Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Radeon RX 6600 XT pairing shows a predictable scaling pattern in Evolve, where the GPU becomes the primary constraint as resolution climbs. At 1080p, the combination delivers a robust 159 FPS on Low settings, dropping to 100 FPS on High and 65.2 FPS on Ultra. This spread of roughly 93 FPS between the lowest and highest presets indicates that the system has ample headroom at this resolution, with the CPU able to feed the GPU efficiently. Moving to 1440p, the average frame rates compress: Low produces 108.4 FPS, High 66.8 FPS, and Ultra 43.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 65 FPS, signaling that pixel throughput is beginning to tax the graphics card. At 4K, the trend intensifies dramatically. Low settings yield 64 FPS, Medium drops to 45.5 FPS, High falls to 39.1 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 24.7 FPS. The 4K Low result is nearly identical to the 1440p Ultra result, which suggests that the RX 6600 XT is hitting its memory bandwidth and fillrate ceiling. The scaling from 1080p Low to 4K Low shows a 59.7% reduction in frame rate, while the High preset drops 60.9% from 100 FPS to 39.1 FPS. This consistency across presets points to a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are no longer the limiting factor.

How This Combo Ranks

In the broader context of tested configurations, this pairing sits at rank 1198 out of 1695 combos for Evolve. That places it in the lower third of all tested systems, which is a modest standing given the hardware specifications. The combo’s percentile for the CPU alone is 82, meaning the Ryzen 5 8400F outperforms 82% of all processors in the database. The GPU’s percentile is 71, indicating it beats 71% of all graphics cards. However, the combined rank in this specific game suggests that Evolve’s engine does not reward the pairing as strongly as synthetic benchmarks might imply. The CPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, has an average score of 25057, which is virtually identical to the 8400F’s 25064, a delta of 0%. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F trails by 0.3%, while the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 and AMD EPYC 9474F are 0.1% and 0.2% behind, respectively. For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti leads by 0.1%, and the AMD Radeon R9 M395X is 0.4% ahead, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 lags by 0.9%. These narrow deltas show that the hardware sits in a dense performance cluster, where minor architectural differences translate to single-digit percentage swings. In Evolve specifically, the 1198th rank out of 1695 means the system is outclassed by a significant portion of the field, but it remains playable at 1080p and 1440p with adjusted settings.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 23 chip, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It packs 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation pipelines, along with 32 ray tracing cores. The GPU’s base clock is 1968 MHz, with a game clock of 2359 MHz and a boost clock of 2589 MHz. Memory consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is a critical factor in Evolve’s 4K results. The 4K Ultra average of 24.7 FPS indicates that the 8 GB frame buffer is likely saturated, and the 256.0 GB/s bandwidth cannot sustain the texture streaming demands at that resolution. The pixel rate of 165.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 331.4 GTexel/s are adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but 4K pushes the GPU past its comfortable envelope. The FP32 performance of 10.60 TFLOPS provides a baseline for compute workloads, but Evolve’s rasterization-heavy nature means the texture units and ROPs are the real bottleneck. The GPU’s benchmark scores reflect this: PassMark G3D yields 16461, while 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 produces 1804. The nearest rival, the GTX 980 Ti, scores 27956 on average, a 0.1% lead, which shows the RX 6600 XT is competitive with a much older flagship. The GPU’s 71st percentile ranking confirms it is a solid mid-range part, but not one designed for 4K Ultra gaming.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p High settings?

A: The combo achieves 100 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings, which is a smooth experience for most players.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25064, which is a 0% delta compared to the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X’s 25057, meaning they are statistically equivalent.

Q: Is the GPU capable of 4K gaming?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 24.7, which is below playable thresholds. At 4K Low, it reaches 64 FPS, so it can handle 4K only with significant settings reductions.

Q: What is the combo’s rank in Evolve?

A: The pairing ranks 1198 out of 1695 tested combos, placing it in the lower third of all configurations for this game.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the GPU have?

A: The RX 6600 XT features 256.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth across a 128-bit bus with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.

Q: How does the GPU perform in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GPU scores 16461 in PassMark G3D and 1804 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, with an average benchmark score of 27985.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Phoenix, and fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration delivers strong single-threaded performance, as evidenced by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2943 and a PassMark single-thread score of 3684. In Evolve, the CPU’s role is most apparent at 1080p Low, where the 159 FPS result indicates that the processor can keep up with the GPU’s output. The 3DMark single-thread score of 951 and 2-thread score of 1874 show that the CPU excels in lightly threaded workloads, which is typical for older game engines like Evolve’s. However, the multi-threaded scores are also respectable: Cinebench R23 multi-core hits 20851, and PassMark multithread reaches 24530. The 16 MB L3 cache is shared across all cores, which helps with data locality in gaming scenarios. Compared to its nearest rivals, the CPU’s average score of 25064 is 0.3% higher than the Ryzen 5 7500F’s 24993, and 0.1% lower than the Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340’s 25099. The 82nd percentile ranking indicates that this CPU is above average in the broader market. In Evolve, the CPU is not the bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the frame rate drops are consistent with GPU limitation. At 1080p Ultra, the 65.2 FPS result still shows the CPU has headroom, as the GPU is clearly the limiting factor when settings increase. The CPU’s memory support for DDR5 with a dual-channel bus and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth provides ample throughput for the game’s data streaming needs.