Evolve

Settings Recommendations

For Evolve, the measured data reveals a clear sweet spot at Medium settings across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 226 FPS average with a minimum of 192 FPS and maximum of 260 FPS, which represents a substantial improvement over High's 177 FPS while maintaining a frame time consistency that competitive FPS play requires. The gap between Medium and Low at 1080p is only 34 FPS (226 vs. 260), yet Medium likely offers noticeably better visual fidelity given that Ultra drops to 123 FPS — a 103 FPS penalty over Medium that most players would find excessive for the visual gain.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats: Medium produces 152 FPS average with a 129-174 FPS range, comfortably above High's 119 FPS and far ahead of Ultra's 82 FPS. The 1440p Medium result is still well within high-refresh-rate territory, making it the optimal balance for players who want resolution clarity without sacrificing smoothness. At 3840x2160, Medium manages 86 FPS with a 73-99 FPS range, which is playable but noticeably less fluid than lower resolutions; High drops to 68 FPS and Ultra to 47 FPS, both of which fall below the 60 FPS threshold that most FPS players consider minimum viable.

The data strongly indicates that Medium is the recommended preset for this combination in Evolve. It provides the best compromise between visual quality and performance headroom, with the 4K Medium result still exceeding 60 FPS average while offering a measurable minimum of 73 FPS. Low settings at 1080p reach 260 FPS, but the jump from Low to Medium costs only 34 FPS while likely delivering a meaningfully better image. The 1080p Medium figure of 226 FPS also suggests that this pairing is not CPU-limited at that preset, as the headroom above 200 FPS demonstrates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing for Evolve, and the benchmark data reflects its memory and clock characteristics. The GPU carries 12 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration proves sufficient for Evolve's demands at every measured resolution, as no setting combination shows signs of VRAM capacity throttling — the FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a consistent pattern attributable to rendering load rather than memory exhaustion.

The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz, running on a 5 nm TSMC process with 35,800 million transistors, translates into 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. This raw throughput is what drives the 1080p Low result of 260 FPS and the 1440p Medium result of 152 FPS. The Ada Lovelace architecture's 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores are present, though Evolve's 2015 release predates widespread ray tracing adoption, so these specialized units likely contribute minimally to the measured frames. The 80 ROPs and 224 TMUs provide the pixel and texture throughput — 198.0 GPixel/s and 554.4 GTexel/s respectively — that directly influence rasterization performance in this title.

The GPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 43223, places it in the upper tier. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (within 0.1% at 43262) and the RTX 5050 Mobile (within 0.1% at 43268), while the RTX 4090 Mobile sits just 1% higher at 43667. This clustering indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER's performance in synthetic tests is tightly grouped with these competitors, but in Evolve specifically, the measured FPS suggests the GPU has ample headroom at 1080p and becomes the primary scaling factor as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression across resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern, particularly at Medium settings where the data is most complete. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops from 226 to 152, a 32.7% reduction; from 1440p to 2160p, it falls further to 86, another 43.4% reduction. This compounding decline is consistent with pixel-count scaling — 1440p has 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p, and 4K has 2.25 times the pixels of 1440p — and the FPS ratios (226/152 = 1.49, 152/86 = 1.77) indicate that the GPU is the limiting component throughout.

At High settings, the scaling is similar: 177 FPS at 1080p, 119 FPS at 1440p (32.8% drop), and 68 FPS at 4K (42.9% drop). The consistency of these percentage drops across presets reinforces that the RTX 4070 SUPER's rendering throughput, not the CPU, governs frame rates as resolution climbs. The 1080p Low result of 260 FPS versus the 4K Low result of 111 FPS shows a 57.3% reduction, which is slightly larger than the Medium and High drops, suggesting that at Low settings the GPU is still saturated but with less fixed-cost overhead.

The 4K Ultra result of 47 FPS is particularly telling. This is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS, and it represents a 61.8% drop from 1080p Ultra's 123 FPS. The fact that Ultra at 1080p still achieves 123 FPS while 4K Ultra drops to 47 FPS indicates that Evolve's Ultra preset imposes a heavy shader and texture load that multiplies with pixel count. Players targeting 4K should avoid Ultra entirely, as even High's 68 FPS is marginal, and Medium's 86 FPS is the only 4K preset that offers a comfortable margin above 60.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 662nd out of 3700 tested combinations in Evolve, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all combos. This is a strong showing, though not elite — the ranking reflects that while the GPU is high-end (83rd percentile among GPUs), the CPU is more modest (71st percentile among CPUs), and Evolve's engine appears to benefit from both components in certain scenarios.

The combo's rank of 662 out of 3700 means that approximately 17.9% of tested configurations outperform it in this game. Given that the GPU alone ranks in the 83rd percentile, the combo's slightly lower relative position suggests that some higher-tier CPU pairings with similar GPUs achieve better frame rates, particularly at 1080p where the CPU has more influence. The measured 1080p Low FPS of 260 indicates the i5-11400F can feed the RTX 4070 SUPER adequately, but the 71st percentile CPU ranking implies that stronger processors could push even higher in CPU-light scenarios.

The data shows that this combo is well-balanced for Evolve at 1440p and 4K, where the GPU dominates the workload, but at 1080p the CPU becomes a more meaningful factor. The 1080p Ultra result of 123 FPS versus the 1440p Ultra result of 82 FPS demonstrates that the combo still scales properly with GPU load, but the absolute 1080p numbers are not as far above 1440p as a purely GPU-bound system might show, hinting at occasional CPU bottlenecks in certain scenes.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Evolve?

A: Based on the measured data, 2560x1440 at Medium settings provides the best balance, delivering 152 FPS average with a 129-174 FPS range. This exceeds 1440p High's 119 FPS and 1440p Ultra's 82 FPS, while 4K Medium drops to 86 FPS, making 1440p the sweet spot for high refresh rates.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K in Evolve?

A: Yes, but only at Medium settings, which achieve 86 FPS average with a 73 FPS minimum. High settings at 4K drop to 68 FPS, and Ultra falls to 47 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. For consistent 4K play, Medium is the only recommended preset.

Q: How much performance does Ultra cost compared to Medium?

A: At 1080p, Ultra delivers 123 FPS versus Medium's 226 FPS, a difference of 103 FPS (45.6% slower). At 1440p, Ultra's 82 FPS is 70 FPS below Medium's 152 FPS (46.1% slower). At 4K, Ultra's 47 FPS is 39 FPS below Medium's 86 FPS (45.3% slower). The penalty is consistent across resolutions.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 SUPER the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The 1080p Low result of 260 FPS and Medium result of 226 FPS suggest the GPU is still the primary limiter, but the combo's 662nd rank out of 3700 combos, combined with the CPU's 71st percentile ranking, indicates the i5-11400F may constrain maximum frame rates in less demanding settings.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER's average benchmark score of 43223 is within 0.1% of the Quadro M6000 24 GB (43262), within 0.1% of the RTX 5050 Mobile (43268), and within 1% of the RTX 4090 Mobile (43667). This clustering shows the 4070 SUPER sits in a tightly competitive performance band.

Q: What are the minimum FPS figures for Medium settings?

A: At 1080p Medium, the minimum FPS is 192 with a maximum of 260. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 129 with a maximum of 174. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 73 with a maximum of 99. These figures represent the only presets with recorded min/max data in the measured set.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings spectrum is available. Low settings produce 260 FPS average, the highest measured result in the entire dataset. Medium settings deliver 226 FPS with a minimum of 192 FPS and maximum of 260 FPS, showing remarkable consistency. High settings drop to 177 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 123 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 52.7% reduction in average FPS, with each preset tier costing roughly 35-50 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the pattern mirrors 1080p but at lower absolute values. Low achieves 196 FPS, Medium reaches 152 FPS with a 129-174 FPS range, High produces 119 FPS, and Ultra delivers 82 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 114 FPS, a 58.2% reduction. Notably, 1440p Medium's 152 FPS is still higher than 1080p Ultra's 123 FPS, meaning players can gain resolution without sacrificing frame rate by dropping from Ultra at 1080p to Medium at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more constrained. Low yields 111 FPS, Medium produces 86 FPS with a 73-99 FPS range, High falls to 68 FPS, and Ultra drops to 47 FPS. The 4K Medium result of 86 FPS is the only 4K preset that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS, and even it has a minimum of 73 FPS, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold. The 4K Ultra figure of 47 FPS is the single lowest measured result and represents a 57.7% drop from 4K Low.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data across all three resolutions, allowing for frame time analysis. The 1080p range (192-260 FPS) spans 68 FPS, the 1440p range (129-174 FPS) spans 45 FPS, and the 4K range (73-99 FPS) spans 26 FPS. This narrowing range at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU becomes more consistently saturated as pixel count increases, reducing variance.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Rocket Lake architecture, built on Intel's 14 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 12 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel configuration providing 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU ranks in the 71st percentile among all tested CPUs with an average benchmark score of 17177.

In Evolve, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU has spare capacity. The 1080p Low result of 260 FPS represents the upper bound of what this combo can achieve, and the CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 868 and multi-thread score of 5652 suggest it can sustain high frame rates but may not reach the extremes of higher-end processors. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14340 and single-core score of 2024 place it in a solid mid-range position, consistent with its 71st percentile ranking.

The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the AMD EPYC 7H12 (within 0.3% at 17120), the Intel Core i5-12450H (within 0.4% at 17239), and the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G (within 0.6% at 17278), with the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U slightly behind at 0.6% below. This tight clustering indicates that the i5-11400F's compute capabilities are well-matched to its peers, and in Evolve specifically, the 1080p results suggest the CPU can feed the RTX 4070 SUPER adequately for most presets.

However, the 1080p Ultra result of 123 FPS, while high, is notably lower than what a top-tier CPU might achieve with the same GPU, given that the GPU's 83rd percentile ranking exceeds the CPU's 71st percentile. The combination rank of 662 out of 3700 (82nd percentile) sits between the two component percentiles, confirming that the CPU slightly limits the overall combo in CPU-sensitive scenarios. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, and the CPU's 12 threads provide sufficient headroom for Evolve's workload, as evidenced by the smooth FPS scaling patterns.