Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT combination ranks 827th out of 1,695 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database. This position reflects a pairing where the GPU’s substantial rendering power is periodically tempered by the CPU’s older architecture, particularly at lower resolutions. The combo sits comfortably ahead of the median, but the data suggests it is not a top-tier performer for this title, as the 2015 FPS game’s engine does not fully leverage the strengths of this hardware duo. The ranking indicates that while the system delivers playable frame rates across most settings, it leaves performance headroom on the table, especially when compared to more balanced or newer pairings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s 827th place out of 1,695 tested configurations places it in the 49th percentile of all tested systems, meaning it outperforms roughly half of the field. This is a solid, mid-pack result for a pairing of a 2018 CPU and a 2022 GPU. The data shows that the system is not bottlenecked to the point of being ineffective, but it also does not achieve the top-tier frame rates that the GPU alone might suggest. The gap between this combo and the best-performing systems is significant, yet for the vast majority of gaming scenarios, the measured FPS indicates a smooth experience. The rank suggests that the Ryzen 5 2600, despite its age, is sufficient to keep the RX 6750 XT productive, though it prevents the combo from climbing higher. The overall average benchmark score for the CPU is 19,616, while the GPU averages 35,327, highlighting a disparity that manifests in Evolve’s engine, which is more sensitive to single-thread performance than raw multi-core throughput.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is the dominant component in this pairing, featuring 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock reaches 2600 MHz, with a game clock of 2495 MHz, and it is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture using a 7 nm process from TSMC. In Evolve, the GPU’s role is clear from the resolution scaling: at 4K Ultra, the frame rate collapses to 30.4 FPS, indicating that the GPU is being pushed to its absolute limits. Conversely, at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 198.9 FPS, showing that the GPU has ample headroom when the graphical load is reduced. The RX 6750 XT’s 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs are well-suited for a game from 2015, but the data shows that Evolve’s visual effects, particularly at higher settings, can still saturate the GPU. The GPU’s 79th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,327, places it near the AMD Radeon RX 5600M (35,264) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (35,787), indicating it is a capable mid-to-high-end part. The measured FPS at 1440p High (80.5 FPS) and 4K High (49.7 FPS) demonstrates that the GPU is the primary driver of performance, scaling predictably with resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drops from 1080p to 4K reveal a system where the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 198.9 FPS, but this falls to 134.1 FPS at 1440p Low and 77.1 FPS at 4K Low—a reduction of 32.6% and 61.2%, respectively. This steep decline is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the RX 6750 XT’s rendering workload grows exponentially with pixel count. However, the scaling is not perfectly uniform, which hints at CPU involvement at lower resolutions. At 1080p Ultra, the frame rate is 85.7 FPS, while at 1440p Ultra it drops to 60.1 FPS, a 29.9% decrease, and at 4K Ultra it falls to 30.4 FPS, a 64.5% drop from 1440p. The pattern indicates that at 1080p, the Ryzen 5 2600 can occasionally limit the GPU, as the frame rate differences between Low and Ultra are smaller than the GPU’s raw potential would suggest. The data shows that the crossover point where the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck is around 1440p, where the FPS scales more predictably with resolution changes. At 4K, the GPU is unequivocally the limiting component, as even the 30.4 FPS at Ultra is a direct reflection of the RX 6750 XT’s compute limits rather than any CPU constraint.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers strong performance across all settings. Low settings produce 198.9 FPS, Medium yields 158.6 FPS, High achieves 120.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 85.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 113.2 FPS, showing that the GPU has significant headroom at this resolution, but the CPU’s single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1,579) may be holding back the lowest-setting results. Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain playable: Low hits 134.1 FPS, Medium reaches 105.2 FPS, High sustains 80.5 FPS, and Ultra manages 60.1 FPS. The 1440p results show a more balanced load, with the GPU starting to assert its dominance. At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. Low settings yield 77.1 FPS, Medium drops to 61.8 FPS, High falls to 49.7 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 30.4 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only measurement that falls below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, indicating that this combo is not suited for maximum settings at 4K. The data shows that the system is best utilized at 1080p or 1440p, where it can maintain high frame rates even at High settings, while 4K requires a reduction in graphical fidelity to remain playable.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600, with 6 cores and 12 threads, has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz, built on the Zen+ architecture using a 12 nm process. Its 16 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (with 46.9 GB/s bandwidth) are modest by modern standards, but they were competitive at launch. In Evolve, the CPU’s role is most evident at 1080p, where the frame rates do not scale as sharply with GPU settings as they do at higher resolutions. For instance, at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 198.9 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra, it drops to 85.7 FPS—a 56.9% reduction. This suggests that at lower settings, the CPU can become a limiting factor, as the GPU is not fully utilized. The CPU’s Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 4,698 and single-core score of 663 indicate that while it can handle multi-threaded workloads, its single-thread performance lags behind newer processors. This is reflected in its nearest rivals: the Intel Core i5-11600KF is 0.6% faster, and the Intel Core i7-10700F is 0.7% faster, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U is 0.6% slower. The CPU’s percentile rank of 77th among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19,616, places it near the Intel Core i5-1345U (19,691) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (19,508), showing that it is a competent but not exceptional processor. In Evolve, the CPU’s 12 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU at most settings, but the data shows that at 1080p Low, the system’s frame rate is capped by the CPU’s processing power rather than the GPU’s rendering ability.