Evolve

# Evolve with Intel Core i5-13400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers a remarkably consistent performance profile across Evolve's resolution spectrum, though the pattern of scaling reveals a system that transitions from CPU-bound at 1080p to firmly GPU-bound at 4K. With the combo ranking 208th out of 1695 tested combinations, this setup sits comfortably in the upper tier of configurations, and the measured frame rates demonstrate that Evolve — a 2015-era FPS — responds predictably to both settings changes and resolution increases. The data shows a system capable of extreme high-refresh gaming at 1080p, solid high-refresh at 1440p, and smooth 4K playability at most presets, with the Ultra preset being the only setting that pushes the GPU to its limits at the highest resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but reveals a clear bottleneck shift. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 (307.8 FPS) to 2560x1440 (206.9 FPS) represents a 32.8% performance reduction, while moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 (116.2 FPS) costs another 43.8%. The full 1080p-to-4K delta at Low settings — from 307.8 to 116.2 FPS — is a 62.2% decrease. This dramatic scaling indicates that at lower settings and lower resolutions, the CPU is the limiting factor, as the frame rates far exceed what the GPU can sustain when pixel count increases.

At Ultra settings, the scaling pattern shifts. The 1080p result (128.5 FPS) drops to 85.8 FPS at 1440p (a 33.2% reduction) and then to 52.3 FPS at 4K (a further 39.0% reduction). The smaller absolute differences at Ultra settings suggest the GPU is already heavily loaded even at 1080p, making the resolution scaling more linear. The data implies that Evolve's engine is not particularly demanding by modern standards, but the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's raw throughput becomes the dominant factor once settings are maxed out. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K — 116.2 versus 52.3 FPS — is a 55.0% difference, indicating that visual quality settings have a massive impact on the GPU workload at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration ranks 208th out of 1695 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the top 12.3% of all tested systems. That percentile ranking underscores a strong overall position, but the data reveals that the CPU and GPU each bring specific strengths. The Core i5-13400F sits at the 82nd percentile against all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 25236, and it trades blows with close rivals: it is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201), 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365), and 0.5% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9474F (25103). The Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25099) trails by 0.5%. These tight margins suggest the CPU is well-matched to its peer group, with no single rival dominating in synthetic tests.

The GPU, meanwhile, ranks at the 86th percentile against all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 48704. Its nearest rivals show similar clustering: the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (49071) is 0.7% ahead, the Intel Arc A550M (49737) leads by 2.1%, while the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (47915) trails by 1.6% and the RTX A1000 Mobile (47743) is 2.0% behind. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's position in this group is notable because the CMP 50HX and A550M are not typical gaming cards, yet the benchmark scores are close. For Evolve specifically, the 208th rank out of 1695 combos suggests that this pairing punches above what the component-level percentiles alone might predict, likely because Evolve's engine responds well to the combination of the CPU's 10 cores and the GPU's 16 GB of VRAM.

FAQ

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings in Evolve?

A: The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 52.3 FPS. This is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, but it is the lowest result across all tested configurations, indicating that Ultra at 4K is the most demanding scenario for this system.

Q: What is the best resolution for high-refresh-rate monitors?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the combo achieves 123.5 FPS, while Low settings reach 206.9 FPS. For 1440p displays with 120-165 Hz refresh rates, the High preset offers the best balance, delivering frame rates that exceed typical refresh rates without sacrificing visual quality.

Q: How does the CPU's 10-core configuration affect Evolve's performance?

A: The Core i5-13400F has 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 21279 and single-core score of 3004 indicate strong multi-threaded and single-threaded capabilities, which the data suggests is sufficient for Evolve since the 1080p Low result (307.8 FPS) is far beyond display refresh rates.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and how does it matter?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. The large VRAM capacity ensures that even at 4K Ultra, memory capacity is not a bottleneck, as evidenced by the playable 52.3 FPS result at the highest settings.

Q: How does the combo compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: In average benchmark scores, the CPU is within 0.5% of its nearest rivals (i7-13620H at 25201, Ryzen 5 5600X3D at 25365, EPYC 9474F at 25103, Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 at 25099). The GPU is within 2.1% of its nearest competitors (CMP 50HX at 49071, RTX A2000 at 47915, RTX A1000 Mobile at 47743, Arc A550M at 49737).

Q: Is the system CPU-bound or GPU-bound in Evolve?

A: The data indicates a shift. At 1080p Low, the 307.8 FPS result suggests CPU limitation, as the GPU could likely render more frames. At 4K Ultra, the 52.3 FPS result points to GPU limitation. The crossover occurs somewhere between 1440p and 4K, where the GPU becomes the primary constraint.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience across all resolutions, the High preset represents the optimal balance in the measured data. At 1920x1080, High delivers 186.8 FPS, which is 78.9% of the Low setting's 307.8 FPS but with substantially better visuals. At 2560x1440, High produces 123.5 FPS, comfortably above 120 Hz refresh rates, while Medium reaches 163.5 FPS and Ultra drops to 85.8 FPS. The High preset at 4K yields 70.4 FPS, which is playable on 60 Hz displays and a significant improvement over Ultra's 52.3 FPS.

The Ultra preset only makes sense for 1080p users who prioritize image quality over frame rate, as it still delivers a strong 128.5 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra's 85.8 FPS is acceptable for 75-90 Hz monitors, but High's 123.5 FPS provides more headroom. At 4K, the choice is starker: High's 70.4 FPS versus Ultra's 52.3 FPS. The data suggests that Medium is also a viable option for 4K (91.5 FPS), but High offers the best compromise between visual fidelity and performance. Low settings at any resolution exceed 100 FPS (116.2 at 4K, 206.9 at 1440p, 307.8 at 1080p), but the visual trade-off is rarely necessary given the headroom at High.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low settings deliver 307.8 FPS, Medium produces 237.8 FPS, High reaches 186.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 128.5 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 58.3% reduction in frame rate, which is a substantial cost for the highest visual quality. The gap between Medium and High (51.0 FPS) is nearly identical to the gap between High and Ultra (58.3 FPS), indicating a linear scaling of performance with settings at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low at 206.9 FPS, Medium at 163.5 FPS, High at 123.5 FPS, and Ultra at 85.8 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 58.5% reduction, nearly identical to the 1080p pattern. However, the absolute frame rates are lower across the board, with the Low setting dropping below 240 FPS and Ultra falling below 100 FPS. This resolution is where the GPU begins to show its workload, as the 4K-to-1440p differences are more pronounced than 1440p-to-1080p differences at every setting.

At 3840x2160, the measured averages are: Low at 116.2 FPS, Medium at 91.5 FPS, High at 70.4 FPS, and Ultra at 52.3 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra reduction is 55.0%, slightly less than at lower resolutions, which suggests that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor and the settings scaling compresses. The high-end results are notable: even at 4K, Low settings exceed 100 FPS, and High settings stay above 70 FPS, making this a capable 4K gaming system for Evolve across most presets.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 215 mm². Its base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz provide the single-threaded performance that older games like Evolve often rely on, as evidenced by the Cinebench R20 single-core score of 1261 and Geekbench single-core score of 2301. The 20 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 per core help with game data locality, though Evolve's 2015 release date means it likely does not stress the cache hierarchy as heavily as modern titles.

The multi-threaded benchmarks are strong: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 21279, Geekbench multicore reaches 10971, and the Passmark multithread test yields 25032. These scores place the CPU at the 82nd percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25236. The nearest rival comparisons show margins under 1% — the i7-13620H (25201) trails by 0.1%, the Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365) leads by 0.5%, and the EPYC 9474F (25103) trails by 0.5%. In Evolve specifically, the 1080p Low result of 307.8 FPS indicates that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU far more frames than any current display can show, meaning the processor is not the bottleneck at lower resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip, manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. Its base clock is 2340 MHz with a boost clock of 2610 MHz, and the memory operates at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Evolve's textures and assets at any resolution. The GPU's 8448 shading units, 264 TMUs, and 96 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 44.10 TFLOPS.

In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU scores 31811 in Passmark G3D and 18372 in Passmark GPU Compute, with a Geekbench OpenCL score of 223091 and Vulkan score of 206035. The directX tests show 181 (DX10), 278 (DX11), and 119 (DX12) in Passmark, indicating that the GPU is more optimized for modern APIs. The 86th percentile ranking against all GPUs puts it ahead of the CPU's 82nd percentile, and the nearest rival comparisons show the Arc A550M (49737) leading by 2.1% while the RTX A2000 (47915) trails by 1.6%. In Evolve, the GPU's role becomes evident at 4K, where the Ultra preset drops to 52.3 FPS — a clear sign that the GPU is the limiting component at the highest resolution and settings, despite its substantial VRAM capacity and memory bandwidth.