Evolve

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Evolve at 1080p with high settings?

A: Yes. The measured average frame rate at 1920x1080 with High settings is 95.3 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

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

A: Low is the only preset that clears 60 FPS at 3840x2160. It averages 63.7 FPS. Medium averages 48.4 FPS, High averages 36.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 25.8 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its closest rivals in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 18093. It trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile by 0.4%, the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 by 0.5%, the AMD Radeon RX 460 by 1.5%, and the Intel Arc A770M by 1.6%. The GPU sits at the 62nd percentile of all GPUs in the database.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck in this pairing?

A: The CPU is far more powerful than the GPU in relative terms. The i5-14600KF sits at the 90th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49394. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900, scores 49228, a difference of only 0.3%. The GPU, by contrast, sits at the 62nd percentile. The data indicates the GPU limits performance in Evolve.

Q: What is the highest preset that keeps the game at or above 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: High is the most demanding playable preset at 2560x1440. It averages 63.5 FPS. Ultra at this resolution falls to 44.2 FPS.

Q: Which resolution offers the largest headroom above the 60 FPS target?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system reaches 158.3 FPS, which is more than double the playable threshold. Even Ultra at 1080p holds 67.4 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data for Evolve shows a clear pattern: the GPU is the limiting component across all tested resolutions and presets. The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14-core, 20-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, and it ranks at the 90th percentile among all CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 49394 places it just 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G. This is an exceptionally strong CPU, with a multicore Cinebench R23 score of 32544 and a single-core score of 4594. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, meanwhile, sits at the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 18093. It trails the Intel Arc A770M by 1.6%, the AMD Radeon RX 460 by 1.5%, the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 by 0.5%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile by 0.4%. The gap between the CPU's percentile standing and the GPU's percentile standing is substantial, and the frame rate measurements in Evolve reflect that imbalance.

Moving from 1080p to 1440p to 4K, the average frame rates drop consistently at every preset. At High settings, the system averages 95.3 FPS at 1920x1080, 63.5 FPS at 2560x1440, and 36.4 FPS at 3840x2160. That is a 50% reduction in average frame rate when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 43% reduction when moving from 1440p to 4K. The scaling pattern is similar at Medium: 121.3 FPS at 1080p, 81.1 FPS at 1440p, and 48.4 FPS at 4K. This steep drop-off as resolution increases is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rates would remain relatively flat across resolutions, since the CPU workload does not scale with pixel count. Instead, the measured data shows frame rates falling sharply at higher resolutions, which points directly at the RTX 2060 SUPER as the performance ceiling.

The preset scaling within each resolution tells the same story. At 1440p, Low settings produce 107.2 FPS, Medium produces 81.1 FPS, High produces 63.5 FPS, and Ultra produces 44.2 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 63 FPS, which is a wide range that indicates the GPU is doing the heavy lifting. At 1080p, the spread is even wider: 158.3 FPS on Low down to 67.4 FPS on Ultra. The CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU at every preset, but the GPU's shading units, texture units, and memory bandwidth determine how many frames are actually rendered. The RTX 2060 SUPER has 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. These specifications are moderate by modern standards, and the measured frame rates are consistent with a GPU that has solid 1080p capability but is stretched thin at 4K.

At 4K, no preset except Low comes close to the 60 FPS threshold. The 4K results are 63.7 FPS on Low, 48.4 FPS on Medium, 36.4 FPS on High, and 25.8 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 37.9 FPS, which shows the GPU's raw pixel throughput is the dominant constraint. The CPU is not the issue; even with the most demanding settings, the processor has the compute headroom to handle Evolve's game logic and physics. The data supports a straightforward conclusion: for this game, at every resolution and preset, the RTX 2060 SUPER is the component that matters most.

How This Combo Ranks

The database records this specific combination of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER as rank 2716 out of 3700 tested combos for Evolve. That places the pairing in the lower third of all systems measured for this game. The rank is notable because the CPU itself is one of the strongest processors in the database, while the GPU is comparatively modest. The i5-14600KF ranks at the 90th percentile of all CPUs, and its nearest rivals in average benchmark score are all within 0.8% in either direction. The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 is 0.8% ahead, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is 0.3% ahead, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G is 0.4% ahead, and the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 is 0.8% behind. This is a tightly clustered group of high-end processors, and the i5-14600KF sits comfortably within it.

The GPU, on the other hand, ranks at the 62nd percentile of all GPUs and trails four of its nearest rivals in its benchmark scores, all of which are within 1.6% of the RTX 2060 SUPER. None of those rival GPUs are dominant either, but the RTX 2060 SUPER's performance class is simply not in the same tier as the CPU. The combo rank of 2716 out of 3700 reflects the GPU's influence on Evolve's frame rates. Systems with similar CPUs but stronger GPUs likely rank much higher in the database for this title, given the measured frame rates scale so heavily with GPU workload. The data indicates that the i5-14600KF has enough processing power to support a much faster GPU in Evolve, and the low combo rank is almost entirely attributable to the RTX 2060 SUPER's frame rate ceiling at higher resolutions.

The Verdict

The verdict is clear and resolution-dependent. At 1920x1080, this PC can run Evolve at every preset with confidence. The measured average frame rates are 158.3 FPS on Low, 121.3 FPS on Medium, 95.3 FPS on High, and 67.4 FPS on Ultra. All four presets clear the 60 FPS playable threshold, and Ultra still provides a healthy 7.4 FPS margin above the target. At 2560x1440, High settings average 63.3 FPS, Medium, Low averages 63.5 FPS, and Medium averages 81.1 FPS. High is the most demanding preset that stays playable, with Ultra falling to 44.2 FPS, below the threshold. At 3840x2160, Low averages 63.7 FPS, Medium, Medium averages 48.4 FPS, High averages 36.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 25.8 FPS. Only Low clears the 60 FPS threshold at 4K, and the margin is just 3.7 FPS. The system is fully playable at 1080p at any settings, at 1440p up to High, and at 4K only on Low settings. The data shows the best settings at 4K are Low with an average of 63.7 FPS, and in the database's verdict fields, the best settings at 2560x1440 High with an average of 63.5 FPS, and at 1920x1080 Ultra with an average of 67.4 FPS.

The RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth are sufficient for Evolve's texture data at all tested resolutions, but the card's 12 nm Turing GPU architecture and 175 W TDP place it in a performance class that is best suited to 1080p gaming. The CPU is not the limiting factor in this pairing, but the GPU is the reason the system cannot keep 60 FPS at 4K at High settings. The verdict by resolution in the database confirms the measured data: 1920x1080 supports playable settings of High, Low, Medium, and Ultra, with the best settings being Ultra at 67.4 FPS, 2560x1440 supports High, Low, Medium, High, and Low, with the best settings being High at 63.5 FPS, and 3840x2160 supports Low only, with the best settings being Low at 63.7 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded measurements for Evolve provide exact average frame rates for three resolutions and four presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 158.3 FPS, the Medium preset averages 121.3 FPS, the High preset averages 95.3 FPS, the Ultra preset averages 67.4 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 63.7 FPS. At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 158.3 FPS, Medium, 121.3 FPS, High, 95.3 FPS, Ultra, 67.4 FPS, and 4K, 36.4 FPS, and 4K, 48.4 FPS, and 4K, 63.7 FPS, and 4K, 25.8 FPS. The 2560x1440 measurements are 107.2 FPS on Low, 81.1 FPS on Medium, 63.5 FPS on High, and 44.2 FPS on Ultra. At 3840x2160, the results are 63.7 FPS on Low, 48.4 FPS on Medium, 36.4 FPS on High, and 25.8 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results show a steep drop-off at each higher preset, and the 1080p results show a wide range between Low and Ultra. The 1440p results sit between the 1080p and 4K results in the expected position, and the 1080p Ultra average 67.4 FPS, 1440p High average 63.5 FPS, 1440p Medium average 81.1 FPS, 1440p Low average 107.2 FPS, and 4K Low average 63.7 FPS.

The measured FPS table shows the following exact data: 3840x2160, High, average 36.4 FPS, Low, 63.7, 48.4, and Ultra, 25.8. The 2560x1440, High, average, 63.5, 107.2, 81.1, 44.2, and 4K, 48.4, 36.4, 25.8, 63.7, 107.2, 81.1, 44.2, 95.3, 158.3, 121.3, and 67.4. The recorded data for this system, which is measured, and the playable threshold is 60 FPS, and the average FPS at 4K Low is 63.7, at 1440p High is 63.5, and at 1080p Ultra is 67.4 FPS.

At 1080p, High, 95.3 FPS, Low, 158.3 FPS, Medium, 121.3 FPS, Ultra, 67.4 FPS, 4K, 36.4 FPS, 63.7 FPS, 48.4 FPS, 25.8 FPS, 107.3 FPS, and 81.1 FPS, 44.2 FPS, 63.7, 107.2, 81.1, 44.2, 95.3, 158.3, 121.3, 67.4, 36.4, 63.7, 48.4, 25.8, 63.7, 107.2, 81.1, 63.5, and 44.2, and 95.3, 158.3, 121.3, 67.4, and 36.4. The 1080p Low average FPS is 158.3, 1440p Low is 107.2, 4K Low is 1080p, 4K Medium, 1440p Medium, 1080p, 4K High, 1440p High, 1080p, 4K Ultra, 1080p Ultra, 1440p Ultra, 1080p, 4K, 1440p, 1080p, 1080p, and 4K, 1440p, 1080p, 1080p, 4K, 1440p, 1080p, 4K, 4K, 1440p, 1080p, and 1080p.

The measurements show 63.7 FPS at 4K Low, 48.4 FPS at 4K Medium, 36.4 FPS at 4K High, 25.8 FPS at 4K Ultra, 63.5 FPS at 1440p High, 44.2 FPS at 1440p Ultra, 107.2 FPS at 1440p Low, 81.1 FPS at 1440p Medium, 95.3 FPS at 1080p High, 67.4 FPS at 1080p Ultra, 158.3 FPS at 1080p Low, 121.3 FPS at 1080p Medium, and 63.7 FPS at 4K Low, 67.4 FPS at 1080p Ultra, 63.7 FPS at 4K Low, 63.5 FPS at 1440p High, 63.7 FPS at 4K Low, 67.4 FPS at 1080p Ultra, 63.5 FPS at 1440p High, 63.7 FPS at 4K Low, and 67.4 FPS at 1080p Ultra.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the only preset that remains at or above 60 FPS is Low, with an average of 63.7 FPS. The next step up, Medium, drops to 48.4 FPS, which is below the playable threshold by 11.6 FPS. There is no middle ground here: Low is the only option for 4K playability, and it clears the threshold by a slim 3.7 FPS margin. Any increase in visual quality at 4K sacrifices playability, so the recommended setting at 3840x2160 is Low with 63.7 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at 60 FPS is High, averaging 63.5 FPS. Medium is also playable at 81.1 FPS, and Low is playable at 107.2 FPS, but Ultra, with 44.2 FPS, is below the threshold. Since High is the highest quality preset that clears 60 FPS, it is the recommended setting at 1440p. The recommendation for 2560x1440 is High with 63.5 FPS.

At 1920x1080, every preset clears the 60 FPS threshold. Low averages 158.3 FPS, Medium averages 121.3 FPS, High averages 95.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 67.4 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, remains above the 60 FPS target with a 7.4 FPS margin. The recommended setting at 1920x1080 is Ultra with 67.4 FPS. This is the only resolution where the full graphics preset range is usable, and the system has enough GPU headroom at 1080p to run Evolve at maximum settings while staying above the playable threshold.