Overpower

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured frame rates demonstrate a clear, predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases, with the drop from 1080p to 4K being substantial but not catastrophic. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 219 at 1920x1080 to 175.5 at 3840x2160, a reduction of roughly 20% when moving to 4K. This relatively modest decline at Low settings indicates that the CPU is still able to feed the GPU adequately even at higher resolutions, though the GPU becomes the primary constraint as pixel count rises.

At Medium settings, the scaling is steeper: 149.6 FPS at 1080p drops to 109.4 FPS at 4K, a 27% reduction. High settings show a similar pattern, with 138.6 FPS at 1080p falling to 106.7 FPS at 4K, a 23% decline. The Ultra preset exhibits the most pronounced resolution sensitivity, going from 114.7 FPS at 1080p down to 86.9 FPS at 4K, a 24% drop. These percentages reveal that the RTX 4070 SUPER is the dominant factor across all settings, since the frame rate penalty from increasing resolution remains relatively consistent regardless of quality level.

The fact that even at 4K Ultra the combo maintains an average above 86 FPS suggests the system is never severely bottlenecked by either component. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution is telling: at 1080p, the difference is 104.3 FPS (219 vs 114.7), while at 4K it narrows to 88.6 FPS (175.5 vs 86.9). This compression at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU's shading workload scales with pixel density, while the CPU's per-frame work remains largely unchanged. For a game like Overpower, an action title released in 2023-08-14, this behavior indicates a well-balanced pairing where the GPU is the primary limiter at 4K, but the Ryzen 5 5600 still provides enough headroom to avoid severe CPU stalls at lower resolutions.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. For Overpower, this memory configuration proves more than sufficient even at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS of 86.9 remains playable. The boost clock of 2475 MHz, paired with a base clock of 1980 MHz, allows the GPU to sustain high throughput across all tested settings. The Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, provides the foundation for the card's 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which directly translates into the observed frame rates.

The GPU's 80 ROPs and 224 TMUs are key to understanding the texture-heavy scenes in Overpower. At 4K High, the card achieves 106.7 FPS, while at 4K Medium it reaches 109.4 FPS — a marginal difference of 2.7 FPS that suggests the game's medium preset already exercises the GPU's texturing and rasterization capabilities heavily. The 12 GB frame buffer is particularly relevant at 4K Ultra, where the 86.9 FPS result indicates the card is not running out of memory, as that would cause severe stuttering or frame drops rather than a smooth, if lower, average.

Comparing to its nearest rivals, the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 42,576 in the average benchmark, sitting just 0.2% behind the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE. It outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro 580X by 1.4% and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 1.6%. These margins are slim, but in Overpower specifically, the card's 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs suggests it sits comfortably in the upper tier. The 220 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate a power-efficient card that can sustain boost clocks during extended sessions, which is critical for maintaining the high frame rates observed at 1080p Low where the card hits 219 FPS.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, running at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boosting up to 4.40 GHz. With a 65 W TDP and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, this CPU provides solid single-thread performance that is crucial for action games like Overpower. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2584 and multi-core score of 18309 indicate a processor that can handle both the game's main thread and background tasks without becoming a bottleneck.

The CPU's 3DMark scores show a clear scaling pattern: 882 in single-thread, 1737 in 2-thread, 3313 in 4-thread, 4798 in 8-thread, and 5641 in 16-thread tests. This progression demonstrates that the processor gains efficiency up to 8 threads but sees diminishing returns beyond that, which aligns with a 6-core/12-thread design. In Overpower, the 1080p Low result of 219 FPS suggests the CPU can push well beyond 200 frames per second when the GPU is not the limiter, but at higher resolutions the GPU takes over as the primary constraint.

The Ryzen 5 5600's 79th percentile ranking among all CPUs places it in the upper-midrange tier. Its average benchmark score of 21,765 is nearly identical to the Intel Xeon D-1746TER, which scores 21,635 (0.6% lower), and the AMD EPYC 9554P, which scores 21,899 (0.6% higher). The Intel Core i7-11700F trails by 0.9% with a score of 21,957. These tight margins indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600 offers competitive processing power for gaming workloads, though its DDR4 memory support and dual-channel 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are modest by modern standards.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 289th out of 1,744 tested combinations in Overpower. This places the combo in the top 16.6% of all tested systems, which is a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with an upper-midrange GPU. The fact that the combo ranks higher than the individual component percentiles might suggest — the CPU at 79th and GPU at 84th percentile — indicates that the pairing works synergistically for this game.

The rank of 289 out of 1,744 means there are 288 combos that perform better, likely featuring higher-end CPUs like the Ryzen 7 or 9 series or Intel Core i7/i9 processors paired with similar or better GPUs. However, the data shows that the Ryzen 5 5600 does not hold back the RTX 4070 SUPER significantly in Overpower, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 1080p. The 219 FPS at 1080p Low is near the upper limit of what many displays can show, suggesting the CPU is not the limiting factor in most real-world scenarios.

When considering the nearest rival CPUs, the performance deltas are minimal — within 0.9% of the AMD EPYC 9554P and Intel Core i7-11700F. This means that swapping in a different CPU would likely change the combo's rank only marginally, unless the alternative has substantially higher single-thread performance. Similarly, the GPU's nearest rivals are within 1.6% in average score, so the ranking is more influenced by the combination's overall balance than by any single component's raw power.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

1920x1080:

• Low: 219.0 FPS average
• Medium: 149.6 FPS average
• High: 138.6 FPS average
• Ultra: 114.7 FPS average

At 1080p, the frame rate ranges from 219 FPS at Low to 114.7 FPS at Ultra, a spread of 104.3 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 69.4 FPS, while the step from Medium to High only costs 11 FPS, and High to Ultra costs another 23.9 FPS.

2560x1440:

• Low: 205.5 FPS average
• Medium: 129.9 FPS average
• High: 122.3 FPS average
• Ultra: 101.4 FPS average

At 1440p, the pattern is similar but compressed: Low to Medium drops 75.6 FPS, Medium to High drops only 7.6 FPS, and High to Ultra drops 20.9 FPS. The Low setting at 1440p remains above 200 FPS, indicating the GPU still has headroom.

3840x2160:

• Low: 175.5 FPS average
• Medium: 109.4 FPS average
• High: 106.7 FPS average
• Ultra: 86.9 FPS average

At 4K, the frame rates compress further: Low to Medium drops 66.1 FPS, Medium to High drops only 2.7 FPS, and High to Ultra drops 19.8 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration that drops below 90 FPS, but it remains playable.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Overpower?

A: The highest average FPS is 219, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra?

A: Yes, the average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 86.9, which is above the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth for action games.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 138.6 at 1920x1080 to 106.7 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 31.9 FPS or approximately 23%.

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

A: The combo ranks 289th out of 1,744 tested combinations, placing it in the top 16.6% of all systems.

Q: Which setting provides the biggest FPS boost over Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, switching from Ultra (101.4 FPS) to Medium (129.9 FPS) provides a boost of 28.5 FPS, while High offers a 20.9 FPS improvement over Ultra.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU more likely to be the bottleneck at 4K in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiter at 4K, as evidenced by the relatively small FPS difference between Medium (109.4) and High (106.7) settings, which suggests the GPU is already saturated.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and performance, the High preset at 1440p is the recommended sweet spot. It delivers 122.3 FPS average, which is well above the refresh rate of most high-refresh monitors, while providing significantly better visuals than Medium (129.9 FPS) at a cost of only 7.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p (101.4 FPS) offers a marginal visual improvement over High but sacrifices 20.9 FPS, making it less ideal for fast-paced action.

For 4K gaming, the High preset at 106.7 FPS is the best choice, as it outperforms Ultra (86.9 FPS) by 19.8 FPS while looking nearly identical in most scenes. The Medium preset at 109.4 FPS offers only a 2.7 FPS advantage over High, making High the clear winner for 4K. At 1080p, the High preset at 138.6 FPS provides an excellent experience, though players with 144Hz monitors may prefer Medium (149.6 FPS) for the extra headroom.

The Low preset is only recommended for competitive play where maximum frame rates are prioritized over visuals, as it delivers 219 FPS at 1080p, 205.5 FPS at 1440p, and 175.5 FPS at 4K, but at the cost of substantially reduced graphical fidelity. For most players, the data suggests that High settings across all resolutions provide the best balance, with the frame rate remaining above 100 FPS even at 4K.