Evolve

Settings Recommendations

For Evolve, the data shows that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, High delivers 202.3 FPS, which is comfortably above the 142.1 FPS of Ultra while retaining substantially more visual fidelity than Medium's 260.2 FPS. The gap between High and Medium at 1080p is 57.9 FPS, but High's visual improvements justify the frame rate trade-off for a 2015 FPS title. At 2560x1440, High produces 133.7 FPS, which remains well within high-refresh-rate territory, while Ultra drops to 95.3 FPS—still playable but with diminishing returns on graphical detail. At 3840x2160, High manages 75.2 FPS, which is the minimum recommended threshold for smooth gameplay on this combination, making it the highest preset that maintains fluid motion at 4K.

Ultra is only advisable for users with 1080p displays who prioritize maximum image quality over frame rate headroom, as the 142.1 FPS result still clears the 120 FPS mark. Low settings are unnecessary for this hardware combination; even at 4K, Low produces 129.3 FPS, which is more than triple the 4K Ultra result of 51.8 FPS. The data suggests that Medium serves as a fallback for 4K users who want higher frame rates (95.7 FPS) without fully sacrificing visual quality, but High remains the recommended starting point for most scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing for Evolve, particularly at higher resolutions. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for this 2015 title's texture and geometry demands. The GPU's Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm TSMC process with 45,900 million transistors, delivers 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The boost clock of 2550 MHz (base 2295 MHz) allows the card to sustain high utilization across all tested settings.

The benchmark data reveals the GPU's scaling behavior. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 191.5 FPS (333.6 vs 142.1), showing that the RTX 4080 SUPER has ample headroom even at Ultra settings. At 1440p, the spread narrows to 126.2 FPS (221.5 Low vs 95.3 Ultra), and at 4K, it tightens further to 77.5 FPS (129.3 Low vs 51.8 Ultra). This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes progressively more constrained as resolution increases, which is expected given the pixel throughput requirements. The card's 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are not heavily utilized in Evolve, as the game lacks ray tracing and DLSS support, so the raw rasterization performance—10240 shading units and 112 ROPs—is what drives these results.

FAQ

Q: Is this combination capable of running Evolve at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The data shows 51.8 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. High settings at 4K yield 75.2 FPS, making High the highest playable preset at this resolution.

Q: What is the best resolution for competitive play with this setup?

A: At 1920x1080 Low, the combination achieves 333.6 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. Medium at 1080p still delivers 260.2 FPS, while High reaches 202.3 FPS, all of which exceed typical competitive requirements.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER's performance compare to its nearest rival in this game?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 53610, which is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (53414). It leads the AMD Radeon RX 7700S by 2.1% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 2.9%.

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM provide any advantage in Evolve?

A: Evolve is a 2015 title, so its memory requirements are modest. The 16 GB GDDR6X allocation is far beyond what this game needs, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 4K, where the GPU's compute and bandwidth, not VRAM capacity, are the limiting factors.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 133.7 at 2560x1440 High. This is a strong result, placing the experience well above the 100 FPS mark for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER overkill for Evolve at 1080p?

A: The data suggests yes. At 1080p Ultra, the combination produces 142.1 FPS, and at Low, it reaches 333.6 FPS. These results indicate that the GPU is not fully utilized at this resolution, and a less powerful card could achieve similar frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-13700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination ranks 115th out of 1695 tested combos for Evolve. This places it in the top 6.8% of all configurations in the database, indicating that it is a high-performing pairing for this game. The rank reflects the synergy between the CPU's 16 cores and the GPU's 52.22 TFLOPS of compute power. The 115th position out of 1695 means there are 114 combos that outperform it, likely featuring newer or more expensive hardware, but the margin is small given the game's age and the hardware's modern capabilities.

The RTX 4080 SUPER's percentile rank of 88 among all GPUs and the i7-13700K's percentile rank of 93 among all CPUs both contribute to this strong showing. The combination's performance is consistent across resolutions, with no significant bottlenecks observed in the measured data. The 4K High result of 75.2 FPS is particularly notable, as it demonstrates that this pairing can handle 4K gaming without requiring settings reductions to Low or Medium.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K plays a supporting but essential role in this pairing for Evolve. With 16 cores and 24 threads, the Raptor Lake-S architecture provides ample parallel processing power. The CPU's boost clock of 5.40 GHz (base 3.40 GHz) ensures that single-threaded performance is strong, which is relevant for Evolve's game logic and AI systems. The 30 MB of shared L3 cache (with 2 MB L2 per core) helps reduce memory latency, benefiting frame pacing.

In CPU-bound scenarios, such as 1080p Low where the GPU is not heavily taxed, the i7-13700K's performance becomes more visible. The 333.6 FPS result at 1080p Low is enabled by the CPU's ability to feed the GPU with enough draw calls and physics calculations. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 39000 and single-core score of 5505 indicate that the CPU can handle both multi-threaded and single-threaded workloads effectively. The PassMark multithread score of 45887 and single-thread score of 4333 further corroborate this. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 10717 and single-thread score of 1136 show balanced scaling across thread counts.

The CPU's 125 W TDP is modest given its core count, and its unlocked multiplier allows for overclocking, though the measured results suggest stock performance is already sufficient. The nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-13700KF, is effectively identical with an average benchmark score of 47334 versus the i7-13700K's 47282, a delta of -0.1%, meaning the KF is marginally faster but within noise. The AMD EPYC 4364P is 0.3% slower, and the Intel Core i9-12900F is 0.4% slower, while the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is 0.5% faster.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low produces 333.6 FPS, Medium delivers 260.2 FPS, High achieves 202.3 FPS, and Ultra yields 142.1 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 57.4% reduction in frame rate, which is substantial but expected given the graphical demands of Ultra settings. The step from Medium to High costs 57.9 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 60.2 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low at 221.5 FPS, Medium at 173.8 FPS, High at 133.7 FPS, and Ultra at 95.3 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings ranges from 33.6% (Low: 333.6 to 221.5) to 32.9% (Ultra: 142.1 to 95.3), showing consistent scaling. The 1440p Ultra result of 95.3 FPS is still above 90 FPS, making it viable for high-refresh-rate gaming.

At 3840x2160, the data shows: Low at 129.3 FPS, Medium at 95.7 FPS, High at 75.2 FPS, and Ultra at 51.8 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that falls below 60 FPS, indicating that this resolution and preset combination is not recommended for smooth gameplay. The 4K Medium result of 95.7 FPS provides a playable alternative, while 4K High at 75.2 FPS is acceptable for most users.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is significant across all settings, revealing the GPU's role as the primary limiting component. At Low settings, the FPS decreases from 333.6 at 1080p to 221.5 at 1440p (a 33.6% drop) and then to 129.3 at 4K (a 41.6% drop from 1440p). The total reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low is 61.2%, indicating that the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is similar: 142.1 FPS at 1080p drops to 95.3 FPS at 1440p (32.9% reduction) and then to 51.8 FPS at 4K (45.6% reduction from 1440p). The total reduction from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is 63.5%, which is slightly larger than at Low. This suggests that Ultra settings impose additional shading and texture costs that scale more steeply with resolution.

The pattern across all settings shows that the most significant FPS drop occurs between 1440p and 4K, where the pixel count increases by 2.25 times. The RTX 4080 SUPER's 736.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 285.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are sufficient for 1440p but become strained at 4K, particularly at Ultra where the 51.8 FPS result falls below the 60 FPS threshold. The CPU's contribution is minimal in this scaling analysis, as the i7-13700K's 24 threads and 5.40 GHz boost clock ensure that it does not become a bottleneck until frame rates exceed 300 FPS at 1080p Low.