Evolve

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for this Evolve configuration shows a steep performance curve as resolution climbs, with the GPU becoming the clear limiting factor at 4K. At 1080p High settings, the combo produces 100.5 FPS average. Moving to 1440p High drops that to 70 FPS, a 30% reduction in frame rate from the 1080p figure. At 4K High, the average falls to 38.9 FPS, which is roughly 61% lower than the 1080p High result. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions — the Radeon RX 7600 XT's 128-bit memory bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are simply not sufficient to maintain high frame rates at 3840x2160.

The Low settings preset tells a similar story but with a different inflection point. At 1080p Low, the configuration reaches 169 FPS, indicating the CPU can push well beyond typical display refresh rates. The drop to 1440p Low yields 111.7 FPS, a 34% reduction. At 4K Low, the average is 67.2 FPS — still playable, but a 60% drop from the 1080p Low figure. The fact that even Low settings at 4K cannot break past 70 FPS strongly suggests the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the dominant constraints.

The Medium preset reveals a more linear degradation. From 128.6 FPS at 1080p Medium, the frame rate falls to 89.7 FPS at 1440p Medium (30% lower) and then to 46.8 FPS at 4K Medium (64% lower than 1080p Medium). The Ultra preset, however, shows the most dramatic scaling penalty. At 1080p Ultra, the combo manages 69.1 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, it drops to 44.9 FPS; and at 4K Ultra, it collapses to 27.5 FPS. That final figure represents a 60% reduction from the 1080p Ultra number, confirming that Ultra settings at 4K are effectively unplayable for this pairing.

The limiting component is unambiguous. The Intel Core i5-13400F has 10 cores and 16 threads with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, and benchmark data indicates strong multithreaded performance (Cinebench R23 multicore score of 21279). The GPU, however, sits at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU ranks at the 82nd percentile. The average benchmark score for the CPU is 25236, versus 20146 for the GPU. When frame rates drop by roughly 60% moving from 1080p to 4K across all settings presets, that is classic GPU-limited behavior. The CPU has headroom to spare; the graphics card is the bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo handle Evolve at 4K resolution?

A: Only at Low settings, where it averages 67.2 FPS. Medium settings at 4K drop to 46.8 FPS, High falls to 38.9 FPS, and Ultra is effectively unplayable at 27.5 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset for a smooth 60 FPS experience at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings produce 70 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings reach 89.7 FPS, and Low hits 111.7 FPS. Ultra falls short at 44.9 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Core i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25236. It is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201), 0.5% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9474F (25103) and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25099), but 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365).

Q: What does the GPU's percentile ranking indicate about its performance class?

A: The Radeon RX 7600 XT sits at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20146. It trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile by 1.9% and the RX 7600 by 0.6%, while leading the RTX 2060 SUPER by 1.9% and the RX 460 by 0.3%.

Q: Is the 4K Ultra frame rate of 27.5 FPS a CPU or GPU limitation?

A: GPU. The CPU's strong synthetic scores (Cinebench R23 multicore of 21279, Geekbench multicore of 10971) show ample processing headroom. The dramatic frame rate drop at higher resolutions with heavier settings indicates the GPU's memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s is the constraint.

Q: How many FPS can this combo achieve at 1080p across all settings?

A: Low settings produce 169 FPS, Medium produces 128.6 FPS, High produces 100.5 FPS, and Ultra produces 69.1 FPS. All four presets exceed 60 FPS at 1080p.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT ranks 1102 out of 1695 tested combos in Evolve. This places it in the lower third of all configurations evaluated, which is notable given the individual component rankings. The CPU ranks at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU ranks at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs. The combo ranking being lower than either individual component percentile suggests that Evolve's engine is not particularly well-optimized for this specific pairing, or that the GPU's mid-range standing drags the overall result down more than the CPU's strong synthetic performance can compensate.

The rank of 1102 out of 1695 means that 593 other combos performed better in this game. Given that the GPU's nearest rivals include the RTX 2060 SUPER (which the 7600 XT beats by 1.9%) and the RTX 3070 Mobile (which beats the 7600 XT by 1.9%), the GPU's relative position in the broader market is solidly mid-range. The CPU, however, sits among much more powerful parts — its nearest rivals include server-class EPYC processors. This mismatch between CPU capability and GPU performance is reflected in the combo ranking: the system is likely leaving CPU performance on the table in Evolve because the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions and settings.

For context, the combo rank position implies that users seeking higher rankings would need a more powerful GPU, since the CPU already demonstrates top-tier synthetic performance. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system produces 169 FPS, which is a solid result, but at 4K Ultra, the 27.5 FPS figure is among the lower results that would pull the rank down. The ranking is a holistic measure, and the GPU's performance envelope — 22.57 TFLOPS FP32 and 176.3 GPixel/s pixel rate — defines what this combo can achieve in Evolve.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (Full HD):

At Low settings, the combo delivers 169 FPS average. Medium settings reduce this to 128.6 FPS, a 24% drop. High settings produce 100.5 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 69.1 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 99.9 FPS, indicating that settings presets have a massive impact on performance at 1080p. Even the lowest result — 69.1 FPS at Ultra — remains comfortably above 60 FPS, making 1080p a fully playable resolution for all settings.

2560x1440 (Quad HD):

Low settings achieve 111.7 FPS, which is a 34% reduction from the 1080p Low figure. Medium settings produce 89.7 FPS, High produces 70 FPS, and Ultra drops to 44.9 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p incurs a 30-34% performance penalty across Low, Medium, and High presets, but Ultra suffers a 35% penalty. Notably, 1440p Ultra is the first preset combination in the data that falls below 60 FPS, suggesting that users targeting smooth gameplay at 1440p should stick to High settings or lower.

3840x2160 (4K UHD):

Low settings average 67.2 FPS, which is the only 4K preset above 60 FPS. Medium settings drop to 46.8 FPS, High to 38.9 FPS, and Ultra to 27.5 FPS. The penalty from 1440p to 4K is approximately 40% for Low and Medium, 44% for High, and 39% for Ultra. This consistent 40% reduction across presets reinforces that the GPU's memory subsystem — 288.0 GB/s over a 128-bit bus — is the limiting factor. The 16 GB of GDDR6 memory is ample in capacity, but the bandwidth is simply too narrow for 4K workloads in Evolve.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Low settings provide roughly 1.7x the frame rate of Ultra settings at the same resolution. The ratio holds at 1080p (169/69.1 = 2.45x), 1440p (111.7/44.9 = 2.49x), and 4K (67.2/27.5 = 2.44x). This uniformity suggests that the GPU's shading units and ROPs scale predictably with workload intensity, with no unexpected bottlenecks emerging at any resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 20 MB shared L3 cache. The CPU's synthetic benchmark results are strong across the board: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 21279, Geekbench multicore scores 10971, and 3DMark max threads scores 7307. The single-thread scores are also respectable, with Cinebench R23 singlecore at 3004 and Geekbench singlecore at 2301. The CPU ranks at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25236.

In Evolve, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU based on the measured FPS data. At 1080p Low, the system produces 169 FPS, which is a high frame rate that would stress many CPUs, yet the i5-13400F handles it without apparent issue. The fact that frame rates scale so dramatically with resolution — dropping from 169 FPS at 1080p Low to 67.2 FPS at 4K Low — indicates that the CPU is not the binding constraint. If the CPU were limiting, we would expect similar frame rates across resolutions at the same settings preset, since the CPU workload does not change significantly with resolution.

The CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads provide ample parallelism for Evolve's engine, which is a 2015-era FPS title. The game's release date of 2015-02-09 predates the CPU by nearly eight years, and modern processors with high single-thread performance like this i5-13400F (PassMark single-thread score of 3634) are more than capable of feeding the GPU. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7314 shows strong multithreaded capability, while the 3DMark single-thread score of 960 demonstrates solid per-core performance. This dual strength means the CPU can handle both lightly-threaded game logic and heavily-threaded background tasks without compromising frame delivery.

The data suggests that the i5-13400F contributes a stable foundational performance layer, but the Radeon RX 7600 XT's mid-range positioning (63rd percentile) defines the overall experience. In synthetic terms, the CPU's average benchmark score of 25236 is 25% higher than the GPU's 20146, highlighting the performance gap between the two components. For Evolve specifically, this means the CPU has headroom to spare, and any frame rate limitations are attributable to the GPU's rendering throughput rather than CPU processing power.