Evolve

# Evolve with Intel Core i5-14400F + AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT delivers a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Evolve, with the data showing a clear shift in the bottleneck as pixel count rises. The combo ranks 1293rd out of 1695 tested combinations in this game, placing it in the lower half of the field, though the measured frame rates reveal that the system is capable of smooth performance at 1080p and 1440p with appropriate settings. The GPU, a Radeon RX 5000 series part built on RDNA 1.0 and the Navi 10 chip, carries most of the rendering load, while the 10-core, 16-thread Raptor Lake CPU provides ample headroom across all tested resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a steep performance drop as resolution increases, which is a strong indicator that the Radeon RX 5700 XT becomes the limiting component at higher pixel counts. At 1080p High, the combo averages 97.6 FPS, but moving to 1440p High reduces that to 62.7 FPS, a decline of roughly 36%. The step to 4K High is even more punishing, with the average falling to 35.2 FPS, which is about 64% below the 1080p figure. This pattern of diminishing returns at higher resolutions is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where the 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and the 256-bit bus are being pushed harder as the pixel workload expands.

The scaling behavior across settings tiers reinforces this conclusion. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 159.5 FPS, but at 4K Low it drops to 58.1 FPS, a 64% reduction. The fact that even the Low preset cannot maintain high frame rates at 4K suggests that raw pixel throughput, not shading complexity, is the primary constraint. The GPU's boost clock of 1905 MHz and game clock of 1755 MHz are fixed regardless of resolution, so the performance loss is purely a function of the increased fill-rate demand. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 67.6 FPS, which is still playable, but at 4K Ultra the system falls to 27 FPS, indicating that the RX 5700 XT's 64 ROPs and 9.754 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are insufficient for 4K ultra settings in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1293 out of 1695 tested combinations places this system in the 76th percentile of all tested configurations for Evolve, meaning roughly a quarter of tested combos perform worse. This is a middle-of-the-pack result, which is somewhat surprising given the CPU's strong synthetic benchmarks—the i5-14400F scores in the 88th percentile against all CPUs. The discrepancy indicates that Evolve is not CPU-limited with this pairing; the GPU is the constraining factor. The RX 5700 XT sits in the 68th percentile against all GPUs, which aligns closely with the overall combo ranking, confirming that the graphics card is the primary determinant of performance here.

Compared to its nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark database, the RX 5700 XT is nearly identical in average score to the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, with a delta of -0.1%, and it edges out the Intel Arc A350M by 0.3%. It also leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile by 0.6% and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 by 0.9%. These are all within a negligible margin, meaning the RX 5700 XT's raw compute capability is competitive with those parts, but the measured Evolve results suggest that game-specific optimization or driver behavior may differ. The CPU side shows a similar picture; the i5-14400F's average benchmark score of 32508 is within 0.2% of the Intel Core i7-12800H and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645, and just 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 250 and Intel Core i7-13705H. This near-tie performance among rivals reinforces that the CPU is not the differentiator in this game.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the best experience in Evolve with this combo is achieved at 1080p with High settings, where the system averages 97.6 FPS. This provides a smooth frame rate while retaining visual quality, and the gap to Medium at 119.6 FPS is modest, so High is the sweet spot for balancing visuals and performance. At 1440p, the data suggests dropping to Medium, which yields 84.2 FPS—still comfortably above 60 FPS—while High at 62.7 FPS is borderline but workable for less demanding play. Ultra at 1440p falls to 43 FPS, which is too low for a responsive experience in a FPS title.

For 4K, the recommendations become more restrictive. Low settings at 4K produce 58.1 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS target and may be acceptable for slower-paced gameplay, but Medium at 48.4 FPS and High at 35.2 FPS are not ideal for a shooter. Ultra at 4K is effectively unplayable at 27 FPS. The data indicates that the RX 5700 XT's 8 GB frame buffer is likely a limiting factor at 4K, as memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s is stretched across four times the pixels of 1080p. Users targeting 4K should stick to Low settings and accept frame rates in the high 50s, or consider lowering the resolution to 1440p for a more consistent experience.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers a wide range of performance depending on settings. Low settings average 159.5 FPS, which is the highest measured result in the entire dataset. Medium drops to 119.6 FPS, still well above the 60 FPS threshold. High averages 97.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 67.6 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 91.9 FPS, showing that the CPU and GPU combination has enough headroom at 1080p that even Ultra settings remain playable. The step from Medium to High is a 22 FPS reduction, while High to Ultra costs another 30 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset introduces disproportionately heavy rendering effects.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down as expected. Low settings average 108.8 FPS, which is 31.8% lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium averages 84.2 FPS, a drop of 35.4 FPS from 1080p Medium. High averages 62.7 FPS, which is exactly at the edge of the 60 FPS comfort zone. Ultra averages 43 FPS, a 36.4% reduction from 1080p Ultra. The pattern shows that each resolution step costs roughly 30-35% of the frame rate, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario where fill rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors.

At 3840x2160, the results are significantly lower. Low settings average 58.1 FPS, which is the only 4K preset that approaches playability. Medium averages 48.4 FPS, High drops to 35.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 27 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is steeper than from 1080p to 1440p; for example, 1440p High at 62.7 FPS falls to 35.2 FPS at 4K High, a 44% reduction. This suggests that the GPU is hitting a hard wall at 4K, likely due to memory bandwidth saturation or ROP throughput limits. The RX 5700 XT's pixel rate of 121.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 304.8 GTexel/s are simply not sufficient for the 8.3 million pixels of 4K when combined with high-detail settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is clearly the performance bottleneck in this pairing for Evolve, and the data confirms that its specifications dictate the frame rates at every resolution. The GPU features 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, with a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1905 MHz. These clocks are fixed and do not change with resolution, so the performance degradation from 1080p to 4K is purely a function of the increased workload. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is a substantial figure but still insufficient for 4K Ultra settings in this title, as evidenced by the 27 FPS result.

The GPU's RDNA 1.0 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process, delivers 9.754 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 19.51 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1). These numbers place the RX 5700 XT in the 68th percentile against all GPUs, and its average benchmark score of 24731 is nearly identical to the RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX 5060 Mobile. However, the measured Evolve results show that the card is more capable at 1080p and 1440p than at 4K, which aligns with its mid-range positioning. The GPU's power draw is rated at 225 W TDP, and its dual-slot design with 1x 6-pin and 1x 8-pin connectors suggests it requires a robust power supply, but these factors do not directly affect frame rates.

The VRAM capacity of 8 GB is a key consideration at 4K, where textures and geometry data can exceed that limit on Ultra settings. The measured drop from 4K High (35.2 FPS) to 4K Ultra (27 FPS) is a 23% reduction, which is larger than the 1080p High-to-Ultra drop of 31% but still notable. This suggests that the 8 GB buffer is being pushed to its limit at 4K Ultra, potentially causing texture thrashing or reduced memory efficiency. The GPU's memory clock of 1750 MHz, which translates to 14 Gbps effective, provides the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, but this is shared across the 256-bit bus, and at 4K the bandwidth demand increases linearly with pixel count. Overall, the RX 5700 XT is a competent 1080p and 1440p card for Evolve, but 4K gaming is only viable with Low settings, where the 58.1 FPS result is the best the combo can achieve.