Overpower

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 occupies a very specific position in the Overpower benchmark database. With a combo rank of 1692 out of 1744 tested combinations, this system sits in the bottom tier of results, placing it in the 3rd percentile of all tested hardware pairings. The data indicates that this is a configuration built for 1080p gaming at modest settings, rather than a high-refresh-rate or high-resolution powerhouse.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 1692 out of 1744 tested combinations places it firmly in the lower quartile of all systems tested in Overpower. This rank reflects the combined limitations of both the CPU and GPU, which are entry-level components by current standards. The Ryzen 5 2600 achieves a percentileVsAllCpus of 77, meaning it outperforms 77% of all CPUs in the database on average benchmark scores, while the GTX 1650's percentileVsAllGpus sits at 43, indicating it is below the median for all GPUs. The disparity between these two percentiles is telling: the CPU is relatively more capable than the GPU in this pairing, which suggests the graphics card is the primary bottleneck in most gaming scenarios.

In Overpower specifically, the measured FPS data confirms this imbalance. At 1080p Low settings, the combo reaches 64.3 FPS, which is playable but far from smooth for a fast-paced action game. The gap between the CPU's 77th percentile ranking and the GPU's 43rd percentile ranking means that in CPU-light scenes, the GTX 1650 will be the limiting factor, while in more complex scenes with many entities, the Ryzen 5 2600's six cores and twelve threads can still keep up reasonably well. The overall rank of 1692 out of 1744 suggests that most other tested combinations deliver higher frame rates, making this a configuration for users who prioritize cost-effectiveness over performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 is built on the Turing architecture with the TU117 chip, manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It features 896 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output units, with a base clock of 1485 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 128.1 GB/s of bandwidth, which is a significant limitation for modern action games like Overpower that often require more than 4 GB of VRAM at higher settings.

The GPU's benchmark scores reflect its entry-level positioning. The Passmark G3D score of 7880 places it in the 43rd percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile (deltaPct -0.4) and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 (deltaPct -0.5). The GTX 1650's DirectX 12 score of 35 and DirectX 11 score of 58 from Passmark tests indicate that it handles modern APIs adequately but without headroom. In Overpower, this translates to the measured FPS data: at 1080p Ultra, the combo manages only 29.2 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The GPU's 4 GB VRAM is likely the culprit at Ultra settings, as the game's texture and geometry demands exceed what the memory bus can supply efficiently.

The GTX 1650's FP32 performance of 2.984 TFLOPS and texture rate of 93.24 GTexel/s provide a baseline for understanding its compute capabilities. In Overpower, the shift from Low to Medium settings at 1080p shows a drop from 64.3 FPS to 38.9 FPS, a 39.5% reduction. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is heavily taxed by even moderate increases in visual fidelity. The card's pixel rate of 53.28 GPixel/s becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the data shows when examining resolution scaling.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 64.3 FPS, which drops to 53.8 FPS at 1440p Low (a 16.3% reduction) and further to 44.8 FPS at 4K Low (a 30.3% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern is typical for a GPU-limited scenario, where the frame rate decreases as pixel count increases, but the CPU maintains its ability to feed frames.

The High settings tell a similar story. At 1080p High, the combo delivers 35.3 FPS, dropping to 29.6 FPS at 1440p High (a 16.1% reduction) and 26.4 FPS at 4K High (a 25.2% reduction from 1080p). The relatively modest percentage drops between 1080p and 1440p, compared to the larger drops between 1440p and 4K, suggest that the GTX 1650's memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s becomes increasingly strained as resolution increases. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is also a factor, as higher resolutions require more memory for frame buffers and textures.

The Ultra settings show the most severe scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the combo manages 29.2 FPS, dropping to 27 FPS at 1440p Ultra (a 7.5% reduction) and 23.9 FPS at 4K Ultra (an 18.2% reduction from 1080p). The small difference between 1080p and 1440p Ultra suggests that the game is already hitting a hard performance wall at these settings, likely due to VRAM limitations. The gap between Low and Ultra at any given resolution is substantial: at 1080p, the difference is 35.1 FPS (64.3 vs 29.2), indicating that visual quality settings have a more significant impact on performance than resolution changes within the tested range.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combo for playable frame rates in Overpower?

A: The data shows that 1080p Low is the only configuration that exceeds 60 FPS, achieving 64.3 FPS. At 1440p Low, the frame rate drops to 53.8 FPS, which is still playable but not ideal for fast-paced action. 4K is not recommended, as even Low settings only reach 44.8 FPS.

Q: How does the GTX 1650 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GTX 1650's average benchmark score of 8713 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile (8746, deltaPct -0.4) and the AMD Radeon 550X (8749, deltaPct -0.4). It slightly outperforms the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 (8671, deltaPct 0.5) but trails the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 (8761, deltaPct -0.5).

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 2600 a bottleneck for the GTX 1650 in Overpower?

A: Based on the percentile rankings, the CPU (77th percentile) is significantly more capable than the GPU (43rd percentile). The measured FPS scaling across resolutions indicates GPU-bound performance, suggesting the GTX 1650 is the limiting component in this pairing.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, High settings deliver 35.3 FPS while Ultra settings deliver 29.2 FPS, a difference of 6.1 FPS (17.3% reduction). This modest gap suggests diminishing returns from Ultra settings on this hardware.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11186 places it within 1% of its nearest rivals. The Intel Core i5-11600KF scores 19740 (deltaPct -0.6), the Intel Core i5-1345U scores 19691 (deltaPct -0.4), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 19508 (deltaPct 0.6).

Q: What is the impact of the GTX 1650's 4 GB VRAM in Overpower?

A: The 4 GB GDDR5 memory, combined with 128.1 GB/s bandwidth, appears to be a limiting factor at higher settings. The steep drop from Low to Medium settings (64.3 to 38.9 FPS at 1080p) suggests that texture and geometry data exceed the VRAM capacity, causing performance degradation.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of this combo's performance in Overpower. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 64.3 FPS on Low settings, 38.9 FPS on Medium, 35.3 FPS on High, and 29.2 FPS on Ultra. The progression shows that Low settings are the only playable option for smooth gameplay, with Medium being borderline acceptable and High/Ultra falling below 40 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates decrease across all settings. Low settings deliver 53.8 FPS, which is still above 50 FPS but noticeably lower than 1080p. Medium settings drop to 33.7 FPS, High settings to 29.6 FPS, and Ultra to 27 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 1440p is only 2.6 FPS, indicating that the GPU is saturated at these settings.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes marginal for all settings. Low delivers 44.8 FPS, Medium drops to 32 FPS, High to 26.4 FPS, and Ultra to 23.9 FPS. The 4K Low result is interesting, as it shows that even the lowest settings cannot maintain a consistent 45 FPS at this resolution. The data indicates that 4K gaming is not viable for this combo, and 1440p is only suitable for Low settings if the user prioritizes frame rate over visual quality.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen+ architecture, manufactured on a 12 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU features a 16 MB shared L3 cache, with 96 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 per core. Its memory support includes DDR4 with dual-channel configuration, providing 46.9 GB/s of bandwidth.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 2600 achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11186 and a single-core score of 1579. The Passmark multithread score of 13160 and single-thread score of 2239 place it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs. The nearest rivals show tight competition: the Intel Core i5-1345U (avgScore 19691, deltaPct -0.4), AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (avgScore 19508, deltaPct 0.6), Intel Core i5-11600KF (avgScore 19740, deltaPct -0.6), and Intel Core i7-10700F (avgScore 19485, deltaPct 0.7). These deltaPct values, all within 1%, indicate that the Ryzen 5 2600 performs nearly identically to its closest competitors in average benchmark scores.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 64.3 FPS, which is close to the CPU's capability limit for this game. The Passmark physics score of 673 and find prime numbers score of 37 suggest moderate computational throughput, which is sufficient for the game's physics and AI calculations. The CPU's 12 threads provide enough parallelism for modern game engines, though the boost clock of 3.90 GHz is modest by current standards. The data overall indicates that while the Ryzen 5 2600 is not a high-end processor, it is adequately matched to the GTX 1650 in this pairing, with the GPU being the primary determinant of frame rates in Overpower.