Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination delivers a robust experience in Evolve, a 2015 FPS title, with performance varying dramatically across resolutions and settings. The data indicates the system ranks 529th out of 1695 tested combos, placing it in the upper third of all hardware pairings. The RTX 3080, with its 10 GB of GDDR6X memory, proves to be a capable driver, while the 16-core Ryzen 9 5950X offers immense headroom for this older title.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in Evolve?*

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 253.6 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 compare to its closest rival in the benchmark database?

A: The RTX 3080's average benchmark score is 35787, which is 0.2% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35860) and 1% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (35435).

Q: What is the performance difference between the Ryzen 9 5950X and the Intel Core i5-14600K?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X has an average benchmark score of 49062, which is 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i5-14600K's score of 49166.

Q: Does the system maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops to 39.8 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold typically desired for smooth gameplay.

*Q: What is the RTX 3080's memory configuration, and how does it influence Evolve?*

A: The RTX 3080 features 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus with 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for the textures and assets in this title.

Q: How does the CPU's single-threaded performance compare to its multi-threaded performance?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X scores 5450 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 38607 in multi-core, showing a strong balance, though the single-core score is crucial for older games like Evolve.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is the primary driver of frame rates in Evolve, especially at higher resolutions. This Ampere-architecture GPU, built on Samsung's 8 nm process, operates with a base clock of 1440 MHz and a boost clock of 1710 MHz. The 10 GB of GDDR6X memory provides a substantial framebuffer, and the 760.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and high-resolution rendering do not become bottlenecks. The GPU's 8704 shading units and 272 texture mapping units deliver the raw compute power needed to process the game's visual effects.

The benchmark results for the RTX 3080 show a PassMark G3D score of 25086 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 167014. These scores place the GPU in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, indicating strong performance relative to the broader market. When compared to its nearest rivals, the data shows a tight grouping: the RTX 3080 (35787) is 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35860) and 0.9% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (36101). This suggests that in Evolve, the GPU's performance is competitive with these alternatives, though the specific FPS results will be influenced by driver optimizations for this particular title.

In Evolve, the GPU's role is most evident in the scaling of frame rates with settings. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 253.6 FPS, which drops to 103.8 FPS at Ultra. This 149.8 FPS difference highlights the significant computational load added by Ultra settings, which likely include higher resolution textures and more complex post-processing effects that stress the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X serves as the central processing powerhouse, though its role in Evolve is less demanding than the GPU's. This Zen 3 architecture processor, codenamed Vermeer, features 16 cores and 32 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. The substantial 64 MB of L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for game logic and physics calculations. The CPU's 7 nm process node and 8,300 million transistors contribute to its efficiency and performance ceiling.

The CPU's benchmark scores are impressive, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 38607 and a single-core score of 5450. The single-core score is particularly relevant for Evolve, as many game engines from the 2015 era are not fully optimized for multi-threading. The PassMark single-thread score of 3470 confirms the CPU's strength in this area. The 5950X ranks in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, and its average benchmark score of 49062 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i5-14600K (49166), showing a 0.2% difference.

For this game, the CPU is unlikely to be the limiting factor at any resolution, given its high clock speeds and core count. The data suggests that even at 1080p with low settings, where the GPU has less work to do, the frame rates remain high, indicating the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently. The CPU's 32 threads provide ample headroom for background tasks and any future game updates that might utilize more cores.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Evolve shows a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the system delivers its best results: an average of 253.6 FPS at Low settings, 192.6 FPS at Medium, 150.3 FPS at High, and 103.8 FPS at Ultra. These numbers indicate that the RTX 3080 is not heavily stressed at this resolution, and the CPU's strong single-thread performance allows for high frame rates even at lower settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show a more pronounced drop as settings increase. The system averages 170.3 FPS at Low, 128 FPS at Medium, 100.5 FPS at High, and 70.8 FPS at Ultra. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 32% at Low settings and 32% at Ultra, indicating that the GPU is beginning to bear more of the load as the pixel count increases.

At 3840x2160, the performance takes a significant hit. The average frame rates are 95.1 FPS at Low, 76.8 FPS at Medium, 56 FPS at High, and 39.8 FPS at Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that falls below the 40 FPS mark, suggesting that the combination of high resolution and maximum settings is too demanding for the RTX 3080 in this title. The 4K Low result of 95.1 FPS shows that the GPU can handle the resolution when settings are reduced.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the nature of the bottleneck in this system. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 253.6 at 1080p to 170.3 at 1440p and finally to 95.1 at 4K. This represents a 62.5% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At Ultra settings, the drop is from 103.8 FPS at 1080p to 70.8 FPS at 1440p and 39.8 FPS at 4K, a 61.7% reduction.

These scaling patterns suggest that the GPU is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions. The consistent percentage drop across different settings points to the GPU's rendering capabilities being the main constraint. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see less of a performance difference between 1440p and 4K, as the CPU's workload would remain similar while the GPU's workload increases.

The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 149.8 FPS, while at 4K, it is 55.3 FPS. This narrowing gap at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is becoming saturated, and the additional work required by Ultra settings cannot be fully compensated for by the CPU's performance. For users targeting 4K, the data suggests that High settings (56 FPS) are the maximum for a playable experience, while 1440p offers a sweet spot with Ultra settings reaching 70.8 FPS.