Evolve

# Evolve with AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 combination enters the Evolve benchmark database at rank 3053 out of 3700 tested combos, placing it in the 17th percentile of all systems measured. This pairing of a 2024-released six-core Zen 3 processor with a 2016 Pascal-era graphics card produces playable frame rates at 1080p, but the data reveals a system where the GPU dominates performance scaling as resolution climbs. The measured results show a clear pattern: at 1080p, the combo delivers smooth gaming across most presets, while 4K gaming remains largely out of reach except at the lowest settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for this combo in Evolve points to 1080p Medium as the optimal experience, delivering an average of 102 FPS with a minimum of 87 and maximum of 117 FPS. This preset offers a substantial margin above the 60 FPS threshold while maintaining visual quality beyond the bare minimum. The 1080p High preset still performs well at 80 FPS average, but the 22 FPS drop from Medium to High suggests diminishing returns that may not justify the visual upgrade. For players prioritizing smoothness, 1080p Low achieves 132 FPS, which represents the highest frame rate in the entire measured dataset, though it sacrifices most graphical fidelity.

At 1440p, Medium becomes the recommended compromise, averaging 68 FPS with a minimum of 58 and maximum of 79 FPS. This stays above the 60 FPS average mark, but the minimum dips below it, indicating occasional stutter during intense scenes. The 1440p High preset drops to 54 FPS average, which falls short of a consistently smooth experience. For 4K gaming, the data suggests only Low settings are viable at 50 FPS average, while Medium manages 39 FPS and High/Ultra fall to 31 and 21 FPS respectively — all below acceptable smoothness thresholds.

The Ultra preset across all resolutions shows the steepest performance penalty, with 1080p Ultra at 55 FPS, 1440p Ultra at 37 FPS, and 4K Ultra at 21 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is particularly pronounced: at 1080p, the drop from 80 to 55 FPS represents a 31% reduction. This suggests Ultra settings introduce rendering demands that the GTX 1070 cannot sustain comfortably, making it the least recommended preset for this combination.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 serves as the primary performance limiter in this Evolve configuration, particularly at higher resolutions. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming but struggles with 4K textures and geometry. The Pascal architecture operates at a base clock of 1506 MHz with a boost of 1683 MHz, and the GPU's 1920 shading units handle the DirectX 12 workload with a 12_1 feature level.

The GTX 1070's benchmark profile shows a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1082, while its PassMark G3D score reaches 13498. These synthetic results place the GPU at the 47th percentile of all graphics cards, with nearest rivals including the AMD FirePro W5000 (0.2% lower score) and NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (0.5% lower). The GPU's FP32 performance of 6.463 TFLOPS and texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s provide the raw computational horsepower visible in the 1080p results, but the 4K data reveals that memory bandwidth and fill rate become bottlenecks.

The measured FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings — 102 to 39 FPS — demonstrates how the GTX 1070's 256-bit memory interface and 64 ROPs constrain higher-resolution performance. The GPU's pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s are sufficient for 1080p at Medium and High presets, but the 4K Ultra result of 21 FPS indicates the architecture simply lacks the throughput for maximum settings at that resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration ranks 3053 out of 3700 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the lower 17.5% of all systems measured. The ranking reflects the GTX 1070's age relative to modern graphics cards, despite the Ryzen 5 5600GT's recent release. The CPU itself performs well in isolation — its average benchmark score of 20733 places it at the 74th percentile of all processors, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i5-12490F (0.3% lower score) and Intel Xeon 6325P (0.4% lower). However, the GPU's 47th percentile standing drags the combined system down significantly.

The data suggests that this combo's ranking in Evolve is primarily GPU-limited. The Ryzen 5 5600GT's strong single-thread performance — a 3DMark single-thread score of 913 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2438 — indicates the CPU can feed the GPU effectively at lower resolutions. Yet the 4K results show the system falling to 21-50 FPS depending on settings, which aligns with the GPU's performance tier rather than any CPU limitation.

Compared to other tested combos, this system sits in the bottom quartile, but the 1080p results show it remains capable for competitive or casual play. The rank of 3053 out of 3700 means roughly 82% of tested configurations outperform it, but the measured FPS data shows that "outperform" at 1080p often means exceeding already-smooth frame rates rather than enabling playability where this combo fails.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results across all presets. Low settings achieve 132 FPS average, Medium reaches 102 FPS with a minimum of 87 and maximum of 117, High manages 80 FPS, and Ultra drops to 55 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent decline: 132 → 102 → 80 → 55 FPS, with each preset tier costing roughly 20-25% performance. The Medium preset's minimum of 87 FPS indicates solid frame time consistency, while the High preset's lack of a recorded minimum suggests more variable performance.

At 2560x1440, the same preset ladder shows 88 FPS at Low, 68 FPS at Medium (minimum 58, maximum 79), 54 FPS at High, and 37 FPS at Ultra. The 1440p results represent a 33-36% reduction from 1080p across all presets, which is less severe than the resolution pixel count difference (78% more pixels) would suggest. This indicates the system is not purely fill-rate limited at 1440p, and the CPU's 12 threads help maintain frame pacing.

At 3840x2160, performance drops dramatically: 50 FPS at Low, 39 FPS at Medium (minimum 33, maximum 45), 31 FPS at High, and 21 FPS at Ultra. The 4K results show a 62-64% reduction from 1440p, which more closely matches the pixel count increase. This suggests that at 4K, the GTX 1070's memory bandwidth and ROP throughput become the dominant constraints, and the CPU's performance headroom cannot compensate.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Evolve with this combo?

A: The data shows 1080p as the clear choice, with Medium settings providing 102 FPS average and even Ultra achieving 55 FPS. At 1440p, only Low and Medium exceed 60 FPS, while 4K drops below playable thresholds except at Low settings.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Evolve?

A: Barely, and only at the lowest settings. The 4K Low preset averages 50 FPS, which is playable but not smooth, while Medium drops to 39 FPS and Ultra falls to 21 FPS. The GTX 1070's 8 GB VRAM and 256-bit memory bus limit high-resolution texture streaming.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600GT compare to its closest rivals?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score of 20733 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i5-12490F at 20802 (0.3% lower), the Intel Xeon 6325P at 20821 (0.4% lower), and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U at 20826 (0.4% lower). This places it in the 74th percentile of all CPUs.

Q: Is the GTX 1070 the bottleneck in this system?

A: Yes. The GPU ranks at the 47th percentile of all graphics cards, while the CPU sits at the 74th percentile. The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K shows the GPU's limitations, particularly at Ultra settings where the 4K result of 21 FPS is only 38% of the 1080p result.

Q: What settings should I use for competitive play?

A: The 1080p Low preset delivers 132 FPS, which is the highest measured result and ideal for competitive scenarios. The 1080p Medium preset at 102 FPS offers a good balance if visual clarity is needed for spotting enemies.

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

A: It ranks 3053 out of 3700 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 17.5%. This low ranking is primarily due to the GTX 1070's age, as the CPU's performance is competitive with modern mid-range processors.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT provides the computational foundation for this Evolve configuration, featuring 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture. Its base clock of 3.60 GHz boosts to 4.60 GHz, and the 16 MB L3 cache helps maintain frame times in CPU-bound scenarios. The processor's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 17272 and a PassMark multithread score of 20325, while single-thread performance reaches 2438 in Cinebench R23 and 913 in 3DMark single-thread.

The CPU's 74th percentile ranking among all processors indicates it has substantial headroom relative to the GTX 1070. Its nearest rivals — the Intel Core i5-12490F, Intel Xeon 6325P, Intel Core Ultra 5 125U, and AMD EPYC 7J13 — all score within 0.5% of the 5600GT, confirming its position in the upper-mid range of CPU performance. The 7 nm TSMC process node and 65 W TDP make it an efficient choice, though the DDR4 memory support and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth may limit memory-intensive workloads.

In Evolve specifically, the CPU's 12 threads appear sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, where the system achieves 132 FPS at Low settings. The fact that 1080p Low delivers more than double the 4K Low result (132 vs 50 FPS) suggests the CPU can push frame rates well beyond what the GPU can render at higher resolutions. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5523 and 8-thread score of 4968 indicate strong scaling across cores, which benefits modern game engines that utilize multiple threads for physics, AI, and rendering tasks.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals distinct scaling patterns across resolutions that illuminate the system's bottleneck characteristics. From 1080p to 1440p at Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 102 to 68, a 33% reduction. From 1440p to 4K Medium, the drop is from 68 to 39 FPS, a 43% reduction. The total 1080p-to-4K scaling at Medium shows a 62% performance loss, which is less than the 225% increase in pixel count — indicating that the system is not purely pixel-bound and some latency or API overhead factors in.

At Low settings, the scaling is more aggressive: 132 FPS at 1080p drops to 88 FPS at 1440p (33% reduction) and then to 50 FPS at 4K (43% reduction from 1440p, 62% total). The High preset shows similar proportional drops: 80 → 54 → 31 FPS, representing 33% and 43% reductions respectively. The Ultra preset exhibits the steepest decline: 55 → 37 → 21 FPS, with the 1080p-to-4K loss reaching 62%.

The consistency of these percentage drops across all presets suggests a uniform scaling factor tied to the GPU's memory bandwidth and fill rate. The GTX 1070's 256.3 GB/s bandwidth and 107.7 GPixel/s pixel rate create a predictable performance envelope as resolution increases. The fact that 1080p Medium achieves 102 FPS while 4K Medium achieves 39 FPS — almost exactly 2.6 times fewer frames — points to the GPU's fixed hardware resources being the limiting factor, with the Ryzen 5 5600GT's 12 threads providing more than enough processing power even at 4K. This interpretation is supported by the CPU's 74th percentile ranking versus the GPU's 47th percentile, confirming that resolution scaling in this combo is governed entirely by the GTX 1070's capabilities.