Overpower

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and AMD Radeon RX 580 pairing delivers a specific, quantifiable performance profile in Overpower, an Action title released on 2023-08-14. The data shows this combination ranks 1627th out of 1744 tested combos, placing it in the lower tier of system configurations for this game. Benchmark results indicate a clear bottleneck dynamic where the modern CPU’s capabilities are constrained by the older GPU’s output, resulting in frame rates that range from playable at lower settings to challenging at maximum quality.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall ranking of this CPU and GPU combo in Overpower?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 580 ranks 1627th out of 1744 tested combinations in Overpower.

Q: What is the best average frame rate achievable with this combo?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 68.7 FPS, which occurs at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Overpower?

A: At 3840x2160 resolution, the combo achieves an average of 31.2 FPS on High settings, 34.4 FPS on Medium, and 50.6 FPS on Low. The Ultra setting drops to 22.9 FPS, indicating 4K is only viable at lower quality presets.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X has an average benchmark score of 28246. It is 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i5-13490F and AMD Ryzen 5 230, and 0.4% and 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and Intel Core i5-14500T, respectively.

Q: What is the GPU's performance standing relative to other graphics cards?

A: The Radeon RX 580 falls in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13559. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, has a deltaPct of 0, indicating near-identical average performance.

Q: What is the difference in FPS between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the average frame rate on Low settings is 62.8 FPS, while on Ultra settings it drops to 28.7 FPS. This represents a significant performance reduction of 34.1 FPS when moving to the highest quality preset.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is the primary performance limiter in this configuration for Overpower. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 1257 MHz, which boosts to 1340 MHz, and the memory operates at 2000 MHz with 8 Gbps effective speed. These specifications, combined with 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, deliver a measured FP32 performance of 6.175 TFLOPS.

The GPU’s benchmark data shows a percentile rank of 53 against all GPUs, with an average score of 13559. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, has an identical average score with a deltaPct of 0. The GTX 950 is 0.1% slower, while the AMD Radeon Pro 455 is 1.1% behind. The NVIDIA P106-090 is 1.1% faster. This positions the RX 580 in a distinct performance tier, which directly translates to its frame rate output in Overpower.

In Overpower, the GPU’s influence is most visible in the scaling between settings. At 1920x1080, the average FPS drops from 68.7 on Low to 41.1 on High, and further to 32.4 on Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium is only 1.4 FPS (68.7 to 42.5), suggesting that the GPU’s architectural limits are more stressed by higher-detail rendering than by resolution changes in this range. The 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient for the game’s demands, but the raw compute throughput of 6.175 TFLOPS caps the performance ceiling.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1627 out of 1744 tested systems places this pairing in the bottom 7% of all configurations for Overpower. This low ranking is primarily attributed to the GPU’s age and performance tier, as the CPU is a modern part with a high percentile ranking. The data indicates that this combination is not optimized for high-end gaming, but rather for playable frame rates at lower quality settings.

The ranking reflects the GPU’s 53rd percentile standing more heavily than the CPU’s 85th percentile. The RX 580’s average benchmark score of 13559, while being statistically tied with the GTX 570, does not provide the headroom needed for demanding titles like Overpower at higher settings. The combo’s position suggests that in a pool of 1744 configurations, the vast majority offer superior performance, likely due to newer GPU architectures with higher memory bandwidth and compute capabilities.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four quality settings. At 3840x2160, the combo averages 31.2 FPS on High, 34.4 FPS on Medium, and 50.6 FPS on Low. The Ultra preset yields only 22.9 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The difference between Low and Medium is 16.2 FPS, while the drop from Medium to High is 3.2 FPS, showing that the most significant performance cost comes from enabling medium settings at 4K.

At 2560x1440, the results improve noticeably. Low settings produce an average of 62.8 FPS, while Medium yields 38.5 FPS and High achieves 34.7 FPS. The Ultra setting drops to 28.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 24.3 FPS, indicating that the move from minimal to standard graphical fidelity is costly at this resolution. The 1440p High setting offers a 3.5 FPS advantage over the 4K High setting, suggesting that resolution scaling is less impactful than setting changes.

At 1920x1080, the performance is more viable for consistent play. Low settings deliver 68.7 FPS, Medium 42.5 FPS, High 41.1 FPS, and Ultra 32.4 FPS. The difference between Medium and High at this resolution is minimal at 1.4 FPS, which is within the margin of measurement error. The most significant jump is from Low to Medium, representing a 26.2 FPS decrease. This data shows that for a smooth 60 FPS experience, users must stick to Low settings, while Medium and High are suitable for 40 FPS gameplay.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename. It operates on the AMD Socket AM5 platform with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. The CPU has a TDP of 65 W and supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus delivering 89.6 GB/s of bandwidth. It includes 32 MB of shared L3 cache, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 80 KB of L1 cache per core.

Synthetic benchmarks show the CPU performing strongly, with a percentile rank of 85 against all CPUs and an average benchmark score of 28246. In Cinebench R23, it scores 25525 in multi-core and 3603 in single-core tests. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13490F, has a deltaPct of 0.3, meaning the 9600X is slightly faster. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS is 0.4% ahead, and the Intel Core i5-14500T is 0.5% ahead.

In Overpower, the CPU’s role is largely to feed the GPU with data, but its high single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 1253) ensures that it is not a bottleneck at the tested resolutions. The 3dmark_max_threads score of 7590 indicates that even with 12 threads, the CPU has ample headroom for the game’s logic. The data shows that the frame rate in Overpower is consistently limited by the GPU, as the CPU’s performance metrics far exceed what is required to drive the RX 580 to its maximum output. The CPU’s 4 nm process node and 8,315 million transistors contribute to its efficiency, but these factors do not directly influence the measured FPS, which remains GPU-bound.