Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers its most balanced experience at Medium settings across all resolutions. The data shows that High settings are playable but sacrifice significant headroom, while Ultra pushes the GPU to its limits, particularly at higher resolutions. For 1080p and 1440p gaming, Medium is the sweet spot, offering frame rates well above display refresh thresholds while maintaining visual fidelity. At 4K, the Medium preset yields 86.7 FPS, which is respectable, but High at 67.6 FPS is closer to the edge of smooth gameplay. Low settings are only recommended for competitive play at 1080p, where the 293.5 FPS average provides maximum responsiveness.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data indicates that the Medium preset provides the best experience per the measured rows. At 1080p, Medium delivers 224.6 FPS, which is 44.5 FPS higher than High and 101.2 FPS lower than Low, but the visual quality jump from Low to Medium is substantial. At 1440p, Medium achieves 150.2 FPS, comfortably exceeding the 144Hz refresh rate that many monitors offer. The High preset at 1440p drops to 119.2 FPS, which is still smooth but leaves less margin for demanding scenes. At 4K, Medium’s 86.7 FPS is the highest preset that maintains fluid motion; High at 67.6 FPS is playable but not ideal for fast-paced FPS action. Ultra is not recommended at any resolution—it produces 123.4 FPS at 1080p, 81.9 FPS at 1440p, and only 44.9 FPS at 4K, with the latter being below the threshold for competitive play. The data suggests that Medium is the optimal choice, balancing frame rates and graphical fidelity.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its single-thread performance is strong, as shown by a 3DMark single-thread score of 1060, which is crucial for FPS games like Evolve that often rely on a few heavily loaded threads. The CPU’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, and its DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth ensures data flows quickly to the GPU. In this game, the CPU is rarely the bottleneck at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the 293.5 FPS at 1080p Low settings. However, at 4K Ultra, the frame rate falls to 44.9 FPS, which indicates the GPU is the limiting factor, as the CPU’s multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24128) is more than sufficient for this title. The CPU’s percentile rank of 83 versus all CPUs places it well above average, ensuring it does not hold back the RTX 4070 SUPER in most scenarios.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve over 100 FPS?

A: At 1080p, all presets except Ultra exceed 100 FPS, with Low at 293.5 FPS, Medium at 224.6 FPS, and High at 180.1 FPS. At 1440p, Low (195.5 FPS) and Medium (150.2 FPS) also break the 100 FPS barrier, while High (119.2 FPS) remains above it.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset drops the average frame rate from 119.2 FPS (High) to 81.9 FPS, a reduction of 37.3 FPS. This indicates that Ultra settings impose a significant performance penalty, making High the better choice for smoother gameplay at 1440p.

Q: Is this combo capable of 4K gaming?

A: Yes, but with compromises. At 4K, Medium settings yield 86.7 FPS, which is playable, while High drops to 67.6 FPS. Ultra is not recommended, as it falls to 44.9 FPS, which is below the threshold for comfortable FPS play.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Medium at 1080p?

A: Low delivers 293.5 FPS, while Medium delivers 224.6 FPS, a difference of 68.9 FPS. The Medium preset offers a substantial visual upgrade for a relatively small frame rate cost, making it the more balanced choice.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 304 out of 1695 tested combinations, placing it in the top 18% of all configurations. This suggests it is a strong performer for this game, though not the absolute top tier.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 7600X and RTX 4070 SUPER achieves a rank of 304 out of 1695 tested combos in Evolve. This ranking places it in the 82nd percentile, meaning it outperforms the majority of configurations tested. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 26272 places it in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU’s average score of 42576 places it in the 84th percentile against all GPUs. The data shows that this pairing is well-matched, with neither component significantly dragging down the other. The CPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, scores 26214 (a 0.2% delta), while the GPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 580X, scores 41991 (a 1.4% delta). This indicates that both components are near the top of their respective performance tiers, and the combined result is a system that handles Evolve with authority, especially at 1080p and 1440p.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data shows a clear trend as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At Medium settings, the frame rate drops from 224.6 FPS at 1080p to 150.2 FPS at 1440p (a 33.1% reduction), and then to 86.7 FPS at 4K (a further 42.3% reduction from 1440p). This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is becoming the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the pixel count increases by 2.25 times from 1080p to 1440p and by 4 times from 1080p to 4K. The CPU’s performance is sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, as shown by the 293.5 FPS at Low settings, but at 4K, the GPU’s rendering workload dominates. The drop from 1440p High (119.2 FPS) to 4K High (67.6 FPS) is a 43.3% reduction, which is consistent with the increased pixel count. This data suggests that for 4K gaming, users should stick to Medium settings to maintain a playable frame rate, while 1080p and 1440p allow for higher presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across resolutions and settings. At 1080p, the average frame rates are: Low 293.5 FPS, Medium 224.6 FPS, High 180.1 FPS, and Ultra 123.4 FPS. At 1440p, the averages are: Low 195.5 FPS, Medium 150.2 FPS, High 119.2 FPS, and Ultra 81.9 FPS. At 4K, the averages are: Low 108.9 FPS, Medium 86.7 FPS, High 67.6 FPS, and Ultra 44.9 FPS. The data reveals that the gap between Low and Ultra widens as resolution increases. At 1080p, Ultra is 170.1 FPS lower than Low, while at 4K, the gap is 64.0 FPS. This suggests that the GPU’s memory bandwidth (504.2 GB/s) and 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM are sufficient for 1080p but become strained at 4K Ultra, where the 44.9 FPS result indicates a heavy rendering load. The High preset at 1440p (119.2 FPS) is nearly identical to the Ultra preset at 1080p (123.4 FPS), showing that resolution scaling and settings have similar performance impacts.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is crucial for high-resolution textures. The GPU’s 7168 shading units and 80 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s, and its FP32 performance of 35.48 TFLOPS is substantial for a card in this class. In Evolve, the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K, as evidenced by the significant frame rate drops when moving from 1440p to 4K. The GPU’s percentile rank of 84 against all GPUs indicates it is a high-end performer, and its average benchmark score of 42576 places it near the top of its tier. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A6000, scores 42653 (a -0.2% delta), showing the RTX 4070 SUPER is competitive with professional-grade cards. The data shows that at 1080p, the GPU is not fully utilized, as frame rates exceed 200 FPS at Medium settings, but at 4K Ultra, the GPU’s limits are reached, with the 44.9 FPS result indicating that the card is working near maximum capacity.