Evolve

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT secures the 651st position out of 1,695 tested combinations in Evolve. This placement, roughly in the 62nd percentile of all combos, indicates a system that is decidedly above average but not at the absolute top tier for this title. The pairing benefits from the RX 7800 XT’s strong raw compute, which places it in the 76th percentile among all GPUs, while the i5-11400F’s 75th percentile standing among CPUs ensures the processor is not a bottleneck in most scenarios. The data shows a combination that is well-matched for high-refresh 1080p and solid 1440p play, with 4K Ultra representing the only significant struggle.

How This Combo Ranks

With a rank of 651 out of 1,695 combos, this system sits comfortably in the upper-middle tier for Evolve. The GPU is clearly the dominant component in this pairing, as its individual percentile ranking (76th) is marginally higher than the CPU’s (75th), suggesting that the graphics card is doing the heavy lifting in determining overall performance. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 17,181 is virtually indistinguishable from its nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17,189, delta 0%) and the Intel Core i7-1260P (17,212, delta -0.2%), meaning the processor's contribution to frame pacing is consistent with its direct competition. Similarly, the GPU’s average score of 32,619 places it in a tight cluster with the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 (32,540, delta 0.2%) and the NVIDIA P104-100 (32,747, delta -0.4%), confirming that the RX 7800 XT is performing exactly as expected for its class. The combination’s overall rank reflects a system where neither component falls significantly behind the other, resulting in balanced performance that avoids the severe frame dips seen in poorly matched configurations.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for optimal settings at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the High preset achieves 145.6 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth competitive play, while the Ultra preset drops to 96.8 FPS—still playable but with diminishing returns on visual fidelity. For 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 96.7 FPS, making it the sweet spot for this resolution, as it maintains high frame rates without sacrificing the visual quality that the RX 7800 XT can clearly handle. The Medium preset at 1440p yields 119.9 FPS, but the jump to High costs only 23.2 FPS while providing a noticeably better image. At 3840x2160, the situation changes dramatically; the High preset produces 56.4 FPS, which is borderline for a fast-paced FPS, while Medium offers 69.8 FPS for a more comfortable experience. The Low preset should be reserved for maximum frame rates, as it delivers 87.8 FPS at 4K, but the visual compromise is substantial. For the best balance of image quality and performance, the data suggests High at 1080p and 1440p, with Medium as the recommended fallback for 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is primarily GPU-limited at higher resolutions, but the CPU still holds its own at lower ones. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 (232.8 FPS) to 2560x1440 (159.3 FPS) represents a 31.6% drop, while moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 (87.8 FPS) shows a further 44.9% decline. This steep drop-off at 4K is characteristic of a GPU that is being pushed to its limits, as the pixel count increases by 2.25x from 1440p to 4K, yet the frame rate falls by less than half, indicating that the RX 7800 XT’s 16 GB of memory and 624.1 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to handle the data load without severe stuttering. At High settings, the scaling is more linear: 145.6 FPS at 1080p, 96.7 FPS at 1440p (33.6% drop), and 56.4 FPS at 4K (41.7% drop from 1440p). This pattern suggests that the i5-11400F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is not the limiting factor until the frame rate exceeds roughly 200 FPS, which only occurs at 1080p Low. The CPU’s 4.40 GHz boost clock and 12 MB of shared L3 cache provide ample headroom for Evolve’s physics and AI calculations, which are not particularly demanding by modern standards.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers a wide range of performance depending on settings. The Low preset achieves a remarkable 232.8 FPS, which is more than enough for any high-refresh-rate monitor, while Medium drops to 179.4 FPS, still offering excellent responsiveness. High settles at 145.6 FPS, and Ultra brings the count down to 96.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 136.0 FPS, showing that the visual settings have a profound impact on the GPU’s workload at this resolution. Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers scale down proportionally: Low produces 159.3 FPS, Medium 119.9 FPS, High 96.7 FPS, and Ultra 65.4 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra at 1440p is 31.3 FPS, which is a significant cost for the additional effects, making High the most efficient choice. At 3840x2160, the system begins to struggle with the most demanding presets. Low still manages 87.8 FPS, Medium 69.8 FPS, and High 56.4 FPS, but Ultra falls to 36.5 FPS, which is below the threshold for comfortable gameplay. The data indicates that the RX 7800 XT’s 96 ROPs and 37.32 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are sufficient for high-quality 4K, but Ultra settings push the shading units and texture rate (583.2 GTexel/s) beyond their practical limits for this title.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is the primary driver of performance in this combination, and its specifications align closely with the observed results. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for Evolve’s texture-heavy environments even at 4K Ultra, where the 36.5 FPS result is more likely limited by compute than memory capacity. The boost clock of 2430 MHz and game clock of 2124 MHz allow the 3,840 shading units to sustain high throughput, as evidenced by the 145.6 FPS at 1080p High. The GPU’s 60 ray accelerators are largely irrelevant for this title, as Evolve does not utilize ray tracing, but the 96 ROPs are crucial for the pixel fill rate (233.3 GPixel/s), which directly impacts resolution scaling. The card’s 76th percentile ranking among all GPUs is consistent with its performance in Evolve, where it outpaces the NVIDIA P104-100 by 0.4% and the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 by 0.2% in average benchmark scores. The 263 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate a power-hungry component, but the data shows no thermal throttling artifacts, as frame rates remain consistent across repeated runs. The PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensures that the CPU can feed the GPU without bandwidth limitations, which is critical given the i5-11400F’s 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes. The GPU’s 5 nm process node and 28,100 million transistors contribute to its efficiency, allowing it to maintain high clock speeds without exceeding its 600 W suggested PSU rating. In Evolve, this GPU behaves exactly as its specifications suggest: a high-end 1440p performer with capable 4K potential, provided the settings are moderated.