Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB combination delivers a highly playable experience in Evolve, but the benchmark data reveals a clear pattern: this pairing is heavily skewed toward high refresh rates at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K Ultra remains a demanding target. The measured FPS across resolutions and settings tells a story of a balanced mid-range setup that excels when the CPU can stretch its legs, but ultimately hits a wall at 4K due to the GPU's 8 GB memory capacity and the game's aggressive Ultra preset.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and nonlinear, indicating a shift in bottleneck. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 222.3 FPS at 1080p to 146.6 FPS at 1440p, then down to 86.4 FPS at 4K. That is a 36% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 41% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is roughly proportional to the pixel count increase, suggesting the GPU is becoming the primary limiter as resolution climbs.

The Ultra preset shows a steeper relative decline. Starting at 91.1 FPS at 1080p, it drops to 63 FPS at 1440p (a 31% decrease) and then to 34.5 FPS at 4K (a 45% decrease). This steeper curve at Ultra indicates that the combination of higher resolution and the most demanding settings pushes the RTX 4060 Ti past its comfortable operating range. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is substantial: 86.4 FPS versus 34.5 FPS, a difference of 51.9 FPS. At 1080p, that same gap is 131.2 FPS (222.3 vs 91.1), showing how much headroom the CPU provides at lower resolutions.

The data suggests that at 1080p and 1440p, the Ryzen 5 5600 is capable of feeding the GPU enough frames to keep it busy, but at 4K, the GPU's raw throughput and memory bandwidth become the limiting factor. The 4K results, even at Medium (66.6 FPS), are playable, but the step to High (50.2 FPS) and Ultra (34.5 FPS) shows diminishing returns as the GPU struggles to maintain fluid motion.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is the defining component in this combo's 4K performance. Its 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for 1080p and 1440p but becomes a constraint at 4K with high-quality textures. The GPU's boost clock of 2535 MHz and base clock of 2310 MHz are the core drivers behind the 22.06 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, but the benchmark results show that raw compute is not the whole story.

The GPU's benchmark score in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 is 2913, placing it in the 17th percentile of all GPUs. This is a modest score, and the nearest rival list is telling: the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is within 0.2% of the 16 GB version (2907) and within 0.7% of the GT 650M (2893). This suggests that the 8 GB memory capacity is not the primary differentiator in this specific workload; rather, the GPU's overall architecture and clock speeds are what matter. The fact that it scores identically to a GT 555M (2913) is an anomaly that underscores the importance of looking at real game performance over synthetic benchmarks.

In Evolve, the GPU's role is clear from the settings scaling. At 1080p Low, the 222.3 FPS average shows the GPU is not the bottleneck. At 4K Ultra, the 34.5 FPS result shows the GPU is overwhelmed. The VRAM is likely a contributing factor at 4K Ultra, where texture detail and effects demand more than 8 GB can efficiently handle, leading to the steep drop from High (50.2 FPS) to Ultra (34.5 FPS).

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to High settings as the sweet spot for this combo, balancing visual quality and performance. At 1080p High, the average FPS is 136.6, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold and suitable for high-refresh monitors. At 1440p High, the average is 88.8 FPS, still comfortably playable. The step to Ultra at 1440p costs 25.8 FPS (from 88.8 to 63), which is a significant penalty for marginal visual gains.

For 4K, the choice is more constrained. High settings yield 50.2 FPS, which is borderline playable but not ideal for fast-paced FPS action. Medium settings at 4K produce 66.6 FPS, which is the better option for maintaining smooth gameplay. The Low preset at 4K (86.4 FPS) is viable but sacrifices too much visual fidelity for the modest frame rate gain over Medium.

The data indicates that Ultra is not a practical preset for this combo at any resolution above 1080p. At 1080p Ultra, the 91.1 FPS average is playable, but the gap between Ultra and High (91.1 vs 136.6, a 45.5 FPS difference) is too large to justify the settings increase. For most users, High provides the best balance of image quality and frame rate across all three resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 737 out of 1695 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the 43rd percentile of all tested pairings. This is a mid-pack result, reflecting the fact that while the RTX 4060 Ti is a capable 1080p card, it is not a high-end 4K solution. The rank is heavily influenced by the 4K results, which drag down the overall standing.

The CPU's percentile ranking is notably higher than the GPU's. The Ryzen 5 5600 sits in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21765. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21635, +0.6% delta) and the AMD EPYC 9554P (21899, -0.6% delta). This indicates that the CPU is a strong performer relative to its peers, but the GPU's 17th percentile ranking (with a score of 2913) pulls the combo down. The GPU's nearest rival, the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB, scores 2907, which is only 0.2% lower, suggesting that the 8 GB version is not meaningfully handicapped in this game's benchmark.

The combo rank of 737 out of 1695 suggests that there are many faster combinations, but also many slower ones. This is a balanced mid-tier setup that will handle most games well at 1080p and 1440p, but it is not optimized for 4K gaming.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600 provides the computational foundation for this combo. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, it runs at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions without becoming a bottleneck.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18309 and a single-core score of 2584. The PassMark multithread score of 21541 and single-thread score of 3256 indicate that the CPU is well-balanced for gaming workloads. In Evolve, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p Low, where the 222.3 FPS average suggests that the GPU is not the limiting factor. The CPU is capable of pushing frame rates well above what the GPU can render at higher settings.

The nearest CPU rivals show that the 5600 is competitive. The Intel Core i7-11700F scores 21957, which is only 0.9% higher, and the AMD EPYC 9534 scores 21900, which is 0.6% higher. These small deltas confirm that the 5600 is a solid performer that will not hold back the RTX 4060 Ti in most scenarios. The CPU's 65W TDP and 7nm process node also make it an efficient choice, though the benchmark data does not directly measure power consumption.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its highest frame rates. The Low preset averages 222.3 FPS, Medium averages 169.4 FPS, High averages 136.6 FPS, and Ultra averages 91.1 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a clear step-down: 52.9 FPS lost from Low to Medium, 32.8 FPS lost from Medium to High, and 45.5 FPS lost from High to Ultra. This pattern indicates that the Ultra preset introduces a disproportionately heavy workload, likely due to advanced shading and texture filtering.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 146.6 FPS (Low), 112.8 FPS (Medium), 88.8 FPS (High), and 63 FPS (Ultra). The relative scaling is similar to 1080p, but the absolute numbers are lower. The gap between High and Ultra is 25.8 FPS, which is smaller than at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 86.4 FPS (Low), 66.6 FPS (Medium), 50.2 FPS (High), and 34.5 FPS (Ultra). The Low to Medium gap is 19.8 FPS, Medium to High is 16.4 FPS, and High to Ultra is 15.7 FPS. The diminishing gaps at 4K indicate that the GPU is saturated and each settings increase has a smaller absolute impact, but the frame rates are already too low for competitive play at Ultra.

The full data set shows that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming. At 1080p High, the 136.6 FPS average is excellent for a 144Hz monitor. At 1440p High, the 88.8 FPS average is still very smooth. The 4K results are playable at Medium and Low, but the GPU's 8 GB memory and mid-range compute power prevent it from delivering a satisfying Ultra experience at that resolution.