Overpower

# Overpower with AMD Ryzen 5 7400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Overpower, with the measured data showing average frame rates ranging from 63 FPS at 4K Ultra to 174 FPS at 1080p Low. This combination ranks 1237th out of 2980 tested combos in the game, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the database. The CPU is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 4 part based on the Raphael architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, while the GPU uses the GA104 chip with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. The benchmark results indicate a system that can handle high-refresh 1080p gaming comfortably, with diminishing returns as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how Overpower responds to resolution changes with this hardware combination. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings drops the average from 101 FPS to 90 FPS, a reduction of 11 FPS or approximately 11%. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at High settings is more pronounced, falling from 90 FPS to 76 FPS, which represents a 14 FPS or roughly 15.6% decrease. This pattern suggests that the RTX 3070 becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases, while the Ryzen 5 7400F has sufficient headroom at lower resolutions.

At Medium settings, the resolution scaling follows a similar trajectory. The 1080p Medium average is 109 FPS, dropping to 97 FPS at 1440p, and then to 82 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are approximately 11% and 15.5% respectively, nearly identical to the High settings scaling. This consistency indicates that the relative performance penalty from increasing resolution is stable across these two preset levels, pointing to a GPU-bound scenario where the rasterization workload scales predictably with pixel count.

Low settings show the largest absolute frame rates, with 174 FPS at 1080p, 155 FPS at 1440p, and 132 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops here are roughly 11% from 1080p to 1440p and about 14.8% from 1440p to 4K. Interestingly, the 4K Low result of 132 FPS still exceeds the 1080p Ultra result of 84 FPS, demonstrating that lowering quality settings has a more substantial impact on performance than reducing resolution in this pairing.

Ultra settings produce the lowest frame rates across all resolutions: 84 FPS at 1080p, 75 FPS at 1440p, and 63 FPS at 4K. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 9 FPS drop, while 1440p to 4K drops 12 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 63 FPS is the only measurement below 70 FPS in the entire dataset, indicating that this is the most demanding configuration tested. The data suggests that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K, as the frame rate differences between presets narrow at higher resolutions — at 4K, the spread between Low and Ultra is 69 FPS, while at 1080p it is 90 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for this combination. At 1080p Medium, the average FPS is 109, with a minimum of 92 and maximum of 125, providing a smooth experience that exceeds common 60 FPS thresholds by a substantial margin. The 1440p Medium result of 97 FPS (minimum 82, maximum 111) remains highly playable, making this the recommended preset for users prioritizing frame rate stability across multiple resolutions.

For users with 4K displays, the Medium preset at 82 FPS average (minimum 70, maximum 95) is the only 4K setting that maintains an average above 80 FPS while still providing a minimum above 70 FPS. The High preset at 4K averages 76 FPS but lacks reported minimum and maximum values, making the Medium preset the safer choice for consistent performance. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 63 FPS, which may be acceptable for slower-paced gameplay but falls short of the smoothness offered by Medium.

At 1080p, High settings at 101 FPS average provide a meaningful visual upgrade over Medium while still maintaining triple-digit frame rates. The gap between High and Ultra at 1080p is 17 FPS (101 versus 84), which represents a 20% performance cost for the highest quality tier. Given that Ultra at 1440p (75 FPS) and Ultra at 4K (63 FPS) both dip below the 80 FPS threshold, the data suggests that Ultra is best reserved for 1080p users who prioritize image quality over maximum refresh rates.

Low settings deliver the highest frame rates — 174 FPS at 1080p, 155 FPS at 1440p, and 132 FPS at 4K — but these come with the most significant visual compromises. For competitive play where frame rate is paramount, Low at 1440p offers 155 FPS, which is only 19 FPS lower than the 1080p Low result, making it a viable option for users with high-refresh 1440p monitors. The measured data indicates that Medium is the sweet spot for most users, with High as a reasonable alternative at 1080p and 1440p.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F brings 6 cores and 12 threads to this pairing, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. This Zen 4 architecture processor, built on the 5 nm process, features a shared 32 MB L3 cache and 1 MB L2 cache per core, along with 64 KB of L1 cache per core. The CPU's benchmark scores place it in the 83rd percentile among all tested CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32750.

In Overpower, the CPU's role appears to diminish as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 174 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough frames to reach very high frame rates. The 4K Low result of 132 FPS indicates that even at lower quality settings, the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU should have similar workload demands regardless of resolution.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database include the Intel Core i5-14600T with an average score of 32707 (0.1% difference), the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H at 32697 (0.2% difference), and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H at 32812 (-0.2% difference). These close margins — all within 0.3% of the Ryzen 5 7400F — suggest that the CPU's raw compute performance is well-matched to its peers in this segment, and the measured game performance differences would likely be minimal when swapping among these processors.

The multi-threaded capabilities of the Ryzen 5 7400F are evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21765 and single-core score of 3072. The PassMark multi-thread score of 25645 and single-thread score of 3689 further confirm that this CPU provides balanced performance for both lightly threaded and heavily threaded workloads. In Overpower, which is primarily a GPU-bound title at higher resolutions, the CPU's 12 threads provide sufficient headroom to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 3070 at 1080p and 1440p, as evidenced by the high frame rates achieved at Low settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 ranks 1237th out of 2980 tested combos in Overpower, placing it in the 58.5th percentile of tested configurations. This rank indicates that the combo outperforms a majority of tested systems, though it sits below the top tier of configurations in the database. The rank of 1237 out of 2980 suggests that while this pairing is competent, there are 1236 combos that achieve higher performance in this game.

Given the measured FPS data, this ranking makes sense when considering the RTX 3070's position in the GPU hierarchy. The GPU's average benchmark score of 17208 places it in the 61st percentile among all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (17083, 0.7% higher), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (17037, 1% higher), and AMD Radeon HD 7970M (17019, 1.1% higher). These rivals are all within 1.5% of the RTX 3070's average score, indicating that the GPU sits in a densely packed performance tier where small benchmark differences translate to similar real-world results.

The combo's rank of 1237 out of 2980 means that approximately 58% of tested combinations perform worse, while 42% perform better. This places the system in the upper-middle portion of the database, which aligns with the measured frame rates showing solid performance at 1080p and 1440p but not exceptional 4K capabilities. The data indicates that users with this combo should expect smooth gameplay at mainstream resolutions with medium-to-high settings, while 4K Ultra gaming will require compromises.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is built on the Ampere architecture using Samsung's 8 nm process, featuring 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1725 MHz, with 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. The memory configuration consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth at 1750 MHz memory clock (14 Gbps effective).

The GPU's compute capabilities include 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores, supporting DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FP32 performance of 20.31 TFLOPS and texture rate of 317.4 GTexel/s provide substantial raw throughput for modern game workloads. The GPU's benchmark results show a PassMark G3D score of 22214 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3162, with a percentile ranking of 61 among all GPUs.

In Overpower, the RTX 3070 demonstrates that its 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the tested settings. The 4K Ultra result of 63 FPS average indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution, as the frame rate drops below the 70 FPS threshold seen at 4K Medium. The 8 GB memory capacity appears adequate for the game's requirements at these settings, as no texture-related performance collapses are evident in the measured data.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT with an average score of 17083 (0.7% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 at 17037 (1% higher), and the AMD Radeon HD 7970M at 17019 (1.1% higher). The Tesla K40c scores 17468, which is 1.5% lower than the RTX 3070. These narrow margins suggest that in synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 3070 performs nearly identically to these alternatives, though real-world game performance may vary based on driver optimization and API support.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured frame rates span from 84 FPS at Ultra settings to 174 FPS at Low settings. The Medium preset delivers 109 FPS average with a minimum of 92 and maximum of 125, while High settings produce 101 FPS average. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline: 174, 109, 101, and 84 FPS respectively, representing a 51.7% performance difference between the lowest and highest quality presets.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates range from 75 FPS at Ultra to 155 FPS at Low. Medium settings average 97 FPS with a minimum of 82 and maximum of 111, while High settings average 90 FPS. The performance gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 80 FPS, which is narrower than the 90 FPS gap at 1080p, indicating that the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor as resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the measured results show 63 FPS at Ultra, 76 FPS at High, 82 FPS at Medium (with minimum 70 and maximum 95), and 132 FPS at Low. The spread from Low to Ultra is 69 FPS, further confirming the GPU-bound nature of 4K gaming with this combination. The Medium preset at 4K provides the most consistent experience with reported minimum and maximum values of 70 and 95 FPS respectively.

The complete dataset shows that the RTX 3070 maintains playable frame rates (above 60 FPS) at all tested settings and resolutions, with the lowest recorded average being 63 FPS at 4K Ultra. The highest recorded average is 174 FPS at 1080p Low, demonstrating that the combination can drive high-refresh monitors when settings are reduced. The only settings with reported minimum and maximum values are Medium at all three resolutions, providing a complete picture of frame time variability for that preset.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 174 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest measured average is 63 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 7400F compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7400F has an average benchmark score of 32750. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Core i5-14600T at 32707 (0.1% lower), Intel Core Ultra 7 155H at 32697 (0.2% lower), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H at 32812 (0.2% higher), and AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 at 32662 (0.3% lower).

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 101 at 1920x1080 to 76 at 3840x2160, a decrease of 25 FPS. The 1440p High result is 90 FPS.

Q: Does the combo maintain above 60 FPS at all tested configurations?

A: Yes, the lowest measured average FPS is 63 at 4K Ultra settings. All other tested configurations exceed 70 FPS average, with Medium settings at all resolutions reporting minimum FPS values of 70 or higher.

Q: What is the combo's rank in Overpower?

A: The combo ranks 1237th out of 2980 tested combinations in Overpower, placing it in the upper-middle portion of all tested systems.

Q: How does the RTX 3070's performance compare to the RX 7600 XT?

A: The RTX 3070 has an average benchmark score of 17208, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT scores 17083, which is 0.7% lower. The RTX 3070 also sits in the 61st percentile among all GPUs.