Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 lands at rank 3053 out of 3700 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. This position is heavily influenced by the GPU’s age and mid-range standing, while the CPU’s strong multi-threaded scores suggest the processor is not the primary obstacle in this pairing. The combination’s percentile ranking reflects a system that can handle the game at playable levels, but it is far from the top of the charts.

How This Combo Ranks

At rank 3053 out of 3700 combos, this pairing sits in the 17th percentile among all tested configurations for Evolve. That places it well behind the majority of systems, which is consistent with the GTX 1070’s overall GPU percentile of 47 — meaning it outperforms roughly half of all GPUs in the database. The CPU, however, is a different story: the Ryzen 7 5800X3D holds an 80th percentile among all CPUs, showing it is a high-end processor by comparison. This disparity between CPU and GPU performance is the defining characteristic of this combo — the processor is capable of far more, but the graphics card limits the final outcome. The data suggests that in Evolve, the bottleneck is almost entirely on the GPU side, as the CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample headroom for the game’s demands. The rank is not an indictment of the CPU, which rivals like the Intel Core i9-10900K (0.1% delta) and AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (0% delta) closely match in average benchmark scores, but rather a reflection of the GTX 1070’s mid-range standing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is built on the Pascal architecture with a GP104 chip, featuring 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. Its 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus yields a bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s, which is sufficient for Evolve’s textures but not exceptional by modern standards. The base clock runs at 1506 MHz, boosting to 1683 MHz, with memory clocked at 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective). These specifications place the GPU in the 47th percentile overall, with an average benchmark score of 9780, and its nearest rivals include the AMD FirePro W5000 (0.2% slower) and the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (0.5% slower). In Evolve, the GPU’s role is pivotal at higher settings and resolutions. The measured FPS shows a steep decline as settings increase: at 1080p, Ultra averages 55 FPS versus 132 FPS on Low, a 58% drop. This pattern indicates that the GTX 1070’s raw compute power — 6.463 TFLOPS FP32 — is the limiting factor when the game’s visual demands rise. The 8 GB VRAM is adequate for the game’s 2015-era assets, but the card’s texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s constrain high-fidelity rendering. The data implies that while the GPU can handle Evolve, it does so with diminishing returns as quality presets climb, forcing a trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 80 at 1920x1080 to 54 at 2560x1440 and then to 31 at 3840x2160 — a 61% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This steep decline is typical of a GPU-limited system, as the GTX 1070’s rendering pipeline struggles to fill the increasing pixel count. At Low settings, the pattern is similar but with higher absolute numbers: 132 FPS at 1080p, 88 FPS at 1440p, and 50 FPS at 4K, representing a 62% drop. The Medium preset shows the same trend, moving from 102 FPS at 1080p to 68 FPS at 1440p and 39 FPS at 4K, with min and max FPS values of 87-117 at 1080p and 33-45 at 4K, respectively. The consistent percentage drops across settings indicate that the resolution scaling is independent of quality level — the GPU is equally stressed at each preset. This suggests that Evolve’s rendering workload scales linearly with resolution, and the GTX 1070 lacks the headroom to maintain playable frame rates at 4K, even on Low. The CPU’s 3DMark scores (7299 in 16-thread, 5906 in 8-thread) show it can keep up with the GPU’s output, but the GPU’s pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s becomes the wall at higher resolutions.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the most playable, with all presets except Ultra exceeding 80 FPS. At 2560x1440, only Low and Medium maintain above 54 FPS, while 3840x2160 drops to 50 FPS or lower even on Low settings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D has an average benchmark score of 27896, with rivals like the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U at 27887 (0% delta) and the Intel Core i9-10900K at 27872 (0.1% delta). The AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 is slightly higher at 27932 (-0.1% delta).

Q: Is the GTX 1070’s 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Evolve?

A: Yes, the 8 GB GDDR5 memory with 256.3 GB/s bandwidth is adequate for the game’s requirements, as indicated by the playable FPS at 1080p Medium (102 FPS) and High (80 FPS). The bottleneck is not memory capacity but the GPU’s compute performance.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between presets at 1080p?

A: The largest gap is between Low (132 FPS) and Ultra (55 FPS), a 77 FPS difference. This suggests that Ultra settings impose a significant load on the GPU, reducing frame rates by 58% compared to Low.

Q: How does the combo’s rank compare to the CPU’s overall standing?

A: The combo ranks 3053 out of 3700 (17th percentile), while the CPU alone ranks in the 80th percentile among all CPUs. This discrepancy highlights that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing, dragging down the overall rank.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Evolve?

A: Only marginally. At 4K Low, the average FPS is 50, which is playable but not smooth, and at Medium it drops to 39 FPS with min 33 FPS. High and Ultra are not viable at 4K, with 31 and 21 FPS respectively.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal balance of visual quality and performance is the Medium preset at 1920x1080, delivering an average of 102 FPS with a range of 87 to 117 FPS. This provides a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold while maintaining decent visual fidelity. At 1080p, High is also viable at 80 FPS average, but the 27% improvement in frame rate from High to Medium suggests that Medium is the better choice for consistent smoothness, especially in fast-paced FPS action. For 1440p, the Medium preset is the highest playable option, averaging 68 FPS with a range of 58 to 79 FPS, while High drops to 54 FPS and likely introduces noticeable stutter in demanding scenes. At 4K, only Low is recommended, with 50 FPS average, as Medium falls to 39 FPS and Ultra is unplayable at 21 FPS. The data indicates that the game engine’s Medium preset is the sweet spot for this hardware, offering the best trade-off between the GTX 1070’s capabilities and the CPU’s headroom. Ultra settings should be avoided entirely, as the 55 FPS at 1080p and 37 FPS at 1440p show that the GPU cannot sustain high frame rates under maximum load.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, based on the Zen 3 Vermeer architecture, provides 8 cores and 16 threads with base and boost clocks of 3.40 GHz and 4.50 GHz, respectively. Its 96 MB of shared L3 cache is a standout feature, designed to improve gaming performance by reducing memory latency. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 14,317 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,452 in single-core, alongside a Geekbench multi-core score of 11,765 and single-core of 2,017. These numbers place it in the 80th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27,896. In Evolve, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with enough data to maintain frame rates, and the data suggests it does so effectively. At 1080p Low, the FPS reaches 132, which is likely CPU-bound at the high end, but the 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,299 indicates the processor can handle the game’s multi-threaded workload. The CPU’s performance is comparable to rivals like the Intel Core i5-12600KF (0.3% delta) and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (-0.1% delta), showing it holds its own against newer and different architectures. The 105 W TDP and 7 nm process node contribute to efficient operation, but the key takeaway is that the CPU is not the constraint; the GTX 1070 is. This is evident because FPS scales directly with resolution and settings, which are GPU-dominated factors, rather than showing CPU-limited behavior where FPS would plateau regardless of resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the GTX 1070 delivers a wide range of performance across presets. Low settings average 132 FPS, which is the highest recorded for this combo. Medium averages 102 FPS, with minimum and maximum values of 87 and 117 FPS, respectively. High averages 80 FPS, while Ultra drops to 55 FPS. This represents a 77 FPS difference between the lowest and highest presets, showing a 58% reduction from Low to Ultra. At 2560x1440, the numbers scale down proportionally: Low averages 88 FPS, Medium 68 FPS (min 58, max 79), High 54 FPS, and Ultra 37 FPS. The percentage drop from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 58%, matching the 1080p pattern. At 3840x2160, the performance becomes marginal: Low averages 50 FPS, Medium 39 FPS (min 33, max 45), High 31 FPS, and Ultra 21 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest in the dataset, representing a 84% reduction from the 1080p Low score. The Medium preset at 4K is the only one with recorded min/max values, showing a range of 33 to 45 FPS, which indicates some variability in frame pacing. Overall, the FPS breakdown shows a consistent pattern: each step up in resolution or settings reduces average FPS by roughly 20-30%, with the GPU being the primary limiting factor throughout. The lack of min/max data for most presets suggests that the game runs relatively stable, except for the Medium preset where frame times fluctuate more noticeably.