Evolve

The Intel Core i7-14700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 pairing delivers measured frame rates in Evolve across three resolutions and four quality settings. The combo ranks first out of 1695 tested combinations, and the benchmark data is marked as measured rather than estimated. The lowest recorded average is 63.1 fps at 4K Ultra, while the highest reaches 385.6 fps at 1080p Low.

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

The Intel Core i7-14700K is a Raptor Lake-R desktop processor built on Intel's 10 nm process. It has 20 cores and 28 threads, a 3.40 GHz base clock, a 5.60 GHz boost clock, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory and uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform. The CPU sits in the 96th percentile of all CPUs in the database, with an aggregate benchmark score of 70074.

In aggregate CPU score, the nearest rivals are the Intel Core i7-14700KF at 70104 with a deltaPct of 0, the AMD EPYC 9115 at 69887 with a deltaPct of 0.3, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X at 70420 with a deltaPct of -0.5, and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 at 71056 with a deltaPct of -1.4. This places the i7-14700K in a tight cluster at the top of the CPU charts, with the closest rival essentially identical in aggregate score and the higher-scoring rivals only a small delta away.

The CPU's clock behavior is directly relevant to Evolve's high-refresh results. At 1920x1080, the combo records 385.6 fps on Low, 298.3 fps on Medium, 234 fps on High, and 161.4 fps on Ultra. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a heavier graphics workload at the same resolution, while the CPU remains the same. The 5.60 GHz boost clock and 28 threads provide enough single-thread and parallel capacity to push very high frame rates at 1080p, and the measured results indicate that the CPU is not preventing this combination from reaching triple-digit frame rates at 1080p in Evolve.

The CPU also performs strongly in compute-oriented synthetic tests. Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 44534, Cinebench R23 single-core score is 6287, Geekbench multi-core score is 18896, and Geekbench single-core score is 2932. These figures reinforce the picture of a high-end desktop CPU with both strong single-threaded performance and substantial multicore throughput. In Evolve, that translates into very high frame rates at CPU-friendlier settings, particularly the 385.6 fps result at 1080p Low.

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

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a Blackwell 2.0 GPU built on TSMC's 5 nm process, with the GB202 chip. It has 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. Its base clock is 2017 MHz, boost clock is 2407 MHz, and memory clock is 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective. The GPU has 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 170 RT cores, 680 tensor cores, and 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance. It sits in the 94th percentile of all GPUs, with an aggregate benchmark score of 84306.

The GPU's nearest rivals in aggregate score are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D at 84241 with a deltaPct of 0.1, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 84171 with a deltaPct of 0.2, the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 at 83209 with a deltaPct of 1.3, and the NVIDIA CMP 40HX at 85637 with a deltaPct of -1.6. The RTX 5090 is therefore very close to the top of the GPU leaderboard, with only a small delta separating it from its closest competitors.

In Evolve, the GPU's role becomes clearer as resolution increases. At 4K, the measured average frame rates are 149.8 fps on Low, 116 fps on Medium, 87.9 fps on High, and 63.1 fps on Ultra. At 1440p, the same settings produce 261.1, 202, 158.8, and 106.9 fps respectively. At 1080p, they reach 385.6, 298.3, 234, and 161.4 fps. The 32 GB frame buffer and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth give the card ample memory throughput for Evolve at 4K, while the 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput keeps even the heaviest tested setting above the 63.1 fps mark.

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

The measured results show a consistent frame rate decline as resolution increases.

| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | 385.6 | 298.3 | 234 | 161.4 |

| 2560x1440 | 261.1 | 202 | 158.8 | 106.9 |

| 3840x2160 | 149.8 | 116 | 87.9 | 63.1 |

At Low settings, the 1080p average is 385.6 fps, dropping to 261.1 fps at 1440p and 149.8 fps at 4K. At Medium, the progression is 298.3 to 202 to 116. At High, it is 234 to 158.8 to 87.9. At Ultra, it is 161.4 to 106.9 to 63.1. In every quality tier, moving from 1080p to 1440p costs a substantial amount of frame rate, and moving from 1440p to 4K costs another substantial amount.

The increasing FPS drop as resolution scales points to the GPU as the primary resolution-dependent component. The CPU and its clocks are fixed across all of these runs, so the difference between 385.6 fps at 1080p Low and 149.8 fps at 4K Low reflects the extra pixel workload placed on the RTX 5090. The same pattern holds at higher settings, where 4K Ultra lands at 63.1 fps while 1080p Ultra reaches 161.4 fps. This behavior is consistent with a system where the CPU can feed very high frame rates at lower resolutions, while the GPU becomes the limiting factor as the number of pixels increases.

The RTX 5090's large memory pipeline is a key part of why the 4K results remain competitive. With 32 GB of GDDR7, a 512-bit bus, and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, the GPU has enough memory bandwidth to handle Evolve at 3840x2160 without dropping below the lowest observed average of 63.1 fps. The settings gap is still visible, however: 4K Low produces 149.8 fps, while 4K Ultra produces 63.1 fps, showing that the in-game quality settings have a larger impact at high resolution than they do at 1080p.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured average FPS for this combo in Evolve?

A: The highest is 385.6 fps at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest values are 298.3 fps at Medium, 234 fps at High, and 161.4 fps at Ultra.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K across the tested quality settings?

A: At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS is 149.8 on Low, 116 on Medium, 87.9 on High, and 63.1 on Ultra.

Q: What is this combo's rank among all tested combos in Evolve?

A: The combo ranks first out of 1695 tested combinations. The data is marked as measured, so the rank is based on observed frame rates.

Q: Which CPUs are closest to the i7-14700K in aggregate benchmark score?

A: The i7-14700K has an aggregate score of 70074. The nearest rivals are the i7-14700KF at 70104 with a deltaPct of 0, the AMD EPYC 9115 at 69887 with a deltaPct of 0.3, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X at 70420 with a deltaPct of -0.5, and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 at 71056 with a deltaPct of -1.4.

Q: Which GPUs are closest to the RTX 5090 in aggregate benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5090 has an aggregate score of 84306. The nearest rivals are the RTX 5090 D at 84241 with a deltaPct of 0.1, the RTX 5050 Mobile at 84171 with a deltaPct of 0.2, the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 at 83209 with a deltaPct of 1.3, and the NVIDIA CMP 40HX at 85637 with a deltaPct of -1.6.

Q: What is the 1440p performance of this combo in Evolve?

A: At 2560x1440, the measured average FPS is 261.1 on Low, 202 on Medium, 158.8 on High, and 106.9 on Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank in Evolve is 1 out of 1695 tested combinations. This means this specific CPU and GPU pairing produces the highest measured result in the database for this game. The CPU is in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 94th percentile of all GPUs, so both components are near the top of their respective hierarchies.

The CPU aggregate score of 70074 is close to the i7-14700KF at 70104 and the AMD EPYC 9115 at 69887, while the Ryzen 9 9950X scores 70420 with a deltaPct of -0.5. The GPU aggregate score of 84306 is separated from the RTX 5090 D by a deltaPct of only 0.1. Despite these tight aggregate margins, this combo still finishes above all other 1694 tested combinations in Evolve. The in-game rank shows that aggregate synthetic scores do not fully predict game-specific ordering; the combination of the i7-14700K's high single-thread and multicore capacity with the RTX 5090's 32 GB GDDR7 memory and 104.8 TFLOPS throughput is enough to place it at the top of Evolve's measured performance list.