Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers a comprehensive range of playable experiences in Evolve, with performance scaling predictably across the three tested resolutions and four quality presets. The data set provides a complete matrix of average frame rates, with some entries also including minimum and maximum values for a more complete performance picture. This combination lands in the 296th position out of 2872 tested combos, placing it in the top 11% of all configurations tested for this title.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this system reveals a clear hierarchy of performance across the four available presets. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 130 FPS, which is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay, but the High preset at 188 FPS and Medium at 240 FPS offer substantially higher headroom. The Low preset reaches 310 FPS, indicating that the system is not heavily CPU-limited at this resolution for lower graphical loads. For players prioritizing maximum visual fidelity while maintaining a high refresh rate experience, the High preset at 1080p represents the optimal balance, delivering nearly triple the refresh rate of a standard 60Hz display while retaining significant graphical detail over Medium.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Ultra preset drops to an average of 87 FPS, which remains playable but approaches the threshold where competitive players might notice reduced fluidity. The High preset at 126 FPS is the standout recommendation for this resolution, providing a 45% improvement over Ultra while still maintaining substantial visual quality. The Medium preset at 161 FPS is also viable for those who prefer maximum smoothness over graphical fidelity. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset falls to 50 FPS, which is below the ideal threshold for fast-paced FPS gameplay. The High preset at 72 FPS is the minimum recommended setting for 4K, while Medium at 92 FPS offers a more comfortable margin for maintaining frame rate consistency during intense combat sequences.

The data indicates that the High preset provides the best overall experience across all three resolutions, as it consistently delivers frame rates that are both smooth and visually robust. The Medium preset offers a strong alternative for users who prioritize frame rate above all else, while the Ultra preset is only recommended for scenarios where visual quality is paramount and frame rate can be sacrificed.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the primary driver of graphical performance in this configuration, featuring 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s. The GPU’s architecture is Ada Lovelace, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with a total of 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. The core operates at a base clock of 2340 MHz with a boost clock of 2610 MHz, and the memory runs at an effective speed of 21 Gbps. The GPU’s FP32 performance is rated at 44.10 TFLOPS, with a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s.

The benchmark results across resolutions demonstrate the GPU’s scaling behavior in Evolve. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra presets is substantial, with the Ultra preset producing 130 FPS compared to 310 FPS on Low, showing a 58% performance penalty for maximum quality settings. This gap narrows at higher resolutions, where the GPU becomes more saturated. At 4K, the Low preset achieves 118 FPS while Ultra drops to 50 FPS, a 58% reduction that mirrors the 1080p scaling. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is more than adequate for this game, even at 4K Ultra settings, as there is no evidence of memory-related stuttering or performance degradation in the measured data.

The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 31811 places it in the 76th percentile of all GPUs, with its average benchmark score of 31087 being comparable to the NVIDIA TITAN RTX, which scores 31676. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s performance in Evolve is consistently strong, with the 4K High preset achieving 72 FPS, indicating that the card is well-suited for high-resolution gaming in this title.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for achieving 144 FPS or higher in Evolve with this system?

A: The 2560x1440 Medium preset achieves 161 FPS, and the 1920x1080 Medium preset achieves 240 FPS, both exceeding the 144 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440 Low, the system reaches 208 FPS, while at 1920x1080 High it produces 188 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER compare to the NVIDIA TITAN RTX in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has an average benchmark score of 31087, while the TITAN RTX scores 31676, representing a 1.9% difference. The Quadro M5000 scores 31206, which is 0.4% higher than the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 9700F capable of keeping up with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER at 1080p?

A: Yes, at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves 310 FPS, indicating that the CPU is not a limiting factor at lower graphical loads. The CPU’s PassMark multithread score of 36470 and single-thread score of 4691 are robust enough to support high frame rates.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for the Medium preset at 4K?

A: The 3840x2160 Medium preset has a minimum FPS of 78 and a maximum of 105, with an average of 92 FPS. This indicates that even in demanding scenes, the frame rate remains above 75 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 9700F’s average benchmark score compare to the Intel Core i7-14700KF?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700F has an average benchmark score of 69996, while the Intel Core i7-14700KF scores 70163, showing a 0.2% difference in favor of the Intel chip. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 69875, which is 0.2% lower than the 9700F.

Q: Does the Ultra preset at 4K provide a playable experience?

A: The Ultra preset at 3840x2160 achieves an average of 50 FPS, which is below the standard 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 72 FPS is recommended for 4K gaming instead.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 296th out of 2872 tested configurations for Evolve, placing it in the top 10.3% of all combos tested. This ranking reflects the strong synergy between the 8-core, 16-thread Zen 5 processor and the high-end Ada Lovelace GPU. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 69996 places it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, with its nearest rival being the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX at 69875 (0.2% higher) and the Intel Core i7-14700KF at 70163 (0.2% higher). The GPU’s average benchmark score of 31087 places it in the 76th percentile of all GPUs, with its closest competitor being the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 at 31206 (0.4% higher).

The ranking of 296 out of 2872 indicates that this system is well above the median for Evolve performance, with only a small fraction of tested configurations delivering higher frame rates. The combination’s ability to handle 4K gaming at playable frame rates on High settings, while also delivering extremely high frame rates at 1080p, makes it a versatile choice for this title. The data suggests that the CPU and GPU are well-matched, as neither component appears to be a significant bottleneck across the tested resolution range.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern of performance scaling as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At the High preset, the average frame rate drops from 188 FPS at 1080p to 126 FPS at 1440p, a 33% reduction, and then to 72 FPS at 4K, a further 43% reduction. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering workload increases quadratically with pixel count. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s 672.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are the primary factors determining this scaling.

For the Medium preset, the frame rate progression is 240 FPS at 1080p, 161 FPS at 1440p, and 92 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is 33%, and from 1440p to 4K is 43%, matching the High preset’s scaling almost exactly. The Low preset shows a similar pattern: 310 FPS at 1080p, 208 FPS at 1440p (33% drop), and 118 FPS at 4K (43% drop). This consistency across presets indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at all settings, as the relative performance degradation is uniform regardless of graphical load.

The Ultra preset exhibits a slightly different scaling pattern, with 130 FPS at 1080p dropping to 87 FPS at 1440p (33% drop) and then to 50 FPS at 4K (43% drop). The fact that the scaling percentages are nearly identical across all four presets confirms that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the primary performance limiter in this system for Evolve, rather than the CPU or memory subsystem. The 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth of the Ryzen 7 9700F is sufficient to feed the GPU’s demands, as evidenced by the smooth scaling behavior.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers the highest frame rates across all presets. The Low preset achieves an average of 310 FPS, which is the maximum measured value in the entire dataset. The Medium preset produces 240 FPS on average, with a minimum of 204 FPS and a maximum of 276 FPS, indicating a tight frame time distribution. The High preset averages 188 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 130 FPS. All presets at 1080p exceed the 120 FPS threshold, making this resolution suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows a clear step down from 1080p. The Low preset averages 208 FPS, the Medium preset averages 161 FPS with a minimum of 137 FPS and maximum of 185 FPS, and the High preset averages 126 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 87 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay. The 1440p Medium preset’s minimum of 137 FPS ensures that even in demanding scenes, the frame rate remains well above 120 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the system’s performance is more constrained, with the Low preset averaging 118 FPS, the Medium preset averaging 92 FPS with a minimum of 78 FPS and maximum of 105 FPS, and the High preset averaging 72 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 50 FPS, which is the only measured result below the 60 FPS threshold. The 4K Medium preset’s minimum of 78 FPS indicates that the system can maintain playable frame rates even in the most demanding scenarios at this resolution, provided the Ultra preset is avoided.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, totaling a substantial cache hierarchy for gaming workloads. The processor supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s, and it connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes.

In Evolve, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic, and the benchmark data shows that the Ryzen 7 9700F is more than capable of this task. The lowest frame rate measured at 1080p is 130 FPS on Ultra settings, while the highest is 310 FPS on Low, demonstrating that the CPU does not impose a bottleneck even at the lowest graphical settings. The CPU’s PassMark single-thread score of 4691 and multithread score of 36470 are indicative of strong per-core performance, which is critical for FPS titles like Evolve that may not scale perfectly across all 16 threads.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 69996 places it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, with its nearest rival being the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX at 69875 (0.2% higher) and the Intel Core i7-14700KF at 70163 (0.2% higher). This level of performance ensures that the Ryzen 7 9700F can sustain high frame rates without becoming the limiting factor, as evidenced by the 4K Low preset achieving 118 FPS, which is primarily GPU-bound. The 65 W TDP and 4 nm process node also contribute to efficient operation, though the benchmark data does not include power consumption metrics for this specific game.