Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination produces a mid-pack result in Evolve, ranking 1654 out of 2872 tested combos. This places the pairing in the 57th percentile of all configurations, indicating a system that is slightly above average but not a top-tier performer. The ranking suggests that while the hardware is capable of running the game smoothly, it does not deliver the extreme frame rates seen in the highest-performing builds. The data shows a balanced setup where neither component is drastically underpowered, but the overall result is constrained by the RTX 2070 SUPER's age and the demands of Evolve at higher settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 1654 out of 2872 places this system in the upper-middle tier of tested configurations. This rank reflects a hardware pairing that can handle Evolve competently, but it is not optimized for maximum competitive advantage. The RTX 2070 SUPER, with a percentileVsAllGpus of 65, sits just below the top third of all graphics cards, which aligns with the overall combo ranking. The CPU, however, is significantly stronger, with a percentileVsAllCpus of 94, indicating that the processor is not the limiting factor in this pairing. The disparity between the CPU's high percentile and the GPU's more modest percentile suggests that the graphics card anchors the system's performance in this title.

Benchmark scores for the CPU reinforce this analysis. The Ryzen 7 9700F achieves an avgBenchmarkScore of 69996, sitting within 0.9% of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX. This places the CPU in elite company, with its nearest rivals being high-end desktop and mobile processors. In contrast, the RTX 2070 SUPER's avgBenchmarkScore of 20282 is 1.5% behind the Intel Arc A750 and 1.3% behind the Intel Arc B570, showing that the GPU is competitive with modern mid-range cards but falls short of higher-tier options. The combination of a top-tier CPU with a mid-range GPU creates a system where the graphics card determines the ceiling for frame rates in Evolve.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture and features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for Evolve at most settings, but the data shows that at 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 28 FPS, indicating a hard limit imposed by the GPU's compute capabilities rather than memory capacity. The GPU's boost clock of 1770 MHz and base clock of 1605 MHz provide the foundation for its 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is the raw compute power that drives the game's rendering.

The RTX 2070 SUPER's benchmarks show a Passmark G3D score of 18169 and a Passmark DirectX 12 score of 67, which are modest figures that explain its performance in Evolve. The GPU's 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs are the hardware resources that process the game's visuals, and these are more limited than those found in newer cards. The GPU's percentileVsAllGpus of 65 places it below the 75th percentile, meaning that a significant portion of other graphics cards on the market can outperform it. In Evolve specifically, the measured FPS data shows that the GPU handles 1080p and 1440p well, but struggles at 4K, particularly with higher settings presets.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 provides the highest average FPS across all settings, with 177 FPS at Low and 74 FPS at Ultra. At 2560x1440, the average FPS ranges from 118 at Low to 50 at Ultra, while 3840x2160 drops to 67 FPS at Low and 28 FPS at Ultra.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F has an avgBenchmarkScore of 69996, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX and 0.7% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. It trails the Intel Core i7-14700KF by 0.2% and the Intel Core i7-14700K by 0.9%.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile relative to all graphics cards?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has a percentileVsAllGpus of 65, meaning it outperforms 65% of all graphics cards in the benchmark database. Its nearest rival, the Intel Arc A750, has an avgScore of 20582, which is 1.5% higher.

Q: Can this system achieve 60 FPS at 1440p in Evolve?

A: Yes, according to the measured data, the combo achieves 72 FPS at High settings and 92 FPS at Medium settings at 2560x1440. However, at Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 50, which is below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much FPS is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 107 at 1920x1080 to 72 at 2560x1440 and 41 at 3840x2160. This represents a 62% reduction in FPS from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance score?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F achieves a Passmark single-thread score of 4691, which is a measure of its performance in tasks that rely on a single core. This score contributes to its high percentile rank of 94 among all CPUs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Evolve shows a clear pattern of performance scaling with resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 177 FPS at Low settings, 137 FPS at Medium, 107 FPS at High, and 74 FPS at Ultra. The Medium setting at 1080p shows a minimum FPS of 116 and a maximum of 157, indicating that the game runs smoothly with minimal frame dips. The Low setting at 1080p achieves the highest frame rate in the entire dataset, suggesting that the CPU and GPU have headroom when graphical demands are reduced.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops to 118 at Low, 92 at Medium, 72 at High, and 50 at Ultra. The Medium setting at 1440p shows a minimum FPS of 78 and a maximum of 106, which means that the game remains playable but with more variance than at 1080p. At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more constrained: 67 FPS at Low, 52 FPS at Medium, 41 FPS at High, and 28 FPS at Ultra. The Medium setting at 4K has a minimum FPS of 44 and a maximum of 60, which is the only 4K setting with min/max data provided. This data suggests that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting factor at 4K, as the frame rates drop significantly even at Low settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is a Zen 5 architecture processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. This high boost clock is critical for gaming performance, as Evolve is an FPS title that benefits from strong single-thread performance. The CPU's Passmark single-thread score of 4691 is excellent, and its Passmark physics score of 2122 indicates that it can handle the game's physics calculations without bottlenecking the GPU. The CPU's L3 cache of 32 MB shared across all cores helps reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for game logic and asset streaming.

The CPU's avgBenchmarkScore of 69996 places it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, and its nearest rivals are all high-end processors. The Ryzen 7 9700F outperforms the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X by 0.7% and the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX by 0.2%, while trailing the Intel Core i7-14700KF by 0.2%. This performance level means that the CPU is more than capable of feeding the RTX 2070 SUPER in Evolve, and the measured FPS data confirms this. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 177 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's maximum frame output in this game, indicating that the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for this combo depend on the user's resolution and frame rate targets. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 107 FPS, which is smooth for competitive play, while the Ultra preset at 74 FPS is still playable but less fluid. For users prioritizing frame rate, the Medium preset at 137 FPS provides a good balance between visual quality and responsiveness. The Low preset at 177 FPS is the best choice for maximum performance, but it sacrifices visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the High preset at 72 FPS is the recommended setting for a good experience, as it stays above the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset at 92 FPS is also viable, offering higher frame rates with only a slight reduction in visual quality. The Ultra preset at 50 FPS is below 60 FPS and may feel less smooth, so it is not recommended for users who are sensitive to frame rate drops. At 3840x2160, the Low preset at 67 FPS is the only setting that achieves playable frame rates, but the Medium preset at 52 FPS is borderline. The High and Ultra presets at 41 FPS and 28 FPS, respectively, are not recommended for 4K gaming with this hardware.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear trend of performance degradation as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound system. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops by 39.6% at High settings (from 107 to 72 FPS), and from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, it drops by 43.1% (from 72 to 41 FPS). This scaling pattern indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER's rendering pipeline is overwhelmed by the increasing pixel count, and the CPU's performance remains relatively constant across resolutions.

The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 103 FPS (177 vs 74), while at 4K, the difference is 39 FPS (67 vs 28). This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU can keep up with the GPU even at Ultra settings, but at 4K, the GPU's limitations become more pronounced as it struggles to maintain frame rates regardless of the settings preset. The limiting component in this combo is clearly the GPU, as the CPU's high percentile rank and benchmark scores show that it has ample headroom to support higher frame rates if the GPU were more powerful. The 1080p Low result of 177 FPS likely approaches the CPU's maximum frame output in Evolve, but the 4K Ultra result of 28 FPS is firmly GPU-bound.