Overpower

# How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 lands at rank 1033 out of 3713 tested combos in Overpower. That places this configuration in the top 27.8% of all tested system pairings, a solid result that reflects the GPU's muscle compensating for an older CPU generation. The ranking is respectable but not spectacular, indicating that while the RTX 4080 delivers high frame rates, the Ryzen 5 2600 holds the combo back from elite-tier status.

Benchmark data shows this pairing sits comfortably in the upper quartile of tested systems, but the delta between the CPU and GPU performance tiers is stark. The RTX 4080 ranks in the 86th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 2600 sits in the 75th percentile among all CPUs. That imbalance suggests the processor is the weaker link, a pattern confirmed by examining how frame rates scale across resolutions and settings. In essence, this combo ranks where it does because the GPU is doing most of the heavy lifting, with the CPU occasionally limiting peak performance in CPU-bound scenarios.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows this combo performs best at 4K relative to its own capabilities. At 3840x2160 with High settings, it averages 110 FPS, while at 1920x1080 with High settings, it averages 120 FPS. The smaller gap between resolutions (only 10 FPS) compared to what a purely GPU-limited system would show indicates that at lower resolutions, the CPU becomes more of a bottleneck.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 2600 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 has an average benchmark score of 21484, which puts it 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (21440) and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i9-11900H (21367). It trails the Intel Xeon D-1746TER by 0.7% (21635) and the AMD EPYC 9454 by 1.2% (21223). These are extremely tight margins, showing the 2600 remains competitive in general compute despite its age.

Q: What is the strongest aspect of the RTX 4080 based on the benchmark data?

A: The RTX 4080's passmark_g3d score of 34457 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6567 highlight its rasterization strength. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 263779 and OpenCL score of 214739 further demonstrate strong compute performance. The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for high-resolution textures.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in Overpower?

A: Evidence suggests yes, particularly at lower resolutions. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the frame rate only drops from 120 to 116 FPS, and from 1440p to 4K, it drops to 110 FPS. This unusually flat scaling curve indicates the CPU is limiting performance at 1080p, as a GPU-bound system would show a much larger FPS drop when resolution increases.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 stack up against its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4080 averages 54247 in benchmark scores, placing it 0.1% above the RTX 4080 SUPER (54209) and 1.1% above the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54828). It trails the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB by 2.6% (55698) and the AMD Radeon 8060S by 2.7% (55757). The differences are minimal, showing the 4080 is well within the expected performance band for its class.

Q: What are the minimum FPS figures for Medium settings across resolutions?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum FPS is 105 with a maximum of 142 and an average of 123. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 101, maximum 136, average 119. At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum drops to 96, maximum 129, average 112. These minimums show consistent frame pacing, though the 4K minimum of 96 FPS is the closest this combo comes to dipping below 60 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling behavior of this combo is revealing. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings, average FPS drops from 120 to 116, a mere 3.3% decrease. From 1440p to 4K, the drop is 116 to 110 FPS, a 5.2% decrease. Across the full range from 1080p to 4K, the total FPS loss is only 10 frames, or 8.3%. This is an unusually shallow scaling curve for a GPU as powerful as the RTX 4080.

Typically, a GPU-bound scenario would show a 30-40% performance drop from 1080p to 4K. The fact that this combo only loses 8.3% indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is the primary limiter. The Ryzen 5 2600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads at a 3.90 GHz boost clock, cannot feed frames fast enough to fully utilize the RTX 4080 at lower resolutions. At 4K, the GPU becomes more of the bottleneck, allowing the CPU to catch up, which is why the frame rates remain surprisingly high.

The Low settings data reinforces this interpretation. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 148 FPS, but at 1440p Low it drops to 142 FPS, and at 4K Low it falls to 135 FPS. The 1080p to 4K drop of 13 FPS (8.8%) is again modest. Meanwhile, at Ultra settings, the drop from 113 FPS at 1080p to 108 FPS at 1440p to 99 FPS at 4K represents a 12.4% total loss. The larger percentage drop at Ultra settings suggests that as GPU load increases, the graphics card starts to become the limiting factor more noticeably.

The Medium settings with min/max data tell a similar story. At 1080p Medium, average FPS is 123 with a minimum of 105. At 1440p Medium, the average is 119 with a minimum of 101. At 4K Medium, the average is 112 with a minimum of 96. The minimum FPS figures degrade slightly more than averages, but the 4K minimum of 96 FPS still indicates the combo maintains playable performance under load.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest raw numbers. Low settings produce an average of 148 FPS, the peak for this pairing. Medium settings average 123 FPS with a minimum of 105 and maximum of 142. High settings average 120 FPS, while Ultra settings average 113 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 35 FPS, showing that even at maximum settings, the combo clears the 100 FPS barrier easily at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong. Low settings average 142 FPS, a 6 FPS drop from 1080p. Medium settings average 119 FPS with a minimum of 101 and maximum of 136. High settings average 116 FPS, and Ultra settings average 108 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra spread narrows to 34 FPS, and the minimum FPS at Medium (101) stays above the 100 FPS mark, indicating solid frame pacing at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the combo still delivers excellent results. Low settings average 135 FPS, which is higher than what many systems achieve at 1080p. Medium settings average 112 FPS with a minimum of 96 and maximum of 129. High settings average 110 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 99 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra spread is 36 FPS, and the Ultra average of 99 FPS means the combo nearly hits triple-digit frame rates even at 4K with maximum settings.

The Medium settings data across all three resolutions provides the most complete picture. At 1080p, the average is 123 FPS with a 105-142 range. At 1440p, the average is 119 FPS with a 101-136 range. At 4K, the average is 112 FPS with a 96-129 range. The minimum FPS figures never drop below 96, confirming that this combo maintains smooth performance throughout its resolution range.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the dominant component in this pairing. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Overpower's texture and geometry demands at any resolution. The GPU's 9728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs give it substantial raw throughput, reflected in its 48.74 TFLOPS FP32 performance.

Clock speeds are notable: the base clock runs at 2205 MHz with a boost up to 2505 MHz. The memory operates at 1400 MHz with 22.4 Gbps effective speed. These clocks, combined with the Ada Lovelace architecture's efficiency on a 5 nm process from TSMC, allow the RTX 4080 to maintain high frame rates even at 4K Ultra, where it still averages 99 FPS. The GPU's 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores provide additional headroom for ray-traced workloads, though Overpower's measured results appear to be from standard rasterization.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 4080 scores 34457 in passmark_g3d and 6567 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 214739 and Vulkan score of 263779 demonstrate exceptional compute capability. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms it is a high-end part, and its average benchmark score of 54247 places it 0.1% above the RTX 4080 SUPER, its closest rival. The 4080's 16 GB VRAM capacity ensures that even at 4K with Ultra settings, memory is never a limiting factor in Overpower.

The measured FPS data shows the GPU's strength. At 4K Ultra, the combo still averages 99 FPS, and at 4K Low it reaches 135 FPS. These numbers indicate the RTX 4080 is not the bottleneck in this pairing at any resolution or setting. The GPU has ample headroom to render Overpower at high frame rates, and the limiting factor is elsewhere in the system.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is the older component in this pairing, released in April 2018 with a launch MSRP of $199. It features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen+ architecture (Pinnacle Ridge) on a 12 nm process from GlobalFoundries. The base clock runs at 3.40 GHz with a boost up to 3.90 GHz, and the 65 W TDP makes it a modest power consumer. Its 16 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB L2 cache per core are modest by modern standards.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 2600 scores 1248 in Cinebench R15 multicore and 157.3 in single-core. Its Geekbench scores are 5648 multicore and 1154 single-core. PassMark results show 13160 multithread and 2239 single-thread scores. These numbers place it in the 75th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21484. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (0.2% ahead), Intel Core i9-11900H (0.5% ahead), Intel Xeon D-1746TER (0.7% behind), and AMD EPYC 9454 (1.2% ahead).

The CPU's role in Overpower becomes clear when examining resolution scaling. At 1080p High, the combo hits 120 FPS, but at 1440p High, it only drops to 116 FPS, and at 4K High, it drops to 110 FPS. This shallow scaling curve is characteristic of a CPU bottleneck at lower resolutions. The Ryzen 5 2600's single-thread performance of 2239 in PassMark and 157.3 in Cinebench R15 single-core limits how fast it can issue draw calls and process game logic, which becomes the limiting factor at 1080p.

The CPU's 6-core, 12-thread configuration provides enough parallelism for Overpower's engine, but the clock speed of 3.90 GHz boost is modest compared to modern processors. The 46.9 GB/s memory bandwidth from dual-channel DDR4 also constrains data flow to the CPU. The combo's rank of 1033 out of 3713 reflects this imbalance: the RTX 4080 is performing well above its expected level given the CPU's capabilities, but the Ryzen 5 2600 prevents the system from reaching the top echelon of tested combos. In CPU-bound scenarios at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 148 FPS, but the GPU could likely push well beyond 200 FPS if the CPU could feed it faster.