Overpower

# Overpower with AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER produces a highly playable experience in Overpower, with the system ranking 1064 out of 1744 tested combos overall. This places it in the lower-middle tier of the database, meaning it outperforms roughly 39% of all tested configurations while remaining competitive in a crowded field. The measured frame rates reveal a system that scales predictably with resolution and settings, with the CPU proving adequate at lower resolutions and the GPU becoming the dominant constraint as pixel count rises. The data shows a configuration that excels at 1080p and remains viable at 1440p, while 4K performance depends heavily on the selected quality preset.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K follows a clear pattern that identifies the GPU as the primary limiting component. At 1080p Low, the system delivers 145.9 FPS, which drops to 129.8 FPS at 1440p Low—a reduction of 11%—and then falls to 107.9 FPS at 4K Low, representing a further 17% decline. This relatively modest drop across resolutions at Low settings suggests the CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads operating at a 4.20 GHz boost clock, is capable of feeding the GPU adequately even at 1080p, where the frame rate remains well above 144 FPS.

The scaling behavior changes dramatically when moving to higher quality presets. At Ultra settings, the system produces 65.3 FPS at 1080p, 62.7 FPS at 1440p, and 50.4 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p delta here is only 4%, while the 1440p-to-4K drop is 20%. This pattern indicates that at Ultra settings, the GPU is already saturated at 1080p, and the incremental resolution increases have diminishing impact until 4K, where the pixel count overwhelms the 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs are the constraining factors at these higher presets.

The Medium and High presets show a similar story. At Medium, the system achieves 89.3 FPS at 1080p, 76.3 FPS at 1440p, and 67.4 FPS at 4K—a smooth 15% and 12% sequential decline. At High, the numbers are 82.4 FPS, 76.2 FPS, and 62.1 FPS respectively. The consistency of these drops across Medium and High presets suggests a balanced workload where neither the CPU nor GPU becomes a hard bottleneck, but the overall trend is unmistakable: the GPU's 9.062 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 113.3 GPixel/s pixel rate are the ceiling for performance at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1064 out of 1744 tested configurations places this system in the 39th percentile of all tested combos in Overpower. This ranking reflects the combination's overall capability, not just peak frame rates. The CPU's percentile ranking of 79 among all tested processors indicates that the Ryzen 5 5500 is a solid performer in synthetic benchmarks, but its in-game impact is moderated by the GPU's workload. The RTX 2070 SUPER sits at the 65th percentile among all GPUs, which is a more modest position and explains why the combo does not rank higher overall.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks provide context for its performance ceiling. The Intel Core i5-12500 scores 20897 points, just 0.1% higher than the Ryzen 5 5500's 20875 average. This near-parity means that swapping to the Intel part would yield negligible gains in CPU-bound scenarios. Similarly, the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE scores 20900, also 0.1% ahead, while the AMD EPYC 7J13 trails by 0.1% with 20845 points. The Intel Core i5-12600T is 0.2% ahead at 20917. These tiny deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 5500 is tightly clustered with its direct competitors, and none of these alternatives would materially change the combo's ranking.

For the GPU, the RTX 2070 SUPER's nearest rivals show a wider performance spread. The NVIDIA RTX A400 scores 22307, which is 0.5% higher, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z trails by 0.9% with 22006 points. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is 2.3% ahead at 22729, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 is 2.5% behind at 21670. The RX 5700's 2.5% deficit is notable because it represents a meaningful performance gap in a similarly-priced class of hardware, while the RTX 4060 Mobile's lead is more theoretical given its different form factor and power envelope.

GPU Role

The RTX 2070 SUPER's role in this combo is defined by its Turing architecture, which includes 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. While Overpower is an Action game and the benchmark data does not specify ray tracing usage, the presence of these dedicated hardware units means the GPU has headroom for advanced effects if the game leverages them. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory operating at 14 Gbps effective provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the 1080p and 1440p tests but becomes a constraint at 4K Ultra where the 50.4 FPS result suggests memory pressure.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base frequency of 1605 MHz and a boost of 1770 MHz. In a sustained gaming load, the boost clock is the more relevant figure, and the 1770 MHz ceiling allows the 2560 shading units to deliver 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s are both strong figures for a 2019-era GPU, and they explain why the card performs well at 1080p across all settings. However, the 12 nm process node and 545 mm² die size mean the 215 W TDP is a real consideration for system builders, and the 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connector requirement demands a suitable power supply.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its mid-tier positioning. The passmark G3D score of 18169 places it in the 65th percentile, while the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1651 is a modern test that shows the card's DirectX 12 Ultimate support. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 98316 and Vulkan score of 94918 indicate strong compute performance for a card of this generation. The passmark DirectX 12 score of 67 is notably lower than the DirectX 11 score of 151, which could indicate driver overhead or architectural limitations in newer API workloads, though the in-game results suggest this does not translate to poor real-world performance in Overpower.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the system delivers its strongest results across all settings. Low settings produce 145.9 FPS, which is the highest measured result in the entire dataset. Medium settings yield 89.3 FPS, a 39% reduction from Low, indicating that the Medium preset introduces substantial GPU workload increases. High settings follow closely at 82.4 FPS, just 7.7% below Medium, while Ultra settings drop to 65.3 FPS. This 55% spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows that the GPU has ample headroom at the lowest preset but becomes progressively more stressed as quality increases.

At 1440p, the performance hierarchy remains consistent but the absolute numbers shift. Low settings deliver 129.8 FPS, which is 11% lower than 1080p Low and confirms the CPU is still capable at this resolution. Medium settings produce 76.3 FPS—a 14% drop from 1080p Medium—while High settings reach 76.2 FPS, nearly identical to Medium. This near-parity between Medium and High at 1440p suggests that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at this resolution, with the additional quality settings having minimal impact on frame rate. Ultra settings at 1440p yield 62.7 FPS, which is 3.9% lower than 1080p Ultra.

At 4K, the GPU's limitations become pronounced. Low settings still deliver a highly playable 107.9 FPS, which is 17% below 1440p Low and 26% below 1080p Low. Medium settings drop to 67.4 FPS, representing a 12% decline from 1440p Medium. High settings follow at 62.1 FPS, while Ultra settings bottom out at 50.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 53%, similar to the 1080p spread, but the absolute numbers are much lower. The 4K Ultra result of 50.4 FPS is the only measured configuration that falls below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that this setting combination requires more GPU power than the RTX 2070 SUPER can reliably provide.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of 60 FPS at 4K in Overpower?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings, where the system achieves 107.9 FPS. At Medium settings, the average drops to 67.4 FPS, while High and Ultra produce 62.1 FPS and 50.4 FPS respectively. The Ultra preset falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5500 compare to its closest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500 scores 20875 in average benchmark score, which is 0.1% behind the Intel Core i5-12500 (20897) and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE (20900). It is 0.2% behind the Intel Core i5-12600T (20917) and 0.1% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7J13 (20845). These are all effectively negligible differences.

Q: What is the best resolution to use with this combo for a balanced experience?

A: The 1440p results show the most consistency across settings. At 1440p, the system delivers 129.8 FPS at Low, 76.3 FPS at Medium, 76.2 FPS at High, and 62.7 FPS at Ultra. All presets remain above 60 FPS, making 1440p the sweet spot for this configuration.

Q: Does the RTX 2070 SUPER bottleneck the Ryzen 5 5500 at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at 1080p. The 1080p Ultra result of 65.3 FPS is only 4% higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 62.7 FPS, indicating that the GPU is already saturated at 1080p and additional resolution has minimal impact until 4K.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to the Radeon RX 5700 in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER scores 22206 in average benchmark score, which is 2.5% higher than the Radeon RX 5700's 21670. In Overpower, this translates to the RTX 2070 SUPER having a slight edge, though both cards are closely matched overall.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Overpower at 4K?

A: The measured results show that 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is adequate for all tested settings at 4K, with the lowest result being 50.4 FPS at Ultra. However, the 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth may become a limiting factor if future updates increase texture detail beyond the Ultra preset.