Evolve

The pairing of the Intel Core i7-14700F with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti presents a stark contrast in capabilities. The data places this combination at rank 1663 out of 1695 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the bottom 2% of all systems. This is a configuration where a modern, high-end 2024 processor is paired with an entry-level 2016 graphics card, and the benchmark results consistently show the GPU as the primary constraint on performance.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and can boost up to 5.40 GHz. This CPU sits in the 94th percentile of all processors, indicating that its raw compute capability is far above average. Its synthetic benchmark scores confirm this: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35443, a Geekbench multi-core score of 16571, and a Passmark multi-thread score of 41765. The processor's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, which scores 54450 on average, and the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D at 54681, placing the i7-14700F within roughly 1% of these top-tier alternatives.

For a game like Evolve, which was released in 2015, the computational demands are far below what this CPU can deliver. The processor's 33 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 provide ample bandwidth for any gaming workload. Given that the measured FPS does not exceed 63.4 at 1080p Low settings, the CPU is clearly not the limiting factor. The processor's vast multicore resources remain largely idle because the GPU cannot feed frames fast enough to utilize them. The 65 W TDP and the fact that it is not multiplier unlocked are characteristics of a mainstream desktop part, yet its performance class is far beyond what this GPU pairing can exploit.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is a Pascal architecture GPU with 768 shading units and 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory clock runs at 1752 MHz, providing 7 Gbps effective speed, which yields a bandwidth of 112.1 GB/s. The GPU's base clock is 1291 MHz with a boost clock of 1392 MHz. These specifications place the GTX 1050 Ti in the 30th percentile of all GPUs, a stark contrast to the CPU's 94th percentile ranking. Its average benchmark score of 5316 is nearly identical to that of the NVIDIA GeForce 930A (5317) and the AMD Radeon R7 M445 (5361), illustrating its position in the lower tier of graphics hardware.

In Evolve, the GPU's limitations are immediately apparent. The 4 GB VRAM capacity might be sufficient for lower resolutions and settings, but the raw processing power is insufficient for the game's rendering demands. The GPU's Passmark G3D score of 6340 and FP32 performance of 2.138 TFLOPS highlight its modest compute throughput. When the game is set to 1080p Ultra, the average FPS drops to 25.3, indicating that the GPU struggles with the increased shader complexity and texture loads. The 112.1 GB/s memory bandwidth becomes a bottleneck at higher resolutions, where the GPU cannot efficiently feed its own processing units. This is a classic scenario where a GPU from the GeForce 10-series, designed for 1080p gaming at medium settings in its era, is paired with a processor that vastly outclasses it.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of how performance scales with resolution. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 63.4 FPS, which is the playable peak for this configuration. Moving to 1440p Low, the average drops to 39.8 FPS, a reduction of approximately 37%. At 4K Low, the average falls further to 25.5 FPS, which is roughly 60% lower than the 1080p Low result. This steep decline with increasing resolution is the signature of a GPU-bound system. The CPU's performance is resolution-independent; it prepares the frame data, and the GPU's workload increases as pixel count rises.

The pattern repeats across all settings. At 1080p High, the average is 39.1 FPS, which drops to 28.2 FPS at 1440p High and 14.6 FPS at 4K High. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a halving of FPS, confirming that the GPU's pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth are saturated. The GTX 1050 Ti's pixel rate of 44.54 GPixel/s and texture rate of 66.82 GTexel/s are simply insufficient for 4K rendering in this game. The data suggests that even at 1080p, the GPU is the primary constraint; the CPU is never the bottleneck, as evidenced by the fact that the strongest processor scores do not translate into proportionally higher FPS. The limiting component is unambiguously the GPU.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The overall ranking of this combination is rank 1663 out of 1695 combos tested in Evolve. This places it in the bottom percentile of all tested systems, a position that reflects the severe imbalance between the CPU and GPU. The CPU's high percentile rank and benchmark scores are irrelevant when paired with a GPU that ranks in the 30th percentile. The data indicates that this combo performs near the bottom of the database, with only 32 other combinations performing worse.

The deltaPct values from the nearest rivals show that the GPU's average score is essentially tied with the NVIDIA GeForce 930A (0% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce 940M (0.4% ahead), and the AMD Radeon R7 240 (0.7% ahead). This means that in terms of GPU compute, the GTX 1050 Ti is not meaningfully faster than these older or lower-tier parts. The CPU's nearest rivals, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and 9900X3D, score 54450 and 54681 respectively, which are only about 1% higher than the i7-14700F's average score of 54097. This contrast between the CPU being near the top of its class and the GPU being near the bottom of its class is what drives the combo's low rank. The benchmark results show that this pairing does not yield a balanced system, and the overall rank is a direct consequence of the GPU's limited FPS delivery.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo can achieve in Evolve?

A: The highest average FPS is 63.4, which is measured at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

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

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 5316, which is virtually identical to the NVIDIA GeForce 930A (5317) and the AMD Radeon R7 M445 (5361), with deltaPct values of 0% and -0.8%, respectively.

Q: What is the combined rank of this CPU-GPU pair in Evolve?

A: The combination ranks 1663 out of 1695 tested combos, placing it in the bottom percentile of all systems in the database.

Q: Is this combo better suited for 1080p or 4K gaming?

A: The data shows it is only viable at 1080p with Low settings, achieving 63.4 FPS. At 4K even Low settings only reach 25.5 FPS, which is not smooth for an FPS game like Evolve.

Q: How does the CPU's performance percentile compare to the GPU's?

A: The CPU is in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 30th percentile of all GPUs, showing a massive capability gap between the two components.

Q: What are the FPS results at 1440p Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 30.2, which is lower than the 1080p Medium result of 49.6 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data is organized by resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: Low settings yield an average of 63.4 FPS, Medium settings yield 49.6 FPS, High settings yield 39.1 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 25.3 FPS. This shows a clear degradation as settings increase, with Ultra being only 40% of the Low FPS.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low 39.8 FPS, Medium 30.2 FPS, High 28.2 FPS, and Ultra 20.1 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra at this resolution is less steep than at 1080p, but the overall performance is lower across the board. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings reduces FPS by roughly 37% for Low and 28% for High.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low 25.5 FPS, Medium 18.2 FPS, High 14.6 FPS, and Ultra 12.5 FPS. These numbers are all below the threshold for smooth gameplay, confirming that 4K is not a viable resolution for this combo. The data shows a consistent pattern: the FPS scales inversely with both resolution and settings, with the GPU's limitations becoming more pronounced as the pixel count and graphical load increase. The minimum and maximum FPS values are not provided in the data, so the analysis relies solely on the average FPS figures.