Overpower

Overpower is an Action title released in August 2023 that responds predictably but not uniformly to resolution scaling. The measured data for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combo shows a clear pattern: average frame rates drop by roughly 20-30% at each step up in resolution, but the magnitude of that drop depends heavily on the graphics preset. At High settings, the combo delivers 83 FPS at 1080p, 74 FPS at 1440p, and 63 FPS at 4K—a steady, linear decline that suggests the GPU is the primary limiter even at the lower resolutions. The Ultra preset tells a steeper story: 69 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p, and 52 FPS at 4K, indicating that the highest settings put enough load on the graphics card to compress the performance envelope across all tested resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The 1080p to 4K transition reveals a GPU-bound workload with modest CPU headroom. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 83 FPS at 1920x1080 to 74 FPS at 2560x1440—a 10.8% reduction—and then to 63 FPS at 3840x2160, another 14.9% drop. That 4K figure is still playable, but it sits just above the threshold where most gamers would notice a loss of smoothness. The Medium preset shows a similar shape: 89 FPS at 1080p, 79 FPS at 1440p, and 68 FPS at 4K, with the 1440p-to-4K step costing 13.9% of the frame rate. Low settings scale the most aggressively, starting at 143 FPS at 1080p and dropping to 127 FPS at 1440p (an 11.2% loss) before hitting 108 FPS at 4K (a 15.0% loss). That Low-preset 4K result of 108 FPS is significantly higher than the High-preset 1080p result of 83 FPS, which indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER has enough raw throughput to push high frame rates at 4K when the visual workload is light.

The scaling pattern across presets tells a clear story about the limiting component. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo reaches 143 FPS, but moving to Ultra at the same resolution only yields 69 FPS—a 51.7% reduction. That massive gap at a single resolution points to the GPU being the bottleneck, since the CPU's workload does not change with graphics settings. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D, with its 6 cores, 12 threads, and 96 MB of shared L3 cache, is more than capable of feeding the GPU at 1080p; the fact that frame rates drop so steeply as settings rise confirms that the RTX 2070 SUPER's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are what limit performance in the higher presets. At 4K, the gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 108 FPS versus 52 FPS, a 51.9% spread, which is nearly identical to the 1080p spread—suggesting the GPU remains the consistent constraint regardless of resolution.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear hierarchy for the best experience. Ultra settings are the most demanding, yielding 69 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p, and 52 FPS at 4K. Those numbers are playable, but the 4K result falls below the 60 FPS threshold that most action titles benefit from. High settings offer a better balance: 83 FPS at 1080p, 74 FPS at 1440p, and 63 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result is the only preset-resolution combination at 4K that clears 60 FPS, making it the recommended choice for users with 4K displays. Medium settings provide a modest bump over High—89 FPS at 1080p, 79 FPS at 1440p, and 68 FPS at 4K—but the gains are small (6-8 FPS) and come with a visible reduction in visual fidelity. For 1440p displays, High settings at 74 FPS are the sweet spot, as the jump to Medium only adds 5 FPS while the drop to Ultra costs 13 FPS.

Low settings are not recommended for any resolution, despite the high frame rates. At 1080p, Low produces 143 FPS, but that is 60 FPS more than High—an enormous gap that indicates the preset is removing too much detail for a game that appears to be visually driven. The 4K Low result of 108 FPS is similarly excessive, and the visual quality trade-off is not worth the performance headroom. The data shows that Medium and High are the viable presets: Medium offers the highest average frame rates at every resolution (89 FPS at 1080p, 79 FPS at 1440p, 68 FPS at 4K), but High delivers 60+ FPS at all resolutions with better visuals. Given that the gap between Medium and High is only 5-6 FPS at 1440p and 4K, High is the superior choice for image quality without sacrificing smoothness. Users who prioritize frame rate above all else can use Medium, but the measured data does not justify Low or Ultra for any resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the dominant component in this combo's gaming performance. Its Turing architecture, built on a 12 nm process at TSMC with 13,600 million transistors on a 545 mm² die, provides 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The GPU runs at a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Those specifications translate to benchmark scores that place the GPU in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, with a PassMark G3D score of 18169 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1651. In Overpower, the GPU's role is clear: it determines the frame rate ceiling at every resolution and preset combination. The measured data shows that the combo's performance scales almost entirely with GPU load, as evidenced by the steep frame rate drops when moving from Low to Ultra at any given resolution.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database are the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (average score 20480, 1% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (average score 20534, 1.2% higher), the Intel Arc B570 (average score 20556, 1.3% higher), and the Intel Arc A750 (average score 20582, 1.5% higher). The RTX 2070 SUPER's average benchmark score is 20282, which puts it slightly below all four rivals, but the differences are small—within 1.5%—meaning the GPU is competitive with those parts in raw compute. In Overpower specifically, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM appears sufficient for the tested presets, as the frame rates do not show signs of memory capacity stalling even at 4K Ultra (52 FPS). The 14 Gbps effective memory speed and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for 4K textures, and the GPU's 9.062 TFLOPS FP32 performance provides the compute headroom needed for the game's action sequences. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present but not directly measured in Overpower, so their impact on this game's results cannot be quantified from the data.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1686 out of 2980 tested combinations in Overpower. That places it in the 56.6th percentile of all combos—slightly above the median, but not in the top half by a wide margin. The ranking reflects the GPU's mid-tier position (65th percentile) and the CPU's higher-tier position (89th percentile), resulting in a combo that is constrained by its graphics card. In practical terms, this rank means the combo is outclassed by roughly 43% of tested systems, which aligns with the GPU's nearest rival comparisons: the RTX 2070 SUPER sits just behind the RTX 3070 Mobile and Intel Arc B570/A750, all of which would likely place their combos higher in the ranking. The combo's rank is not a reflection of poor performance—the measured frame rates are playable at 1080p and 1440p—but it does indicate that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting factor in this pairing.

The CPU's high percentile (89th) does not boost the combo's rank as much as one might expect, because Overpower's frame rates at the tested resolutions are GPU-bound. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D's benchmark scores are strong—a PassMark multithread score of 25047, a single-thread score of 3494, and an average benchmark score of 44573—but those numbers matter less in a game where the GPU is saturated. The combo rank of 1686 out of 2980 suggests that many other pairs of CPUs and GPUs achieve higher frame rates in Overpower, likely due to more powerful graphics cards. For context, the CPU's nearest rivals—the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H (0.2% higher average score), Intel Core i9-13950HX (0.5% higher), and AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 (0.6% higher)—are all close in raw compute, but the GPU's position relative to its rivals (1-1.5% lower) is what ultimately drags the combo's rank down. The data shows that this combo is a balanced mid-range system, not a high-end contender.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D, part of the 7000 series on the AMD Socket AM5 platform, brings 6 cores and 12 threads to this combo. Its base clock is 4.00 GHz with a boost clock of 4.50 GHz, and it has a 65 W TDP. The CPU is built on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 11,270 million transistors on a 71 mm² die, featuring a cache hierarchy of 64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache. That large L3 cache is the hallmark of the X3D series, and it contributes to the CPU's strong benchmark results: a PassMark single-thread score of 3494, a multithread score of 25047, and an average benchmark score of 44573, placing it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs. In Overpower, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU without becoming a bottleneck, and the measured frame rates suggest it does that effectively. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 143 FPS, which is high enough that the CPU's single-thread performance (3494 in PassMark) is clearly sufficient.

The CPU's nearest rivals are within 0.7% of its average benchmark score: the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H (44466, 0.2% higher), Intel Core i9-13950HX (44342, 0.5% higher), AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 (44309, 0.6% higher), and Intel Core i5-14600 (44889, 0.7% lower). This tight grouping indicates the 7500X3D is competitively positioned in raw compute, but its specific advantage in gaming likely comes from the 96 MB of L3 cache, which is not reflected in those average scores. In Overpower, the CPU's impact is visible in the consistency of frame rates across resolutions. The fact that the combo maintains 60+ FPS at 4K High (63 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (69 FPS) suggests the CPU is not dropping frames even when the GPU is heavily loaded. The CPU's memory support for DDR5 with dual-channel 83.2 GB/s bandwidth and PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes provides a modern platform, though those features are not directly measured in the game's frame rates. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D's release date of November 2025 makes it a newer part paired with an end-of-life GPU (released July 2019), which explains why the combo's rank is mid-pack despite the CPU's high percentile.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Overpower?

A: The data shows 1440p High settings provide the best balance, with 74 FPS average. At 4K High, the combo still delivers 63 FPS, which is playable, but 1440p offers a higher frame rate with less GPU strain.

Q: How much performance does the Ultra preset cost compared to High?

A: At 1080p, Ultra delivers 69 FPS versus High's 83 FPS, a 14 FPS reduction. At 1440p, the gap is 61 FPS versus 74 FPS (13 FPS), and at 4K, it's 52 FPS versus 63 FPS (11 FPS). Ultra consistently costs roughly 14-17% of the frame rate.

Q: Is the RTX 2070 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM enough for 4K in this game?

A: The measured data shows 4K High at 63 FPS and 4K Ultra at 52 FPS, indicating the 8 GB GDDR6 memory is sufficient for these presets. The frame rates do not show signs of VRAM capacity stalling, so 8 GB appears adequate.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 7500X3D bottleneck the RTX 2070 SUPER?

A: No. The CPU's single-thread score of 3494 and multithread score of 25047, combined with the high frame rates (143 FPS at 1080p Low), indicate the CPU is not the limiting component. The GPU's 65th percentile ranking versus the CPU's 89th percentile confirms the GPU is the bottleneck.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 1686 out of 2980 tested combinations in Overpower, placing it in the 56.6th percentile. This is slightly above the median, reflecting the GPU's mid-tier performance relative to other graphics cards.

Q: What are the closest rivals to this RTX 2070 SUPER?

A: The GPU's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (1% higher average score), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (1.2% higher), Intel Arc B570 (1.3% higher), and Intel Arc A750 (1.5% higher). All four outperform the RTX 2070 SUPER by a small margin in benchmark scores.