Evolve

# FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + Radeon RX 570 combo in Evolve?

A: The combo ranks 1658 out of 1695 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 2% of all systems evaluated. This indicates that while the hardware is functional, it is far from optimal for this title.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo can achieve at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 75.9 FPS. This is the highest measured frame rate across all resolution and settings combinations in the dataset.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 27220, which is 0.7% higher than the Intel Core i9-9900K (27043) and 0.8% higher than both the Intel Core i7-12700H and Intel Core i7-1370P (27006 and 26991 respectively). The largest gap is 1.2% over the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 (26909).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The Radeon RX 570 sits in the 74th percentile of all GPUs, meaning it outperforms roughly three-quarters of the graphics cards in the benchmark database. Its average benchmark score is 30158.

Q: How much does the FPS drop when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS falls from 45.9 at 1920x1080 to 28.9 at 2560x1440, and further to 19.6 at 3840x2160. This represents a 57.3% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the limiting factor at 4K?

A: The data shows the GPU is the primary constraint at 4K. At 3840x2160, even Low settings only yield 29.3 FPS, while the CPU's 8-core/16-thread configuration with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz is more than capable for this game's thread demands. The massive frame rate drop across resolutions points to pixel-pushing limits of the RX 570's 4 GB GDDR5 memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is built on the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective). The GPU features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units, delivering 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

In Evolve, the GPU's role is decisive. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the card produces 75.9 FPS, but this falls sharply as resolution increases. The 4 GB GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which becomes a bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset collapses to 11.2 FPS, while High manages only 19.6 FPS. These numbers suggest the RX 570's texture fill rate of 159.2 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s are insufficient for 4K workloads in this game.

The 74th percentile ranking indicates the GPU outperforms many alternatives, but its 150 W TDP and PCIe 3.0 x16 interface reflect its older Polaris generation. The card's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0.2% higher score) and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (0.2% higher), showing that benchmark averages can be close even when real-world gaming performance diverges significantly. For Evolve, the data clearly shows the GPU is the dominant factor in determining frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

With a rank of 1658 out of 1695 total combinations, this system sits near the very bottom of the performance ladder for Evolve. Only 37 combinations perform worse. This is a striking result given that both components are above-average in their respective synthetic benchmarks.

The CPU ranks in the 84th percentile of all processors, and the GPU in the 74th percentile of all graphics cards. Yet together, they produce frame rates that are often below playable thresholds. At 1080p Ultra, the combo delivers 30.3 FPS, and at 1440p Ultra it drops to 21.9 FPS. The gap between component-level percentiles and in-game ranking suggests that Evolve presents specific challenges that this hardware combination cannot overcome.

The 0.7% to 1.2% differences in CPU benchmark scores against its nearest rivals translate to negligible real-world variations. The GPU's 0.2% to 0.8% deltas against its nearest rivals are similarly small. This indicates that the combo's poor in-game ranking is not due to a single weak component but rather the interaction between the two, particularly the GPU's memory limitations at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 75.9 FPS on Low, 59.1 FPS on Medium, 45.9 FPS on High, and 30.3 FPS on Ultra. These results show a clear progression: each preset increase reduces performance by roughly 15 FPS, with the gap between High and Ultra being the largest at 15.6 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates drop to 51.1 FPS on Low, 41.4 FPS on Medium, 28.9 FPS on High, and 21.9 FPS on Ultra. The percentage reduction from 1080p varies by settings: Low loses 32.7%, Medium loses 30.0%, High loses 37.0%, and Ultra loses 27.7%. This non-uniform scaling suggests that different presets stress different parts of the GPU.

At 3840x2160, the results become marginal: 29.3 FPS on Low, 25.2 FPS on Medium, 19.6 FPS on High, and 11.2 FPS on Ultra. The Low setting at 4K produces fewer frames than the Low setting at 1440p, confirming that resolution scaling has a profound impact. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 18.1 FPS, which is a 61.8% reduction in performance.

Settings Recommendations

For playable frame rates, the 1080p Low preset at 75.9 FPS is the clear choice. This delivers smooth, responsive gameplay that exceeds the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered acceptable for FPS titles. The Medium preset at 59.1 FPS is also viable, offering a balance between visual quality and performance.

At 1440p, only the Low preset at 51.1 FPS approaches playability. Medium at 41.4 FPS may be acceptable for less competitive play, but High at 28.9 FPS and Ultra at 21.9 FPS are too low for a fast-paced FPS. The 4K resolution should be avoided entirely, as even Low settings only produce 29.3 FPS.

The data suggests that players should prioritize resolution over settings. Dropping from Medium to Low at 1080p gains 16.8 FPS, while dropping from High to Medium at 1440p gains 12.5 FPS. The most efficient settings adjustment is at 4K, where moving from High to Low gains 9.7 FPS, but this still leaves the game unplayable. The optimal experience is 1080p Low, which provides the highest frame rate in the entire dataset.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is a Zen 3 architecture processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosting up to 4.60 GHz. It features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache. The 7 nm process node from TSMC houses 10,700 million transistors in a 180 mm² die.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 20655 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2916 in single-core. Its 3DMark results show strong scaling: 1762 for 2 threads, 3382 for 4 threads, 5585 for 8 threads, and 6628 for 16 threads. The near-linear scaling from 8 to 16 threads indicates good multi-threading efficiency.

For Evolve, the CPU's 16 threads provide ample headroom. The game was released in 2015 and is unlikely to utilize more than a handful of cores effectively. The 84th percentile ranking and 0.7% to 1.2% deltas against rivals show the CPU is not the bottleneck. The 65 W TDP and DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for this workload. The CPU's performance is consistently strong across all resolution and settings combinations, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale almost entirely with GPU load.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drops from 1080p to 4K reveal a clear pattern of GPU limitation. At Low settings, the drop from 75.9 FPS at 1080p to 51.1 FPS at 1440p to 29.3 FPS at 4K represents a 61.4% reduction overall. At High settings, the drop is from 45.9 to 28.9 to 19.6 FPS, a 57.3% reduction.

The scaling is not linear. The jump from 1080p to 1440p costs 24.8 FPS on Low, while the jump from 1440p to 4K costs 21.8 FPS. This suggests that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are progressively overwhelmed. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is particularly problematic at 4K, where texture data exceeds what can be stored locally, forcing slower memory access.

The CPU's performance remains constant across resolutions, as its workload does not change significantly. The fact that even Low settings at 4K cannot reach 30 FPS confirms that the RX 570's 224.0 GB/s bandwidth and 5.095 TFLOPS compute are the limiting factors. Players seeking higher resolutions would need a GPU with more memory and bandwidth, as the current configuration is decisively constrained by graphics processing rather than processor capabilities.