Evolve

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows for Evolve reveal a clear hierarchy across the four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 323.7 FPS, which is the highest recorded number in the entire dataset. Medium drops to 246.1 FPS, High to 195.5 FPS, and Ultra to 134.7 FPS. The progression is consistent: each step up in visual fidelity costs roughly 50-80 FPS at this resolution. For competitive play on high-refresh monitors, the Low preset provides a substantial margin above 300 FPS, while High still clears 144 Hz comfortably with an average of 195.5 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low averages 214.2 FPS, Medium 165.1 FPS, High 133 FPS, and Ultra 87.4 FPS. The High preset here is interesting because it sits just below the 144 Hz threshold, suggesting that players with 1440p 144Hz displays would need to choose between Medium (which exceeds it at 165.1 FPS) or accept a slightly lower frame rate with High. Ultra at 87.4 FPS remains playable but does not reach the smoothness of the lower presets.

The most telling data comes at 3840x2160. Ultra falls to 49.5 FPS, High manages 75 FPS, Medium reaches 93.1 FPS, and Low tops out at 125 FPS. The gap between Ultra and Low at 4K is 75.5 FPS, which is a massive swing. Given that even High at 75 FPS is above the 60 FPS playability floor, the data suggests that High is the best experience for 4K users who want visual quality without sacrificing smoothness. For those prioritizing frame rate above all else at 4K, Low at 125 FPS is the only preset that approaches high-refresh territory, though it falls short of 144 FPS.

The optimal preset depends heavily on resolution and display refresh rate. At 1080p, Low or High are both defensible depending on whether the user favors maximum frame rates or better visuals. At 1440p, Medium offers the best balance with 165.1 FPS, comfortably above the 144 Hz mark. At 4K, High at 75 FPS is the sweet spot, as it provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium while staying well above the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra appears to be a luxury preset that is only viable at 1080p, where its 134.7 FPS average still clears 60 FPS with a wide margin.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti brings substantial hardware to this title. Its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for a game like Evolve that renders large, open environments. The GPU's boost clock of 2452 MHz and base clock of 2295 MHz provide the raw throughput needed to push the measured frame rates. With 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, the RTX 5070 Ti has a robust foundation for rasterization-heavy workloads.

The benchmark results show the GPU's influence scaling with resolution. At 1080p, the RTX 5070 Ti is clearly not the limiting factor, as even the Ultra preset achieves 134.7 FPS. The gap between Low (323.7 FPS) and Ultra (134.7 FPS) at 1080p is 189 FPS, indicating that the graphics card has ample headroom to handle the lower presets without breaking a sweat. At 4K, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint: Ultra drops to 49.5 FPS, which is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result. This 85.2 FPS difference between 1080p Ultra and 4K Ultra highlights how the RTX 5070 Ti's compute resources are stretched by the higher pixel count.

The GPU's 43.94 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 686.6 GTexel/s texture rate are directly relevant to Evolve's rendering demands. The texture rate, in particular, supports the high-resolution texture work that the Ultra preset likely enables. The pixel rate of 235.4 GPixel/s explains why the GPU can still deliver 125 FPS at 4K Low — the fill rate is sufficient for simpler shading workloads. Interestingly, the GPU's percentile rank of 87 among all GPUs places it in the upper tier, and its average benchmark score of 52086 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, which scores 52085 with a deltaPct of 0. This near-parity suggests the RTX 5070 Ti is a mature, well-balanced card for modern titles, though Evolve's age means it does not fully stress the card's capabilities at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K reveals how the bottleneck shifts with resolution. Starting with the Low preset, the transition from 1080p to 1440p cuts the average from 323.7 FPS to 214.2 FPS, a drop of 109.5 FPS or roughly 34%. Moving from 1440p to 4K further reduces the average to 125 FPS, another 89.2 FPS decline. The cumulative drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 198.7 FPS, meaning 4K delivers only about 38.6% of the 1080p frame rate.

For the Medium preset, the scaling follows a similar pattern. 1080p Medium averages 246.1 FPS, 1440p Medium drops to 165.1 FPS, and 4K Medium falls to 93.1 FPS. The percentage drops are 32.9% from 1080p to 1440p and 43.6% from 1440p to 4K. This accelerating decline suggests that the GPU is becoming progressively more constrained as resolution increases, which is typical for a game that is not heavily CPU-bound at higher settings.

High settings show the most consistent scaling. 1080p High averages 195.5 FPS, 1440p High drops to 133 FPS (a 32% reduction), and 4K High falls to 75 FPS (a 43.6% reduction from 1440p). The 4K High result of 75 FPS is notable because it represents a 61.7% drop from 1080p High, indicating that the GPU's workload scales roughly with pixel count. Ultra settings exhibit the steepest decline: 1080p Ultra at 134.7 FPS, 1440p Ultra at 87.4 FPS (35.1% drop), and 4K Ultra at 49.5 FPS (43.4% drop from 1440p). The 4K Ultra figure is below 60 FPS, which would be noticeable to most players.

The data implies that Evolve is primarily GPU-limited at 1440p and 4K, while at 1080p the CPU may begin to play a larger role, particularly at lower settings where frame rates exceed 300 FPS. The fact that 1080p Low reaches 323.7 FPS while 4K Low only reaches 125 FPS indicates that the RTX 5070 Ti has enough raw power to handle the game's demands at lower resolutions, but the pixel throughput required at 4K becomes the deciding factor.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average FPS is 323.7, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low settings preset.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: No, the 4K Ultra preset averages 49.5 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold. Players seeking 60 FPS at 4K should use High settings, which average 75 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Ti compare to the RTX 4080 in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 52086, while the RTX 4080 scores 52085, resulting in a deltaPct of 0 — they are effectively tied.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations for Evolve?

A: The combo ranks 150th out of 1695 tested combinations, placing it in the top 8.8% of all combos.

Q: Which preset at 1440p provides the highest FPS above 144 Hz?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 averages 165.1 FPS, which is the only 1440p setting that exceeds 144 Hz. The High preset falls short at 133 FPS.

Q: How much does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X scores 3603 in Cinebench R23 single-core, while its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13490F, has an average benchmark score of 28173 compared to the 9600X's 28246, a deltaPct of 0.3 — the CPU is marginally ahead.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ranks 150th out of 1695 tested combinations for Evolve. This places it in the top 8.8% of all combos, which is a strong showing for a game released in 2015. The rank suggests that this hardware pairing is well above average for handling Evolve's workload, despite the game's age and relatively modest system requirements compared to modern titles.

The ranking is particularly impressive given that the CPU's percentile rank among all CPUs is 85, and the GPU's percentile rank among all GPUs is 87. Both components are in the upper tier of their respective categories, and their combination in this game yields a result that outperforms 91.2% of all tested combos. This indicates that the pairing is well-balanced for Evolve — neither component is severely bottlenecking the other at the resolutions and settings measured.

The nearest CPU rivals for the Ryzen 5 9600X include the Intel Core i5-13490F (deltaPct 0.3) and AMD Ryzen 5 230 (deltaPct 0.3), both of which are essentially tied in average benchmark score. The GPU's nearest rival is the RTX 4080 with a deltaPct of 0, meaning the two graphics cards are interchangeable in terms of average score. This suggests that the combo's rank of 150 is more dependent on the specific game's optimization and the interplay between the CPU and GPU than on any single component's raw performance.

For players considering this combo for Evolve, the rank indicates that they will experience smooth gameplay across most settings and resolutions, with the only exception being 4K Ultra, which dips below 60 FPS. The combo's position in the rankings also implies that there is room for improvement — 149 other combos achieve higher frame rates, likely featuring newer or higher-end components, but the performance gap is unlikely to be dramatic given the game's age.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X brings six cores and twelve threads to the pairing, operating at a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. This Zen 5 architecture, built on a 4 nm process, offers strong single-threaded performance that is crucial for a game like Evolve, which often relies on a few primary threads for game logic and physics. The CPU's L3 cache of 32 MB (shared) and 1 MB L2 per core provide ample fast storage for frequently accessed data, reducing latency in gameplay scenarios.

The CPU's benchmark results show a clear strength in single-threaded workloads. It scores 3603 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 1253 in 3DMark single-thread, both of which are indicative of high per-core performance. Multi-threaded scores are also respectable, with Cinebench R23 multi-core hitting 25525 and 3DMark max threads at 7590. The CPU's average benchmark score of 28246 places it in the 85th percentile among all CPUs, and its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13490F, scores 28173 with a deltaPct of 0.3 — essentially a tie.

In Evolve, the CPU's role appears to be most significant at 1080p with lower settings, where frame rates exceed 300 FPS. At 1080p Low, the average of 323.7 FPS suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough draw calls and game state updates to sustain very high frame rates. However, as resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the frame rates drop significantly, indicating that the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The CPU's 12 threads are likely sufficient to handle Evolve's AI and simulation tasks without becoming a bottleneck, as evidenced by the fact that even at 4K Ultra, the frame rate is still a playable 49.5 FPS rather than a complete collapse.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s and dual-channel DDR5 support ensure that data can flow quickly between the processor and system memory, which is important for a game that streams assets during gameplay. The 5.40 GHz boost clock is particularly valuable for single-threaded performance, as Evolve's main game loop likely benefits from higher clock speeds over additional cores. The data suggests that the Ryzen 5 9600X is a capable partner for the RTX 5070 Ti in this title, providing enough CPU headroom to avoid limiting the GPU at most settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages are as follows: Low settings deliver 323.7 FPS, Medium settings deliver 246.1 FPS, High settings deliver 195.5 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 134.7 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 189 FPS, demonstrating that this resolution gives the GPU enough headroom to accommodate significant visual upgrades without dropping below playable frame rates. The Ultra preset at 134.7 FPS remains well above 60 FPS, making it a viable choice for players with 120 Hz or 144 Hz displays who prioritize image quality.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 214.2 FPS for Low, 165.1 FPS for Medium, 133 FPS for High, and 87.4 FPS for Ultra. The transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces frame rates by approximately 32-35% across all presets, which is consistent with the increased pixel count. The Medium preset at 165.1 FPS is the standout, as it provides a high refresh rate experience while still offering better visuals than Low. The Ultra preset at 87.4 FPS is playable but does not reach the 144 Hz threshold, meaning players with high-refresh 1440p monitors would likely prefer Medium or High.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 125 FPS for Low, 93.1 FPS for Medium, 75 FPS for High, and 49.5 FPS for Ultra. The drop from 1440p to 4K is more severe, with reductions ranging from 41.6% (Low) to 43.4% (Ultra). This indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K, and the CPU's performance becomes less relevant. The High preset at 75 FPS is the most balanced option for 4K, offering a comfortable margin above 60 FPS while maintaining visual fidelity. The Ultra preset at 49.5 FPS is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS, making it unsuitable for players who require smooth gameplay.

The complete dataset shows a consistent pattern: Evolve scales predictably with resolution and settings, and the RTX 5070 Ti provides enough performance to handle the game at high frame rates except for the most demanding 4K Ultra configuration. The measured FPS values are all derived from actual testing, providing a reliable reference for players configuring their systems.