Evolve

# Evolve — AMD Ryzen 9 9900X + AMD Radeon RX 9070

The benchmark data for Evolve with this AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and AMD Radeon RX 9070 combination covers 12 measured configurations, spanning three resolutions and four quality presets. The overall picture is one of a system that comfortably handles the game at 1080p and 1440p with high refresh rates, but begins to strain at 4K with the heavier presets. The measured FPS ranges from a low of 37.7 at 4K Ultra to a high of 248 at 1080p Low, indicating a wide performance envelope that depends heavily on both resolution and settings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial across all settings, revealing where the bottleneck shifts. At High settings, the system delivers 150.5 FPS at 1920x1080, drops to 102.8 at 2560x1440, and falls to 56.6 at 3840x2160. This represents a 62.4% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is a steep decline that points to the GPU becoming the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. The pattern is similar at Medium settings, where the FPS goes from 188.6 at 1080p to 130 at 1440p and then 72.6 at 4K — a 61.5% drop across the resolution range.

The Low preset shows the most aggressive scaling, with 248 FPS at 1080p, 168.3 at 1440p, and 95.5 at 4K. The 1080p to 4K reduction here is 61.5%, nearly identical to the Medium preset. At Ultra settings, the numbers are 103.7 FPS at 1080p, 67.6 at 1440p, and 37.7 at 4K — a 63.6% decrease. The consistency of these percentage drops across all four presets suggests that resolution scaling in Evolve is largely uniform, with the GPU workload increasing proportionally as pixel count rises.

The fact that even at Low settings the 4K result (95.5 FPS) is still respectable indicates the RX 9070 has enough raw throughput to handle the game at 4K when graphical load is reduced. However, the Ultra preset at 4K falling to 37.7 FPS shows that the most demanding configuration pushes the GPU hard. The 1080p Low result of 248 FPS suggests the CPU is not a limiting factor at lower resolutions, as the frame rate scales freely without hitting a processor-imposed ceiling.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070, built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 48 chip, brings 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has a base clock of 1330 MHz, a game clock of 2070 MHz, and a boost clock of 2520 MHz. These specifications translate into measured performance that positions the card at the 79th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 34780.

The GPU's role in Evolve is clearly dominant at higher resolutions. The steep FPS drops from 1440p to 4K — for example, from 102.8 to 56.6 at High settings — indicate that the rendering workload scales with pixel count and that the RX 9070's compute resources are being fully utilized as resolution increases. The 16 GB VRAM is ample for this game, and the memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s helps maintain consistent frame delivery even at 4K with higher presets.

The GPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the NVIDIA A2 (deltaPct of -0.2), NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (0.3), AMD Radeon HD 7970 (0.7), and AMD Radeon PRO W6400 (0.8). These close margins — all within 0.8% — suggest the RX 9070 sits in a competitive performance tier. However, the actual Evolve results show that this GPU can deliver 248 FPS at 1080p Low, which is well above typical display refresh rates. The 36.13 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 564.5 GTexel/s texture rate provide substantial headroom for the game's rendering demands.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor from the 9000 series, based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge) and manufactured on a 4 nm process by TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with 64 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark scores are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multicore result of 46438 and a single-core score of 6555, positioning it at the 94th percentile among all CPUs.

In Evolve, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p with lower settings, where the GPU is not the bottleneck. The 248 FPS at 1080p Low and 188.6 FPS at 1080p Medium demonstrate that the processor can feed frames quickly enough to keep the GPU saturated. The 12 cores and 24 threads provide ample parallel processing capability, though Evolve, as a game from 2015, likely does not fully utilize all cores. The single-thread performance, reflected in the 3DMark single-thread score of 1286 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6555, is what matters most for game physics and game logic.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D with an average score of 54681 (deltaPct of -0.4), Intel Core i7-14700F at 54097 (0.7), Intel Core Ultra 5 245K at 55304 (-1.5), and Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF at 55421 (-1.8). These deltas are small, indicating the 9900X performs in line with its immediate competitors. The fact that 1080p Low achieves nearly 250 FPS suggests the CPU is not a constraining factor in this game, as frame rates scale smoothly with GPU load reductions.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and AMD Radeon RX 9070 ranks 561 out of 1695 tested combos for Evolve, placing it in the 67th percentile of all tested system pairings. This mid-pack ranking is somewhat surprising given the individual component strengths, but it reflects the fact that Evolve's performance is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions and that many other combos may include faster GPUs.

The ranking suggests that while this system delivers smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p — with 150.5 FPS at 1080p High and 102.8 FPS at 1440p High — it does not reach the top tier of performance for this game. The 4K Ultra result of 37.7 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold that many players target, which likely contributes to the mid-pack ranking. The combo's rank of 561 out of 1695 means there are 1134 combos ranked below it, but also 560 that perform better, indicating a system that is competent but not exceptional for Evolve specifically.

The CPU's high percentile ranking (94th) versus the GPU's more modest one (79th) suggests the processor has more headroom relative to its peers than the graphics card does. This imbalance may be why the combo does not rank higher — the GPU is the limiting factor in demanding scenarios, and other combos with stronger GPUs would outperform this setup in Evolve's 4K Ultra preset.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest FPS this combo achieves in Evolve?

A: The highest measured FPS is 248 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 188.6 at 1080p Medium, followed by 168.3 at 1440p Low.

Q: Can this system run Evolve at 4K smoothly?

A: At 4K, the system delivers 95.5 FPS on Low, 72.6 on Medium, 56.6 on High, and 37.7 on Ultra settings. Smooth gameplay at 60 FPS is achievable on Low and Medium, but not on High or Ultra.

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

A: The RX 9070 has an average benchmark score of 34780, which is within 0.8% of its closest rivals: NVIDIA A2 (34866), NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (34677), AMD Radeon HD 7970 (34541), and AMD Radeon PRO W6400 (34511).

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

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X scores 1286 in 3DMark single-thread, 660 in Cinebench R15 single-core, 2753 in Cinebench R20 single-core, and 6555 in Cinebench R23 single-core.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have?

A: The Radeon RX 9070 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s and a memory clock of 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested systems?

A: This combo ranks 561 out of 1695 tested combinations for Evolve, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the overall distribution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the system achieves 56.6 FPS on High, 95.5 FPS on Low, 72.6 FPS on Medium, and 37.7 FPS on Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 57.8 FPS, showing that settings have a major impact on performance at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the results are 102.8 FPS on High, 168.3 FPS on Low, 130 FPS on Medium, and 67.6 FPS on Ultra. The jump from 4K to 1440p improves performance by roughly 80% across settings, confirming that pixel count is the dominant factor.

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 150.5 FPS on High, 248 FPS on Low, 188.6 FPS on Medium, and 103.7 FPS on Ultra. The 1080p results show the least variance between settings compared to higher resolutions, with Ultra still achieving over 100 FPS.

The progression from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows consistent scaling: at 1080p, the drop from Low to Ultra is 58.2%; at 1440p it is 59.8%; and at 4K it is 60.5%. This uniformity indicates that Evolve's settings impact performance similarly regardless of resolution, and that the GPU's capabilities are being exercised proportionally across all quality presets.