Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 51st out of 3,700 tested combos in Evolve, placing this configuration in the top 1.4% of all tested systems. This is a dominant result for a 2015 FPS title, driven by the RTX 5090’s massive compute resources and the 9800X3D’s high-frequency Zen 5 cores. Benchmark data shows the combo delivers playable to exceptionally high frame rates across all tested resolutions, with the GPU becoming the primary scaling factor as settings and resolution increase. The following analysis breaks down how this specific CPU-GPU pairing behaves in Evolve, using measured FPS data and the hardware’s architectural characteristics.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 51 out of 3,700 tested configurations places this system in the 98.6th percentile of all CPU-GPU pairings tested for Evolve. This is a top-tier result, but it is not the absolute best, which indicates that some other combinations—likely those with even higher single-thread performance or more specialized tuning—edge out this pairing in this specific title. The data shows that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D holds an average benchmark score of 39,768 across all tested workloads, placing it in the 87th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in the CPU benchmark database include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS (average score 39,603, delta 0.4%), the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40,048, delta -0.7%), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 (39,485, delta 0.7%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 (40,081, delta -0.8%). These deltas are all within 1% of the 9800X3D’s average score, which means the CPU’s raw multi-threaded performance is essentially on par with several other AMD parts, despite the 9800X3D’s 3D V-Cache advantage in gaming-specific workloads.

For the GPU, the RTX 5090’s average benchmark score is 79,842, placing it in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (79,605, delta 0.3%), the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79,396, delta 0.6%), the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940, delta 1.1%), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X (80,959, delta -1.4%). The RTX 5090 leads its closest competitor in the benchmark database by 1.1% over the RX 6850M XT, but trails the Pro Vega 64X by 1.4%. This indicates that while the RTX 5090 is a very high-end GPU, its raw synthetic benchmark scores are not dramatically ahead of some older or workstation-class parts. In Evolve specifically, however, the measured FPS data shows the combo excels, with 4K Ultra hitting 61 FPS average and 1080p Low reaching 379 FPS average. The rank of 51 out of 3,700 suggests that the combination of the 9800X3D’s gaming-oriented cache architecture and the RTX 5090’s raw throughput produces a system that is near the top of the pile for this title, but not the single best configuration ever tested.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, using the GB202 chip fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die. It features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The RTX 5090’s compute resources are massive: 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, 176 ROPs, 170 RT cores, and 680 tensor cores, yielding 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s. In Evolve, the GPU’s role is evident in the scaling of frame rates with settings. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 379 FPS average, which drops to 294 FPS at Medium, 231 FPS at High, and 160 FPS at Ultra. This represents a 57.8% reduction in FPS from Low to Ultra at 1080p, which indicates that the RTX 5090 is being pushed harder as graphical complexity increases. The 32 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for Evolve, even at 4K Ultra, where the measured average FPS is 61. The GPU’s memory bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s ensures that texture streaming and geometry data are never bottlenecks, even at 3840x2160 resolution. The RTX 5090’s boost clock of 2407 MHz is high for a flagship GPU, and the data shows that at 1440p Medium, the combo achieves 197 FPS average with a minimum of 168 FPS and maximum of 227 FPS, indicating stable performance under load.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairs in Evolve?

A: The combo ranks 51st out of 3,700 tested combinations, placing it in the top 1.4% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 9800X3D compare to its nearest CPU rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The 9800X3D has an average benchmark score of 39,768, which is 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS (39,603), 0.7% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 (39,485), 0.7% lower than the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40,048), and 0.8% lower than the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 (40,081).

Q: What is the highest average FPS measured for this combo in Evolve?

A: The highest average FPS is 379, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest average FPS is 61, at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 5090 have, and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5090 has 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, with a memory bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s. This is more than sufficient for Evolve’s requirements at any tested resolution.

Q: What is the RTX 5090’s percentile ranking among all GPUs, and what is its average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5090 is in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79,842. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, which scores 79,605, a 0.3% difference.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in Evolve at 1080p Low settings?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 379 FPS average, which is extremely high. The CPU’s single-thread score of 1,212 in 3DMark and 2,080 in Cinebench R23 suggests that the 9800X3D can handle high frame rates, but the GPU’s raw power at Low settings means the system is likely not GPU-limited at this setting; the CPU becomes more relevant, yet the data shows no bottleneck since FPS remains very high.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo spans three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 379 at Low to 160 at Ultra. The Medium setting yields 294 FPS average, with a minimum of 250 FPS and maximum of 338 FPS. High settings produce 231 FPS average. This shows a clear progression: as settings increase, frame rates drop by roughly 22-23% per step from Low to Medium, Medium to High, and High to Ultra. At 2560x1440, the average FPS ranges from 254 at Low to 107 at Ultra. Medium yields 197 FPS average (minimum 168, maximum 227), and High produces 155 FPS average. The drop from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 57.9%, similar to the 1080p drop. At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 145 at Low to 61 at Ultra. Medium yields 112 FPS average (minimum 95, maximum 129), and High produces 88 FPS average. The drop from Low to Ultra at 4K is 57.9% as well, showing consistent scaling behavior across resolutions. The minimum FPS values are only provided for Medium settings: 250 FPS at 1080p, 168 FPS at 1440p, and 95 FPS at 4K. These minimums are relatively close to the averages (within 15-21%), indicating that frame pacing is stable even at Medium settings. The maximum FPS values for Medium settings are 338 FPS at 1080p, 227 FPS at 1440p, and 129 FPS at 4K, showing that the combo can burst well above average when the scene allows. The data shows that at every resolution, the step from Low to Medium has the largest FPS impact (85 FPS drop at 1080p, 57 FPS at 1440p, 33 FPS at 4K), while the step from High to Ultra has a similar magnitude (71 FPS drop at 1080p, 48 FPS at 1440p, 27 FPS at 4K). This suggests that Low and Medium settings are less demanding on the GPU, while High and Ultra introduce more intensive effects that scale with resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals how this combo scales from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 379 at 1080p to 254 at 1440p and 145 at 4K. This represents a 33.0% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 42.9% drop from 1440p to 4K. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 61.7%. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 294 at 1080p to 197 at 1440p and 112 at 4K, representing a 33.0% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 43.1% drop from 1440p to 4K, with a total drop of 61.9%. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 231 at 1080p to 155 at 1440p and 88 at 4K, a 32.9% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 43.2% drop from 1440p to 4K, with a total drop of 61.9%. At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 160 at 1080p to 107 at 1440p and 61 at 4K, a 33.1% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 43.0% drop from 1440p to 4K, with a total drop of 61.9%. This consistent scaling pattern—approximately 33% FPS loss from 1080p to 1440p and another 43% from 1440p to 4K—is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the primary limiter, the FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p would be much smaller, because the GPU would have more work to do per frame but the CPU would still be feeding it at the same rate. The data shows that the FPS drop is nearly identical across all settings (61.7-61.9% total drop), which confirms that the RTX 5090 is the limiting component at all resolutions. The 4K-to-1080p ratio of roughly 2.6x (145 vs 379 at Low) indicates that the GPU’s rasterization and shading throughput scales almost linearly with pixel count, which is expected for a GPU with 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The CPU’s role in this scaling is minimal, as evidenced by the fact that the FPS drop pattern does not change with settings—even at Low settings where CPU overhead would be more apparent, the resolution scaling remains consistent.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 has a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, with a TDP of 120 W. The CPU features 8,315 million transistors on a 70.6 mm² die, with a cache hierarchy of 80 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 96 MB of shared L3 cache. This large L3 cache is a key feature for gaming, as it reduces memory latency for frequently accessed data. The CPU supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration, providing 89.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and uses the AMD Socket AM5 with PCIe Gen 5 (24 lanes CPU-only). In Evolve, the CPU’s role is less pronounced than the GPU’s, given the game’s 2015 release date and the fact that the measured FPS scales consistently with resolution. However, the 9800X3D’s performance characteristics are still relevant. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 1,212, and its Cinebench R23 single-core score is 2,080, which are strong results for a gaming CPU. The multi-threaded scores are also high: 3DMark 16-thread score of 10,081, Cinebench R23 multi-core of 23,230, and Geekbench multi-core of 18,696. The PassMark single-thread score is 4,430, and the PassMark multi-thread score is 40,009. These scores indicate that the 9800X3D can sustain high frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios, but in Evolve, the data suggests that even at 1080p Low (379 FPS average), the CPU is not a limiting factor, as the FPS is extremely high. The CPU’s 96 MB L3 cache is likely beneficial for Evolve’s game logic and AI calculations, but the game’s age means it does not heavily utilize multi-threading. The 9800X3D’s nearest rivals in the CPU benchmark database include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS (average score 39,603, delta 0.4%), which is a mobile chip, and the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 (40,081, delta -0.8%), which is a desktop chip. The 9800X3D’s average benchmark score of 39,768 places it between these two, but its gaming-specific advantage comes from the 3D V-Cache, which is not reflected in the average benchmark score. In Evolve, the CPU’s high boost clock of 5.20 GHz and strong single-thread performance ensure that frame pacing remains consistent, as evidenced by the minimum FPS values at Medium settings (250 FPS at 1080p, 168 FPS at 1440p, 95 FPS at 4K) being relatively close to the averages. The CPU’s 16 threads are more than sufficient for Evolve’s engine, which was designed for older multi-core processors, and the data shows that the RTX 5090 is the primary determinant of frame rates in this title.