Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (launch MSRP $279) paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (launch MSRP $449) produces a measured performance profile in Evolve, a 2015 FPS. The combo ranks 743rd out of 1695 tested combinations, placing it above the median. The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, and the GPU’s 12 GB GDDR6 memory and 2544 MHz boost clock, together shape the frame rates across resolutions and settings. The data shows a system that can handle the game at high refresh rates at 1080p, but struggles to maintain 60 FPS at 4K on the highest presets.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows reveal a clear hierarchy across presets. At 1920x1080, every setting exceeds 60 FPS: Low delivers 219.7, Medium 168.3, High 132.9, and Ultra 89.7. Since even Ultra stays well above the 60 FPS threshold, the data suggests that Ultra is the best experience at this resolution—there is no need to sacrifice visual quality for frame rate. At 2560x1440, Ultra drops to 61.1, which is still playable but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. High at 90.7 offers a more comfortable margin, while Medium at 116.2 and Low at 149.6 provide even higher responsiveness. For a balanced experience, High is the recommended preset at 1440p, as it maintains a solid frame rate while retaining most visual features. At 3840x2160, the situation changes: only Low (86.9) and Medium (66.7) exceed 60 FPS, while High (49.5) and Ultra (35.7) fall below. Therefore, Medium is the highest preset that delivers a smooth 4K experience, and Low is the fallback if higher frame rates are desired. The data implies that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 4K, and users should adjust settings accordingly.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested combinations in Evolve?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X + AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks 743rd out of 1695 tested combos, meaning it outperforms roughly 56% of all configurations.

Q: What is the highest measured average FPS for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS is 219.7, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the lowest measured average FPS?

A: The lowest average FPS is 35.7, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the CPU’s single-thread performance compare to its rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X scores 3603 in Cinebench R23 single-core, and its average benchmark score is 28246. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13490F, has an average score of 28173, a delta of 0.3%, meaning the 9600X is essentially tied.

Q: What is the GPU’s VRAM capacity and memory bandwidth?

A: The Radeon RX 7700 XT has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What is the GPU’s percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RX 7700 XT sits in the 73rd percentile, with an average benchmark score of 30097.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 5 architecture, with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Its 32 MB shared L3 cache and 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth support data-heavy workloads. In Evolve, a game released in 2015, the CPU’s strong single-thread performance is likely more relevant than its multi-thread capabilities. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3603 places it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, indicating that it can handle the game’s logic and physics without bottlenecking. The multi-thread score of 25525 in Cinebench R23 shows that the 6-core design is also capable of handling modern workloads, but for a title from 2015, the single-thread headroom is the key asset. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13490F, has an average benchmark score of 28173, just 0.3% lower, so the 9600X is effectively on par with that chip. The data suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo; even at 1080p with Low settings, the system reaches 219.7 FPS, which is far beyond what a 2015 game would require.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 743 out of 1695 places it in the upper half of all tested configurations. However, this rank is lower than the individual percentiles of its components: the CPU is in the 85th percentile and the GPU in the 73rd. This discrepancy implies that the combination is not perfectly balanced for Evolve, or that the game’s engine does not fully utilize the hardware’s potential. The GPU’s nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, has an average benchmark score of 30109, a delta of 0% from the RX 7700 XT’s 30097, meaning the two cards are statistically identical in synthetic tests. Yet the combo rank suggests that in Evolve, the pairing may be slightly less effective than other combinations with similar component-level scores. The data indicates that while each part is strong individually, the overall system performance in this specific title is moderate, likely due to the game’s age and its reliance on single-thread CPU performance rather than multi-core scaling.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS across resolutions reveals a consistent pattern of decline as pixel count increases. For High settings, the average FPS drops from 132.9 at 1080p to 90.7 at 1440p (a 31.8% reduction) and then to 49.5 at 4K (a 45.4% reduction from 1440p). For Low settings, the drop is from 219.7 to 149.6 (31.9%) and then to 86.9 (41.9%). This scaling behavior is typical of a GPU-bound scenario: as resolution increases, the GPU’s workload grows, while the CPU’s contribution remains relatively constant. At 1080p, the CPU can feed the GPU enough frames to reach 219.7 FPS on Low, but at 4K, the GPU’s pixel throughput becomes the bottleneck, capping the frame rate at 86.9 even on Low. The fact that the percentage drop is similar across all settings suggests that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions, while the CPU has ample headroom. The data implies that users targeting 4K should expect to lower settings to maintain playable frame rates, while 1080p and 1440p offer more flexibility.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists all measured average FPS values from the FACT PACK:

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 49.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 86.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 66.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 35.7 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 90.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 149.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 116.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 61.1 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 132.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 219.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 168.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 89.7 |

At 1080p, the spread between Low and Ultra is 130 FPS, with Low more than doubling Ultra’s frame rate. At 1440p, the spread narrows to 88.5 FPS, and at 4K it further narrows to 51.2 FPS. This trend indicates that the GPU’s performance ceiling is reached at higher resolutions, compressing the differences between settings. The data also shows that the 1440p High result (90.7) is nearly identical to the 1080p Ultra result (89.7), suggesting that the GPU can handle a resolution increase if settings are reduced accordingly. The 4K Medium result (66.7) is only slightly lower than the 1440p Ultra result (61.1), reinforcing the idea that resolution scaling is more impactful than preset changes at the high end.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 32 chip, featuring 3456 shading units, 216 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. Its boost clock reaches 2544 MHz, and the 12 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) across a 192-bit bus, yielding 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. These specifications place the GPU in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30097. In Evolve, the GPU’s role is clearly dominant at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the FPS scaling. The 12 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for a 2015 title, which would have been designed for much smaller memory pools. The GPU’s nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, has an average score of 30109, a delta of 0%, so the two cards are effectively equal in synthetic benchmarks. However, the measured FPS in Evolve shows that the RX 7700 XT can deliver 219.7 FPS at 1080p Low, but only 35.7 FPS at 4K Ultra, indicating that the GPU’s raw compute power is the primary constraint at high pixel counts. The 96 ROPs and 216 TMUs contribute to pixel and texture fill rates, but the data suggests that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and shading throughput are the limiting factors at 4K. For users seeking higher frame rates at 4K, the GPU would need to be paired with a more powerful card, but for 1080p and 1440p gaming, this combination offers a strong balance of CPU and GPU performance.