Evolve

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the Intel Core Ultra X7 368H with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 in Evolve?

A: This combination ranks 2283 out of 2872 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the lower-mid tier of tested hardware pairings for this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Core Ultra X7 368H scores 40518 on average. It is 0.1% behind the Intel Core 7 253PE (40557), 0.2% behind the Intel Core 5 223PE (40585), 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (40431), and 0.2% ahead of the Intel Xeon 6507P (40426).

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile and how does it compare to similar cards?

A: The RTX 5050 sits at the 66th percentile among all GPUs. It is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153 vs 21035), 1% behind the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237), 1.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713), and 1.6% behind the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379).

Q: What is the best measured FPS result for this combo at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 140 FPS average. Medium settings deliver 108 FPS average (with a minimum of 92 and maximum of 124), while High settings produce 85 FPS average and Ultra yields 59 FPS average.

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for Evolve at 4K?

A: The RTX 5050 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 320.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 3840x2160, the combo manages 53 FPS on Low, 41 FPS on Medium, 32 FPS on High, and 22 FPS on Ultra, indicating that 8 GB is workable but the frame rates at higher settings show clear GPU limitations.

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread configuration?

A: The Intel Core Ultra X7 368H has 16 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.00 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. It has 18 MB of shared L3 cache and an integrated Arc B390 GPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB207 chip on a 5 nm process from TSMC. It features 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, alongside 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2317 MHz and a boost clock of 2572 MHz, with memory running at 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective). The memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Evolve, the GPU's role is substantial. The measured data shows that at 1920x1080, the combo achieves 140 FPS on Low, 108 FPS on Medium, 85 FPS on High, and 59 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a drop of 81 FPS, which is a 57.9% reduction. This indicates that the GPU is heavily taxed by the higher settings. At 2560x1440, the figures are 94 FPS on Low, 73 FPS on Medium, 57 FPS on High, and 39 FPS on Ultra. The drop from Low to Ultra here is 55 FPS, or 58.5%, showing consistent GPU-bound behavior as settings increase.

The RTX 5050's FP32 performance is 13.17 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 82.30 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 205.8 GTexel/s. These specifications support the observed frame rates, where the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings. The GPU's 66th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it in the mid-range tier, which aligns with the measured performance in Evolve — playable at lower settings across resolutions but struggling at Ultra, especially beyond 1080p.

The GPU has a TDP of 130 W, uses a dual-slot design, and requires a single 8-pin power connector with a suggested PSU of 300 W. It connects via PCIe 5.0 x8 and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. In terms of benchmark results, the GPU scores 17326 in Passmark G3D and 9184 in Passmark GPU Compute, with 90334 in Geekbench OpenCL and 89381 in Geekbench Vulkan. These numbers are consistent with the mid-range positioning that the Evolve frame rates reflect.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how performance degrades as resolution increases. At 1080p, the combo delivers 140 FPS on Low, 108 FPS on Medium, 85 FPS on High, and 59 FPS on Ultra. Moving to 1440p, the same settings produce 94 FPS, 73 FPS, 57 FPS, and 39 FPS respectively. At 4K, the numbers drop further to 53 FPS on Low, 41 FPS on Medium, 32 FPS on High, and 22 FPS on Ultra.

Comparing resolution scaling at High settings: from 1080p (85 FPS) to 1440p (57 FPS), there is a 32.9% drop. From 1440p to 4K (32 FPS), the drop is 43.9%. From 1080p directly to 4K, the reduction is 62.4%. This pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions. The scaling is not linear — the drop accelerates as resolution increases, which is typical for a GPU with 8 GB of VRAM and a 128-bit memory bus.

At Low settings, the scaling is different. From 1080p (140 FPS) to 1440p (94 FPS), the drop is 32.9%. From 1440p to 4K (53 FPS), the drop is 43.6%. The similarity in percentage drops between High and Low settings suggests that the CPU is not the bottleneck at lower resolutions — the GPU is still the constraint, just at different absolute frame rates.

The Medium settings show a similar trend with min and max FPS data available. At 1080p Medium, the range is 92 to 124 FPS with an average of 108. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 62 to 83 FPS with an average of 73. At 4K Medium, the range is 35 to 47 FPS with an average of 41. The narrowing range at higher resolutions indicates that frame times become more consistent as the GPU becomes more saturated.

The data suggests that for a smooth experience, 1080p is the sweet spot for this combo, with Ultra settings still delivering 59 FPS. At 1440p, only Low and Medium settings provide frame rates above 60 FPS. At 4K, no setting achieves 60 FPS, and even Low settings only reach 53 FPS, reinforcing that the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core Ultra X7 368H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 ranks 2283 out of 2872 tested combos in Evolve. This places the combo in the 79.5th percentile of tested combinations, meaning roughly one in five tested combos performs worse. However, it also means that about 79.5% of tested combos perform better, which positions this pairing in the lower-middle range of the test pool.

The CPU's percentile versus all CPUs is 87, indicating that the processor itself is relatively strong compared to other CPUs in the database. The GPU's percentile versus all GPUs is 66, which is lower. This mismatch suggests that the GPU is the weaker link in this combo for Evolve. The CPU is performing above the 85th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is only in the 66th percentile, creating a scenario where the GPU limits the overall combo's rank.

The GPU's nearest rivals provide context. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is 1.6% behind the RTX 5050 in average score, yet the RTX 5050's performance in Evolve at higher settings is still constrained. The AMD Radeon HD 8970M is 1% ahead, which is a much older card, indicating that the RTX 5050's raw benchmark score does not directly translate to Evolve's specific demands.

The combo rank of 2283 out of 2872 means that in Evolve, this pairing is not optimized for high-end performance. The game's release date of 2015-02-09 suggests it is an older title, but the RTX 5050 still struggles at 4K Ultra (22 FPS) and 1440p Ultra (39 FPS). This indicates that Evolve's engine and settings are demanding in ways that the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus cannot fully accommodate at higher resolutions.

The data shows that the combo performs best at 1080p, where it can maintain playable frame rates across all settings. At 1440p, it is only playable at Low and Medium settings. At 4K, it is not playable at any setting if the target is 60 FPS. This ranking suggests that users with this combo should expect to play Evolve at 1080p for a smooth experience, or accept lower settings at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra X7 368H is a 16-core, 16-thread processor from the Core Ultra Series 3, built on the Panther Lake architecture with a 3 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.00 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 2.5 MB of L2 cache per core. The CPU supports LPDDR5X memory on a dual-channel bus with 153.6 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Evolve, the CPU's role is less prominent than the GPU's, as evidenced by the resolution scaling data. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 140 FPS, which is a high frame rate that suggests the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at this resolution. The CPU's single-thread performance, as measured by Cinebench R23 single-core (3984) and Passmark single-thread (4005), indicates strong per-core capability that is sufficient for Evolve's game logic and physics.

The CPU's multi-thread performance is also robust. Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 28221, and Passmark multi-thread scores 32956. Passmark physics scores 2857, which is directly relevant to game physics. These scores indicate that the CPU is not a bottleneck in Evolve, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU is the limiting factor.

The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are all within 0.2% of each other. The Intel Core 7 253PE is 0.1% ahead, the Intel Core 5 223PE is 0.2% ahead, and both the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and Intel Xeon 6507P are 0.2% behind. This tight grouping indicates that the Core Ultra X7 368H is competitively positioned in the CPU market, though its performance in Evolve will be dictated more by the GPU pairing.

The CPU's 87th percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms its strength. With 16 cores and a 5.00 GHz boost clock, it has ample processing power for Evolve. The data shows that at 1080p, the combo achieves 140 FPS on Low and 108 FPS on Medium, which are frame rates that require solid CPU performance to avoid bottlenecking. The fact that frame rates drop consistently as resolution increases, while settings remain constant, indicates that the CPU maintains its role across resolutions without becoming a limiting factor.

However, the CPU's TDP of 25 W is notably low for a 16-core processor, which may affect sustained performance in laptops. The memory bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s is also moderate, but for Evolve, the data does not indicate that this is a constraint. The CPU's role in this combo is to provide sufficient single-thread and multi-thread performance to keep the GPU fed, and the measured frame rates suggest it does so effectively.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers the following average FPS: Low settings produce 140 FPS, Medium settings produce 108 FPS (with a minimum of 92 and maximum of 124), High settings produce 85 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 59 FPS. This resolution offers the best performance, with all settings achieving at least 59 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS figures are: Low settings produce 94 FPS, Medium settings produce 73 FPS (with a minimum of 62 and maximum of 83), High settings produce 57 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 39 FPS. This resolution shows a significant drop from 1080p, particularly at High and Ultra settings where frame rates fall below 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS figures are: Low settings produce 53 FPS, Medium settings produce 41 FPS (with a minimum of 35 and maximum of 47), High settings produce 32 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 22 FPS. This resolution is not playable at any setting if the target is 60 FPS, with even Low settings falling short.

The Medium settings provide the only complete data with min and max FPS. At 1080p Medium, the range is 92 to 124 FPS, giving a 32 FPS spread. At 1440p Medium, the range is 62 to 83 FPS, a 21 FPS spread. At 4K Medium, the range is 35 to 47 FPS, a 12 FPS spread. The narrowing spread at higher resolutions indicates more consistent frame pacing as the GPU becomes the bottleneck, but also reflects the lower average frame rates.

Comparing settings at each resolution, the drop from Low to Ultra is consistent. At 1080p, the drop is 81 FPS (140 to 59), at 1440p it is 55 FPS (94 to 39), and at 4K it is 31 FPS (53 to 22). The absolute drop decreases with resolution because the starting frame rate is lower, but the percentage drop remains similar: 57.9% at 1080p, 58.5% at 1440p, and 58.5% at 4K. This consistency indicates that the settings scaling is uniform across resolutions, with the GPU handling the increased load in a predictable manner.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for this combo depend on the target resolution and desired frame rate. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings deliver 59 FPS average, which is close to the 60 FPS target and provides the best visual quality. High settings at 85 FPS offer a more comfortable margin above 60 FPS while still delivering strong visuals. For players who prioritize frame rate, Medium settings at 108 FPS and Low at 140 FPS provide excellent performance.

At 2560x1440, the situation changes. High settings drop to 57 FPS, just below the 60 FPS target, while Ultra falls to 39 FPS, which is not smooth for a first-person shooter. Medium settings at 73 FPS provide a playable experience with good visual quality, while Low at 94 FPS offers a smoother experience. For 1440p, Medium settings are the recommended balance, as they stay above 60 FPS while maintaining acceptable visuals.

At 3840x2160, no setting achieves 60 FPS. Low settings at 53 FPS are the closest, but this is still below the target. Medium at 41 FPS and High at 32 FPS are playable but will feel less smooth, and Ultra at 22 FPS is not recommended for a game like Evolve. For 4K, the data suggests using Low settings if 4K is necessary, but the frame rate will be suboptimal.

The data indicates that the best overall experience is at 1080p with High settings. This provides 85 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold, and the visual quality is high. The 32 FPS margin over Ultra's 59 FPS gives headroom for demanding scenes. Alternatively, 1080p Medium at 108 FPS offers a very smooth experience with a 49 FPS margin over the 60 FPS target, though with reduced visual fidelity.

For players who prefer higher resolutions, 1440p Medium is the recommended setting, as it delivers 73 FPS average with a minimum of 62 FPS, ensuring that frame rates rarely drop below 60. This setting provides a good balance between visual quality and performance. At 4K, the recommendation is to avoid this resolution with this combo, as even Low settings cannot maintain 60 FPS.

The measured data shows that the combo is best suited for 1080p gaming in Evolve. The GPU's 8 GB of VRAM and 128-bit memory bus become limiting factors at higher resolutions, and the frame rates reflect this. Users should target 1080p for the best experience, with High settings as the recommended preset for a balance of visual quality and performance.