Evolve

FAQ

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

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the measured average FPS is 148. The Low preset reaches 244 FPS, Medium hits 189 FPS, and Ultra drops to 103 FPS at the same resolution.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 7400F has an average benchmark score of 32,750. Its closest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600T, scores 32,707, which is 0.1% lower. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H scores slightly higher at 32,812, a 0.2% delta.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking among tested configurations for Evolve?

A: This CPU and GPU pairing ranks 852nd out of 2,872 tested combos in the game, placing it in the top 30% of all configurations tested for Evolve.

Q: Does the RX 6800 XT outperform or underperform its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RX 6800 XT has an average benchmark score of 48,477. The NVIDIA RTX A1000 Mobile scores 47,743, which is 1.5% lower, while the Intel Arc A550M scores 49,737, which is 2.5% higher. The RTX 5070 Ti and RX Vega 64 are 3.0% higher and 3.0% higher, respectively.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset delivers an average of 93 FPS, while Ultra drops to 39 FPS. That represents a 54 FPS reduction, or roughly a 58% decrease in average frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest preset.

Q: How much VRAM does the RX 6800 XT have, and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The RX 6800 XT features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 512.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective data rate.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael) using a 5 nm process from TSMC. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and it carries a 65 W TDP. The CPU has a 32 MB shared L3 cache, with 1 MB L2 per core and 64 KB L1 per core. It supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, offering 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 CPU lanes.

In Evolve, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls, physics calculations, and game logic. The Ryzen 5 7400F's single-thread performance is strong, as indicated by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,072 and a Passmark single-thread score of 3,689. Multi-threaded performance is also robust, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21,765 and a Passmark multithread score of 25,645. These scores place the CPU at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, meaning it outperforms 83% of tested processors in aggregate benchmarks.

The nearest rivals for this CPU show tight competition. The Intel Core i5-14600T has an average score of 32,707, which is 0.1% lower than the 7400F's 32,750. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H scores 32,812 (0.2% higher), while the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 scores 32,662 (0.3% lower). This indicates the 7400F sits in a highly competitive band of mid-range processors, with deltas of less than one percent separating it from its peers.

For Evolve specifically, the game was released in early 2015, and its engine is not particularly demanding on modern multi-core CPUs. The Ryzen 5 7400F's six cores and twelve threads are more than sufficient to avoid becoming a bottleneck at standard resolutions. The high single-thread score suggests the CPU can handle the game's main thread efficiently, which is often the limiting factor in older game engines. Data compression and encryption scores from Passmark (289,999 and 16,712, respectively) further indicate strong general-purpose processing capability, though these are less relevant to gaming than the core and thread counts.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT ranks 852nd out of 2,872 tested configurations for Evolve. This places the combo in the 70th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 70% of tested combos perform worse in this game. The rank reflects the balanced nature of this pairing: the CPU is a modern mid-range part, and the GPU is a high-end RDNA 2 card from the previous generation.

Given the game's age, the ranking is likely influenced more by the GPU than the CPU. The RX 6800 XT's percentile rank among all GPUs is 85, meaning it outperforms 85% of tested graphics cards in aggregate benchmarks. By contrast, the CPU's percentile is 83. Both components are strong individually, and their combined rank in Evolve (roughly 70th percentile of combos) is slightly lower than each component's individual percentile, suggesting that other combos with even stronger GPUs or newer CPUs may pull ahead in this specific title.

The gap between this combo's rank and the top-tier configurations is significant. With 2,872 total combos tested, a rank of 852 means there are 2,020 combos that perform better in Evolve. This is not a reflection of poor hardware, but rather the presence of many higher-end configurations in the database. For context, the GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (which scores 3% higher in average benchmarks) and the Intel Arc A550M (2.5% higher), suggesting that small GPU performance differences can shift rankings notably.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS across presets shows a wide spread. Low settings deliver 244 FPS, which is more than double the Ultra preset's 103 FPS. Medium reaches 189 FPS with a minimum of 161 and maximum of 217 FPS. High settings produce 148 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the combo has substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate displays, even at High settings, and can push well beyond 240 FPS at Low.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings average 163 FPS, Medium averages 127 FPS (range 108–146), High averages 99 FPS, and Ultra drops to 69 FPS. The 1440p results show that High settings still provide a smooth experience near 100 FPS, while Ultra becomes less comfortable for competitive play but remains playable for most users.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to show its limits under higher load. Low settings average 93 FPS, Medium averages 72 FPS (range 61–83), High averages 57 FPS, and Ultra falls to 39 FPS. The 4K Ultra result approaches the minimum playability threshold, and the Medium preset's minimum of 61 FPS suggests that even at Medium, frame drops can occur in demanding scenes.

The data shows a consistent scaling pattern across resolutions. Moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces average FPS by roughly 33% across most presets (e.g., High goes from 148 to 99, a 33% drop). Moving from 1440p to 4K further reduces FPS by approximately 42% (e.g., High goes from 99 to 57, a 42% drop). This indicates that the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as resolution increases, which is expected given the RX 6800 XT's 512.0 GB/s bandwidth and 16 GB VRAM capacity.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture (Navi 21 chip) using a 7 nm process from TSMC. It features 4,608 shading units, 288 texture mapping units, and 128 render output units, along with 72 ray tracing cores. The GPU has a base clock of 1825 MHz, a game clock of 2015 MHz, and a boost clock of 2250 MHz. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for Evolve's textures and geometry, even at 4K resolution. The GPU's pixel rate is 288.0 GPixel/s and texture rate is 648.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 20.74 TFLOPS. These specifications give the RX 6800 XT a Passmark G3D score of 24,980, placing it at the 85th percentile among all GPUs.

In Evolve, the GPU's role is dominant, particularly at higher resolutions. The game's visual effects, including dynamic lighting, particle effects, and large monster models, place significant load on the rasterization pipeline. The RX 6800 XT's 128 ROPs handle pixel fill efficiently, while the 288 TMUs assist with texture filtering across the game's environments.

The GPU's nearest rivals show that it is competitive but not class-leading. The NVIDIA RTX A1000 Mobile scores 47,743, which is 1.5% lower than the RX 6800 XT's 48,477. The Intel Arc A550M scores 49,737 (2.5% higher), and the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti scores 49,957 (3.0% higher). The AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 scores 50,001 (3.0% higher). These small deltas suggest that the RX 6800 XT is within a few percent of several modern and previous-generation parts, making its performance in Evolve highly dependent on driver optimizations and game-specific scaling.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, the Medium preset is the recommended starting point across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 189 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. At 1440p, Medium averages 127 FPS, still comfortably above 120 FPS for smooth gameplay. Even at 4K, Medium achieves 72 FPS with a minimum of 61 FPS, keeping the experience above the 60 FPS threshold for most of the time.

High settings are viable for users prioritizing visual fidelity over raw frame rate. At 1080p, High delivers 148 FPS, which is still excellent. At 1440p, High averages 99 FPS, suitable for 100 Hz displays. However, at 4K, High drops to 57 FPS, which is borderline for smooth play and may be acceptable only for single-player experiences.

Ultra settings are not recommended for competitive play, as they reduce frame rates dramatically. At 1080p, Ultra yields 103 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced FPS action. At 1440p, Ultra drops to 69 FPS, and at 4K, it falls to 39 FPS, making it the least desirable option. The data suggests that the visual difference between High and Ultra in Evolve is unlikely to justify the performance cost, given the game's age and art style.

Low settings are only advisable for maximum frame rate at 1080p (244 FPS) or 1440p (163 FPS), particularly for players using high-refresh-rate monitors (240 Hz or above) who prioritize input latency reduction over graphical detail. At 4K, Low still produces 93 FPS, which is respectable, but Medium offers a better visual experience at only a 22% frame rate penalty.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the limiting component in this configuration. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 244 FPS at 1080p to 163 FPS at 1440p (a 33% reduction) and then to 93 FPS at 4K (a 43% reduction from 1440p). This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the CPU has sufficient headroom at lower resolutions.

At Medium settings, the drop from 1080p (189 FPS) to 1440p (127 FPS) is also 33%, and from 1440p to 4K (72 FPS) is 43%. The consistency of these percentages across presets indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint, as the CPU's workload does not scale significantly with resolution in this game. The Ryzen 5 7400F's strong single-thread performance (3,072 in Cinebench R23 single-core) ensures it can keep up with the GPU's demands even at 1080p Low, where the GPU is producing 244 FPS.

The 4K results show a more pronounced performance cliff at Ultra settings (39 FPS), which is a 43% drop from 1440p Ultra (69 FPS). This suggests that the Ultra preset's additional visual effects (likely including higher shadow resolution, more particles, and increased draw distance) place a disproportionate load on the GPU's memory bandwidth and shader units. The RX 6800 XT's 512.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for Medium at 4K (72 FPS) but becomes strained at Ultra, where the frame rate falls below 40 FPS.

Overall, the resolution scaling data confirms that the RX 6800 XT is the performance limiter at 4K, while the Ryzen 5 7400F has ample headroom even at 1080p. Users targeting 4K should stick to Medium or High settings, while those at 1080p or 1440p can comfortably use High or even Ultra depending on their refresh rate preferences.