Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 lands at rank 767 out of 1695 tested combos for Evolve, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database. This position reflects a balanced pairing where neither component is a dramatic outlier, but the system still delivers strong performance, particularly at mainstream resolutions. The combo’s percentile standing is a direct result of the CPU’s 83rd percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU’s 72nd percentile among all graphics cards, indicating that the processor is the relatively stronger half of the duo in general benchmark terms.

How This Combo Ranks

At rank 767 of 1695, this configuration sits just below the median of the tested field, which is a respectable outcome for a mid-generation pairing. The ranking is heavily influenced by the GPU’s overall standing, as the RTX 3070’s average benchmark score of 28238 places it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 5700G achieves a 25626 average score in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. The nearest rivals for the GPU include the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT with a deltaPct of 0.9 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti with a deltaPct of 1.0, meaning the RTX 3070 is nearly identical in raw compute to those cards, though its feature set differs. For the CPU, the closest competitors are the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U with a deltaPct of -0.3 and the Intel Xeon D-2752TER with a deltaPct of 0.4, showing that the 5700G is essentially on par with those parts in synthetic workloads. In the context of Evolve specifically, the measured FPS data reveals that the combo’s rank is not a reflection of a bottleneck but rather a typical distribution where many higher-ranked combos feature newer or more expensive hardware.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G brings 8 cores and 16 threads to the pairing, built on the Zen 3 architecture with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. This processor, released in April 2021, uses a 7 nm process from TSMC and features a 16 MB L3 cache along with 512 KB of L2 per core. For a game like Evolve, which is an FPS title from 2015, the CPU’s single-thread performance is often more critical than raw multi-core throughput, and the data supports that: the 5700G scores 2930 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 20755 in multi-core, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 899. The game’s frame rates at lower settings and resolutions show the CPU’s capability to feed the GPU, as evidenced by the 218.5 FPS average at 1080p Low, which is the highest measured result across the entire dataset. The CPU’s 16 threads provide ample headroom for background tasks and game logic, but the benchmark results indicate that Evolve does not heavily tax all cores, as the 3DMark 2-thread score of 1758 is nearly half the 8-thread score of 5648, suggesting diminishing returns beyond a few active threads. The 5700G’s 65 W TDP and DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for this workload, and the processor’s 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms it is not the limiting factor in most scenarios tested.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, based on the GA104 chip and Ampere architecture, provides 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. Its base clock of 1500 MHz boosts to 1725 MHz, and the card features 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 165.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 317.4 GTexel/s. The GPU’s FP32 throughput of 20.31 TFLOPS is notable for a card in this class, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3162 reflects modern API performance. In Evolve, the GPU’s role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution and settings rise, which is typical for a 2015 title that was designed for then-current hardware. The RTX 3070’s 72nd percentile ranking and average benchmark score of 28238 are consistent with its measured performance in this game, where it delivers playable frame rates even at 4K. The card’s 8 GB VRAM is adequate for the game’s textures at High and Ultra settings, and the data shows no signs of memory throttling, as the frame rate drops are consistent with rendering load rather than capacity limits. The GPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, has a deltaPct of 0.9, meaning the RTX 3070 is slightly ahead, which is a narrow margin that does not translate to a meaningful difference in Evolve’s frame rates at most settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the combo produces an average of 218.5 FPS on Low settings, which drops to 165.7 FPS on Medium, 131.2 FPS on High, and 91.9 FPS on Ultra. These numbers show a clear scaling pattern where each settings tier reduces performance by roughly 20-25%, with the largest absolute drop occurring from Low to Medium at 52.8 FPS. The 1080p Ultra result of 91.9 FPS still exceeds the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that the pairing is well-suited for high-refresh-rate monitors at this resolution, even with maximum quality. Moving to 1440p, the averages are 146.9 FPS on Low, 113.0 FPS on Medium, 90.0 FPS on High, and 62.5 FPS on Ultra. The 1440p Ultra figure of 62.5 FPS is notably close to the 60 FPS mark, suggesting that this is the boundary where the GPU begins to feel the pressure of higher pixel counts. At 4K, the frame rates fall to 79.7 FPS on Low, 63.7 FPS on Medium, 50.9 FPS on High, and 36.8 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result of 36.8 FPS is below the playable threshold for most users, while 4K High at 50.9 FPS is marginal, and only 4K Low at 79.7 FPS provides a comfortable experience. The data shows that the combo is most effective at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K reserved for lower settings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and reveals a clear GPU-bound behavior. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p (218.5 FPS) to 1440p (146.9 FPS) represents a 32.7% decrease, and further to 4K (79.7 FPS) a 63.5% decrease from the 1080p baseline. This scaling is more aggressive than the pixel count increase alone would suggest, indicating that the RTX 3070’s memory bandwidth and compute capacity are the primary constraints at higher resolutions. At Ultra settings, the drop is even more pronounced: 1080p Ultra runs at 91.9 FPS, 1440p Ultra at 62.5 FPS, and 4K Ultra at 36.8 FPS, which is a 60% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The CPU’s role in this scaling is minimal, as the Ryzen 7 5700G’s strong single-thread performance keeps up with the GPU’s output at 1080p, but the frame rate at 4K is dictated almost entirely by the GPU’s fill rate and shading power. The fact that 4K Low (79.7 FPS) is still higher than 1080p Ultra (91.9 FPS) is only a 15.3% difference, which confirms that the GPU is the limiting component at high resolutions, while the CPU has ample headroom. The data suggests that for Evolve, the optimal experience is 1440p at High settings (90 FPS) or 1080p at Ultra (91.9 FPS), where the balance between CPU and GPU utilization is most favorable, and any move to 4K sacrifices either visual fidelity or frame rate consistency.