Evolve

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT delivers a wide performance spread in Evolve, ranging from a demanding 40.6 FPS at 4K Ultra to a blistering 262.4 FPS at 1080p Low. This combination places 957th out of 3700 tested combos, indicating solidly above-average capability for this 2015 FPS title, though the data reveals clear resolution-based limits that dictate how you should configure the game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, this combo is overwhelmingly fast. The lowest preset tested, Low, produces an average of 262.4 FPS. Moving to Medium drops the average to 203.3 FPS, while High still manages a very strong 156.5 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, yields 108.7 FPS, which remains far above the 60 FPS playable threshold. Even at its most punishing, this resolution never approaches a point where frame rate becomes a concern.

Stepping up to 2560x1440, performance remains high but the scaling is more pronounced. Low settings deliver 176.7 FPS, which is a 32.6% decrease from the 1080p Low result. Medium follows at 132.6 FPS, and High drops to 109.1 FPS. Ultra is the first preset to dip below the triple-digit mark, producing 76.5 FPS. This is still comfortably playable, but the gap between Low and Ultra has widened compared to 1080p, showing the GPU is beginning to feel the resolution increase.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes significantly. Low settings produce 97.5 FPS, which is still excellent, and Medium yields 78.2 FPS. However, High drops to 57.9 FPS, which falls just below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Ultra is the most demanding, averaging only 40.6 FPS. The data shows a clear cliff: the combo can handle 4K at Low and Medium without issue, but High and Ultra presets require compromise.

The minimum and maximum FPS values are not provided in the data, so all analysis relies solely on average frame rates. The pattern across resolutions is consistent: preset scaling from Low to Ultra reduces average FPS by roughly 58-60% at each resolution, indicating a predictable workload increase from the game’s graphical options.

Best Settings per Resolution

The data defines the playable threshold at 60 FPS average. At 1920x1080, every preset exceeds this limit, so the best settings are Ultra, which delivers 108.7 FPS. This gives the highest visual quality while maintaining nearly double the playable frame rate.

At 2560x1440, all four presets also remain above 60 FPS, including Ultra at 76.5 FPS. Therefore, the best settings are Ultra, providing the full visual experience while still leaving a 16.5 FPS margin above the playable threshold.

At 3840x2160, the choice is more constrained. High falls to 57.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra drops further to 40.6 FPS. The best settings are Medium, which produces 78.2 FPS. This preset stays well above the playable threshold while offering a significant visual upgrade over Low, which runs at 97.5 FPS. Choosing Medium sacrifices some frame rate headroom but avoids the sub-60 FPS territory of High.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the GPU is the primary performance driver for Evolve, but the CPU still matters at lower resolutions. Looking at the scaling from 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS across all presets drops by roughly 30-33%. For example, High goes from 156.5 FPS to 109.1 FPS, a 30.3% reduction. This is a substantial drop that points to the GPU becoming more stressed as pixel count increases.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K is even more dramatic. High drops from 109.1 FPS to 57.9 FPS, a 46.9% reduction. Medium falls from 132.6 FPS to 78.2 FPS, a 41.0% reduction. These larger percentage decreases at 4K confirm that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The RX 9070 XT, with its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and 644.6 GB/s bandwidth, is doing the heavy lifting, but the sheer pixel workload of 4K overwhelms it at higher presets.

At 1080p, the CPU’s role becomes more apparent. The i5-13400F, with 10 cores and 16 threads, posts strong multi-threaded scores like 22,604 in Cinebench R23 and 25,032 in Passmark multithread. The fact that 1080p Low reaches 262.4 FPS suggests the CPU can feed the GPU effectively at high frame rates. However, the 1080p Ultra result of 108.7 FPS is only 42% higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 76.5 FPS, whereas the 1080p Low result is 48.5% higher than the 1440p Low result. This compressed scaling at Ultra indicates that the game’s graphical settings, not the CPU, are the bottleneck when visual quality is maximized.

In practical terms, at 1080p and 1440p, the combo is balanced enough that neither component is a clear weak point. At 4K, the GPU is decisively the limiting factor, as evidenced by the steep FPS drops when moving from Medium to High and Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination ranks 957th out of 3700 tested combos, placing it in the top 25.9% of all configurations in the database. This is a strong showing for a game released in 2015, indicating that the hardware is far more capable than the title requires at most settings. The rank reflects the combo’s ability to handle 4K Medium and 1440p Ultra, which are demanding scenarios for many systems.

The GPU’s percentile ranking is 55th among all GPUs, while the CPU ranks in the 77th percentile among all CPUs. This suggests the CPU is relatively stronger than the GPU in the general benchmark pool, but the in-game rank shows the combo as a whole performs well above average. The CPU’s 77th percentile versus the GPU’s 55th percentile means the i5-13400F has more headroom relative to its peers than the RX 9070 XT does, yet the game’s performance is still constrained by the GPU at higher resolutions.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS scores 25,284 in average benchmarks, which is essentially identical to the i5-13400F’s 25,292 (a 0% delta). The Intel Core 5 120 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D score 25,362 and 25,365, respectively, both showing a -0.3% delta, meaning they are marginally slower. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800H scores 25,201, a 0.4% delta, making it slightly faster. In Evolve, any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates because the game is not heavily CPU-bound at most settings.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are much older parts. The AMD Radeon HD 7770M scores 13,536 versus the RX 9070 XT’s 13,543, a 0.1% delta. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 scores 13,515 (0.2% delta), and the NVIDIA P106-090 scores 13,470 (0.5% delta). The AMD Radeon Pro 555 scores 13,407 (1% delta). These deltas are so small that, in theory, these GPUs would perform nearly identically in Evolve. However, these rivals are from much older generations, so their actual in-game behavior may differ due to driver support and feature sets, but the benchmark data suggests similar average scores.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Evolve at 4K with playable frame rates?*

A: Yes, but only up to Medium settings. Medium produces 78.2 FPS at 3840x2160, while High drops to 57.9 FPS and Ultra falls to 40.6 FPS. The playable threshold is 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best preset at 2560x1440 for this hardware?

A: Ultra is the best choice. It delivers 76.5 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold, and provides the highest visual quality among tested settings.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game?

A: The GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 4K, the FPS drops from 78.2 FPS at Medium to 57.9 FPS at High, a 26% reduction, while at 1080p the drop from Medium to High is only 23%. The CPU is sufficient to avoid bottlenecks at 1080p and 1440p.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: It ranks 957th out of 3700 combos, placing it in the top 25.9% of all configurations tested for Evolve.

Q: What CPU would perform similarly to the i5-13400F in this game?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has an average benchmark score of 25,284, which is within 0% of the i5-13400F’s 25,292. The Intel Core 5 120 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D are also within 0.3% slower.

Q: What GPU alternatives would behave similarly to the RX 9070 XT?

A: Based on average benchmark scores, the AMD Radeon HD 7770M (13,536), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 (13,515), and NVIDIA P106-090 (13,470) are all within 0.5% of the RX 9070 XT’s 13,543 score.