.3 FPS on Medium, and 258.7 FPS on Low. The difference between Medium and Low is only 20.4 FPS, the smallest gap between adjacent presets in the entire dataset, which reinforces the CPU-limited behavior at this resolution.

The data shows that the RTX 5070 Ti scales predictably with resolution, with the 1080p Ultra result of 133.2 FPS being 1.5 times the 1440p Ultra result of 88.9 FPS, which in turn is 1.68 times the 4K Ultra result of 52.9 FPS. The GPU's 16 GB memory capacity and 256-bit bus are sufficient for all tested configurations.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the most demanding preset that maintains an average of at least 60 FPS is listed below.

At 3840x2160, the best settings are High, which produces an average of 72.4 FPS. This is the only resolution where the top playable preset is not the highest available, as Ultra falls to 52.9 FPS. High at 4K provides a 12.4 FPS margin over the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are Ultra, with an average of 88.9 FPS. This provides a 28.9 FPS margin over the 60 FPS threshold, making it a safe choice for consistent performance. The next step down, High, runs at 132.3 FPS, so users who prefer higher frame rates could drop to High for a significant boost.

At 1920x1080, the best settings are also Ultra, delivering an average of 133.2 FPS. This is more than double the playable threshold, giving substantial headroom for frame rate dips or background workloads. Medium runs at 238.3 FPS and Low at 258.7 FPS for users targeting very high refresh rates.

In summary, the system is capable of running Evolve at Ultra settings at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K users should select High to stay comfortably above 60 FPS.