Evolve

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Evolve with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 shows a predictable and steep decline as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 167 FPS at 1920x1080, to 112 FPS at 2560x1440, and finally to 64 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 33% reduction when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 43% reduction when moving from 1440p to 4K. The scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions, as the pixel throughput demands grow substantially.

Examining the Low settings row tells a similar story. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 275 FPS. This drops to 185 FPS at 2560x1440, a 33% decrease, and then to 105 FPS at 3840x2160, a further 43% decrease. The consistency of these percentage drops across different settings presets strongly suggests that resolution scaling is dominated by the GPU's rendering capabilities rather than CPU limitations. The RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 512-bit memory bus provide 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for this game, so the frame rate drops are attributable to raw shader and rasterization throughput.

The Medium settings data includes min and max FPS values, which offer additional insight into the scaling behavior. At 1920x1080 Medium, the average is 213 FPS with a minimum of 181 FPS and maximum of 245 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the average drops to 143 FPS with a range of 122 to 165 FPS. At 3840x2160 Medium, the average falls to 81 FPS with a range of 69 to 94 FPS. The frame time variance, as indicated by the spread between min and max, remains relatively tight at each resolution, suggesting that the RTX 5090 maintains consistent frame pacing even as the workload increases.

The Ultra settings data shows the most dramatic scaling. The combo delivers 116 FPS at 1080p Ultra, 78 FPS at 1440p Ultra, and only 44 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is notably below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for smooth gameplay, indicating that this configuration cannot fully saturate a 4K high-refresh-rate display at maximum quality settings in Evolve. The data suggests that players targeting 4K should consider Medium settings, where 81 FPS is achievable, or accept the visual compromises of Low settings for 105 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimal settings at each resolution. At 1920x1080, all four settings presets deliver playable frame rates, with even Ultra achieving 116 FPS. The jump from Ultra to High at 1080p is substantial, going from 116 FPS to 167 FPS, a 44% improvement. This makes High the recommended preset for 1080p players who want a strong balance between visual quality and performance headroom, especially if they are using a display with a refresh rate above 120 Hz.

At 2560x1440, the data shows that Ultra settings are still playable at 78 FPS, but High settings provide a significant uplift to 112 FPS, a 44% increase. The Medium preset delivers 143 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors. Based on the measured numbers, High settings at 1440p offer the best combination of visual fidelity and performance, comfortably exceeding 100 FPS while maintaining a 31% improvement over Ultra. Players who prioritize frame rate above all else can drop to Medium for 143 FPS, but the incremental gain over High is smaller than the jump from Ultra to High.

At 3840x2160, the situation is more constrained. Ultra settings produce only 44 FPS, which is below the playable threshold for most players. High settings improve this to 64 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS mark but leaves little headroom. Medium settings deliver 81 FPS with a minimum of 69 FPS, making it the recommended preset for 4K gaming. The Low preset at 4K achieves 105 FPS, which is impressive but requires significant visual compromises. The data indicates that Medium is the sweet spot for 4K, providing a 27% improvement over High while maintaining frame rates well above 60 FPS.

For players who cannot decide between visual quality and performance, the Medium preset offers the most consistent experience across all three resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the combo achieves 213 FPS; at 1440p Medium, 143 FPS; and at 4K Medium, 81 FPS. This consistency makes Medium the only preset that delivers playable frame rates at every resolution tested, with the 4K result being the only one that dips below 100 FPS but still comfortably above 60 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Strix Halo. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a TDP of 55 W. The processor features 64 MB of shared L3 cache, with 1 MB of L2 cache per core and 80 KB of L1 cache per core. This is a mobile segment processor with a 4 nm process node from TSMC, and it supports LPDDR5X memory via a quad-channel interface with 256.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35,314 and a single-core score of 2,044. Its Geekbench scores are 20,992 for multi-core and 2,464 for single-core. The processor ranks in the 95th percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,740. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX with a deltaPct of 1.6, the AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P with a deltaPct of 1.6, the Intel Core i9-14900K with a deltaPct of -1.7, and the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX with a deltaPct of 2.

For Evolve, a game released in 2015, the CPU requirements are modest by modern standards. The measured FPS data shows that the combo achieves 275 FPS at 1080p Low settings, which is the highest frame rate recorded in any configuration. This high frame rate at low settings suggests that the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower graphical loads, and the 16 cores and 32 threads provide ample processing power for the game's simulation and AI logic. The boost clock of 5.10 GHz is particularly beneficial for single-threaded game logic, and the 64 MB L3 cache helps reduce memory latency for frequently accessed game data.

The PassMark data further illustrates the CPU's capabilities. The multi-thread score is 54,934, while the single-thread score is 4,147. The physics score of 3,481 is relevant for game physics calculations, and the integer math score of 200,665 indicates strong general-purpose processing. The data compression score of 690,650 and encryption score of 35,455 are less relevant for gaming but demonstrate the processor's versatility. The extended instructions score of 56,346 suggests that the CPU can handle modern instruction sets efficiently.

Given that Evolve is an older title, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395's performance is more than sufficient. The data shows no evidence of CPU-related frame rate drops, as the minimum FPS values at Medium settings (69 FPS at 4K, 122 FPS at 1440p, and 181 FPS at 1080p) are all well above what would indicate a CPU bottleneck. The combo's rank of 567 out of 2,872 tested combinations in Evolve places it in the top 20% of all tested combos, which is consistent with a strong CPU-GPU pairing.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo in Evolve?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 275 FPS at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This is the only configuration that exceeds 250 FPS, and it demonstrates the combo's capability at lower graphical loads.

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 44, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. Players seeking 4K performance should use Medium settings for 81 FPS or High settings for 64 FPS.

Q: How does the combo perform at 1440p with High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the combo achieves an average of 112 FPS. This is a 44% improvement over Ultra settings at the same resolution, which delivers 78 FPS.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 69 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 with Medium settings. All other configurations with min FPS data show higher values, with 181 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium and 122 FPS at 2560x1440 Medium.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor even at 1080p, as the frame rates scale consistently with resolution changes. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 275 FPS, which is likely near the game engine's practical limit, but the CPU's single-thread score of 2,044 in Cinebench R23 indicates it is not the bottleneck.

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

A: The combo ranks 567th out of 2,872 tested combinations, placing it in the top 20% of all configurations tested for this game. This rank reflects the strong performance of both the CPU and GPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a flagship graphics card based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, with a chip designated GB202. It has 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster operation units. The card features 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores. Its base clock is 2017 MHz with a boost clock of 2407 MHz, and it has a TDP of 575 W. The GPU is manufactured on a 5 nm process node by TSMC, with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die.

The RTX 5090 comes with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth. This is more than sufficient for Evolve, which was released in 2015 and does not have demanding texture or geometry requirements by modern standards. The card's FP32 performance is 104.8 TFLOPS, and its texture rate is 1,636.8 GTexel/s. The pixel rate is 423.6 GPixel/s, which is relevant for fill-rate-limited scenarios.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 5090 achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 18,355, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 334,370, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 376,728. Its PassMark G3D score is 39,650, and its GPU compute score is 26,756. The GPU ranks in the 92nd percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79,842. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB with a deltaPct of 0.3, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB with a deltaPct of 0.6, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT with a deltaPct of 1.1, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X with a deltaPct of -1.4.

The measured FPS data for Evolve shows that the RTX 5090 handles the game with ease at most settings. The card's 32 GB of VRAM is far more than Evolve requires, so there is no risk of texture thrashing or memory-related stutters. The 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth ensures that even at 4K Ultra settings, the GPU is not bandwidth-limited. The data shows that the card's performance scales smoothly with resolution, and the frame rates are consistent with a GPU that has ample raw compute power.

The RTX 5090's boost clock of 2407 MHz is relatively high, and the card maintains this clock under load as evidenced by the stable frame rates. The measured FPS at 4K Medium (81 FPS) and 4K High (64 FPS) demonstrate that the GPU's rasterization performance is the primary factor determining frame rates in Evolve. The card's 176 ROPs provide sufficient fill rate for the game's effects, and the 680 TMUs handle texture filtering without issue.

Interestingly, the RTX 5090's PassMark DirectX scores are relatively low (DirectX 9: 395, DirectX 10: 226, DirectX 11: 341, DirectX 12: 185), which might suggest limited API-specific performance, but the actual game measurements show strong FPS. This discrepancy is likely due to the synthetic nature of PassMark tests versus real-world game workloads. The data demonstrates that the RTX 5090 is well-suited for Evolve, providing playable frame rates at all resolutions and settings except 4K Ultra.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 275 FPS on Low, 213 FPS on Medium, 167 FPS on High, and 116 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset includes min and max values of 181 FPS and 245 FPS respectively, indicating a frame time variance of approximately 30%. This is the only 1080p preset with complete min/max data.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. Low settings deliver 185 FPS, Medium delivers 143 FPS with a range of 122 to 165 FPS, High delivers 112 FPS, and Ultra delivers 78 FPS. The 1440p Medium range shows a variance of 35%, slightly higher than at 1080p. This suggests that the GPU is working harder at 1440p, and frame times are less consistent.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops further. Low settings achieve 105 FPS, Medium achieves 81 FPS with a range of 69 to 94 FPS, High achieves 64 FPS, and Ultra achieves 44 FPS. The 4K Medium range shows a variance of 36%, consistent with the trend of increasing frame time variance at higher resolutions. The 4K Ultra result of 44 FPS is the only configuration below 60 FPS, and it is also the only configuration below 70 FPS.

Comparing across resolutions, the data shows that the Medium preset consistently provides the most balanced performance. At 1080p, Medium is 22% faster than High and 84% faster than Ultra. At 1440p, Medium is 28% faster than High and 83% faster than Ultra. At 4K, Medium is 27% faster than High and 84% faster than Ultra. The consistency of these percentages suggests that the performance difference between Medium and High is roughly uniform across resolutions, while the jump from High to Ultra is more significant.

The Low preset shows the most impressive absolute numbers, with 275 FPS at 1080p being the highest recorded value. However, the visual quality trade-off is substantial, and the data shows that Low settings are only necessary for players targeting extremely high refresh rates at 1080p. At 4K, Low settings still deliver 105 FPS, which is respectable but requires significant visual compromises that may detract from the game experience.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combo ranks 567th out of 2,872 tested combinations in Evolve. This places the combo in the top 19.7% of all configurations tested, which is a strong showing for a mobile CPU paired with a desktop-class GPU. The rank reflects the combo's ability to deliver high frame rates across most settings and resolutions, with the only notable weakness being 4K Ultra performance.

The combo's ranking is particularly impressive given that the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a mobile processor with a 55 W TDP. Despite this power constraint, the CPU's 16 cores and 32 threads provide sufficient processing power for Evolve's game logic and AI systems. The 5.10 GHz boost clock ensures that single-threaded performance is competitive, and the 64 MB L3 cache helps reduce memory latency.

The RTX 5090's contribution to the ranking is substantial. The GPU's 32 GB of VRAM and 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth eliminate any potential memory bottlenecks, and its 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance provides ample rasterization power. The card's 21,760 shading units ensure that pixel throughput is not a limiting factor at most settings, and the 176 ROPs handle the game's fill rate requirements.

Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing is in the top quintile, which is consistent with the individual components' percentile rankings. The CPU ranks in the 95th percentile against all CPUs, and the GPU ranks in the 92nd percentile against all GPUs. The slight discrepancy between the combo rank (top 19.7%) and the component percentiles (top 5-8%) suggests that Evolve's engine may not fully utilize the hardware's capabilities, likely due to the game's 2015 release date and its less demanding nature compared to modern titles.

The combo's performance in Evolve is characterized by its ability to maintain high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p across all settings, with only 4K Ultra falling below the 60 FPS threshold. This makes the combo suitable for high-refresh-rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p, and for 4K gaming at Medium or Low settings. The rank of 567 out of 2,872 reflects the hardware's overall capability, even if the game itself does not push the components to their limits.