Evolve

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 lands at rank 3053 out of 3700 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the lower half of the database’s measured configurations. That ranking reflects a combination that can run the game smoothly at mainstream resolutions, but one that clearly yields to the GPU’s horsepower limits as resolution climbs. The following sections break down exactly what the measured FPS data shows, how the CPU and GPU each contribute, and where settings matter most.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's position at 3053 out of 3700 tested combinations puts it at roughly the 82nd percentile from the bottom—that is, about 18% of tested combos are slower in Evolve. That’s not a strong placement, but the absolute FPS figures the measured rows tell a more nuanced story than the rank alone suggests. The data captures a classic mid-range pairing: a modern 6-core/12-thread CPU paired with a GPU whose average benchmark score sits at 9780, which places it at the 47th percentile among all GPUs. The GPU’s average score is nearly identical to its nearest rivals: the AMD FirePro W5000 (9803, deltaPct -0.2%), the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (9832, deltaPct -0.5%), the NVIDIA Tesla M10 (9724, deltaPct +0.6%), and the NVIDIA Tesla C2070 (9716, deltaPct +0.7%). So the GTX 1070 is positioned in a very tight cluster of similar-average-score cards, and its performance in Evolve is ultimately governed by that mid-pack GPU.

The CPU in this combo ranks notably higher than the GPU in its own field. The i5-11400F sits at the 71st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17177. Its nearest CPU rivals are the AMD EPYC 7H12 (17120, +0.3%), the Intel Core i5-12450H (17239, -0.4%), the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G (17278, -0.6%), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17074, +0.6%). The CPU’s relative strength compared to the GPU is a key theme: in Evolve, the GTX 1070 is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU can keep up with the game's demands at 1080p.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo playable at 4K?

A: At 4K with Medium settings, the combo averages 39 FPS with a minimum of 33 and a maximum of 45. That's borderline; it can feel playable for slower games, but it dips below 30 FPS on High (31 FPS) and drops to 21 FPS at Ultra. At Low, it averages 50 FPS.

Q: What settings are best for 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the combo averages 132 FPS on Low, 102 FPS on Medium (with a minimum of 87), 80 FPS on High, and 55 FPS on Ultra. If a high refresh rate is the goal, Low or Medium both stay comfortably above 100 FPS.

Q: How much does the GPU hold the CPU back at 1440p?

A: The data shows the combo averages 54 FPS at 1440p High, 88 FPS at Low, and 68 FPS at Medium. The CPU, which scores 71st percentile among all CPUs, is clearly not the bottleneck here; the GPU’s 47th percentile position is the constraint.

Q: What is the biggest FPS jump between settings?

A: The biggest single jump is from Ultra to High. At 4K, that’s from 21 FPS to 31 FPS, a +47% increase. At 1080p, Ultra to High goes from 55 to 80 FPS, a +45% increase.

Q: What is the combo's rank in this game?

A: It ranks 3053 out of 3700 tested combos in Evolve. That places it in the lower half of the database, but the FPS numbers are still mostly playable at 1080p and 1440p on lower presets.

Q: What is the difference between average FPS and the minimum FPS in the data?

A: For the measured rows with min/max data, the gap is moderate. At 1080p Medium, the average is 102 FPS, the minimum is 87, and the maximum is 117. At 1440p Medium, the average is 68, minimum 58, maximum 79. At 4K Medium, the average is 39, minimum 33, maximum 45. The minimums are about 15% below the averages, showing no severe stutters.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is a Pascal-architecture GPU built on a 16 nm process at TSMC, with 7,200 million transistors in a 314 mm² die. It features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, giving a bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s. Its operating clocks are a base of 1506 MHz and a boost of 1683 MHz, with memory running at 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective). The GPU includes 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, and its peak rates are 107.7 GPixel/s pixel rate, 202.0 GTexel/s texture rate, and 6.463 TFLOPS FP32 compute. It supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The benchmark results for the GTX 1070 show a passmark_g3d score of 13498 and a passmark_directx_11 score of 100, while the passmark_directx_12 score drops to 48. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1082. The Geekbench scores are 44700 for OpenCL, 22121 for Vulkan, and 18801 for Metal. The average benchmark score across tests is 9780, placing it at the 47th percentile among all GPUs. This midpoint positioning means that in Evolve, the GPU can handle 1080p medium-to-high settings well, but beyond that, the FPS numbers show clear decline.

The GPU's role in Evolve is clearly dominated by resolution scaling. At 1080p Low, it hits 132 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it drops to 21 FPS. The 8 GB memory buffer is enough for the game at any of the tested settings, and the memory bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s is not the bottleneck; the raw compute and fill rates are the limiting factors at higher resolutions. The 47th percentile GPU score relative to all GPUs is consistent with the combo's overall rank in this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The dataset includes twelve measured FPS rows, spanning three resolutions and four quality settings. The most complete data is at Medium settings, where min/max values are provided. The numbers are as follows:

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 132 FPS average
• Medium: 102 FPS average (min 87, max 117)
• High: 80 FPS average
• Ultra: 55 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 88 FPS average
• Medium: 68 FPS average (min 58, max 79)
• High: 54 FPS average
• Ultra: 37 FPS average

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 50 FPS average
• Medium: 39 FPS average (min 33, max 45)
• High: 31 FPS average
• Ultra: 21 FPS average

Data points: at 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 77 FPS (132 vs 55). At 1440p, that difference narrows to 51 FPS (88 vs 37). At 4K, the difference is 29 FPS (50 vs 21). The absolute FPS values show the GPU's scaling: from 1080p Low to 4K Low, the drop is from 132 to 50 FPS, roughly a 62% reduction. From 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra, it goes from 55 to 21 FPS, a 62% reduction as well.

The minimum FPS values at Medium settings show stability: at 1080p, the minimum is 87, which is 85% of the average of 102; at 1440p, the minimum is 58, which is 85% of the 68 average; at 4K, the minimum is 33, which is 85% of the 39 average. This pattern suggests the frame pacing is consistent, with no severe stutters.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data shows how the combo scales with resolution. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops by roughly 36-38% at each setting: Low goes from 132 to 88 (a 33% drop), Medium from 102 to 68 (a 33% drop), High from 80 to 54 (a 33% drop), and Ultra from 55 to 37 (a 33% drop). The scaling is nearly uniform across settings, indicating that the GPU is the primary factor at these resolutions.

From 1440p to 4K, the drops are sharper: Low goes from 88 to 50 (a 43% drop), Medium from 68 to 39 (a 43% drop), High from 54 to 31 (a 43% drop), and Ultra from 37 to 21 (a 43% drop). This steeper decline at 4K suggests the GPU is hitting a bandwidth or compute limit, not a CPU limit. The CPU’s 71st percentile position relative to the GPU’s 47th percentile confirms that the CPU is not the limiting component at any resolution. The FPS curve shows a smooth, predictable decline with resolution, a sign that the system is balanced only at 1080p, and becomes increasingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data suggests that the best experience depends heavily on the target resolution. At 1080p, the Medium preset averages 102 FPS with a minimum of 87, which is the most balanced choice—it provides a comfortable 60+ FPS experience while loading the GPU more than Low (132 FPS) but far less than Ultra (55 FPS). For 1440p, Medium delivers 68 FPS and a minimum of 58, which is the only setting that stays above 60 FPS at that resolution on average. At 4K, no setting reaches 60 FPS; the highest average is Low at 50 FPS, with Medium at 39 FPS.

Given that the GPU is the limiting factor, the recommendation is to prioritize resolution over settings. At 1080p, Medium is the optimal balance, while at 1440p, Medium is the only setting that produces an average above 60 FPS. At 4K, users should accept that the combo will not hit 60 FPS; Low provides the best playable figure at 50 FPS. The data shows that Ultra is not a viable choice at any resolution above 1080p—at 1440p it drops to 37 FPS and at 4K to 21 FPS. The biggest performance gains come from dropping from Ultra to High (a 45-47% improvement) or from High to Medium (a 27-28% improvement).

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a Rocket Lake architecture desktop CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It has a TDP of 65 W, a 14 nm process node, and a 276 mm² die size. The cache layout includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 12 MB of shared L3. It supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and has 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes. The CPU’s benchmark scores include a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14340, a single-core of 2024, a Geekbench multi-core of 7737 and single-core of 1777, and a Passmark multithread score of 16908.

The CPU's percentileVsAllCpus is 71, meaning it outranks 71% of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are the AMD EPYC 7H12 (0.3% higher), Intel Core i5-12450H (0.4% lower), AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G (0.6% lower), and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (0.6% higher). This places the CPU performance in a very tight band. In Evolve, the CPU role is to feed the GPU, and the data shows that it does not bottleneck the combo at any resolution. The 1080p numbers are high enough (132 FPS Low) that the CPU is not the constraint; the GPU is. The 6-core/12-thread configuration is more than enough for a 2015 FPS title like Evolve, which was released before the era of 8-core requirements. The CPU's high single-thread performance, as evidenced by the 2024 Cinebench R23 single-core score, ensures that the game's main thread is not a limiting factor. The combo's overall rank in this game is therefore determined by the GPU, not the CPU. The CPU series, with a 71st percentile rank, is a strong partner for the GTX 1070, allowing the GPU to be the sole bottleneck.