Evolve

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the Intel Arc B570 delivers a playable experience in Evolve only at 2560x1440 and 1920x1080, with the 3840x2160 resolution failing to reach the 60 FPS playable threshold at any preset. At 1080p, the combo achieves a High preset average of 83 FPS, while at 1440p the best playable setting is Medium with an average of 71 FPS. The data indicates a clear performance ceiling at 4K, where even the Low preset only manages 52 FPS, making the Arc B570 the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the nearestRivals data for the CPU and GPU, several hardware combinations would produce nearly identical performance in Evolve. The Intel Core i9-14900K's closest rival is the Intel Core i9-14900KF, which has an average benchmark score of 79371, a mere -0.3% deltaPct from the i9-14900K's 79097 average. The Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (avgScore 79574, deltaPct -0.6%) and the AMD EPYC 7413 (avgScore 80041, deltaPct -1.2%) are also effectively equivalent in CPU-bound scenarios. The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 trails by 1.7% with an average score of 77740, still a negligible difference for gaming workloads.

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 places it within a hair of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (avgScore 20534, deltaPct 0.1%) and the Intel Arc A750 (avgScore 20582, deltaPct -0.1%). The AMD Radeon R9 M390X (avgScore 20662, deltaPct -0.5%) and NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (avgScore 20480, deltaPct 0.4%) are also statistically indistinguishable in raw compute. However, the measured FPS data in Evolve reflects the Arc B570's specific driver and architecture behavior, so while these rivals would score similarly in synthetic benchmarks, actual in-game frame rates could vary slightly due to driver optimization differences. The GPU's percentile rank of 65 places it well below the CPU's 95th percentile, meaning the Arc B570 is the limiting factor in this pairing.

Best Settings per Resolution

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of which settings are playable at each resolution, using 60 FPS as the playable threshold.

At 3840x2160 (4K), no preset achieves the 60 FPS target. The High preset averages 32 FPS, Medium averages 40 FPS, Low averages 52 FPS, and Ultra drops to 22 FPS. None of these settings are flagged as playable, and the data confirms the best average FPS at 4K is 52 FPS on Low, still 8 FPS short of the threshold.

At 2560x1440 (1440p), the playable settings are Low and Medium. The Low preset delivers 92 FPS average, while Medium provides 71 FPS average with a minimum of 60 FPS and maximum of 82 FPS. The best playable setting is Medium at 71 FPS average, as it offers higher visual quality while staying above the 60 FPS minimum. High falls short at 56 FPS, and Ultra is unplayable at 39 FPS.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), three presets are playable: High, Low, and Medium. The Low preset hits 137 FPS, Medium averages 106 FPS with a minimum of 90 FPS, and High averages 83 FPS. The best playable setting is High at 83 FPS average, which provides the highest quality while maintaining a comfortable margin above the threshold. Ultra just misses the mark at 58 FPS average, making it the only non-playable preset at 1080p.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a significant shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution changes. At 1920x1080, the CPU's strength (95th percentile among all CPUs) is more evident: the frame rate scales dramatically from Low (137 FPS) to Ultra (58 FPS), a 79 FPS spread. This wide range indicates that the GPU is still the limiting factor even at 1080p, but the i9-14900K's 24 cores and 32 threads provide ample headroom to push high frame rates at lower presets. The jump from Medium (106 FPS) to High (83 FPS) is a 23 FPS drop, while High to Ultra (58 FPS) is a 25 FPS drop, showing that the Arc B570's rendering load increases steeply with each quality tier.

At 2560x1440, the scaling pattern changes. Low (92 FPS) to Medium (71 FPS) is a 21 FPS drop, but Medium to High (56 FPS) is only a 15 FPS drop, and High to Ultra (39 FPS) is a 17 FPS drop. The smaller absolute differences between presets suggest that the GPU is becoming more dominant, as the resolution increase puts more pressure on the 10 GB GDDR6 memory and 160-bit bus. The Arc B570's 380.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 1440p Medium, but the 56 FPS High result shows the GPU cannot maintain the 60 FPS target once texture and shading complexity increases.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is overwhelmingly the bottleneck. The frame rates compress into a narrow band: Low (52 FPS), Medium (40 FPS), High (32 FPS), and Ultra (22 FPS). The 30 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is proportionally larger than at 1080p, but the absolute values are all below the playable threshold. This pattern confirms that the Arc B570's 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 200.0 GPixel/s pixel rate are insufficient for 4K gaming in Evolve, regardless of the CPU's capability. The i9-14900K's role diminishes as resolution rises, with the GPU's raw throughput becoming the sole determinant of performance.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Evolve at 4K resolution?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the best average FPS is 52 on Low settings, which falls short of the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium averages 40 FPS, High averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 22 FPS. No 4K preset is playable.

Q: What is the highest playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: Medium is the best playable setting at 1440p, delivering an average of 71 FPS with a minimum of 60 FPS and maximum of 82 FPS. High settings average 56 FPS, which is not playable.

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

A: The GPU is still the primary limiter at 1080p, as shown by the wide frame rate spread from 137 FPS on Low to 58 FPS on Ultra. The Intel Core i9-14900K's high single-thread performance (2262.5 in Cinebench R23 single-core) and 24 cores provide ample headroom, but the Arc B570's rendering capacity dictates the ceiling.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra at 2560x1440?

A: At 1440p, Low settings average 92 FPS while Ultra settings average 39 FPS, a difference of 53 FPS. Medium sits in between at 71 FPS, which is the highest playable preset.

Q: Does the Intel Arc B570 have enough memory bandwidth for 4K?

A: The card has 380.0 GB/s bandwidth across a 160-bit bus with 10 GB GDDR6 memory. The measured 4K results (32 FPS High, 40 FPS Medium, 22 FPS Ultra) indicate that bandwidth and compute are insufficient for 4K, as no preset reaches 60 FPS.

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

A: This pairing ranks 2971 out of 3700 tested combos, placing it in the lower 20th percentile of all configurations. This rank reflects the GPU's 65th percentile standing, which drags down the CPU's 95th percentile performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K):

• Ultra: 22 FPS average
• High: 32 FPS average
• Medium: 40 FPS average (min 34, max 47)
• Low: 52 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Ultra: 39 FPS average
• High: 56 FPS average
• Medium: 71 FPS average (min 60, max 82)
• Low: 92 FPS average

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Ultra: 58 FPS average
• High: 83 FPS average
• Medium: 106 FPS average (min 90, max 122)
• Low: 137 FPS average

The data shows that only the Medium preset at 1440p and the Medium and High presets at 1080p have recorded minimum FPS values that stay at or above 60 FPS. The 1080p Medium preset has a minimum of 90 FPS, while 1440p Medium has a minimum of exactly 60 FPS, indicating that the 1440p Medium experience is right at the edge of the playable threshold. All other presets either lack min/max data or fall below the threshold. The absence of min/max values for most presets suggests the benchmark focused on average performance for those configurations, with the Medium presets being the only ones where frame time variance was recorded.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i9-14900K + Intel Arc B570 combination ranks 2971 out of 3700 tested configurations for Evolve, placing it in the bottom 20% of all systems. This rank is notably poor given the CPU's strength: the i9-14900K sits at the 95th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 79097, while the Arc B570 sits at only the 65th percentile among GPUs with an average score of 20556. The mismatch is stark—the GPU's performance class is roughly equivalent to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (deltaPct 0.1%) or Intel Arc A750 (deltaPct -0.1%), both of which are mid-range parts from previous generations.

The low combo rank is driven entirely by the GPU's inability to keep up with the CPU's capabilities. In Evolve, the measured FPS data shows that even at 1080p, the system cannot maintain 60 FPS on Ultra settings (58 FPS average), which is a modest target for a modern GPU. The 4K results are particularly weak, with the best preset (Low) only achieving 52 FPS. For context, the CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-14900KF, would perform identically in this pairing, while the GPU's closest competitors (RTX 3070 Mobile, Arc A750) would likely produce similar frame rates given their near-identical benchmark scores. The rank of 2971 suggests that most other tested combos in the database feature stronger GPUs, even if their CPUs are weaker, because Evolve is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions. Users seeking better performance would need a GPU with higher pixel rate and memory bandwidth than the Arc B570's 200.0 GPixel/s and 380.0 GB/s, respectively.