Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a heavily CPU-favored combination for Evolve. The CPU sits in the 91st percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 55th percentile, and the combo ranks 1485th out of 1695 tested configurations. Benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the limiting component, as frame rates drop sharply with resolution and settings.

Resolution Scaling

At High settings, the average FPS falls from 74.3 at 1920x1080 to 52.9 at 2560x1440 and 28.1 at 3840x2160. This represents a 46.2 FPS drop from 1080p to 4K. The pattern repeats across all presets: Low goes from 123.4 to 85 to 48, Medium from 96 to 65 to 39.1, and Ultra from 51.4 to 33.6 to 21.8. The consistent decline with pixel count indicates a GPU-bound scenario, as the CPU's strong multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core 29302) would not cause such scaling. The GTX 1660 Ti's 6 GB VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are likely the constraints at higher resolutions, given that the CPU's single-thread score (Cinebench R23 single-core 4136) is far above what a 2015 title would demand.

How This Combo Ranks

With a rank of 1485 out of 1695, this combo sits in the bottom 12% of tested configurations. The CPU's 91st percentile and GPU's 55th percentile highlight the mismatch: the Ryzen 7 7700 is a top-tier processor, while the GTX 1660 Ti is a mid-range GPU. The combo's low rank is therefore driven by the GPU's performance ceiling. In terms of average benchmark scores, the CPU's 40468 is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, but 0.6% behind the Intel Core i9-13905H. The GPU's 13925 average is 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 570X and 0.8% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile, but 0.7% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K10. These relative positions confirm that the CPU is a high performer while the GPU is only average, and the game's measured FPS reflects the GPU's limitations.

Settings Recommendations

At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 74.3 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play, while Ultra drops to 51.4. For 2560x1440, Medium achieves 65 FPS, while High falls to 52.9. At 3840x2160, even Low only reaches 48 FPS, so 4K is not viable for 60 FPS gameplay. The best experience is therefore High at 1080p, Medium at 1440p, and Low at 4K if the user accepts sub-60 FPS. The data shows that the GPU's performance scales predictably with settings, and the step from Medium to High at 1440p costs 12.1 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra at 1080p costs 22.9 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: 74.3 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: It ranks 1485th out of 1695.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: 6 GB GDDR6 with a 192-bit bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the CPU's boost clock?

A: 5.30 GHz.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile among all GPUs?

A: 55th percentile.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile?

A: 91st percentile.

GPU Role

The GTX 1660 Ti is built on the Turing architecture with a 12 nm process. It features 1536 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. Its base clock is 1500 MHz and boost clock is 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective). The 6 GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but the measured FPS at 4K (28.1 at High) shows the GPU's limits. The GPU's average benchmark score of 13925 places it in the 55th percentile, and it is 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 570X and 0.8% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile, but 0.7% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K10. The GPU's pixel rate of 84.96 GPixel/s and texture rate of 169.9 GTexel/s are modest, and the FP32 throughput of 5.437 TFLOPS is consistent with its mid-range positioning. These specifications explain why the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions and settings.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 7700 is a Zen 4 processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, base clock 3.80 GHz and boost 5.30 GHz. It has 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth. Its average benchmark score of 40468 places it in the 91st percentile, and it is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H, 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, and 1.2% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T, but 0.6% behind the Intel Core i9-13905H. The CPU's launch MSRP is $329. In Evolve, the CPU's high single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core 4136) and multi-core capability (Cinebench R23 multi-core 29302) are more than sufficient, as evidenced by the 123.4 FPS at 1080p Low, which is likely CPU-bound only at very low settings. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 5 nm process also indicate efficiency, but the game's performance is not constrained by the processor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 28.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 48 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 39.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 21.8 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 52.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 85 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 65 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 33.6 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 74.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 123.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 96 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 51.4 |

The data shows a consistent scaling pattern across all settings, with the largest absolute drop occurring from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings (38.4 FPS). Min and max FPS values are not provided, so the average figures represent the central tendency. The table confirms that the GPU is the decisive factor: at 1080p, even Ultra stays above 50 FPS, but at 4K, no preset reaches 50 FPS. This breakdown reinforces the conclusion that the Ryzen 7 7700 is not the limiting component in this configuration.