Evolve

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 places at rank 358 out of 1695 tested combinations in Evolve. This position, within the top 21% of all tested pairings, reflects a balanced configuration where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other. The combo's percentile standing aligns closely with the individual hardware percentiles—the CPU sits at the 84th percentile among all processors, while the GPU holds the 83rd percentile among all graphics cards. This near-parity in relative performance tiers suggests the pairing is well-matched for this title.

In the broader context of the database, this rank indicates that roughly 79% of tested combinations deliver higher average frame rates in Evolve. However, the measured data shows this combo remains highly playable across most settings, with the ranking influenced by the presence of more extreme hardware pairings at the top. The 5800X's nearest rivals—the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 with a 0.3% higher average score, and the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE at 0.4% lower—demonstrate that the CPU sits in a tightly contested performance band. Similarly, the RTX 5070's closest competitors include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (0.6% higher average score) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (0.2% higher), placing this GPU in a dense cluster of comparable performers. This combination of a mid-high percentile CPU and GPU translates to a system that should handle Evolve's demands without glaring weaknesses, though it does not reach the upper echelon of tested configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 brings 12 GB of GDDR7 memory across a 192-bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. For Evolve, a 2015 FPS title, this memory configuration is more than sufficient, as the game's textures and geometry predate the era of massive VRAM footprints. The GPU's clock speeds—a base of 2325 MHz and boost of 2512 MHz—provide the raw throughput needed to maintain high frame rates, with the 6144 shading units handling the game's shader workloads efficiently.

The RTX 5070's architecture, Blackwell 2.0, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, delivers a pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s. These figures are critical for Evolve's fast-paced action, where fill-rate-bound scenes can tax even modern GPUs. The benchmark results show the GPU's compute capability through a Passmark G3D score of 29137 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077, placing it at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rival in the database, the NVIDIA Tesla M40, scores 41897 on average—only 0.5% higher—which puts the RTX 5070 in a competitive position relative to older high-end cards.

In Evolve specifically, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions and settings. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 43.1, indicating the GPU is heavily loaded. The RTX 5070's 80 ROPs and 192 TMUs are tasked with rendering the game's detailed environments and character models, and the data suggests the card handles these demands admirably up to High settings at 4K, where it achieves 67.7 FPS. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) ensures compatibility with modern rendering paths, though Evolve's original API design from 2015 means the card's full feature set is not fully utilized.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X provides 8 cores and 16 threads, operating from a base clock of 3.80 GHz up to a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. This Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, is built on TSMC's 7 nm process with 4,150 million transistors across a 74 mm² die. For Evolve, a game released in 2015, the CPU's threading capabilities are more than adequate, as the title was designed for the multi-core processors of that era. The 32 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB per-core L2 cache help reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for the game's AI-driven monster AI and physics calculations.

The CPU's benchmark scores paint a clear picture of its capabilities. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23571 and single-core score of 3327 indicate strong all-around performance, while the Passmark multi-thread score of 27732 and single-thread score of 3445 reinforce this. In the database, the 5800X holds the 84th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27606. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-13700H, scores 27716 (0.4% higher), showing the 5800X remains competitive even against newer mobile parts.

In Evolve, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings where frame rates are not GPU-limited. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 284.8 FPS, a figure that suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with ample draw calls. The 16 threads handle the game's background simulation tasks, including monster behavior and environmental interactions, without becoming a bottleneck. The CPU's memory support for DDR4 at dual-channel with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for this title, though the PCIe Gen 4 interface with 20 lanes ensures the GPU has a high-bandwidth connection for data transfer.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo in Evolve spans three resolutions and four settings levels. At 1080p, the lowest resolution tested, the combo delivers 284.8 FPS on Low settings, 220.9 FPS on Medium, 171.1 FPS on High, and 118.8 FPS on Ultra. These figures indicate that even at Ultra settings, the system maintains a frame rate well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, with the gap between Low and Ultra representing a 166 FPS difference.

Moving to 1440p, the performance scales down as expected. Low settings produce 187.6 FPS, Medium drops to 145.5 FPS, High settles at 116.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 80.3 FPS. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across settings, with roughly a 34-36% decrease in frame rate at each level. This scaling suggests the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as resolution increases, though the CPU still provides enough headroom to avoid major bottlenecks.

At 4K, the most demanding resolution tested, the combo achieves 107.7 FPS on Low, 82.6 FPS on Medium, 67.7 FPS on High, and 43.1 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that dips below the 60 FPS playability threshold, indicating that this setting is too demanding for the RTX 5070 in Evolve. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 64.6 FPS drop, a larger absolute decrease than at lower resolutions, which underscores the GPU's workload at this resolution. Overall, the data shows the combo is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming across all settings, with 4K viable only up to High settings.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the balance between CPU and GPU limitations in this combo. Across all settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p averages around 35%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K averages around 44%. For Low settings, the FPS goes from 284.8 at 1080p to 187.6 at 1440p (a 34.1% decrease) and then to 107.7 at 4K (a 42.6% decrease from 1440p). This pattern indicates that as resolution increases, the GPU becomes the dominant limiting factor, as the CPU's performance headroom is less relevant at higher pixel counts.

The scaling behavior is more pronounced at Ultra settings, where the FPS drops from 118.8 at 1080p to 80.3 at 1440p (a 32.4% decrease) and then to 43.1 at 4K (a 46.3% decrease from 1440p). The larger percentage drop at 4K Ultra suggests that the GPU's raw rendering capabilities are being pushed to their limit, with the RTX 5070's 12 GB VRAM and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth strained by the combination of high resolution and maximum detail settings. Conversely, the 1080p results, particularly at Low and Medium settings, show the CPU's influence, as the 5800X's 16 threads can maintain high frame rates without becoming a bottleneck.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the combo is primarily CPU-bound at lower settings, with the 5800X's strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3327) enabling frame rates above 200 FPS. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting component, as evidenced by the 43.1 FPS at Ultra versus 284.8 FPS at 1080p Low—a 241.7 FPS difference. This scaling pattern is typical for a balanced mid-high range system, where the CPU can handle high frame rate scenarios at lower resolutions, but the GPU's performance ceiling becomes apparent as resolution increases. For players targeting 4K, the data suggests High settings (67.7 FPS) strike the best balance between visual quality and playability, while 1080p and 1440p users can comfortably use Ultra settings without sacrificing smoothness.