Evolve

Evolve, a 2015 FPS, pushes the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination in a way that clearly separates GPU-bound scenarios from CPU-bound ones. The measured frame rates across resolutions and settings reveal a system that can deliver smooth 1080p gameplay at most settings but struggles to maintain playable performance at 4K with high visual fidelity. This analysis breaks down the data to show exactly where this combo excels and where its limitations lie.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and tells a clear story about the limiting component in this pairing. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 159 FPS at 1920x1080 to 60.4 FPS at 3840x2160 — a reduction of roughly 62%. This massive decline indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck when pixel count increases, as the CPU has ample headroom at lower resolutions.

The scaling pattern becomes even more telling at High settings. The system delivers 98.7 FPS at 1080p, drops to 63 FPS at 1440p, and then falls to 37.1 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K is a 41% reduction, while the jump from 1080p to 1440p costs 36%. This consistent, steep decline across every step-up in resolution points directly to the RTX 2060 SUPER's pixel processing limits, not any CPU constraint.

At Ultra settings, the trend is similar but the starting point is lower. The combo manages 68.5 FPS at 1080p, 47.3 FPS at 1440p, and just 27.1 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is barely above a slideshow, confirming that this resolution and setting combination is beyond what this GPU can handle for Evolve. The data suggests that the Ryzen 7 5700's eight cores and 16 threads are not the limiting factor here; the GPU's 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are what determine the ceiling.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Evolve at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: Only at Low settings, where it averages 60.4 FPS. At Medium it drops to 48.2 FPS, at High to 37.1 FPS, and at Ultra to 27.1 FPS — the latter three are below the 60 FPS threshold most players consider smooth.

Q: What is the best resolution for this pairing in Evolve?

A: 1920x1080 is clearly the sweet spot. The system averages 159 FPS at Low, 121.5 FPS at Medium, 98.7 FPS at High, and 68.5 FPS at Ultra — all comfortably playable, with even Ultra staying above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score of 19774 is just 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, 0.5% above the RTX 2070, and 1.3% better than the Tesla K40m. It ranks in the 63rd percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700 holding back the GPU in this game?

A: Benchmark results indicate no. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 159 FPS, which suggests the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond typical monitor refresh rates. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking and scores like 20655 in Cinebench R23 multicore support this.

Q: What settings should a user choose for 1440p gaming?

A: High settings yield 63 FPS, which is playable. Medium gives 83.5 FPS for more headroom, while Ultra drops to 47.3 FPS — likely too low for fast-paced FPS action.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM on the RTX 2060 SUPER matter for Evolve?

A: The GPU's memory configuration includes 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. Given the frame rates at 4K Ultra (27.1 FPS), the bottleneck appears to be raw compute rather than VRAM capacity, as even Low settings at 4K only reach 60.4 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1237th out of 1695 tested combos for Evolve. That places it in the bottom 27% of all tested systems, which is surprising given the individual component rankings. The CPU sits in the 84th percentile among all processors, while the GPU is in the 63rd percentile among all GPUs.

The rank discrepancy suggests that Evolve is particularly demanding on the GPU relative to other games in the test suite. The combo's position at 1237 of 1695 means there are 458 tested combos that deliver better performance in this specific title. This is not a top-tier pairing for Evolve, but the measured FPS data shows it remains viable at 1080p and even 1440p with adjusted settings. The CPU's nearest rivals — the Intel Core i9-9900K at 0.7% higher average score, the Core i7-12700H at 0.8% higher, and the Core i7-1370P at 0.8% higher — would likely not change the overall ranking significantly. Similarly, the GPU sits just 0.3% above the GTX TITAN and 0.5% below the RTX 2070, meaning small GPU swaps would not dramatically alter this combo's position.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a full range of playable options. Low settings produce an average of 159 FPS, which is excellent for competitive play. Medium settings reduce that to 121.5 FPS, still far above the 60 FPS standard. High settings deliver 98.7 FPS, and even Ultra maintains 68.5 FPS — all four settings clear the 60 FPS threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers tighten. Low settings still offer 105.4 FPS, and Medium provides 83.5 FPS. High settings fall to 63 FPS, which is playable but close to the edge. Ultra drops to 47.3 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target and likely noticeable during fast-paced action.

At 3840x2160, only Low settings remain viable. The system averages 60.4 FPS at Low, just barely hitting the playable mark. Medium falls to 48.2 FPS, High to 37.1 FPS, and Ultra to 27.1 FPS. These results clearly show that 4K gaming in Evolve requires significant setting compromises with this hardware.

The progression from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows consistent scaling: at 1080p, Ultra costs 57% of the Low-setting performance; at 1440p, it costs 55%; at 4K, it costs 55%. This uniform scaling indicates a well-behaved game engine that responds predictably to setting changes.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the TU106 chip using TSMC's 12 nm process, with 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. Its 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs define its rasterization throughput. The card runs at a base clock of 1470 MHz and boosts to 1650 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz for 14 Gbps effective speed across the 256-bit bus.

These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute of 7.181 TFLOPS is the raw shader horsepower that Evolve's rendering relies on. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth provides sufficient capacity and throughput for this 2015 title, but the compute limits become evident at higher resolutions.

Benchmark results place this GPU in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 19774. Its direct rivals are remarkably close: the GTX TITAN trails by just 0.3%, the RTX 2070 leads by 0.5%, and the Quadro K5200 trails by 0.8%. This tight clustering means the RTX 2060 SUPER is competitively positioned in its class, but it is not a high-end part by modern standards.

The measured FPS data shows the GPU's role clearly. At 1080p Low, the system hits 159 FPS, suggesting the GPU is not fully saturated at this resolution. But at 4K Ultra, the 27.1 FPS result shows a GPU completely overwhelmed by pixel workload. The 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores are irrelevant for Evolve, which predates ray tracing and DLSS, so the traditional rasterization pipeline carries the entire load.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is a Zen 3 architecture processor built on TSMC's 7 nm process, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts to 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache, totaling 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die.

Its benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: 20655 in Cinebench R23 multicore, 8675 in Cinebench R20 multicore, and 2082 in Cinebench R15 multicore. Single-thread scores are also solid, with 2916 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 901 in 3DMark single-thread. The PassMark multithread score of 24303 and integer math score of 90091 demonstrate the CPU's capability in compute-heavy workloads.

The CPU sits in the 84th percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 27220. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-9900K, scores 27043 — just 0.7% lower. The Core i7-12700H and Core i7-1370P both trail by 0.8%, and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 trails by 1.2%. This places the Ryzen 7 5700 in strong company, slightly ahead of several capable competitors.

In Evolve, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The measured FPS data indicates this is not a bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 159 FPS, which is well beyond what most displays can show. Even at 1080p Ultra, the 68.5 FPS result is likely CPU-limited to some degree, but the GPU is still the primary constraint given the steep drops at higher resolutions. The 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide ample data for the game's assets. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking and the fact that its nearest rivals show less than 1.2% performance difference suggest that swapping to a similar-tier CPU would not meaningfully change Evolve's frame rates in this configuration.