Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination delivers a wide spread of frame rates in Evolve, with results that shift dramatically depending on resolution and preset. This analysis walks through the measured data, comparing the CPU and GPU to their nearest rivals and explaining what the numbers indicate about system balance.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 3000 series, built on the Zen 2 architecture with the Matisse codename. It operates on the AMD Socket AM4 platform, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The chip uses a 7 nm process node from TSMC, containing 3,800 million transistors on a 74 mm² die. Its cache configuration includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a 32 MB L3 cache. Memory support is DDR4 with a dual-channel bus and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. The CPU supports PCIe Gen 4 with 24 lanes from the CPU, and it has an unlocked multiplier.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 3700X scores 2092 in Cinebench R15 multicore and 204 in single-core. Geekbench results show 8899 multicore and 1593 single-core. Passmark tests reveal a multithread score of 22458, single-thread score of 2656, and floating point math at 39005. The avgBenchmarkScore is 34260, placing it in the 84th percentile vs all CPUs.

The nearestRivals list for this CPU includes the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 with an avgScore of 34222 and deltaPct of 0.1, meaning the 3700X is 0.1% ahead. The AMD EPYC 4244P scores 34220, also 0.1% behind. The Intel Core i5-13450HX scores 34333, which is 0.2% ahead of the 3700X. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H scores 34083, putting it 0.5% behind. These deltas are negligible, indicating the 3700X performs on par with these modern competitors in aggregate benchmarks.

For Evolve, an FPS title from 2015, the CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for the game’s threading model. The boost clock of 4.40 GHz ensures strong single-thread performance, which matters for game logic and draw call submission. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 232 avg FPS, suggesting the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions. Even at 1080p Ultra, the combo hits 129 avg FPS, which still indicates headroom. The CPU’s percentile rank and rival comparisons show it holds its own against much newer parts, so in Evolve, the 3700X provides a stable foundation without limiting the GPU in most scenarios.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

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

A: The measured data shows an average FPS of 212 at 1920x1080 with Medium settings, with a minimum of 180 FPS and a maximum of 243 FPS. This is the highest average among the 1080p presets except for Low, which reaches 232 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Ti compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti has an avgBenchmarkScore of 44795. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, scores 45152, which is 0.8% higher. The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT scores 45384, 1.3% higher, while the NVIDIA RTX A6000 scores 44075, which is 1.6% lower. The Intel Arc A730M scores 45592, 1.7% higher. These deltas indicate the RTX 4070 Ti sits in a tight competitive band.

Q: At which resolution and setting does the combo achieve the lowest average FPS?

A: The lowest average FPS is 49, recorded at 3840x2160 (4K) with Ultra settings. This is the only measured row below 60 FPS, suggesting that 4K Ultra strains the GPU heavily.

Q: What is the CPU’s percentile rank versus all CPUs, and what does that mean?

A: The Ryzen 7 3700X is in the 84th percentile vs all CPUs. This means it outperforms 84% of all processors tracked in the database, putting it in the upper tier even though it launched in 2019. Its avgBenchmarkScore of 34260 supports this position.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 4K with High settings?

A: Yes, at 3840x2160 with High settings, the average FPS is 71. While this is below the 1440p and 1080p results, it remains above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, though not by a large margin.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations for Evolve?

A: The comboRankInGame is 653 out of 3700 combos. This places it in the top 17.6% of all tested configurations for this game, indicating strong overall performance.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling. Starting at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 232 avg FPS. Moving to 1440p Low, the average drops to 203 FPS, a reduction of 29 FPS or about 12.5%. At 4K Low, the average falls to 117 FPS, which is 115 FPS below the 1080p Low result, a 49.6% drop. This indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU becomes increasingly stressed as resolution rises.

For Medium settings, the trend is similar but with larger absolute drops. At 1080p Medium, the average is 212 FPS. At 1440p Medium, it drops to 160 FPS, a 52 FPS reduction. At 4K Medium, the average is 91 FPS, which is 121 FPS below the 1080p result, a 57.1% drop. The minimum FPS at 1080p Medium is 180, while at 1440p Medium it drops to 136, and at 4K Medium it is 77. The maximum FPS follows the same pattern: 243 at 1080p, 184 at 1440p, and 105 at 4K.

High settings show a steeper scaling curve. At 1080p High, the average is 187 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 125 FPS, a 62 FPS reduction. At 4K High, the average is 71 FPS, which is 116 FPS below the 1080p result, a 62% drop. This suggests that High settings increase the GPU load per pixel, making resolution scaling more pronounced.

Ultra settings exhibit the most dramatic scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 129 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it drops to 87 FPS, a 42 FPS reduction. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 49 FPS, which is 80 FPS below the 1080p result, a 62% drop. The fact that 4K Ultra dips below 60 FPS indicates the GPU is the primary limiting factor at this resolution and preset combination.

The scaling pattern across all presets shows that the GPU is the bottleneck at higher resolutions. The CPU’s performance remains consistent, as evidenced by the fact that even at 1080p Low, where the CPU would be most likely to limit, the combo still achieves 232 FPS. This is well above any reasonable refresh rate, so the CPU is not constraining the system. The RTX 4070 Ti, with its 12 GB GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, handles the workload until 4K Ultra, where its compute resources are exhausted.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The comboRankInGame for this configuration is 653 out of 3700 combos. This rank places the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti in the top 17.6% of all tested combinations for Evolve. This is a strong showing, given that the CPU is from 2019 and the GPU is from 2023, meaning the pairing benefits from the GPU’s modern architecture.

To contextualize this rank, consider that only 652 other combos out of 3700 perform better in this game. The rank is based on measured FPS data, which includes all resolution and setting combinations. The RTX 4070 Ti’s nearest rivals in benchmark scores—such as the RTX 5090 Mobile with a 0.8% higher avgScore and the RTX A6000 with a 1.6% lower avgScore—suggest that the GPU is competitive with higher-tier products in synthetic tests, and this translates to a favorable in-game rank.

The CPU’s nearest rivals, including the Intel Core i5-13450HX which is 0.2% faster in aggregate benchmarks, do not appear to significantly alter the combo’s ranking. The 3700X’s 84th percentile standing ensures that the CPU does not drag the combo down. The rank of 653 indicates that the system is well-balanced for Evolve, with neither component being a severe weak link. However, the 4K Ultra result of 49 FPS shows that the combo is not top-tier for maximum settings at 4K, which explains why it does not rank higher.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers high frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 232 FPS. Medium settings average 212 FPS, with a minimum of 180 FPS and a maximum of 243 FPS. High settings average 187 FPS. Ultra settings average 129 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 103 FPS, indicating that the GPU has significant headroom at this resolution, and even Ultra settings remain well above 120 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows a clear step down. Low settings average 203 FPS. Medium settings average 160 FPS, with a minimum of 136 FPS and a maximum of 184 FPS. High settings average 125 FPS. Ultra settings average 87 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 116 FPS, larger than at 1080p, which suggests the GPU is starting to feel the resolution increase. Even at Ultra, the average stays above 60 FPS, so the combo is playable at 1440p with all settings maxed.

At 3840x2160, performance drops significantly. Low settings average 117 FPS. Medium settings average 91 FPS, with a minimum of 77 FPS and a maximum of 105 FPS. High settings average 71 FPS. Ultra settings average 49 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 68 FPS, narrower than at lower resolutions because the GPU is the limiting factor across all presets. The Ultra setting is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS, and the High setting at 71 FPS is the only other result below 100 FPS at 4K.

Comparing the same settings across resolutions highlights the scaling. For Low settings, the FPS drops from 232 at 1080p to 203 at 1440p to 117 at 4K. For Medium, it goes from 212 to 160 to 91. For High, it goes from 187 to 125 to 71. For Ultra, it goes from 129 to 87 to 49. The consistent pattern is that each resolution step reduces FPS, with the largest absolute drops occurring between 1440p and 4K. The minimum and maximum FPS values are only provided for Medium settings at each resolution, showing that the combo maintains a stable frame delivery with a minimum of 180 at 1080p, 136 at 1440p, and 77 at 4K.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings preset depends on the target resolution and refresh rate. For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 129 FPS, which is above the 120 FPS threshold for high-refresh monitors. If the display supports 144 Hz, the High preset at 187 FPS or Medium at 212 FPS would be better choices. The Low preset at 232 FPS is only useful for extremely high refresh rates beyond 200 Hz. For most users at 1080p, the Ultra preset offers the best visual quality while still maintaining smooth frame rates, with no measured dips below 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 87 FPS, which is above 60 FPS but below 120 FPS. This is acceptable for 60 Hz displays and some 75 Hz monitors. The High preset at 125 FPS is a better fit for 120 Hz displays, offering a 38 FPS improvement over Ultra while still providing good visual quality. The Medium preset at 160 FPS is ideal for 144 Hz displays, and the Low preset at 203 FPS surpasses most refresh rates. The data suggests that High is the sweet spot for 1440p, balancing visual fidelity with a frame rate that exceeds 120 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the choices are more constrained. The Ultra preset at 49 FPS is below 60 FPS and may result in noticeable stutter on standard displays. The High preset at 71 FPS is the best option for 4K, providing a smooth experience above 60 FPS while maintaining high visual settings. The Medium preset at 91 FPS is also viable, offering an additional 20 FPS over High at the cost of some visual quality. The Low preset at 117 FPS is the highest frame rate at 4K, but the visual downgrade is significant. For 4K gaming, the High preset is recommended as the best balance, as it stays above 60 FPS without sacrificing too much detail.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently provides solid performance with measurable minimum FPS values: 180 at 1080p, 136 at 1440p, and 77 at 4K. This indicates that Medium is a reliable fallback if the higher presets cause frame drops. However, the measured data shows that High is the most versatile preset, delivering 187 FPS at 1080p, 125 FPS at 1440p, and 71 FPS at 4K, all of which are playable.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the primary driver of the measured FPS results, especially at higher resolutions. This GPU uses the AD104 chip with the Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process node from TSMC. It contains 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, with a transistor density of 121.8M per mm². The base clock is 2310 MHz, and the boost clock is 2610 MHz. Memory clocks run at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. It features 7680 shading units, 240 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 60 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 208.8 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 626.4 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 40.09 TFLOPS, with the same FP16 figure at a 1:1 ratio.

The GPU’s avgBenchmarkScore is 44795, placing it in the 84th percentile vs all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in benchmark scores are the RTX 5090 Mobile at 45152 (0.8% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT at 45384 (1.3% higher), the NVIDIA RTX A6000 at 44075 (1.6% lower), and the Intel Arc A730M at 45592 (1.7% higher). These deltas are small, showing that the RTX 4070 Ti performs within a narrow band of these other cards in synthetic tests.

In Evolve, the GPU’s role becomes evident when examining the resolution scaling. At 1080p, the GPU has ample headroom, as shown by the 232 FPS Low result and the 129 FPS Ultra result. The 12 GB VRAM is sufficient for the game’s textures, even at 4K Ultra, since the bottleneck at that setting is compute performance rather than memory capacity. The 504.2 GB/s bandwidth supports the high frame rates seen at 1440p and 4K Low, but the 4K Ultra result of 49 FPS indicates that the GPU’s shading units and ROPs are saturated.

The RTX 4070 Ti’s boost clock of 2610 MHz and 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 performance are the key factors in delivering the 71 FPS average at 4K High. The GPU’s 80 ROPs handle pixel output, and the 240 TMUs manage texture filtering, which is critical for Evolve’s environments. The 60 RT cores are not directly relevant to this game, as Evolve does not heavily utilize ray tracing, but the tensor cores and Ada Lovelace architecture contribute to overall efficiency. The measured data shows that the GPU is the limiting component at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS drops below 60. At lower resolutions, the GPU’s performance is more than sufficient, and the CPU keeps up without introducing a bottleneck.