Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination ranks 306th out of 1,695 tested combos for Evolve, placing it in the top 18% of all systems analyzed. This is a strong position, though not elite, and the data suggests the pairing is well-balanced for this title. The percentile rankings back this up: the RTX 4070 SUPER sits in the 84th percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 8400F lands in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, indicating that neither component is dramatically holding back the other. The combo’s rank in the top fifth of all tested systems signals that users can expect a consistently playable experience, with headroom for high refresh rates at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The 306th rank out of 1,695 combos places this system firmly in the upper tier of tested configurations for Evolve. Benchmark results indicate the pairing is more than adequate for the game’s demands, as the GPU’s 84th percentile score and the CPU’s 82nd percentile score are closely matched. This near parity in relative performance is a key takeaway: neither part is a bottleneck in a way that would skew the combo’s overall ranking significantly. The system outperforms the vast majority of alternatives, but the measured FPS data shows that at the highest settings and resolution, the frame rate dips to 45.9 FPS at 4K Ultra, suggesting the combo has limits. Compared to the broader pool, this is a high-performing setup, but the 1,389 combos ranked above it likely feature more powerful GPUs or newer CPUs, which is consistent with the RTX 4070 SUPER being listed as end-of-life. The data shows a clear, predictable relationship: higher settings and resolutions reduce the average FPS, but the combo’s rank indicates it handles the game’s baseline requirements with ease.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the primary driver of frame rates in Evolve, equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. Its base clock runs at 1980 MHz with a boost up to 2475 MHz, and the memory operates at 1313 MHz, or 21 Gbps effective. These specifications directly influence the measured results: at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 290.7 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it falls to 45.9 FPS. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the game’s textures at all tested settings, as the FPS drops are consistent with compute load rather than memory exhaustion. The GPU’s FP32 throughput of 35.48 TFLOPS and its 56 RT cores, while not specifically used by Evolve, indicate a card built for modern workloads. In this title, the GPU’s role is most evident in the resolution scaling: moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings reduces the average FPS from 175.9 to 69.2, a 60.7% drop that shows the rendering pipeline is heavily dependent on the GPU’s pixel and texture rates, which are 198.0 GPixel/s and 554.4 GTexel/s, respectively.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy for optimizing the experience in Evolve. For the smoothest gameplay, the Low preset at 1080p delivers 290.7 FPS, which is far beyond the requirements of any display, but the visual compromise is significant. The Medium preset at 1080p offers 224.1 FPS, still exceptionally high, and represents a better balance of visual fidelity and performance. At 1440p, the Medium setting produces 149.6 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh-rate monitors, while High at the same resolution yields 121.1 FPS, still very playable. The data suggests that Medium is the optimal choice for most users: at 1080p, it is only 22.9% slower than Low, but it provides a substantial visual upgrade over the lowest settings. For 4K users, the High preset at 69.2 FPS is the best balance, as it stays above the 60 FPS threshold, while Ultra drops to 45.9 FPS, which is below ideal for a fast-paced FPS. The Ultra preset is only recommended for users prioritizing image quality over frame rate, as the jump from High to Ultra at 4K costs 33.7% of the frame rate.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo perform at 1080p with the High preset?

A: The measured average FPS is 175.9, which is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on modern monitors, indicating a very smooth experience even with high visual settings.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 SUPER a bottleneck at 4K resolution?

A: The data shows a 60.7% drop in average FPS from 1080p High to 4K High, from 175.9 to 69.2 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions, as the CPU’s workload does not scale the same way.

Q: What is the best setting for competitive play?

A: The Low preset at 1080p produces the highest measured FPS at 290.7, which minimizes input latency, but the Medium preset at 224.1 FPS still offers a significant competitive advantage while improving visual clarity.

Q: How does the CPU compare to the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25,064, which is nearly identical to the Ryzen 7 2700X’s score of 25,057, showing a 0% deltaPct, meaning they perform at the same level in synthetic tests.

Q: Does the GPU outperform the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 42,576, which is 0.3% lower than the Radeon RX 7650 GRE’s score of 42,723, indicating they are statistically tied in raw compute performance.

Q: What is the highest FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 290.7 at 1920x1080 with the Low preset, which is the only configuration that breaks the 290 FPS barrier in the data.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario. At the Low preset, scaling from 1080p to 1440p reduces the average FPS from 290.7 to 195.2, a 32.8% drop, and further scaling to 4K reduces it to 112.1, a 61.4% drop from 1080p. The High preset shows a similar trend: 175.9 FPS at 1080p, 121.1 FPS at 1440p, and 69.2 FPS at 4K. This scaling behavior indicates that the CPU is not the primary limiting factor, as the frame rate drops are proportional to the pixel count increase. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the FPS would remain more constant across resolutions, particularly at lower settings where the GPU has less work. The fact that FPS scales so steeply with resolution points to the RTX 4070 SUPER being the decisive component, which aligns with its 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 35.48 TFLOPS compute being the resources that are taxed. The data shows that 1440p is the sweet spot for this combo, as the FPS at High (121.1) remains above 120, while 4K requires dropping to Medium (85.2) or High (69.2) to stay playable.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, with 6 cores and 12 threads, operates at a base clock of 4.20 GHz and boosts to 4.70 GHz, providing the computational foundation for the combo. Its Zen 4 architecture, built on a 4 nm process, delivers a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20,851 and a single-core score of 2,943, which are strong figures for a desktop chip. In Evolve, the CPU’s role is less about raw FPS generation and more about maintaining frame consistency, as the game’s FPS is heavily driven by the GPU. The data supports this: at 1080p Low, the FPS is 290.7, which is extraordinarily high, but even at these rates, the CPU’s 12 threads and 16 MB of shared L3 cache are sufficient to feed the GPU without introducing stutter. The CPU’s 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, paired with DDR5 support, ensures that data transfer to the GPU is not a limiting factor. Compared to its nearest rivals, the 8400F’s average benchmark score of 25,064 is 0.3% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F’s score of 24,993, and 0.1% lower than the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340’s score of 25,099, indicating that it is a mid-pack performer in its class. The CPU’s 82nd percentile ranking versus all CPUs suggests it has ample headroom for Evolve, and the measured FPS at 1080p High (175.9) shows that the CPU does not bottleneck the GPU until the GPU is pushed to its limits at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate drops to 45.9.