Evolve

# Evolve with AMD Ryzen 9 9900X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers a striking performance profile in Evolve, a 2015 FPS title that clearly favors high refresh rates. Across all measured resolutions and settings, the combo never drops below 50 FPS average, with the 1080p Low preset pushing beyond 300 FPS. The data reveals a system that is heavily GPU-bound at lower resolutions, while the 12-core Zen 5 processor provides ample headroom even in the most demanding scenarios.

FAQ

Q: What is the best-performing preset for this combo at 4K?

A: The Medium preset at 3840x2160 delivers the highest average FPS among settings with recorded frame ranges, hitting 92 FPS average with a minimum of 78 FPS and maximum of 105 FPS. The High preset reaches 72 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 50 FPS average.

Q: How much faster is the 1080p Low preset compared to 4K Ultra?

A: The 1920x1080 Low preset achieves 310 FPS average, which is 6.2 times higher than the 50 FPS average seen at 3840x2160 Ultra. This represents the widest performance gap across all measured configurations.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER provide consistent frame times at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440 Medium, the combo shows a frame window from 137 FPS minimum to 185 FPS maximum, with an average of 161 FPS. The spread of 48 FPS indicates some frame pacing variability, though the minimum remains well above typical 60 Hz refresh thresholds.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations in Evolve?

A: The combo ranks 417th out of 3,700 tested combinations, placing it in the top 11.3% of all systems benchmarked in this game. This position reflects strong overall performance, though it is not near the absolute top tier.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 188 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 130 FPS average. The 58 FPS difference represents a 30.9% performance penalty for the Ultra settings, suggesting diminishing returns at the highest quality tier.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K resolution?

A: The performance scaling from 1440p to 4K indicates a GPU-bound scenario. At 1440p High, the combo achieves 126 FPS average, while 4K High drops to 72 FPS — a 42.9% reduction. This steep decline aligns with the GPU's rendering load increasing substantially at higher pixel counts.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER comes equipped with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is substantial for a 2015 title like Evolve, which was designed around much smaller VRAM capacities. The GPU's base clock runs at 2340 MHz, boosting to 2610 MHz, and the memory operates at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective transfer rate.

The benchmark results clearly show the GPU's influence across resolution scaling. At 1080p, the combo reaches 310 FPS on Low settings, but this drops to 130 FPS on Ultra — a 58.1% reduction that tracks with increased pixel shading and texture work. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 44.10 TFLOPS and 44.10 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1) provides ample compute for Evolve's effects, though the game's age means it likely does not utilize the full Ada Lovelace feature set.

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores are largely idle in this title, as Evolve predates ray tracing and DLSS technologies. The GPU's passmark G3D score of 31,811 places it in the 76th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA TITAN RTX (avg score 31,676, delta -1.9%) and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (avg score 31,532, delta -1.4%). These comparisons suggest the GPU's raw rasterization capability is strong for its generation, even if Evolve does not stress modern features.

The 16 GB VRAM capacity proves more than sufficient for Evolve at any resolution, as the game's maximum memory footprint likely falls well below this threshold. The GPU's pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s directly influence the frame rates observed at 4K, where fill-rate demands increase fourfold compared to 1080p.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern. At Low settings, the combo delivers 310 FPS at 1080p, 208 FPS at 1440p, and 118 FPS at 4K. This represents a 32.9% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, followed by a 43.3% further reduction from 1440p to 4K. The total 61.9% drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings indicates the GPU's pixel throughput becoming the primary constraint.

High settings show a similar but slightly steeper curve: 188 FPS at 1080p, 126 FPS at 1440p (33.0% drop), and 72 FPS at 4K (42.9% drop from 1440p). The total 61.7% reduction from 1080p to 4K at High settings closely mirrors the Low preset's scaling, suggesting that resolution has a consistent impact regardless of quality tier.

The Medium preset provides the only complete frame range data across all resolutions. At 1080p, the combo averages 240 FPS with a minimum of 204 FPS and maximum of 276 FPS. Moving to 1440p, the average drops to 161 FPS (32.9% reduction) with a range of 137-185 FPS. At 4K, the average falls to 92 FPS (42.9% reduction from 1440p) with a range of 78-105 FPS.

Ultra settings exhibit the most dramatic scaling, with 130 FPS at 1080p dropping to 87 FPS at 1440p (33.1% reduction) and further to 50 FPS at 4K (42.5% reduction). The consistency of these percentages across settings — all hovering near 33% for the 1080p-to-1440p step and 43% for the 1440p-to-4K step — strongly indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's fill rate and bandwidth are the limiting factors as resolution increases, rather than any CPU bottleneck.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional frame rates across all presets. The Low preset achieves 310 FPS average, representing the highest measured performance in the dataset. The Medium preset follows at 240 FPS average, with a recorded frame window of 204 FPS minimum to 276 FPS maximum. High settings produce 188 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 130 FPS average. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 58.1% total reduction in frame rate, indicating that Evolve's Ultra preset imposes significant additional GPU load.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains robust but scales down predictably. Low settings deliver 208 FPS average, Medium hits 161 FPS average (137-185 FPS range), High achieves 126 FPS average, and Ultra settles at 87 FPS average. The Medium preset's frame range at this resolution shows a 48 FPS spread, which is proportionally similar to the 72 FPS spread observed at 1080p, suggesting consistent frame pacing behavior across resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the combo demonstrates playable performance across all settings. Low settings maintain 118 FPS average, Medium delivers 92 FPS average (78-105 FPS range), High reaches 72 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 50 FPS average. The Medium preset at 4K is the only configuration with complete min/max data, showing a 27 FPS spread that indicates relatively stable frame delivery even at this demanding resolution.

The Ultra preset at 4K, at 50 FPS average, is the only measured configuration that dips below the 60 FPS threshold commonly associated with smooth gameplay. This suggests that while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER can handle Evolve at 4K, users seeking consistently high refresh rates should consider the Medium or High presets at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 417th out of 3,700 tested combinations in Evolve, placing it in the top 11.3% of all systems benchmarked. This position is notable given that Evolve is a 2015 title, meaning many older and less powerful components can achieve playable frame rates. The ranking suggests that this particular CPU-GPU pairing delivers above-average performance without reaching the absolute pinnacle of the benchmark database.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 92 among all processors supports the notion that the Ryzen 9 9900X is a high-performing component, with an average benchmark score of 57,498. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 9015 (avg score 57,555, delta -0.1%), Intel Core i9-14900 (avg score 58,115, delta -1.1%), and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (avg score 58,323, delta -1.4%). These small deltas indicate that the Ryzen 9 9900X sits in a tightly contested performance band among top-tier CPUs.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 76 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 31,087, places it in the upper quartile. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (avg score 31,206, delta -0.4%), NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q (avg score 31,220, delta -0.4%), and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (avg score 31,532, delta -1.4%). The tight clustering of scores suggests the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's performance is competitive with other high-end GPUs, though it does not lead its class.

The combination's 417th rank out of 3,700 combos indicates that while both components are individually strong, there are 416 other configurations in the database that achieve higher frame rates in Evolve. This could reflect the game's age, where CPUs with higher single-thread performance or GPUs with different architectural strengths may yield better results.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X provides 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge. It operates at a base clock of 4.40 GHz with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, and includes 64 MB of L3 cache alongside 1 MB L2 per core and 80 KB L1 per core. The CPU's 120W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth provide a solid foundation for gaming workloads.

In Evolve, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU across most settings and resolutions. The consistent ~33% performance drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~43% drop from 1440p to 4K across all quality presets strongly suggests that the GPU's rendering throughput is the primary bottleneck. The CPU's 3DMark scores — 12,552 for 16 threads, 9,114 for 8 threads, 4,886 for 4 threads, and 1,286 for single-thread — indicate strong multi-threaded performance that likely exceeds Evolve's requirements.

The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32,172 and single-core score of 2,253 demonstrate the CPU's capability in both heavily threaded and lightly threaded scenarios. Since Evolve is a 2015 title, it likely does not utilize all 24 threads effectively, meaning the CPU's high single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 1,286, PassMark single-thread score of 4,672) is more relevant for maintaining high frame rates.

The CPU's proximity to rivals in benchmark scores — within 1.4% of the AMD EPYC 9015 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M — suggests that processor choice among top-tier options has minimal impact on Evolve's performance. The data implies that the Ryzen 9 9900X provides ample processing headroom, with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER being the determining factor in the frame rates observed.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p gaming, the Low preset at 310 FPS average is ideal for competitive play where maximum refresh rate matters. However, the Medium preset at 240 FPS average (204-276 FPS range) offers a better balance of visual quality and performance, still exceeding the refresh rates of most high-end monitors. The High preset at 188 FPS remains viable, while Ultra at 130 FPS sacrifices significant frame rate for marginal visual improvements.

At 1440p, the Medium preset delivers 161 FPS average (137-185 FPS range), providing smooth gameplay on high-refresh displays. The High preset at 126 FPS average is also excellent for 144Hz monitors, while Low at 208 FPS suits esports-style play. The Ultra preset at 87 FPS average remains playable but begins to approach the threshold where frame pacing may become noticeable on fast-moving scenes.

For 4K, the Medium preset at 92 FPS average (78-105 FPS range) offers the best experience, maintaining playable frame rates with reasonable visual fidelity. The High preset at 72 FPS average is acceptable for 60Hz displays, while Low at 118 FPS provides higher responsiveness. The Ultra preset at 50 FPS average should be avoided for smooth gameplay, as it falls below the 60 FPS threshold and shows a 42.5% performance penalty compared to Medium.

The data suggests that Medium settings provide the most consistent experience across all resolutions, with frame ranges that remain within 20-30% of the average. For users prioritizing maximum visual quality at 1080p or 1440p, High settings offer a strong compromise, while Ultra is only recommended for those with adaptive sync displays who can tolerate lower frame rates.