Overpower

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti lands at rank 1244 out of 1744 tested combinations in Overpower. That places this pairing in the 29th percentile of all combos tested, meaning roughly 71% of the field delivers higher average frame rates in this title. For a desktop setup built around an 8-core Zen 3 processor and a 30-series Ampere GPU, the ranking suggests a mid-pack position where the hardware is competent but not dominant in this specific action game.

Looking at the individual components, the CPU sits at the 84th percentile among all processors, which is a strong showing. Its average benchmark score of 27220 places it nearly exactly alongside the Intel Core i9-9900K, which scores 27043 (a mere 0.7% difference), and the Intel Core i7-12700H at 27006 (0.8% delta). The GPU, however, is less impressive in relative terms, sitting at the 69th percentile among all GPUs with an average score of 25120. Its nearest rivals are all within 0.7% — the AMD Radeon RX 6700M at 25180 (0.2% faster), the RX 6600 at 25235 (0.5% faster), and the Radeon 890M at 25246 (0.5% faster). The data implies that while the processor is a clear strength, the graphics card holds this combo back from climbing higher in the overall rankings.

The rank disparity between the CPU's strong percentile and the GPU's more modest position suggests that in Overpower, the frame rate ceiling is being set by the graphics solution. This is a common pattern in action titles that lean heavily on rasterization throughput, and the measured FPS data across resolutions supports this interpretation, as we will see in the resolution scaling section.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear picture of how settings impact performance across the board. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 130.7 FPS, which drops to 83.8 FPS at Medium, then 73.1 FPS at High, and finally 64.1 FPS at Ultra. The jump from Low to Medium is a substantial 46.9 FPS loss, while the step from High to Ultra costs only 9 FPS. This suggests that the Medium preset offers the best balance between visual fidelity and smoothness at 1080p, maintaining a frame rate well above the 60 FPS threshold while avoiding the steep performance penalty of Low settings.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts slightly. Low produces 113.5 FPS, Medium 74.4 FPS, High 67.7 FPS, and Ultra 55.9 FPS. Here, the Medium preset remains the sweet spot, delivering 74.4 FPS which is comfortably playable on most displays. High is also viable at 67.7 FPS, but the marginal gain over Medium is minimal compared to the 6.7 FPS cost. Ultra falls below 60 FPS, which may be noticeable in an action game where frame pacing matters.

For 3840x2160, the recommendations change dramatically. Low hits 97.8 FPS, but Medium drops to 59.8 FPS, High to 57 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 44.9 FPS. At 4K, only the Low preset provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. The Medium preset is borderline at 59.8 FPS, technically playable but with no headroom for demanding scenes. Given that the game is an action title, the data suggests that 4K users should stick with Low settings to maintain smoothness, or accept the trade-off of Medium for better visuals at near-60 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck lies in this combo. At Low settings, the drop is from 130.7 FPS at 1080p to 113.5 FPS at 1440p to 97.8 FPS at 4K. That represents a 25.2% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is relatively mild and indicates that the CPU is still feeding the GPU adequately even at lower resolutions. The margins between resolutions shrink as settings increase, which is the typical signature of a GPU-limited scenario.

At Medium settings, the progression is 83.8 FPS at 1080p, 74.4 FPS at 1440p, and 59.8 FPS at 4K — a 28.7% drop from 1080p to 4K. The High preset shows 73.1 FPS at 1080p, 67.7 FPS at 1440p, and 57 FPS at 4K, a 22% drop. Ultra is the most telling: 64.1 FPS at 1080p, 55.9 FPS at 1440p, and 44.9 FPS at 4K, a 30% reduction. The consistency of these drops across settings — all falling between 22% and 30% — points to the GPU as the primary limiter. If the CPU were the constraint, we would expect the 1080p numbers to plateau or the delta to widen at lower settings.

The RTX 3060 Ti's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory over a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth appears to be the critical factor at 4K. The memory subsystem is being taxed heavily at higher resolutions, and the frame rate collapse at Ultra 4K (44.9 FPS) versus Low 4K (97.8 FPS) indicates that the GPU's compute and memory resources are saturated. The data implies that this combo is best suited to 1080p or 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring significant settings compromises.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings range is available. Low delivers 130.7 FPS, Medium 83.8 FPS, High 73.1 FPS, and Ultra 64.1 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 66.6 FPS, showing that the settings menu has a massive impact on performance at this resolution. The step from Medium to High costs 10.7 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 9 FPS — both are relatively small compared to the 46.9 FPS gap between Low and Medium.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are 113.5 FPS for Low, 74.4 FPS for Medium, 67.7 FPS for High, and 55.9 FPS for Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium narrows to 39.1 FPS, while Medium to High is only 6.7 FPS and High to Ultra is 11.8 FPS. Interestingly, the High to Ultra penalty at 1440p is larger than at 1080p, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional effects are more demanding at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, Low produces 97.8 FPS, Medium 59.8 FPS, High 57 FPS, and Ultra 44.9 FPS. The Medium to High step is now only 2.8 FPS, which is nearly negligible. This compression of frame rates between Medium, High, and Ultra at 4K (59.8, 57, and 44.9 FPS respectively) indicates that the GPU is hitting a hard performance wall. The 14.9 FPS drop from High to Ultra at 4K is the largest single-step penalty across all resolutions, confirming that Ultra settings are disproportionately expensive at 4K.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the GA104 chip using Samsung's 8 nm process, with 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die. Its 4864 shading units, 152 TMUs, and 80 ROPs provide the raw compute for this game. The boost clock of 1665 MHz and base clock of 1410 MHz are modest by current standards, but the 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is what drives the measured frame rates.

The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) delivers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth over a 256-bit bus. This bandwidth figure is critical for Overpower, as the resolution scaling data shows a consistent 22-30% performance drop from 1080p to 4K across all settings. The 80 ROPs handle pixel output at a rate of 133.2 GPixel/s, which becomes the limiting factor at 4K Ultra where the 44.9 FPS result indicates the pixel fill rate is saturated.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its mid-tier positioning. Its Passmark G3D score of 20349 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 109075 place it in the 69th percentile. The nearest rivals — all within 0.7% — include the AMD Radeon RX 6700M and RX 6600, showing that this GPU is firmly in a performance cluster rather than standing out. The 38 RT cores and 152 tensor cores are present but do not appear to influence Overpower's rasterized performance, as the game's genre and measured data do not suggest ray tracing workloads.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz, combined with a 65 W TDP, make it an efficient desktop processor. The 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 per core provide sufficient on-die storage for game workloads.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded capability. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20655 and Passmark multithread score of 24303 are solid figures. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6628 and max-thread score of 6617 are nearly identical, indicating that all 8 cores scale well. Single-thread performance is also respectable, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 901 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2916.

The CPU sits at the 84th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 27220. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-9900K, scores 27043 (0.7% behind), while the Core i7-12700H is 0.8% behind at 27006. The AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 trails by 1.2% at 26909. This tight grouping suggests the Ryzen 7 5700 is well-matched against these competitors, and its 8-core/16-thread configuration is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 3060 Ti in Overpower.

The data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo. At 1080p Low, the 130.7 FPS result indicates the processor can feed the GPU adequately, and the consistent resolution scaling pattern across all settings confirms the GPU is the performance ceiling. The CPU's 65 W TDP and DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for this game's demands.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall rank of this combo in Overpower?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + RTX 3060 Ti combination ranks 1244 out of 1744 tested combos, placing it in the 29th percentile of all tested pairings.

Q: Which settings preset provides the best experience at 1080p?

A: The Medium preset at 83.8 FPS offers the best balance, as Low jumps to 130.7 FPS but with a 46.9 FPS penalty for the step up to Medium, while High and Ultra only offer marginal visual gains for 10.7 and 9 FPS losses respectively.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti scores 25120 on average, nearly identical to the AMD Radeon RX 6700M at 25180 (0.2% faster), the RX 6600 at 25235 (0.5% faster), and the Radeon 890M at 25246 (0.5% faster). All rivals are within 0.7%.

Q: What is the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At Ultra settings, the combo delivers 64.1 FPS at 1080p, 55.9 FPS at 1440p, and 44.9 FPS at 4K, representing a 30% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the bottleneck. The CPU ranks in the 84th percentile with an average score of 27220, while the GPU sits at the 69th percentile with 25120. The consistent 22-30% resolution scaling drops across all settings point to GPU saturation.

Q: What memory configuration does the GPU use?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective), delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.