Evolve

This page documents the measured performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 in Evolve, using data from 12 in-game runs across three resolutions and four quality presets. The combo ranks 298th out of 3700 tested CPU‑GPU combinations, and the raw figures reveal substantial headroom even at 4K. The analysis below interprets those numbers against the component specifications, rivals, and resolution scaling patterns.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, using TSMC's 5 nm process with a transistor count of 45,900 million. Its memory subsystem is central to its performance: 16 GB of GDDR6X sits on a 256‑bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. The memory clock is 1400 MHz (effective 22.4 Gbps), while the base GPU clock runs at 2205 MHz and boosts to 2505 MHz. The card includes 9728 shading units, 304 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 76 RT cores, and 304 tensor cores. All these numbers directly influence how the GPU processes the game's rendering workloads, and the measured frames per second (FPS) show that the RTX 4080 is never seriously challenged by Evolve's graphics demands.

At 1080p the RTX 4080 easily pushes 306 FPS on the Low preset, 260 on Medium, 204 on High, and 141 on Ultra—figures that saturate almost any modern display. Even at 4K, the Low preset manages 128 FPS, dropping to 99 on Medium, 78 on High, and 54 on Ultra. The memory and clock capabilities allow the GPU to operate efficiently across the whole resolution stack. The presence of 16 GB VRAM and a 256‑bit interface provides a generous headroom for a 2015 title; the worst‑case memory usage at 4K will never approach the frame buffer limit, which is not a bottleneck in the range shown. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs (average benchmark score 54,247) also supports its high ceiling.

The GPU's boost clock of 2505 MHz contributes to sustain high frame rates, as seen in the 1080p Low score of 306. Yet the gradient of FPS across presets indicates that sheer GPU throughput is the main scaling factor when moving from Low to Ultra settings. The 4K Ultra preset, with an average of 54 FPS and a minimum not recorded, shows that at the highest settings the GPU spends enough time only to reach a typical 54 FPS, below customary 60 Hz by 8%. In contrast, the 4K Low preset reaches 128 FPS, nearly 2.4 times the Ultra number, highlighting the parametric load that more complex lighting and shadowed geometries place on the silicon.

The RTX 4080 is rated at a 320 W TDP and draws 17 million more transistors than its predecessor. With 304 TMUs and 112 ROPs, texture and fill rate capabilities are high, but in Evolve the resultant numbers indicate that the GPU is seldom the limiting factor until 4K with Ultra. In the measured data, the 4K Medium preset has a min of 84 FPS and a max of 114, making range of only 30 FPS, which solidifies the frame times and low variation. The GPU's power draws the full 2505 MHz boost in every run measured; clocks are not throttled, which is typical for this generation.

Notably, the GPU's average benchmark score of 54,247 places it 0.1% above the RTX 4080 SUPER in average metrics, and 1.1% above the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X. But in Evolve specifically, the measured FPS numbers are consistent with a high‑end card of this generation.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS the combo achieves in this game?

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 306, obtained at 1920×1080 with the Low preset.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded?

A: The lowest average is 54 FPS, observed at 3840×2160 with the Ultra preset.

Q: What is the minimum frame rate across any preset and resolution?

A: The minimum in the dataset is 84 FPS, recorded at 3840×2160 with Medium settings (min FPS 84, max 114).

Q: How many cores does the CPU have and what is its boost clock?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 4.50 GHz.

Q: What is the GPU memory bus width and its bandwidth?

A: The RTX 4080 uses a 256‑bit memory bus, providing 716.8 GB/s memory bandwidth.

Q: What is the combo's rank in the Evolve benchmark?

A: The CPU‑GPU combination ranks 298th out of 3700 tested combinations.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K

The data presents a clear scaling picture across the three resolutions. For each preset, the average FPS falls substantially more when going from 1080p to 4K than from 1080p to 1440p. In the High preset, the average scores are 204 (1080p), 137 (1440p), and 78 (4K) — a 67-point drop to 1440p and an additional 59 points to 4K. This pattern repeats for Low (306 → 225 → 128), Medium (260 → 174 → 99), and Ultra (141 → 95 → 54). The resolution scaling indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as pixel count grows, but even at 4K the card is not saturated except when Ultra settings overwhelm it.

From 1080p to 4K, the FPS drops to about a third for Low (306 to 128) and to about a quarter for Ultra (365 to 54). The ratio between 1080p and 4K for Low is 0.418 (no need to compute, but we can mention these are the values). For all presets, the 1440p numbers lie roughly halfway between 1080p and 4K, which is consistent with a GPU that still has headroom at 1440p and becomes more constrained as texture fill and pixel cost rise. The GPU's ROPs and TMUs are likely not the limiting factor—it is the raw shader processing, yet the measurements confirm the known scaling behavior.

The Medium preset is the only one with min/max data, which shows reasonable stability: at 1080p Medium it ranges 221 to 299 (average 260), at 1440p Medium 148 to 200 (average 174), and at 4K Medium 84 to 114 (average 99). The average‑to-min gap grows with resolution (38, 26, 15 respectively) indicating less variability at higher settings.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The evolution combo places relatively high among the 3700 tested combinations, with a rank of 298. This puts it in the top 8.2% of all probed systems (since 298th of 3700 is the 8th percentile). The ranking is likely aided by the RTX 4080's high percentile among GPUs (86th, average score 54,247) and the CPU's 89th percentile (average score 44,573). The GPU alone also ranks 137th among all GPUs, but the combo aggregates both. In the context of Evolve, the CPU provides the raw compute capacity while the GPU pushes the graphics engine.

Because the rank value is fixed, a 7500X3D with a 4080 in Evolve sits above 88% of the 3700 tested combos — a prominent system. The nearest CPU benchmarks show the 7500X3D averages 44,573, only 0.2% behind the Intel Core Ultra X9 254H (44,466) and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i9‑13950HX (44,342). Thus the CPU is competitive with the top processors of its time, which supports a stable frame floor.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D is a 6‑core, 12‑thread Zen 4 (Raphael) processor with a base clock of 4.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz. Its 96 MB of shared L3 cache, combined with the massive 1 MB per‑core L2 cache, is extremely effective for minimising latency at lower resolutions where the GPU load is not the barrier. The CPU's memory bandwidth (83.2 GB/s) over DDR‑5 are likely, and the 4.50 GHz boost is visible when the system pushes 306 FPS at 1080p Low, where the Game's central logic and draw calls dominate.

The processor rated TDP is 65 W, which further underscores its efficiency in a high‑end gaming combo. In the measured game, the CPU's core count and clock speed allow the RTX 4080 to be fully utilized. The Extreme 4K data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor: at 4K Ultra, the GPU drops to 54 FPS, but the CPU side presumably runs without stutter—there is no indication of CPU‑bound crush. The CPU's average PassMark score of 44,573 is top 11% among all CPUs, and its nearest rival, the Intel i5‑14600, scores 48,??. The tiny deltaPct (-0.7) relative to the i5‑14600 means the i5 is roughly 0.7% faster in total average, which is not a meaningful difference for the game. For a game with high-refresh-rate demands, the 7500X3D’s 6 cores / 12 threads with huge L3 cache are the decisive ingredient at 1080p, where the cpu is fully important.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The exact 12 data points are as follows:

At 1080p (1920×1080):

• Low: avg 306 FPS
• Medium: avg 260 FPS (min 221, max 299)
• High: avg 204 FPS
• Ultra: avg 141 FPS

At 1440p (2560×1440):

• Low: avg 225 FPS
• Medium: avg 174 FPS (min 148, max 200)
• High: avg 137 FPS
• Ultra: avg 95 FPS

At 4K (3840×2160):

• Low: avg 128 FPS
• Medium: avg 99 FPS (min 84, max 114)
• High: avg 78 FPS
• Ultra: avg 54 FPS

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