Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination delivers a gaming experience in Evolve that is defined by the GPU’s massive headroom at lower resolutions and its eventual saturation at 4K. The data shows this pairing ranks in the 85th percentile of all tested combos for this title, placing it at #565 out of 3700, while the CPU’s Zen 2 architecture provides sufficient throughput to keep frame rates exceptionally high across the board.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic shift in bottleneck behavior. At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the combo produces an average of 140 FPS, which drops to 94 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 54 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 61% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is being progressively taxed as pixel count increases. The scaling pattern is not linear; the jump from 140 FPS at 1080p to 94 FPS at 1440p is a 33% drop, while the subsequent drop to 54 FPS at 4K is another 43% reduction, showing that the GPU’s 736.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 16 GB of GDDR6X VRAM become increasingly critical at higher resolutions.

The data suggests that at 1080p, the system is not GPU-limited in any meaningful way. The difference between Low (232 FPS) and Ultra (140 FPS) at 1080p is 92 FPS, a 40% spread that shows the GPU is still the primary variable. However, the fact that the 3700X with its 3.60 GHz base and 4.40 GHz boost clocks can feed the GPU to reach 232 FPS on Low settings indicates the CPU is not a constraining factor at this resolution. Moving to 1440p, the gap between Low (203 FPS) and Ultra (94 FPS) widens to 109 FPS, further confirming that the GPU’s rendering load is the dominant factor.

At 4K, the picture changes dramatically. The Low setting produces 127 FPS, while Ultra drops to 54 FPS, a 73 FPS spread. The 4K Ultra result of 54 FPS is the only measured scenario below the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting that this resolution/settings combination is where the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 320 W TDP and Ada Lovelace architecture finally hit a wall. The scaling from 1440p Ultra (94 FPS) to 4K Ultra (54 FPS) is a 43% reduction, which aligns closely with the raw pixel count increase from 3.7 million to 8.3 million pixels, indicating that the GPU is the limiting component at these settings.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data points to Medium settings as the optimal balance for this game, particularly at higher resolutions. At 3840x2160, Medium produces 99 FPS average with a minimum of 84 FPS and maximum of 113 FPS, which is the only 4K setting that maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS while delivering substantially better visual quality than Low’s 127 FPS. The step from Medium to High at 4K costs 22 FPS (from 99 to 77), while the step from High to Ultra costs another 23 FPS (from 77 to 54), showing diminishing returns on visual fidelity for the performance hit.

At 2560x1440, Medium delivers 173 FPS average with a minimum of 147 FPS, which is well beyond what any 144Hz display can use. The data shows that High at 1440p (136 FPS) is still excellent, but the jump to Ultra (94 FPS) represents a 31% performance loss for what is typically a marginal visual improvement in a 2015 FPS title. For 1920x1080, the situation is reversed; the GPU is so overprovisioned that Ultra at 140 FPS is perfectly playable, and even the most demanding settings do not push the system below the refresh rate of most high-end monitors.

The min FPS data points are only provided for Medium settings, and they show consistent frame pacing: 180 FPS minimum at 1080p, 147 FPS at 1440p, and 84 FPS at 4K. These minimums suggest that the 3700X’s 8 cores and 16 threads are capable of maintaining stable frame delivery without noticeable hitches, even when the GPU is under heavy load. The absence of min FPS data for other settings implies that the benchmark methodology captured only average values for those configurations, but the Medium setting’s stability across all resolutions makes it the recommended choice for consistent performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications directly explain the measured results. With 10,240 shading units, 320 tensor cores, and 80 RT cores on the AD103 chip, the GPU’s 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is more than sufficient for a game from 2015. The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is crucial for the 4K results where texture data demands are highest.

The GPU’s boost clock of 2550 MHz, up from a base of 2295 MHz, allows for significant dynamic scaling under load. This is evident in the 1080p results where the GPU can run at higher sustained clocks due to lower thermal and power constraints, contributing to the 232 FPS Low setting result. The pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s are key metrics for understanding why the card excels at lower resolutions; it can process rasterization and texturing tasks much faster than the game can generate them.

The GPU’s benchmark scores corroborate its in-game performance. The PassMark G3D score of 34,245 places it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, and its average benchmark score of 54,209 is nearly identical to the RTX 4080 (54,247, a -0.1% delta), confirming that the SUPER variant offers negligible performance gains over the non-SUPER in synthetic tests. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,600 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 260,075 further validate that this is a top-tier GPU, but the Evolve results show that even this level of performance is challenged by 4K Ultra settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of #565 out of 3,700 tested combinations places it in the 84.7th percentile, which is an exceptional result for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU. The Ryzen 7 3700X’s average benchmark score of 34,260 puts it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, with its nearest rivals being the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (34,222, +0.1% delta) and AMD EPYC 4244P (34,220, +0.1% delta), while it trails the Intel Core i5-13450HX (34,333, -0.2% delta). This CPU performance level is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4080 SUPER in Evolve, as evidenced by the high frame rates across all resolutions.

The GPU’s rank in the 86th percentile of all GPUs is slightly higher than the CPU’s 84th percentile, but the delta is small enough that neither component is a clear weak link. The nearest GPU rivals show that the RTX 4080 SUPER is closely matched with the RTX 4080 (-0.1% delta), but the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55,698, -2.7% delta) and AMD Radeon 8060S (55,757, -2.8% delta) actually score higher in synthetic benchmarks, suggesting that the NVIDIA card’s strength in Evolve may come from driver optimizations rather than raw compute power.

The fact that this combo ranks in the top 15% of all tested configurations for Evolve indicates that the pairing is well-balanced for this title. The CPU’s 32 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support at 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for feeding the GPU’s data demands, and the PCIe Gen 4 x16 interface provides sufficient bandwidth for the GPU’s 16 GB frame buffer.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, based on the Zen 2 architecture on a 7 nm process, provides 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz. With a TDP of just 65 W, it is a power-efficient processor that does not generate excessive heat, allowing the GPU to operate without thermal throttling in most chassis configurations. The CPU’s 32 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core are sufficient for the game’s data patterns, which is reflected in the consistent frame rates observed.

The CPU’s benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R15 multi-core score of 2,092 and a single-core score of 204, while Geekbench scores of 8,899 (multi-core) and 1,593 (single-core) indicate balanced performance. The PassMark multi-thread score of 22,458 and single-thread score of 2,656 suggest that the CPU can handle both the game’s main thread and background tasks without issue. The data compression score of 296,379 and floating-point math score of 39,005 further confirm that the CPU is not a bottleneck in compute-heavy scenarios.

In Evolve, a multiplayer FPS that relies on physics calculations and AI for monster and hunter behaviors, the CPU’s 16 threads are likely being utilized for game logic while the GPU handles rendering. The fact that 1080p Low settings achieve 232 FPS is a strong indicator that the 3700X can push frame rates well beyond what most displays can show, and even at 4K Ultra, the 54 FPS result is more likely GPU-limited than CPU-limited, given that the same CPU produces 140 FPS at 1080p Ultra.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 232 FPS on Low settings, 212 FPS on Medium (with a minimum of 180 FPS and maximum of 243 FPS), 194 FPS on High, and 140 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 92 FPS, showing that the GPU is the primary driver of performance at this resolution. The Medium setting’s minimum of 180 FPS indicates that even during intense combat sequences, the system maintains a high frame rate.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 203 FPS on Low, 173 FPS on Medium (minimum 147 FPS, maximum 199 FPS), 136 FPS on High, and 94 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at each setting is consistent: Low falls by 29 FPS, Medium by 39 FPS, High by 58 FPS, and Ultra by 46 FPS. The larger absolute drop at High settings (58 FPS) suggests that the GPU’s texture and shading units are being more heavily utilized at this resolution, but the system remains well above 60 FPS in all cases.

At 3840x2160, the results show the GPU’s limits: 127 FPS on Low, 99 FPS on Medium (minimum 84 FPS, maximum 113 FPS), 77 FPS on High, and 54 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting’s minimum of 84 FPS is the only sub-100 FPS minimum recorded, but it is still above the 60 FPS threshold. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 73 FPS total drop, with the largest single step being from High (77 FPS) to Ultra (54 FPS), a 23 FPS reduction that represents the most demanding settings configuration in the benchmark.