Evolve

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for Evolve show a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases, but the magnitude of the drop reveals important information about where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 189 FPS, which is a very high ceiling. Moving to 1440p at the same Low settings, the average falls to 126.5 FPS, a reduction of 62.5 FPS. When pushing to 4K at Low, the frame rate drops further to 75.7 FPS. This progression from 189 to 126.5 to 75.7 FPS represents a roughly 33% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a further 40% drop from 1440p to 4K. Such steep declines with each resolution step are the signature of a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering load increases with pixel count faster than the graphics card can compensate.

The pattern holds across other settings as well. At High settings, the combo delivers 112.7 FPS at 1080p, 74.4 FPS at 1440p, and 41.7 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is less than half of the 1080p figure, which is a substantial penalty. At Ultra settings, the numbers are 81.7 FPS at 1080p, 57.1 FPS at 1440p, and 32.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured on the entire page, and the gap between 1080p and 4K at Ultra (49.3 FPS) is proportionally similar to the gap seen at Low. This consistency across all four settings presets strongly suggests that the limiting component is the GPU, not the CPU, because the CPU workload in Evolve does not scale with resolution in the same way that pixel shading does.

Looking at the frame rate drops from one resolution to the next within a single preset, the data shows that the largest absolute drop always occurs between 1080p and 1440p. For Medium settings, the drop from 147.2 FPS at 1080p to 99.8 FPS at 1440p is 47.4 FPS, while the drop from 1440p to 4K at Medium is 41.9 FPS. This near-even split suggests that the GPU's rendering pipeline is being saturated in a linear fashion, with no sudden cliff or plateau that would indicate a memory capacity or bandwidth wall. The RTX 4060's 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K the pixel fill rate and shader throughput become the primary constraints.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the dominant component in this pairing for Evolve, and the measured frame rates reflect its capabilities. The GPU's base clock is 1830 MHz, with a boost clock of 2460 MHz, and these clocks are consistent with the performance observed in the benchmark rows. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is adequate for the game's needs at 1080p and 1440p, where the measured averages remain playable even at higher presets. However, at 4K with Ultra settings, the 32.4 FPS average indicates that the GPU is struggling to maintain fluid motion, and the 8 GB frame buffer may be a contributing factor alongside raw compute limits.

The RTX 4060's shading units number 3072, with 96 texture mapping units and 48 ROPs. The texture rate is listed at 236.2 GTexel/s, and the pixel rate at 118.1 GPixel/s. These figures help explain why the frame rates drop so sharply at 4K: the pixel rate must cover four times as many pixels as 1080p, and the measured 4K results (41.7 FPS High, 57.9 FPS Medium, 75.7 FPS Low) all fall below the 1440p equivalents. The GPU's FP32 throughput is 15.11 TFLOPS, which is a strong number for a card in this class, but Evolve's rendering workload involves more than just raw floating-point math, and the memory bandwidth becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Relative to its nearest rivals, the RTX 4060's average benchmark score is 23181, placing it just 0.6% below the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and 0.7% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti. It sits 0.7% above the Intel Arc B580 and 0.8% above the AMD Radeon 760M. These small deltas indicate that the RTX 4060 is comparable to a tight cluster of GPUs in terms of overall benchmark performance. In Evolve specifically, the measured frame rates show that the GPU is capable of high refresh rates at lower resolutions but falls short of 60 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present on the chip, but Evolve is a 2015 title that does not leverage ray tracing or DLSS, so these features do not factor into the measured results.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable with this combo in Evolve?

A: The highest measured average is 189 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this system run Evolve at 4K smoothly?

A: At 4K, the best result is 75.7 FPS on Low settings, but High and Ultra presets yield 41.7 FPS and 32.4 FPS respectively, which are below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600M?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 23181 is 0.6% lower than the RX 6600M's score of 23321, making the two effectively equivalent in overall performance.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium settings produce 99.8 FPS, while High settings produce 74.4 FPS, a difference of 25.4 FPS in favor of Medium.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck in this game at 1080p?

A: The data shows that frame rates scale primarily with resolution, and at 1080p Low the combo reaches 189 FPS, which suggests the GPU is the limiting factor rather than the CPU, given the CPU's 6-core and 12-thread configuration.

Q: What is the lowest measured frame rate on this page?

A: The lowest average is 32.4 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, providing a full grid of twelve data points. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 189 FPS, which is the highest result on the entire page. Medium at 1080p produces 147.2 FPS, High produces 112.7 FPS, and Ultra produces 81.7 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a steady decline, with each preset step costing roughly 35-40 FPS. The 1080p results are all above 80 FPS, meaning that every preset is playable at this resolution, and even the most demanding Ultra setting clears the 60 FPS threshold comfortably.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results are 126.5 FPS at Low, 99.8 FPS at Medium, 74.4 FPS at High, and 57.1 FPS at Ultra. The 1440p Ultra result drops below 60 FPS, which is a notable threshold for smooth gameplay. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 69.4 FPS, which is a larger absolute gap than at 1080p (107.3 FPS difference between Low and Ultra). This indicates that the GPU's workload at higher resolutions amplifies the impact of higher settings presets. The 1440p High result of 74.4 FPS is still above 60 FPS, offering a viable experience for players who want better visual quality without sacrificing smoothness.

At 3840x2160, the results are 75.7 FPS at Low, 57.9 FPS at Medium, 41.7 FPS at High, and 32.4 FPS at Ultra. The 4K results show a steep drop-off, with even Low settings barely clearing 75 FPS. Medium at 4K falls below 60 FPS, and High and Ultra are both well below that threshold. The difference between 4K Low and 4K Ultra is 43.3 FPS, which is the smallest absolute gap between Low and Ultra across all three resolutions, suggesting that at 4K the GPU is so heavily loaded that even reducing settings to Low cannot fully compensate for the pixel count. The data indicates that 4K gaming in Evolve with this combo is only feasible at Low settings, while 1440p and 1080p offer more headroom.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. In the context of Evolve, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU, as the measured frame rates scale primarily with resolution and settings rather than with CPU-bound factors. The CPU's 3DMark scores provide context: it achieves 4863 in the 16-thread test and 4889 in the max-thread test, with a single-thread score of 726. These numbers indicate that the CPU has solid multi-threaded capability, but Evolve's engine, released in 2015, is unlikely to fully utilize all 12 threads.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 17489, placing it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE with an average score of 17482 (0% delta), the Intel Core i5-12450H at 17475 (0.1% delta), the Intel Core i3-14100T at 17636 (-0.8% delta), and the Intel Core i3-13100F at 17665 (-1% delta). These rivals are clustered within a 1% range, meaning the 4600G offers comparable overall performance to a range of modern low-to-mid-range processors. For Evolve, the 6-core and 12-thread configuration is more than sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the 189 FPS result at 1080p Low.

The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 8 MB of shared L3 cache. This cache configuration is typical for a Zen 2 desktop part and does not appear to be a limiting factor in Evolve's performance. The CPU's memory bandwidth is rated at 51.2 GB/s over a dual-channel DDR4 interface, which is adequate for the game's data streaming needs. The fact that frame rates do not plateau at 1080p (where CPU overhead is typically highest) suggests that the CPU is not the bottleneck; if it were, we would expect to see similar frame rates across different resolutions at the same settings, which is not the case here.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy of settings presets at each resolution, and the best choice depends on the target frame rate and visual fidelity. At 1920x1080, all four presets deliver average frame rates above 80 FPS, with Ultra at 81.7 FPS being the lowest. For players with a 60 Hz or 144 Hz monitor, the Ultra preset is the recommended choice because it offers the highest visual quality while still clearing the 60 FPS floor. The Medium preset at 147.2 FPS is suitable for high-refresh-rate displays that can take advantage of the extra headroom, but the jump to Ultra costs 65.5 FPS compared to Medium, which is a significant trade-off.

At 2560x1440, the High preset provides 74.4 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold and offers better visual fidelity than Medium (99.8 FPS) or Low (126.5 FPS). The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 57.1 FPS, which is below 60 FPS and may result in noticeable stuttering on standard refresh rate displays. Therefore, High is the optimal balance at 1440p: it maintains smoothness while delivering substantially better image quality than Medium or Low. Players who prioritize frame rate over visuals might choose Medium, but the 25.4 FPS gain over High is not as impactful as the visual quality loss.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset at 75.7 FPS is the only setting that clears the 60 FPS threshold, and it is the recommended choice for 4K gaming. Medium at 57.9 FPS is close to 60 FPS but falls short, and High (41.7 FPS) and Ultra (32.4 FPS) are both too slow for comfortable play. The data suggests that 4K is the resolution where this combo struggles the most, and players who want higher visual quality at 4K would need to accept lower frame rates or consider a more powerful GPU. Across all resolutions, the combination of the Ryzen 5 4600G and RTX 4060 delivers its best experience at 1080p Ultra or 1440p High, where the frame rates are high enough for smooth gameplay without compromising on visual settings.