Evolve

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a wide spread of frame rates in Evolve, depending entirely on the settings preset and resolution chosen. The measured data spans from a demanding 51.5 FPS at 4K Ultra to a fluid 221 FPS at 1080p Low, making this combo adaptable to both high-refresh monitors and visually demanding displays. The following analysis breaks down how each setting tier performs, what the scaling behavior implies about the system’s bottleneck, and where this specific combo ranks among the database’s tested configurations.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p gaming, the Ultra preset produces an average of 141.1 FPS, which is already well above the 60 FPS threshold and suitable for fast-paced FPS play. However, dropping to High raises the average to 183.6 FPS, a 30% improvement over Ultra, while Medium reaches 203.6 FPS and Low tops out at 221 FPS. The gap between Ultra and High is notable, suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces settings that disproportionately tax the hardware without a proportional visual return. Since the CPU and GPU are both capable of exceeding 140 FPS even at the highest quality tier, the recommendation for 1080p is High: it maintains a substantial frame rate cushion while avoiding the diminishing returns of Ultra.

At 1440p, the High preset delivers 133.9 FPS, which is still excellent for competitive play. Medium achieves 176.1 FPS, and Low reaches 193.3 FPS. The Ultra preset, however, drops to 94.9 FPS. This is the first resolution where Ultra falls below the 100 FPS mark, indicating that the GPU’s workload becomes heavier as pixel count rises. For 1440p, the best experience balances visual fidelity and performance: High is the sweet spot, offering nearly 134 FPS while retaining most of the game’s graphical features. Medium is a viable alternative for users with 144Hz or 165Hz displays, as it provides a 31% boost over High.

At 4K, the situation changes dramatically. Ultra plummets to 51.5 FPS, which is below the ideal threshold for a smooth experience in an FPS. High manages 78.1 FPS, Medium reaches 100.3 FPS, and Low jumps to 127.4 FPS. For 4K, Medium is the recommended preset because it crosses the 100 FPS barrier while still offering a moderate level of detail. High is acceptable for those prioritizing image quality over frame rate, but the data shows that Medium provides a 28% performance increase over High with a modest visual downgrade. Low, while fastest, sacrifices too much for most users given that Medium already exceeds 100 FPS.

Overall, the data suggests that High is the best default preset for 1080p and 1440p, while Medium is the optimal choice for 4K. Users with high-refresh displays can drop to Medium or Low at lower resolutions to approach the 200 FPS range, but the incremental gains from High to Medium or Low are smaller at 1080p than at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a predictable pattern across all settings, but the magnitude of the drop varies significantly by preset. At High settings, the combo delivers 183.6 FPS at 1080p, 133.9 FPS at 1440p, and 78.1 FPS at 4K. This represents a 27% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 57% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is steeper than ideal, indicating that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases.

At Medium settings, the trend is similar but with a different shape: 203.6 FPS at 1080p, 176.1 FPS at 1440p, and 100.3 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is only 13%, suggesting that the CPU can still feed the GPU adequately at this workload level. However, the jump to 4K causes a 51% reduction, reinforcing that the RTX 4080 SUPER’s rendering load at 4K is the dominant constraint.

The Low preset shows the least severe scaling: 221 FPS at 1080p, 193.3 FPS at 1440p, and 127.4 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is just 13%, and from 1080p to 4K it is 42%. This smaller reduction at Low settings indicates that when the GPU is less stressed, the CPU can maintain higher frame rates for longer, but the 4K resolution still overwhelms the GPU’s fill rate and bandwidth.

Ultra settings exhibit the worst scaling: 141.1 FPS at 1080p, 94.9 FPS at 1440p, and 51.5 FPS at 4K. The 33% drop from 1080p to 1440p and the 63% drop from 1080p to 4K show that Ultra’s additional effects (likely shadows, reflections, and post-processing) multiply the GPU workload disproportionately at higher resolutions. The 4K Ultra result of 51.5 FPS is barely playable, suggesting that this preset is not viable for 4K on this combo.

The data collectively points to the GPU as the primary bottleneck at 1440p and 4K, particularly at High and Ultra settings. At 1080p, the frame rates are high enough that the CPU’s six cores and twelve threads are likely the limiting factor, especially at Low and Medium where the GPU has headroom. The i5-10400F’s boost clock of 4.30 GHz helps, but the 1080p Low result of 221 FPS appears to be near the CPU’s ceiling for this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination holds the 278th position out of 1695 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the top 16.4% of all configurations. This is a strong result, but not exceptional for a GPU with the RTX 4080 SUPER’s pedigree. The rank reflects that while the GPU is top-tier, the CPU’s older Comet Lake architecture and 6-core/12-thread configuration can hold back performance in a game like Evolve, which may favor higher single-thread speeds.

The GPU alone sits in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53610. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (score 53489, deltaPct 0.2) and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (score 53414, deltaPct 0.4), meaning the RTX 4080 SUPER is only 0.2% to 0.4% ahead of these cards. The CPU, meanwhile, sits in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14168. Its nearest rivals are the AMD EPYC 7552 (score 14115, deltaPct 0.4) and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (score 14277, deltaPct -0.8), indicating the i5-10400F is roughly on par with these processors.

Given that the GPU outperforms its rivals by a small margin while the CPU lags behind its own rivals by a similar margin, the combo’s 278th rank makes sense. The frame rates measured in Evolve are likely closer to what a mid-range CPU would deliver with this GPU, rather than what the RTX 4080 SUPER could achieve with a newer, faster processor. The 4K Ultra result of 51.5 FPS, for instance, appears to be GPU-limited, but the 1080p Low result of 221 FPS may be CPU-limited, preventing the combo from climbing higher in the rankings.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: Medium is the recommended preset for 4K, delivering an average of 100.3 FPS. High achieves 78.1 FPS, while Ultra drops to 51.5 FPS, which is below the ideal threshold for an FPS. Low reaches 127.4 FPS but sacrifices significant visual quality.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to its closest GPU rivals in this database?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 53610, placing it 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (53414). It is also 2.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7700S (52505) and 2.9% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (52086).

Q: Why does the frame rate drop so much from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At Ultra, the average frame rate falls from 141.1 FPS at 1080p to 94.9 FPS at 1440p and then to 51.5 FPS at 4K. This 63% reduction from 1080p to 4K indicates that the GPU’s processing load at Ultra settings scales steeply with resolution, making 4K Ultra impractical for smooth gameplay.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-10400F a limiting factor in this combo?

A: The CPU has a boost clock of 4.30 GHz and 6 cores with 12 threads, placing it in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 221 FPS, which appears to be near the CPU’s limit, as the GPU could likely render more frames if the CPU were faster.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank in Evolve?

A: This combo ranks 278th out of 1695 tested configurations, placing it in the top 16.4%. This is a strong position, but the rank is tempered by the CPU’s performance relative to newer processors.

Q: Does the GPU’s VRAM affect performance in Evolve?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with a 256-bit bus and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth. Given the measured frame rates, VRAM capacity does not appear to be a constraint at any tested resolution or preset, as the performance drops are consistent with raw compute and fill rate limits.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant component in this combo for Evolve, particularly at higher resolutions. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for the game’s textures and effects even at 4K. The GPU’s boost clock of 2550 MHz and base clock of 2295 MHz, combined with 10240 shading units, allow it to push high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but the Ultra preset at 4K still overwhelms its capabilities.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 53610 places it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals are all within 2.9% of its score. The data shows that at 4K Medium, the GPU delivers 100.3 FPS, which is a strong result for a 4K-capable card. However, the 4K Ultra result of 51.5 FPS indicates that the GPU’s raw compute power (52.22 TFLOPS FP32) is insufficient for the most demanding settings at that resolution. The pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s contribute to the observed scaling, but the biggest factor is likely the rendering load added by Ultra’s effects.

The GPU’s 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present, but Evolve, as an older FPS title, likely does not utilize them heavily. The measured performance is therefore driven by the traditional rasterization pipeline, where the RTX 4080 SUPER excels. The 16 GB VRAM ensures that no texture streaming or memory capacity issues arise, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across settings at each resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. This Comet Lake processor, built on Intel’s 14 nm process, has a 12 MB shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel bus and 42.7 GB/s bandwidth. Its average benchmark score of 14168 places it in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs, with nearest rivals like the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% faster) and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (0.8% slower).

In Evolve, the CPU’s role becomes apparent at 1080p, where the frame rates exceed 200 FPS on Low and Medium presets. The 1080p Low result of 221 FPS is the highest measured across all configurations, and it is likely that the CPU’s single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 688, Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1453) is the limiting factor here. The i5-10400F’s 4.30 GHz boost clock helps, but its older architecture cannot match newer processors in IPC, which is critical for high-refresh gaming.

At 1440p and 4K, the CPU’s influence diminishes as the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The 4K Medium result of 100.3 FPS and 4K High result of 78.1 FPS suggest that the CPU can feed the GPU at these resolutions without issue, as the frame rates scale predictably with GPU load. The CPU’s multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10297, Passmark multithread score of 12115) is sufficient for Evolve’s threading model, which likely uses fewer than 12 threads. Overall, the i5-10400F is a capable partner for the RTX 4080 SUPER, but it caps the combo’s potential at lower resolutions, preventing it from ranking higher among the 1695 tested configurations.