Evolve

FAQ

Q: Can the Intel Core i7-12700KF and AMD Radeon RX 570 run Evolve at 60 FPS on 1080p?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings. The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings is 79.8, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. At Medium settings the average drops to 59.3, just below the threshold.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1440p for this combo?

A: There is no playable setting at 2560x1440. The highest average FPS recorded at this resolution is 52.8 on Low settings, which falls short of the 60 FPS playable threshold. All other settings at 1440p produce averages below 41 FPS.

Q: Is 4K gaming possible with this CPU and GPU combination?

A: No. At 3840x2160, even Low settings only deliver an average of 31.8 FPS. High settings drop to 16.6 FPS, Medium to 23.6 FPS, and Ultra to 9.7 FPS. None of these approach the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 28,766, placing it at the 74th percentile among all GPUs. It sits within 1.2% of the AMD Radeon RX 6800M (28,874, -0.4% delta), the AMD Radeon R9 M295X (28,580, +0.7% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 470 (28,996, -0.8% delta), and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 (28,421, +1.2% delta).

Q: What is the CPU's ranking relative to other processors?

A: The Intel Core i7-12700KF sits at the 85th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 35,365. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Core i7-13700T (35,403, -0.1% delta), the Intel Core i5-13600T (35,305, +0.2% delta), the Intel Core 5 213PE (35,428, -0.2% delta), and the Intel Core i7-12700K (35,287, +0.2% delta).

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for Evolve?

A: This combination ranks 3,531 out of 3,700 tested combos in the database for Evolve. That places it in the lower percentile of tested systems, which is consistent with the GPU's age and the measured frame rates.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data for Evolve shows a clear pattern: the AMD Radeon RX 570 is the dominant performance limiter across all resolutions, while the Intel Core i7-12700KF provides ample headroom that goes unused in most settings.

At 1920x1080, the scaling from Low to Ultra settings reveals the GPU's constraint. Low settings deliver 79.8 FPS, Medium drops to 59.3 FPS, High falls to 46.1 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 31.5 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 20.5 FPS, and the step from Medium to High costs another 13.2 FPS. This steep decline with each preset tier indicates that the GPU's shading units, texture units, and raster operations are saturated quickly as rendering load increases.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same pattern intensifies. Low settings produce 52.8 FPS, Medium 40.6 FPS, High 30.4 FPS, and Ultra 22.8 FPS. The resolution increase from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings reduces performance by 27.0 FPS, a 33.8% drop. At High settings, the drop is 15.7 FPS, from 46.1 to 30.4. The GPU's 4 GB GDDR5 memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are likely contributing factors, as higher resolutions demand more memory bandwidth and capacity.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is overwhelmed. Low settings manage only 31.8 FPS, Medium 23.6 FPS, High 16.6 FPS, and Ultra 9.7 FPS. The jump from 1440p to 4K at Low settings cuts performance from 52.8 to 31.8 FPS, a 21.0 FPS reduction. At Ultra settings, the 4K result of 9.7 FPS is less than one-third of the 1440p Ultra result of 22.8 FPS.

The CPU's role is minimal in this configuration. The Core i7-12700KF with 12 cores, 20 threads, and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz is far more capable than what Evolve demands at these settings. Its 3DMark scores (9,983 max threads, 9,282 at 16 threads) and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 28,838 indicate a processor that could handle far more complex workloads. The fact that FPS drops so dramatically with resolution and preset changes, while the CPU remains constant, confirms that the RX 570 is the bottleneck.

The data suggests that at 1080p Low, the system may be partially CPU-bound or balanced, since the GPU still delivers 79.8 FPS. But at every other setting and resolution, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor. The CPU's high single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,071, Geekbench single-core score of 2,255) does not translate into higher frame rates because the GPU cannot keep up with the rendering demands.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low, with a measured average of 79.8 FPS. Medium settings produce 59.3 FPS, which is 0.7 FPS below the 60 FPS threshold, so it does not qualify as playable under the database's criteria.

At 2560x1440, no preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold. The best result is Low at 52.8 FPS, followed by Medium at 40.6 FPS, High at 30.4 FPS, and Ultra at 22.8 FPS. Even the lowest settings leave a 7.2 FPS gap to the playable threshold.

At 3840x2160, the situation is worse. Low settings deliver 31.8 FPS, Medium 23.6 FPS, High 16.6 FPS, and Ultra 9.7 FPS. No setting comes close to 60 FPS, and even the best result is less than 53% of the threshold.

The verdict data confirms this: the only playable setting across all resolutions is 1920x1080 Low, with an average FPS of 79.8.

The Verdict

This PC can run Evolve, but with significant limitations. The verdict by resolution is clear: at 3840x2160, there are no playable settings; at 2560x1440, there are no playable settings; at 1920x1080, only Low settings clear the 60 FPS threshold, with an average of 79.8 FPS.

The system is playable only at 1080p with the lowest preset. If you want to play at Medium settings, the 59.3 FPS average at 1080p is just below the threshold, and in practice it may feel close to playable, but the database's strict 60 FPS criterion excludes it. High settings at 1080p drop to 46.1 FPS, and Ultra falls to 31.5 FPS, both clearly below playable levels.

For 1440p or 4K gaming, this combination is not viable for Evolve. The GPU simply does not have the rendering throughput, memory bandwidth, or capacity to maintain 60 FPS at those resolutions, even at the lowest settings.

The Core i7-12700KF is not the limiting factor here. Its performance metrics are strong, and it could support a much more powerful GPU. The RX 570, with its 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 performance, is the component that holds this system back.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low settings produce 31.8 FPS, Medium settings produce 23.6 FPS, High settings produce 16.6 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 9.7 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 22.1 FPS, and each preset step reduces performance by roughly 7 to 8 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the measured average FPS values are: Low 52.8 FPS, Medium 40.6 FPS, High 30.4 FPS, and Ultra 22.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 12.2 FPS, between Medium and High is 10.2 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 7.6 FPS. The scaling here is more linear than at 4K, where the drop from Low to Medium was 8.2 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: Low 79.8 FPS, Medium 59.3 FPS, High 46.1 FPS, and Ultra 31.5 FPS. This is the only resolution where any setting exceeds 60 FPS, and it is also the only resolution where the step from Low to Medium (20.5 FPS drop) is the largest single-step reduction. The step from Medium to High costs 13.2 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 14.6 FPS.

No minimum or maximum FPS values were recorded for any resolution or setting, so the analysis relies solely on average FPS. The database only provides average values, which means frame time consistency cannot be assessed from this data. However, the averages are consistent across the resolution and preset matrix, showing a clear monotonic decrease as either resolution or quality increases.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Intel Core i7-12700KF and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 3,531 out of 3,700 tested combos in the database for Evolve. That places it in the bottom 4.6% of all tested systems, which is a very low position.

The rank is consistent with the measured performance. Only 169 combos rank lower, and the vast majority of tested systems outperform this pairing. The RX 570's 74th percentile GPU ranking (among all GPUs, not just those tested with this CPU) does not translate into good Evolve performance because the game's rendering demands at higher settings and resolutions exceed what this GPU can deliver.

The CPU's strong benchmark position (85th percentile among all CPUs, with an average score of 35,365) does little to improve the combo's ranking in this game. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-13700T (35,403) and the Intel Core i5-13600T (35,305), would likely produce similar results when paired with the same GPU, since the GPU is the bottleneck.

For context, the GPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD Radeon RX 470 (28,996), which is 0.8% faster in synthetic benchmarks, and the AMD Radeon R9 M295X (28,580), which is 0.7% slower. These differences are small enough that real-world game performance would be nearly identical across these GPUs.

The low combo rank (3,531 of 3,700) combined with the fact that only one setting at one resolution achieves playable frame rates paints a clear picture: this system is suited for 1080p gaming at minimal quality settings in Evolve, and nothing more. Users seeking higher visual fidelity or higher resolutions would need a substantially more powerful GPU to pair with the capable Core i7-12700KF.