Overpower

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Overpower at 60 FPS on a 4K display?

A: No. The recorded data shows no playable settings at 3840x2160. The best result is 49 FPS on Low settings, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest playable setting at 1920x1080?

A: Low is the only playable preset at 1080p, delivering an average of 65 FPS. Medium drops to 41 FPS, High to 38 FPS, and Ultra to 31 FPS, all below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370's average benchmark score is 1184. Its nearest rival, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% higher). The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, which is 1.4% lower.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800XT a competitive processor in the database?

A: Yes. The Ryzen 7 5800XT sits in the 81st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29879. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H, scores 29868, a negligible 0% difference.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more in Overpower?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The recorded FPS data shows steep drops as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, which indicates the graphics workload is the primary constraint. The CPU's strong multi-threaded scores (23794 in Cinebench R23 multi-core) far exceed what this game demands.

Q: What is the best FPS this combo can achieve in Overpower?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 65, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only configuration that clears the 60 FPS playable threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the Intel Arc B370 ranks 3427 out of 3713 tested combinations in the database for Overpower. This places the combo in the bottom 8% of all tested systems, a disappointing result driven almost entirely by the GPU's limited capability.

The rank reflects the fundamental mismatch in this pairing. The CPU is a strong performer, sitting in the 81st percentile among all processors with an average benchmark score of 29879. The GPU, however, sits in the 5th percentile among all graphics cards with an average score of just 1184 from the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The database's measured FPS results confirm that this lopsided pairing cannot deliver smooth gameplay at most settings.

Looking at the actual frame rates, the pattern is consistent: every resolution and preset combination except one falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 1080p, Low settings produce 65 FPS, but Medium drops to 41 FPS, a 37% reduction. At 1440p, even Low settings only reach 58 FPS. At 4K, all presets land between 24 and 49 FPS. These numbers suggest the Arc B370 simply does not have enough rendering throughput for this action title at higher quality levels.

The ranking of 3427 out of 3713 indicates that most other combinations in the database handle Overpower better. This is expected given the GPU's low percentile ranking and its nearest rivals being legacy parts like the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and AMD Radeon HD 7650M.

Best Settings per Resolution

1920x1080: The best (and only) playable preset is Low, which delivers an average of 65 FPS. Medium produces 41 FPS, High produces 38 FPS, and Ultra produces 31 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 24 FPS, a substantial drop that confirms the GPU cannot sustain higher quality settings at this resolution.

2560x1440: No preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold. The closest is Low at 58 FPS, which is 2 FPS short of playable. Medium runs at 36 FPS, High at 34 FPS, and Ultra at 28 FPS. Users at this resolution should expect to lower the resolution or accept sub-60 FPS performance.

3840x2160: No preset is playable. Low runs at 49 FPS, Medium at 31 FPS, High at 28 FPS, and Ultra at 24 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 18 FPS, and even the best case falls 11 FPS short of the playable threshold.

The data shows a clear resolution scaling effect: dropping from 4K to 1080p at Low settings improves performance from 49 FPS to 65 FPS, a gain of 16 FPS. However, the GPU's limitations are apparent even at the lowest resolution and quality settings, as it cannot maintain 60 FPS at any preset above Low.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT has several near-identical alternatives in the database. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29868, essentially matching the 5800XT's 29879 average (0% difference). The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS both score 29955, which is 0.3% higher. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X scores 29713, 0.6% lower. Any of these processors would deliver virtually identical CPU performance in Overpower, meaning the frame rates would remain unchanged if paired with the same GPU.

For the GPU, the Intel Arc B370's nearest rivals are all much older parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, just 0.2% above the Arc B370's 1184. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% higher). The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, which is 1.4% lower. Systems using any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Overpower, meaning they would all struggle to reach 60 FPS except at 1080p Low.

The practical implication is that swapping the CPU for any of its nearest rivals would not change playability, since the GPU remains the bottleneck. Swapping the GPU for any of its nearest rivals would also not change playability, since they all sit within 1.4% of the Arc B370's performance. The only way to improve results would be to move to a significantly faster GPU class.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance data for Overpower reveals a clear division of labor: the GPU dictates frame rates, while the CPU has ample headroom. The Intel Arc B370's 5th percentile ranking among all GPUs, combined with its modest 6.144 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 1280 shading units, points to a component that is severely underpowered for this action title at higher settings.

Evidence from resolution scaling supports this conclusion. At Low settings, moving from 3840x2160 to 2560x1440 improves FPS from 49 to 58, a gain of 18%. Moving further to 1920x1080 improves FPS to 65, another 12% gain. This consistent improvement as resolution drops is the classic signature of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the bottleneck, frame rates would remain flat across resolutions.

The preset scaling tells the same story. At 1080p, dropping from Medium to Low improves FPS from 41 to 65, a 59% gain. At 1440p, the same preset change improves FPS from 36 to 58, a 61% gain. At 4K, the improvement is from 31 to 49, a 58% gain. The GPU's inability to handle higher quality settings is consistent across all resolutions.

The CPU's role in this game is secondary. The Ryzen 7 5800XT's 8 cores and 16 threads, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23794 and a single-core score of 3359, provide far more processing power than Overpower requires at these frame rates. The CPU's 81st percentile ranking among all processors stands in stark contrast to the GPU's 5th percentile, confirming that the graphics card is the sole limiting factor.

At 1080p Low, where the combo achieves 65 FPS, the CPU is likely still not the constraint, since the GPU is already operating near its maximum output. The data suggests that a user upgrading only the GPU would see substantial FPS gains at all resolutions, while upgrading only the CPU would yield no measurable improvement.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Overpower? The answer depends entirely on resolution and settings expectations. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, yes: the combo delivers 65 FPS, clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold by 5 frames. This is the only playable configuration in the entire recorded dataset.

At 2560x1440, the answer is no. The best result is 58 FPS on Low settings, which falls 2 FPS short of the playable threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra produce 36, 34, and 28 FPS respectively. Users at this resolution would need to drop to 1080p to achieve playable performance.

At 3840x2160, the answer is a clear no. Even Low settings only reach 49 FPS, and Ultra drops to 24 FPS. The gap between the best 4K result and the playable threshold is 11 FPS, and no setting combination closes that gap.

The verdict by resolution is unambiguous: 1920x1080 Low is the only playable configuration. The Intel Arc B370's performance class, evidenced by its 5th percentile GPU ranking and its proximity to legacy parts like the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 and ATI Radeon HD 5770, limits this system to the lowest quality preset at the lowest resolution. For a game released in August 2023, this is a marginal experience at best.

Users considering this combination should understand that the Ryzen 7 5800XT is not the problem; it ranks in the 81st percentile among CPUs and would comfortably support a much faster graphics card. The Arc B370, with its integrated graphics-class specifications including a 25 W TDP and system-shared memory, is the component that prevents this system from delivering smooth gameplay in Overpower at higher settings. The recorded data shows a system that can run the game, but only in its most basic form.