Evolve

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers exceptional performance in Evolve, a 2015 FPS title that remains highly playable at every tested resolution and preset combination. The measured data shows a system that not only clears the 60 FPS playable threshold everywhere but does so with massive headroom, making it a definitive choice for high-refresh-rate monitors. This combination ranks 43rd out of 3700 tested combos for this game, placing it in the top 1.2% of all configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark data provides a complete picture across three resolutions and four quality presets, with all results representing measured average FPS. At 1920x1080, the combo is overwhelmingly powerful. Low settings produce an average of 371.9 FPS, which is the highest figure recorded for this pairing. Medium settings drop to 299.4 FPS, still an extraordinarily high number. High settings yield 233.6 FPS, and even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains an average of 164.8 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a drop of 207.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the primary driver of performance changes as settings increase.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains exceptional but shows the expected impact of additional pixel workload. Low settings average 259.5 FPS, a reduction of 112.4 FPS compared to the same preset at 1080p. Medium settings deliver 199.7 FPS, while High settings reach 155.2 FPS. Ultra at 1440p averages 106.8 FPS, which is a 58 FPS decrease from the 1080p Ultra result. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 152.7 FPS, narrower than at 1080p but still substantial.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 5090 still has ample power, though the numbers finally begin to look like a traditional 4K workload. Low settings average 146.6 FPS, which is more than double the playable threshold. Medium settings produce 111.4 FPS, and High settings achieve 89.1 FPS. The Ultra preset, which is the most demanding configuration tested, still maintains a solid 64.2 FPS average. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 82.4 FPS drop, the smallest absolute difference between presets across all resolutions, suggesting that resolution scaling has a larger effect than settings changes at this level.

Best Settings per Resolution

The verdict data confirms that every single preset at every resolution clears the 60 FPS playable threshold, so the "best settings" are simply the highest quality option available. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best choice, delivering an average of 164.8 FPS. This is more than enough for a 144Hz or even a 165Hz monitor, and it provides substantial headroom for any demanding scenes.

At 2560x1440, Ultra remains the optimal preset with an average of 106.8 FPS. This comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS threshold and is sufficient for high-refresh-rate 1440p displays. The 106.8 FPS figure is close to the refresh rate of many 1440p gaming monitors, making this a very smooth experience.

For 3840x2160, the Ultra preset is again the best option, with an average of 64.2 FPS. While this is the lowest result in the entire dataset, it still clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by a small margin. This means 4K Ultra is playable, though users with 120Hz or higher refresh rate 4K displays will want to consider High settings at 89.1 FPS for a consistently smoother experience. However, based strictly on the playable threshold, Ultra is the recommended setting at all three resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

Analyzing the performance scaling across resolutions and presets reveals distinct roles for the CPU and GPU in Evolve. At 1920x1080, the very high FPS numbers, especially the 371.9 FPS at Low settings, indicate that the Intel Core i7-14700F is more than capable of feeding the RTX 5090. The 20-core, 28-thread processor with a 5.40 GHz boost clock has a Passmark single-thread score of 4257 and a multithread score of 41317, providing ample headroom for the game's CPU-bound scenarios. The fact that the 1080p Low preset reaches nearly 372 FPS shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck at these frame rates.

As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the more dominant factor. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings reduces FPS by 112.4, while the transition from 1440p to 4K at Low settings reduces it by another 112.9 FPS. This consistent drop with resolution indicates that the RTX 5090's rendering workload is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, even with its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. The GPU's Passmark G3D score of 39650 and its 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs support its role as the performance driver at 4K.

The preset scaling further clarifies the division of labor. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 207.1 FPS, which is the largest preset delta in the dataset. This suggests that at lower resolutions, where the GPU is not as strained by pixel count, the settings menu has a more pronounced effect on performance. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra is only 82.4 FPS, meaning the GPU is already so loaded by the resolution that changing settings has a relatively smaller impact. This pattern confirms that the RTX 5090 is the primary determinant of performance at 4K, while the i7-14700F ensures that even at 1080p, the GPU is fully utilized.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Evolve at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The measured data shows an average of 64.2 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest FPS this system can achieve in Evolve?

A: The highest recorded average is 371.9 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for high FPS in this game at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the CPU is crucial for achieving the highest framerates, as evidenced by the 371.9 FPS Low preset result. The data shows that the i7-14700F is not a limiting factor at this resolution.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1440p to 4K?

A: At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 106.8 at 2560x1440 to 64.2 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 42.6 FPS.

Q: Which preset offers the largest performance jump?

A: At 1920x1080, moving from High to Low increases performance by 138.3 FPS, which is the largest single-step gain among all presets at any resolution.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 the main performance driver at 4K?

A: Yes. The scaling data shows that at 3840x2160, the difference between Low and Ultra is only 82.4 FPS, indicating that the GPU's resolution workload dominates over settings changes.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination holds a rank of 43 out of 3700 tested combos for Evolve. This places it in the top 1.2% of all configurations tested for this game. The CPU alone has a percentile ranking of 91 among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 53620. Its nearest rival in the CPU benchmark database is the Intel Xeon 6505P, which scores 53701, a negligible 0.2% difference. The GPU has a percentile ranking of 92 among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 79842. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, which scores 79605, a 0.3% difference.

The combination of two top-decile components results in a system that is significantly more powerful than the vast majority of tested configurations. The rank of 43 out of 3700 means that only 42 other combos perform better in Evolve, and those are likely to feature even more exotic or newer hardware. For practical purposes, this combo is near the top of the performance pyramid for this game.

The Verdict

The verdict data is unambiguous: this PC can run Evolve exceptionally well at all tested resolutions and presets. The Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 clear the 60 FPS threshold at every single configuration point. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 164.8 FPS, which is more than double the requirement and ideal for high-refresh-rate gaming. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 106.8 FPS, providing a smooth experience on 1440p displays. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset just barely clears the threshold at 64.2 FPS, making 4K Ultra playable, though users may prefer High settings at 89.1 FPS for additional smoothness on high-refresh 4K panels.

For a game released in 2015, this hardware is massively overqualified. The data shows that the RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth are never stressed, and the i7-14700F's 20 cores and 28 threads provide far more processing power than Evolve requires. The only scenario where the system approaches its limits is 4K Ultra, where the 64.2 FPS average is still comfortably above the playable threshold. This is a top-tier combination for Evolve, capable of delivering maximum quality at any resolution with headroom to spare.