Evolve

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Evolve with the Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 shows a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and presets. At 3840x2160, the combination struggles severely: Low settings produce an average of 32.1 FPS, Medium drops to 25.9 FPS, High falls to 18 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 12 FPS. These figures indicate that 4K is not a viable target for this hardware pairing in this title, as even the lowest preset fails to approach the 60 FPS threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results improve but remain below playability standards. Low settings deliver an average of 55.1 FPS, which is close to the 60 FPS target but still under it. Medium settings yield 39.3 FPS, High produces 29.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 24.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at this resolution is substantial, roughly 15.8 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is the primary bottleneck once settings increase beyond the minimum.

At 1920x1080, the picture changes significantly. Low settings achieve an average of 75.6 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings hit exactly 60 FPS on average, which meets the playable threshold. High settings fall to 48.7 FPS, and Ultra drops further to 34.8 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline: 75.6, 60, 48.7, and 34.8 FPS respectively. The difference between Low and Medium is 15.6 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 11.3 FPS, and High to Ultra is 13.9 FPS.

The data contains no minimum or maximum FPS values for any resolution or preset, so the analysis relies solely on average frame rates. The overall pattern indicates that the RX 570 has enough headroom at 1080p for the two lowest presets, but the higher settings demand more graphics throughput than this Polaris-based card can provide. At 1440p and above, the GPU is consistently overwhelmed regardless of settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 3840x2160, the database records no playable settings. The best available option, Low, still averages only 32.1 FPS, which is 27.9 FPS below the 60 FPS target. No preset at this resolution reaches the playable threshold, and the verdict data confirms this with an empty list of playable settings and no best settings designation.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similar. The verdict lists no playable settings, and the best average FPS across all presets is 55.1 FPS on Low. This falls 4.9 FPS short of the 60 FPS threshold, making 1440p unplayable by the database standard. The closest approach to playability is Low, but it does not clear the bar.

For 1920x1080, the verdict identifies Low and Medium as playable settings. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, with an exact average of 60 FPS. This is the best settings choice at this resolution because it hits the threshold precisely while offering higher visual quality than Low. High settings at 48.7 FPS and Ultra at 34.8 FPS are not playable, so Medium represents the ceiling for this combination.

The database's playable threshold is set at 60 FPS, and the Medium preset at 1080p is the only demanding setting that achieves this exact figure. Low is also playable at 75.6 FPS, but Medium is the highest preset that maintains playability. At higher resolutions, no preset clears the threshold, so the recommendation is strictly 1080p Medium.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals which component matters more for Evolve with this pairing. The CPU, an Intel Core i5-14400F with 10 cores and 16 threads, has a strong benchmark profile: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645 and a single-core score of 3055, plus a PassMark single-thread score of 3701. Its percentile versus all CPUs is 83, indicating it sits well above most processors. The GPU, an AMD Radeon RX 570 with 2048 shading units and a 4 GB GDDR5 memory buffer, has a percentile versus all GPUs of 74 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 880.

The FPS data shows that resolution scaling has a dramatic effect, which points to the GPU as the dominant constraint. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 60 to 39.3, a reduction of 20.7 FPS or roughly 34.5 percent. From 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 on Medium, the average falls from 39.3 to 25.9 FPS, another 13.4 FPS drop. This steep decline with increasing pixel count is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the RX 570's 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 throughput are insufficient for higher resolutions.

The CPU's role is more evident when looking at preset scaling at a fixed resolution. At 1920x1080, moving from Low to Medium costs 15.6 FPS, from Medium to High costs 11.3 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 13.9 FPS. These changes are relatively uniform, suggesting that the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at 1080p, but the GPU's rendering load increases with each preset tier. The i5-14400F's high single-core performance, evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 2058, ensures that it is not the limiting factor at 1080p.

At 2560x1440 and 3840x2160, the GPU becomes even more dominant. The Low preset at 1440p produces 55.1 FPS, which is close to 1080p Medium at 60 FPS, indicating that the CPU can handle the lower settings but the GPU cannot sustain higher ones. The fact that Ultra settings at any resolution never exceed 34.8 FPS (the 1080p Ultra figure) reinforces that the RX 570 is the bottleneck. The data does not show any scenario where the CPU's capabilities are exhausted; instead, the GPU's limits are reached first at every resolution beyond 1080p Low.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i5-14400F, based on average benchmark scores, provide context for what other CPUs would behave similarly in this game. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has an average score of 32233, which is 0.1 percent lower than the i5-14400F's score of 32279. The Intel Core i9-11900 scores 32226, a 0.2 percent difference. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS scores 32354, which is 0.2 percent higher, and the Intel Core i7-12800H scores 32121, a 0.5 percent gap. These four CPUs are all within half a percent of the i5-14400F's average benchmark score, so any of them would likely produce nearly identical frame rates in Evolve when paired with the same RX 570. The differences are negligible in real-world gaming terms, as a 0.5 percent delta in CPU score would not meaningfully shift the GPU-bound FPS figures.

For the AMD Radeon RX 570, the nearest rivals are equally close. The AMD Radeon RX 6800M has an average score of 28874, which is 0.4 percent below the RX 570's 28766. The AMD Radeon R9 M295X scores 28580, a 0.7 percent difference. The AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28996, which is 0.8 percent above, and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 scores 28421, a 1.2 percent gap. In practical terms, swapping the RX 570 for any of these cards would change Evolve's FPS by less than a couple of frames per second at most settings. The RX 470 is the closest direct comparison, as it shares the same Polaris architecture generation, and its 0.8 percent higher score suggests it might edge out the RX 570 by roughly one frame at 1080p Medium. The Quadro RTX 8000, despite being a professional card, benchmarks similarly enough that gaming performance in this title would be nearly identical.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 3483 out of 3700 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the bottom 5.9 percent of all configurations in the database. This rank reflects the GPU's age and limits: while the CPU is strong (83rd percentile), the GPU's 74th percentile is dragged down further by the game's demands. The low rank is consistent with the measured FPS data, which shows playability only at 1080p Low and Medium.

The rank of 3483 out of 3700 means that nearly all other combinations tested in this game deliver higher average frame rates. The gap between this combo and higher-ranked ones is likely substantial, given that 217 combos sit below it, but the overwhelming majority of systems outperform it. This is not a surprising result for a GPU released in 2017 paired with a 2024 CPU; the i5-14400F's capabilities are largely wasted in this pairing because the RX 570 cannot translate CPU performance into high FPS at demanding settings.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Evolve? The answer depends entirely on resolution. At 1920x1080, the system is playable on Low and Medium settings, with Medium hitting exactly 60 FPS on average. This is the only resolution where the combination clears the 60 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440, no preset reaches 60 FPS; the best case is Low at 55.1 FPS, which falls short. At 3840x2160, the situation is worse, with Low averaging only 32.1 FPS and Ultra dropping to 12 FPS.

The verdict by resolution is clear: 1080p Medium is the maximum playable configuration, and 1440p and 4K are not viable. The data shows that the RX 570 is the limiting factor, as the i5-14400F has ample headroom. For a player targeting 1080p, this system delivers a smooth experience at Medium settings, but for higher resolutions, an upgrade to a more powerful GPU would be necessary. The measured FPS figures, the combo rank of 3483 out of 3700, and the resolution-based verdicts all align: this is a 1080p-oriented machine for Evolve, and it should not be expected to handle 1440p or 4K playably.