Overpower

# How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER lands at rank 2100 out of 2980 tested combos in Overpower. That places this configuration in the lower third of all tested pairings, which is a notable position given the components involved. The CPU sits at the 85th percentile among all processors, while the GPU only reaches the 62nd percentile among all graphics cards. This gap suggests the graphics card is the limiting factor in this pairing, dragging the overall combo ranking down despite a strong processor.

The ranking becomes more telling when considering the CPU's benchmark context. The Ryzen 5 5500X3D posts an average benchmark score of 37018, landing within a tight cluster of rivals: the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F scores 36945 (0.2% higher), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 scores 37093 (0.2% lower), the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 scores 36938 (0.2% higher), and the Intel Core i9-12900T scores 37112 (0.3% lower). This CPU is essentially at parity with its closest competitors, so the combo's low rank cannot be blamed on the processor. Meanwhile, the RTX 2060 SUPER's average benchmark score of 18093 sits 0.4% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, 0.5% below the AMD Radeon Pro 5700, 1.5% below the AMD Radeon RX 460, and 1.6% below the Intel Arc A770M. The GPU is not merely trailing; it is being outperformed by several alternatives, including a mobile part and a lower-tier desktop card. The data implies that in Overpower, this combo's rank reflects a GPU bottleneck rather than any deficiency in the CPU.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060 SUPER brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 1470 MHz, boosting to 1650 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The card houses 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, along with 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores. These specifications describe a GPU built on the Turing architecture at 12 nm, with a transistor count of 10,800 million on a 445 mm² die.

In Overpower, the GPU's role becomes clear when examining the measured frames per second. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 129 FPS on average. This is the highest recorded frame rate across all tested configurations, and it suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU well beyond what the graphics card can process at higher settings. Moving to Medium settings at 1080p drops the average to 81 FPS, and High settings yield 75 FPS. Ultra settings at 1080p produce 62 FPS. The pattern shows that as graphical load increases, the GPU becomes the primary constraint, with the CPU's headroom going unused.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is worth questioning in the context of Overpower's demands. At 4K Ultra, the combo only manages 47 FPS, and at 4K High it reaches 57 FPS. While the game does not appear to exceed the VRAM limit based on the available data, the substantial frame rate drops at higher resolutions indicate that the GPU's processing power—not its memory capacity—is the limiting factor. The card's 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 224.4 GTexel/s texture rate are modest by current standards, which explains why the combo struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K with higher presets.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data reveals a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases. At Low settings, the combo delivers 129 FPS at 1080p, 115 FPS at 1440p, and 98 FPS at 4K. This represents a 10.9% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 24.0% drop from 1080p to 4K. The relatively gentle decline at Low settings suggests that the CPU can keep up even at lower resolutions, and the GPU is not fully saturated until the pixel count rises significantly.

At Medium settings, the frame rates are 81 FPS at 1080p, 72 FPS at 1440p, and 61 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 11.1% from 1080p to 1440p and 24.7% from 1080p to 4K—remarkably similar to the Low settings pattern. High settings follow suit: 75 FPS at 1080p, 67 FPS at 1440p, and 57 FPS at 4K, with drops of 10.7% and 24.0% respectively. Ultra settings produce 62 FPS at 1080p, 56 FPS at 1440p, and 47 FPS at 4K, showing drops of 9.7% from 1080p to 1440p and 24.2% from 1080p to 4K.

The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings is striking. Regardless of whether the combo runs Low or Ultra, the resolution scaling penalty remains roughly 10% from 1080p to 1440p and about 24% from 1080p to 4K. This uniformity indicates that the GPU is the dominant bottleneck across all resolutions and settings. If the CPU were limiting performance, the scaling pattern would likely vary more dramatically between Low settings (where the CPU might struggle to feed the GPU) and Ultra settings (where the GPU would be fully loaded). The data instead shows a GPU that is consistently the constraint, with the CPU providing enough throughput to avoid becoming a factor even at 1080p Low.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear picture of which preset offers the best experience in Overpower. At 1080p, Low settings deliver 129 FPS, Medium produces 81 FPS, High yields 75 FPS, and Ultra drops to 62 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 48 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High costs only 6 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 13 FPS. This nonlinear pattern suggests that Medium settings offer the most substantial visual improvement for the frame rate cost, while High provides diminishing returns relative to Medium.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts slightly: Low produces 115 FPS, Medium 72 FPS, High 67 FPS, and Ultra 56 FPS. The frame rate differences are 43 FPS between Low and Medium, 5 FPS between Medium and High, and 11 FPS between High and Ultra. The Medium preset again stands out as the sweet spot, delivering a playable frame rate while presumably offering better visual quality than Low. At 4K, Low reaches 98 FPS, Medium 61 FPS, High 57 FPS, and Ultra 47 FPS. Here, the gap between Low and Medium is 37 FPS, while Medium to High is only 4 FPS, and High to Ultra is 10 FPS.

The data suggests that Medium settings provide the best balance across all resolutions. At 1080p, 81 FPS is solidly playable; at 1440p, 72 FPS remains smooth; at 4K, 61 FPS is borderline but acceptable for most players. The only resolution where Medium falls below 60 FPS is none—it stays above at all three. Ultra settings, by contrast, only maintain 60+ FPS at 1080p (62 FPS), dropping to 56 FPS at 1440p and 47 FPS at 4K. For players seeking higher visual fidelity, High settings at 1440p (67 FPS) or 4K (57 FPS) may be worth the small frame rate sacrifice compared to Medium, but the data indicates that Medium is the most efficient choice.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 129 FPS on Low settings, with no minimum or maximum recorded. Medium settings produce an average of 81 FPS, with a minimum of 69 and maximum of 93. High settings yield 75 FPS on average, and Ultra settings drop to 62 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 67 FPS, representing a 51.9% reduction from the Low preset.

At 2560x1440, Low settings average 115 FPS, Medium averages 72 FPS with a minimum of 61 and maximum of 83, High averages 67 FPS, and Ultra averages 56 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 59 FPS, a 51.3% reduction. Notably, the Medium preset at 1440p shows a minimum of 61 FPS, which means even in the worst recorded frame, the combo stays above 60 FPS. This is a meaningful data point for players who prioritize consistent frame times.

At 3840x2160, Low settings average 98 FPS, Medium averages 61 FPS with a minimum of 52 and maximum of 70, High averages 57 FPS, and Ultra averages 47 FPS. The Ultra preset's 47 FPS average is the lowest recorded in the entire dataset, and the Medium preset's minimum of 52 FPS indicates that even a mid-tier setting at 4K can experience noticeable drops below the 60 FPS threshold.

The minimum and maximum values are only provided for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the range is 69 to 93 FPS, a spread of 24 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 61 to 83 FPS, a spread of 22 FPS. At 4K Medium, the range is 52 to 70 FPS, a spread of 18 FPS. The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU becomes more consistently loaded as pixel count increases, reducing frame time variance.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations in Overpower?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 2100 out of 2980 tested combos, placing it in the lower third of all pairings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500X3D scores 37018, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F (36945), 0.2% lower than the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093), 0.2% higher than the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938), and 0.3% lower than the Intel Core i9-12900T (37112).

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo, and at what settings?

A: The highest average FPS is 129, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60+ FPS at 4K on any preset?

A: Yes, at 4K with Low settings the combo averages 98 FPS, and with Medium settings it averages 61 FPS. High settings dip to 57 FPS and Ultra to 47 FPS.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER scores 18093, which is 0.4% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (18159), 0.5% below the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (18189), 1.5% below the AMD Radeon RX 460 (18373), and 1.6% below the Intel Arc A770M (18383).

Q: What is the frame rate consistency like for the Medium preset across resolutions?

A: At 1080p Medium, the range is 69 to 93 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it is 61 to 83 FPS; at 4K Medium, it is 52 to 70 FPS. The spread narrows as resolution increases.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, built on a 7 nm process at TSMC. Its base clock is 3.00 GHz, boosting to 4.00 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. The chip features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all processors indicates it is a capable gaming chip, and its nearest rivals all fall within 0.3% of its average benchmark score.

In Overpower, the CPU's role appears to be one of providing ample headroom rather than acting as a constraint. The measured FPS data shows that the combo achieves 129 FPS at 1080p Low, which is well above what the GPU can sustain at higher settings. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see frame rates plateau at a similar level regardless of graphical settings, but the data shows a consistent decline as settings increase—from 129 FPS at Low to 62 FPS at Ultra at 1080p. This indicates the GPU is the limiting factor, with the CPU capable of feeding it more frames than the graphics card can render.

The CPU's benchmark scores reinforce this interpretation. Its passmark single-thread score of 2941 and multithread score of 20363 place it in a strong position for gaming workloads. The integer math score of 60033 and floating point math score of 34511 suggest robust computational throughput, while the physics score of 2282 and data compression score of 230392 indicate solid general-purpose performance. The 96 MB of shared L3 cache is a notable feature that may benefit game workloads by reducing memory latency, though the measured FPS data does not isolate this effect.

The resolution scaling analysis further confirms the CPU's non-limiting role. The consistent ~10% FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~24% drop from 1080p to 4K across all settings is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were limiting at 1080p Low (where the GPU has the least work), we would expect to see a smaller percentage drop when moving to higher resolutions—but the scaling remains uniform, indicating the GPU is always the constraint. The Ryzen 5 5500X3D, with its strong single-thread and multithread performance, provides sufficient processing power to keep the RTX 2060 SUPER fully utilized across all tested configurations, making the GPU the definitive bottleneck in this pairing.