Evolve

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT delivers a highly capable Evolve experience, clearing the 60 FPS playability threshold at every tested resolution with the right settings. The data indicates a system that is well-balanced for this title, with 1080p Ultra achieving 85 FPS average and 1440p High reaching 82 FPS average. The only limitation appears at 4K, where the Ultra preset falls to 32 FPS, but Medium remains comfortably playable at exactly 60 FPS average.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo shows strong headroom. The Low preset produces an average of 202 FPS, making it far beyond what the display can typically refresh. Medium averages 156 FPS, with a minimum of 133 FPS and a maximum of 180 FPS, showing consistent frame delivery. High averages 123 FPS, still well above the 60 FPS threshold. The most demanding 1080p setting, Ultra, averages 85 FPS, which is a 31% reduction from High but remains entirely fluid for competitive play.

Moving to 2560x1440, the scaling is predictable. Low averages 135 FPS, a 33% drop from 1080p Low. Medium averages 105 FPS, with a minimum of 89 FPS and a maximum of 120 FPS, keeping frames tightly grouped. High averages 82 FPS, which is a solid result for a 1440p High preset. The Ultra preset, however, averages 57 FPS, dipping just below the 60 FPS playable line. This makes Ultra at 1440p the first setting that fails the threshold, requiring a drop to High for a guaranteed smooth experience.

At 3840x2160, the load becomes significant. Low averages 77 FPS, which is still playable but shows a steep 43% decline from 1440p Low. Medium averages 60 FPS, with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS, placing it exactly at the playable threshold but with some dips below it. High averages 47 FPS, which is not playable by the 60 FPS standard. Ultra averages 32 FPS, making it unusable for smooth gameplay. The 4K data clearly shows that this combination is not built for maximum fidelity at that resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Core i5-13400F and RX 6750 XT ranks #1691 out of 3700 tested combos for Evolve. This places the system in the top 46% of all configurations tested, which is a strong showing for a mid-range pairing. The rank reflects the balanced nature of the hardware: the CPU is not bottlenecking the GPU at 1080p, and the GPU is strong enough to push high refresh rates at that resolution. The percentile data supports this, with the CPU sitting in the 77th percentile against all CPUs and the GPU in the 71st percentile against all GPUs, both indicating above-average individual performance.

The rank also implies that while this combo is not a top-tier enthusiast setup, it significantly outperforms lower-end pairings. The data shows that a large portion of the 3700 combos tested will struggle to maintain 60 FPS at 1440p High, whereas this system achieves 82 FPS average. The gap between this rank and the top 100 is substantial, but for the target of smooth, high-fidelity gameplay, the position is more than adequate.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 85 FPS. This is the clear choice for maximum visual quality, as the system has enough headroom to run everything at maximum without dipping near the threshold. The minimum FPS is not reported for Ultra, but the average is high enough that frame drops are unlikely to be noticeable.

At 2560x1440, the best setting is High, which averages 82 FPS. This keeps the experience well above 60 FPS while providing better visual fidelity than Medium. Ultra at 1440p fails the threshold with 57 FPS, so High is the optimal balance between quality and performance. The 82 FPS average also leaves room for minor dips without falling below the playable line.

At 3840x2160, the best setting is Medium, which averages exactly 60 FPS. While this meets the minimum requirement, the minimum FPS of 51 indicates that the experience will not be uniformly smooth. Low is also playable at 77 FPS, but Medium offers a better visual experience at the cost of some frame consistency. For users prioritizing a locked 60 FPS, Low might be the safer choice, but Medium is technically the best playable setting.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the CPU's nearest rivals, the Intel Core i5-13400F is closely matched by the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, which has a nearly identical average benchmark score with a 0% delta. The Intel Core 5 120 scores 0.3% higher, and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D also scores 0.3% higher, making them functionally interchangeable for this workload. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800H scores 0.4% lower. This means that swapping the i5-13400F for any of these CPUs would produce virtually identical frame rates in Evolve, as the game is not likely to be CPU-bound at the tested settings.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals show a tight cluster. The AMD Radeon R9 M395X scores 0.5% higher, the AMD FirePro W7100 scores 0.6% higher, and the AMD FirePro D700 scores 0.7% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile scores 1.1% higher, making it the closest NVIDIA alternative. These deltas are so small that they would translate to a one to two FPS difference at most in Evolve, meaning the RX 6750 XT's performance level is well-represented by these alternatives. A user with any of these GPUs would see nearly identical results, assuming the CPU remains similar.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows that the GPU is the dominant factor in Evolve, with resolution scaling having a much larger impact than settings changes. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings reduces the average FPS from 123 to 82, a 33% drop. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High reduces the average from 82 to 47, a 43% drop. This steep decline indicates that the RX 6750 XT is the primary constraint. The CPU's role is less visible, as the i5-13400F's strong multi-threaded performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22604, ensures it can feed the GPU enough data at all tested resolutions.

At 1080p, the CPU's influence is more apparent. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 202 to 85 FPS, a 117 FPS swing, which shows that the GPU is still the limiting factor even at lower resolutions. However, the fact that the 1080p Ultra score of 85 FPS is higher than the 1440p High score of 82 FPS suggests that the CPU is capable of pushing more frames when the GPU load is lower. The scaling between Low and Medium at each resolution is roughly consistent (1080p: 202 to 156, 1440p: 135 to 105, 4K: 77 to 60), indicating a linear GPU load model with no CPU bottleneck emerging.

The Verdict

This PC can run Evolve at a playable level across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, the system clears 60 FPS on every preset, including Ultra, which averages 85 FPS. This is the ideal resolution for this combo, offering maximum settings with plenty of headroom. At 2560x1440, the system is playable on High, Low, and Medium, with High averaging 82 FPS. The Ultra preset at 57 FPS fails the threshold, so users must choose High for a smooth experience. At 3840x2160, the system is playable on Low and Medium, with Medium averaging exactly 60 FPS. However, the 51 FPS minimum at Medium means some scenes will drop below the threshold, so users seeking a consistent 60 FPS should consider Low, which averages 77 FPS.

The verdict is clear: this is a 1080p and 1440p-focused machine for Evolve. The 4K experience is possible but requires settling for Medium or Low settings. The data confirms that the RX 6750 XT is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the i5-13400F provides ample CPU support. For a benchmark database perspective, the combination ranks in the top 46% of tested systems, which is a solid result for a mid-range build. Users targeting high refresh rates at 1080p or smooth 60 FPS at 1440p will be satisfied, while 4K users will need to compromise on visual quality.