Overpower

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 in Overpower?

A: This combo ranks 1574 out of 2980 tested combinations in the game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the field.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 5500X3D scores 37018 on average. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F, scores 36945 (0.2% behind), while the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 scores 36938 (0.2% behind). The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 scores 37093 (0.2% ahead), and the Intel Core i9-12900T scores 37112 (0.3% ahead).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 4060 ranks in the 61st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17639.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches 153 FPS average. The Medium preset yields 96 FPS, High yields 89 FPS, and Ultra yields 74 FPS.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4060 have, and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. Memory clock is 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective).

Q: Does the CPU have integrated graphics?

A: No, the Ryzen 5 5500X3D has no integrated graphics (N/A), so a discrete GPU is required for display output.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this combination at rank 1574 out of 2980 tested combos in Overpower. That is a mid-pack position — not elite, but not bottom-tier either. The percentile position matters when interpreting the FPS results: this is a combo that can play the game comfortably at most settings, but it will not dominate high-refresh-rate scenarios at maximum quality.

Benchmark results indicate a balanced pairing. The CPU sits at the 85th percentile among all processors, while the GPU holds the 61st percentile among all GPUs. This asymmetry is notable: the processor is relatively stronger than the graphics card. In a game like Overpower, this suggests the GPU will often be the limiting factor, especially at higher resolutions where pixel throughput demands more from the graphics hardware.

The rank of 1574 out of 2980 means roughly 47% of tested combos perform better. That aligns with the GPU's mid-tier standing. The CPU's high percentile does not lift the combo dramatically because the GPU cannot fully exploit the processor's headroom in most scenarios. Still, the pairing avoids severe bottlenecks — the CPU is never the weak link in a way that would drag FPS down disproportionately at lower settings.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process. It has 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation units. The chip contains 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores, with a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 15.11 TFLOPS.

Memory configuration is 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s bandwidth. The base clock is 1830 MHz, with a boost clock of 2460 MHz. These specifications place the GPU in the 61st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17639. Its nearest rivals in raw compute are the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17666, 0.2% ahead) and the AMD Radeon 780M (17588, 0.3% behind).

In Overpower, the GPU's role is decisive. At 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 56 FPS average — clearly GPU-bound. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for the game's measured presets, as no out-of-memory issues are indicated by the data. The boost clock of 2460 MHz, while not extreme, provides consistent throughput across the resolution range tested. The 128-bit memory bus and 272 GB/s bandwidth are moderate for the segment, but the game's requirements appear to fit within those limits.

The GPU's percentile (61) relative to the CPU's (85) means that in Overpower, the graphics card is the more likely constraint. This is visible in the FPS scaling: dropping settings from Ultra to Low at the same resolution yields larger gains than the CPU alone could explain.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 153 FPS on Low, 96 FPS on Medium, 89 FPS on High, and 74 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has a min FPS of 81 and max of 110. The spread from Low to Ultra is 79 FPS, indicating significant headroom when quality is reduced.

At 2560x1440, results are 137 FPS on Low, 85 FPS on Medium (min 73, max 98), 79 FPS on High, and 66 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 71 FPS, but the relative drop from 1080p is clear — each resolution step costs performance.

At 3840x2160, the combo achieves 116 FPS on Low, 73 FPS on Medium (min 62, max 84), 67 FPS on High, and 56 FPS on Ultra. The Low preset remains playable, but Ultra dips to 56 FPS, which is marginal for smooth action gameplay.

The data shows a consistent pattern: Low settings always break 100 FPS at every resolution, while Ultra never reaches 80 FPS at any resolution. Medium and High sit in between, with Medium always outperforming High by 7-9 FPS depending on resolution. The min FPS values on Medium (81 at 1080p, 73 at 1440p, 62 at 4K) suggest occasional dips, but they remain within acceptable ranges for most displays.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance. At 1080p, it delivers 96 FPS average with a min of 81 FPS — smooth for action gameplay. At 1440p, Medium yields 85 FPS (min 73), which is still fluid. At 4K, Medium drops to 73 FPS (min 62), which is playable but with occasional stutter risk.

The High preset, by comparison, costs 7-8 FPS over Medium at every resolution while offering incremental visual gains. The data does not support that trade-off on this GPU. Ultra costs even more: 22 FPS below Medium at 1080p, 19 FPS below at 1440p, and 17 FPS below at 4K. For a game like Overpower, where reaction time matters, the smoother Medium experience is preferable to the marginal quality bump from High or Ultra.

Low settings produce the highest FPS (153 at 1080p, 137 at 1440p, 116 at 4K) but likely sacrifice too much visual fidelity for the gains. The Medium preset's min FPS values (81, 73, 62) are all above 60, which is the conventional threshold for smooth gameplay. Therefore, Medium is the recommended preset across all tested resolutions, with the caveat that 4K users may prefer Low (116 FPS) if they prioritize frame rate over appearance.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5500X3D is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename) on a 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz. The L3 cache is 96 MB shared, which is substantial for a 5000-series chip. It runs on AMD Socket AM4 with dual-channel DDR4 memory support and a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The TDP is 105 W.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 37018, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F scores 36945 (0.2% behind), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 scores 37093 (0.2% ahead), the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 scores 36938 (0.2% behind), and the Intel Core i9-12900T scores 37112 (0.3% ahead). This is a remarkably close group — the entire range spans only 0.5%.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU. The 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for the game's demands, as evidenced by the FPS results scaling primarily with resolution and settings rather than revealing CPU bottlenecks. The 96 MB L3 cache likely helps with game data locality, but the benchmark data does not isolate this effect.

The CPU's percentile (85) is well above the GPU's (61), meaning the processor has headroom that the RTX 4060 cannot fully utilize in this title. At 1080p Low, the 153 FPS result suggests the CPU can handle high frame rates when the GPU is not the constraint. However, at 4K Ultra (56 FPS), the GPU is clearly the limiting factor — the CPU is not holding back performance at that load.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data shows how the combo scales from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the drop is 153 → 137 → 116 FPS from 1080p to 1440p to 4K. That is a 10.5% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 24.2% drop from 1080p to 4K. At Medium, the sequence is 96 → 85 → 73 FPS, representing 11.5% and 24.0% drops respectively. At High, it is 89 → 79 → 67 FPS (11.2% and 24.7% drops). At Ultra, it is 74 → 66 → 56 FPS (10.8% and 24.3% drops).

The consistency of these percentages — roughly 11% from 1080p to 1440p and 24% from 1080p to 4K — indicates a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the FPS would not drop as sharply with resolution increases. The uniform scaling across all settings confirms that the RTX 4060's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints.

The absolute numbers tell a clear story: at 1080p, every preset is playable (74 FPS minimum on Ultra). At 1440p, Ultra dips to 66 FPS, which is borderline but acceptable. At 4K, only Low (116 FPS) and Medium (73 FPS) stay above 60 FPS — High (67 FPS) is close, and Ultra (56 FPS) falls below. The resolution scaling data suggests that 1440p is the sweet spot for this combo when using Medium or High settings, while 4K requires either Low or Medium to maintain fluid gameplay.

The limiting component is the GPU. The CPU's high percentile (85) and the consistent FPS scaling pattern point to the RTX 4060 as the bottleneck. Users targeting 4K should use Medium or Low; those at 1080p can run any preset, with Medium offering the best balance of quality and performance per the measured results.