Evolve

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate for this combo at 1080p with Low settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT delivers an average of 169.4 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings, which is the highest measured result across all tested resolutions and settings for this game.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600G scores 19,983 in the average benchmark score, placing it 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11600H (19,949) and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX (19,928). It trails the Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD EPYC 7713P by 0.2% each (both at 20,024).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The Radeon RX 6650 XT sits in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29,024. It is effectively tied with the AMD Radeon RX 6800M (29,011, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX 470 (28,996, +0.1% delta).

Q: What is the best 4K result achievable with this combo in Evolve?

A: At 3840x2160, the highest average frame rate is 66 FPS with Low settings. The High preset drops to 36.3 FPS, while Ultra falls to 24.7 FPS, indicating that 4K gaming is only viable at the lowest quality settings.

Q: How many cores and threads does the Ryzen 5 5600G have?

A: The CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads, based on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne codename) manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. Its base clock is 3.90 GHz with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The Radeon RX 6650 XT comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 280.3 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 2190 MHz (17.5 Gbps effective).

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6650 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 23 chip, containing 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2055 MHz with a boost clock of 2635 MHz, and a game clock of 2410 MHz. This configuration yields a pixel rate of 168.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 337.3 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 10.79 TFLOPS.

In Evolve, the GPU's role becomes evident when examining the frame rate scaling across settings at a fixed resolution. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium reduces the average FPS from 169.4 to 128.9, a drop of 40.5 FPS. The jump from Medium to High brings the average to 99.7 FPS, and finally Ultra settles at 71.4 FPS. This progression shows the GPU handling increasing shader complexity, texture detail, and post-processing effects, with each preset tier imposing a measurable cost on throughput.

The 8 GB VRAM allocation is sufficient for the game's demands at all tested settings, as no min FPS data is reported that would indicate memory exhaustion. The 280.3 GB/s bandwidth supports the texture streaming requirements typical of a 2015-era FPS title. The GPU's 72nd percentile ranking against all GPUs suggests it is a mid-to-upper tier part, and the benchmark results bear this out in Evolve's moderate hardware requirements.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 99.7 FPS at 1080p to 68.1 FPS at 1440p, then to 36.3 FPS at 4K. This represents a 31.6% reduction going from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 46.7% reduction when moving to 4K. The scaling is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering load increases with pixel count.

At Low settings, the same resolution progression shows 169.4 FPS at 1080p, 113.6 FPS at 1440p, and 66 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result is nearly double the 4K High result, indicating that the GPU's compute resources are the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The difference between Low and High at 4K is 29.7 FPS, compared to a 69.7 FPS difference at 1080p, showing that the gap narrows as resolution increases because the pixel throughput becomes the dominant constraint.

Ultra settings demonstrate the steepest scaling, with 71.4 FPS at 1080p dropping to 49.2 FPS at 1440p and 24.7 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result falls below playable thresholds, suggesting that this combo cannot sustain smooth frame rates at maximum quality in 4K. The data indicates that the RX 6650 XT is the primary bottleneck at resolutions above 1080p, as the CPU's single-thread performance (3,177 in Passmark single-thread) is sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions but the GPU's fill rate limits high-resolution output.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 169.4 FPS on Low, 128.9 FPS on Medium, 99.7 FPS on High, and 71.4 FPS on Ultra. These results show a smooth degradation curve, with each preset tier costing roughly 20-30 FPS. The 1080p Ultra result of 71.4 FPS remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that this resolution is fully playable at all settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 113.6 FPS on Low, 85.3 FPS on Medium, 68.1 FPS on High, and 49.2 FPS on Ultra. The Ultra preset dips below 60 FPS, making it marginal for smooth gameplay, while High remains playable. The 1440p results represent a 33-35% reduction from 1080p across all settings, consistent with the pixel count increase of 78%.

At 3840x2160, the results are 66 FPS on Low, 47.5 FPS on Medium, 36.3 FPS on High, and 24.7 FPS on Ultra. Only the Low preset achieves a playable average, while Medium and above fall below 60 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 24.7 FPS is roughly one-third of the 1080p Ultra figure, demonstrating the heavy toll that 4K rendering takes on this GPU. The data shows that 4K gaming with this combo requires Low settings to maintain fluidity, and even then the 66 FPS average is borderline for high-refresh displays.

How This Combo Ranks

In Evolve's database of tested combinations, this CPU-GPU pairing ranks 1,122 out of 1,695 combos, placing it in the 66.2nd percentile of all tested systems. This rank reflects the GPU's position relative to the broader hardware landscape, where the RX 6650 XT's 72nd percentile GPU score is tempered by the CPU's 78th percentile ranking. The combination is not top-tier but sits above the median, consistent with its measured performance in Evolve.

The rank indicates that roughly two-thirds of tested combos deliver better performance in this game, while one-third fall behind. Given the game's 2015 release date and modest requirements by modern standards, this ranking suggests the combo is adequate but not exceptional for Evolve. The GPU's nearest rivals — the RX 6800M (0% delta), RX 470 (+0.1% delta), Arc A370M (-0.5% delta), and RX Vega M GH (-0.6% delta) — all cluster within 0.6% of its average score, indicating that the RX 6650 XT sits in a tightly contested performance band. The CPU's rivals show similar clustering, with all four nearest competitors within 0.3% of the Ryzen 5 5600G's average score, meaning small benchmark variations could shift the ranking.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G provides 6 cores and 12 threads from the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration delivers strong single-thread performance, evidenced by a Passmark single-thread score of 3,177 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,365.

In Evolve, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics updates. The game's FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 169.4 FPS, which suggests the CPU can sustain high frame rates when the GPU is not heavily loaded. The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16,758 and Passmark multi-thread score of 19,717, provide ample headroom for the game's thread utilization.

The CPU's 78th percentile ranking versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19,983, places it in the upper tier of processors. The nearest rivals — Intel Core i7-11600H (19,949, +0.2%), Intel Core i7-11800H (20,024, -0.2%), AMD EPYC 7713P (20,024, -0.2%), and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX (19,928, +0.3%) — demonstrate that the 5600G's performance is tightly grouped with these parts, all within a 0.5% band. The 3DMark results show scaling from 1,705 in the 2-thread test to 5,455 in the max-thread test, indicating good multi-threading efficiency. Since Evolve is not a heavily threaded game, the strong single-thread performance (872 in 3DMark single-thread, 993 in Cinebench R20 single-core) is the more relevant metric, and it ensures the CPU does not bottleneck the GPU at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 100 FPS.