Overpower

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT pairing was measured in Overpower at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, using Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets. Every measured row reports average FPS; no minimum or maximum frame rates are included in the data. Across the twelve measured combinations, the results form a consistent pattern: settings changes move the frame rate more than resolution changes, and the highest measured average is 136.9 fps at 1920x1080 Low.

Resolution Scaling

At 1920x1080, the High preset averages 77.8 fps. Moving to 2560x1440 drops that to 69.4, and at 3840x2160 it falls to 59.4. The Low preset follows a similar resolution curve: 136.9 fps at 1920x1080, 122.8 fps at 2560x1440, and 102.3 fps at 3840x2160. Medium averages 85.6, 74.7, and 67.1 across the same three resolutions. Ultra averages 64.1, 56.4, and 51.3.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 59.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 102.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 67.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 51.3 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 69.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 122.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 74.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 56.4 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 77.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 136.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 85.6 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 64.1 |

The resolution scaling data points to the GPU as the primary limiter at higher settings. The Low preset stays far above the others even at 3840x2160: Low is 102.3 fps there, while High is 59.4 and Ultra is 51.3. At 1920x1080, Low reaches 136.9 fps but Ultra drops to 64.1. That large spread between presets is a GPU-heavy workload signature. The CPU is not challenged equally across all rows; the preset choice matters more to the final average FPS than the jump from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 2 processor on AMD Socket AM4. Its base clock is 3.60 GHz and boost clock is 4.20 GHz, with 32 MB of shared L3 cache. In synthetic tests, it scores 15045 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2124 in Cinebench R23 single-core. Cinebench R20 results are 6318 multicore and 892 single-core, while Cinebench R15 records 1516 multicore and 214 single-core. Passmark multithread is 17700 and Passmark single-thread is 2562. 3DMark 16-thread is 4605, 3DMark max-thread is 4603, and 3DMark single-thread is 696.

The near-even 16-thread and max-thread scores indicate that the CPU's thread array is well utilized in synthetic multithreaded work. For Overpower, the relevant result is that this CPU can feed the RX 6650 XT in the measured rows. At 1920x1080 Low, the combination produces 136.9 fps, the highest average in the dataset. That would be a difficult result if the CPU were stalling the pipeline. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average falls to 51.3 fps, which is much more consistent with GPU pressure than with a 6-core/12-thread CPU limit.

In aggregate benchmark terms, the Ryzen 5 3600 has an average score of 18129 and sits in the 76th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are extremely close. The Intel Core i5-11400 scores 18150 with a delta of -0.1%, the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS scores 18101 with +0.2%, the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 scores 18158 with -0.2%, and the AMD EPYC 9274F scores 18189 with -0.3%. None of those deltas represent a meaningful synthetic gap, so the CPU is not an outlier in its own performance class.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6650 XT is built around Navi 23 using the RDNA 2.0 architecture on TSMC 7 nm. It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 280.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 2055 MHz, game clock is 2410 MHz, boost clock is 2635 MHz, and memory clock is 2190 MHz with 17.5 Gbps effective. The card scores 17166 in Passmark G3D and 7532 in Passmark GPU compute. In Geekbench, it records 93769 in Vulkan, 87548 in OpenCL, and 109922 in Metal. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result is 1859.

The GPU sits in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29024. Its nearest rivals are tightly grouped: the AMD Radeon RX 6800M scores 29011 with 0.0% delta, the AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28996 with +0.1%, the Intel Arc A370M scores 29175 with -0.5%, and the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH scores 29197 with -0.6%. These deltas are small, so the measured Overpower rows are more informative than synthetic aggregate scores for separating this card from the cluster.

In Overpower, the GPU is the component most tied to the setting changes. At 1920x1080, Low is 136.9 fps and Ultra is 64.1 fps. At 3840x2160, Low is 102.3 fps and Ultra is 51.3 fps. The data does not include VRAM usage, but the memory configuration still delivers a 3840x2160 Medium average of 67.1 fps and a 2560x1440 High average of 69.4 fps. Those numbers indicate that the 8 GB GDDR6 buffer and 280.3 GB/s bandwidth are not preventing solid frame rates at the tested presets.

FAQ

Q: What average FPS does this combo produce at 1920x1080?

A: At 1920x1080, Low averages 136.9 fps, Medium averages 85.6 fps, High averages 77.8 fps, and Ultra averages 64.1 fps.

Q: Can this combo handle 3840x2160 in Overpower?

A: Yes. The measured rows show 3840x2160 Low at 102.3 fps, Medium at 67.1 fps, High at 59.4 fps, and Ultra at 51.3 fps. Based on the data, Low and Medium are the 4K presets with the most headroom.

Q: Which component limits performance in this game?

A: The data does not include a direct bottleneck reading. However, changing the preset at a fixed resolution produces a large change in average FPS, such as 1920x1080 Low at 136.9 fps versus 1920x1080 Ultra at 64.1 fps. That pattern points to the GPU as the component most responsible for the settings-driven variation.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 3600 compare with its nearest CPU rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score is 18129. The Intel Core i5-11400 scores 18150 with -0.1%, the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS scores 18101 with +0.2%, the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 scores 18158 with -0.2%, and the AMD EPYC 9274F scores 18189 with -0.3%. The CPU also sits in the 76th percentile of all CPUs.

Q: How does the RX 6650 XT compare with its nearest GPU rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score is 29024. The AMD Radeon RX 6800M scores 29011 with 0.0%, the AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28996 with +0.1%, the Intel Arc A370M scores 29175 with -0.5%, and the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH scores 29197 with -0.6%. The GPU sits in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What is the fastest measured preset in the dataset?

A: The fastest measured average is 1920x1080 Low at 136.9 fps. The next fastest averages are 2560x1440 Low at 122.8 fps and 3840x2160 Low at 102.3 fps.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination is ranked 1092 out of 1744 tested combos for Overpower. That is a mid-pack result, with more combos ranked ahead of it than behind it. The individual component percentiles are higher: the CPU is in the 76th percentile and the GPU is in the 72nd percentile. The full-system rank being 1092 of 1744 shows that synthetic component percentiles do not automatically translate into a top-tier game ranking.

The measured FPS rows explain why. At 1920x1080 Ultra, the combo averages 64.1 fps. At 2560x1440 Ultra, it averages 56.4 fps. At 3840x2160 Ultra, it averages 51.3 fps. Those are usable results but not class-leading, and the rank reflects the game-specific data rather than the CPU and GPU averages alone. The entry is marked as measured data, so the 1092 of 1744 position comes from actual frame rate tests rather than estimates.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, 1920x1080 High gives the best balance of preset level and measured average FPS. It produces 77.8 fps, sitting between Medium's 85.6 fps and Ultra's 64.1 fps. That makes High the recommended starting point for a 1920x1080 display if the goal is to keep a higher quality setting without falling to the lowest measured average.

For 2560x1440, High is also a strong choice at 69.4 fps. Medium at 2560x1440 is slightly higher at 74.7 fps, so users who want more headroom can drop one setting level. Ultra at 2560x1440 falls to 56.4 fps, which is the lowest average at that resolution and gives no measured advantage over High in frame rate terms.

For 3840x2160, the data favors Low for maximum speed at 102.3 fps. If a higher preset is required, Medium at 67.1 fps is the only 4K preset above High's 59.4 fps and Ultra's 51.3 fps. Across the whole measured set, the most practical route is to run 1920x1080 High or 2560x1440 High for balanced play, and to use 3840x2160 Medium only when resolution is more important than preserving the highest frame rate margins.